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c Tire atonyiscr QREGoxiAy. Tuesday; juxe 27. ion. j FARMERS JOYFUL BECAUSE OF Hi Crop Prospects Brighter Than for Months Is Report From Grain Districts. WIDE FIELD BENEFITED Htower Hare Been General Tlirouxhont raclflo Northwest ConUailnf Tbronsh Night. Small Damage to Cat Hay. Eoaklnr Taini that fell throughout Oreron and the Northwest Sunday iiat and yssterday have been of Im ni value to farmers, acrordlnr to reports from Oregon and Washington towns. Comma on the heels of cm of the lonsest dry period known In tfca late, when In soma district the crop outlook was approaching" sero. tha Jubilation of farmers la marked. While Itraln generally Is pretty well alone;. tBey say the rains will bar a tend ency to fill out tha crop, and that tha quality wlil be greatly Improved. Between clock sunoar anemoon and t o'clock yesterday a little over half an Inch of rain foil In Fortland. making a total rr'P'lllon ot s5i5 inches line September I. Inches under normal. Tha Indication ara that showers will fail today In the astern part of the atate the showers ft yesterday being; mora general over tha Willamette VaJley benefiting practically the entire atate. -Tha eaina will prove of great ben efit to tha grain of tha Willamette Valley." aald X. A. Pattulo. of Bal four. Guthrie Company. "It may hare a tendency to hurt tha hay a lit tle, but as far aa grain Is concerned the effect Is good." "The ralna will greatly benefit tha groins, making the quality better and Increasing the yield." ld Peter Kerr, of Kerr. Gtfford Company. "TV hare had plenty of rain, and the crop ara pretty well along, but the addi tional fail cannot help but better the prospect." Tha rain extends orer Fas tern Wash ington and Northern Idaho, where .23 of an inch fell before it o'clock last eight. Lincoln County. Washington. Is assured a l.OO0.OC0-bushl crop as a result of tha showers. JtAIX FLOODS WALLA WALLA Small Cloudburst It Is lYnrrd Has Pamaged Stamiln? Grain. WAI.IJl WALLA. Wah June Is. .eac'l.) Almost a cloudburst was the rain which drenched the Walla Walla Valley tonight, tha moat serer rain that ever hit this part ot the country. It was of short duration, lasting bnt little mora than an hour and a half, but tnre than half aa Inch of water felL Streets were flooded, and In tha country It Is feared dirnira was dona to tha grain, already heavy with, fill ing henda. Luckily, no wind accompanied tha downpour, and this may have been tha saving of much grain that would other wis hare been damared. The official figures for the rain ara 't-lSotha. en of the heaviest rain of the season, and. tha duration taken Into consideration, tha heaviest rain ever known here In Jan. A circus had difficulty In giving a performance tonight, as tha grounds and tent floors were a sea of mud and water. fPRLWFIELD FARMER. GLATL Ixmg Xtj I-crlod Broken by Soaking Showers FYtyst Reported.' FrRINOriELTX Or, June J. fSpe Hal.) Ham that fell this mom In and continued all day was of thousands of dollars' value to local farmers. The ; rain followed a dry spell of over a '. month that thrwatonod to damage all the crops by prematura heat and lack ft moisture. The rain could not have conie at a mora opportune time. Tha rain also Is welcomed by forest rangers If It does not continue too , long. The Epring has boon an unusual ly difficult one to burn slashings be cause of the dryness and the high winds of the past month. A week of warm weather will leave the woods In f safe condition to burn out under ' brush and other refuse that will en ' danger the forests this t'alL fevers frost ruined the tomato crop In this vicinity last week. ALFALFA II CRT AT LA GRANDE JIevy Pownpour Accompanied by . Wind Injures Cat Grain. LA ORAXDK, Or.. June I. (Spe ' rial.) Tha Grand Konda Valley waa ! showered with a half-inch rainfall iJiera la a downpour lasting mora than ; an hour today. The rain waa fol lowed by Intermittent showers through ! tha lata evening. Accompanying tha ' rata was a light thunder storm. Thun der storms are occurring with ua ' Usual regularity this Summer. While tha rain tonight Is of much value to grain and timothy hay. there la a great deal of alfalf. down or tn shock and thla will be demaged con aiderably by tonight's rain. A strong wind and duat storm scattered shocks )ustsfor the rain. BIG DOWTOCK AT TEMILETOX Fhowen Renewed Lata Last Xlctit Aid to Grains. PENDLETON. Or.. June ;. (Spe cial.) L'matllla County wheat fields are again 'being drenched with rain. The precipitation started about o'clock this svenlng and Is still con tinuing at tha rata of