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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 4 " " I ' -I FARMERS EAGER TO LEARN OF ALFALFA Many Meet Holden Special. While Speakers Go to.. Those Who Can't. EXPERTS ARE CATECHISED Soil Tests Are Kxplalned and Ab stract Theory Gives Place to Practical Talks Side Trips Gridiron Rich Section. ST. JOHN, Wash., Sept. 26. (Spe cial.) The Holden Inland Empire Alfalfa Campaign special carrying Pro fessor Perry G. Holden and his party of assistants arrived here this after noon at 4 o'clock, completing the sec ond day of a five weeks' tour of the Inland Empire. At every stop large enthusiastic crowds greeted the arrival of the train and the interested farmers surged about the speakers eager to learn the wonderful story of alfalfa. Question after question was fired at the experts and the meetings took the form of a regular class in alfalfa raising rather than an ordinary farming lecture. Soil tests were held at every meeting and the farmers were taught how to test for lime in the soil. The speakers cot down to the practical side of raising alfalfa and eliminated as much as possible the abstract theory from their discussion. Crowd Gather Early. The first stop after leaving Tekoa. where the train remained over night was at 8:30 this morning at Oakesdale where an enthusiastic crowd met the train at the depot. The different speak ers immediately left for the various meetings arranged for by the local committee of which J. W. Martin was chairman. Charles W. Farr addressed 125 at the Jocal high school. W. R. Baughman, of the Holden party: C. B. Kegley, master of the Washington State Orange; J. H. Tormey. of Washington State College, and W. 1. Foster, su perintendent of the college farm of itr..t.inCTnn tat fiiir made demon- L rtratlons in the country, while R- W. xmson. or me nomeu pun, bi a' large audience at the depot. Plowing Held Eaueatlal. 'The only practical way to raise alfalfa is to first plow in the Fall." said W. D. Foster in his talk to the farmers gathered at the home of A. G. Woodward, seven miles east of Oakes iale. "Plow carefully allowing none of the ground to remain unturned, then early In the Spring harrow once or twice leaving a good mulch on top. Next use the disc cutting shallow so a to furnish a good nrm bottom for the seed. Do not seed until after all danger of frost Is over and not more than six pounds of seed is needed to the acre. Alfalfa is a tender plant and needs plenty of care and nursing, but the return to the farmer fully Tepays him for the expenditure. The land in this locality seems to be adapted for alfalfa raising. The yield la often two crops on the non-irrl-rated land. It Is pastured after the first cutting." Among some of those who have al ready raised alfalfa in the Oakesdale district are: M. G. Morrison. SO acres; X B. Parkroan, 40 acres; S. C. Crow, !0 acres: J. N. Crow, 15 acres: W. H. Jones, 30 acres. Speakers G i Farmer At Thornton, the second stop of the day the train was met by a large delegation and a special reception com mittee with Ralph Coemegys. chairman, had arranged a luncheon for the mem bers of the Holden party. The speak ers at Thornton were: Frofessor C Pmith and J. E. Waggener while C. V. Farr. J. H Tormey. W B. Foster and C;B Kegley. motored out in the coun try to address the farmers close to the oil . . The meetings at Thornton were but a repetition of the meetings at Oaks dale. Interest was at a high pitch and the farmers at every meeting catechised the experts with determina tion that bespoke an earnest desire to learn every fact about this wonderful stock food. Silo construction was urged by all the members of the party and many of the farmers announced their inten tion of building one next year. Diver sifted farming as favored by Professor Holden and his assistants met with the hearty approval of practically every farmer In the Inland Empire where the corn and alfalfa special has thus far visited, said John Scott Mills, who is the special representative of the O.-W. K. ft N. and who ia in personal charge of the train. The "campaign is now an assured and demonstrated success, too Gather at Snnart. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the train stopped at Sunset for an hour's stay and the visit was but a duplicate of the meetings this morning at Oakes dale and Thornton. A crowd of 100 met the train at the depot and dis played the same enthusiasm as char acterized the meetings earlier in the day. A reception committee, of which A. Jennings was chairman, met the party and escorted them to the local high school, where the meeting was held. The speakers were W. R. p ugh man. J. 1L Tormey and Professor C L. (smith. All the speakers pleaded lor diversifled farming and especially the raising of alfalfa. The reception committee of the St. John Commercial Club, Parry Terhune. president of the Commercial Club, chairman; Cecil Dell, Mayor Case. J. 1. Baker, K. B. Gaines, G. W. Patrick. B. E. H. Manning, An thony Schumacher, met the special train at Sunset and accompanied the party to St. John. Mae Side Trip Arranged. Following the wishes of Professor liolden to take the gospel of diversi fied farming and alfalfa right to the door of the farmer, nine side trips were vrranged by the committee for this part of the country. The speakers who made the country trips were Charles W. Farr. at Enterprise: J. li. IVacrgoner. at Kamiali; C. B. Kegley, at Evan; W. R. Baughman, at Lancas ter; J. H. Tormey. at -Sutter Ranch; W. 1). Foster, at Delong Ranch; W. R. Skey. at Lindley district; R. W. Lam son, at Eccles district; C. L. Smith, at Shoudy ranch. Each of these meet ings averaged about 40 in attendance. At 7.30 this evening C. L. Smith ad dressed more than 500 at the Meth odist Church, while Charles W. Farr held a meeting for the children at the high school. After the meetings tonight the Com mercial Club entertained tho Holden party at & banquet, at which Parry Terhune. president of the club, acted as toastmaster. PORTLAND MAN RETIRES A. Welch Lraie Washinfrton-Oreiron Corporation as Manager. CH EH A LIS, Wash.. Sept. 2S. (Spe cial.) Retirement of A. Welch, of Portland, as general manager and head 1 of the Washington-Oregon corporation, which has extensive holdings at Che halls. Centralia and Vancouver. Wash., was announced yesterday in this city. Henry Fleischhauer, of Portland ami Vancouver, who has been intimately associated with the Washington-Oregon, will become successor to Mr. Welch, with H. K. Lugger as as sistant. Mr. Welch will devote his time to various other interests which he has acquired in Washington and Ore gon. The change will become effective October 1. On that date, also, tho gen eral offices of the Washington-Oregon corporation will be moved from Port land to Vancouver, Wash. WOMEN OPEN CONVENTION Western Washington Temperance Workers Meet at Chehalis. 1 1.' ti i t a my, can 26 (Spe cial.) When 'the Western Washington Woman s Christian Temperance umun convention opened its 30th annual meeting in Chehalis at the Baptist Church today, there was a large at tendance of members and others inter ested in temperance work. In the morn ing there had been a meeting of the executive committee, when various Business matters were disposed of. At the regular convention Margaret C. Munns. corresponding secretary, made her report of the work of her .1 . . irB,tf fjr Wnrie treasurer. uopsuiuDini j ' ' ' reported on the finances of the organi sation, and Erne a. ttoeoer, urn aum- DIVER NCW ENGAGED IN REPAIRING GATES AND WALLS AT CASCADE LOCKS. FRITZ DE ROCK OX WAY TO DANGEROUS WORK. HOOD RIVER. Or, Sept. 26 (Special.) Diver Fritz DeRock Is now busily engaged in making repairs on the gates and walls of the locks at Cascade Locks. New bolts are being placed in the middle of the gate of the waterway around the rapids and cascades of the Columbia at this point. The bolts that are being removed have been in the structure for the past 17 years. Other Important improve ments are being made on the locks by the United States engineer of fice. In the photograph shown, the diver Is Just preparing to go down for his shift of work. The man at the left holding the tele phone is Joseph M. Buttz, foreman of the Improvement work. Diver DeRock is constantly in communication with his helper, by means of a telephone. Mr. Butti is seen with the receiver of this Instrument to his ear. tor. also reported. There followed In troduction of the visitors, music and i . ariAA.iAa hv local oresi- UHCIUIUUIU - dents. Then there was an experience hour, "How I Caught My Pal." and awards for new members. Tonight at . i pk.iBtun rhiiYfi there was a well attended banquet at which Mrs. Marga ret Piatt acted as wMimi". -sponses were listed on the programme as follows: "The City." by A. E. Judd. president of the Citizens' Club; "The i u7nm.n'a rVi t-i t i n TDiner&nc8 uocai uii '.. " Union." by Mrs. Iva Bartholomew, pres ident Chehalis union; "ine (jucbis, uj Mrs C. Belle French, of Elma; "When Women Vote." Mrs. Hattie B. Dunlap. c . ir.vnnn- "Oiir ('nmini Citizens. Miss Ethel Sprague. Tacoma; "New Oc casions. New Duties." Mrs. John Mills. Puyailup. The convention will continue until Tuesday. 