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TITE MOTtNTXG OHEGOXIAN. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1911. n GRAND JURY TAKES UP QUARRY GASES Men Who Accuse Rockpile Head of Selling Releases Called to Testify. JAIL RECORD CHECKED Investigators Summon All Who Mf Throw Llht on Premature- PIs cliarT of Prisoners One Brltr Accuser Wekrn. A t! Inquiry lota th charges ilnt -d'iperinit nJf rt Brt( of tsklnf nnnr tj release prisoners from the Unnlon rotkulle rss comratiic M trrday ty the grand jury. and from the c.iui Irr of ltnes cld It appears t:i-:t th- whole ca of prison adinlnls lra:tin and rrlea.e of prisoners allhout parOn rrom lh Guvrnnr waa taken up. hMr.! of the rockpile ana 01 me ilu:ili-:i -ii Court rrt Uld before me Jury a:id were rxarnlnid. and If ti e Jury li:.d. a t.oie comparison it soi t-iere.'rum to determine whether the men snt ti the quarry were all kept t.ielr full term. Th-e closeted lonsest with the Investl- irs were O. A. Klcharda and Ar:ey J. Town.end. who ttiat they paid UrUi for their release. Townsend was trouKlit In frotn Ketley Ilutte In tne rji!v of a feputy Slierlff and after a lon wait apent more than an hour In the Jurjrroom. He apparently aio ooi upd rcj the severe examination which was expected as to the aourvea from wlili-h he obtained the money he said he ve to BHk.cs. On the way Into the city TowoarnJ allowed a disposition to re.-ede from hla first cnarge. Court Clerk CaJled. Richards, orer whose accusations the whole Investigation waa precipitated. aia iticni a lon time In the Juryroom. In hla preliminary hearing Rlcharda aid he waa Bounded by uuard Anaerson and on ihovlm wllllncness to lve money for hla release. u approached by lu-lnica. to whom he finally gave SUM. Klcharda had two In hla possession when L went to Linnton. At a late hour yesterday N. D. Beut en. Clerk of the Municipal Court, was railed Into the Juryroom witn Die rec cram, tie had been preceded by Super. Intendent Vsushn. of the LJnnton quarry, with hla records. Chief Slover and Ac-tin Captain Kel ler. of the police department, were be fore the Jury yesierday morning, out their te.timony related to routine cases In which they had taken part aa peace o filter. Xorth End l.M Given. A North End character who has been maktnc aerratlonal cliartcea In afreet speeches attains! offlclala In general waa a visitor ef.erdy ana spent a oriei time In the Juryroom. On leaving he wrote a list of dlvekeepere and other t'nderloln habitue, which waa handed to the Jury. Thla occasioned a report t?.at a general ronndup or (no .ono Knd had commenced, but up to the pres ent the Jury had Issued no call for any rerona of thla decrlptlon. Mrs. Frank U Case appeared yeaterday to clve testimony against her huaband. who waa arre.ted with woman (Ivlnc her name aa Jane llenaeley. In a houae on M'.iwaukle avenue. She waa denied ilmiislon to the Juryroom by Judge Cameron, who told her the waa an In competent witness and mini produce other teatlmony. In the lobby of the Chamber of Commerce building the wo man ran upon Case, who anatched at her handbac ami kicked her hand. No re port woe made of the offenee. IIRIGGS TAKfjj STAND TODAY Hx-Sujvrrlntrnilent of Itockplle to Testify In Own Behalf. A. S. Brl:. ex-uperlntendent of the I.lnnton rockpile. will make hla nrt attempt at drfense thl afternoon before Justice of Peace Bell, when he tine, the stand In hla own behalf and i ills on a number of witnesses to dis prove the charge of O. A. Rlcharda. a former prisoner, that he purchaaed Ms liberty for $100. Brlgga" defense. It la understood, will be that the Sloe w Mcli disappeared from Klcharda to count at the prison wras paid out In small ordera at the demand of Ku-n.ird. Krtgaa la accused of assisting Richards to escape from Jail. Klcharda left the rockpile after serving only 3' days of a -dr sentence and also e.caoed payment of a $Ju fine Imposed ty Judsce Taswell June 12 after Itlcharda pleaded guilty to attacking a woman with a deadly weapon. PERSONALMENTION. J. M. Vogelc. of