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5 ROAD PUSHES INTO SLlfi WOODS SCENES AT SUTHERLIN. RIVER AND HARBOR Store Closed All Day Saturday in Observance of Memorial Day! BILL IS INCREASED Iowa Capitalists to Build Line to Reach Timber Holdings i Near Place. Senate Committee Makes Sub M EN will go in for outdoor stantial Additions, Espe , cially for Northwest. pleasures Saturday and Sunday it's the first of ORCHARDS ARE PLENTIFUL COLUPBIA RIVER FAVORED THE MORNING OEEGOXIAX, . FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1914. 21 Trees Atxmt Ready to Bear TTeaTj Crops of Fruit Are Found in Val i ley of .'Well-Kept Farms and Substantial Homes. BT ADDISON BENNETT. 8UTHERUN, Or., May 28. (Special.) Of all the small valleys in the State of Oregron, the Sutherlln Valley Is the most peculiar, one of the most beauti ful and one day, not far distant, des tined to be one of the most productive and most prosperous. Tou mijrht say that this valley runs eastward from the Umpqua River for a distance of 13 or 14 miles; but in real ity the western end of It is called Cole's Valley, which runs up close to the town of Sutherlin, some four or five miles. Mere there is a low divide, which is really the west end of the Sutherlin Valley which perhaps might as well be called the Calapooia Valley. The Calapooia River rises some 30 or 40 miles to the east and flows into the Sutherlin Valley some five or six miles east of Sutherlin. When it sets into the valley it is way below the surface and soon its banks are almost ISO feet high. It flows along the north side of the valley for a couple of miles and then debouches through the hills to the north, swings around past Oakland and flows into the Umpqua nearly west of Sutherlin. Old Homestead In Use. Sutherlin Creek rises also in the Cas cades and flows into the same valley from- the southeast, and continues along the southerly side of the valley until it gets almost ta Sutherlin and then it also deserts the main valley and flows south, around past the old home of the late Judge Deady and on down westerly into the Lfmpqua. From Sutherlin to the head of the valley there, are perhaps 5000 or 6000 acres- of as good land as the snn shines upon. On the old Fendel Sutherlin homestead site still lives one of the daughters, Mrs. Frank Walte, with her husband and children Mildred, Fendel and Ethel. 1 have said before in The Oregonian that I consider the Waite home one of the finest country homes in Oregon. Tiat is getting, in a way, aside from the main object of this letter. But as 1 have gone so far astray, let me con tinue by adding that a little to the south of west of the Waite home, on a hillside overlooking the valley, as does the Waite home, stands the fine man sion of Mr. J. F. Lube, who is inter ested with Mr. Waite in the develop ment of the Sutherlin Valley. Mr. Luse's home is new. Three years ago the grounds were in brush, stumps and timber. Today there stands one of the splendid houses of Oregon with as fine grounds as could be wished. Irrigation Is Natural. The Lord made the Sutherlin Valley, must have made it, as a model irriga tion enterprise. Many people laugh at the idea of irrigating where the precipitation is much in excess of 20 inches. But all over the Willamette, Umpqua and Rogue River valleys there is but little moisture in the months of June and July. Artificial watering is an insur ance for crops almost beyond compare. So the valley was laid out almost level; the Calapooia was sent down above ground almost to the valley; then by simple and inexpensive means a main canal was dug to the valley proper, then the water was divided and a main lateral brought down on the high ground on each side, the north and the south, and from these distributed over the valley. The Luse company now owns the ditches and the lands, save what it has sold, and some 3000 or 4000 acres have been set to fruit trees and to berries apples, peaches, pears, cherries, loganberries, strawberries, raspberries everything of that kind that grows in this latitude. . These orchards are now from two to six years old, the most of them four and five years. This year there will be harvested practically the first peaches and apples, but the bearing trees are still too young to more than show what may be expected in the future. In about three years the val ley will be a veritable paradise. Of course, every qualification is present to make these orchards as prolific and the fruit as fine as any in Oregon. 