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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, SEPTE3IBER 29. 1911. ii MIRAGLE WHEAT BOON TO "Brother" of Pastor Russell's Flock Sells Crop at Dollar Per Pound. TABERNACLE IS MARKET r sora Paper K.aploll Claim of t alt's Leader Thai Marreloaa la IUr-slng of Mll- Irnnlnra's Dawn. HEAD Or CULT WHICH IS BEEfO ENKICHEO BY SALE OT MIRACLE WHEAT." XKW roFtK. U.rt. (Spertal.) M.rrbere of the Watch Tower Btl'l and Tract Sortetr. whlrh haa Ita head quarter at the Brooklrn Tabernacle, IT Mlrke street, hellers that tta world ta rc1r1nr great blessings because 1 the millennium la dawning and In or dcr to l.t ihur fellow rtttsena In upon a :; of tlia bl.aalngs ther hare die cor.rel. are acllina" what they cll "miracle wheat" at II a pound, accord Inx to Nw York papers. one dollar a pound not a buahe because mlrarle wheat la supposed to irnw to a hetjtht of six feet or more and to produce from la to la llmea aa much proportionately to tha amoun own. C T. Russell, the head of the socle ty and editor of tha Watch Tower, the ofictal publication, aaya that the so riftr doe not aell thla wonderful tnln, althouich It la supposed to re eire all the money from the aalra. rutor Russell, as he Is known. nerts tfcst the selling Is done for P-other Uoh.net. w ho cultivates mirac ulous crops, by Brother Pockejr. one of the chaps at tha tabneracle. nk.it Held Great Bleaalag. Pastor Russell modestly puts tha miracle wheat imonf rrtal bleastnas, such as the electric light, the wireless tr!errph. the airship and other mod ern inventions, says the World. The .New York papers hr erlnced a live ly Interest In Pastor Russell's bumper crop. lie exhibited to the reporters proof of the wheal's robustness from all parts of the United States, tnclud Ire photographs of Brother Luther's I ;0 - pound-from -one-atal k crop, said to have been arown at Dusty. Whit man County. Washington. -Youra la everlasting truth." Paator Russell la Interviewed concernln the "miracle wheat" by tha New York World, as follows: "In July. lot ha aald to a reporter for the World. "I aaw aa Item In a paper statins- that a farmer Darned K. B. Montr, of nncastls. Botetourt Coua ty. Virginia, bad discovered a special rowth of wheat oa his farm. Ha was very poor. He considered tha appear ance of thla wonderful wheat aa aa annwer to prayer and called It "mir acle wheat." because of Ita large pro auction. The statement struck ma aa truthful and I made mention of It In my Journal, the Watch Tower. He did aoi profesa to bo selling wheat." .Itssasrrewsl la ssewm. Mr. Russell showed tha reporter a ropy of the Watch Tower published last June, with the following article Uro'h.r BehB.t writes as that he has sra t i.l.y ai-f i 'Su'eted a crap f mtrac.e b..t from la. tew grain be obtained as mt 4Xt. H. rr-r tha: the Bret eppor- toni:v t-r o'.lnlnc this wheat shell re te the WftU-k Tewer reedere. Ue will aell It fr ft per poavd. lacladlaa poetsa sad ir the entire p ece.de te our soct.iv. All e-l.-e of tMe eheet ebould he addreaeed Virc Wh.it Hoh-i.t. JT Hlcks street. Hrcv.ft IB. N. V. This wrt keep wall en tf:M ae-wct eeprate frera his personal mall a-xl trim oum. rireta.r riat premteee to be ready te ' in t.iis wb.at by Auaus. 1. lie sars mm'', nheat should b. enwed ene-forth aa It H k ea cernmea wheat. Ordinarily II ifiti d 1-re.t.acw f-ena 19 te 11 ttnaae as much propor:uiA..iy te the amount aowa. Te nr. t.