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THE MORNING OHEGONIAN, MONDAY, 3IAY 5, 1913. Old9 Wortman& King rnn-roRT.nmrMORBISOV. WEST PARK. ALDER AND TENTH STREETS OF STEAMBOAT KNOCKS PIER FROM UNDER BIG STEEL BRIDGE. E Store Opens 8:30 A. Ml and Closes at 5:30 P. M. Daily Except Saturday 100 MANY CITIES' VIRGIN AREA'S BANE GROWERS AY AND GRAIN GQMB1N Washington Farmers Forming Stock Company to Do Away With Middlemen. BETTER PRICE IS SOUGHT Xearly 500 Already Enlisted, In eluding Citizen of Every Agri cultural Connty In State; Plan to Be Perfected Today. SEATTLE. Wash.. May 4. (Special.) A delegation of Washington hay and grain farmers today assembled at tne Arlington Hotel to complete pians xor the organisation and Incorporation of a H frantic co-operative stock company of Washington farmers. Nearly 500 hay and grain raisers are already committed to the plan. Tne scope and detail of organization, it is expected, will be perfected tomorrow and steps will be taken lmemdlately to unite and centralise In one Institution all of the grrain and forage growing agriculturalists of the state. Blow Aimed at Middleman. The purpose Is to do away, as far as possible, with the middleman and the costly and unnecessary machinery of business that now exists between tne producer and the consumer of hay and grain. The farmers Interested and they are of every agricultural county in Washington believe that by the plan now under way the producer will come nearer to getting the true value of his produce and the consumer will be able to buy much more cheaply than under the prevailing conditions. Andrew Olson, of Ellensburg, a for mor member of the Washington Legls lature. Is one of the leaders in the proj ect and .with his associates. J. Uao hart. William Tackwood and J. N. Birch, all farmers of Kittitas County, has en listed subscribers to the enterprise In all parts of the state. Associated farmers" local organiza tion, in Skagit. Snohomish. Takima and other counties, as well as hundreds of individuals, have Indorsed tne resolu tions adopted in conventions at Mount Vernon and Ellensburg, outlining the policy and plans of a general consoli dation of hay and grain raisers. Tne first step after Incorporation will be the absorption of the W. W. Robinson Company's warehouse, equip ment and business and the re-eatabllsh-ment of that plant as the state clearing-house and sales headquarters of the new institution. Seattle is to be the chief distributing point, as It is already the biggest mar ket for hay and grain in Washington. BALLOON TIED TO ROOSTER Farmer so Pestered by Neighborhood Lads That He Starts Suit. SEATTLE. Wash, May 4. (Special.) Charles F. Meurllng, a rancher of Vincent, in the Cherry Valley section of King County, has started suit against the parents of several boys In his neighborhood, whom he alleges are responsible for a lot of most untoward troubles on his farm. According to his complaint, they scared his dog so badly by fastening an artificial rose on his tail that the dog cannot be Induced to come from under the house. They tied a plug hat over the head of a calf and so scared the mother cow that she Jumped a fence and has not been seen since. The boys tied toy balloons to a pet rooster, causing him to take seven league jumps about the barnyard with bad effect on other prise chickens. Gasoline was mixed with coal oil and a brooder full of chickens was burned. At night the boys have often rapped on the door without showing up and recently when the farmer heard a rap he. showered a pail of hot water on the head of an aunt, who had come out from Seattle on a visit. The end of his afflictions came when he found the boys had written "Use Blank's liniment for rheumatism." In the family Bible, and that his horses were enjoying a meal of carrots sprinkled with coal OIL OUTSIDE INFLUENCE SEEN Jordan Says Mexican Revolt Is Fi nanced by Interested Persons. ST. LOUTS. May 4. The Mexican revolution is being financed by outside mon-y. Dr. David Starr Jordan, presi dent of Leland Stanford University, de clared tonight in a sermon at the Sec ond Presbyterian Church. His sermon was one of many delivered here today by speakers and delegates at the fourth American Peace Congress. "If the supply of outside money should cease the revolt would cease," Dr. Jordan said. "I don't -know where the1 money comes from. If I did I would tell the Administration at Washington. But It romes from someone who is financially Interested in promoting the disturbance." Ir. Jordan suggested several reforms