T1I13 MOKXIXO OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1U13. SOUTHERf OREGON PIONEERS GATHER Old-Timers Hold Annual Re union and Banquet at Ashland. RELICS PUT ON DISPLAY Professor Mothers Vlnlne Pars Tribute to and Becomes Honorary Member of Society Jackson ville Next Meeting Place. ASHLAND. Or, Aug. 28. (Special.) About 200 pioneers and native aona and daughters attended tne I tn re union of the Southern Oregon Pioneer Society here today. Routine Business -was transacted in the Chautauqua building and a banquet served in Grand Army cf the Republic HalL Praver was offered by Rev. W. T. Van- coy and there were vocal selections br Mrs. L. M. Leland. of Portland. The pioneer song- written by. the late Mrs. Jane McCully, of Jacksonville, and first sung in 1879, was repeated today. as it has been at each annual gather Inc. Introductory remarks by the presi dent. Mrs. A. li. Russell, dwelt on business affairs, also matters descrip tive and reminiscent. Tba formal ad dress of the day was by Professor Irving; E. Vlning. of Columbia Univer sity, whose father, George T. Vlning. was an early resident of this district and lost bis life in the wreck of the Meamer Pacific at the entrance to Pu Kt Sound in 1875. Mrs. Vlning. widow of the pioneer, was present at today's exercises. Professor Vlning paid a. glowing; tribute to the pioneer mothers. At the close of bis address be was elected an honorary member. Daaa-htera Serve Baaouet. The banquet was prepared by native daughters. The piece de resistance was young pig roasted in Its entirety, supplemented by a formidable array of good things. The dining hall was resplendent In floral decorations, nota bly the plainer species of vines and blossoms which appealed to the spirit of the olden days. Relics of the long ago were In evi dence on the platform, among them articles of household furniture, skil lets and spinning wheels. The history of some of these was traced back more than 200 years. Appeals were made for additions to this collection, also for facta and figures which would aid in the preparation of historical records. The committee on necrology sub mitted reports as tributes to the mem ory of Mrs. M. E. McCall. of Ashland; Mrs. W. M. Colvig. of Medford; U A. Rose, of Phoenix; James Twogood. of Rogue River; J. J. fryer, of Eagle Point, and Mrs. P. P. Prim, of Jack sonville, widow of Judge Prim, of the Oregon Supreme Court. - Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, C. C Beekman, of Jacksonville; vice-president. Mrs. Charles Prim, of Jackson ville; secretary, Mrs. Mamie Day Kel son, of Jacksonville; treasurer, Mrs. R. M. Garrett, of Ashland. Old Timers om Hand. The oldest man present was O. Har baugh, of Jacksonville, aged 8$. The oldest woman was Mrs. L,ucinda Teth row Parker, aged 83, widow of W. G. Parker, of Parker's Station, one of the original stopping places in the region of Plnehurst. Squire Parker crossed the plains in 1843 and Mrs. Parker In 1845. The latter accompanied the Joe Meek party and has recollections of seeing specimens of gold ore of ex traordinary richness taken from the Blue Bucket mine, one of the early El-dorados. C. C. Beekman, of Jacksonville, the pioneer banker of Jackson County, who formerly conducted a pony ex press between Jacksonville and Treka, "was present, also C C Gall, aged 80. of Sams Valley. It transpired that Mrs. Susan Whitney, of Foots Creek, is the oldest inhabitant of Jackson County, she having reached the age of 85 on August 15, on which date she affixed her signature to an affidavit of registration and expects to cast her ballot at the forthcoming special eelc tion In September. The next gathering of the pioneers win be held in Jacksonville on the third Thursday in August. 1914. PERFECT PRUNE DEMANDED Eugene Cannery Will Refuse to Ac cept Cracked or Dirty Fruit. EUGENE, Or.. Aug. 80. (Special.) None but strictly first-class prunes will be accepted at the cannery of the Eu gene Fruit Growers' Association, ac cording to a. statement mads today by Manager J. O. Holt. The Eugene can nery has joined In the state-wide movement to make Oregon prunes the highest standard of the market. Prunes with mold, dirt or cracked will be re jected and only the perfect fruit ad mitted to the driers. Drying will begin In about 10 days at the Eugene cannery and it Is esti mated that there will be between 850, 000 a"E3" 8100,000 worth of the fruit taken care of. This will mean the shipment of nearly 20 carloads of dried prunes, the greater part of which has already been ordered. Canning of beans soon will end and "Evergreen" blackberries will be fin ished in 10 days. Some pears are coming In, but