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THE UIORXIXG OREGONIAX, THUESDAT, OCTOBER 8, 1914. 7 KLICKITAT FAIR ON Exhibits Best and Crowds Greatest Known. TRACK FAST; RACES GOOD Big Attraction Is Aircraft Flight by San Francisco Aviator "Wild "West Stunts Pulled Off In Front 'of Grandstand. GOLDENDALE, Or.. Oct. 7. (Spe cial.) With the sun shining brightly on a typical Klickitat Autumn day, the sixth annual fair, held under the au spices of the Klickitat County Fair As sociation, was opened at Goldendale to day. As a reward for their efforts in mak ing the present fair compare favorably in every way with many of the fairs held in the larger towns of the North west, the management have the satis faction of knowing that Goldendale is entertaining the largest throng tonight that has ever gathered here in the his tory of the town, and the seating ca pacity of the stands at the racetrack was overtaxed today. Exhibits in all departments kept Toll ing into the grounds today until noon. Every pen and stall provided for the exhibition of swine, sheep, cattle and horses is filled with show stock of pure breeding. The poultry department is filled. The exhibits of fruit, agricul tural products, needle work and the ed ucational exhibit made by Klickitat school children are on a much larger scale than ever before. The district exhibit made from Lyle 'for variety of products shown excels Anything ever displayed here. Biplane Flight Great. The main attraction today was the biplane flight, as it was the first op portunity that the people of Klickitat valley have had to see an air craft in operation. Aviator Frank Bryant, of San Francisco, made a perfect flight with a. biplane. Bryant made his start from the paddock in front of the grandstand, and. gave the crowd, in eluding 100 pretty Klickitat school teachers attending the Teachers Instl ture, a thrilling spectacle as he soared out over the wheat belt of the valley and then circled back over "the pines of the Simcoe Mountains, alighting at the starting point without a hitch. The track was fast and the races close. Special events and Wild West Btunts were pulled off in front of the grandstand between races. Ben Corbett gave a fine hippodrome hurdle race ex hibition. W. W. Parish, of Maryhill, secured the first prize for the best carriage team shown on the track. Rabbit Hayden, jockey, on Victor Mobley's string in the relay race, was thrown and injured, but will be able to ride tomorrow. The relay race be tween John Spain's string and that of the Indian, Harvey Schuster, was won today by the Indian by a small margin. Race results: 2:40 Trot Corn In 2:37. 2:40 trot General B., Silas, Diamond "W. Time. 2:37. Half-mile dash Maxwell. Hyndla, Latlsla a kne, :u2. Five-elKhths mile dash Dual Crown, Ster lin. Leo H. Time. :64. Half-mile dash Indian. Orthman, Shee rer. Gold Fish. Time, :52. Kelay race First day, Harvey Schuster, Tnppenish, Jesse George, rider; John Spain, Vnlon. Or., John Tyacke, rider: Victor Mob ley. Goldendale. Rabbit Hayden. rider. second cannery. K. H. and D. F. John son, under the firm name of Johnson Brothers, are now installing machin ery and. a kiln in the Odell district. They plan to construct similar plants later in otherv portions of the valley. The first unit will have a daily capac ity of five tons -of fresh apples. WOMAN'S DECREE INVALID Mrs. Paul C. Yates, in Suit for Back Alimony, Tneovers Flaw. OREGON CITT, Oct. 7. (Special.) When Mrs. Paul C. Yates today at tempted to force Dr. Yates, of Port land, to oay alimony awarded her in a decree last June she discovered she had not been divorced. While Judge Campbell Indicated that he would sign a new decree, it is pos sible that the entire proceeding will have to be done again. In looking over the records it was discovered that District Attorney Hedges had not been served with a copy of the summons as required by a law passed by the last Legislature. Mrs. Yates at that time alleged deser tion and was granted a decree and alimony. THE DALLESJTO VISIT FAIR AH Business to Close on October 9 for Trip to Moro Celebration. THE DALLES, Or., Oct. 7. (Special.) Anyone who may be planning to come to this city Friday with the idea of buying' something had better post pone the visit for a day, for The Dalles will be closed up tight October 9. Mayor French has proclaimed Friday a holiday in honor of the Sherman County Fair at Moro. In his proclama tion, the Mayor urged all business men to suspend operations that day and go to Moro. The response is unprecedent ed in the history of The Dalles. Mer chants and professional men agreed to keep their establishments closed all day. . A special train has been ordered, and it