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7 V V MILT-EDGE EVENT IS 6RESHAM Fl Fine Exhibits, Exciting Races and Good Amusements Win Approval. GRANGE DISPLAYS WORTHY Official Exposition of Multnomah County Reveals Land Riches at Door of Portland High-Class livestock Is Shown. BY ADDISON BENNETT. Speaking about fairs, you ought to taks the Gresham or Cazadera train at the corner of First and Alder streets and go out to the Gresham Fair. I say Gresham Fair because that is the name It usually goes by. In reality it Is the Multnomah County Fair and yet the official title of the company or concern giving it is the Gresham and Riverside Amusement Club. It is the official county fair for the reason that the county funds partially sustain it year after year, the amount given for premiums this year being 12000. That is the amount given by the County Commissioners the entire premium list is much more than that, for the prizes are liberal. For a number of years I have heard about this fair, which takes place an nually along late in September of early in October. I have been told by many that it was one of the best conducted of all of our county or district fairs, which I could readily understand, for the . town of Gresham is Bltuated in the very heart of Multnomah County, and In the center of one of the finest bodies of agricultural land In the West. And this land is pretty generally cropped, but little of It, and that on the hills and In the few ravines. Is left In brush and stumps. It is too valu: able to remain in Its native unproduc tive " state.. Hence some of the most splendid farms one can see in Oregon are close around Gresham. People Are ProarreMlve. I don't know how many people Gresham has living within the city limits. If I remember rightly the cen sus of last year gave the place a popu lation of less than 600; by going over the town, as I did yesterday, I should Bay 1000 would be nearer the mark. But no matter what the population is it is one of the best business towns of anything like Its size in the state. And there is not a more progressive lot of people anywhere within our bor ders than in this same town. And it Is a beautiful town, finely macadamized streets, splendid buildings for business purposes and fine homes. In addition to its looks the place can boast of the best water supply of any small town in the world. Is that a big statement? Well, It is true, for the Bull Run pipes that supply Portland run through the town and they tap them for their water supply get it before Portland does, be fore It hits a reservoir. But here, I am going daffy about the town of Gresham, and the Gresham people, when it is the fair I want to talk about. That is what I went out to see, the great Gresham Fair. Now, to tell the honest, candid, un dressed and unvarnished truth about the weather. It was not the finest fair day ever known not quite. There were clouds In the sky, and from time to time these clouds dropped a tear or two, maybe three, or four. I was under cover and quite busy explaining to an unknowing young lady the difference between Guernsey chickens and Malay geese and I was also listening for the megaphone man who was inviting us into the grandstand to view the races. Races Cause Excitement. And, in spite of the little moisture, more or less, there were two good races that Just made the audience get up on Its rear legs and howl, the Interest was so great and the heats so close and exciting. But during the interim, between times, as the horses scored and were repeatedly stopped and turned back by the starter's bell. Brown's band, of Portland, gave us some excellent music, as they will today. But tomorrow the Girls' band from Oak Grove will toot their horns from the grandstand. It Is said that these Oak Grove young ladies are some tooters, and that a good many people will go to the show Just to hear them play. Now I will back right up to the be ginning and say that when I got off of the electric train, owned and op erated by the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, just an even hour after leaving Alder street, having my return ticket snugly stowed away, 1 was just 17 miles from Portland. Now (iresham by the Powell Valley road, the Base Line road or the Section Line road is less than ten miles from the Multnomah Courthouse, but the electric road serves a large territory before reaching there. Now I might have taken the Mount Hood road and got out there in about the same length of time and for the same fare, two bits the round trip, or I might have taken my automobile and made the d. stance in 25 minutes. Which 1 wish to remark is not to boost this or that transportation line, or my auto (not having, ,one till yet), but simply to show that the town of Gresham is on the best roads in the Northwest. All of the wagon roads mentioned are as Rood as any in the state, are cept well oiled and in perfect repair. Grange Exhibits Attract. Well, back to the fair. Lewis Shat tuck is the president of the associa tion giving the fair. Everybody who ever went to Gresham knows Mr. Shat- tuck. He is the John Wanamaker of Central Multnomah. - He and his sub ordinates have worked unceasingly ever since the close of last year's show to outdo that and all other Mult nomah County affairs of the kind, and I guess when the number and quality of exhibits are considered they accom plished their aim. I was particularly