1 fresn Goods Prnerrtd. The land owners have almost as a unit put up fine residences and fine outbuildings, which are all well and tastefully painted and every one has a good lawn with flowers and shrub bery in abundance. One thing that I like to go to this valley for is to see how the Kverfresh concern is getting along. It is this concern mat is putting up, under pat ents taken out by Oregonians. some thing akin to but far better than evaporated fruits and vegetables. Here after their products will be a part of the rood supply of our soldiers and sailors. Advices have Just come from the War and Navy Departments an proving these prepared foods. Many readers or rue oregonian have per haps eaten their roasting ears on the dining cars of the S. P. and O.-W. R. A Is. Company. This corn is just about as good as me ears Just plucked from the stalks. Sutherlin is on the Southern Pacific Railway. It is 186 miles south of Port land. The town has a fine paved street ana is aoout to pave a mile more. The old hotel burned a short tim? ago. It was ono of the beauty buildings of Oregon. Mr. Waite is building on the oia site anotner or brick. 100x150 feet. two stories with all modern conveni ences. The First State Bank. Mark Tlsaaie, president: Fred C Uelwrr. cashier, is just across the street. A few doors above is the office of the Suther lin Sun, Lewis C. Beebe, owner and edi tor. A mighty clean and newsy little sheet it is. There are two school build ings in town, three in the other parts of the valley, atout 200 pupils in all. The city superintendent is li. Jv Orton. Tnere are 3i- pupils In the high school. Just north of town there is a pros perous brick and tile plant. A mile or two south, not far from the old Judge ueaay place, mere are two stone Guar ries that turn out fine building stone. One of these plants is well equipped wiin machinery ror dressing and finish ing. JVew Road Be Bnllt. Sutherlin is to have a railroad as soon as men and money can build it- I mean another road, one to the east. Roache & Co., of Muscatine, Iowa, who own 54.000 acres of standing timber east of town, have secured right of way and are now making the final survey for a line 2 miles long to reach this timber, and have secured grounds in the town for a mill or mills to cut 200, t'On feet of lumber a day. This concern has the money to' go ancaa ana tinisn this road without de lay. 'What will it mean to Sutherlin to ' - . k ... , , ! r ; Sk Tr -aaflccf-r ( 5 TOP VIEW ON MAIN STREET, MIDDLB srBNB ON" TIBKE1' FARM BELOW SCHOOL, BUILDING AND CHl-RCHKS. f have a pay roll of $1,000,000 a year? What will it mean when the orchards come into bearing, when the Everfresh Company pays out $200,000 or $300,000 a year for class B and class C fruits and all the class A fruits are sold at good figures? And think of the possi bilities of the poultry and egg business. the possibilities of the stone quarries. of the brick and tile plant. If vhere are not 5000 there when the next census is taken, I will say something has gone wrong if there is 7000 or 8000 I will say it is only what might be expected. FAIR EXHIBIT IS PLANNED Wasco County Business Men Faw Display at San Francisco. THE CAUSES, Or., May 28 (Spe cial:) An enthusiastic meeting of citi zens of The Dalles and Wasco County was held last night to determine the scope of this district's participation in the Panama-Pacific Exposition. George M. Hyland, director of ex ploitation for the Oregon Commision, outlined the plans of the Commission. He said the diversified products of Wasco County should attract consid erable attention. Rousing speeches were made by business men and fruit growers, who pledged their support to the movement. A representative will be maintained at San Francisco during the Exposition to tell the story of Wasco County. Preparation of products is already under way. The Business Men's Asso ciation will have charge. MARION ENDS COUNT Official Figures G County Clerk iven Out by Gehlar. 