Mcdford. la registered : the Oregon. U p. Weir, a stockralser of Newport. Is at the Perkins. H. Wentworth. of Eugene, la registered at the Cornelius. IX Brlstow. a buslneaa man of Eugene, is at the Imperial. Mrs. B. J. Waller and son are regis tered at the Bowers. E- B. Jonee. of Conraills. Is registered at the Perkins Hotel. W. H. Marshall, a merchant of Golden dale, la at the Imperial. W. H. Hay. a merchant of Forest Grove. Is at the Perkins. M. Ellis, a merchant of Rainier, and family are at the Oregon. K. B. McCuIty. a banker of Joseph, is registered at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Christensoa. of Newberg. are at the Perkins. A. Mlddleton. of Springfield. Or, Is registered at the Oregon Hotel. C. W. Hawklna. an. attorney, of Toledo, was at the Imperial yesterday. G. Gillette, of Newberg. waa registered at the Cornelius Hotel yesterday. C. K. Marshall, a capitalist of Hood River, la regiatered at the Perkins. A. C. Weaver, a merchant of Enter prise, waa at the Perkins yesterday. A. R- Bulloch, a business man of Sheridan, waa at the Cornelius yester day. J. C. Hayter. a retired bualnesa man of Dallas, was at l Imperial .yester day. Mr. and Mrs. James Sheldon, of St. Helens, are registered at the Imperial Hotel. Robert E. Strahorn. a capitalist of Spo kane, la registered at the Portland Hotel. J. G. Myers, a rancher of White Sal mon, and Mra. Myers are registered at the Perkins. William Ger'g. a business man of Med-f--d. waa registered at the Powers Ho tel yesterday. W. A- Geilatly. of Corrallla. Deputy Sheriff of Benton County, was at the Perkins yesterday. W. & Btarrett. a fruitgrower of Hood River, and Mrs. Starrett are regiatered at the Portland Hotel. L. 8. Thomas, an attorney of Rainier, and Mr. and Mra George Chambers, of Rainier, are at the Portland. W. J. Kerr, president of the Oregon -grlcultural College, waa In Portland yesterday, registered at the Imperial. W. P. Hunt, a wealthy mining man from St. Michael. Alaska, arrived In Portland yesterday and la staying at the Bowers Hotel. W. R. Sylvester, of Pasco. Waah was In Portland yesterday, returning home from a vacation trip to Seaside with a party of li boys. John M. Scott, assistant general pa se tiger agent of the Harrlman lines in this territory, accompanied by Mrs. Scott, Is passing Ma vacation In the Wallowa Valley. John Larelle MA!len left last night on the Shasta limited for Boston, where he goes to take up hla dutlea aa re search aaslstant to PTofeeaor Klcharda. of Massachuaetts Institute of Technology. . . . .li ii.i.- rk U.rnl.! 11 III and lre. It- C. Kellly. of Portland. Or are roerlstered at the Oreat Northern hotel. TEDDY BEAR IS NULE TWO RECOUPS I1HOKEN AT SAC ILAMKNTO FAIR MEET. Wilbur Low Takra State Futurity In Straight Ural $10,000 Itace to Be Run Today. SACRAMENTO. Cal- Aug. :. Two records a season record and a track record were DYdken by Charles Sllras Teddy Bear In the 1:10 class pace at Agricultural Park today In the first heat. Teddy Bear beat the field In I.ui. which Is one-quarter of a second faster than the seaaon record of Jim L,oan at Marysvllle. The track record was lowered 1 seeonds. Wilbur Lou won the state futurity In straight heats and Harold H. took the 1:20 class pace. The biggest event of the year will take place tomorrow, when the 110.000 2:11 class trot will be held. Summary: " state futurity two-year-old trotting purse. . . Wilbur I.ou (Durfee I I True Klnner Maben I J Kl Hell Heden lV)ulnn 1 Tim. t:2; 2:lS. fteeond. 1:19 Met. purse ISO Don Prento tPurfee) 1 I Teddv Bear TValker 1 1 Aleruaw n'htlusl Vera Hl iLess.ttt 1 1 l.lttle tl-k lisiml Genre. Woodward (Dunrta) ....? T I T dr I ro Tim. 3:iS: J:7Vi; !:. Third. 2. IS p.