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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 1915)
MORROW COUNTY WINNER AT SHOW Polk Second and Is Followed in Order by Union, Ba ker and Malheur. THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 9. 1915. RIBBON GOES TO WOMAN Judge Explains Points of Excel' lence, but Says Some Exhibits Fail to Convey Adequate Idea of Resources of District. TODAY'S programme: at man ufacturers AND LAND PRODUCTS - SHOW. Jobbers' day. Nathan Strauss, chairman. Retail Grocers' day, W. C. Gunther, chairman. Afternoon. v Doors open 1 P. M. 2 to 4:30 P. M., concert, Ti Sano's band. 2 to 5:30 P. M., vaudeville and motion pictures in free theater. 3 P. M., Fish and Game Com mission films. Evening:. 8 to 10:30 P. M., concert by Tisrano's band. 9 P. M., Union County Alms and slides. 10 P. M Fish and Game Com mission Alms. Eastern Oregon carried away four out of five of the prizes for county ex hibits at the Manufacturers' and Land Products Show. This was noted by the judges yes terday when they made their report as a fitting climax to the series of successes that has attended upon the energy and enterprise that has been tnown by the 10 Eastern Oregon ex hibitors in preparing and bringing to i-oruana tneir huge displays for the land products division of the show. Morrow County, installed and Dr. sided over by W, TV. Smead, of Hepp ner, was given first place. Western Oregon came in for prize on one of the closest decisions me judges were called upon to render, when the award was made to the booth of Pollc County, known as "the blue ribbon county." This booth was pre sided over by Mrs. Winnie Braden, one of the few woman exhibitors at the show, and one of the most popular '"y"o an me exuiDitors. Union County, under- R r-i, ,-,., and c. C. Cate, of La Grande, received nntier uounty, under W. E Meachem. fourth, and Malheur County with its fine corn and alfalfa exhibit! was given fifth prize. FMnda Are Explained. C. J. Sinsel, of Boise, chief judge, in turning in his report of awards, gave the following outline of the salient features in the exhibits, which was made the bases of his Judging of the counties in this order: Morrow County After carefully going ever the ccunty exhibits and passing Judg ment regarding the possibilities of tho county, we wlnti to make the following re port: For the best county exhibit. Morrow County tells in no uncertain terms of its wool industry. forage crop, grains and Brasses, as well as having a most splendid display of fruits, garden products, seeds etc Poik County, with a most beautiful ex hibit, tells i-. no uncertain terms that the pruiio and hop industries are the leading features. This, with a most magnificent display of grains and grasses, with the vari ous fruits and garden products, completes tho artistic display. Vnion County, with an excellent display of grams and grasses, showing by the exhibit that thso two features lead In the county also have an abundance of fruit as well as garden products. Raker County Here we find grains as the leading industry, with an ample supply of crasss to assure excellent forage crops. This, with the fruit and garden products mkc a complete story. .Malheur County The atory here told is n plain that it hardly needs comment airaifa and corn, which in turn carrv. nat urally, livestock. Thia Is represented witn by-products In the form of cheese and but .Vj ,A .d"Pav ' aPPles. threshed grains I! Siv.f. un Proauc' complete this unique cxhiolt. Diversity Is Shown. .Inckson County is shown with diversified crops. Judging from tne exhibit, the lead Ins industry would consist of fancy pears w ith app.es a close second. These, with the many grains, grasses -nd garden products, complete the exhibit. Clackamas County We here find a gen eral exhibit, with no leading feature but most artistic in Its arrangement, and telling to the stranger that grains, grasses, fruits, vegetables and their by-products are easlli groun and processed in the county Wasco County From the general' appear !,nc, ofJ,,h's- """ re led to believe tlia leading feature would be considered th growing of various varieties of apples These Kith othr fruits as well as grasses and grains, and garden products, make up an attractive exhibit. Washington County We here have in. ether exhibit of a general character carry ing many varieties of wheats, oats, rye etc none of them being named The gene-a' arrangement of this exhibit is attractive, but H is rather difficult to depict some spe cial feature. Columbia County Another exhibit of a general character, the leading feature being the new varieties of potatoes. This feature, with a display of grains, grasses and gar den products, completes the exhibit. Clatsop County Here we find a very ex cellent exhibit of sea food, with a good setting of dairy products, fruits and garden grown vegetables. . .vhrK..k Co"nty The leading feature of this exhibit consists of a most excellent display of potatoes, with a background of grains grasses and other garden