127 PROGRESSIVES VOTE Much. Money Changes Hands on "Wager Tbat Bond Issue Does Not Carry Two to One Final Fig- ures Are 7091 to 3579. FRAUD CHARGE WITHDRAWN Indictment of Eucalyptus Grove Pro moters Dismissed at Spokane. SPOKANE. Wash., May 28. United States District Judge Rudkin, acting on orders from Washington, today dis missed the indictment charging misuse of the mails, which was returned here against Donnell Davenport, of Spo kane; Paul S. A. Bickel, of Jerome, Idaho; D. W. Stanrod, of Pocatello, Idaho, and A. B. Moss, of Payette, Idaho. The indictment charged that the four men intended to defraud when they promoted the Idaho Hardwood Com pany and advertised that they Intended to plant Eucalyptus trees in Kern County, California. Since the . indict ment was returned, Mr. Moss died. CENTRALIA JERRIES MOVE 150 Crates Daily Shipment Soon Will Increase to 500. " CENTRALIA, Wash', May 28. (Spe cial.) The recently organized Wash ington Fruitgrowers' Association, com posed of farmers of Fords Prairie, Grand Mound, Rochester and other nearby points, is shipping about 150 crates of strawberries a day. These snipments will De increased to buo crates as soon as the berries ripen faster. The berries are bringing $1.75 a crate. A representative of the association recently made a trip over the Willapa and Grays Harbor lines and opened up & new maraei xor jocai products. TEACHER DIES SUDDENLY Lexington, Or., "Woman Succumbs at Home of Sister in Idaho. MOSCOW. Idaho. Mar 2S. (Spa cial.) Miss Florence Olmstead. a mem ber of the public school faculty at Lexington, Or., died suddenly while sitting in a window at the home of her sister. Mrs. Dan Gerlough, 807 Ash street, viewing the campus day exer cises at the university. She was stricken with paralysis in her school room at Hillsboro three weeks ago. Besides her sister, "Mrs. Gerlough, she is survived by a brother, A. W. Olmstead, of Washington, D. C. Funer al services were held Wednesday. SALEM, Or., May 28. (Special.) The Progressive vote in Marion County at the recent primary, while small, was well scattered, according to official re turns announced by County Clerk Gehl bar today.. One hundred ana twenty-seven votes were cast by party members and 118 persons received votes. Sam H. Brown, Republican, and J. r . T. B. Brentano, Democratic nominee for Representative in the Legislature, each received four Progressive votes. Special Election Not Likely. The law provides in cases of such ties that the Governor shall call a spe cial election, but It is not believed either - candidate wjU ask that it be done. Republicans of the county voted for 661 persons and Democrats 410. Mr, Gehlhar declares the primary votes this year were more scattered than ever before. The proposed $850,000 bond issue, for building permanent roads, was de feated, 7091 to 3579, and as a result it is reported that several hundred dol lars changed hands. Betting as to whether the proposition had been der feated by a vote of two to one was brisk several days after the primary. 1,1st of Nominees Complete. The nominees in this county for state and county offices are: " State Senate Republicans', A. M. La- Follett, farmer, and C. P. Bishop, mer chant; Democrats, W. H. -Downing and J. R. Linn; Progressives, A. M. LaFol lett and B. J. Miles. Representatives in the Legislature- Republicans, Dana H. Allen, lawyer; Sam H. Brown, farmer; D. C. Thorns, miller; Thomas Brown, lawyer; George W. Weeks, fruit grower. Democrats, J. F. T. B. Brentano, John P. Robert son, Thomas Brown, A. M. Dalrymple, James R. Coleman. Progressives, A. M. LaFollett. B. J. Miles, Dana H. Al len, D. C. Thorns, George W. Weeks. Thomas Brown and bam Brown and Brentano tied. County Commissioner Republican, W. H. Goulet; Demodrat, P. L. Ken nedy; Progressive, W. H. Goulet. Sheriff William Esch, nominee of three parties. County Clerk Max Gehlhar, nomi nee of three parties. Recorder Mrs. Mildred R. Brooks, nominee of Republican and Progressive parties, and H. L. Clark, nominee ot the Democratic party. Treasurer D. G. Drager, nominee of Republican and Progressive parties, and A. W. Howell, nominee of Dem ocratic party. Surveyor B. B. Herrick. Jr., nominee of three parties. Coroner A. M. Clough, nominee of Republican