THE MORNING OREGOXIAJf. SATURDAY. SEPTE3IBER 11, 1915. IG PITV SCENES IN INTERESTING. CITY OF HOQUIAM. Additional Experienced Salesmen to Wait Upon You Today. ISi KG UIII QF LARGE PAYROLLS ATURDAY and we are r J- - Addison Bennett Finds and Fisheries Prosper Spite of Depression. Miils in going to clothe a few hundred boys v3 " - AS here today for Fall and Winter in these $6 Norfolk Suits at . . . ' -f -1 -"" -iT, trr-'Z f5! X - . u. GREAT LUMBER SALE MADE unmiiAM nuuum mm Boys jrCvS? K ' Eastern Contractor Gets e i Cars ot .Material N'eeded When Other Places Fall In Order High ways Win Much Admiration. BY ADDISON BENNETT. HOQUIAM. Wafli., Sept. 10. (Spe cial.) This "Graya Harbor country-' la a wonderful section and no mistake and the City of Hoquiam. with its 11. 000 or 12,000 people, is a biK cob in its wheel of progress, as it always has been. I have only one fault to find with Hociuiam it ought to be in Ore- Kon. And yet it is in many ways a typical Oregon community, for here are to be found In every walk of life many former OrtKonians. And The Oresonian sends more copies of its daily and Sunday editions to this beautiful little city than all of the other dally papers of Oregon and "Washington combined, leavinn out. of course, the Lially Morning Washing tonian, the splendid daily published here. The "Washingtonian is some news paper, has been for more than a Quarter of a century. It was founded In 1888, when Hoquiam was a very small speck on the map, by O. M. Moore, one of the prominent men of this section. He sold it a number of years ago and now runs the Hoquiam Record, which is published weekly and Is a mighty good paper, a good illus tration of the better class of weekly sheets. Lumber Manufactures Important. Albeit Johnson, Representative In Congress, owns the Washingtonlav.. "but during his Congressional labors it is managed and edited by Major H. W. I'atton, a newspaper man of promi nence in the Pacific Northwest. C. D. McClure is the night editor. He is also a very influential man in the com munity. For a number of years he has been, and still is, the secretary of the Hoquiam Commercial Club, of which Frank H. Lamb, one of Hoquiam's most tturct-ssful business men, Is president. Grays Harbor is one of the greatest. In many ways the greatest, lumber manufacturing centers in the world. 1 do not know how many mills there are sawing on the bay, but in this city alone there are ten plants cutting lum ber of one variety and another. Piano Boards Are Made. One of them manufactures nothing but piano sounding boards, and it is a pretty large plant at that and said to be the only one of Its kind in the country. In addition to the ten now in operation there are two building. There are four mills between here and the coast which are solely tributary to this city. These mills cut last year more than BOO, 000.000 feet of lumber, and that la figuring the lath and shingles down to board measure. That is about half of the total amount cut on the harbor. There has been going the rounds of the press for the last few days the ac count of a "small" sale of lumber made here last week, 3.000,000 feet, to a firm in Baltimore. The purchasers wanted this lumber Immediately. They went to the mills in the South and found Ihey could get it in a year perhaps. Then they went to Minnesota and failed. Then they went to the Colum bia River and the Puget Sound mills, and couldn't get it quick enough there. Then they came to this section and found one mill here, the Grays Harbor Lumber Company, could fill the order at once from its sheds. 24-Car Train Loaded. Within four days 1,000.000 feet of I by 4s, IS feet long, without a- knot, was loaded on 24 cars and on its way to Baltimore, where it is due to. arrive by September 1T. Another 500,000 feet of the s:.me di mensions is now being loaded and tne remainder will be put In cars ua toon as the mill force can do the work. And the shipment will only make a Pinall hole in the 30,000,000 feet when the sale was made. 1 went through tne yard and sheds at the time. Twenty-one cars wre cn the track inside the shed taking on their load. The shed proper is 1030 feet long by 250 feet .vide, from 35 feet tc 20 feet inside height. In tha yards all told there are 70 acres and ap parently enough lumber to half sole the universe. Hunting Resources Unlimited. Every reader of The Oregonian knows that Hoquiam is