regular canning will not begin for several days. last year the organization of the party baa made hardly any progress and that the Increase in membership has never before been so insignificant. The re port speaks of the state of affairs as almost bordering on stagnation. The Increase In membership amounts only to 12,748, of whom over 10.000 are women. In 15 districts a diminution of membership is reported. More significant still is the decrease in the number of subscribers to the party press. Even the Vorwaerta cir culation is 8000 leas than last year. Several non-Socialist journals rejoice exceedingly at the apparent check to Socialism In Germany which these figures j-eveaL They forget, however, that the Socialists are a party of over 4.000.000 voters, with 111 members of the Reichstag, and that were the other political parties equally candid they might also have to report stagnation and lack of political Interest in their ranks. INTERCITY ROAD IS URGED Delegates From Eureka Convention Visit in Klamath Falls. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Aug. from the 28. good (Special.) Returning roads convention at Eureka, CaL. sev eral business men of Alturas County are in Klamath Falls with the inten tion of interesting the people in a highway between the two cities. They want this section to be a part of the National highway.- It will pass througk the proposed Modoc project contem plated by the United States Reclama tion Service, in Modoc County, Cali fornia, and along the borders of the historic Modoc lava'beds. These gentlemen also wished to see the results of reclamation In this county, and were much pleased with the results of their observations. The party consists of B. F. Lynlp, cashier First National Bank; Dr. E. F. Auble R. L. Sloss, editor of the New Era; R. A- French, editor of the Plain dealer; J. B. Estes, County Supervisor; T. Briles, J. Parman. Road Supervisor;, George Turner and I S. Smith, County Clerk. ROAD RESURVEY PROMISED East Milwaukee May Be on Route of Portland Jfc Oregon City line. MILWAUKEE. Or, ug. 28. (Spe cial.) At a largely attended meeting of the East Milwaukla Improvement Club last night Steven Carver, one of the promoter's of1 the Portland tt Ore gon City Railway, was present, and agreed to make a resurvey of the route through Milwaukle. A committee of citizens, composed of C B. Hanson. Mrs. Maggie Johnson, N. B. Harvey and B. C Kalusha, was appointed to go over the route through Milwaukle and sug gest changes by which East Milwaukle will receive electric railway facilities This committee will go with the right-of-way-man of the company. The meeting was one of the most en thusiastic held, and 15 new members were received. A delegation was present from East- moreland, and It waa decided to organ ize a club in that district. Another meeting will be held next Tuesday night to hear the report of the com mittee on the proposed new route through Milwaukle. P3 Pi FARMERS TO BE TAUGHT I-ectures Will Last Week and Aber deen Will Fete Visitors. . ABERDEEN. Wash.. Aug. 28. (Spe cial.) Farmers of Cbehalis County will be invited to go to school in Aber deen during the week of October 13 to 1, when the State College at Pullman, in conjunction with the State Agricul tural Department, will send a corps of 68 Instructors here for a week's lectures. In recognition of the friendly atti tude displayed by the farmers toward this city, merchants will declare a spe cial bargain week for farmers only while he course is in progress, and one night during the period will be given over to an entertainment, with a free dinner as the leading feature, when all farmers are expected to be guests of Aberdeen business men. PIONEER AT MARSHFIELD 3Irs. Glenu lAla of Trip Which Gave Torobsiue Its Name. MARSHFIELD. Or, A-g. 28. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Mary E. Glenn, who crossed the plains by ox team in Sonthj.-n Cal ifornia in 1854, is visiting at Xhe heme of her grandsons, J. C Jones and J. D. Jones, in Marshfleld. Her home is at Bakersfield. CaL In 1854 she waa a member of a party of 100 organized by her father. John Dunlap, that journeyed from Waco, Tex. to Southern Califor nia. Tley started with 500 head of blooded Worses and 1000 head of cattle. Their first encounter with the In dians was at what was subsequently Tombstone. Arlx. ' Taquis surprised them, drove off their horses and part of their cattle. In the raid the Indians killed Jim Honston. They burled him there, and the large stone monument which Dunlap erected over his grave caused the spot to be called Tombstone. They went to Kern County, California, where Mr. Dunlap took up a ranch of 1000 acres, which during the oil ex citement there a few years ago sold for nearly 81.000,000. NO FISHERMEN DROWNED Season at Columbia's Month Ends Without Fatalities. ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 28. (Special.) The past fishing season on the Colum bia was a peculiar one, in that not a man was drowned at the mouth of the river. This is in a great measure due to the vigilance of Captain Oscar Wlck lund and Captain Rimer of the Point Adams and Cape Disappointment life saving crews, respectively, and the men under their command. This is the first fishing season since the life-saving crews were stationed at the mouth of the river that such a clear record has been established. Cap tain Wicklund and his crew made 37 trips across the bar this season, while the Cape Disappointment crew made a similar number to rescue boats that were in trouble. There were times when fishermen were found In perilous positions, some cap sized and others helpless, but in each instance assistance was at hand and n lives were lost. SOCIAL DEMOCRATS WANE German Party Membership Is Said o Show little Progress. BERLIN, Aug. 28. (Special.) The first Installment has appeared of the annual report of the Grman Social Democratic! party, which is to be pre sented to the congress at Jena, in Sep tember. The report complains that during the HARVEST PICNIC PLANNED Woodbnrn to Give Watermelons to AU Who Attend Outing. WOODBURN, Or., Aug. 28. (Special.) A harvest plcnlo will be held nere next Saturday. The feature of tne en tertainment will be the distribution of a carload of watermelons, which will be free to all visitors. Expenses will be borne by the Woodburn Commercial Club. Orators of the day win be J. v. Mickle, State Dairy and Food Commis sioner: Frank B. Riley, of Portland; Luther J. Chapln. of the United States Department of Agriculture, and Mr. Freeman, of the Oregon Electxio Com pany. In the afternoon a ball game between two Woodburn teams made up from the business and professional men will fur. nlsh amusement. INDIAN WAR VETERAN DIES George W. Herbert Fatally Injured 1 . While Walking In Sleep. ROSEBCRG. Or, Aug. 28. (Special.) While walking In his sleep at the Oregon Soldiers' Home. George W. 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Only v I Bristles V Backs for Eborvyl , t. riwvdle IS r 1 1 Soioo poker chips ssriK "Owl" Playlns Cards, Both for, Spec'l'ff"C For This Handy 'Owl" Stores Are Open Sundays From 8 A. M. to 1 P. M. and 6 to 10 P. M. Shopping Case , Light and handy. Made of genuine Japanese Matting- and well reinforced. A good, strong, serviceable case for shopping, plcnlo and other purposes. Offered at a price about half below Its real worth. 20,080 PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED BY THK OWL DRUG CO. II JULY. 28 n S5J WASHINGTON AND BROADWAY SSMMMSSMMMMSMMMMBMIBEHME Established 1892 Eighteen Stores on the Pacific Coast MhMM LABOR LESS MIGRATORY EEtlSH SEEKING EXGMSH EM FliOYMEXT ARE FEWER. In Number of Persons Engaged Farm Work 1,073,238 and Av age Weekly Wage $8. LONDON, Aug. 18. (Special.) A re port on the numbers and earnings of Irish migratory agricultural laborers, the wagea .of agricultural laborers, and the number of persons engaged In farm work, and other, matters concerning Irish agriculture, has been prepared by the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland. The report says that there has been a con siderable decrease in the number of Irish migratory agricultural laborers who have visited Great Britain in re cent years. The number of laborers who migrated In 1913 probably did not exceed 16,000. In previous years the figures were estimated to number 15.61)0 In 1011, 18. BOO In 110, 30.000 In 1909. 12.500 In 1908, and 24,000 in 1907. The principal source from which the migratory laborer comes is County Mayo. There are considerable num bers also from Oalway, Roscommon and Ellgo. Of the 9217 migratory laborers about whom Information was obtained at their homes In 1913, 7260 did not hold any land, 123 had holdings not exceeding five acres, and Hi had holdings of over live. acre. Of the 7250 landless laborers, 902 were sons or daughters of farmers. It Is esti mated that tbe savings of Irish migra tory laborers in 1912 approximated a50,000. For many years there has been a marked scarcity of agricultural labor in Ireland, and thla has been accompanied by a loss in efficiency The best labor has left the country. The number of persons engaged In farm work In Ireland on June 1. 1912, was 1,073,238, of whom 789,ss were members of farmers' families. 