and Progressive parties, and Dr. J. O. Van Winkle, nominee of Democratic party. Dr. Van Winkle was a candidate for the Republican nomination. Continuing Contract Held to Be Sav ing to Government, as Well as Expediting ACork--New Sur vey Provided For. WASHINGTON. May 28. (Special.) While the river and harbor appropria tion bill is still held in the Senate com mittee on commerce and the additions made to the House bill are still subject to the secrecy that is put on members of committees dealing with appropria tions until the bills are finally reported to the Senate, enough has been learned to justify the prediction that the Senate committee on commerce has increased or added to the waterways bill some $10.000,000 one-half being given to the Pacific Northwest. .- Four million one hundred thousand dollars have been added for the pur pose of improving the mouth of the Columbia. The bill as it came from the House contained an appropriation of $1,000,000 for the . improvement and maintenance of the mouth of the Co lumbia. The showing made before the commerce committee convinced that body that this improvement was of the first importance and should be con sldered in the light of a continuing contract Appropriation Means Saving. Having carefully weighed the con tinuing contract plan in relation to the Columbia and desiring to save the Gov ernment as much money as possible. consonant with expeditious work, the subcommittee has recommended to the full committee an appropriation of $4,- 100,000 for the continuance . of this project. It was considered that this would save the Government in the neighborhood of $300,000. In addition to this large Increase, the subcommittee has-.recommended to the full committee an Increase of $100, 000 for the improvement -of Grays Har bor, bar and entrance, and $30,000 for improving Skagit City bar on the Ska git River. Other Increases for the Pa cific Northwest are $112,500 for improv ing the Siuslaw River in Oregon, the local authorities having pledged them selves to contribute a like amount a proposition 'which was regarded by the subcommittee as goqd business. More Surveys Recommended. Besides the appropriations outlined, in the nature of increases to the several projects carried in the river and har bor bill as it passed the House, the subcommittee of commerce has recom mended additional surveys; Clatskanie River from the mouth of the City of Clatskanie. Oregon; Columbia and Snake Rivers, Washington and Idaho, from Celilo Falls to Pittsburg Landing, Idaho: Columbia River from Camas to Lady's Island. A member of the subcommitte of the committee on commerce, speaking of the additions made to the bill for river and harbor improvement, said: "Every project for which an additional appro priation is made has been approved by the Board of Engineers of the Army, Much of the money appropriated is for the purpose of bringing a market nearer to sections of the country which have no rail communications, aDd I be lieve it safe to say that no appropria tions have been made where rail com munication exists which will not serve to make the navigable waterways com petitors for frieght and serve to re duce and regulate the rail rate in the interest of both the producer and the consumer. Showers Make Big Berries. " WHITE SALMON, Wash,- May 2$. (Special.) Contrary to expectations, the showers every day for the past week have not damaged the strawberry crop but on account of them the ber ries are larger than usual. It is estimated that 1 per rent of th can. tnt of tlie oceans would cover the land of til world to a depth of 180 feet. Johnson Teachers Are Picked. JOHNSON. Wash, May 28 (Spe cial.) The following teachers have been chosen by the Johnson School Board for next year: Mrs. Allle Bab cock, primary; Mrs. Clara Fowler, in termediate; H. P. Willard, grammar grades, and L. 1. Babcock. principal. The high school assistant has not been selected. Payette Stockman Drops Dead. PENDLETON. Or, May 28. (Spe cial.) Henry Erwin. a. stockman of Payette. Idaho, dropped dead at Uma tilla while en route with a shipment of livestock to Portland. His wife has ar rived here and will take the body back to Paryette tor burial. the Summer holidays. You'll feel much better if