TITE MOTtNTXG OHEGOXIAN. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1911.
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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
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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. (
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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