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6 THE MORNING OREGONIAX, SATTJRDAY, JANUARY 22, 1910. STRENGTH OF KING COUNTY IS DIVIDED (Three Candidates for Senator, All Unyielding, Put Chances ; in Jeopardy. iPIERCE COUNTY UNITED ; Republican Faction East of Moun- jji tains Urges Member of Congress. .... ':$ Seattle' Involved lh. Embar-' I rasslng Municipal Strife. c 'i SEATTLE "Wash.; Jan. 21, (Special.) "'King County Is in danger of losing its , United States Senator at the election In ' November. Yet so engroswd is Seattle ".'in municipal politics, particularly the bit- 4er personal strife among Republican can- rtidates for Mayor, that the city is blind ' to Its perils. . . f The successor "to Senator " 3;unuel ' H. Piles- will be a Republican. That much is oonceded--it If so clearly apparent , throughout the state that as yet not a ; Democrat has come forward for the '; equivocal distinction . of a losing fight. But that the" successor of Piles will come t from Seattle is by nq means certainv '. rather Is- it probable, under develop- ments to date, that no euch thing will .- transpire. ' Candidates Divide Strength. Seattle is as a house divided against itself. Though it is in ' the wealthiest k and most populous county of the state, it cannot concentrate its strength; and V this statement is true, despite the fact ' that it has more than one-fifth of the enitire population of Washington, and pays more than one-fifth of the taxes. With all its wealth and voting strength, and the suppositions and imaginary pres tige of having already a King County J man in the Senate. Seattle is In bad ' shape. It has three candidates. Bach of them t has a strong following. No two of them '! -will yield to the other. All efforts to bring them together, under the watch i word of. "Seattle spirit," or the much- touted King County harmony, with the ) object of designating one as etandard i bearer while eliminating two, have failed. ; Seattle's vote is split. f Pierce County Rejoices. I This condition is remarked with re I Joiclng in Pierce County. King's ancient 3 and uncompromising enemy; also in the Southwest, where the tendency Is not altogether favorable to the metropolis of c the Sound; and in the Northwest, where J from time immemorial they have been b accustomed to say, with reason, that "S3 J attle hogs everything." Bast of the moun ' tains a faction of the Republican party , has a candidate of its own; and along , the Columbia River, where no issues of j Importance have arisen and where the attitude probably is one of indifference, I the voters would have no regret if Se- attle should lose. y. It has been more than a year since t John E. Humphries announced his can J dldacy for the Senate. It has been months since John Tj. Wilson, ex j Senator, for the seventh time set his j sails to outride a political hurricane and i make port In America's highest legisla f tlve body. It has been weeks, only, since Thomas Burke thrust aside the proffered ' crown of minister to China, received the j indorsement and blessing of Senator 1 Piles, and declared himself to be in the race. j Each Might Win, Alone. Those are the three Seattle men who are embarrassing the city of their home. i Each of them is well-equipped, lnfluen j tlal and powerful. Very likely any one t of the three could win, if he could get the Republican vote of all King County hehtad him. But none of them can do . .that the two others will not consent. Pierce, as against this condition in I King, has one candidate; Spokane has :'ne, and Snohomish has a remote possi-i-blllty. At the outset, Tacoma had Gen-j-;ral J. M. Ashton. Judge W. H. Snell I 'and Robert 1 McCormick. Ashton and !. cSnell, through a peculiar turn of afTalrs -; jdue to the death of Francis L. Cushman J.and W; W. McCredie's election to Con ; ;gxess. have dropped out. In Spokane is ..Representative Miles Poindexter and iri jSnohomish is C. W. Gorham. Gorham ' ;has not yet entered, and there is no as surance that he wlU. He has merely in dicated a willingness to try for the tioral t "nation, in case of encouragement. H Thus Pierce and the Southwest have V.come to the front with McCormick. He jis National committeeman, and probably ; " is as influential in politics as is any of his adversaries, though the party is llt t.erally shot to pieces on account of the - direct primary. ; Tacoma Ignites on One. Pierce, in getting rid of superfluous material, seems to have turned the tables on King, which six years ago went to Olympia a solid phalanx for Piles. Start ing with three possibilities. Tacoma 'now ; has but one, and Is backing a quiet move ; xo unify the Southwest. Among the five candidates, by all odds xne most picturesque figure is Humphries. . He is square-built. 