on what is known as the Olympic Peninsula, that being the name of the district west of the 1'uget Sound. It is about the size of Massachusetts. It is really "the last of the West." To a great extent It is an unexplored region. By that 1 do not mean that it has never been touched by the foot of the white man, but very little is known about various sections of it, which are practically uninhabited. It must be so, for there are 7000 elk running wild about the Olympic Mountains, and the deer and bear are almost inumerable. This section will soon be the greatest hunting and fishing ground the great playground of the Nation. Excellent Roads Are Found, The people of Hoquiam believe that their city is the natural entrepot, the logical outfitting point, for the entire peninsula, because the roads lead from here and back again. This county is noted for the best roads in the state of Washington. I believe that, for I was taken out over various stretches in various directions to the northward and found as good highways as any community may wish for. It is said that there are 450 miles as good as 1 faw scattered over the county. Speaking of roads. I am reminded that a great highway, 355 miles Ions will soon be completed around the peninsula 300 miles of it is practically lone. It will not at once be hard sur faced, but if it is ail as good as the portion I went over it will be good enough for a long time. It will cer tainly be a highway of great note when completed, which will be early next season. This road really begins and ends at Olympia, but Hoquiam is the point where It veers off to the northwest. Ftahlnir Industry Valuable. When it comes to the fishing busi ness Gray's Harbor, particularly the Hoquiam section, cuts a big figure. There are six large canning establish ments here or between here and the Pacific, that put up a pack worth $1,000,000 a year. Then they have cap tured about 400 whales this year which have been "put up" at the plant a few miles west of here. Hoquiam is situated just where the river of that name debouches into the harbor. There are branches, the east fork of the Little Hoquiam. that flow into the main Hoquiam almost in town. Then the Chehalis flows Into the har bor Just to the east of Hoquiam. The city is well situated, the land all being above tidewater. The residence sec- f w A A feliSft &-: m 'jW"X " sjnnnnnnnnn TopLooklns; Sontseast Over 1'ortlon of District. Belovr A tlons lie on the hillsides surrounding and they are beautiful. Indeed, there are many beautiful, lovely homes, with well-kept lawns. I was told that dur ing the last 23 months more than 300 residences have been put up, mostly by those now living in them. "For Kent' Signs Are Few, The town has a prosperous look from every angle. In the first place you can scarcely find a "for rent" sign In the whole city business or residence sec tion. The streets are wide, clean and well paved. About seven miles of first class pavement has been put down, about half of It the best vitrified brick. There are two banking institutions: The First National has capital and sur plus of S214.305 and the Lumbermen's $119,779. The former has deposits of $1,293,477.94 and the latter $369.695.82 a total of $1,663,173.06 for the two in stitutions. Can you beat It for a city of a little less than a dozen thousand? The First National has one of the hand somest bank buildings in the North west. There are three trunk line railroads running in here and giving splendid service the Northern Pacific, the O.-W. R. & N. and the Milwaukee. In addi tion there is a local traction road giv ing excellent service to various parts of the town and to Aberdeen. 1 can aver that their school buildings stand very high as to capacity, appearance and architecture. The same is true of the churches. Free Sites Are Offered. One of Portland's well-known citi zens, Robert F. Lytle. who is heavily interested here, has 240 acres of land on an estuary of the harbor waters which he will give away without money and without price to any person who will put up a manufacturing plant. On the tract there is room enough for half a dozen large factories. Now, I could go on for a couple of days more when I can sum up the whole Hoquiam situation in a dozen words or less Hoquiam Is about as prosperous a community as I have vis ited in a decade with an outlook that portends still greater prosperity. In conclusion