-ttnc ntcaant men.T aboold sccom paar th. erd.r. Watrk Tewer read. re will t i. .ha r"-f.r.nr. np te Aaguat sftrr M. h cd-r. an ae attende.1 te Indiarrttn o lees ae the supply bo:tt eat. T ".jt t.nn A be tdti ipi the Fall. "l-t me explain our Interest la tha wheat." volunteered Pastor Russell. "Our expectation Is that tha millennial rlriumi that have been looked for so lor. are near and will come about ta what will appear to be tha ordinary and natural way. Take the electric light, for Instance. I understand that to be one of the lord's special Mesalngs la preparation for tha millennial mgr. 80 are all tie other great Inventions wireless telegraphy, telephones, yes, and rct.iry preeses. Look at the great power of the press!" Brother Bonnet Baey, In further conversation Pastor Rus sell admitted that while Brother Bohnet ncurea tn nearly every Issue of the Watch Tower as lecturing; In different rarts of the country, he still hsd found time to cultivate "miracle wheat" on a firm in Allegheny County. Pennsyl vania. A letter received by Brother Russell said that Brother Ackermaa, of Dusty. Wash., "reported a 110-pound yield from one pound sowed last Fall, and Brother Luther, from the same place, secured t-' pounds from one pound. Neither had rust nor smut." "Is th wheat not sold for your ac ccintT" Tastor Russell waa asked. "Oh. dear no." he replied. "Mr. Tockey only handles the wheat for Mr. Bohnet. We have nothing to do with the matter, except th"t we receive tha proceeds of the sal front Mr. Dockey just like other valuables that are given to ti "" "Such asT" was asked. "Oh. we get quite a little ' Jewelry oTered to us. We sell that and use the money for our work." You do not have Mr. Dockey sell the Jewelry for youT asked the reporter. "No, wa sell that ourselves. We get many things that way. Why. not lone; sao a man offered ns his farm In Okla homa but we haven't disposed of It yet. though we have tried to. No. Brother Dockey did not try to sell the f.rn Pi ice Declared Reasonable, -Why. II a pound Is not very high rr wheat seed." he went on. "I have cfen heard of ordinary seed that sold for i4 cents." And Pastor Ruasell pro duced a photograph of a few very full wheat stalks, which a letter from Pal metta. Ga.. aserted had been raised tea brother la that piece. One strand of miracle wheat, the letter affirmed, contained I staiks. estimated to hold 1'ioa grain. The price of the "miracle wheat" st Brother Dockey'a dispensary In the Tsbernscle la ft a bushel of lata But small sales at 11 are mora vt'ial. Brother Dockey. even while making cp new packages of "miracle wheat" st II a package, confesses that It may have no miraculous properties, and re rrt'.r.de the questioner of the words "or c! manly should produce" In the Watch Tower advertisement. He says, and Tailor Raasell maintains, that since June the proceeds of the wheat bust reaa conducted by Bohnet. Donkey A -.-not the Wstch Tower Bible and Tract bocietv. nor Pastor RuseeJl sf s - - t J 7 - t PASTOR RCJEI.U THE FOUNDATION OF OUR SUCCESS IS BASED UPON THE MERIT OF OUR QUALITY MERCHANDISE S3 W IS . if a Two Unusual Tailored Suit Values S a.ocl 27.SO St A charming Btyle of soft diagonal cheviot, with wide square revers, with broad edge stitching; one of our own designs: a beautifully tailored and distinctive ' S u it, for only $25.00 A Smart Suit of Scotch Mixture, cut with odd double panel on back of skirt and coat, broad revers, and trimmed; a Suit of much style, that will give great satisfaction, for JQ"y CeT only nbdCi 4 DU A NEW FTJR STYLE BOOK SENT TO TOTJ UPON EE QUEST GET OUB PRICES UPON REMODELING AND RENOVATING the People'a Association did not ex ceed lid DO. Brother J. A. Bohnet. who haa been the official experimenter. aaya tha wheat la to be sowed about a quarter aa thick as ordinary wheat and that It should yield about 15 times as much. Nevertheless, tha organlxatloa does not guarantee thla. In fact. It puta tha whole burden on Brother Bohnet. W1THTCOMBE IS SKEPTICAL- IT pert at Oregon Eiprtmnt Sta tion Not ItTrwmwd by "Miracle." Dr. Jamea Wlthycombe. director of the Oregon Experimental Station at the Oregon Asrrtoulttira! College, when asked about "Miracle wheat" yeater day. eald he had never heard of tt be fore. 