In war regulations that should be Insti tuted at once, one of which was that "private property at sea should be im mune from capture." He proposed that international law should prevent any nation from collecting debts by force of arms or by threatening to do so. PRIEST TO LEAD TROOPS Cleric Marked for Death by Kebcls to Fight for Federal Cause. EL PASO. Tex., May 4. Father Fe lix Carranda. parish priest of Guer rero. Chihuahua, Is to lead a group of Federal troops In the campaign against the revolutionists of Northern Mexico. "I am changing the cassock for the sword," he wrote General Antonio Ro bago. military governor of Chihuahua state. "Having been marked for death by the revolutionists, I offer my serv ices, promising to raise a force of 200 men loyal to the government." General Rabago accepted the offer, commissioning the priest to raise a volunteer corps. Guerrero, In the mountainous district west of Chihua hua City, was the birthplace of the Madero revolution. Man and Wife Injured. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 4. (Spe cial.) & B. Nelson, of Portland, suf fered a dislocated shoulder and his wife several severe cuts on the face when the motorcycle on which they were rid ing collided with an automobile owned and driven by J. A. Munday, a promi nent resident of Vancouver, on the streets here today. The Nelsons were taken to St. Joseph's Hospital. 11 Hi i! i;us syt VIEW OF R1VERDALE VIADUCT AFTER ACCIDENT. RAYMOND Wash., May 4. (Special.) When the steamer Claremont collided with the Rlverdale bridge one day last week, an entire pier was demolished. The viaduct support was wiped out as neatly as If done under supervision of an engineer. BURGLAR IS WHIPPED With Gun Man Escapes Slug ger Through Closed Window. SHOTS STOP PURSUIT Seattle Citizen With Fist Hits In truder so Hard He Falls From Second Floor, His Head Penetrating Wall Below. SEATTLE, Wash May 4. (Special.) An armed burglar, who had entered the home of G. V. Lamed. 727 Belmont street, was put to night early this morning by Mr. Lamed, after the two had engaged In a terrific hand-to-hand fight In which the intruder was badly beaten. The encounter came to an end when Mr. Larned landed a heavy left upper cut on the burglar's jaw, sending the fellow hurdling over a bannister, on the second floor, to the floor below. The man landed against a wall with such force that his head penetrated the plas tering and laths. In his anxiety to leave the scene the burglar chose a pantry window for his exit, diving through the frame and glass without taking time to raise the obstruction. Mr. Larned started In pursuit, but gave up the chase when the fugitive fired two shots which whizzed danger ously near the pursuer's head and which, together with the screams of the battling men, aroused the entire neighborhood. BRIDGE 10 BE OPENED WOODLAND PEOPLE FLAX CEL EBRATION MAY 17. Harry Colville Will Drve From Lewis Viaduct Tied In Sack and Re lease Himself fnder Water. WOODLAND. Wash.. May 4. (Spe cial.) Woodland is planning a barbe cue and monster celebration xor tne dedication of the Piciflc Highway bridge across Lewis River on the open ing day. May 17. All entertainment will be free. Hot roast beef sandwiches with cor- BUSY COMMERCIAL CLUB OP BAND ON SELECTS NEW MAN - -pot ct-crt;tapyoht'P. . -' . ? 4 f - ! , - , v j - -. . 4 -C : J..-- A " E. H. Flak. L E. Browa. BANDON. Or., May 4. (Special) Upon the retirement of P. H. Poole from the secretaryship of the Bandon Commercial Club, L. E. Brown, a local business man. was selected for the place. Among the many things under promotion the one nearest completion Is the Incorporation of the Portland and Smith Additions to the city. This will greatly increase the taxable property. The club Is agitating the Improvement of the fire and water sys tems and aiding in the establishment of a public library. The membership Is Increasing steadily, there being at present 75 members. E. H. Fish, of the Lyoas-Johnson mill. Is president of the organization. mm 5 t j fee will be served by women of the Clark and Cowlita County Granges. An auto, carriage and wagon parade will take place at noon. A natural stadium at the east end of the bridge will be utilized for formal exercises and public speaking. Harry Colville. Instructor of swim ming at the Multnomah Amater Ath letic Club, will do the Monte Cristo sack dive, which he performed twice In Australia. The Monte Cristo sack dive consists of being tied up in a sack, weighted .Hh maIt n n 4 ttirnwn Intfl the rfvnr. He promises to release