interested in the grange exhibits. There were four of them, by the following granges: Mult nomah, Lents, Evening Star and Bus sellville and another exhibit of the same order by the citizens of Pleasant Home. Now I do not wish to hand out any bouquets that are not deserved, but it is simply the truth to note th fact that either of these exhibits would have received a prize over the .county exhibits at the State Fair both for the quality, the arrangement and the size of the exhibits. Which causes one to wonder why It Is that these granges of the county do not get together an annual exhibit for the State Fair to compete against Ben ton. Linn and the other counties wtitch annually make their displays there. The farmers of the interior of the county owe It to themselves, their neighbors and the citizens of the county..general- y to do this. I suppose after the Judges have given their awards there will be a pretty lair resume or the agricultural, horticultural and all other exhibits in these columns. I simply wish to say that the reader cannot spend four or five hours to better ad vantage than by going out and view ing with his own eyes what I so faintly and so indefinitely am trying to de scribe. . Full Valne Is Received. If you know all about the interior of the county, all about Gresham you will want to go and see the beauties once more; If you have never been there you owe it to yourself to go out and see the finest body of agri cultural land you ever laid your eyes on. There are right around Gresham the finest farms in Oregon. Did I say that before? I hope so for the state ment will bear all sorts of repetitions. Go out and see the finest dairy cows yon ever saw on a fair grounds. See one of the finest poultry exhibits you ever witnessed. Look at the pigs, the sheep and the goats and the horses then dare to say that you have not been amply repaid and go down to "Wanamaker's" and get your money back. But you will feel more like going back to the gate and paying another CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT MARSHFIELD STARTS NEW YEAR OF ACTIVITY. lilillSSSlSli j t T liaiiipi llBlflBilii D. R. Green. M A R S H F I ELD. Or., Oct. 3. (Special.) The Marshfleld Cham ber of Commerce Is starting a new year, . which members be lieve will be the most active in its history. D. R. Green, man ager of the local interests of the Oregon Power Company, has been elected president to succeed Dr. J. T. McCormac, who has gone to California to reside. The new president has been in I the city only since last year, I when he was transferred by his company from Albany to Marsh- field to take charge of the Coos J While Mr. Green has not been here long, his buslness has brought him in conUct with many and his acquaintance is large. He has been active in public affairs and in the Cham ber of Commerce work. entrance fee, and then come away with out paying anything like full value for what you have seen and learned. . PRESS FINANCES BUREAU a COMMCXITr DEVELOPMENT IS i AIM IX IXIiAXD EMPIRE. Publication of Series of Articles on Straight Xews Malter Is Plan Proposed. SPOKANE, WashlToct 3. (Special.! The members o the Inland Empire Press Association passed a busy two hours' period Wednesday in discussing the report of the committee on commun ity development, presented by Dale Strong, of the New West Trade Journal, and decided to finance a bureau for the publication of a series of articles on straight news matter intended to help the work along. The association will also extond its work and try and se cure co-operation of a National bureau. Mr. Strong's report advocated Hhe installation of an office and editor to prepare the material, which will be sent out to all subscribing newspapers. The matter will be classified under such columns as will be deemed necessary- The report suggested, among other things, the encouragement of lo cal pride, the advantages of small towns, the boy who stays at home, lo cal beauty, parks and playgrounds, the home, good roads, the buying-at-home campaigns and several others. George Fields, of Idaho Post. Mos cow, presided and N. Russell Hill, of the Lincoln County Times, was secre tary of the session. About 15 editors, representatives of publications all over the Inland Empire, were present. The bureau Is expected to secure Its support from public bodies like the Spokane Chamber of Commerce and Federated Chambers of Commerce of the Inland Empire. HEIRLOOMS HANDED DOWN Mystic Camel Is Given to New Re ceiver at Vancouver Land Office. VANCOUVER. Wash., Oct. 2. (Spe cial.) When Christopher Kalahan. of Kalama, Civil War veteran, took over the office of Receiver of the United States Land Office in this city yester day succeeding W. W. Sparks, resigned, he was presented with an heirloom, which has been handed down through many former appointees .of the office. It Is an emblem of the sacred order of holy camels. The presentation speech was made by Glen N. Ranck, Register of the office, who asked that the recipient keep and guard the berloom which he was about to receive with great caution and care. 