is expected that fully 500 per sons will leave Friday morning for the fair. REQUISITION IS HONORED Governor West Tarns George Martin Over to Spokane Officials. SALEM, Or., Oct. 7. (Special.) Gov ernor West has honored a. requisition of the Governor of Washington for George Martin, wanted in Spokane on a charge of robbing the State Bank of Spokane of $1000. Martin is said to have gone to the bank in a taxlcab. According to the complaint he waited until several per sons left the bank before handing the cashier, C. J. Peach, a note containing a threat that he would blow up the building with nitro-glycerin if he was not admitted to the vault. The cashier and Martin proceeded to the vault, the robber took $1000 and, locking the cashier in the vault, made his escape. He went to Idaho, then to Montana and finally to Portland where he was arrested. VARSITY ALUMNI TO VISIT Football Rally, Pujama Parade and Class Mix Staged at Eugene. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Oct. 7. (Special.) Homecoming day for the alumni of the University will be ob served next Saturday. Former students from all parts of the state are expected. Friday evening there will be a foot ball rally for the Whitman game. It will take the form of a pajama parade. The under-class mix, in which the Freshmen and Sophomores compete in a tug-of-war, sand-bag contest and tie up, will be early Saturday afternoon. Following it will come the Oregon Wnitrran game. In the evening the alumni will be the guests of the student body at an infor mal dance. TIMBER TAX IS REDUCED Coos County Cuts Assessment Be. cause of Dull Iumber Trade. MARSHFIELD, Or., Oct. 7. (Spe cial.) After a hearing yesterday in which the Weyerhaeuser Timber Com pany, the C. A. Smith Timber Company, the Southern Pacific and the Coos County Tax Association appeared, the County Board of Equalization reduced the assessment on timber lands in ranges 8, 10, 11 and 12, $550,000. Those who requested the lowering of the assessment pleaded slackness in manufacturing of lumber and lack of sales in timber land. County As sessor T. J. Thrift was the only member of the Board voting to have the assess ment stand, while County Clerk James Watson voted for the reduction and Judge John F. Hall decided the tie. 'A ',! I; m3 J. T. STODDARD IS RECEIVER C A. Doty Will Handle Affairs of Dittell Iumber Concern. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Oct. 7. (Spe cial.) J. T. Stoddard has been appoint ed permanent receiver for the Baker May Lumber Company, which has a sawmill and other property holdings at the new town of May, 12 miles west of Chehalls. Mr. Stoddard was one of . the founders of the big sawmill com pany that has since operated so suc cessfully at Doty, being a partner of C. A. Doty. Mr. Doty, whose home has been in Seattle, was named receiver last week of the Chester Snow Log & Lumber Company at Littell, four miles west of Chehalls. OWN GUN KILLS BUILDER V. E. Dudley, of Aberdeen, Shot While Cleaning His Weapon. ABERDEEN'. Wash.. Oct. 7. (Spe cial.) P. E. Dudley, a well-known and well-to-do Aberdeen building contrac tor, accidentally was shot'and instant ly killed this morning while cleaning a revolver which he did not know was loaded. His body was found by his son Wil lard. Besides a widow he leaves a son Willard, age 0: a brother, L. P. Dud ley, owner of the Broadway Pharmacy; a sister, Mrs. F. F. Rawings, of Puyallup. and a father, M. E. Dudley, in North Yakima. Dudley was 46 years old. WORK ON JETTY TO BEGIN Vancouver Property Owners to Pay for Work, in Columbia. VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 7. (Spe cial.) A jetty 2000 feet long, extend ing from the Oregon shore into the Columbia River at an angle of 45 de grees, will be built by the Port of Van couver at once, from funds raised by taxing the property-owners in Vancou ver for two years. Bids will be ad vertised for immediately. It was voted unanimously to levy a tax of 1 mill for 1915. There is now in this fund 22. 