TTITC MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1915.
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BUMPER CROPS IN
STATE PREDICTED
tosses in Thursday's Storm
: Are Considerably Below
Estimates First Made.
INJURY TO FRUIT TRIFLING
From All Agricultural Sections
Come Reports ot Benefits Pres
,cnt and Prospective and .
, Dry Belts Assured Harvest.
TKnSB IIKPORTS OK THURS
DAY'S STORM.
La Grande. Snow reported to
have saved fruit from .succeeding
frost.
Corvallis. Hail showers expe
rienced, but no damage done.
Welser. Dry farming belt as
sured of bis crops.
Bend. Small fruits and alfalfa
damaged slightly.
Albany. Heavy hail falls, but
no damage results, r
Heppner. Sheep loss heaviest
In 25 years.
Boise, Idaho. Sheep die, fruit
undamaged and water shortage
corrected.
Tendleton. Accurate reports
reduce estimate of losses to
sheepmen.
Baker. Fruit damaged, but
loss compensated for by water for
future use.
Medford. No damage done to
fruit and danger thought to be
passed.
Reports from all over the state con
firm earlier messages regarding bene
fit derived from the heavy general rain
of Thursday. At the same time more
careful investigation has caused a re
vision of estimates of heavy sheep
losses around Pendleton. This loss,
while heavy, will not exceed 10.000
head, according to the best information
obtainable. Some loss of sheep is re
ported also from Heppner.
Damage to fruit, if any. Is insignifi
cant, while all varieties of grains and
grasses are assured of unusually heavy
yield, both because of the present pre
cipitation coming at a time when great
ly needed, but also because of insur
ing a supply for irrigation purposes,
which had been short at many places.
While farmers generally are well
pleased at the prospect, those In the
dry farming belts of the state are par
ticularly optimistic, and In many sec
tions of the state bumper yields of
grain are predicted.
Portland was visited again by hail
storms yesterday, but the sun shone
brightly afterwards. The weather was
of that freaky character for which
March is usually noted, and the cold
was quite noticeable.
The temperature at 11 A. M. was 44
degrees and it had reached 47 degrees
by 1 P. M. During the heavy fall of
hail about 2 o'clock the mercury had
reached 49 degrees.
The cold wavo is unseasonable, ac
cording to. District Forecaster Beals,
but he is of the opinion that the coun
try in general will be benefited, as the
rain was needed in most sections.
LOSS DECLARED EXAGGERATED
Mayor of Stanfield Says Crop Out
look Is Promising.
"Reports of damage caused bj- the re
cent storms to young sheep and fruit in
the Stanfield district were greatly ex
aggerated." said James M. Kyle, Mayor
of Stanfield. last night. Mr. Kyle has
been in the city the past two days and
yesterday received a telegram -from' R.
O. Holte, cashier of the Bank of Stan
lield. which conveyed the information
that the weather had turned warmer
and that young lambs had suffered lit
tle injurs
" Crop conditions in the Stanfield dis
trict are excellent and fruit of all
kinds will be plentiful," said Mr. Kyle.
"We will have the biggest peach crop
this year we have ever grown. The
strawberry crop also will be unusually
large."
Mayor Kyle said that it has just been
decided to hold the Umatilla County
Fair at Stanfield this year, instead of at
Pendleton, where it always has been
held previously.
BAKER FRUIT CROP DAMAGED
Losses Compensated by Benefit of
AVater for Irrigation.
BAKER, Or., April 30. A cold wave
following the heavy rain and snow of
yesterday is believed to have caused a
heavy loss to crops throughout East
ern Oregon, but definite information is
lacking. Fruit will suffer severely,
according: to local growers, as warm
weathjer of the past two weeks had
forced crops ahead rapidly.
Damage probably is more than com
pensated for by the moisture of the
past few days, which filled streams and
irrigation reservoirs, saving later crops
which seemed doomed.
BIG CROPS ARE EXPECTED
AVelMCr Reports Xo Damage to Pruit
or Stock by Storm.
"WEISETt. Idaho. April 30. The mer
cury took a sudden drop here yester
day of several degrees, the wind was
high and was accompanied by rain
which continued at intervals through
out the night. This morning the sur
rounding hills were white with snow.