one-eighth Inch an hour. Mora thaa half an Inch al ready has fallen. While aoms of ths rankest wheat probably will fall, there is no wind and the good results will greatly overbalance the bad. herldan lias Growing Rain. g HE RID AX. Or, June Is. (Special.) iiherldaa country enjoyed the finest June rata that ever visited thla region at this time of year today. A heavy fell was recorded last night and there is ae cessation today. Hops ara grow ing three feet a day In soms of ths yard In this vicinity. Wheat and oats ara thriving under tha present shower and vary little hay Is down to. ba in jure 4- Crops) Saved 'ear Chebalii. CREHALIS. Wajh Juna it. (Sr i c!l) Last night a soaking rain fell tare and thla morning there Is still a steady, downpour that is doing thou sands of dollars' worth of good to the crops In thl part of tha state. This Is the first rainfall here for weeks and waa badly needed. Rain ILclpa Xleppner Wheat. HEPPVER. Or. June . (Special.) A good rain fell throughout this sec tion. Friday. It began raining about dawn and continued almost without In terruption until midnight- The Fall wheat will ba greatly benefited, as the heads ars now filling, aad the weight and plumpness will bs Increased. Tha f prlng grain will probably make a fair crop it anything like favorable weather follows. The farmer are greatly en couraged. Tha total precipitation alnce ( o'clock Friday mornlog has been .7 inch. Farmers' Prayers Answered. MONTESANO. Wash. June . (Spe cial.) Tha rain storm of last night and this morning Is what ths farmers hsva been praying for for ths lat two weeks, and good crops ara now assured. Tha rain started early tn ths night and continued througn the morning, com ing down heavily at times. It waa the first good rain this month. Fruit Is Benefited. DC FUR. Or. Jane 14. (Special.) Tha long drought waa broken her to day by a copious rain that began fall ing In tha forenoon and has been fall ing all day. It will be of great benefit to all the growing crops as well as pas tures. It will ba of especial benefit to tha young fruit treea. of which several thousand ware planted last Spring. Steady Four at Wasco. WASCO. Or. Juno i. (Special.) With a drenching rain still falling tha rain gauge showed a precipitation of one-half inch here tonight. Showers arc general throughout this territory. Light Fall at Spokane SrOKANE. Wash. June 2. (Spe cial.) A light rain is falling in Spo kane and vicinity tonight, the precipi tation beginning about 1 o'clock. It Is a boon to all crops. " 47 ORIGINAL COAL LAND FILINGS SIAY BE INVALIDATED. Men Who Signed HelLnqulslirrmnta to Promoters Doped, Say Officials. Seattle People Cited. SEATTLE. Juna 2 6 Forty-seven claimants of coal land In the Christo-pher-Slmmonds-Lstaher group In ths Iterlng River coal field. Alaska, have been cited by tha Juneau Land Office to show cause within SO daya why their claims should not ba recommended to tha Commissioner of tha General Land Office for cancellation. A special agent of tha Oeneral Land Office brought charges against tha va lidity ot tha claims, his allegation be ing: "That tha claimants did not make their respective locations and filings for their own exclusive, individual use and benefit, but that each and every ona of them, prior to making loca tions and filings, entered into an agree ment or understanding with Cornelius Christopher. George Slmmond. W. N. Letcher and Mortimer C. Sweeney whereby the latter were to receive an Interest In tha locations and filings." Cornelius Christopher, a company promoter, and George Simmonds, an attorney, both of Heat tie. were Indicted by a Federal grand Jury In Tacoma Oc tober 14, 1910. charged with conspiracy to defraud the I'ntted States of the use and possession of tha Chrtstopher-Elm-monds-Letcher lands. Sonv of tha claims contain no coal at all and othsrs are valuable. Christopher Sweeney and W. N. Letcher, according to Land Office offi cials, got soma of their powers of at torney and relinquishments by can vassing saloons snd telling men found QUESTIONED TOLEDO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES TWO YOUNG "WOMEN. Anal Hawklaa. Elma Wanga. . TOLEDO. Or.. June tt. (Special.) .Commencement exercises of tha Toledo High School, which took place here Juna . were largely attended and marked the close of ona of tha most sueoessful years In the history of the school. Miss Elma Waugh and Misa Annie Hawkins wars those who graduated from tha llth grade with honors. there that If they would algn tha pa pera they would "get something" out of tha clalma Tha T claimants cited, all of whom have transferred their claims to cor porations, ara Seattle people. PAROLED CONVICT CAUGHT State Ward While Drank Appropri ates Another's Male. ONTARIO, Or., Juna (.