000. The jetty will be built opposite Van couver, from Hayden Island, having a tendency to throw the water to the north bank of the Columbia River, where several short jetties will be built. i-4 4 SPEEDERS INSPIRE POSSE Oswego Becomes Excited Over Log gers' Payday Celebration. OREGON CITT, Or., Oct. 7. (Spe cial.) Two men spending money freely caused a turmoil of excitement at Os wego tonight and brought Sheriff Mass with visions of an early capture of the robbers of the Mosier & Williams safe, "hotfooting" to the town. As the posse spread through Oswego and caught the two in its net, the Sher iff learned that the men were loggers who had received and were riotously investing their monthly pay checks. CIDER SELLERS ARRESTED ix Eugene Cigar Store Men Held as Liquor Law Violators. EUGENE. Or, Oct. 7. (Special.) The alleged sale of hard cider caused the arrest of six ciarstore owners or employes, for alleged violation of an ordinance prohibiting the sale of in toxicating liquors as a beverage. The complaints were sworn to by J. L. Ab bott, a Salem detective, called bere by the Mayor and police committee. The men arrested are & K. George. Robert Hoeleton. "William Neytor, Cal loway Taliaferro, c. It. Renfere and Preston Baker. Three of these were Involved In arrests for alleged gam bling by tie came detective last week. Hood Itrver Get Catinerj, HOOD KTVER. Or.. Oct. Spedjcl.) Tli Jiooa stiver Valley -will nwe j 2 CRACKSMEN SENTENCED Hood River Thieves to Serve From Two to Five Years for Theft. HOOD RIVER, Or., Oct. 7. (Special.) Judge Bradshaw sentenced C. D. Jones and John Smith to serve not less than two years or more than five years in the penitentiary. Jones and Smith stole several small articles from a hardware store here. They carried dynamite and had bored a number of holes in the floor next the postoffice building. Poolrooms to Stay Open 'Sunday. HOOD RIVER, Or., Oct. 7. (Special.) The Hood River City Council last night passed an ordinance permitting the pool and billiard halls to remain open on Sundays. The action has aroused the ministers of the city, who have been protesting such action which has been imminent for the past two years. A number of sermons next Sun day will touch with severe criticism on the actions of the city. JVakM-'s Poet IBeeelpts Gala, BAKES. Or, Oct. f. (Special.) Anotiuf index ot tlfc prosperity ot Baker 3s Mi ta report ot t Foe master, ut fa4-e prtiic. w-hicfc stows an increase ot 1 per cai in tue postal receipts fos- jSeppcurber, Xici 4. over tie same moutb :& yeas &ro.. T'ue recedpts last .month w $8SjOS. Every mouth tine yesw 'has c&own a Increase over tiwe corresponding: month ot last .3 it II iiii r PIT Y 1-217 TTn The E ntire Stock o 104 106 Third eoples Clothing Company Street, Must Go Now This Is One of Portland's Greatest Men's Stores Sold for enefit of Creditors Doors Open 9 A. M. Daily Come mm CHOICE OF THE HOUSE 99 t?I5.SuiT Overcoat Carson-Meyer Famous Clothes Included Dress Shirts Manhattans included. Values to $3.50, now, Work Shirts Great lot 50c Shirts, on sale now, choice Men's Sox Reg. $2.50 quality, 6 pairs, now for Trousers Reg. $2.00 Trousers, now choice, the pair Stock Consists of Famous Nation ally Known Lines That Are Familiar to All Men BUY NOW! Open Until 10:30 P. M. Saturday "CHOICE OF THE HOUSE 99 Men's Hats Values to $5.00, including Stetsons, choice now f20Surr Overcoat L. Adler, of Rochester, Famous Clothes Included Neckwear Regular 50c value, on sale now, your choice 19c Boston Garters 25c per pair the world over, our price lie Underwear Reg. to $2.00, choice now, garment Suspenders 50c quality, including President, choice now TTE HAVE instructed and ordered our manager to close out the Peoples stock at once. We purchased this great stock from the administratrix (it was sold for benefit of creditors) at 42 cents on the dollar. It was the location we wanted, not the merchandise. Our task now is to get the Peoples stock out and get it out quick, which we are doing in the greatest sale Portland has ever known. ' (Signed) M. SCHULTZ & CO., of Chicago. Boys' Suits Regular $5.00, all sizes, on sale now, choice Sale Now Taking Place at 104-106 Third St., Bet. Washington and Stark i-f'iilrVV '""fnfr" GRAIN BOUGHT EARLY Baker Millman Says Europe Must Have Foreseen War. SOME FARMERS SPECULATE MaJtM-il, However, Willing to Sell at Present; Goad Prices Prediction Made of immense Prices Next Year if YVa Continues, BAUER, Or., Get. 7. (Special.) That farmers of Baker - County are taking advantage of ttie liigb pricea of wheat and are boidiag only in a limited way for aay urtbr i&creaee in price is fb BtF-iemrt. of j . Porter, of tne-i$au Mill & Grain Coaapany. Socae of tlLS coouaiuioa mea report that the farror e? -axe oath to ell readily and that they are holding their grain for higher prices, but Mr. Porter said that at the mill, where the farmers dispose of the greater part of their grain, the farmers have been marketing their grain read ily. "The prices are such that they can sell at a good profit now," said Mr. Porter. "They are 11 cents less than la being paid at Portland, this being the freight differential. Some few are holding to speculate, but they are pret ty wise; they are holding only a lim ited part of their grain and are spec ulating; on it, but are not taking any chance on the bulk of it, which they are selling. "1 don't oxpoct any