50 BABIES IN CONTEST !krcMinnvil!e' First Kugenic Show Pronounced Great Success. MM1NNVILLE, Or.. Sept. 2. (Spe cial.) Fifty babies entered the eu genic contest held here In connection with the county school fair, of which all winners scored high. Little William Henry Coleman, 18 months old, scored 9.3 per cent. William is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coleman, of Dun- dFrederick W. Paul scored 97.8, age 27 months. In the classes of little girls the win ners. Florence Macy. age 15 months, scored 8.St. and Marjorle C. Peters, age 30 months, scored 95.4. This is the first eugenic' contest held in Mc Mlnnville and proved a great success. Each contestant was given a souvenir. The winners were awarded prizes and the judge's certificate entitling them to enter the eugenic 'contest at the State Fair. GERMANS PLAN TO GATHER Tuesday Promises to Be Big Day at Oregon State Fair. SALEM. Or., Sept. 26. (Special.) F. H. Deckenbach, ex-State Senator of Washington, but now a business man of Salem, reports that the German American citizens are rallying to the request sent out by the Marion County German Society to be well represented on the second day of the Oregon State Fair next Tuesday, and show a proper appreciation of the recognition of the State Board in giving to the German speaking people a special day. Lunch xand refreshments will be served in the German headquarters throughout the day and all visitors will be shown true German hospitality. Ex Senator Deckenbach declares emphati cally that the Oregon State Fair sur passes any other held on the Pacific Coast, and that the German-speaking people fully recognize this. TOLEDO TO BAR TOWN COW Mrs. Mawhlrter Badly Gored by Mother of Young Calf. TOLEDO. Wash, Sept. 25. (Special.) The City Council has up for final passage ordinances regulating the closing of saloons on Sunday, for bidding the town cow from running at large at night, and prohibiting use of fire arms. Return of Rev. Mr. Grissom as he Methodist pastor at Toledo is well "re ceived here. Mrs. Mawhlrter, whose home is on Cowlitz prairie, had the misfortune to he badly gored by a cow Thursday. The animal, which was the mother of a young calf, became enraged while Mrs. Mawhlrter was handling her, and threw her over the manger. Several stitches were required by a physician to sew up the wounds made, but Mrs. Mawhlrter is reported to be getting along nicely. The consumption of coffee in France has Just about doubled in the last 50 years. CLERGY IH SESSION NDQRSE GOVERNOR Methodist Conference Exoner ' atesRev.W.H. Kuhlmanof Any Wrong Intent. FOUR MEMBERS RECEIVED Lajmcn's Association Reports That Through Its Efforts Salaries of Pastors Have Increased SO Per Cent In Jflne Years. EUGENE, Or., Sept. 26. (Special.) The Methodist Episcopal Conference here today went on record in support - - : J of Governor West in his law-enforcement campaign; completely exonerated Rev. W. H. Kuhlman of any moral wrong, and tonight Joined with the laymen in a rally in the interests of Willamette University. The laymen's association held its annual meeting to day and re-elected the greater part of its officers. The indorsement of Governor West was contained in resolution presented by Rev. D. A- W'aters, of Portland, which urged upon the emergency board that it assist the Governor as far as possible by providing more funds for the enforcement of laws in Oregon, ac cording to the programme now being carried on by the Governor. Rev. H. B, Sheldon, of the Oregon Anti-Saloon League, was delegated to present the resolutions in person to the board when it meets tomorrow in Salem. Kuhlman Case Investigated. Early in the session the bishop ap pointed Rev. C. O. McCulloch, Rev. A. R. MacLean, Rev. A. S. Mulligan and Rev. J. C. Rollins to consider the case of Rev. W. 1L Kuhlman, of Tillamook, who recently brought embarrassment upon himself in Portland while at tempting to do some social-service in vestigation on his own initiative. The commute shortly afterward reported the following resolution, which was considered by the conference in execu tive session and unanimously adopted: "We, the committee appointed to in vestigate the case of Brother