1(0,819 other permanent laborers, and 122,761 temporarily employed. Taking the country as a whole, the evidence goes to show that the average wage of the agricultural laborer In Ireland Is the equivalent of about a. week. GIRL HELD UP AND ROBBED Spokane Highwayman Rides Cycle and Messenger Suspected. SPOKANE. Wash. Aug. 28. (Spe cial.) Followed 15 blocks by a high wayman, mounted on a bicycle, Grace Densen, of 1722 Sixth avenue, was held up and robbed near the corner of Fifth Avenue and Ash street shortly before 13 o'clock last night. The robber se cured J 5. a purse and breastpin. The police are searching for a messenger boy, who Is believed to be the robber. According to Miss Densen. she no ticed the mounted highwayman near the corner of Sprague avenue and Mon roe street as ahe was walking home. Several times during the course of her journey she saw the cyclist circling coming up from behind at a slow speed. 'As she seared the corner of Fifth avenue and Ash street, the robber rode up to the curbing near her, and. dis mounting, drew a revolver and com manded her to throw up her hands. L KarlM national block in which, ah waa walking or Bum la ltflfe SPRINGFIELD F0LK INVITED Eugene Trges Participation In Cele bration of Completion of Line. . EUGENE. Or, Aug. 28. (Special.) Formal Invitation to the people of Springfield to Join with Eugene, Cor vallia and Monroe In the celebration of the completion of the Portland. Eugene Eastern line, between Corvallis and Eugene, was sent to Springfield today by L li Goodrich, president, and M. J. Duryea, manager of the Eugene club. The train is to leave Eugene at 8:30 Wednesday, but an effort is being made to have a later train for business men. The programme for the day has not yet been announced, but It is expected many prominent railroad, men will attend. Both Corvallis and Eugene will have bands at the driving of the golden spike and its atyendant basket dinner and plcnlo. Women's Clubs to Entertain. ASHLAND. Or Aug. 28. (SpeciaL) Women's clubs of this city will enter tain the Parent-Teachers organizations of Medford at a plcnlo In Chautauqua Park September 2. xposltloa will be atld la JIAXT HOSIESKEKERS ARE DE FRAUDED, SATS OFFICIAL. Fees Paid for "Ivocation" on Claims on Which Dozens of Other Men May Be Filed. EUGENE, Or, Aug. 28. (Special.) Fraudulent homestead locators are at work In tbe Sluslaw forest, according to Assistant Supervisor ' Flttom. These professional locators, one of whom, ac cording to Mr. Flttom, has an agent In Portland to send prospective settlers thla way, take the unwary homeseeker to a piece of agricultural land that is subject to entry, and the victim, after paying a fee of from a to 850, returns to the forestry office In Eugene only to find that a dozen or more other persons have already filed on thla particular tract of land. The fraud is possible because tbe offi cial surveyors are behind in tbe work of running lines on lands that are being homesteaded. The "locators" are care ful to show their customers tracts of land that are Indeed subject to entry, but thev neglect to say to how many other persons they have already shown the same land. Tbe lact mat tnese -lo cators" show real vacant land maaes it difficult for the officials to make a charge that would stand In court. 'There is notmng we can ao to stop It," said, the assistant supervisor. "All we can do is to warn the people against the professional locator. Prospective settlers should go to the settlers who already live there to get their informa tion. Any of them will be more than glad to help new settlers find vacant land. Homeseekers should make sev eral selections so if their first choice has already been taken they will be pre pared to file application for another." In the few weeks since Chief Fores-' ter Graves announced that a new pol icy of encouraging homesteading would be adopted, 668 applications have been received at the office of the supervisor of the Sluslaw forest. - MISSING ATTORNEY FOUND Rosebnrg Man, Worrying Over 31oney Affairs, Sent to Asylum. ROSEBCRG, Or, Augl 28. (Special.) After a search, which lasted until late last night. Attorney S. D. Evans, who yesterday disappeared from his home in West Roseburg. was found seated In front of a local real estate office. Evans entertains a delusion that he Is a criminal and has committed some crime for which he must pay the pen alty. Be waa examined today and committed to the State Asylum. On leaving home yesterday he visited the "Jungles." south of town, where he re mained in hiding until after midnight. Mrs. Evans attributes her husband's trouble to worry over financial reverses. by Professor Pupln. of Columbia Collere, It la hrpd to send a wlrcleM tneuace around the world.