-. amal.ur, four heats Harold B. 0.ffett I I Koherta i Porrten 1 Roberta (B'rJn I 1 I Iiktltum lrWfman ......2 4 Brrarwood Chrlstle( 4 Tim. 3. IIS.; i:lS: 3:1V.; I:ll. Minor Baseball. The Mount Angel baseball team would like to arrange a game with the leading: teams In the Valley. Gresham Giants. Eschle'a Vims. Albany or St. Paul preferred. Addreas F. A. Skonet sin. Mount Angel. Or. PULP KING VISITS CITY DR. D. F. DROOKS, OF MIN'XEAP. OLIS, INSPECTS HOLDINGS. Owner of Bend Townslte Says Hand ling of Timber by Iok Road Will Be Southern Oregon Plan. Tr. T). F. Brooks, a prominent capital ist of Minneapolis. Minn., who has ex tensive Interest In central Oregon, was In Portland on business yesterday. Dr. Brooks arrived yesterday morning from Powell River. B. C where he and hla associates are Interested in a pulp mill, the largest In Ncrth America. It haa a capacity of 100 tons of print paper a day. Dr. Brooks la president of the Powell River Paper Company, which re cently engaged Norman R. Lang, of this city, as manager. Dr. Brooks is also president of the Bend Company, which owna the townalte at Bend. Or, and of the H rooks -3c an loo Lumber Company, which owns over (00.- KMUl) feet of timber tributary to Bend. which the company has In view. Dr. Brooks said yesterday: "Logging operations In the vicinity of Bend will be carried on with the aid of railroads. We have found In Louisiana that It Is profitable to haul Iocs by railroad for mors than SO miles, and I am Informed by Frederick Weyerhaeuser that one of hla companlea has operated auccesfully a logging railroad 2i mllea long. The aawmiils which will cut this timber will be located at Bend. We thought at first that we would be able to log a great deal of our timber by uti lising the Deachutea River and driving the lqcs. but our experiments In driving logs down this river were not successful, so we have decided that the most feasi ble method of logging Is by the building of ratlroada. These railroads will be built. Irresptctlve of whether through lines are extended south of Bend." The Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company haa Its headquarter at Kentwood. La., and la cutting In the neighborhood of iro.ovi.000 feet of lumber a year. Dr. Brooks Is personally acquanlted with many prominent railroad men of the city,' and yeaterday paid several cavils at lng last night for his home In Mlnne spoils Dr. Brooks expressed himself as well pleased with the development of Portland and of central Oregon. HATPIN STAB MAY KILL Arm of Man Injured In Hotel Is Am putated Life Chance. Slight. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. it. The ac cidental atab from a hat pin worn by a stylishly dressed woman In a fash ionable hotel In this city has cost Frank Wells, a barber, the loss of one arm and probably will result In his death from blood-poisoning. W ells carrlod a banner In the Eagles parade laat Thursday and after the parade was marching through "Pew- cock Alley" In the hotel, a woman bumped Into him and her hatpin Pierced his arm. He paid little atten tion to the wound at the time but be came 111 last itlght and was sent to a hospital, where the arm was ampu tated. The surgeon said that Wells had slight chancw of recovery. Tree Tumble Breaks Man's Rib. OREGON CITT. Or.. Aug. :. (Spe cial. Falling from a tree while pick ing apples In his yard today. J. 8. Mc- Comb. aged 47. of this city, sustained a fractured rlh. He waa bruised about the body, but his Injuries are not seri ous. , VISITOR S CHARMED Central Oregon Praise From Scenery Wins Easterner. BIG GROWTH PREDICTED Seriousness of Forest Fires In San tiam Valley Not Realised Here, Declares Toorlst Resources of State Still Undeveloped. Captivated by the natural grandeur of the Deschutes Canyon and Impressed with the possibilities of Interior. Ore gon. Hampton D. Ewlng. a lawyer of Tonkera. N. Y accompanied by 'his family, arrived In Portland yesterday, after having traveled by automobile through Central Oregon from Klamath Falls to the Columbia River. They are registered at the Portland. "Central Oregon Is a magnificent empire." said Mr. Ewlng yesterdsy. Of course, there Is a limited area that Is not adapted to farming pursuits, but there are tens of- thousands of acres that are being settled and converted Into profitable farms. Under