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14 THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 1913. ALFALFA SPECIAL LORE TO FARMER Demonstrations Start Almos Before Train Stops and Keen Interest Shown. MANY PROMISE TO PROFI Freeman, Hockford, Fairfield, Wa Terly, Latah and Tekoa Visited on First Bay In Tour to CoTer 200 Square Miles. TEKOA. Wash.. Sept. 25. (Special.) Carrying direct to the farm the doc trine of alfalfa, the special train bear Ins Professor Hoiden and party, com prising the Inland Empire Alfalfa cam paigners. arrived here tonight in the midst of Tekoa's third annual Harvest Festival. For miles around farmers drawn by the dual attraction were on hand and eager to learn of the luxuri ant legume that is destined to mean diversified farming for an agricultural district that has long depended on -hM itm Hole resource. The campaign had been carefully planned and no time waa lost. Though long shadows were dancing over the fair grounds when the party arrived, so complete were preparatory details that the demonstration was unaer way uc fore courtesies had been exchanged be tween the party and the local reception committee, of which O. D. McKeehen is chairman. Many Questions Asked. How to select seed, how to prepare the soIL Inoculation, cultivation, all es- sential considerations of raising, were not only explained but shown, and scores of questions were fired at the lecturers and demonstrators. The farmers appeared deeply inter ested and promises were made by hun HroHa that next season would see al falfa being raised on their acres. To day's trip measured the first leg of the long Journey that is to take the alfalfa party over 3200 miles on five lines of rnilwuv systems, delivering in that time BOO lectures and covering a terrl tory 200 square milea in extent. Start Made at 8 A. M. The train left Spokane this morning at 8 o'clock over the O.-W. li. & stops being made at Freeman, Rock. ford. Fairfield. Waverly and' Latah. Each stoD was a repetition or tne pre vious one in enthusiasm and interest shown. "This is the greatest single undertaking of my life," said Professor Hoiden. who Is under retainer of the International Harvester Company. doubt if there ever was in the history of the world a more gigantic campaign for agricultural betterment in any given territory. The success of the un dertaking is here already. It is truly wonderful the way we are being re ceived." Among the speakers at the meetings todav were: Professor Hoiden, Pro fessor C. I Smith, Charles Hebberd. president of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce: J-. T. Ham. it. k. sogers, W. B. Baughman, C. W. Farr. J. E. Waggoner and Professor George Sev erance. Train la Complete. Sponsoring the movement is the Spo kane Chamber of Commerce, the grancre and farmers' unions of the Inland 1 t plre. the state governments and educa tional departments of Washington, Oregon and Idaho, the Northern Pa- cific. Great Northern. O.-W. R. & N., Union Pacific and the Idaho & Wash' ington Northern Railways. The train used by the party Is a spe cial de luxe. If anything was over looked in its equipment, it has not been discovered. On It are motion-picture operators, photographers, representa tivea of Eastern magazines, newspaper correspondents, telegraphers and small army of assistants to Profssor Hoiden. The train Is under the per sonal supervision of John Scott Mills, publicity manager of the O.-W. R. & N. The night was passed here. Tomor row Oakesdale, Thornton, Sunset and St. John are to be visited. BOY ELOPER IS FUGITIVE Albany Youth Who Figured In Sen sational Episode Escapes. ALBANY. Or.. Sept. 25(SpeclaL) After having been In the State Train ing School only 108 days. Melvin Feeb ler, the 16-year-old Albany boy who participated in a sensational elopement with 15-year-old Stella Morgan recent ly, has escaped, according to word which reached this city today. His erstwhile companion's home is being watched. Toung Feebler and the Morgan girl left Albany early in September in a buggy rented from a livery stable "for an hour" and later abandoned the rig and proceeded on horseback on the liv ery horse and one which the lad took from a farmer's barn. They started to cross the Cascade Mountains to East ern Oregon, but were captured near Sweet Home. They essayed the trip with a rifle, a pistol and a knife, but no bedding except a saddle blanket and only $4 in money, which belonged to the girl's sister. CONDOM READY FOR FAIR Racing and Kid In;? Events Will Be Features of Tri-County Exhibition. CONDON. Or, Sept. 25. (Special.) The big exposition hall and the large stock barns, new grandstands and booths are ready for the Trl-County Fair, which Is to be held in this city on October 1, 2 and 3. Entries in the various classes are coming in to Sec retary Horner rapidly. The O.