I wish again to return thanks tor favors received to Messrs. Lamb and McClure, of the Comercial Club, and to Fred Isensee. the hustling agent of The Oregonian. FAIR RECORDS BROKEN JACKSON ( O I XT V SHOW BRINGS ntMMI TO MEUFOKD, Hume AKKreeation AVins Baseball Tour- nry, 'upllti Drill AVI nM Applnuite and RaecH Thrill. MKDKOKD, Or.. Sept, 10. (Special.) All rerords for attendance at the County Fair were broken today, when 3000 people gathered to celebrate Asli laml and school children's day. The feature of the jay was a drill by the grirl students of Roosevelt JSchool, which was so successful that it wiii be repeated at the closing of the fair Saturday. The second baseball game of the se ries between Med ford and Ashland was won by Medford, 2 to 0. This gives Melford two out of three games, the thir3 game to be played tomorrow. Wade Hampton repeated his perform ance of yesterday, winning the quarter mile running race from Dixie Girl, his time being US seconds. In the three- day relay race Oiles GUson, who led. yesterday by 15 , seconds, was beatea out by five seconds, giving" him a lead of 10 seconds for the final race Satur day. The bucking contest was -won by A. T. Rathburn, who rode without a fall. Ray Ward was thrown heavily by Black Devil and received injuries which probablv will put him out of the con test. , The afternoon closed with awards on livestock by Frofessor FTitts, of Oregon Agricultural College. H. Chandler Egan, the well-known golfer, won first prize for Foland-China hogs; A. Conro Fiero, first prize for Hampshire; 1 Phipps. first prize for Duroc Jerseys, while Rosenberg Bros, won In the Berkshire class. Dr. J. L. Helms ' and George Morse, of Talent, won first prize in the coach-horse contest, while in the cattle exhibit M. F. Hanley won with his Herefords and G. A. with his Guernseys. Morse Hoquiam. 51 Iddle Scene In Business Residence Street. J. G. MEGLER DIES Pioneer Salmon Canner Passes Away at Brookfield Home. SAXONY IS BIRTHPLACE Civil War Veteran Leaves Record of 3Iany Vearf Service In Botli Houses of Legislature in Washington. ASTORIA Or., Sept. 10. (Special.) Joseph G. Megler, one of the pioneer salmon packers on the Columbia River, and one of the most widely known and highly respected citizens of tie Pa cific Northwest, died suddenly about 4:30 o'clock this morning at his home in Brookfield, Wash., of heart failure. Joseph Megler was born in Saxony, Germany, on March 10, 1839. and was past 76 years of age at the time of his death. His parents died when he was but a boy and he came soon after wards to New York, where he lived with an uncle. During the Civil War Mr. Megler enlisted in the United States Navy and served meritoriously for four years on the old cruiser Lexington, holding the rank of ensign when he was discharged at the close of hos tilities. In 1865 he came to Astoria and en gaged in the tinning business for a time, as that was his trade. Five years later, however, he became a partner in what had previously been the firm of HUis. Jewett & Chambers in oper ating a salmon cannery at Chinook- ville. the old Hudson s Bay trading post on the north shore of the Columbia River, and was manager of the plant. In 1873 Mr. Megler and his brother, the late Alexander Megler, erected a cannery at Brookfield, a plant he oper ated continuously since that time. In 1873 he was married at Brook field, Mass., to Miss Nellie Smith, who survives him. Mr. Megler always took an active interest in public affairs and served the county in which he resided as Representative In the Legislature for over 25 years, once being elected Speaker of the House. He also served for eight years as State Senator from his district. He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Nellie Megler, and one sis ter, Mrs. Emma Girard, of Hoquiam. SENATOR SCORES TAFT POI.VDEXTER REPLIES TO WELCOME GIVES PROGRESSIVES. Kx-rrenldrnt Overlooks Repudiation by Republican Party, Is Anawer, and Betrayal Is Also Charged. SPOKANE, Sept. 10. United States Senator Poindexter, the lone Progres sive Senator who announced he would seek re-election as a Republican, today replied to the speech ex-President Taft made to the Young Republicans Club at Seattle Wednesday night, welcoming the Progressives back to the Repub lican party. "Mr. Taft says he is willing to wel come back to his standard the Pro gressives who voted against him, pro