No loss to stock or fruit in Snake or
AVeiser River valleys is reported.
In the dry farming belts the heavy
rains have caused much rejoicing and
hounteoi's crops of all kinds are now
assured. SHEEP I, OSS OVERESTIMATED
Umatilla County Bands In Mountains
Well sheltered.
PENDLETON. Or., April 30. Reliable
reports reaching here late today from
Echo lower the estimate of sheep
chilled to death in that section by the
cold rain yesterday id short of 10.000
head, as sheep In the mountains have
not suffered greatly, being able to take
shelter in canyons.
It is reported that there Is IS inches
of snow at Meacham. which will be a
menace to the cattlemen.
The rain has benefited growing
wheat. Fruit is not hurt.
HEPPXER SIIEKP.MEX HIT HARD
etnnfield Brothers Report Loss of
700tl Head.
HEPPNER, Or., April 30. The storm
which occurred here yesterday was one
that is not unusual this time of the
year, but it caught an u i usual number
of shorn sheep.
The losses so far reported Include:
Stanfield Brothers, 7000; Kelly it Ward.
1300; M. S. Corrigan. 1000, and other
bands estimated at 2400. No other dam
age has been reported.
This is by far the largest loss of
sheep experienced in this section in 25
years.
SHEEP LOSSES HEAVY IX IDAHO
Snow Assures Supply of Water for
Irrigation Purposes.
BOISE, Idaho. April 30. Southwest
ern Idaho experienced the worst April
snow storm in many years last night
and today. Reports from sheep camps
say lambs are dying by the thousands
as a result of snow and freezing
weather. Fruit has not been damaged
yet. but fears are expressed that lower
temperature tonight may result disas
trously to apples and prunes.
The snow will be of great benefit, as
the water supply for irrigation was low-.
No Damage Done at Corvallis.
COTIVA1XIS. Or.. April 30. (Special.)
A hail storm could be seen to the
northeast of Corvallis this morning,
but no damage was done. Hail and
snow yesterday covered the foothills in
the vicinity of Mary s ran, to miles
west of here. Fruit is not damaged.
SNOWFALL SAVES FRUIT CROP
Grand Ronde Farmers Expect Big
Grain and Hay Crops.
LA GRANDE. Or.. April 30. Though
too early to say definitely, it is believed
by fruitmen here that the blanket of
snow which clung to fruit trees of the
apple and cherry belts in the Grand
Ronde Valley last night saved the fruit
during the succeeding frost. The
mercury dropped to 29 degrees early
this morning. Three inches of snow
fell, much of which still remains in the
hills.
Wheat and hay crops are ' benefited
immensely and farmers are Jubilant
over prospects due to the plentiful
supply of water for storage. Danger
from forest fires also has been, stayed.
LAXE COUNTY HELPED BY RAIX
Snow Reported on McKenzle Route
Is Unusual.
EUGENE. Or., April 30. (Special.)
Although some embryo fruit was blown
off the trees by yesterday's wind storm
Lane County has been benefited by the
accompanying rain. Nearly all the fruit
has blossomed, and although indications
point to frost tonight no damage is
likely.
Travelers on the McKenzle report a
furious snow storm yesterday, which
left the mountains white at a time of
year wTien snow is seldom seen except
on the summit.
MEDFORD ESCAPES INJURY
Low Temperature Predicted Again,
but Damage .Thought Unlikely.
MEDFORD. Or.. April 30. (Special.)
escaped any Injury from the unusual
cold spell which spread over South
ern Oregon yesterday and today. Last
night the lowest temperature recorded
was 30 and none of the ranchers
thought it necessary to smudge. Snow
and hail which fell will be of some
benefit as moisture.
Tonight a temperature ranging from
30 to 26 is predicted. This minimum
was reached earlier in the month and
no material damage resulted-.
WALLA WALLA RAINFALL 1:58
Precipitation Heaviest Reported
in Xlne Years.
WAT.T.A TV AT.T.l W n q Vi Anrll HO-
(Cnoii 1 -k Th hMrv rflln which
brought so much good yesterday ceased
today after a downfall ot 1.58 inches,
the heaviest 24 hours precipitation In
nine years.