-W. R. A N. will run special trains and give special rates and the crowd from out side Is expected to be larger than last year. In the sport line there will be horse racing, bucking contests, trick riding, relay races, and the famous Seale brothers, of this city, will put on a show every day. Another of the big events on this programme will be riding the bucking steer. Some of the worst outlaw horses have been secured for the bronco-busting stunts. The new buildings are substantial. The exposition hall and stock barn are each 60 by 100 feet. FIRE DESTROYS BIG MILL Combustion Causes Loss to Fisher Company, Xear TVahkiacus. WAHKIACTS. Wash., Sept. 25. (Spe cial.) The Fisher Lumber Company's big sawmill, four miles north of here, was burned on Tuesday. Several thou, sand feet of merchantable lumber was saved. No Insurance was carried. A large crew of men were thrown out of employment. The actual loss is not known. PAMOUS STORY IS TOLD IN PICTURES AT HEILIG THIS WEEK i w if; b'4 li 1 1 . -1 I'- fc . - u if - r7, ut v i j ? 5 filler V- 1 SCEXE FROM VICTOR HUGO'S "LES MISERABLES." "Les Miserables." the crowning masterpiece of Victor Hugo, the greatest writer that France has ever produced, is appearing in cine matographical form at the Heillg Theater every afternoon and evening this ypplr. This great literary classic has embodied In It more human pathos, more sense of hatred, love and charity, richer In the very fundamentals of drama than any production of modern times. The very spirit of the times seems bound up in this volume. The scenes of the reign of ter ror in Paris, the rise and fall of Royalist and Republican factions add to this simple tale of love a volume and a sounding density. More than two miles of film were used in picturing the scenes of this great work, from peaceful country lanes to frowning walls of mediaeval prisons, from Paris to the sunny hamlets of the South. Hugo's life from one of abject poverty to a tomb In the Pantheon of France, is not unlike the rise of the great creation, "Vean Valjean. who will live forever in the hearts of every lover of great literature. CLUBS OF coin IRK FOR Petitions for Bond Election Is sued by Some and Others Arrange Meetings. RANKS OF WORKERS GROW Various Organizations Name Com mlttees to Campaign In Behalf of Colombia Span Registration Xecessary In Some Cases. cinha nil over the city and county ra inaulner netitions for tne' Dona is sue for the interstate bridge over the Columbia River, and they are oDtain- ing hundreds of signatures to me pe titlnnn. too. The Groveland Park Improvement Club, at a meeting last night, unanl mrtiralv fnvored holding an election on ih nrnnnmil to issue the bridge bonds and appointed a committee to assist In the ramnalirn. The letter carriers and postal clerks have offered the services of their band during the campaign. . Club meetings arrangea in Denan oi the bridge project are: Mount Scott Imorovement Club, October 6; Brook lyn Improvement Club, octoper i; jiiasi Halsey Street improvement uuo, tober 11. Many Petitions Turned In. Petitions crowded with signatures have been turned in at the committee- room devoted to the purpose at me Commercial Club by H. C. King. A. E. Poulsen. Wilfrid P. Jones, C. M. Stead- man, Alexander Kunz, Burt C Jones, W. J. Henderson, Fred W. German. A. Black, the Builders' Exchange ana Eus-nne Brookings, and blanks for more signatures have been obtained in each Instance. Those who voted at the last election do not need to register again in order to vote at the special election for the bridge bonds unless in the meantime they have moved out of the precinct. The hours for registration are rrom A. M. to 5 P. M. and the place is me County Clerk's office, room 225. Court house. Letters of acceptance of invitations to work In the bridge campaign were received at the Commercial Club yea- terdav from J. Mann Fisher, Ben . French, librarian at the library of the Ancient Order of United Workmen: the Rev. John H. Boyd, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, and L. W. Nolta. Committees Are Named. The following committees have been ppointed to assist in the bridge cam paign: Llncoln-Garfleld Post, No. 8. G. A. R. E. Hall. T. B. McDevltt. J. W. Currsn, J. Hamilton and Joseph Olessner. Portland Retail Merchants' Association . M. Knight. T. H. Edwards, C. F. Bers, Edgar Stipe and 1 Maber. Steuben Lodge, rso, 4, toons or nermann William Llnd, William Oelsner, William Gate and Albert VahL Branch No. 81. United national Associa tion of Postofflce Clerks George L. Davis. Kern-In J. Nolan, Percy T. Harris, Harvey A Pittinger and Bay Landon. Portland Parent-icacner Association air. urn. Mrs. A. P. Lonce. Mrs. I R, Hunt, Mrs. Prank Nichols and Mrs. Henry Morse. Bridge and Structural Iron workers, ISO. 28 J. C. Baer. W. M. Seeburger, C. J. Wads- worth and Ben Osborne. Danish Brotherhood of America jonn ui- sen. C Clausen, Airrea k. lrseu, jonu Morgansen and Andrew Paulson. Parkrose Improvement League H. J. Mil Ier, D. W. Rlohards and C. B.