products arUstic- .i"I r county Washington Exhibit con sists of processed prunes, with wheat, oats ana grasses In sheaf. A most attractively r"Ii5?.i, dlsplay "" tell, to the public the possibilities In the prune industry Minerals Are Feature, Josephine County The leading feature o' this display consists of Tokay grapes with the addition of Anjou, Nells and Cla'irgeau pears This exhibit carries a good display of minerals, representing the large mining interests of the county. Kiumath County Tbi exhibit is of a gen eral character, showing no leading feature, but a display of grains, grasses, vegetabl-. and fruits, making an attractive display Lincoln County Here we have a general exniMt ot grasses, potatoes, onions and dairy products, also showing a small coal exhibit. Canned fruits and other products complete a. very attractive display. i L.mn,, Cnuntv This exhibit consists of ar tistically arranged sheaf graina and grasses, also a great manv im.-. 1 . - display of grasses, grains, garden and or- . .... u v , . , i ; -3 i n.i ! i y arrangea. MUX DOGS ARE - NUMEROUS Dorr E. Keasey Says Show "Entries Are Amazing. Dorr E. Keasey. who Is receiving the entries for the Mut Dog Show at the Manufacturers' ' and Land Products Show next Saturday night, says already that he is amazed by the vast number or dawgs, cure, monerels. ir.uts. bowsers, bone setters, home pointers. nea Bounds," etc.. that are owned by boys in various parts of the city. -Some of the boys seem to be havine some difficulty in getting dogs for the ouuw. out an tnat have applied tor ouiry uianas are optimistic about bein able to get one before Saturday. Haven t you got a dog to enter?" Dorr asked one of the newsboys of his acquaintance yesterday. "I did have a dandy mut," replied me iaa leeungiy, "but a guy stove in three of his ribs wid a brick. They don't love nature much down in South Portland.'' The "sooner" class will probably be the largest in the show. Each ex hibitor in this class is expected to file with his entry a statement of what his dog would "sooner" do. . "My dog would sooner eat up other dogs than anything else." is the state ment of Carl J. Rosier.-Jr.. on the entry blank he filed v.stfrH.v Phil Metschan, Jr., will be judge at the show, with George L. Baker as referee and Dorr E. Keasey as umpire. From the rate with which the en tries are coming in already, it looks as If they had plenty of work cut out tur mem. SHOW PLANS SET BACK CLUBWOMEN FIXD HALL UNAVAIL ABLE, BUT USE BALLROOM. Decorations Changed and Imprompti Parade Through Exhibit Rooms Summons Bewildered Crowd. The Federated Women's Clubs had charge of the special entertainment at the Manufacturers and Land Products Show yesterday. Originally, the plan had been to hold the programme in the little theater. and the iecorat:ons were all installed there in the forenoon. When the women assembled in the afternoon at 3 o'clock, however, it was found that the duck ponds and other games crowded in the hall outside the theater blocked up the entrance, while the uproar of their various barkers nromisnd to drown out the voices of the speakers and singers and reduce the programme io pantomime. Obliging men seized the nalm. nrt other decorations and formed an im promptu parade through the exhibit nans and upstairs into the ballroom, which was picked as a substitute hn in which to hold the meeting. Then "Happy Jack" Walker, the of ficial speller of the show, promenaded the aisles of the exhibit halls and drummed up a crowd for the meeting, the original crowd having stayed be wildered in the theater when the deco rations were carried out. Airs. J. W. Tiff wa chairman nf tho day. and the speakers were Mrs. Sarah a. r,vans, Mrs. Frederick Eggert and Mrs. Isaac Swett. Miss Elizabeth Woodbury gave a reading;, and the musical programme was conducted bv Mrs. H. A. Heppner, Mrs. Myron Ross and Albert Creitz. Miss Laura Shea appeared in a fancy dance, as an addi tional feature in the programme. -ne or the special attractions in the main exhibit hall was the Twenty-first Infantry band, from Vancouver Barracks. Tomorrow's special feature will im Military day and College dav. The celebration of College day will begin at noon at the Ad Club luncheon and will culminate with an assemby of all the alumni of various colleges at the Armory in the evening. TRAIN STOP HEARING SET Commission to Pass on Refusals by Southern Pacific Company. SALEM. Or.. Nov. 8. (Special.) To ascertain if the practice of the South ern Pacific Company of refusing to stop trains at stations not scheduled for stops is just, the Public Service Commission today announced that . a hearing would be held in Salem No vember 18. The Commissioners say they have re ceived a number of complaints from towns in the Willamette Valley because of the refusal of the company to stop its trains at these points when not scheduled. The complaints allege that tne railroad officials informed them that the Commission had ruled that to stop at non-scheduled points would constitute discrimination. BEND