'but Judged from the name that It waa tha same as "Alaska wheat" or Seven-heaJed wheat." which nave been exploited by schemers In recent years and which have proved worthless. The "'Alaskan wheat" frauds wtjlch were carried o nrather extensively In 103 until tha Government took a hand and exposed tha product, wera handled la a very clever manner and tha pro moters netted 4 neat fortune before tha farming public was advised by tha Government of tha Inferior quality of the grain. Prior to that time tha "Pharoah wheat" game waa worked and the proraotera got rich. The "Alaska wheat" was) originated by a man named Abraham Adams who professed to bava found a single head of the wheat In the fertile vaileya at Alnska. He took tha new variety to Idaho where from tha stngla head ha grew severs! pounds. He continued In the cultivation nntll he had 70.000 bushels from a tract of TOO acres. Ha then began to prepare literature, had testa made and created quite a stir among agronomists and farmera wno were advised that the wheat had great multiplying qualities and was excellent for milling purposea. The promoter of the wheat did not claim to be a practical farmer nor Burbank. but reported that ha had found the grain In a mysterious way and had discovered that It was tar ahead of any of tha many varieties la use at that time. He reported mat ha had realised a gala of 221 per cent a single year from one kernel. It la said, and claimed that as much aa 100 bushels conid be grown to tha acra. Thla waa nearly double tha amount be ng grown by the farmer who used he Durm and Red Spring varieties and the new wheat became popular. When the sale of the product be gan, the promoter set a price of 120 a bushel and waa shipping It everywhere when W .M. Jardlne. a Government agronomist, mads a report that tha wheat was a fraud. He had made testa of "Alaska wheat." Red Spring wheat and Durum wheat and of tne hrew varieties found that "Alaska' was Inferior. It made a very poor loaf f bread and waa unusually heavy. It was found that an average of 25 ushels an acre of tha "Alaska wheat" was about aa much aa could be grown This was the average taken from a 700 acra tract which waa tested. The "Pharaoh wheat" waa another fraud which netted tha promoters much money. The producer professed to have found a few grains In aa ancient Egyptian tomb and grew mora from he few grains. This wheat waa alao reported to have great multiplying uallttew and to be excellent for mtll- ng purposes. It was later round to be a fraud. Thla waa also aold for $:0 bushel. WIFE USES WITS Mrs. Alisky Tries Strategy to Find Spouse in Hiding. POLICE MADE TO HELP HER EA MERCHANTS WORRIED Importation of Colored Leaf Barred by Frdrral Government. WASHINGTON. Sept. . i. Tea mer- hants are becoming agitated over tha rohnbla course of the Government In Igldly enforc'ng the regulations gainst colored tea. President Nlshl, the Japanese Tea Traders' Assocla- on. with headquarters at Chicago, to- ay conferred with Acting Secretary the Treasury Curtis and Inquired hat would be done with a large ron arntnent of Japanese tea now due at San Francisco. Mr. Curtis took tha matter up with the San Francisco cus tom's officials. There will be no relaxation. It Is said. the Governments policy of atrlctly rbld.ilr.ir the entry of colored tea. he only open question Is the develop ment of simple standards thst will govern the Importation of tea at every port of the country. This problem Is expected to be solved within a few daya of the Joint experiments of tha treasury and agricultural departments chemists. of McMlnnnile to Give Tan Walnut. JIMIVN'VILLF, Or. Sept. JJ (Spe cial. The VcMinnrlKe Walnut-growers' club haa unanimously voted to pre sent tea pounds of Tamhlll County wal nuts to President Tatt upon hla arrival la Port'.acd next month. The presenta tion will be made by 3. C. Cooper, president of the