- Speaker. Oroveland Park Improvement ciud m. ij, Idleman, J. A. Foster and A. jy. Hosfeld. OPEN COLUMBIA IS THEME (Continued From First Page.) - River. All of the visitors commended the exhibits at the Grape Carnival. The delegates reassembled at 8:30 tonight In the Commercial Club rooms. An address of welcome was delivered by Mayor Kolb. M. M. Moulton, of Kennewick, also spoke. He dealt on the advantages that would be gained by the entire Northwest, more particularly of the In land Empire and the ports at the mouth of the Columbia River, by the completion of the work to make the river navigable. Clnba Help Work. Mr. DesGranges, president of the Kennewick Commercial Club, also" spoke. He told of the work being done by Inland Empire Commercial Clubs, and spoke of the plans of his own club. The three topics of most importance were the completion of the Celllo canal. the development of the ports at the mouth of the Columbia, and the open ing and development of the upper Co lumbia River from the foot of Priest Rapids to the Canadian line. Rev. E. A. Munger, of Pasco, tonight responded to the address of welcome. BRIDGE . ; -J "n? il?: - -? 2 Mr. Hunger Is a persistent booster for the open river, and his stirring talk added enthusiasm to the movement. A social session, in which all enjoyed the hospitality of Kennewick, followed the addresses. Professor W. T. Lymant of Whitman College, will arrive in KennewiCK to morrow and will occupy a place on to morrow's programme. Professor Ly man Is probably the best-Informed man In the Inland Empire on matters per taining to river navigation and the feasibility of opening the Columbia River. Judge George, of Portland; Dr. Al fred Kinney, of Astoria, and J. N. Teal, of Portland, arrived In Kennewick to day and will speak at the sessions to morrow. Spokane Sends Delegation. The Spokane delegation, headed by Gordon C. Corbaley, Is here. This lele gation Is working for further develop ment of the river from the British Co lumbla boundary line south to Priest Rapids. Mr. Corbaley believes the comple tion of the Celllo Canal, which will make the river navigable to the foot of Priest Rapids, will mark the begin ning of work to secure the openmg of the Columbia to Kettle Falls. Kettle Falls"is the last place of any serious Impediment to navigation this slde of the Canadian boundary. Never before In the history of open river conventions, according to state ments of those who have attended other meetings of this kind, has there been more marked enthusiasm and en ergetic work exhibited. Those who have places on the pro gramme are among the best-known men of the Northwest. Tomorrow's session will open at 3:30 A. M. and continue throughout the day. TEAM WORK NOW APPARENT Portland -and lower Columbia Points Represented at Meeting. Representatives from the Portland Chamber of Commerce, from Astoria and from many other cities In the lower Columbia Basin are attending the con ference of the Columbia and - Snake River Waterways Association at Ken newick, Wash., today, since the inter est of all cities of the Columbia Basin is more strongly directed toward the task of opening the lower river and the bar than ever before. "We have now what we have never had before team-work In the Colum bia Basin for channel deepening, har bor opening and community better ment," said Dr. Alfred Kinney, of As toria, chairman of the Port of Columbia Committee, who left last night from Portland to attend the conference. "We have never before had such an fiptl mlstlc outlook." Spokane. Lewtston and other cities of the Inland Empire have formally given their Indorsement and pledges of assistance to the movement of the Port of Astoria and the Port of Port land, for the hastening of the Jetty and dredging work at the mouth of the river, and at the conference in Kenne wick it Is expected that some action of a decisive and important nature to further the work will be taken by the delegations from the Columbia Basin as a whole. J. N. Teal, of Portland, will attend the conference and will represent the Portland Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Kinney will