himself while under water and rise to tne suriace within three minutes. Three railroads serving Woodland have promised to make -a low round trip excursion rate for Bridge day cele bration. The excursion tickets may be purchased on May 16 and are good un til May 18. Woodland has a service of ten trains each way dally. CHILDREN SARAH'S JOY BERNHARDT WOULD BE GREAT-GREAT-GRANDMOTHER. Actress Says Women Who Take Hus bands Younger Than Them- selves Make Blunder. NEW YORK, May 4. (Special.) "My ambition now Is to be a great-great grandmother. Children are the great est Joy of life," said Sarah Bernhardt, who arrived today from a tour across country. "With them a woman lives over the best things in her own life. "I want to say, too," she added, "that no woman should marry a man younger than herself. I think It is a fatal blunder to do so, especially if woman- has passed forty." Bernhardt said Americans didn't eat properly prepared food. "Perhaps," it was suggested, "Madam will honor the United States by leav ing behind a recipe for her favorite dish?" . ' "By all means," she said. "I am a fine cook. Listen now. I will tell you how to prepare sauvagine. Take a sauvagine, which Is a small sea bird, stuff it with crushed larks, grapes. currants and Juniper berries, wrap it It In grape leaves and roast it before a slow tire upon a spit made of a wil low wand. Let It be removed from the fire while the flesh Is still pink. Use plenty of salt and pepper and you have a dish lit lor tne goas. When Sarah Bernhardt returns to Paris within a few weeks she will take with her not less than JloO.ouu. Bankers Called to En gone. EUGENE, Or., May 4. (Special.) A call has been issued for bankers of Lane, Donglaa and Coos counties to meet In Eugene on Wednesday, May 7, for the purpose of organizing Group Three of the Oregon State Bankers' Association. It is expected that SO bankers will attend. Li ill' I mmwwOTM .rfs, - Jt I 1 A f - . v ...... - & im m Si 1 1 f ' 4m i am "Town" Lot Dealers Curse of Crook County, Says Ad dison Bennett. DAIRY FUTURE PICTURED Lack of Weeds Now Keep Down Yield of Grain Because Farmers Do Not Cultivate Enough, He Says. Water Supply Discussed. BT ADDISON BENNETT. OPAL PRAIRIE. Crook County, Ore gon, May 4. (Special Correspond ence.) When the railroads were opened into Central Oregon, a little over two years ago, there were . In Crook County four towns with enough population to Incorporate, namely: Prlneville, Redmond, Bend and Madras. There were, however, along the right-of-way over which the railway was constructed a number of embryo "cities," such as Opal City, Hillman, Culver, Metollus and Gateway. These towns were platted and some buildings erected In most of them, and many thousands of dollars' worth of town lots were sold In advance of rail way construction. It was hoped, for the good of the country, that the first trains and the advance guards in ad vance of the trains would be settlers people who would buy or take up land and assist In developing the country by tilling the soil. But of those who came in with the expectation of remaining, a large ma jority were town boomers and shoe string speculators. By the latter term I mean people who would make an al leged "purchase," pay down a small amount on what should be termed an option, with the expectation of turn ing this option within a short time at an immense profit. As long as buyers can be found to purchase town lots, there will be town lots on the market, for there are hun dreds of thousands of acres in the country adjacent, or nearly adjacent, or contiguous, or nearly contiguous, io every town that Is admirably adapted for town lots, and It is true tnat good deal too much of this land, was utilized for that purpose ana iar too much of it sold. Whole Section Affected. And the whole section haa suffered thereby, for nine out of ten of these purchasers lost their option money, and went away to curse tne country, now these conditions are somewhat typical of all new sections, or newly opened sections, so there is no use in blaming anvbodr. Indeed, the suckers wno lost their shoestrings are more to be blamed than the lot dealers, for It was tneir money that platted the additions and bought the land for the promoters. Here Is what I am coming at: 'mere are a lot of surplus towns over there, some of which are dead, some mori bund, some dying. The great trouble, on the other hand. with this section Is the over-sangume- ness of the settlers, old and new. The former expected that with the advent of the railways their