'This heirloom which- I am about to present to you is credited with being able to do certain things, but perhaps all would not be willing to follow its example." The relic was passed to Mr. Kalahan and he opened the package and took out a little silver camel, with the Inscrip tion, "A camel can go eight days with out drinking, but who wants to be a camel?" This camel was first sent to the late Alexander J. CooHU who passed It on to H. C Phillips, and he in turn handed it down to W. W. Sparks, who with due ceremony gave It to Mr. Ranck. Mr. Ranck has now given it into possession of the new Receiver, and by him it will be given to his successor in office Mr. Kalahan. appointed by President Taft, has put up a bond of $20,000 as Receiver and an additional bond of $5000 for special disbursing agent. "He as sumed the duties of his office, yesterday morning. He wa in Company I. 95th Illinois Infantry (Volunteers), and fought under General Logan, in the Army of Tennessee. TO THE LADY0F THE HOUSE riease order your daily supplies early. in the morning, thereby secure better selection, save yourself worry, and most of all. save the poor delivery horse from hard and fast driving that kills. We know you will do this if the matter Is simply brought to your attention. OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY. FEDERAL CONTROL E OF WATER AVORED Irrigation Congress " Holds Policy Is Essential for In terstate Streams. NEWLANOS BILL INDORSED Richard W. ' Young, of Suit L.'ke, Chosen President Unanimously and Phoenix Is Unopposed as Xext Meeting Place. SALT LAKE CITY. Oct. 3. With the election of officers, the 20th Interna tional Irrigation Congress adjoumec to meet next "year at Phoenix, " Ariz. The delegates tonight attended a ball and reception given in their honor. Richard W. Young, of Salt Lake, was elected president by unanimous vote. At the last moment the several cities that ami crh f th. riATf f?onfirreR with drew in favor of Phoenix. tne report or tne resolutions com mittee was adopted by the Congress as a declaration of principles. The declaration asserts that Federal con trol as between the states is essential to equitable distribution of the water of the interstate streams, it renews the indorsement of the congress of the Newlands river regulation bill:' ap proves the Federal forest policy and favors its extension and recognizes the establishment of the United States Reclamation Service as second only In importance to the passing of the rec lamation act. . Water-Users Would Control Sales. According to the declaration, the law should require that all contracts for Lilt; ENID Ul yuwci n:itliiiiu - lamation project shall be approved by a waier-users usuuihuuu " nv. v . ou... a project. ' The principal address of the day was made by Henry S. Graves, United States forester. "Within the last three years," he said, "there has been an agitation in certain quarters that the Govern ment abandon its policy of National forestry and turn its National forests over to the states. Underlying this question is another, which must really be settled by the same answer, namely, whether the National forests shall be parcelled out to individuals and cor porations and forest conservation as a public policy abandoned. Burden too Great tor States. "The first National Interest in those lands Is that of the continuance of timber production. It Is imperative to the whole Nation that these are to W k..Jt.J i Vl 11 T! I tllAlr 11 T fl - IfQ uaiiuicu nun .. ductlveness increased. The second great .National interest ia men h "lo tion of navigable rivers and Interstate TjV&tQT'S-i "Their practical consideration, which is really conclusive, Is that the protec tion, administration and improvement of the National forests Involve a fi nancial burden which the states cou.d not carry." Letter From Roosevelt Read. ml. nlln..,f nn- Inttlir fmill Colonel Roosevelt was read to the congress this morning by Victor Falkenan, of Chi cago: Mrh.A..-h T uHiah to congratulate the congress on its work. I most earn estly believe tnat we are . on the threshold of accomplishing through irrigation au inai ran u complished in this country. I feel that it Is necessary for the Nation to un dertake, as a comprehensive form and . n m.n.nnnnlilfircH ereneral UE LIH1 I w. a. " i. . . o scheme, the work of utilizing our waters, treating in counecuuu muuu another the Irrigation of the arid lands and semi-arid land's, drainage of the swamp lands, the utilization of the water power in behalf of the public at . . I ,.nl l:.n nf 111 1 T" nentlle large, i-iin 1 Li. r . from floods and the storage of flood waters so as to-mane tne rivers u.is able highways at all seasons. . "Moreover, tne conservauuu m ui . . n I mi en Rlnnes of the LUrCBlO uu 111 n lead waters must nationally be con sidered in connection both with the preservation of water for irrigation purposes ana wrh uw in . i - nno or thA measures of my Administration of which I am proudest was the esiaousnmeni ui im , w..i- tlon service." , . r- . - v.triimna ii rsTprt n. in ore tol erant spirit toward the reclamation service. "Men in the reclamation service, he said, "are the servants of the people, and I believe are trying to serve their masters with honesty and efficiency. I bespeak the tolerance of the people for the service. I bespeak your faith 'Women who bear children and re main healthy are those who prepare their systems In advance of baby's coming. Unless the mother aids nature in its pre-natal work the crisis finds her system unequal to the de mands made upon it, and she Is often left with weakened health or chronic ailments. No remedy Is so truly a help to nature as Mother's Friend. It relieves the pain and