W. H. Kuhlman, after thorough inquiry, find that he was guilty of techinacl viola tion of an ordinance of the City of Portland, but, assurred fully he was guilty of no moral wrongrand in view of his great sorrow in bringing trouble upon himself and his family and no little embarrassment to the church, we recommend that his character pass." Two Resorts Received. Dr. J. W. McDougall, superintendent of the Portland district, and Dr. James Moore, superintendent of the Salem district, each presented the reports of tiielr districts, showing satisfactory progress in all departments. Four men R. S. Bishop, E. T. Luther, T. D. Yarnes and W. F. Powell were recommended to be received Into full membership in the conference. Bishop Cooke will deliver the sermon to these new members tomorrow morning, charging them with the solemnity of the duties they are about to assume as preachers in the church. Greetings and sympathy of the con ference were directed, respectively, to Rev. John Flynn. the 96-year-old pas tor of Portland, and to Dr. M. -. Wire, who is now 111 in Eugene. - Philanthropic Work Indorsed. Mrs. Fletcher Homan presented to the conference the work of the Women's Home Missionary Society, and Mrs. J. T. Penn presented the claims of the Old People's Home, both of which were fully indorsed by the conference and assistance pledged. The meeting of the Laymen's Asso ciation was addressed by Bishop Cooke and by Professor Homan, who pre sented the claims of Willamette Uni versity to the support of the Meth odist people. R. A. Booth, president of the asso ciation, in summing up the year's work, declared as a resul tof the work of the laymen, pastors' salaries had been in creased on an average of 30 per cent since the first laymen's association was organized in the Eugene Church nine years ago. Reports showed the asso ciation had expended $2887 for churcn extension work in Portland and $3121 outside Portland. Officers were elected as follows: President. R. A. Booth, Eugene; vice president, Portland aistrict, B. Lee Paget; Salem district, A. A. Lee; Eu gene district, J. S. Van Winkle, of "Al bany; Klamath district, James Camp bell, of Medford; treasurer. J. L. Hart man. Portland; recording secretary, M. C. Reed. Portland; corresponding sec retary, T. S. McDaniels, Portland. WASHINGTON IS PUZZLED Minimum Wage for Women Prob lem I'p to Attorney-General. OLTMPIA. Wash., sept. z. tsspe claL) Whether, under the Washington. is- itiuuow.a. sion can rix curierent minimum. w 4- I hA earn, fnflintr. tin ges nder lui nuuicu i to o j' u - Hlfforant o-anfrrgnhifol rnnditiOTlS. is a1 e -we question now being studied which w ill be submitted to the Attorney utnei Employers from the smaller clti k Vn-tk Volrlms nVld Ws. General. ties. Walla BUtll O.B w 1 111 1. .... Will I a. In replying to the commission r. thai, OStimfLte Of til s the amount of money needed to maintai n a working woman lor a yeur, ircvuou t- ly reply that me cost oi hviub small cities is much less than in v. i Cottl, finnlrnnfl and the the Ta coma. On" the other hand, employes in remote sections wucm juuime, irufnrtrv jind nothlntr is grown loc the locally. nmniiin that tt costs much more for them to live than In the large cities As the resuii ot xne trip wu r wv rtinlrman Olson week and ish- i j rvi ucfc.i-u Mrs. Florence Swanson of the Wash 4 r'nmTYiiciAn rnrresDondenci ence irnla 1 lift tUU . ... ... --. has been started with the California commission looking towara an nrnhohlir At Portland. early be- tween representatives of the comm is- sions or tne tnree jracnic i-usu rr-1 AK4A.t rtf tfiA conference will States. be X UC UUJDbh . . i- in nrpvpnt the c i V 1 n IT of an industry in one state an advantage over the same inausiry in & ujulu Ina- state tnrougn a lower raimmu m nr ,tul In fixine minimums the three commissions will be expected bear this point In mind. to POWER GOMANPY SOLD NEW CORPORATION WELL- OPER ATE IX SOCTH IDAHO. L. L. Prunn and Associates Plan Ex tension of System to and Erec tion of New Plant. BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 26. (Special.) The Idaho power & Light Company, or ganized under the laws of Nevada, has taken over the holdings of the Beaver River Power Company in Boise and Southern Idaho, together with all its franchises, worth approximately 81,000, 000. L. L. Nunn, for years actively en gaged in the development of electrical power, has been the prime mover in the deat He is president of the new