fortunes would be made; the latter were sure they would be able to sell out In six months or a year, or two years at the most, at a tremendous advance in price. If there ever has been a new section opened up where the same conditions have not obtained to a certain extent, then I know not where it Is, so there is no use In attempting to argue that Crook County has been an exception to the rule. Tnro Cities Have Future. In the Deschutes Valley of the fu ture there will be two nice cities; there will be as prosperous a lot of land owners as there are In Oregon; pros perity will be the rule and not the ex ception; it will be a section ef which all Oregon will be proud. But these conditions will not prevail tnis year, or next year, or the year after. They ill not obtain until the landowners find themselves that is. until those who till the soil know how to till it. what to till it for and how and when to harvest and market what they grow. One of the curses of the non-lrrl- gated portions of the country has been, still Is, the lack of weeds. The reader may say that is all nonsense. But this is a wheat country, that is the dry- farming sections, and the average wheat grower plows his stubble In the Fall or the Soring and thanks God the weeds do not come up and cover the iround. So he sits down, folds his hands and awaits the planting season. He has cultivated his ground once he should have done so three or four more times to fully conserve and retain tne moisture. For so-called dry-farming means simply the use of the moisture of two vesrs for one year's crop. To rotatn the moisture a mulch of fine earth must be maintained on the sur fare. The unitiated may see how this works by spreading a blanket over a patch of ground for a few days and nights. No matter how dry the earth may seem, the blanket will be moist on the under side. A couple of Inches of fine earth serves the same purpose and keeps the moisture from evaporating. Weeds Really Needed. So the best thing that could happen to the dry-farming section hereabouts would be a splendid growth of China lettuce. Jim Hill mustard and other noxious weeds. In an attempt to culti vate out the weeds they would perhaps double their yield of wheat. Standing at the depot in Culver one Is in the very heart of one of the best dry-farming sections in Eastern Ore gon. Of course the precipitation here is very slight, perhaps not to exceed in ini-hoa nr annum. Last year 1 un derstand it was 15 Inches, but 1912 was an exceptional year. Looking to the souin irom quiver uno sees the Juniper Butte, quite a land mark in this whole section. Opal Prairie runs around the butte to the west and south as tar as upai uiy. Just to the southeast, towards Smith's Rock and Trail Crossing over jrooaea River, there is another small valley, which I do not know the name of. It Is only three miles long by about two miles wide, say 3000 acres, but it is a lovely valley. Last year. I understand, some of the land yielded 40 bushels. Good Country Cloae By. Opal City is a city in name only. The trnina ton there now only on signal. There are only two or three buildings there aside from .the railway struc tures. It is the only town along the line that may be said to be actually dead. Will it be resurrected or resusci tated? I do not know, do not even know the cause of Its demise. But 1 do know there Is some mignty gooa country close around it and it looks as if a small town ought to flourish there. Swinging around juniper duiw w the north and east you come to iue real Opal prairie, with Culver in the heart of it. And this is sure one fine body of land, there being some 12 or 15 sections devotea mosuy io wui. To the east of this is me immuum country, a mighty fine portion ot Crook, and a prosperous section. Going west from culver you come ii YELLOW TAG SALE! of Art and Period Furniture Third Floor Remarkable offerings in Solid Mahogany and Oak Pieces for Library, Living-room or Den. Upholstered, . Hundreds of Many of 'them from our own workrooms. Solid mahog any and oak frame, covered with the best of materials Chairs, Settees and Davenports, in many pleasing de signs. 