make an address on the subject of bar improvement and channel deepening in the Columbia. Ex-Representative M. C. George, A. H. Devers, Frank McKercher, all of Portland, and James P. Stapelton, of Vancouver, Wash, will also speak. ST. JOHNS FAVORS BRIDGE Commercial Clnb Nominates Officers to Be Voted On in October. ST. JOHNS, Or.,. Sept. 23. (Special.) At the meeting of the St. Johns Com mercial Club last night addresses on the interstate bridge were made by Henry Crass. W. P. Connaway and James B. Stapleton, of Vancouver, Wash.; H. L. Moody and W. T. Vaughan, of Portland, and several lo cal men. The club indorsed the bridge project unanimously. It was announced that there Is no opposition in St. Johns. The following directors and officers were nominated to be voted for at the first regular meeting of the club In October: President, H. W. Bonham; first vice-president, H. E. Pennell; sec ond vice-president, Peter Autzen; treas urer, J. N. Edlefsen; directors, C. C. Currin, Charles S. McGill, A. Larrowe, F. P. Drinker, A. W. Markle, S. W. Rogers, O. J. Getzmeyer, W. M. Tower, P. H. Edlefsen, R. G. Brand. C. R. Thompson. The club is planning to do aggressive work this Fall and Winter in securing factories and for the gen eral development of the city. Vancouver Has Fire. VANCOUVER. Wash'.. Sept 25. (Spe cial.) Fire, originating from an un known source, at 11:30 o'clock last night did possibly S2000 damage in small one-story frame shops at Tenth and Main streets. A postcard studio. Miss Cellna Low's millinery store, W. R. Cobb, optician, and Stephen Ne goscu suffered the heaviest losses, al though Matt Spurgeon lost his candy kitchen. The stencil cutting business Is threatened by a device which cuts the stencil out of paper. . ILK SHOW DOAWS VISITORS Many School Pupils Are Among Attendants and Will Be Tested on Observation. CREDIT IS GIVEN WORKERS K. Ii. Sabln, Marshall Dana. F. H. Bothell and K- Tj. Thompson Among Day's Speakers Wom an's Club In Charge Today. Tho Milk Show continues In popu larity. Yesterday 12.000 persons vis ited the exhibition that is being held en tha fourth floor of the Meier & Frank Co.'s building. Many school children were among the number and their interest in the various booths was as great as that of the elders. At the City Health Bureau s aepoi. the bacteriological tests were made and the food values were determined, the high school students congregated to watch the samples of milk brought from dairies, hotels and restaurants Principal Dinwiddle, of the Richmond school, took 260 of his pupils to see the show and all will be required to wrlfte xnmnnsitinna on what they saw. Miss TTot Pnrtip stnA Mtits Marv Harris, the Joslah Failing school, chaperoned a large party of children. R. j. Sabln Makes Address. "Be vigilant, be watchful; the bug Is at the gate," paraphrased R. L. Sabin in his talk in the tea-room on the sev enth finnr The orogramme was in charge of the Woman's Press Club, Mrs. C. M. Dowling presiding. Mr. Sabin gave some practical suggestions regarding the arrangement of dairies and the cost of the various equipments necessary to produce good, pure milk. "Now we have gone ever this pilgrim's progress from the cow to tne Kitcnen door: let's see that the milk Is well cared for in the home," concluded "MV Rabin. Marshall Dana's address on i ne nroduction of Clean Milk" told of the history of the milk Industry during the pa3t four years. Practical Hints Given. F. H. Bothell, representing the West ern dairy Investigation, United States Department of Agriculture, gave a com nrehensive address on rure jxiuk. Milk is no cleaner than the dirtiest thins- with which It comes In contact. concluded Mr. Bothell. W. H. Lytle, who had recently returned from a tour of inspection of Eastern dairy condi tions. SDoke highly in praise oi ine conditions prevailing in Portland. E. L. Thompson also gave practical nints and demonstrated his talk with tne use of a model barn. All the speakers were eloquent in their praise of Dr. M. B. Marcellus, city health officer, who had been instru mental In introducing many of the modern Ideas, aided by Mrs. H. M. Bransford. C. E. Callaway, Dr. D. W. Mack. Mrs. Sarah Evans and many others. The programme today will be In charsre of the Portland Woman's Club. Mrs. Frederick Eggert will presiae ana the speakers will include J. D. Mickle, F. M. Rossiter and Dr. Kittle Plummer Gray. The programme will begin promptly at 2:30. HOOD RIVETC STUDENTS TRY NEW HAZING "STUNT." Commercial Clnb Will Cease Agita- tlon for New Fish Ladder, as Dam's Removal Is Promised. HOOD RIVER. Or., Sept. 25. (Spe cial.) At the annual reception given here by the seniors