company. Its other officers are: W. L. Biersaeh, treasurer; E. P. Bason, general manager, and Jess B. Hawley, general counsel. The new company owns a 7500-horse power station on the Malad River, the distribution systems of Boise, and other Idaho towns. The Boise franchise of the Beaver River Power Company has been conveyed with the consent of the Mayor and City Council and all con tracts made with the Beaver River Power Company's customers have been assumed. The object of the separation of the Utah and Idaho properties is to carry on extensive developments in the state of Idaho, in no way connected with the Utah property. The new company has lost no time In commencing ex tensive development work. An addi tional 8000-horse power plant is to be built on the Malad River, and delivery of the lumber will commence this week. Line material is being purchased for extending the main transmission sys tem from the Malad station to Sho shone, Twin Falls and Buhl. The Beaver River i Power Company started a genuine electric power war in Southwestern Idaho, particularly in Boise, two years ago, when it first in vaded this territory, then held by the Idaho-Oregon Light & Power Company, now the Southern Idaho Light & Power Company. The Southern Idaho Company con trols all of the electric city and inter urban lines in this territory, having recently merged them under the con trol of one holding company. POTATO, GRAIN" AND GRASS DIS PLAYS ARE BEST. Dry Farm Products Make Excellent Showing at County Fair Aero naut Xear Death. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Sept. 26. (Special.) The Klamath County Fair had a good attendance today and the exhibits were of the best quality ai?U well arranged. The best exhibits were of potatoes, grains and grasses from all parts of the county; from dry and from irrigated farms. The best single exhibit was from the dry farm of W. W. Mendenhall, a scientific dry farmer. Next in excellence was the garden vege tables, notable among which were some from the agency farm on the Indian reservation. With purple turnips weighing fully eight pounds each; Henry Ncham had three monster Chile squash, the largest weighing 116 pounds. These were planted about June 1. It. W. Tower had the best display of apples from land which was in timber 10 years ago.and from trees which be gan to bear at the fourth year. All districts of the county had fine displays of apples and there were pears, peaches, nectarines, plums and prunes and all the small fruits. A good dis play of muskmelons and watermelons was made by two farmers. There was a scarcity of animals, the farmers being too busy getting in grain and threshing to bring their stock to the fair. The Greenfield Farm had a splendid exhibit of swine, and there were some good pens of poultry. T. M. Sherman, who makes daily bal loon ascensions, came near being elec trocuted on his first descent. The ropes of the parachute became en tangled in one of the heavy voltage power wires and he missed another by not more than a foot. Saturday will be the big day of the fair for attendance. JOSEPHINE FAIR IS OVER Attendance Large and All Features Reported Praiseworthy. GRANTS PASS, Or.. Sept. 26. (Spe cial.) The Josephlno County Fair came to a close today after three suc cessful days' session. In the milk con test a Holstein cow, owned by L. A. Launer, took first prize. The riding contest was won by Miss Lucile Harter. The grand sweepstake prize contested for by Grange organizations was won by the Frultdale Grange. Many beautiful designs, were worked out by the use of fruit and vegetables. An American flag made out of red and white apples with white grapes In bunches for stars In a field of blue grapes was -one of the leading features of the Murphy Grange exhibit. In the better babies contest, elim inating age limit, Kenneth R. Campbell made a general score of 99.S, being highest score received: Margaret Hoo per received second highest score, 98.7, which entitles them to a free trip to the Salem State Fair LAST DAY JDF IVANH0E. The Ivanhoe run will end tonight at the People's Theater. There will be special matinees this afternon for pub lic school pupils. By reason of its at tractive quality Ivanhoe has been the big success of the week in motion pic tures. Adv i walfofA law. the comm KLAMATH EXHIBITS GOOD EXTRAVAGANGE LAID TO LISTER REGIME State Pays for Flowers for Ex ecutive's Office, Says Rep resentative Davis. CHAUFFEUR'S BATH CITED Chairman of House Appropriation Body Points to Porcelain Plunge and Says- Democratic- Vote Machine Is Being Built. ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 26. (Spe cial.) The extravagance of the present state administration is largely respon sible for the high tax in this state this year, according to Representative Davis, of Pierce County, chairman of the House appropriations committee of the last Legislature. Mr. Davis accuses Governor Lister of buying flowers at state's expense for the adornment of the executive offices at Olympia; of spending extravagantly for the maintenance of the executive mansion, and practically declares that a Democratic state organization to per petuate that party in power is being built at the expense of the taxpayers of the state. Mr. Davis, who is here today from his home in Tacoma, has been chairman of the House appropriations committee for the last two legislative sessions, ana was a member of the Board of Control under the late Governor Mead. He says he is perfectly willing to meet Gov ernor Lister or any other defender of the present Democratic state adminis tration on the platform at any time and discuss the subject of state finances. Expenses Are Cited. "The only chance to save at the last session was on roads. Governor Lister dictated the terms of the road bills that were passed," said Mr. Davis. "He put in the amounts. The responsibility for this tax rests squarely on the shoulders of the Governor and he can not evade It. "The cost of living Is going up around Olympia. Two years ago the Legislature appropriated ?4uuu on gov ernor Hay's estimate of the cost of maintaining the Executive mansion for the biennium. When Governor Lister went into office there still remained $540 In the fund which would have heen enousrh to maintain the mansion on the scale of expenditure mapped out by Mr. Hay until the new appro priation could be available. But the Legislature appropriated $750 at Gov ernor Lister's request, tie spent mat Latnd the S540 left by Hay ana men pre- Wfented an estimate for $6000 for the cost of maintaining the mansion lor the current biennium. Chauffeur's Bathtub Example. "This was an increase of 50 per cent over the Hay expenditures. A garage has been built at the mansion wnn tine porcelain bathtub for the chauf fnr out of this appropriation and on the Governor's desk at Olympia flowers are now to be found every day paid for by the state. I guess Hay must have paid for his own flowers. "A Governor that can make so free with the state's money in his own of fice can't be expected to give the state an economical administration. The in crease may not be much, but it all helps in the tax list. "At Lister's request, the Legislature created an agricultural commissioner to eliminate, according to the Governor, a lot of supposedly high-salaried com missions. This was good campaign material. This new department costs more than all the old commissions put together. Just to help things out. the commissioner has ordered, so I am told, his entire staff to be present, at state expense, of course, at the State Fair next week. Only one stenographer is to be left In the office at Olympia. That makes a nice little working force to cultivate a Democratic organization among the farmers who happen to at tend the North Yakima fair." 6000 GARS FRUIT SOLD SALES IN' WEEK AT SPOKANE AND HOOD RIVER BIG. Apples Are Valued at About $1000 a Car and Total for Season to Date Is Near 9 1,000,000. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Sept -26. (Spe cial.) "During the past week," said H. F. Davidson, president of the North Pacific Fruit Distributors, who has just returned here from a meeting of the board of trustees in Spokane, "from our two offices, hero and at Spo kane, we have sold 6000 carloads of apples valued at $1000 a car, making the sales total to date $1,000,000. The Spokane office has already handled more than 1200 carloads of fruit this year, and according to estimates will handle 6000 cars of fruit and 3000 cars of potatoes. "Fifteen new local associations were affiliated with the distributors at our recent meeting and we now have 104 organizations shipping through the cen tral agency. The sales that have al ready been made consist of a satisfac tory proportion of Hood River fruit, mostly Spitzenburgs and Newtowns, but consisting of other varieties, also. "The past two weeks' growing weather, when the days were warm and sunny, has increased the size of the local