6 feet 6 in height. weighs 230 pounds, -and is almost as : broad as long. On his round, Jovial face is the smile that will not wear off. Ha is an orator one of the expounding kind ; tenacious in demonstrating a legal proposition, for he is a lawyer of 40 i years' standing. His pleasing and con- . vincing manner, resonant voice, deliber ateness and poise mark the skilled xirac titioner. With this equipment, rounded out by mental attainments of recognized ability. Humphries is able to give and a" n aeoate. Two generations atro he would have been greeted as another Stephen A. Douglas, the little giant from jacKsonviue, ill.; today, if he ventured ; into Washington, D. C, he would bo hailed as a double for Heyburn of Idaho. Humphries has always sought office. but with a trifling exception has always lacea disappointment. He has been will- . ing to run for anything from poundmaster . to .President; but always, until the pres- ent moment, according to his own storv he has been invited and compelled for party harmony to step asicte and help the other fellow. In this campaign ho reruses unctuously tmt firmly to ault. He is fighting to win he declares he has won, already; and if the interroga tor wishes a demonstration, Humphries will gladly put It in black and white, 'l producing the figures to prove, with the i acumen of the trained lawyer, that this time ho cannot be counted out Humphries Well Organized. ' When the late S. G. Cosgrove, of i Pomeroy, ran for Governor, making a house-to-house canvass of the state, Humphries watched closely and profited The election of 1908 had scarcely ended f when he was in the field for Senator, methodical and painstaking in methods to invite attention to himself; and he has been in it ever since. He has distributed unnumbered thousands of circulars and pamphlets: has sent his pictures into ; every conceivable corner; yet has only begun, the publicity feature of the cam paign that will end at the primaries next September. He is in close touch with his supporters. Individually, all over the state, and he declares with a confidence that cannot be shaken that already he has the nomination nailed to the floorr He re gards himself as the favorite of the fra ternal societies, of which he belongs to 15, and says he is the chosen leader of the plain, common people. .Wilson is a politician, first of .all. Some of his skill is natural, but most of it has been acquired during a lifetime of trying experiences. Naturally he is a fighter and he will compromise only when by so doing he hopes to gain an advantage. With him friendship ceases when, politi cal considerations are involved. He Js principal owner of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Thin , and- spare in figure, the antithesis, of his corpulent antagonist, he is an orator of no mean powers, and like Humphries he is an adversary not to be trifled with. Whenever opportuni ty has offered and it has come half a dozen times -in the - past generation he has tried for the Senate; and once he succeeded. v Wilson Undaunted by Odds. Wilson's single term in the Senate ap pears only to have whetted his appetite. Iri the face of defeats and desperate odds that , would have crushed an ordinary man." he has" always come back full of -fight so that of him it may be truly, said that the sun rises in his hopes. He ex pects the prestige gained while in office, and- his commanding position as head of the largest Republican newspaper in the state, to contribute materially to his chances. If he cannot carry King Coun ty, he confidently looks for enough sup port on the outside to fetch the nomina tion. .- Judge Burker a retired corporation law yer, for a long time was local counsel for the Great Northern Railway. Like his two opponents, he is a noted speaker. Short in stature, after the manner of Benjamin Harrison, he is essentially dynamic, and full of action at all times. From territorial days, when he was ele vated to the bench, he has been famed as a wit, and his public expressions are always doubly attractive on account of their humorous sallies. 