discomfort caused by the strain on the ligaments, makes pliant those fibres and muscles which nature is expanding, and soothes tb.3 Inflammation of breast glands. Mother's Friend assures a speedy and complete recovery - and she is left a healthy woman to 1C S-r,.rf enjoy the rear- . JTjVllSZXU ing of her child. Mother's Friend is sold at drug stores. Write for our free book for expectant mothers. BKADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga. in them, for .they are endeavoring to serve us welL" BOURBON DEBATES MOOSE Senator Stone and T. R. Men Argue ' Heatedly at La Grande. LA GRANDE, Or., Oct. 3. (Special.) Good-nafured repartee and im promptu debates between Bull Moose followers In a large audience that heard Senator Stone, of JJlssouri, pro pound the Woodrow Wilson doctrine, and the speaker himself, assumed al most indecorous proportions nere to night Mr. Stone said that In Oregon the battle was between Wilson and Roose velt, with Taft a good third, and that therefore, he would aim his thrusts at Roosevelt, and he started by project ing pertinent questions at the audience. As it happened, the Bull Moose dele gation was large, and among the Moosers 'some statisticians and politi cians thrust back at Mr. Stone pertinent questions also. The audience was in an uproar with laughter continually. The debate became so heated that sev eral were speaking and addressing Questions at Mr. Stone at the same time, and Mr. Stone, standing his ground valiantly, answered as many of his interrogators as he could. Mr. Graham, the Eastern Oregon Democratic candidate for Representa tive in Congress, preluded his speech making with a resume of what the Democrats had done In the House, and Mr. Stone touched lightly upon that subject, devoting his entire speech to a study of Roosevelt. He accused Roose velt of rank impropriety in the, rec iprocity matter, reading a copy of a letter from Roosevelt to Taft, in which the former applauded Taft for his rec iprocity campaign, and then Mr. Stone pointed out that Roosevelt went to Minnesota and the Dakotas and most violently criticised and attacked Taft for his action. WEALTHY SLAYER BEWAILS . , . (Continued From First Page.) sion. The state endeavored to prove that they were not. William Pearsall, a miller.'and W. Bossfleld, mill owner, who heard the shots, said they were several seconds apart. Chief of Police Topleman, on the stand, with others, identified the .revolver and reiterated statements of yesterday concerning the good character of Mr. Welch. Don Elliott, ex-Police sergeant, said that Mr. Welch went to the Creech residence in response to a call from Mrs. Creech to remove some men prowling about her yard: that Welch went with considerable reluctance, say ing that he did not want to butt into family affairs. Reason Not Given. Dr. L R.-Watkins gave testimony re garding the following conversation: "Who shot you?" asked the doctor as he bent over Mr. Welch on the ground. "J. S. Creech," was the answer. "What for?" asked the doctor. He Lreceived no answer, he said, but Welch exclaimed: "God forgive me for ever coming up here.- What will become of my cnildren? The prosecution attempted to prove that Mr. Creech's conversation with his wife was In an angry tone. ' Officer Kemper, who arrested Mr. Creech following the shooting, tes- tinea tnat Air. ureecn torn mm ne had gotten the wrong man. 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He testified that Mr. Creech said he had I..- ln anrl "If VrATllC haQ 311UL Ills UWV " 'DM" only spoken I would have recognized his voice ana tms wouia uev i a " Trmntor .Dili that, after impCUGU. iaciuiw he had taken Mr. Creech to the jail the defendant tola mm mm ordered him to. 'throw up his hands and he shot him. Watch I" In Evidence. Officer Berguson, who brought Mr. Creech to the county jail from Aber deen, testified that the defendant told him no conversation passed between the two men, but that he saw Welch in the yard and shot him. He gave no reason The state produced a watch today ki.h . v .... will n Itoiunt In nrove was the property of the man whom Mr. Creecn was lying in wtm i was in the house at the time of the shooting. ' Evidence Introduced by the state has a tendency to prove that no struggle took place between the men, as the defendant's attorneys have declared, but that he was shot without warning. BLARNEY KISS IS FATAL Vancouver Man Back From Ireland Relates Rare Accident. VANCOUVER, RVash, Oct. 2. (Spe cial) TimDoneganaitlredmer- chant and capitalist of this city, re turned Tuesday from a four and a half months' tour of Europe, Including Eng land and Ireland. The weather conditions In Ireland were bad. ' However, about September 1 the weather conditions improved and many harvested their grains and hay with more or less damage. It was even worse In. England than It was In Ire land, he said. . "The kissing of the Blarney Stono at Blarney Castle Is much more difficult 'now than It was years ago,"' said Mr. Donegan. A few days before we were there, a young woman lost her balance Buy Your Furs From the MANUFACTURER They Cost You Less In order to introduce onr new store and location, we are plac ing our entire line of high-grade Furs on special sale for a few days. Come today and pick the cream of our new Fall stock at a gTeat saving, just at the beginning of the season. 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