Walnut Club. Tha Me Mlnnvllie club will also prepare a per manent exhibit of the best-known va rieties of walnuts suited to this climate, and present them to "the Oregon Agri cultural CoV.ege at Corva'.lls. This ex hibit will be stmllsr to that sent to the Department cf Agriculture at Washington. D. ' It la believed that the late rains w1!l insure well-fUled nuts tear. la all of the Oregon crop winter of Marbrlle Gllruan Corey Swears to Felonj Charfea So She Can Arrest Husband and Serro Divorce Paper. ram FRANCISCO. Kept, it. (Spa clai.) Fearing that ner emlesariee are tinahla to locate bar huebana to oerv dlvorca papers. Mrs. Pearl Alisky. alster of Mra. Mabelle Oilman Corey, wlfa of the erstwhlla Plttsburw atcei magnate, today appeared before Judge Charlea I W aller and awora to wub-piuuuiiwh an nesMect. both felony charges. -That'll get him. I s;uesa." aald Mra Alisky. who haa been yalnly aearchln the city alnca early last week, whan sha Instituted divorce proceedings, to find her spouse and obtain from him .nh, - denial or challenge to tha ehaeaea which aha made in a aeaiea rnmnlalnt "Now, after swearing to tha felony charge. If I aee htm on tha street, I can point him out to a policeman and have hlra arrested without further parley. Otherwise, while I'd be going to get tha divorce papers, he d be oia aopeaxUig. It's very simple when you know how." Tha offense named In tha charra la cited as taking place September 1. Mra Alisky says aha la certain her husband Is In San Francisco, because ha cam Info court when tha divorce ault waa Instituted and expressed chagrin that tha naoera wera sealed. The plaintiff, who givea her addreaa aa the Hotel Urgent, Butter street, aaya aha doea not know exactly what chara-ea are made In tha aealed com plaint, aa aha left tha matter entirely In the hands of her attorney, and may. aha aaya make one or many. OFFICIALS PRAISE FAIR XORTII BANK PARTY SEES Ei HIBITIOX AT GOLD EX DALE. this whlcl Aa President Grajr, of Rallwayand T. O. Lively, of Stockyards, Make Addresses to CtrJsena. GOLDENDALE. Wash, Sept. 2$. (Special.! Carl R. Gray, president or tha North Bank Road: w. E. Coman, general freight and passenger agent of the North Bank, and D. O. Lively, vice-president and general manager of the Portland Union Stockyards, arrived here today and visited the county fair. President Gray addressed the ciuxena on the oenents oi a county ir. x?e said that he considered there was no better way of Improving tha standard of livestock and horticultural products than by holding a fair which would create a rivalry between growers that would stimulate a desire to produce a uperlor article to that of hla neighbor. Ha also said tne eastern states nau lost much by discontinuing their little fairs and that they had begun to realize the fact and were going back to them. Mr. Lively spoke on nog raising ana encouraged the development of tha In dustry In thla county. He said that there waa over (17.ouu.vuv sent out oi the Northwest each year to tha Eastern packers for meat that should be pro duced In the West. Tha party win leave thla city tomorrow morning by utomoblle and will spend the lorenoon looking over a portion or the wneat section east of this city, arriving at Maryhlll In time for tha Oregon Trunk train to go to Bend to attend the cele bration at that place. POWDER IS WRECK CAUSE Admiral Believes Fire La J Dormant la Battleship. PARIS. Sept. 18. Tha Paris Midi affirms today that absolute differences of opinion exlat between vice-Aamirsj Bellue and tha Minister of Marina. M. Delcaeae, as to tha cause of the explo aion that deetroyed the Llberte. Tha Admiral, who commands tha aecond aqiiadron. to which the battleship be longed, maintains the dlsaater waa due to the'decomposttlon of the pow der In her magadne. M. Delrassa re fuses to accept that explanation. The shells were kept