4 On entering pol itics Burke was a Democrat, but he left the party on account of free silver, and he has been a Republican since 1896. He is one of the recognized leaders at the bar. He, too, hopes for enough votes throughout the state to nominate, in case King County should not rally to his sup port. McCormick. aside from a clear field in Pierce, has the advantage of the party organization under the control of tha National committeeman, whatever that may be in these days of primary rule. He Is a lumberman, actively engaged In business, and one of the largest employ ers of labor in the state. He is known as an aggressive factor wherever there is a mill on the slopes of the Cascades or. the Olympics. From a humble station agent on an Eastern railroad he Has risen to a high place In commercial af fairs, and has acquiredt vast wealth, and he believes, on account of his experience from the ground up. and his intimate ac quaintance with men in every walk of life, he is as well equipped to become Senator as any of his opponents. He and Burke are probably the richest among the candidates; Humphries is well to do. and Wilson, with his valuable newspaper property, is rated as a man who is rather better than comfortably well off. Poindexter is an unknown quantity in the Puget Sound country. If there should be a political revolution, through disgust at stand-pat Repub licanism, he might come to the front with a bound. But such a contingency would be a great surprise. He entered politics as a Democrat in Walla Walla County in 1892, when he was elected Prosecuting Attorney. In 1896 he was a Populist, and is said to. have been among the delegates to-the JEllensburg convention, which nominated John R. Rogers for Governor on a fusion ticket. In 1904 Poindexter was elected su perior Judge in Spokane County as a Republican. Since election to congress in 1908 he has been an insurgent, and appears to rely on opposition to stand patism as his main source of strength. Poindexter Strongest in Country. A few weeks ago it was apparent that among the farming communities, espe cially those of the East Side. Poindexter had a strong following based almost entirely on disapproval and hatred of 'Cannonlsm. But while he may have gained in the country, recent develop ments have not aided him in the cities. A report comes from the East Side to the effect that President Taffs decision to withhold patronage from insurgents has been bad for Poindexter. . He has promised too many postofflees for his own good, and being unable to keep faith is paying the penalty of oppo sition to the powers that be. Nevertheless, Poindexter has laid the foundation for an active campaign. He has established headquarters in Se attle, and placed them In charge of State Senator J. W. Bryan, of Kitsap County, who Is avowedly an insurgent of the most uncompromising type. The Senatorial situation is so Jumbled that a prediction at this time would be foolish. Other candidates may ap pear and complicate matters still fur ther. But If King continues under the handicap of three candidates, if Pierce and the southwest unite on one, and if the East Side brings forward only Poindexter, there will be a pretty fight, with King County's chances doubtful King's Handicap Plain. In due time, as 6,0 on as the" municipal campaign is over, and Seattle begins to collect its political understanding, this city will be startled to find it self in Jeopardy. It will arouse sud denly to an appreciation of the deadly hazard, and no doubt will make a desperate effort to strengthen its chances. But Humphries declares em phatically that he will not get out of the way, thereby abandoning an honor he regards as already won. Wilson is absent, and his manager, L. H. Gray is non-committal which is understood to mean that Wilson will not concede anything. Burke is ready for an advis ory ballot a sort of straw vote to bo taken in the county :to settle the ques tion of the people's favorite. Humph ries, win not listen to that plan, nor to any other, calculated to shut him out. , Only one thing is certain the power ful County of King, under the burden of three candidates, any one of whom might win alone, is starting under a Daa nanaicap. ELKS PLANNING TEMPLE Walla Walla Lodge Buys lot ' for $125,000 Structure. WAT.T.A "WrAT.T.A T - ..ihii . . m n uaDll., tj ail, 2 1. (Special.) By a deal closed yesterday 1 " iim wmiti