modern methods of agriculture, -sand and drought are no longer obstacles: In fart, they are seemingly an advantage. "The development of Interior Oregon will be promoted rapidly by the two railroad systems that have Invaded It through the Deschutes Canyon. Feed ers are certain to be built to each of these railroads and" Portland will de rive most deslrsble trade relations with a resourceful section of your stste heretofore unpopulated and un developed and without transportation facilities. Deschutes Canyon Visited. "I was psrtlcularly Impressed with the scenic grandeur of the Deschutei. Canyon, which, to my mind, surpssses that of the Royal Gorge of Colorado. The Deschutes Canyon Is the longer of the two and consists of a succession of surprises In the wsy of matchless and almost Indescribable scenery. To me. It was a surprise and a revelation. I ,ki. h.vlrtr traveled exten sively throughout the United States. and I think I have seen eveiyining in the way of scenery that Is worth see- ".Although Mr. Ewlng had visited Port land before, this was the first time he ever Invaded the Interior. Leaving San Francisco for Portland. .Mr. r-wing and his family left the train at M,on tague. Cal.. and. crossing Goose Neck Mountain, entered the Klamath coun . c-,.-ai Hsv. were itassed at Crater Lake, which Mr. Ewlng pro nounces a most wonderful resort, equally aa attractive and beautiful, from a scenic standpoint.' as the Tose mlte Valley. "I live In a city of 80.000 people." said Mr. Ewlng. "but It Is a reasonably safe guess that I am the only one of that entire population who has visited this remarkable lake. If the state would provide more convenient means of reaching Crater Lake It would prove one of the finest resorts In the country and annually would attract thousands of tourists. Forest Fires Growing. After leaving Cfater Lake and pro ceeding northerly Into the Deschutes Valley. Mr. Ewlng and party started across the Cascades for Lebanon and Albany. The serious fires In the for ests on the Upper Santlam made It necessary for them to turn back and complete their trip to Portland via the Columbia River. Mr. Ewlng says the fires, three in number. In the timber on the forks of the Ssntlam Klver. are more serious than reported. He reached the fire line of tiie fire on the Soda Fork of the Santlam last Thursday and found that the fire had burned over an area considerably larger than a man coutd walk around In a day and was still burning. Leaving his automobile Mr. Ewlng entered the fire sone. and. with a camera, obtained aome remaraable photographs of an Oregon forest fire, which he will preserve as souvenirs of the trip. 0L0 CATCHER ON STAGE ROBERT GIBNER AT ORPHEC3I, -CV YOUNG'S BACKSTOP. 300-Pounder With Harmony Sing ers Recalls Old Days Actors and Employes to Play Today. When the actors and the employes of the front enfl of the Orpheum Thea ter get together on Multnmah Field this mornlns; at 10 o'clock to play their annual ball game, the Thespians will have the man on first base who caught Cy Toung's pitching when the great boxman first broke Into pro fessional baseball at Canton. Ohio. He ia Robert Gibner. "Now that old Cy seems to be slip ping back. I wish that the old pasture at Paris. Kentucky, was still In exist ence," said Gibner In hla dressing room last night. "That was a great plant for worn out ball players. Ban Johnson was then president of the Western League, and whenever any of the old boys wore out In the harness he would send them to Parts, which was a mem ber of the Bluegrass League. A a re sult there was the grestest bunch of crips gathered there that ever drew salaries. When my arm got so I could only lob them down to second I was sold to Paris. I found such men as Shorty Fuller, his brother Harry. Jim Lucas. Tom Conover. John Hellman. "Pot" and Joe Relman hanging on to the club when I arrived. It was funny to that buch try to throw a base ball. They Invented most of the throws that are now used by. the strong armed youngsters of today. They