-.(Special.) Superintendent James, of the Oregon State Prison, left for Balm last night with Hank Shearer, a paroled prisoner who had served one year In tho peni tentiary for horsestealing and violated ths parole. After being out but a short time 8hearar atol a mul at Vale while drunk and rode him to tho Interior, where ha waa captured by Sheriff Kar- Deputy Sheriff Brown has arrested EUle Glenn, wanted at Meridian on a charge of burglarising a store. Glenn Is IT years old. He waa taken to Bolsa by a fcbariff of Ada County. Car Coupler Alleged Weapon. After waiting two days A. P. Stoker, emplored by ths Star Sand Company, awore to a warrant yesterday charg ing Bert Jordon. a fellow workman, with assault and battery. Stoker complains that Jordon waited for him with a ear coupler Saturday noon and hit him over the head, after saying that Stoker had circulated lies about him. HERO IS HONORED Uncle Sam Gives Binoculars to Brave Captain Morris. AMERICANS' LIVES SAVED Commander of British Steamer Kes cucts Schooner's Crevr In Heavy Seas Mayor of SoUierlln Makes Presentation. KUTHERLIN. Or. Juna 11. (Spe cial.) Between TOO and S00 people as sembled about Sutherlln Inn yssterday to witness ths prentatlon to Captain Captala A. S. Morris, Wis Re ceives Teatlntoalal from Presi dent for Brave Action. A. 0.Morrls. of this city, of a hand somely designed binocular glass, awarded him by ths President of tha United States In recognition of his services In rescuing ths crew from the wreck of the American schooner George May. on April J. 10. The- presentation speech was made by W. J. Phillips. Mayor of Sutherlln. acting In behalf of James Loldlaw, British Consul at Portland, from whom tha glass waa received a fw days ago. "It Is my good fortune, aa Mayor ot ftotherlln. to present, on behalf of the United Statea Government, a binocu lar glass to Captain A. G. Morris, formerly master pf the British steam er Tocantlna. of London, for his ser vices In saving life irom ths Ameri can schooner George May. As told In tha Government records, the clrcum atances. In brief, are these: "While Captain Morris waa return ing from Brazil to New York. In com mand of the British steamer Tocan tlns, about 10 miles off Caps Henry ha sighted tha schooner George May. of Philadelphia, flying signals of dis tress. 8b was waterlogged, the only part of her above water being tha wheelhouse. All fresh water and pro visions had been washed away and the crew. In an exhausted condition, were huddled together on ths ona small dry spot left on the vessel, which waa helplessly drifting on ths Gulf Stream out toward the middle of tha Atlantic. "After working for six hours In heavy seas. Captain Morris succeeded In getting a tow Una to the schooner, and after two days of anxiety and hard work, ha towed the sinking vassal safely to Norfolk. Virginia." In accepting the glass. Captain Mor ris briefly thanked those present for the honor shown him, and declared Any Complexion Can ' Be Made Beautiful (From Styles of Today.) Mm. Merou. of Paris, perhaps tha world's greatest authority on beauty and drass, says that now no woman need despair of possessing a dear com plexion and a satiny skin. ""Even a plain woman," says tha fa mous Merou, "attains a complexion which Is ths envy of her friends when shs dissolves a small original package of mayatono In eight ounces of witch hasel. and massages her face, arms and neck with this solution dally. Tou soon notice a lovely clearness which Is sweetly enchanting. Mayatona leavea no trace of gTeasa or stickiness. It purifies. - beautifies and preserves ths complexion as noth ing alae can, and prsvents tha growth ot supsrfluous hairs. "Tou never use powder or eosmetio when ones you know mayatone. Make tha solution yourself. Tour druggist csn esstly supply the Ingredients, or ha can easily send to any wholesale drug gist for you. .U h desires) to bs susa. modatlng." Adv. tha hi wnuM !. remember th event as one of the most pleasant In bis Ufa. EX-CHIEF SUP AGAIN Wappenstela Wins First Point at Opening of Second Trial. SEATTLE. June 2. The second trial of ex-Chief of Police Charles W. Wap penstein. Indicted on a charge of ac cepting a bribe for permitting Clarenoe Gerald and Gideon Tupper to operate houses of prostitution during the Gill administration was begun today before Superior Judge John T. Ronald. ' Judge Ronald's first ruling today was favorable to Wappensteln. and was directly contrary to a ruling made by Judge Main in ths