further material incre&ga at thin time. The foreign mar kets ars not buying and seem to hava plant? ot grain. Thx liish prices sorn t0 ha t&rsoiy speculative "I really believe, thasi, tht nrt ygaf wilt d9 unprjji4ntd prtesg fur 6il grains. If t waf stittaas tfee? wiii be as eaoi'ssstf.? tia?opcij a4aia.ad, "Tis year, t balMf,, Eura?? h4 cams sort of a pt$sfiit;5i$Ht Fsgaroisg tha war, At ar fa, In ily. iiif, (ti&re were 6iiipt-.i ff&m 0 faiiia Coast ports only iraf),u) bunieis of Vfesat. Ja July tfes yeaf .hafe were sniesif of 15,tl,h'l tKioiwis, This great efeipfneiit usually &&raas later in the fe&f, tout this tf Europe seems to in-r 2 oreseeff f A?madiat need for grata ad 9 fraVe fought earlier thaa usual. Now iixif are all stocked, but by peit year there wiif be another prei demaad, no European or Russia production and immense prices if war continues." OREGON U" HAS CHANCE BGZDEK ADMITS THINGS LOOK ' BRIGHTER FOR VICTORY. Dick rVelaon, Looked oh mm Fixture at Center, Withdraws From College. Fortlaader la His Place. UNIVERSITY OP OREGON. Eugene, Or., Oct. ".(Special.) A ray of sun ehlno has crept into the Oregon camp una to seme extent has dispelled the eldom clouds whfcH have prevailed dur iri th 4at Wi of practice: even Had CdaH fie Kick Will admit that "i'Mnei At irtnk better and that by Hjtrd wefk Ofegdrt wtil havs a fighting uaar.a it wiri If am Whitman," H4 wiii fiH pvadiet Victory, how sve", a,ad st P time has the eemmand iS gflfi erien h;a squad an eppor tuBiti-" U) tHiii thai Saturday's game is to PJ Mfp ta win, it ft victory at all, Uonaay: Tuesday afld Wednesday of tais WSSk haye paai) devoted to the hardest gsrimmage werk the (aams frays yet bea pui trffough. The sea. sims pav pasted far an average length of aa hur and ha?e beea remarkably free pi fur(.fcur serious aaeident. Today fft varsity tapped ti scrub team from ead to 4 hOUcfedawns followed in rasi4 assioB, 1 rvas paly a fiasb ia the pas, assardiBeT to (Be coaches, and the second team offered little or no resistance to the charges of the first-string men. Dick Kelson, who was looked upon as the best prospect as a center, has Withdrawn from college and the place Is occupied by Jake Risley, of Portland. Thursday and Friday Bezdek will put the men through lighter work so by Saturday all injuries will have had a chance to heal. The Whitman squad will come to Eugene Friday and work out the same afternoon. Archie Kahn is determined to repeat on the victory of two years ago and, according to dope, his team holds the upper hand. great'dam jnearly ready Government Project Near Boise to Be Completed Before Date Set. BOISH, Idaho, Oct. T (Special.) The great Government dam, 22 miles north of this city, which, when com pleted, is to bo the highest dam in the world, is pew 71.0 per cent finished, according to the report that has been placed in the hands of Supervising En gineer F, B, Weymouth, of the Recla mation Service, The excayatieq for the dam foun dation up te the present time ia 826,14t cubic yards) the spillway excavation is 275,140 cubic yards and the cenerete installed in the dam is 485,160 cubic yards. In addition, the Government has manufactured at the dam 475,149 bar rels of sand cement. The excavation work fsf al eufeeses is practically completed. The dam Is rapidly rising and will be finished long before the original date of completion. The Government is operating a rail road from Barberton, a lumber camp five miles north of Boise, to the dam, using the Barberton branch of the Ore gon Short Line into Boise, and is mak ing It pay its cost of operation and maintenance several times - over. It is the only Government-owned railroad in the United States and financially is a huge success, largely on account of the heavy snipping that has had to be done over it in taking supplies to Arrowrock, where the dam is being erected, both for the dam and the big construction crew, composed of 1000 employes. A second railroad branch is being built out of Barberton by the Barber Lumber Company into its timber in the Boise basin and when it is completed logging operations will be started over the line, while the big sawmill at Bar berton, which has been idle for several years, will be put in operation. Wnndcrer Dies on Ranch. COOT AGE GROVE, Or., Oct. 7. (Spe cial.) Robert Gibson, a wanderer who found refuge at the W. B. Finney ranch about three months ago. died there Fri day, The man was ailing when a home was provided for him and his condition grew worse. He was 60 years old and little Is known concerning him. He had said that a brother and sister lived in Ban Francisco before the earthquake. Interment was made in the Masonia Cemetr ilouday at eouaty expense.