xoage, u. f. ). J-J., purchased a building corner at Fourth .uu Aiaer streets, where it will erect temple at an approximate cost of J125 000. It is yet undecided whether to make the structure five or six stories, but it is understood the lodge will occupy the two top . floors and the basement while the first, second and third floors have already been spoken for. A committee of Elks made a partial auvuBs or tne city and in a lew hours secured stock subscriptions of 35,000. Larks Thrive Despite Zero Weather, ASOTIN. Wash, Jan. 21. (Special.) with several inches of enow on the ground and the thermometer register ing below zero, several large flocks of meaaow larks -were seen in Asotin yes terday. SEATTLE NOW OUT TO BOOST GROWTH Georgetown to Be Annexed if Town Would Only Annex. PLAN TO HELP SOUND CITY With- 500O People Added, Seattle's Population at Next Census Would Be Just What City Wants. - Concessions to Be - Made. - SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 21. (Special.) Seattle is gunning for increased pop ulation, and proposes to get it In time for the thirteenth census. If the plan is successful the suburb of Georgetown will be annexed and Seattle's total will be swollen by between-"5000 and 6000 people. Last November Georgetown held its municipal election, but defeated an nexation 506 to 262. In that contest factions fought for the city offices and a majority voted against annexation Oh account of other issues. Now practically the whole town Is willing to be annexed except the office holders. The law provides that an elec tion for annexation shall be held when ever a petition to that end receives 20 per cent of the vote cast at the previous election. Petitions Being Circulated. Petitions are being quietly circulated. Inasmuch as a total of 768 votes was cast in November only 143 signatures are necessary. An attempt will be made to place the question before the Georgetown City Council Monday even ing. ... Mayor Auburn Slocum, the seven Councilmen and most of the other newly-elected officials prefer to remain in public service. The play will be for delay. If the matter can be held be yond the time for the census of cities, which will begin April 15, Seattle will lose interest in Georgetown. Georgetown Is Popular Spot. Six months ago the town supported twenty-three saloons and roadhouses. The latter were patronized by automo bile Joy-riders from Seattle and be came infamous as the saloon plague spot of the entire state, principally on account of a series of fatal automobile accidents at "Dead Man's Elbow," on the elevated roadway south of the Union depot, Seattle. The scandal and and public indignation caused by drunken chauffeurs resulted in George town's liquor licenses being reduced to fourteen and the closing of the road houses, and the city . has been kept orderly at the expense of a fruitful ource of revenue. The main question involved is the saloons. If annexation carries they must be protected. Seattle Is already at the charter limit of saloon licenses, having granted 315, at $1000 a year. Word has been passed to the Seattle City Council that the fourteen George town liquor licenses must be honored or the town will again refuse to annex. Georgetown wants tb be made a sep arate ward. It wants a water supply for the heights and additional Are pro tection. . All these things Seattle is willing to grant, In consideration of increasing the total population for the next census. JAVELIN NOT TltAlNF.lt HA Y WAR D DOES NOT WANT HAMJ1EB SUPERSEDED. Declares This Is Only Event Left for Weight Men . and' Danger Can lie Obviated. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or., Jan. 21. (Special.) Throwing the Javelin will not be substituted for the hammer throw at future track meets of the Northwest Intercollegiate Con ference, as proposed by the University of Washington, if Oregon can prevent it. Trainer ,"Bill" Hayward declared to day that he is strongly opposed to any such action by the Big Six at its spe cial conference meeting in Portland next month. "I have nothing against the Javelin and would like to see it added as an extra event, but I do not want it to supersede "the hammer," said Hayward. "If the hammer were abolished it would leave us without a single good event for the weight men. Throwing the Javelin is more a knack than a matter of strength, and a light man can do as well in it as a big one. The hammer