BANK INCORPORATES Institution to Open for Busi ness December 1. SALEM. Or., Nov. 8. (Special.) Ar ticles of incorporation were today ap proved by S. G. Sargent, superintendent of banks, for the Central Bank of Bend. The institution is capitalized at S25.O0O, witn a paid-up surplus of J1250. The incorporators are W. L. Cobb. Thomas Cobb, D. E. Hunter, W. L. O'Donnell and Ross Farnham. The new bank expects -to own for business December 1 in the Quarters formerly occupied by the Deschutes State Bank. The business of . the Deschutes Bank on November 4 was transferred to the First National Bank of Bend, and that institution has gone into voluntary liquidation. REIGN ATLAND SHOW HOST STIRRING YET Retailers Electrocute in Effigy Transient Dealer After Trial and Conviction. ELECTRICAL MEN GIVE AID Parade Attracts Throngs Along Streets Despite Rain Conflagra tion Scene Is Staged on Roof of Pittock Uuilding. The electrical men and the retail merchants' bureau of the Chamber of commerce stirred things up as they had never been stirred before, last night at che Manufacturers' and Land Products mow, and culminated their jollificatiot by elactrocutinfc" one of the itinerant merchants who cuts into local retailer"' business by coming to the city and sell ing goods from hotel rooms. The electrical men had charge of the street parade features and the mai:t part of the programme in the Armory was in the hands of the retail men. iorty electric vehicles followed the band through the streets in the parade and big crowds gathered on the side walks in spite of the rain that came in opportunely just as the parade was moving. Conflagration Scene la Staged. A curtain of steam was sent up from hundreds of jets on the roof of the Pittock block, and red fire burned be hind this, illuminated the heart of the city as though a great conflagration were t-;j i r o a , ,. t. ri . ... - n nut-n. ' i ui rea lire followed the . parade through , streets. A second parade in miniature was conducted in the Armory. A score of tiny decorated floats advertising lead ing retail houses in the city were pro pelled through the aisles and between the exhibit booths. Heading them was a little car decorated in white and Dink. rpnrpimntiTti, . v, . : . - - - - i 1 1 i- lomu mer chants bureau of the Chamber of Com- iiicice. inis car was drawn by little Opal Wassermnn anA rinrnth.. Tl - - vivinj UUIIIUlt, and in the rig. drivi derson and Perrv drno d,aiaA. a,. tomobiles, lion cages and all man no- rr freaky advertising floats followed. Judge Morrow Sits on "Bench." In the rear, with iimriin- v, .. .i ff. marched the "pirate peddler," who was to be tried and sentenced for encroach ing on the Portland retailer's territory C. R. Dederick. of the Fobes Supply Companv. consented tn t,ba . and he was hustled alonsr hv p,tri' man R. R. Johnson. Un inrrt th halpnn.. , . , ----- w . . .. . . v 1. d "(is uusLiea, where the jury of retailers waited. Judge Morrow acted as judge and W. B Shivelev was nrnflccntnr In full V i O W n P ,V,A : . - - i -i ouuichlc wmcn packed solidlv iho whi- v- - . the booths in the main hall, the prison er was put through a cross-examination. "1 am A rrnnt,nt n n v. n . . i a . . ,- , ,,,, - ."- I ii'tini. ue testi fied. My headquarters art in th tn.t I visit Portland twice a. year and take orders- from private individuals for merchandise, which is shipped to Portland. "The businpRR t u to,-,- i,.. t - month one of mv salesman hih .m than 17000 worth of shoes alone, while last week in thr,A Huv , .- .u $15,000 worth of furs. The annual busi ness done in PflrtlanH n-nnlrf n , . ... more than half a million dollars." Offender la "Electrocuted Then the - j - i 1 in i lAiiaiieu 11 U III him the information that he paid no taxes, nor license fees, that he con tributed to no local institutions and spent no money in Portland, save the few dollars for room and board at a I uuiei. And the i 1 1 H i i. then -i . v. - - r,- ....... "mi mere sen tenced the "pirate" in ho nianoj the electric chair and subjected to the lu""i pudiic opinion." The li&rhts worn t-. ,. v, tr ----- 1 1 ii I... uu, . cur tain jerked aside unH a tnt i ; v. . : rected upon a replica of the regulation circuit: cnair in tne balcony. Amid the cheers of the audience the "pirate" was hoisted into the phni. . " - - . i mi cALcninn- ated amid a shower nf pinii r-. 