had to find some way to get .rid of the ball. Everyone of them could field, and my. how they could pound the ball! They won their games, by hitting. The other fellows won from Paris by out running the throws. -Old Cy Young came to Canton. Ohio, to try out. I waa hla first profession al catcher. He had the same control, as a big. green country boy on hVs first day. that he had when he astounded the sporting world In Cleveland and Boston uniforms. His favorite ball was a high one under the chin, and his control enabled him to work it over tho corners on either right or left handed batters. I have seen Cy win money for his team-mates through betting that he could throw balls from the box over a dollar lying on the plate. "I still think Cy will be In the game for a long time. He wl'l always o worth his salary se a drawing card anions- the fans. Then his knowledge of pitching will make him worth a big salary to any of the major league or ganizations In the development of their young pitchers." "Bob" Gibner was a professional player for IS years, went through the brotherhood war as a member of the Cleveland team, and finished his career with Milwaukee In the American Asso ciation. Then came Parla. Ky. and curtalna for diamond work. He now weighs 300 pounds, and la putting; hla bass voice to professional use as the coach of the Harmony Singers, who total 1000 pounds of flesh. GOTCH DISLIKES SPORT PUBLIC Wrestler Tries to Get Into Chlcngo to Train Unmolested. HUMBOLDT, la.. Aug. 29. Frank Gotch. champion wreetler of the world, probably will sftp Into Chicago next Thursday and complete his training for the match with Hackenschmldt on Labor day. "We want to get into Chicago with out the whole town's knowing It." said Emll Klank. Gotch's manager, last night. "There are always a lot of r .-. -. Rob Olbaer, at Orpheom. Who Was K'rat Prufeaaloaal Catch er far Cy Towns. people hanging arftund with no busi ness except a chance to buttonhole the champion and ask him whether or not It would be safe to bet a dollar or two this way or that, or some other fool question. We want to be left alone." SMALL PARKS ARE AIM CITY OFTICIALS PLAN" EXPENDI TURE OF $250,000. v Purchase, of Tracts of Land In Dif ferent Parts of Portland Is Favored by Rushlight. Mayor Rushlight favors the pur chase of a number of small tracts of land for nlavgrounds and. if his ideas are supported by the members of the Park Board, apoitt 1250.000 win oe expended for these bits of property in various sections of the city wltfiln the next few months. With the sale of $250,000 of park and boulevard bonds at the next regu lar meetlnsr. of the ways and means committee of the City Council, there will be sufficient funds with which to purchase tho necessary property for completion of the Terwllllger boule vard In South Portland. Whether all of the fund will be used for that purpose remains to be seen, but !t Is believed that all or nearly all of it will be re- '"There will still be leff $250,000 of the park nnd boulevard bonds, and It Is this that will probably be used for the acquisition of email playgrounds- The plan Is a continuation of the policy of ex-Mayor Simon, whose administra tion started the playground scheme and put it into being in various sections of the city. Mayor Kiisujigni ana ins members of the Park Board are in hearty accord with the general scheme. ani there Is little doubt of it being carried out In detail, so that, eventu ally, every section of the city will be cared for. In order that the city shall not be charged prices that are unreasonable. It probably will be the policy of the Mayor and Park Board to ask theClty Council. In all casea where it Is round to be necessary, to Institute condemna- I tlon proceedings. It will bo the policy or the aiayor and Park Board first to complete tne Terwllllger boulevard, which was com menced tinder the Simon regime last year. After that Is done small park and playground development work will he pushed with unusual vigor, accord ing to the present