vided they abandon their Progressive principles," said Senator Poindexter. "This is quite magnanimous on his part. "In attempting to speak for the Re publican party he overlooks the fact that he himself has been repudiated by the party more overwhelmingly than any candidate who sought election by its votes. It is true that in 19u8, by masquerading as a Progressive, he was . elected President- By betraying the VSrS30St&wl Plfl Ki, mothers Progressives who gave him his nomi nation in 1D08 he is now an ex-President. "If he had remained true to the peo ple who elected him and had carried out the policies he pretended to sup port he would still be President. The campaign he is now making for re nomination is perfectly useless; and even if he secured the nomination he could not possibly be elected. He has been, to use his own language, 'taught a lesson in political morality which he will not soon forget. "Mr. Taft says the Republican party will never adopt the principles of the Progressive platform. It is quite a large undertaking for Mr. Taft with the small minority he represents to under take to bind the party for all future time not to be progressive." RECEPTION1 MOST CHARMING Mrs. John Claire Monteith Enter tains for Trio. Charming and delightful w as the reception which Mrs. John Claire Monteith gave yesterday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Katherine Ward Pope. Miss Frances McMillan and Miss Mabel Neal, who has just arrived from the East to visit her sister, Mrs. Monteith, for several weeks. About 75 smartly gowned women called during the after noon to greet the trio of honor guests, their pretty frocks being effectively en hanced by the floral decoration of the rooms. The tea table was attractive with a crystal vase filled with lavender, pink and blue garden flowers. Here Mrs. W. S. Dinwiddie, Mrs. R. L. Donald. Mrs. H. C. Wortman and Mrs. John A. Keating presided. The hostess was further assisted by about a dozen charming young girls. Mrs. Monteith was admired in a lovely gown of white lace over silk, trimmed with yellow satin. Mrs. Pope's gown was a pretty lin gerie model, built of lace and embroid ery. Miss McMillan wore a white net and lace-trimmed gown. Miss Neal's frock was a new model of pompadour silk, embellished with lace. HIGH SEAT PROVES FATAL James l-Vyrear, Teamster, Killed by Fall From Own Device. OREGON CITY, -Or., Sept. 10. (Spe cial.) James Fryrear, aged 36 years, was the victim of his own device to day when he fell from a high seat on his wagon, which he had designed and built, and died from a, fractured skull. Fryrear was a teamster employed by the Oregon Engineering & Construc tion Company on the South Fork water project. He was returning from Spring water about midnight this morning when he was thrown to the ground by the sway of his wagon. He is survived by his wife and two children Delmar, aged 6 years, and Archie, aged 13. Fryrear's mother, Mrs. J. W. Bowman; lives in Canby. PERSONAL MENTION. Admiral George C. lieiter is spending a few days at the Hotel Fortland. lie was a frequent visitor in Portland number of years ago and has many friends in this city. Charles L. Powell and wife, with their two children, of Sherman Coun ty, are stopping at the Imperial for a few days after an outing at Newport and Valley points. Samuel Rosenheim, a well-known at torney of San Francisco, who was born here in 1863. Is visiting Portland. i-r. Rosenheim was astonished at the progress of the city during the ten years past, the date of his last visit. He says that the Exposition, has made San Francisco lively. having given business a tremendous impetus and that the large influx of Eatsern visi tors should greatly benefit the entire Coast permanently. CHICAGO. Sept. 10. (Special.) From Portland today registered at the c ongress was J. r . uuuucji), v. j. Morgan and P. J. McManus. Florence Bonds Approved. FLORENCE. Or, Sept. 10. (Special.) A message has been received from the Lumbermen's Trust Company, of Portland, which has been negotiating for the purchase 'of town of Florence bonds to the amount of $10,000, an nouncing that the bond issue has been approved. This was authorized in June for the purpose of installing a city water system, which work will go for ward as soon as the money is received. The bonds were sold at par less $243 for attorney's fees and other expenses, MURDER IS ADMITTED