The benefit to grain crops will be
enormous. The temperature today was
low. 47 being the nignest. rosi warn
ings were sent out.
Ashland Helped by Rain.
ASHl.AXn. Or. Anril 30. (SDectal.)
With a temperature of 32 this morning
and 35 at 6 o'clock tonight there has
been little change in weather condi
tions since yesterday. Cloudy condi
tions have prevented any carnage Dy
frnst No amaare has resulted to fruit
or farm crops. The alfalfa outlook is
fair and grain still better. Potatoes
are up and corn is being planted. The
storm thus far has been of distinct
advantage.
Marshfield Weather Not Severe.
MARSHFIELD, Or., April 30. (Spe
cial.) The weather of yesterday, last
night and this morning, when hail fell
generally all over the county in squalls,
is believed riot to have done any mate
rial Injury to fruit in Coos County.
Ranchers along Cops River reported
today their fruit had not been damaged
and reports from the Coquille River are
that the storms were not heavy in that
section.
Danger Over at Grants Pass.
GRANTS PASS, Or., April SO. (Spe
cial.) Following the rain of yesterday
came a northwester, which caused the
mercury to drop close to the danger
point for fruit. liarly tnis morning
there1 was rain and sleet. No damage
has been done to fruit as yet. While
smudge pots are ready, it is believed
the danger is past. Some snow has
fallen in the higher mountains, causing
the. miners, stockmen and farmers to
smile, while the orchardists worry.
$2000 WARRANT MISSING
County Clerk Has Xo Record In
Xewberg Water Case-.
NEWBERG, Or., April 30. (Special.)
When G. P. Skelton. who recently
lost the case, in the Supreme Court over
the sale of Skelton Spring to Newberg,
applied to the County Clerk for the
$2000 warrant supposed to have been
deposited by the city. County Clerk
Wilson could find no trace of the war
rant. Mr. Wilson declares that the
warrant was not transferred when he
took over the office.
The Council originally offered $3500
for the water source, but when a valu
ation of $2000 was made the offer was
lowered and the matter taken into the
courts. A written statement of his de
mand was given Mr. Skelton to protect
his rights.
LABORER BLOWN TO PIECES
E. Syvevson Victim of Blasting Pow
der at Coquille.
COClUILLE, Or., April 30. (Special.)
E. Syverson, 60 years old, was blown
to pieces this morning at i o'clock by
an explosion of dynamite which also
wrecked the cabin he occupied.
Syverson was employed by F. C. War
ren in clearing land two miles from
here and was to have been Joined in
a few days by his wife who lives at
St. Johns.
It is thought Syverson was sitting
on his bed, preparing to go to work
when the explosion occurred, as his
legs were found intact, but the rest cf
his body, with the exception of a few
bones, was not found.'
Australia's sold production has declined
ptendllv since llnt.l. tat ye-y'a output being
130,100 ounce less than the year bfure.
GEORGE M. MEYERS'
IS SLAYER-SUICIDE
Son of Late Salem Capital
ist Kills Woman and Self
in San Francisco.
VICTIM WIFE OF FRIEND
Man Pardoned by Ex-Governor West
. From Serving Prison Terra for
Killiiis: Orficer Dead in Sup
i posed Love Tragedy.
SALEM. Or.. April 30. (Special.)
George M. Meyers, who committed sui
cide after killing a woman in San
Francisco Thursday night, was a son
of the lat Joseph Meyers, one of
Salem's wealthiest capitalists. Early
in 1911 George M. Meyers shot and
killed Policeman Thomas Eckhart.
The policeman had arrested Meyers,
and just as they reached the dooi
of the city jail Eckhart was shot.
At the first trial, the defendant was
convict'id of homicide in the second de
gree, and in the next one of man
slaughter. He was sentenced to serve
from one to 15 years in the peniten
tiary, beginning his term October 21.
1911. He was soon transferred to work
at the asylum farm and was pardoned
by Governor West August 20. 1913.
Meyers and his brother occupied a
room in r. house on State street here
and the night that Policeman Eckhsrt
was shot they quarreled. It apparently
was a trivial affair, but the brother
finally called In Policeman Eckhart and
instructed him to make the arrest.
George M. Meyers at that time offered
no resistance and walked with the
policeman to the jail.