plan, until Portland has a many small "breathing tracts" as are needed. "I believe that now Is the time for the city to purchase Its ground'for small parks and play tracts." said Superintendent of Parks Mlsche yes terday, after a conference with the Mayor. "We can buy land cheaper now than In the future, in my opinion, and I believe It Is the part of wisdom to proceed with the acquisition of what ever properties we can get for small playgrounds with the $250,000 that will be left after the next bond sale." DOUBLE-TRACKING TO GO OX Neither Labor Trouble Nor Re trenchment WII Interfere. BAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 29. Julius Kruttschnltt. vice-president of th Harrlman lines, declared today that neither labor troubles nor retrench ments would Interfere with the pro posed double-tracking of western lines In expectation of Increased bualnesa. E. L. Reguln. president of the local branch of the Federation-of -Shop Em ployes, today characterized as "mere conversation" the reply to the shop men's demands by Mr. Kruttschnltt. "The vice-president's reply Is a nice collection of phraseology." said Reguln. "but It seems Intended only to becloud the sues." Reguln declares that the local or ganization will leave the demands en tirely In the hands of the five Inter national presidents of unions who will arrive in San Francisco tomorrow. "Most o fthe "demands' which Mr. Kruttschnltt atributes to us are not demands at Issue at this time." he said. "They have been setled and are In our working conditions now. All we ask of Mr. Kruttschnltt now Is to talk with us." A conference between the Eastern officers of the five shop craft unrons and President Kesulit. of the local branch, will be held tomorrow, at which arrangements will be made by which they hope to secure a conference with Kruttschnltt, Telephone communication now exists be tween Prince RdwHrri ls!nd and the other maritime provinces of Canada. ( s-eese '1 it ; " m : j : I'M : ' " ' ' if ' i V r ! t TREE PtST CURE FOUND S.VLEM ORCHARDIST DESCRIBES GUMOSIS RJEMEDT. Early Cutting of Gum Saves Lives of Cherry Producers If Pro cess Is Thorough. . 8ALEM. Or., Aug. 28. (To the Edi tor.) The recent article in The Orego nian on "Gumosls," or the cherry men ace, coupled with my personal obser vation that the surrounding orchards are being riddled with the disease, leads me to write our experience In dealing with the pest. To begin with, a quotation from Sophocles' "AJax?': "There Is no use of saying charms over a sore that needs the knife." Which is to be taken literally, for that Is what we do cut out the gum with a knife. I can best define the results by quot ing the answer of my father to a friend of his today In Salem. The lat ter asked If his cherries were dying like those of all his friends, and my father replied that there was not a single dead or sickly tree in all his or chard of 750 trees. He might have added that there Is only one gumming branch In the entire orchard. Not only Is this true of the present season, but also of the eight years we have been growing our orchard. - Last year we lost one tree, the year before two, three years ago one. Fur thermore, not a single one of these trees Is dead, but under our treatment all have sent up vigorous shoots which being budded are as thrifty as any of their neighbors. Before going on with the treatment it will be necessary to say a word about the cause of gumosls. Not be ing bacteriologists, but Just- plain farmers, we know nothing of the pri mary cause. It may be that bacteria are at the root of the trouble and that healthy trees can be inoculated Jay the careless use of pruning tools. Tet we have used our knives in our trees at random without any seeming increase of gum. However, we have found out what seems to be tne immediate cause of the gummlng.x This is the full flow of .? that courses up the tree In the late Spring. It seems that the flow Is so strong as not to be able to get by the constricted places. This explanation may not be scientific, but