first trial. In the first trial tha Prosecuting Attorney waa permitted to ask the propectlva Jurors If they would return a verdict against Wappensteln on the unsupported svldence of Gerald snd Tupper. Today ths court sustalnsd ob jection to thla Question. , Wappensteln' counsel challenged a Juror who had signed ths recall petition and who admitted being prejudiced. SCOUT GUARDS CAVERNS Government Sends Veteran to Pro , tect Josephine Caves. GRANTS PASS, Juna J -(Special.) The Josephine Connty eaves will bs guarded this Summsr from vandals and curloslty-seskars by Vic Smith, a veteran scout, who once served as a guide for Theodora Roosevelt. Pro vided by ths Government with a com plete outfit, he will camp at the mouth of the caverns and take care of the National park with the same concern that a farmer exercises over his crops. Every year, tourists from all parts of the United States camp In the for est to see tho wonders of the park and visit ths deep passages of the caverns that have never been explored to their full extent. The Interior walla of ths subtecr&nean chambers are filled with strange and beautiful formations, which in former years. hav been mutilated by souvenir seekers. i i SPEAKER PRAISES MOSIER K. W. Raymond, of Portland, Pre dicts Fine Future for Town. MOSIER, Or., June 2. (Special.) One of the most sntbusiastla meetings svsr held by tb Mosler Valley Com mercial Club was held at Stroup's Hall last night when R. W. Raymond, of ths Portland Commercial Club, gave an address In which he predicted a fins future for Mosler. A. S. Ashley, who has been engaged to reorganize the club, also gave a" short talk. D. D. Hall and Dr. Rons urged the people to support tho new movement. Funds have been voted for the erection of a Commercial Club building, work upon which will begin at once. Sunday afternoon, Mr. Raymond was taken through the valley by auto and shown soma of Mosler's fine orchards. A LEaDIXO CALIFORNIA DRCGOISf Pasadena. Col., March 9, 1911. Foley & Co., Gentlemen: "We have sold and recommended Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for years. We be lieve it to be one of the most efficient expectorants on ths market. Contain ing no opiates or narcotics It can bs given freely to children. Enough of the remedy can be taken to relieve a cold, as It baa no nauseating results, and don not ' interfere with digestion. Tours very truly, C. H. Ward Drug Co, C. L. Parsons, Sec'y. and Treas." Get the original Foley's Honey snd Tar Compound in the yellow package. Sold by dma-glst. " THE TOURIST PASSENGER BAYOG 0 . hi t mil -r-r- ; i u .MMwwreiv-- r-S . 1 . . ' " Next Trip 7 A. M. Leaves Portland Round Trip $10, Meals a la Carte, Berths $ LOO and $1.50 The new Hotel at Bayocean is one of the finest on the Oregon Coast. Everything the best. Without doubt the most interesting and delightful tourist trip on the Pacific Secure Tickets and Berths Early T. B. POTTER REALTY COMPANY Main 7270 4th of July VERDICT IS MURDER Hired Man of Slain Rancher Is Being Sought. AX USED TO CRUSH HEAD Recluse Known to Have Possessed Wealth Body, Half Burled, Found by Searching Party in Ashes of Cabin. VANCOUVER. Wssb.. June 26. (Spe cial) That Edward C. Barhydt, 60 years old. a recluss, was murdered at hi farm home on Bell's Mountain, 22 miles from Vancouver, was the verdict of the Coroner's Jury, empaneled by W. J. Knapp, Coroner, today. The Jury men were Harry Smith, foreman; A. Colllngs, C S. Blair, Ben P. Youman, F. X. Thlbodeau and Gordon Stuart. A warrant for tho arrest of Charles "W. Hammond, 22 years old, charged with the murder of Barhydt. has oen Issued, but he has not been heard of here- since early In June, about the time Barhydt was killed. Ho was then driving a black and bay team, the prop erty of Barhydt, and Inquired tho road to Kalama. On June 1. Hammond left the Bar hydt house and started down the road towards Charles Johnson's home.' Ha met a Johnson boy, who told him that Barhydt's house was on fire, so he accompanied him and both went to where tho house was burning. Ham mond had been sleeping in a small out house, and he changed his shoes there when the house was burning. He then went to Johnson's and had breakfast, telling Johnson that ho and Barhydt were going to sell spectacles through the country, and he was going to drive Barhydt's team to Portland. Barhydt, he said, had arisen at 8 o'clock and walked to Sifton, and was going to take the trolley car to Vancouver and Portland, where they were to meet. A party composed of Claude Buzika. TF. H. Robinson, E. J. Nelson, Glen Mc Collum, C. 8. Meers, Simon Ayers and a son of Dr. It. G. Black, yesterday searched the place and were horrified to see a Vnan's hand protruding from the ground in a shallow grave, which had been partially covered with earth and brush. Tho body was exhumed and Meers went to Battle Ground and telephoned Ira Creeap, who Informed W. J.