is the ideal throwing contest for weight men, for In it strength and skill are combined in the highest de gree. "The danger in throwing the ham mer can easily be eliminated by hav ing the event take place in a far part of the field, or in the morning when few spectators are about. The A. A. U. has not abolished it, but has made a rule that hereafter the hammer must have an eighth-inch wire handle. This will prevent accidents caused by the breaking of a smaller sized wire." Ralph B. Merrltt, graduate manager at the University of California, has written to the state universities of Oregon, Washington and Idaho to in terest them in a proposed all-coast conference track meet in San Fran cisco, to be held some time in May. The plan has met with favor here, and If the meet is held an Oregon team will probably be entered. CHECK TACOMA'S GROWTH Election for Annexation of Large Strip Declared Illegal. TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 21.-Judge Clif ford today decided the election for' the an nexation of a large extent of territory In the city was illegal by reason of insuffi cient notice in the precincts affected. Attorneys for the annexationists say they will not appeal from the decision. The election has served to show the sen timent of the people, and' within a short time another election will be called to Include only such territory the residents of which are favorable to annexation. Y. M. C. A. NOW IN SESSION Corvallls Greets 9 0 Delegates From Idaho and Oregon. CORVALLTS, Or., Jan. 21. (Special.) Tha tenth annual convention of the- Y. M. C. A., of Idaho and . Oregon, convened J here this afternoon with 90 delegates in attendance and the probability of 60 more arriving tomorrow. Eugene, Salem, Al bany. Dallas, Independence, McMinnvllle, Astoria and Portland have the -largest representation. The great T. M. C. A. speakers In at tendance are: Fred B. Smith, secretary of the international committee, New York; Henry J. McCoy, general secretary, San Francisco; Dr. D. L. Rader, editor of the" Pacific Christian Advocate, Port land; A. S. Allen, general secretary, Se attle; T. 9. IJppy, president of the T. M. C. A., Seattle; Gale Seaman, Pacific Coast student' secretary; R. R. Perkins, religious work director, Portland; A. B. Richardson, railroad, secretary, Pocatello, Idaho; A. C. Schmidt, chairman of the Oregon-Idaho state committee, Albany; H. L. Bates, principal of the Tualatin Academy at Forest Grove; H. W. Stone, general secretary, . Portland; E. M. Bos worth,, general secretary, Salem; Claude Shaw, president of . the-student associa tion, Dallas; E. M. Brown, student sec retary at the University of Oregon. ' The feature of this afternoon's session was the able address of Gale' Seaman, of Los Angeles.- Tonight H.. J.' McCoy, of San Francisco, one of the. most enthusl--astio workers here at the - present time, gave an -address on "The Service of the Association for the Young Men in For eign Lands." " The ereat feature of the convention is to be the meeting for men at O. A. C. Armory Sunday afternoon, when Fred B. Smith, of New York, will address the assemblage. . BILL FOR ROBE PUZZLES M'M ASTER'S JUDICIAL GOWN PRESENTS LEGAL QUESTION. Garment Will Be Worn First Time In Olympia, Regardless of Who . Pays Its Cost. VANCOUVER, WTash., Jan. 21. (Spe cial.) Who shall pay for Judge Don ald McMasters new Judicial gown? is a question. The gown is made of heavy silk and is solid black, and the skirts are of sufficient length to touch the floor as the Judge walks. The robe is now on display in a store window here. It will cost $70: with the suitcase ac companying it, $90. The bill will be presented to the four counties in the Judiical district Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Klickitat. When asked this morning whether he . had paid for the gown or the several coun ties in the district would pay, Judge McMaster answered: "That is to be seen." He said that in the majority of the districts in the state the Judges had presented their bills to the County Commissioners, who had raid them without question. In the district of Judge Mitchell, of Olympia, part of the counties have paid their shares, but Thurston County has refused and suit has been brought. r Judge W. W. McCredle, now Con gressman, who preceded Judge McMas ter on the bench in this district, did not wear a gown, but he said that he would if the County