is sufficient for our purpose till the Investigators go deeper for a successful application of our euro depends upon a proper and early diag nosis or the case. We watch our trees carfullyll Sum mer, but especially in the late Spring, when the sap is flowing strongly, usually about the last of May or the first -of June. The youtrg shoots will be from four to six inches in length. If a heavy rain should set the trees to growing again after they have begun to ripen, as was the case three Sum mers ago when we had three inches of rain the third of July, the trees will need especial attention. At these times there will appear on the smooth bark of many of the trees puffy places Just below or above a crotch. These puffy places are usually about the size of a quarter but In crease rapidly. If taken at this stage It is a simple matter to get rid of the trouble. Take a sharp knife and cut out all of the diseased bark smd scrape out the mucilagenous substance under neath. When I say all. I mean all. If the, slightest particle Is left there Is likelihood of the gum coming back. To reiterate "cutting out" means "cutting out" not "cutting at." If the disease is not dealt with at the early stage de scribed It rapidly spreads Jill the tree Is entirely girdled. In which case the tree will die. If, however, there should be left a small strip of good healthy bark when the black stuff, which is poisoning the tree, is entirely cut away the victim will have a good chance to recover. Care should be taken to cleanse the wound high enougn up; ior even the the seat of the trouble will occa sionally escape the sharpest eye and undo all the good of the cutting. After the first cutting the sores should be gone over again in a weak or ten days. All the gum that prob ably will have collected In quantltlss should be scraped out afresh. This is particularly necessary that fresh bark may spread over the wound. It is not too late to cut out the gum even at this writing: for although the tree will have been severly Injured yet If not killed or past recovery It will gain much re lief from the cleansing. Anyone in terested may visit the McKinlay Or chards on Route One. Salem Oregon, or after the middle of September may find the writer at the. Lincoln Hifrh School, Portland. A. P. McKINLAY. HIGH POSTWwHT HOLD EN' WOULD BE BATTALION" HEAD, NOT FIRE CHIEF. Ex-Flremnn Seeks Appointment t - fin avcancy That Will Follow Examination of Three. Instead of attempting to seek . the highest position in the Fire Depart ment, after being out of the service five years. Lee Holden. formerly a bat talion chief, has agreed not to take the examination for chief, but wishes to be reinstated to his former rank. A good deal of comment has been stirred up because of the rumor that Holden Intended to seek reinstatement for the purpos of the forthcoming ex amination for the position of chief, there being a vacancy In that position because of the recent death of David Campbell. Nearly all of the comment was adverse to such a move, although Holden has an excellent record as a fire-fighter and has ananj. friends in the department. It wajK because he withdrew from the service five years ago to go Into private business that caused the feeling against his seeking at this time to become chief. It was felt by the members ,of the department, us well as many others, that Holden should not be allowed by the Civil Service Commlslon to take the examination for chief. It being generally regarded as v appropriate to confine It to the battalion chiefs now in the servklce. Assistant Chief Lau denklos net wishing to take, the ex amination. A short time ago Holden applied for reinstatement. This at once caused a rumor to the effect .that he wanted to try for the position of chief, and that Mayor Rushlight favored him for the place. The Civil Service Commission, at itsHast meeting, laid'over the ques tion of reinstating him and this will probably be decided this afternoon at 4 o'clock. With the examination for chief confined to three battalion chiefs, there will necessarily- be a vacancy when the successful candidate Is ap pointed as head of the department It Is Into this vacancy that Holden wishes to step. Whether there shall be a new ex amination for police captains, is a ques tion that also may he decided by the Commislon this afternoon. Mayor Rushlight believes there should be, as he says the markings in the recent ex amination were wronsr; that some ques. tlons were given no credits and that It waa unfair to some of the candi dates. However, it Is believed that the Commission' will not reopen the test FREE!