- Knapp, Coroner, and both went out and brought in tho body today. Barhydt was In Portland about a year ago and he found Hammond work ing in a livery stable. Hammond ac companied Barhydt and worked around the plaoe, and for other farmers thero. Barhydt was known to have had much money, but his bank book was burned in the fire. Recently he received about J 6000 for timber. Barhydt's throat had been cut with a sharp instrument, the Jugular vein severed, and the head crushed In In several places, two holes being made in tho top of the skull, any one of which wounds would have proved fatal. Tha dead man Is known to have a brother, said to be a banker. On his body was found a letter from T. W. Barhydt, written In a business hand, and mailed from Pasadena, Cat The body is being held pending In vestigation and on attempt to locate relatives. Hammond is described as being flv feet five inches tall, has brown hair, bluo eyes, round face with a red nose. V ' 1? , :,;!' .V. -,, Tonight at 7 oXlock for Oregon's New 720 Corbett Building Celebration at Prepare f . . .. . . HERE AND THERE ABOUT THE HOUSE Today our Drug Section furnishes some interesting items, every one possessing merit. These household econ omies are compounded in our own leboratories ; each will produce the results we promise. Whatever you may need for the household in the line of drugs and sundries you will find at our counters. We may lay especial emphasis " on our fine ground spices and flavoring extracts; they are pure and of uniform strength. "Woodlark" Shoo Fly An effective but harmless repellent of mosquitoes, gnats, flies, etc. Possesses healing and antiseptic qualities. May be used on animals as well. In bottles, 25S 40f and 75. "Woodlark" Persian Insect Powder For the destruction of flies, ants, roaches, and all obnoxious insects. Affords quick relief. Packages, 10S 25S 40J and 60. V Woodlark" Bed Bug Banisher A liquid that instantly kills these pests and other insect life and destroys their eggs. In bottles, 35 and GO. Gallons, $175. "Woodlark" Whale Oil Soap, 25c Get rid of those little caterpillars that are infesting the neighborhood. Kills all kinds of insect life, at the same time tending to strengthen and fertilize the 6hrubs and plants on which it is used. "Woodlark" Chloro-Bromine, 40c A powerful liquid germicide and sanitary agent. Destroys noxious odors and purifies the air. "Woodlark" En-gin-ol, 25c Keeps youp lawn mower or your sewing machine running easily. Good wherever a lubricant is needed. Oiler free. "Woodlark" Panablanco, 25c Hunt up your last year's panama and clean it up; make it look like a new one. Gleans and whitens canvas shoes. "Woodlark" Pacific Sea Salt Bring the billows to your bathroom. Exhilarating and in vigorating; acts as a tonic and induces restful sleep. Pack ages, 10, 25 and 40. Woodard, Clarke & Go. ONE-FOURTH OFF THE BALANCE OF THIS MONTH ON ATT. CUT GLASS AND ALL HAND-HAMMERED RUSSIAN BRASSES. SEE THE SPECIAL BARGAINS ON DISPLAY ON THE THIRD FLOOR. and looked rounder than he really Is. Ho bad not shaved for some time and had a brown beard. He wore a pepper and salt suit, straw hat and heavy shoes. WOMAN CUT, ENEMY DIES Tacoma Gambler Draws Razor, Vic tim Flees, Assailant Ends Ilfe. TACOMA. June 28. Louis Green, alias Wesler. a g-ambler attempted today to murder Blanche "White, a notorious woman of this city by stabbing1 her with a razor. The woman rushed from a hotel and ths police have been unable to find her. Green then swallowed the- contents , " 1 Trip vr - 1 Satur- btt, y-j; --ass rfr. gyla' I A. 1Y1. Bayocean will be most spectacular to spend your Fourth there of a bottle of carbolic acid, dying in the police patrol. Grants Tass Awaits Post Bank. GRANTS PASS, June 26. (Special.) Postofflce officials at Grants Pass are preparing to opn the postal savings bank next Tuesday. Postmaster Donnell has returned from the institute hell that postmasters In the Northwest could learn how a postal bank is operated. Work AVIU Soon Start aftflr you take rr. King's New Life Pills and you'll quickly enjoy their fine results. Constipation and indigestion vanish and fine appetite returns. They regulate stomach, liver and bowels and Impart new strength and energy to the whole system. Try them. Only 25c at all drugsista. YACHT Summer Resort A 6291 A TS, T - 1 , - . Next .J A