next tha room In which paint, tar and oil were stored. officer of tne UDerte expresaea Friday and Saturday Sale of Genuine Russian Pony, Near-Seal and Hudson Seal Coats The sale comprises a full line of the latest creations in the latest models for the new season of 1911 and 1912. Russian Pony Coats, full length. Regular $75, spc'L Russian Pony Coats, - length; regular $65; special Russian Pony Ooata, full choice quality. Regular $100.00; special ... Russian Pony Coats, full length, ex tra choice. Regular f Of' $165.00. Special J) 1 a O Natural Russian Pony Ooat, full length, beaver eollar and cuffs. Ex tra fine. Regular $185. Special Near-Seal Coats, full length, made of choiee skins. Regular (J f f $125. Special J) 1 UU TT-r 4 as v Oflfll ilAfia 'frill lAM-r4ri fin quality. Regular $190. t -i ft Special i X JU . $55 $50 11 length, $85 $150 Millinery of Unquestionable Style and Price Our millinery department is fairly filled with the much -wanted millinery this season. The dainty styles from the work of our skilled makers are coming in to the salesroom every day. What you see today will be much different than tomorrow, as the stock is replen ished every 24 hours. Come and visit our department Get acquainted with the styles, the workmanship and quality, and the price. Once you see, then to be convinced. - V4 Off on All Trimmed Millinery New Neckwear -New Jewelry New Bags New Gloves New Hosiery Fnfir Huitrtfrtrt frr- fhurih. mnd Dorrison Streets LEADNO SPECIALTY ffOlSE FOR LADES MISSES CHILDREN Ask for "M8ntorwear"and'PoreBt MULs" UNDERWEAR When you buy your underwear this season "don't" buy until you have seen these two great lines; you can save money in this exclusive shop if you will only take the time to examine our mer chandise. Every size and every qual ity is carried in either cotton fleced, wool or. silk and wool garments in 2 piece or union suits. The great feature of Mentorwear and Forest Mills is the perfect fit and "no-sag" shoulders, which give comfort to the wearer. MENTORWEAR 60 to $3.50. ' FOREST MILLS 50 to $3.50. Quality First Consideration. tha belief that tha lira waa smoulder Ins; in tha atoreroom tor a long- time. It gradually heated tha partition ot tha magrazlne against which were stacked the 1.05 shells. When these be came sufficiently heated they exploded, thua accounting- for the first explosions which preceded tha blowing- up of tha mag-aclne. COUNSEL IS HESITATING MrXamarm Lawyer Undecided . Whether to Aak for New Judge. LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Sept. Jg. Coun sel for John J. and James B. McNamara held another fruitless conference today without being- able to decide whether ta ask that a Judge other than Judge Walter BordwelL hear the case of their clients, who are charged with con spiracy to commit murder, in connec tion with the explosion wh'ch wrecked the Los Angeles Tlmea October 1. 110. Following tha conference. Attorney Clarence S. Parrow of Chicago, ohler of counsel, aald that they hoped to ba ready for trial October 10, the data set. regardless of the possible appli cation for a change of Judge. Tha defense holds that Judge Bora- well's order compelling Attorney John R. Harrington, of Chicago, employed by tha defenae. to answer questions put by the grand Jury s sufficient ground on which to ask for another trial Judge. Ontralla Postofflce Site. CENTRA LI A. Willi, Sept. it. (Spe cial.) The Government's lease on tha present postofflce building In Centralla expiree In a few months, and consid erable difficulty Is encountered In find ing new quartera. Bias were cane a recently, but only one waa submitted and thla did not meet the approval of tha Postal Department. The difficulty experienced by the postofflce depart ment In finding suitable quartera Is advanced as an argument In favor of the Government buying a site and erecting a