there is a new Summer Suit ready for you to slip into Saturday morning. Suits at $25 Marked Special! Spic-span new productions from the famous shops of Stein-Bloch and Atterbury System, Smart new models to pleas most any man's tastes natty patch pocket models, Norfolks, English and box-back styles. Clear-cut tweeds and line stripes predominate. Suits that would usually sell for much more, we have marked very special at Twenty-Five Dollars. New Straws and Panamas There seems no end to the new braids, the smart shapes, that this season has brought forth in Straw Hats for Men ! The best of the new ones are here. Drop in for five minutes today and pick out the new Straw or Panama you're going to wear for the week-end holidays. Exclusive Agency for Brewer Straws $3 Dunlap Straws $5 Panamas $5 to $10 BEN SELLING Leading Clothier ' Morrison, at Fourth ASPIRANTS TELL COSTS JAMES WITHYCOMBE'S - CAMPAIGN EXPENSES fOS5.87. AY a pa to Holds Celebration. WAPATO, Wash., May 28. (Special.) Wapato entertained the largest crowd at celebration since its Incorporation today when the schools of Districts 54, S and 86 combined in a bis May fete. Exhibits of school work occupied the lare gathering until noon and at 12:30 several of the grades gave May drills. In a field meet, between the Central School of Wapato and District No. E, the former were victors with a score of 66 points over 53 for the latter. Grangevlllo Horse Show Opens. GRANGE VILLB, Idaho, May 28. (Special.) With a large number of the finest horses ever displayed in the Northwest, the big' annual, horse show opened here today. The management says 1000 horses will be here before the show closes on Saturday, when many of these animals will be offered at auction sale. Try Santiseptic Lotion after shaving. Adv. Charlrs A. Johns' Statement Shown 1285.03 Expended T. T. Geer and Grant B. Dlmlclc Give Data. SALEM, Or., May 28. (Special.) The campaign of James Withycombe, successful aspirant for the Republican nomination for Governor, cost $625.87, according to a statement filed with Secretary of State Olcott today. T. T. Geer expended $440.95. Charles A. Johns' campaign cost $1285.03 and that of Grant B. Dlmlclc $945.58. Mr. Johns spent $670.41 'and L. O. Ralston spent $614.12 in behalf of the candidate. Mr. Dimick spent $748.08 and his cousin, Walter A. Dimick, spent $301.60 for him. The expenditures of other candidates who filed statements today were: W. H. Canon, aspirant for the Demo cratic nomination for National com mitteeman, $172.62; E. L. Karrln. who sought the Republican nomination for Attorney-General, $338.65; Frank S. Grant, Republican candidate for Attorney-General. $228.88; T. J. Cleeton, Re publican candidate for Justice of the Supreme Court, $650.53, and L. H. Mc Mahan, Progressive candidate for Gov ernor, $181.90. veiled with appropriate ceremonies. The monument is of solid granite 15 feet in height and weighs 14 tons. Game Caught From Automobile. WHITE SALMON, Wash., May 28. fSpeclal.) Charles P. Hutchins, the proprietor of a local garage, while driving down the Wilkins" Canyon road, scared up a covey of grouse. He speed ed up and, as he passed them reached out his hand and caught one by the wing. He placed his fluttering catch In his tool box and brought it into town with him. Attorney-General Gives Opinions. SALEM, Or.. May 28. (Special.) Attorney-General Crawford, in , an opinion today, informed G. W. Frank lin, Treasurer of Wallowa County, that the penalty cease3 upon the first halt tax payments when the payments are made. He informed Labor Commission er Hoff that employes of an irrigation district were not subject to the eight hour law, because the districts are not municipal or state corporations, but are public corporations. Colfax Monument to Be Unveiled. JOHNSON, Wash.. May 28. (Spe cial.) 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Zslephone: Bell, E. 287 Home, B-2426. 379 EAST MORRISON STREET CUNDAY as a day of rest or keen en- joyment is complete only when your Sunday Dinner is included and partaken of at the Imperial Hotel Grill All the epicurean ple&sures of life are properly prepared and served. Music evenings. here. Lunch, 12 to 2. 3&c, 50c. Weekday dinner, 75c Sunday Dinner, o.ov to , x.