Surrender Made to Minister.
The defendant alleged that he was
justified in shooting Eckhart. although
Just what led up to it was never fully
divulged. Meyers made his escape and.
after hiding near Salem for several
days, sent word to a minister that he
would surrender to him. He was
brought to Ja.il by the minister. Be
cause of the prominence of the de
fendant the trial attracted wide atten
slon throughout the Northwest ana
feeling here was interjse.
A strange feature of the trial was
that John McNary, a boyhood friend or
the deefndant. as District Attorney
was called on to prosecute him.
Viltoroufl Proaecation Made.
While admitting that it was one of
the saddest duties of his life. Mr. Mc
Nary made a vigorous prosecution,
friends of the Meyers family declaring
that he was even too severe.
Meyers' father was engaged in the
dry goods business here for many years.
After receiving his pardon, Meyers
went to Seattle and engaged in the
plumbing business.
While on a visit to Portland, a few
weeks ago George Meyers told friends
here that he was about to take a trip
to San Francisco, where he expected
to be married. At that time Meyers
appeared to be in good spirits and said
he had been getting along nicely at
Seattle.
DIXXER GUESTS FIXD TRAGEDY
Slaying and Suicide Believed Due to
Love for Friend's Wife.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 30.-(Spe-cial.)
The bodies of Mrs. Frances
Thorn and George M. Meyers, a plumb
ing contractor, are at the morgue to
day after a double tragedy caused by
the man's infatuation for the wife of
his friend. Meyers shot the woman
and himself in the Chester Apartments,
245 Leavenworth street, at 7:30 o'clock
last night, and both died a few hours
later at the Central Emergency Hos
pital. Phil Thorn, the husband, who is a
mining broker, at 412 Bush street, said
tod ay that Meyers had been treated
as one of the family for years and that
only recently had he revealed any
signs of his love for Mrs. Thorn.
The husband believes that Meyers
went to their apartment last evening
to declare his love for the woman and
that when his advances were rejected
the slaying followed.
There had been a dinner party
planned in the Thorn apartment and
Mr. Thorn had just telephoned to his
wife that he was on his way home
when Meyers appeared at the doorway.
He seemed to have been drinking and
demanded money from Mrs. Thorn.
When she refused, he pushed his way
into the apartment and neighbors heard
the quarreling. Earlier in the day he
had asked Mr. Thorn for money.
It was just a few minutes later
that the shots were heard and Mrs.
Thorn rushed to the hallway. The
shooting had hardly occurred when the
husband arrived with the guests for
dinner. He found his wife in the hall
way with blood streaming from
wound in her head and the man lying
wounded on the floor in the kitchen.
CRICKETS STILL FOUGHT
Insects, Mailed to Olympia, Reach
There Alive and Hungry.
OLTMPIA, Wash., April 30. (Spe
cial.) Assistant Commissioner Morri
son, of the state department of agri
culture, has sent to Olympia, by parcel
Bost, some of the "coulee crickets"
which have invaded Grant County
wheat fields. The Insects all arrived
alive and, though somewhat battered,
ate voraciously of clover and other
greens offered to them. The crickets
are much larger than the usual variety,
resembling locusts, and only the fact
that they are wingless prevents them
from being a more serious menace than
they are.
Governor Lister has urged E. A
Bryan, president of Washington State
College, to send an entomologist to
study the situation. Grant County
farmers have complained that they
could get no relief from the college.
The Federal authorities have an ento
mologist, W. C. Creel, on the ground
and the state department of agricul
ture has two men, taking charge of the
erection of wood and iron barriers and
the excavation of pitfalls in which the
invading insects will be entrapped.
EXHIBIT TYPES ADVISED
Agricultural College Bulletin Is to
Guide County Fair Boards.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corva'Uls, April 30. (Special.)
The extension department of the Ore
gon Agricultural College has completed
a new bulletin designed to guide the
different county fair boards through
out the state in arranging the details
covering all types of agricultural ex
hibits which might be made at any
kind of a fair, large or small.
All possible exhibits have been
j classified and each class has been
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AGRICULTURIST IS CHOSEN
Corvallis Graduate Takes Post of
Malheur County Adviser.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LRGE, Corvallis. April 30. (Special.)