Pendleton Man Admits Slay- ing Horse-Trader. VICTIM'S OUTFIT IS SOLD Alleged Slanderous Keinark About ex-YViro, Once Wire of Slayer, but Married Also to An other, Declared Cause. PENDLETON, Or., Sept. 10. Discov ery of the body of J. T. Owens, a horse trader, of Twin Falls. Idaho, in a long abandoned well, miles north of this city last night, revealed one of the most ghastly crimes in the history of Umatilla County. John Richardson, formerly a well-to- do local farmer, who was arrested on suspicion as the murderer, confessed this afternoon that he shot Owens twice in the neck while driving with him on August 30, sayjng he hid the body in the wagon and drove to the old well, where he burled it 14 feet deep. Richardson then returned to town with Owen's outfit, saying he had pur chased it, and cleared $300 by selling the horses, harness and wagon to dif ferent persons. Owens' failure to return caused sus picion which Richardson's explanation did not allay. Investigation showed yesterday that Richardson had bor rowed a revolver before the trip and had borrowed a shovel near the old well. Sheriff Taylor and Coroner Erown went to the well last night and exhumed the body by lantern light. It was badly decomposed, but was iden tified by marks on the clothing. Richardson confessed to the crime this afternoon. He says Owens had slandered Mrs. Owens, who was the di vorced wife of Richardson, and this led to the shooting in cold, blood. Richardson was said to have been madlv jealous of his wife even after her marriage had been, annulled, and had threatened the life of Tom Purdy, the woman's second husband. Owens was her third, but they had separated. TAFT STANDS BY WILSON DISMISSAL OF DIMB.l DECLARED OMY THING TO DO. Ex-President Advocates Preparedness, That Nation Armed to Teeth Shall Not Walk All Over In. TACOMA. Wash Sept. 10. Ex-Presi dent Taft in Tacoma tonight issued the following statement for the As sociated Press: "In my judgment the Administration has pursued the only course open to It in the case of Ambassador uumDa. After the admissions made, he could no longer be persona grata to the Amen can Government." The ex-President delivered two sneeches. One was of a political na ture and was made to an audience that overflowed the Empress Theater. The other was before the business mens military instruction camp at American Lake. In his address before the business men-soldiers the ex-President said: "I am as strongly in favor of peace as any one I abhor war as much as any other man but it is one thing to know that adequate forces are at hand for our protection and another to let other powers, armed to tne teem they are in Europe, walk all over us, If other powers feel that wc are help less they may try to walk over us." In his address at the theater ex President Taft re-stated nis views on the necessity of political parties. Only the "Colonels and Majors and Captains of thfc third party are continuing its ceremonies and forms," he said, in predicting a reunited Republican party. "There are more epaulets than there are guns. Corvallis Expects Many Mothers. CORVALLIS. Or.. Sept. 10. (Special. The Oregon Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations will meet in this citv Ortober 20 to 23 This is the first time the state convention has been scheduled for Corvallis. and lo cal members anticipate a large con Every one of these strong suits has two pairs of full-lined knickers and every seam is strongly taped. The materials for these suits are carefully se lected from the best fabrics ; the workmanship is thorough, special regard having been paid to the demands of active, strenuous boys; in style and patterns they are absolutely new. Nozvi at any Here are the largest stocks the lowest prices. Entire satisfaction is guaranteed on every pur chase. ventlon. Mrs. George W. McMath. of Portland; Mrs. VV. J. Hawkins, of Port land, and Mrs. V. J. Kerr, of Corvallis, are arranging for the programme. The National Mothers Congress and Parent-Teacher Associations convention was held in Portland in May of this year. SAILORS ARE ENTERTAINED Albany's Crew Are Guests of Van couver Barracks Garrison. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash., Sept. 10. (Special.) The crew of the United States cruiser Albany, now in Vancouver harbor, was entertained to day in the post by the enlisted men of the Twenty-tirst Infantry. An infor mal reception was held in the oak grove, after which the soldiers and their sailor guests proceeded to the baseball diamond. where a spirited prame of ball was playeS. The soldiers won the game, 4 to 3. Later refresh ments were served. The committee included Sergeant Joseph Furtherer, First Sergeant How der. First Sergeant Martini. Regimen tal Sergeant-Major Ellis, Battalion Sergeant-Major Birmele. Battalion Ser-geant-Major Green, Sergeant Tobin and toergeixnt tecott. BEN JOHNSON BEST FISHER Astoria Gillnetter's Salmon Haul Is Worth $210 0. ASTORIA, Or.. Sept. 10. (Special.) The honor of being "high boat" among the gillnetters during the Spring fish ing season on the Columbia River falls to Ben Johnson, who fishes for the Altoona Packing Company, and who operates close to the bar. His catch was 17 tons and amounted to aDDroxi- mately $2100. The best catch among the gillnetters operating above Tongue Point was made by Sam L. Uartlett. who fishes for S. Schmidt & Co. His check for the season's work amounted to $1986.65. Xavy Leasue Xames Mrs. Coffnian. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Sept. 10. (Spe cial.) Mrs. A. L. Coffman. of Chehalis, well-known member of the Daugh ters of the American Revolution, has AN EXCEEDINGLY LOW RATE Stopovers permitted en route, and return limit October 31. Like reductions from regular round-trip fares are in effect to points in Middle Western and the Eastern States and Eastern Canada. ASK NOW ABOUT THESE. Summer Excursion Fares Via the "Great Big Baked Potato" Route Northern Pacific Railway Two 72-Hour Trains Daily from Portland to Chicago, each with Observation Car, Coaches, Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars, Dinir Cars. One Daily to St. Louis Via St. Joseph and Kansas City- YELLOWSTONE PARK Open Until September 15 Go in at Gardiner, the Northern and Original Entrance, and See It All. time, can you buy suits so these at the price. Fathers and are invited to bring their boys to end of the first week of school. Ben Selling" Morrison at Fourth been appointed a member of the Na tional committee of the woman's sec tion of the Navy League of the United States. Mrs.' Coffman's duties will be to assist in arousing the people here to the necessity of a plan for National defense. TRAP FISHERS ARRESTED Astoria Warden It c leases Salmon and Owners Face Trial. ASTORIA, Or.. Sept. 10. (Special.) While patrolling the river yesterday afternoon Deputy Warden Larson caught four fish traoers fishing illegal ly and placed them under arrest. The cases will be tried in the Justice Court. The pot of each trap was filled with salmon, which were released. The men arrested were Knute Nilson, whose trap is at Tenas, llliheo Island; Stamates Fa lan gas, who operates a trap at Cook's Slough; Gunner Gunner son, whose trap is at Coffey Island, and Marcus Gilbertson, of Westport Slough. Douglas Kuir Gets Aviator. ROSEBI'RCi, Or., Sept. 10. (Special.) A contract was signed here today whereby Fred I'.arin, one of the best known aviators in the Northwest, will give daily liights during the Douglas County Fair to be held here next week. The fair will Inst three days. Why Not Have Curly, Wavy Hair? While abroad last year, a matron much envied for her youthful looks, generously confided to me several little beauty secrets which I priz highly. One of the best of the&e ia that straight hair can be made wavy and curly over night by merely ap plying a little liquid silmerine. Some pe culiar attribute of this harmless fluid causes the hair to dry In the most exquisite curls and waves, having all the appearance of rrue naturalness. My friends who have trted this are simply delighted. I find that pure liquid silmerine can be procured from any druggist here, and a few ounces will keep the hair in curl for (Mveiut w ft- k. s. i ucie a uuiiuiir k greasy or messy about it; on the contrary, it Is quite pleasant to use. I'm sure if you will try this tonight apply with a clean tooth brush a look in your mirror tomor row morning will give you a most agreeable surprise. Anita Amber's "Beauty Talks.'" Adv. Round-trip Excursion Fare still in effect, daily to Sept. 30, to Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Superior, Winnipeg, Sioux City, Omaha, Kansas City. TICKETS, Sleeping-Car Berths, Information 253 Morrison Street Phones: Main 244, A 1244 A. D. Charlton, A. G. P. A. Portland, Or. -