of the local high school to the freshman class of the year there appeared a number of un welcome Juniors and sophomores, who seized Audrey Pape, a boy from the West Side, who had Just entered school, arm Instituted a new form of hazing. The Pape lad was lea lor several blocks in his bare feet over a stretch of street being hard-surfaced with as phaltum oilbound macadam. A coat of the sticky oil had been sprayed on the street late that day and when the experience was finished Pape could not have told his own foot from that of a Senegambian. Arthur Lofts, another freshman, was kidnaped and carried several miles Into the country, being- forced to walk back. Hazing Is rare among local students and this is the only instance reported this year. R. N. Toung, W. G. Snow and Bert Stranahan returned yesterday from an extensive tour of Central Oregon in Mr. Young's automobile. They had been traveling from town to town for the past week and visited all of the important places south of The. Dalles. "We got a comprehensive idea of the Central Oregon country." said Mr. Snow, "and learned that some of the best roads of the state are in those sections. It Is like riding through a park In some of the pine forests near Bend." . . With the announcement by D. F. McGee, chief engineer of the Pacific Power & Light Company, who met last night with the game and fish commit tee of the Commercial Club, that the big power company will discontinue the use of the dam across the Hood River a mile and a half aouth of this city within the next two years, local sportsmen may relinquish their demand that a new fish ladder be placed over the structure. For the past two years the local sportsmen have been advo cating this Improvement. ' When Mr. McGee assured them tnat the pipeline of the company would be extended further up the stream In course of the next two years and. that the dam would be torn out when their $500,000 local Improvement was com pleted, the sportsmen expressed a will ingness to allow the old fish ladder to remain if It can be made adequate by repair. ASC0 IS ECONOMICAL Two Men to Perform Duties of Seven Officials. PASCO. Wash.. Sept 25. (Special.) The Pasco Chamber of Commerce held an adjourned meeting last night to consider the city, county and school budgets, which have been prepared as the basis of taxation lor tne coming year. The meeting naa Deen aajournea from the night before and the hall was well filled with citizens. The first matter considered was the city budget, which had been reduced considerably the night before. A number of citi 12,000 zens advocated further and greater re ductions. E. L. Collins, a lumberman, advocat ed the combination of the office of City Clerk, City Treasurer, City Engi neer and Police Judge. Mr. Collins as serted that one man could easily do the entire work of these four offices. President Jahnke, of the First National Bank, was a warm Bupporter of the Idea and succeeded in getting it to a vote and passing the resolution. Ed ward Donnelly moved to have the Fire Chief do the Janitor work at the City Hall. This motion was lost. Another motion was made to combine the work of fire chief, chief of police and Jani tor. To this quite a lot of opposition developed, but it was passed finally. The discussion reached such a state that many citzens and members of the Chamber of Commerce began to con- sder the meeting a farce and the crowd gradually dwindled out until there were but a few left to finish the busi ness. The consideration of the county budget waa postponed until next Mon day night. The discussion immediately preceed Ing the city election, which will be held next month, is furnishing campaign material for prospective candidates. The Socialists, who are preparing to put a ticket in. the field and stand for municipal ownership of the local wi ter plant, are making final arrange ments for their campaign. The lead- era of that party assert that they have received promises of support from all parties and factions in the city. Tom Caudle, ex-Chief of Police, reached Pasco yesterday, in response to a summons from Sheriff Hays. Mr. Caudle forfeited his bond and a bench warrant was Issued for him when he failed to respond to his arraignment for assault in the first degree in the Superior Court here last week. Can die was located at Rockford, I1L, where he had gone on a summons from a sick aunt. The Sheriff wired Caudle to come back, and he returned Immediate Iy. He was allowed to plead guilty to assault In the second degree and was fined $150 and costs. Judge Holcomb delivered a severe lecture to Caudle when passing sentence. GIRL SHOT BY FATHER PARADISE MIND MAX ENDS OF UXSOUND