fruit materially and we find a very satisfactory proportion of large sizes and good color. I went out in the Willow Flat district of the local orchards after returning home from the trustees' meeting and spent the night. We had a pretty good frost this morn ing. But this is just the thing for good color." Mr. Davidson says that growers of all districts are now interested in the movement that was begun recently in Portland, when a resolution calling for a conference of growers at the Spokane Apple Show in November for the pur pose of forming a protective league was adopted. This league will be similar to the Citrus Protective League of Cal ifornia. Hood River Minister to Take Trip. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Sept. 26. (Spe cial.) Rev. J. H. Swift, who has been pastor of tho First Christian Church of this city for the past year, will preach his farewell sermon here Sun day. Rev. Mr. Swift and his family will sail from Portland next week for a cruise along the coast of Western Mexico and continue around the Horn. "We expect to locate at Tamplco, on the gulf," said Mr. Swift, "where I will resume my religious work." Property owners along Delancy street. New Tork City, will provide life care for Tom ana jerry, ine norses that for 24 years have drawn the cars along that street. FOR MEN, WOMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS The Only Specialty Raincoat Store in Portland Tremendous Price Reductions FOR SATURDAY ONLY FROM MAKER TO WEARER AT FIRST COST USE THE HO Owing to the Continued Warm Weather, We Are SOMEWHAT OVERSTOCKED THEREFORE YOU HAVE A Splendid Raincoat Opportunity FOR SATURDAY ONLY ENGLISH GABARDINES, ENGLISH SLIPONS, ETC. 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According to well-informed politi cians, Claude C. Ramsay has whispered i ahnnt 4Viat hA will Vlf in the r&C& Councilman Max Wardall, who broke . . . 1 . i . the news to eastern ueosopiuais A . -r n . i (w .i -u a annnarini' on A 11 1- w hi jau i li v u i i- - - n the Pacific Coast, has broken from cover and William tlicKraan jvioore nas let it be known that he is willing to be forced into the fight. For quite a while the active politi cians of the town have known that C. Allan-Dale has thirsted for a nomina tion; that George B. Lamping has his finger on the popular pulse, and Dr. E. T. Hurd was out hustling for votes. Tinrino- r-Aon t timAfi t h otp has been a widespread impression that Mayor Cotterlll wouia run; ju la-ui, eitava tions have begun preparatory to the erection of a publicity fund in Cot terlll s behall. Councilman R. B. Hesketh has been worried by a Mayoralty boom, when he wanted to hear the news that the voting public desired him to remain in the Council. Ex-Governor Henry McBrlde hears talk of pressure being exerted In his direction every time he drops back Into , ..nm hiu Cliao-it Pnnntv mills m n rl a number of other prominent persons have Deen mixea up in ma eu"p, i thus far none of them has assented to the proposal that he enter the race. COLLEGE AQUATIC9 IS AIM University of Washington Adds Ad junct to Hospital Work. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Se attle. Wash., Sept. 26. (Special.) An aquatic department for the women as an adjunct to the physical department at the University of Washington has been arranged for hy Dr. D. C. Hall and NOTICE OF CHANGE OF PRICE On October 1st, 1913, price on Carbon Briquets will be advanced 50c per ton ONLY THREE DAYS MORE Order your Winter supply NOW Before the advance PORTLAND GAS & COKE CO. OF COATS ter COMPANY Miss Jessie B. Merrick, heads of that department. The course will embrace rowing and swimming. Special equip ment for women has been ordered for the former, and women will enjoy the water sport during the Autumn months. The Washington Natitorium has been leased on special days for the women to recpive swimming instructions. We Have Made a Mistake Wc admit it. "Vc have stocked up too heavily with certain lines of gift pieces and high-class art subjects. There is not enough of a demand for these articles in Portland and we need both the floor space and the capital tied up in them, hence we are going to close them out at cost. Tho stock includes : Pictures Frames China Silver Jewelry Baskets Clocks Mirrors Lamps Shades Candlesticks Novelties This is a genuine opportunity to buy both for your" homo and for gift-giving purposes. Unander and Jakway Decorators and Furnishers Alder at Eleventh St. on r