- Upright Grand Piano BTlr-s--waEc4,: at Wrl IS- Fine Piano. First Prize. and Orer $8000 in Other Awards Free to Contestants Who SoWe the Great 'Teddy in the Jungle Puzzle" This great publicity contest ufacturers to acquaint the people conducted by the Graves Music of Oregon, with. Portland's only Co. in conjunction with several complete music house and the of the world 's largest piano man- pianos they sell. THE PRIZES ARE AS FOLLOWS: .FIRST PRIZE Magnificent Up right Grand Piano, F. O. B. factory In mahoiranv, oak or walnut case. SECOND PRIZK Fine Mandolin and $1S0 cash purchasing check. THIRD PRIZE Fine Guitar and $140 ra?h purchasing check. FOI'KTH PRIZE Fine Banjo and 1S5 cash purchasing; check. FIFTH PRIZE Handsome Chest of Silver and f 130 cash purchasing: check. THERE ARE NINE ANIMAtS IN SIX. Of DIRECTIONS Trace out the lines of each animal on this or a separate sheet of paper, mark them 1, 2, 3, etc The seven neatest cor rect answers will be given the 'seven grand awards mentioned above and others in the order named. Each contestant must abide by the rules and the decision of the Judges will be final. In case of tie prizes of similar value will be given to eacn contestauu Graves Music Go. Ill FOURTH ST. EVERYTHING IN MX'SIC. and that the administration will be obliged to appoint a captain from the three highest on the list Sergeant Riley, Patrolmen Circle and Inskeep. IiAXE COIXTY PICKING BEGTJN 50 Cents a Box to Be Paid Gleaners of Big Hop Crop. SPRINGFIELD. Or.. Aug. 29. (Spe cial.) Hop-picking in the yards of Lane County Is under way and by Sep- One very desirable thing that can be said of the Woods Electric is that the person who owns one can always ' be sure of the class, the standing and quality of his vehicle. There cannot possibly be any doubt. Chicago's "400," and any afternoon or evening function is the signal for a gathering of Woods Electrics. As water seeks its level so also does Quality seek the Woods, and "you can't go back of the returns" as evidenced by every street, avenue, boulevard and park. CHICAGO - . COVEY MOTOR CAR CO v TWENTY-FIRST A2TD WASHINGTON STS., PORTLAND, OREGON . I,dT ' Gold Watch Sixth Prise. SIXTH PRIZE Lasrs worn Watch and $125 cash purchasing check. SEVENTH PRIZE Fine auto harp and 1 120 cash purchasing; check. Then, in order of merit, 98 spe cial advertising: cash purchasing: checks ranging: In values from the above down to $60. TftlS PICTURE. CAS TOU FI.D Tuca Professional artists, music trade employes and winners of first prizes in our previous contests barred. Answers must be contestants' own work. All answers must be mailed or brouKht to Contest Manager., desk 2. Graves' Music Co., Ill 4th St., Portland. Or., on or before 9 P M.. Saturday. September 9. 1911. Be sure and write your name'and address plainly and rush answer to us today. Every one has an equal chance. PORTLAND, OR. tember and for three or four weeks between 3000 and 4000. pickers will be employed. On one yard alone, that of the Seavey Bros, on the McKenzie. five miles from Springfleld, 700 pickers will be employed. The crop Is very heavy this year and will averajre over 2000 pounds to the acre. The yield appears to be light and heavy-in places. The pickers will be paid the custo mary price of 50 cents a box in the majority of the yards. Edlefsen delivers fuel tics. C 2303. That it is the proper Societj Electric is shown by the face that it has been adopted by