Federal building In thla rltv REBEL WINS HIS FIGHT MEXICO XOT TO GET GENERAL CARYL AP RHYS PRYCE. United States Oonrmtesloner Denies Extradition on Charges of Arson, Murder and Robbery-. LOS ANGELES, Sept. it. General Caryl Ap Rhya Pryce. the ex-leader of Mexican lnaurrectoa In Lower Califor nia, will not have to face charges of robbery, arson and murder In Mexico. At the end of hla hearing on the robbery accusation today. United States Commissioner Van Dyke aald that In bis opinion there haa been a general revolution In Mexico and that Pryce' s acta there bad been In furtherance of the revolution. Therefore, the Commis sioner aald, tha ex-tnsurrecto leader's offense was not extraditable. Tha murder and arson charges based on the same evidence aiso wera dis missed. That left Pryce free from all charges except that preferred against him by the United Statea Government violation of ths neutrality ejaw. His bonda were fixed at 12500 on that accu sation, and his attorneys aald efforts would be made to provide tnem. ills bearing on- the pending charge will ba held later. STATE HAS CONVENTION New Sfexioo Republicans Organize Permanently at Las Vegas. EAST LAS VEGAS, N. M, Sept. 18. The first state Republican convention waa opened here today by Chairman H. O. Bursum, of the state central com mittee. He named ex-Governor L. B. Prince, of Santa Fe. and Jose Desena, AMPLE HOE HOP CLIMB ONE FLIGHT men SAVE $2 NOW Values $3.60 to $5.00 Upstairs Lafayette Bldg. WORTH MORE WOMEN Entrance S1SH Wasklngrtoa Street, N. E. Corner Sixth. Make no mistake. M. Marks, Jr., Mgr. of the same city, aa temporary officers. Each county represented In the con vention waa allowed to name one mem ber on the committee on credentials, permanent organization and rules. The committees began working this afternoon. POSTCARDS ARE BOOSTERS One Million Spokane Views Will Ad vertise Apple Show. SPOKANE. Wash, Sept. JS. (Spe cial.) The publicity eommittea of tha Fourth National Apple Show today In augurated a postal card campaign. A aet of eight cards boosting the apple show and the Inland Empire has been printed. ; It Is expected that not less than 1,000,000. cards will be mailed by Spo kane boosters between now and the opening of the show. The cards were made in tspoaane. in Muug views of the city, the set contains comic drawings of King Apple and the apple show. Mnrdock Dodges Issues. LA GRANDE, Or, Sept. 28. (Spe cial.) Victor Murdock . dodged such thines as Presidential possibilities, pave reciprocity a scant mention and had nothing to say about the unstinted reception given President Taft In Kan sas, in a semi-political speech here tonight. The father of insurgency ad dressed a large audience and was bril liant. . PORTLAND'S NEW REGAL SHOE STORE 308 Washington St. Wilcox Bail ding. WILL OPEN SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 30. Portland can then boast of having one of the finest, most complete and up-to-date shoe stores in the country. -The new Regal Shoe Store, with its handsome exterior and conveniently-arranged in terior, is a fitting home for the world's most celebrated footwear. REGAL SHOES, FOR MEN AND WOMEN Regal models for Fall,' in all the newest and smartest styles of the season, await your inspection. The Men's Regals include the latest ideas in high toea and high heels, and other styles that appeal to the younger set. , We have also a showing of staple models ample enough to mit those of more conservative tastes. In a separate Women's De partment, all that is daintiest in feminine footwear fash ions will be found in the ex quisite Women 's Regal Styles. Regal Shoes are sold at cost Fins 5 per cent. Regal prices axe now Aavaace Astsmi Regal Weeaea. Kali Order SaJlefteeV -.g.1 ' $3.35 to $5.85 New Regal Fall Model for Mes Catalogues Seat oa Rcqneet. 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