ins LIFE. Before .Turning Gun on Himself, James Barnes Also Shoots at Sons and Son-ln-Law. ENTERPRISE. Or, Sept. 23. (Spe cial.) James Barnes shot and killed himself early this morning at his home in Paradise, 60 miles north of here. Before taking his own life he shot and seriously wounded his 16-year-old daughter. Ruby, the bullet passing en tirely through her body. Physicians say she probably will recover. He also shot at a number of others who were present but missed them. For some years Barnes had shown signs of men tal derangement, he was intensely jealous of his daughter, and strove to prevent her enjoying the society of young men. Last vear he was brougnt to n,nter nrlse and examined as to his sanity, Physicians found his mind in unsound condition, but thought ne wouia re cover under mild treatment. He was sent to a private sanitorium In Port land, making the trip alone. The day after he reached the place he turned about and came home. Earnes was living with his daugnter and his two sons, Eddie and OUle. He shot at both of them tnis morning when thev tried to interfere, and ne also fired at his son-in-law, John Ber-. lin. Barnes attitude toward bis daugnter i-exentiv has occasioned mucn ani mosity toward him on tne part oi uia neighbors. , - BANKS CITIZEN SUCCUMBS . T. Burnett, Banker, Dies After Few Days' Illness. ratjtts. Or.. SeDt. 25. (Special.) N. t -Rnrnett. Dresident of the Washing ton County Bank here and owner of snn orres five miles north of Pacific Grove, died Wednesday night at his residence, two miles soutn oi Town, was taken ill Friday, when Dr. Mum- ford was called and suDsequeauy ur. A Ra lev. Of HIHSDOrO. 11 IS re- norterl that his ailment was angina nertoris. Mrs. Burnett ana Miuavu, a , v. cm t the bedside. Tne runerai win ue hoi? under Masonic auspices. Mf -Rnrnett was Dorn in Maine in 1R4R. He settled in this county in coming from Minnesota. The following anrina- he burchased the John Klrts form of 300 acres, which he farmed with success. He was one of the chief organizers of the Washington County Bank, in 1909. D our cniiaren, wnu OTirinw. nra the survivors. These afe William L., residing here; aiaiiara, wno iive in the home of his parents: Sam uel who is married and resides In North Dakota; Sadie M., wife of Nich olas Van Bammen. of San Mateo, Cal Elsie, another child, died when 17 years nf fle. Mr. Burnett was an araent uemgcrai but not an officeseeker. OCEAN PARK CITIZENS WIN Court Orders Removal or tence Bnilt Across Town's Outlet. SOUTH BEND. Wash., Sept. 25. fSnecial.) In ordering the removal of a fence which Had Deen duui across tne highway which gives ucean -aric an outlet, Judge Wright, of the Pacinc County Superior Court, has settled a hot dispute betweeen property owners of the beach resort and J. E. Hazeltine, founder of the town and builder of the offending fence. The fenoe was built last January, un complaint of the citizens of Ocean Park the County Court naa woritmen to re move the obstruction. It was rebuilt by Mr. Hazeltine, through whose place the highway passed. A, second com Dlalnt to the County Court was fol lowed by a suit being instituted by the County Commissioners in tho Superior Court. Ocean Park is a resort maintained by members of the Methodist churches of the Northwest and is located on a peninsula. 216 AT GRESHAM SCHOOL Commissioners Add $30 to Prizes for Juvenile Display at Fair. GRESHAM, Or., Sept. 25. (Special.) Attendance at the Gresham school Is reported at 216. Of these 62 are in the high school and 154 in the grammar grades. It is expected that the regis tration will increase to 300 before an other month. County Commissioner Holman was so pleased with the juvenile display at the recent County Fair that he handed Superintendent Brugger a check for 15 to be added to the regular premiums. Commissioner Hart teard what Mr. Holman had done, and he added $15 to the premium money. Portions of the exhibit have been selectd by President Lewis, assisted by D M. Roberts, E. G. Kardell and Theodore Brugger to be sent to the Eastern land show. i mm 3)amfels "Milk that stays sweet in hot weather" The strongest proof of the quality of Damascus milk is its constant ly increasing use among discriminating users. Always look f or the trade in ar k cap II I Hi iT I hi i!i j . .1 . UI J TirninH IHIAra FAIR OPENS CATHLAMET ENTERTAINS SHOW, PROMISING SUCCESS. Deep River, Grays River, Crooked Creek, Skamokawa and Other Points Send Exhibits. CATHLAMET, "Wash., Sept 25. (Spe cial.) The second annual fair of Wah kiakum County opened nere yesteruay. It is the first time a fair has been held at this place and promises to oe sue (-.ftHSful- A large