W. W. Howard, of Washington
County, has been appointed agricul
turist for Malheur County with head
quarters at Ontario. He succeeds W. R.
Shinn, resigTed, and will start work at
once.
Mr. Howard was graduated from
Oregon Agricultural College in the
class of 1914 and has been taking ad
vanced work In animal husbandry and
agronomy at Ames, Iowa, since Sep
tember. He will give special attention to
livestock and dairy problems. Corn
growing is attracting much attention
in that section and many silos are be
ing built.
ADMIRAL DOYLE THROUGH
Pacific Reserve Fleet Conuuuiidcr
on Way East to Retire.
SEATTLE, April 30. Rear-Admiral
Robert M. Doyle, commander of the
Pacific reserve fleet, hauled down his
flag on the cruiser South Dakota at the
Puget Sound Navy-yard today. There
were the customary salutes and leave
taking. Admiral Doyle and wife left
Bremerton soon afterward, on their
way to Washington, where1 the Admiral
will be retired for age May 5. He will
make his future home at Bar Harbor,
Me.
Rear-Admiral Charles F. Pond is In
line to succeed Rear-Admiral Doyle as
commander of the reserve fleet, but it
is expected that Rear-Admiral Pond
will be transferred to the post of com
mandant of the Puget Sound Navy
yard, now occupied by Commander He
witt C Blamer.
Fisherman at Oregon City Guilty.
OREGON CITY. Or., April 30. (Spe
cial.) Sylvester Granich was convict
ed in the Justice Court today on a
charge of fishing with nets in the
closed season. The arrest was made
April 11 by Deputy Game Wardens
Jewell. Ware and Clark. Gus Chris
tensen, of Bolton, was the principal
witness for the state. He testified that
ue saw Granich throwing nets and ar
ticles that appeared to be fish into the
river when the fisherman was being
pursued by the wardens. Justice Siev
ers will sentence Granich tomorrow.
Dr. Rebec to Address Klamath High.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., April 30.
(Special.) The Klamath County High
school yesterday received word from
Dr. Rebec, head of the department of
English of Oregon University, to the
effect that he has accepted their in
vitation to become the principal speak
er at the commencement exercises of
the school May
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NORTH POWDER HAS FIRE
TWELVE BUILDINUS BIRX MOST
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Inceadiary la SuNpeeted and Entire
Town Is Threatened Few of
Losers Have Insurance.
LA GRAN'DK. Or.. April 30. (Spe
cial.) A fortunate swerve of the wind
and a cement hotel saved a fringe of
the business houses on the north side
ot Main street in North Powder early
today, when a fire, declared to have
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The Gromley residence and some fur
nishings, loss $1000; the Kiggs &
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buggies, etc., removed, loss $500: the
H. C- Rollins barber shop. $500. chairs
and equipment paved; Dave Beveridge's
saloon, $800, stock saved; tne voiKa
nough saloon, $800. the stock saved;
saloon of Leadbctter & Price. $800,
stock saved; North Powder Hotel, va
cant, owned by Toy Young, of Ia
Grande. $1000, no Insurance; blacksmith
shop, owned by Mr. McGregor, and
tools, $600.
Mrs. llormley's millinery store was
in the dwelling and the stock was J
removed. Dr. Irvine and Attorney Hess
saved their books and furnishings from
a one-story building which they jointly
owned.
Forestrom & Pitcher, merchants, had
$500 worth of stock stored in the Par
ker building. There was no insurance
on this loss. It is said.
Barracks Milk Inspection, Ordered.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. April 30. (Spe
cial.) At the request of Major P. C.
Field, surgeon at the Vancouver bar
racks, the state department of agricul
ture has detailed a milk Inspector to
make an immediate inspection of the
dairy herds that furnish the barracks'
milk supply. The Inspection also will
cover a considerable portion of ttie
Portland milk supply.
Verdict Is Against Seattle Paper.
SEATTLE, Wash.. April 30. The Jury
in the libel suit of Reginald H. Thom
son, former City Engineer of Seattle,
against the Seattle Times brought in
a verdict of $15,000 for the plaintiff.
The suit was brought because of an
article published by the Times accusing
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