Commissioners would fur nish him with one. They did not do so. Prosecuting Attorney J, P. Stapleton gave It as his opinion that the County Board ought not to allow a bill for a Judge's gown. Judge McMaster expects to wear the gown the first time next Monday, when he takes Judge Mitchell's place in the Superior Court at Olympia." After be ing at the state capital a week, he will return to his own district and hold court in Cowlitz County, where he will don the Judicial robe for the first time in his. own district. - I0NE RIOTER SENTENCED Ex-Convict Goes, to Penitentiary lor Four and a Half Years. PENDLETON, Or., Jan. 21. (Special.) Charles Erhart, of lone, was sentenced this afternoon to serve four and a half years in the Penitentiary. He was found guilty by the Jury late last night of as sault with attempt to kill. Erhart is the ex-convict who was re sponsible for the riot in lone last June which resulted In the wounding of seven men. Bloodhounds to Trail Burglars. OREGON CITY. Or., Jan. 21. (Spe cial.) The store of J. J. Wurfel at Bar low was robbed last night. In the last year robbers have broken into the store many times. Bloodhounds from Salem are to be placed on the tracks of the burglars. The Blazed Trail An intimate knowledge of advertising mediums comes only with long acquaintance. The new advertiser cannot expect to know at a glance all the inwardness of the magazine situation. He can, of course, care fully scrutinize the maga zines for himself, and , Form some opinion, but a still better guide can be found in the attitude of advertisers who have learned by experience. Let the new advertiser study the choice and methods of the ablest ad vertising agencies and the keenest advertisers. Let him observe the pre eminence given The Ladies' Home Journal on the lists of the men who know. The Curtis Publishing Company Philadelphia New York , Chicago Boston The circulation of THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL i more than 1,300,000 copies, each month. The same forces which have created THE JOURNAL'S unique circula tion have, at the same time, made it an ad vertising medium of unique power. STATE GALLED IN TO TRY OFFICIALS Only Attorney - General. Can Find Impartial Man for Seattle Cases. SHERIFF IS NOW INDICTED Special Prosecutor and Judge Agree That Vanderveer Is Disqualified by Friction With Hodge. More Indictments Found. SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. 21. (Special.) For the first time in the history of the State of Washington the office of the Attorney-General has been called upon to aid a prosecutor in the conduct of his case. This unusual situation is explained by the statement that thye official friction between the offidfes of the Prosecuting Attorney and Sheriff is such that a fair trial can be guaranteed Jailer Roberts only under the direction of a disinterestea prosecutor. It is also stated that there may be developments in the Roberts hearing that will involve others, a cir cumstance which would further embarrass the office of the Prosecuting Attorney. White Calls for Help. Judge W. H. White, special prosecutor before the grand Jury, sprang a surprise in the Superior Court this morning when Jailer John W. Roberts, Indicted on a charge of failing to perform the duties enjoined upon a public officer, was ar raigned for trial before Judge J. T. Ronald. "I wish to have the matter of setting a date for this trial left in abeyance for the present," said Judge White, "as I in tend to appeal to Attorney-General W. P. Bell, asking him to appoint a special prosecutor to try all of the cases in which indictments have been returned by the grand Jury. Owing to peculiar conditions, we need a special prosecutor for these cases and I must ask the court to help me In procuring one." Trial Will Be Hastened. Jailer Roberts stated through his at torney. John W. Roberts, that he wanted his case set for trial immediately. "Oh, it'll be set soon enough." remark ed Judge White, "you needn't .worry about that." Judge Ronald said that he would not set the case at present, but would inter cede with Attorney-General Bell In regard to procuring the appointment of a spe cial prosecutor to conduct all cases in which indictments have been returned. Judge Ronald remarked that he was per fectly in accord with Judge White in the matter. Sheriff Robert T.' Hodge was in dicted by the grand Jury this after noon upon a charge of wilfully neglect ing to perform tbe duty enjoined upon him by law. The Sheriff at once went to the courtroom of Judge Ronald and surrendered-himself on tho indictment. The indictment charges that he com mitted a crime when he refused to re move Jailer Roberts from office when he was commanded to do so by the grand Jury. The expenses In connection with the grand Jury to date have amounted to $2150, of which amount $1743.20 has been paid out in salaries to grand Jurors. Poultry Show Attracts. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 21. (Special.) 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To those who know tha quality of this excellent laxative, the offer of tute, when Syrup of Figs and Elixir is called for, is always resented by a of patronage to some first-class drug ment, where they ao not recommend, nor sell V4ylr's false brands, nor imitation remedies. The genu- rri c f c fyr & T"Tr prp nno C170 ruilir price t0 cents per bottle. Get a bottle to have in the houge when needed. entries. The presence of the farmers in their mid-winter convention had much to do with boosting the show. One hour after the show opened rib bons were flying from some of the pens, which sets a record for speed in Judging. Yesterday the Judges gave exhibitions in poultry dressing and cooking. Wanted: Postmaster at Attalia. ATTALIA, Wash., Jan. 21. (Spe cial.) This place is without a post master and the office is in the hands of the bondsmen. H. W. Davis, the regularly appointed postmaster, died in March, 1909. His deputy. L. M. Cole man, continued in charge and Just as he received the appointment as post master he was taken sick and left Attalia. Since then there have been several acting postmasters. The last occupant. W. T. Wlllnat, moved away last week, leaving the office without any official in charge. Several ap plicants have filed petitions with the dopartment, but for some reason no appontment has been made. Pioneer Wheatgrower Buried. LYLE, Wash.. Jan. (21. (Special.) The burial of William E. Giles at Golden dale removes a pioneer wheatgrower of Klickitat. About 1879, Mr. Giles settled in Pleasant Valley, then the paradise of the cattlemen. He was born in England 67 years ago. and was never married. His only relatives in this country are several nephews and nieces residing m Southern Oregon. Giles died as he lived, a devout Methodist. . Woodchopper Loses Eye. NEWPORT, Or., Jan. 21. (Special.) Ed Pyburn, over 60 years old, and one of the most expert axmen In the country, lost an eye yesterday while chopping, wood, a piece of steel lodging in the pupil. Mr. Pyburn is well known along the Coast section of Ore gon. Morgan & Robb, 250 Stark street, can sell your real estate for you. To get the Cook's Book " Secure the coupon from a 25-cent can of K C Baking Powder. Cut this out, write name and addres3 and mail with coupon to Jaques Manufacturing Co., Chicago. Dept. i; ft-. k:-Taj5l any TP a m ill r ':"., V SACK BUYING HURRIED FARMERS PUT IX ORDERS FOR,. 2 50,000 OX FIRST DAY. Estimate of 1010 Wheat Crop in Washington Is 35,005,000 Bush els; Oats, 9.CS90.000 Bushels. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Jan. 21. (Special.) Order books of the State Penitentiary for grain sacks were opened yesterday for 1910 and almost one-fifth the output for the entire year was purchased within a few hours. C S. Reed, warden, announced yesterday evening that it was impossible to tell the exact number of sacks purchased, but it will exceed 250,000. The capacity of the Jute mill Is to be Increased and this year more than a million and a half sacks will be manufactured. The heavy run of orders on the open ing day was probably due to the large number of farmers in the city attend ing the Farmers' Union convention. The entire apportionment for Walla Walla county, 179,000 sacks, was exhausted, while those allowed Whitman and Co lumbia counties were reduced in a sur prising manner. S. C. Armstrong, grain inspector, esti mated there would he 35,095,000 bushels of wheat, 9.290,000 bushels of oats and 5,180,000 bushels of barley raised in Washington this year. These figures were divided Into county estimates, on which the sack apportionment was based. Walla Walla's share of the sacks would not sack the combined crop of Walla Walla's largest wheat producers. Fine for Plain Drunk Donbled. EUGENE, Or.. 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