number of entries have been made in all departments. The livestock shows that the farmers of this section are rapidly improving their herds with the best blooded stock. Young folk are particularly pleased with the large exhibits of Belgian hares and Shetland ponies. The best part of the fruit, grain and vae-otahla disDlav will be sent to the statn Fair at North Yakima. Note worthy in this section are the 11-foot sunflowers and corn. Deep River, Grays River, Crooked Creek. Skamokawa and various otner noints in the county have sent exhibits of farm and orchard products and large numbers of people from tnese places are in attendance. uouniy Agricul turalist Nelson will have charge of tne building in which the farm and orchard products will be exhibited, and one or two speakers from the State College at Pullman will deliver addresses under the auspices of the Pomona Grange. CHAMBER TO REORGANIZE Aberdeen Business Men Plan lor W ider Scope of "Work. ABERDEEN, "Wash., Sept. 25. (Spe cial.) Reorganization of the Chamber CLASSIFIED AD. RATES Dally or Sunday. Per Line. One time. Me Same ad. two consecutive times zze Same ad. three consecutive times 80c Same ad. six or seven consecutive times, .see The above rates apply to advertisements under "New Today" and all other clawlnca lion except the following: Situations Wanted, male. Situations Wanted, female. For Kent, Boonu. Frivate families. Kooms and Board. Private families. Kate on the above classification Is 1 cents a line each Insertion. When one advertisement Is not run In con secutive lsEoes the one-time rate applies. Six averuce worn count mm out, line on oBoti auvertutement ana no a. couniea tor less than two Uneo. kn 'rhairm" advertisements chanre will be based on the number of lines appearing in tne paper, regardless of tne number of words In each hue. Minimum charge, two lines. ... 'i h. orecunian wui accent ciasuiiea aa verlisements over the telephone, providing the aavertiser is a subscriber to either ohune. So prices will be quotes over tne pnune, but bill will be rendered tha following day. Whether subsequent advertisements will be over the Dhone depends noon the promptness of payment of teleyuone adver tisements. Situations Wanted and Personal advertisements will not be accepted over the leieDbone. timers tor one insertion only will ue accepted for "fcnrniture for Sale, "Busi ness Opportunities," "itoomlng-houses" and tt anted to itent." Thi. oreattiiian will not rnarantee soenrsfr or assume responsibility tor errors occurring in telephoned advertisements. The Oregonian will not be responsible for more than one incorrect insertion of any advertisement offered for more than one lime. in ' - ew loaay" su aavertlsements mrm charged by measure only, 14 lines to the inch. Kemlttances must accompany out-of-town orders. . Advertisements to receive nromDt classifi cation must be In The Oregonian office before 10 o'clock at nlgbt. except Saturday. Closinz hour for The Sunday Oresronlan will be 9 o'clock Saturday night. The office will be open until 10 o'clock P. M.,' as usual, and all ads. received too late for nroper classifi cation will be run under beading "Too .Late to Classify." Gc At all reliable grocers or de livered by us Damascus butter is de liriously pure and sweet try it mi udl fel hi ! m iniiMinn " of Commerce is to bo undertaken early next month, according to plans shaped fololwing the announcement today that its president, "W. C. Mumaw, and other officials and the board of trustees have decided to resign. An organization of wider scope, perhaps on a different plan. Is expect ed. With payment of dues for the current month the Chamber will be left in a satisfactory financial condi tion Insofar as bills are concerned. Every obligation will have been met, but there will be no surplus In tha treasury, it is declared. The chief reason given for resigna tions of officials Is that it will be bet ter for the body to be reorganized. The question of support, which has not been united and wholehearted through out tha year, entered Into con aid era-, tlon. Camas Postmaster Is Named. CAMAS, "Wash.,- Sept. 25. (Special.) Henry F. Knapp yesterday received word that the Senate had confirmed his nomination as postmaster of Camas. Mr. Knapp will take charge of the post office as soon as his commission ar rives. Has it ever occurred to you that Roller Skating is a fascinating, clean, moral Exercise Princess Rink . at your service Open Daily Morning.Afternoon, Evening DE CAPEIO'S BAND Every afternoon and evening FREE INSTRUCTION Indeed, we can teach you! Tonight Hear Multa Musola (New) Music of the world at your command. E. First and Morrison