3?urniture Department located on Third Floor. $55.00 Mahogany Chairs, upholstered in denim, $44.65 $70.00 Mahogany Chairs, upholstered in denim, $56.85 $90.00 Mahogany Chairs, upholstered in denim, $76.55 Double S. & H. Stamps on Crooked River in about three or four miles. Going down the grade to the river you reach Cove, the farmstead of William Boegll. Gee I It is like going from Alaska to Florida! Mr. Boegli has one of the finest little fruit ranches In Oregon. It pays him more per year perhaps than any like area set to fruit in the state. A half mile up stream from the Boeg ll ranch there Is a new steel bridge, then a trail leading across to the De schutes, less than two miles to the west Following the trail across the penin sula between the two rivers another bridge is reached to cross the Deschutes, then up another grade and you are on the western plateau of Crook, where there is a large settlement of home steaders and in the center of it the new town of Grandviow, and off to the southwest the only town of Sisters. Water Supply Discussed. The best thing that can be said of the section west of the Deschutes is that the water can be reached at a moderate depth, 30 to 50 feet, and the rainfall six iirh Inches more than east of the river. I wish I could say that in the rinoi Trarl country, and the whole sec tion east of th Deschutes, running clear back to Prlneville, water can be had at a moderate depth. But alack and alas I cannot. And in those words lie the greatest drawback to the pros perity of this section of Crook. I am sorry to say it but it is better to let outsiders know about this matter be f thov mmn In than for them to wait until after their arrival and find it out then. . . , But this trouble will, I hope, not long prevail. There is an abundance 01 w-o-oino- m waste down Crooked River and down the Deschutes. - There is lat ent power enough to pump it m w .,irf th land lies nice to pipe it noi- this whole section. I think it only a question of a short lime unm eve, quarter section nereaoouio win uo " watered. Dairy Future Seen. Finally what is this country good for? Is it to be a wheat countryr is ion hqIt-v row to caoture the land? Is the hog to cut a big figure in the pros perity of this section in the future? Is clover to take the place of wheat and alfalfa to displace barley ana oaisr i tki.i, that -rill ho the outcome. In time this will be a great dairy section, and . hunririan mrloadS of hOKS Will be ViiTinori out where one eoes now. and hundred or more crates of eggs will be shipped where one is now shipped, when it rnmea to pass, when the firmtn reallv find themselves, when they really utilize the land for what it is suited, then surely every Oregonlan win h nroud of Crook County as a nrholn Theie Is a dry-farming experiment station just north of Metolius that is doing splendid work in showing the rrmera what and when and how to plant and sow and garner. Kr Redmond there is another ex noriment station, which is on irrigated land, and all that can be said about tho other station Is true of the latter. Every person owning farm land In this section should call In the Director of this station before attempting to raise a crop. Sfork and Cupid Cunning Platters Many a New Home will Have a little Sunbeam to Brighten it. There is some dread in every woman's mind as to the probable pain, distress and danger of child-blrtn. But, thanks to a re markable remedy known as Mother's Friend, the period is one of joyful antici pation. .Mother's Friend is a penetrating, exter nal application. 1 1 makes the muscles of the stomach and ab domen pliant so they expand easily and naturally without pain, and with none of that peculiar nausea, nervousness and other symptoms that tend to weaken the prospective mother. Thus Cupid and the stork are rated as cunning plotters to her ald the coming of a little sunbeam to glad den the hearts and homes. Thousands of women know from experi ence Mother's Friend is one of our greatest contributions to happy motherhood. Sold by all druggists at $ 1.00 per bottle. Espec ially recommended as a preventive of cak injr breast. Write to Bradfield Regulator Co., 231 Lamar BIdg., Atlanta, Ga.. for their val uable book to expectant mothers. Look for Yellow Tag $1125 Mahogany Dining-room Set $625.00 $ 30 Mahogany library Table now $22.50 $ 6 Mahogany Candlesticks, pair, $5.40 $ 95 Mahogany Whist Table now $67.50 $150 Mahogany House Desk, sp'l $94.50 $225 Mahog'y Bookcase Cabinet, $135.00 $118 Mahogany "Consol" Table at $78.00 $115 Mahogany Library Table now $68.50 $225 Mahogany Library Table at $115.00 $ 52 Mahogany Arm Chairs, sp'l, $39.75 $ 8 Mahogany Book Racks, spec'l, $5.85 $ 38 Mahogany Arm Chair, special $25.50 $ 75 Mahogany Library Chair at $46.00 $ 38 "Hepplewhite" Arm Chair at $23.00 $130 Mahogany Arm Chair, spec'l, $75.00 $ 55 Fumed Oak Arm Chair, now $19.50 $ 40 Solid Oak Dowry Chest, sp'l, '$27.50 $ 28 Solid Oak Breakfast Table at $17.00 $ 40 Solid 0. Hall Chair, cane seat, $27.50 $ 30 Antique Oak Arm Chair, sp'l, $19.00 $ 95 Circassian Walnut Art Screen $50.00 Overstuffed Furniture Pieces to Choose From Cash Purchases Today from OLSONS ACQUIRE MILL SEASIDE WILL SEE PLANT RE OPENED AT EARLY DATE. Concession Made Is Five-Tear Lease to Property Free and Hill Road Gives Common Point Rate. SEASIDE, Or.. May 4. (Special.) Seaside's sawmill, which has boen closed down for almost two years, with in a few days will be repaired and opened for business. Since the Olson brothers began their extensive logging operations in the hills west of Seaside there have been several attempts to come to terms with the owners of the Seaside sash and door factory, and it was not until Ben Olson, Leander Lebeck and. several oth. er outside sawmill people began plans for starting a new mill that four of the stockholders of the old concern got together and made terms upon which a deal was closed yesterday for taking over the old plant. Few sawmills in the state have started with brighter prospects than this one. The concession made by the stockholders is a five-year lease on the sawmill property free, the new owners to make the ' necessary repairs. The Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad Company has agreed to give the mill a common point rate and the Olson brothers have agreed to sell the mill This Is a Peach It took fresh air and warm sunshine to raise this peach. There's a rich color to it, of which the stuff that comes in boxes is a poor imi tation of the real. There is a rich and natural perfume to it so sweet and pure that it makes the stuff that comes in bottles actually dis tasteful to the mind. And there is a flavor to this peach which men call soul and which has placed it in high favor amongst the great men of the earth and even in the ceurt of kings. People do not seem to understand that peaches cannot be raised m factories and offices, that they cannot bloom amidst the smoke of cities. People do not seem to understand that peaches must be raised on farms. That they must be close to the rich, warm earth, that they must be nurtured by the sun and wind. If you are raising peaches on a farm where peaches ought to be raised, don't pay any attention to what the peach says. Her great opportunity will come in all good time. But if you are raising peaches in city streets, in meager back yards, in offices and factories, transplant them immediately to the soil get a little farm to raise them on. The Oregonian has plenty of farm land opportunities every day. Opportunities for you to get your share of this old earth. Opportu nities for you to live in happiness, and to gather wealth. So that when the time eomes for your girls to go out into the world, they will be able to meet the world with a rich inheritance of both money apd health. Turn to the want ads in this paper today. Answer some of the farm land opportunities. , And mention The Oregonian each time you answer an ad. ma 8:30 A. M. to 12 o'Clock logs to them for H a 1000 less than the market price.' The deal for taking over the mills here was closed several days ago at a meeting of Ben Olson, "Leander Le beck and A. M. Smith, one of the stock holders of the Seaside plant. Mr. Ol son and Mr. Lebeck had returned from Portland, where they had gone for the purpose of closing up a deal for launch ing a new J20.000 mill. When the talk of the new mill started it was not taken seriously by the owners of the old mill. They learned early in the week that F. H. Laighton and E. J. Oates had agreed to give the new sawmill a fine building Bite and that over half of the stock of the company had been sub scribed by local capital, that the rail road and logging company had also made concessions and a hurried meet ing of the majority of the stockhold ers of the Seaside plant was held and it was agreed to turn oveT the plant, machinery and all. for a term of five lye. J Associated witn ine uisona ana r. Lebeck in the sawmill will be a promi nent millowner from Tacoma, whose name for the present is being with held. In addition to being heavily In terested in the mill himself, he will look after the Interests of the Olsons, for they have decided to devote their entire attention to the logging end of the business. Yegg Suspects Captured. EUGENE, Or., May 4. (Special ) Three men, all transients, who give probably fictitious names, were arrest ed here at different times this morn- . ing on suspicion of having taken part in the blowing of a safe at Spring field early Friday morning. i