1. .. In the meantime the electrixni were running a show of their own in the little theater, with a long series of Interesting films, showing the use of electrical lahnr.Knvlni, ; ' . drawing was held in the ballroom for a series of special electrical supplies contributed as prizes by the electrical U1C31I. Additional fentnr lac- ;ii. i"mil were the concert bv The w uViin... . School band, and the concert bv tho band of the Twenty-first Infantry in the main exhibit hall. KNIFE MAY SAVE SAM CASE Man Indicted for Murder of Brother Has Chance by Operation. OREGON CITY. Or.. Nov. S rsn. cial.) Sam Case, indicted for the mur der of his brother and released under .uui! Donds. has a fair chance for re covery said attendants at the Oreornn City Hospital this afternoon follow ing his operation yesterday for perfo rated uicer oi tne duodenum. vase nas been 111 for several months Must Make Quick Work of It Now Still Further Reductions on Musical Instruments of All Kinds A Rich Harvest for Player-Piano Buyers Many of the very latest and best at actually half price. Nearly all others, as well as baby grands and uprights, still more greatly re duced for quick sale; mandolins, violins, guitars, and similar instruments, nearly all at less than wholesale price; sheet music, studies, folios, etc. (ex cept a few contract price goods), most radically underpriced to speedily con solidate three great stocks under one. roof. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to publish a THE reasons for this sale have been frankly stated heretofore. Three great music house stocks are to be consolidated in one place. To do this a vast number of pianos and all sorts of musical instruments and musical merchandise must be dis posed of. In nearly all instances still greater reductions than ever have now been made. Carload after carload of latest instruments for which orders were placed early in the year will be arriv ing shortly; in fact, some are already coming in. This .makes all the greater haste necessary. Everything in the establishments of Graves Music Company at 147 Fourth Street (near Mnrri Eilers Music House, Eilers Building, isroaaway at Alder (the other estab lishment on Morrison strppf h already been closed), will be found on saie at genuine and most drastic reductions. Prices lnwpr th an avr heretofore and lower than they can ever get again. pLEGA!NT mahogany and brand new player pianos, which always sell for S650 and $750. & Baker, Lester, Sterling and Hallet k uavis, nave now been marked, all of them, at $350 each. This is vir tually half price. Easy payments of only $10 a month. A number of $800 TtoV. win, Kimball, Bradbury and also sev eral slightly used genuine Bungalow Player Pianos, Autopiano Player Pianos and Weber Pianola Pianos win pe soia at exactly half price. Same easy terms. Any reasonable rffv ac ... Willis Will be Efladlv entertaiWH Th ; r t -mwt 13 no home Whirn ran . , -.vi, iivn octUlC a line instrument, and free music rolls are supplied with every player piano in this sale. Several concert used Eilers de Luxe flayer Pianos, one of the Sohmers, several Kranich & Bach, and also two very elegant C h i c k e r i n g play er pianos are marked at a ruthless and arbitrary reduction of $300 each. Easy terms. We mean business. IT WILL PAY to place an order at once for one of numerous used but good player pianos. Wheelock Pianola Pianos, the Autopiano, two Apollo Player Pianos, and several Cecilian and Universal and Cable Nelson Player Pianos, all priced for quick sale at even $200, and several of the older models, in first-class playable order, are now only $170. Usually such makes cost $700 and . more. Think of the great saving. Surely the opportunity of a generation, for lodge, Sunday school, public hall or home. All to be had on pasipcf of iiimg is in payments, within everybody's reach. . duced price selling. that is included in this selling. Come and look the stock over or telephone or write us and we will submit lists by mail. We will ship pianos, player pianos and other instruments anywhere, and we unreservedly guarantee every transaction, great or small, to prove satisfactory to each buyer. OEND for complete price list of music, popular and classic, studies, folios and other publications ; all sorts of minor musical instru ments, such as violins, guitars, banjos, mandolins and the now-so-popular ukuleles. Everything is included in this re- w . r v . hand, are offered in an almost pnrl less variety of makes, case designs and finish, and at prices so low as to be almost unbelievable. The Nation's most famous makes. Several $575 Webers now $280, and fancy burl walnut cases $315. Su perb $500 and $550 Kimballs, also numerous Strohber and Marshall & Wendell and Haines Bros, and Ben nett makes, brand new and beautiful and guaranteed; most of them are to be obtained for only $265 each and many for less. Terms $15 cash and only $8 a month. DOWS upon rows of the best $275, $300 and $325 pianos are now only $135, $156 and $178. Payments only $5 a month. These are new pianos, and the instruments are guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction after ex tensive usage, or money will be cheer fully refunded. This is a piano sale without prece dent. There are used upright pianos at $90 apiece, and several for even less, all in nlavable sh organs only $12 and $15 each. We want everything out of the way. Any instrument will be set aside for later delivery, upon payment of a deposit. THIS is a most extraordinary occa A sion for members of bands and members of orchestras to secure in struments and supplies. Again we say: Never heretofore have prices been so low, and never will prices be made so low again on guaranteed, money-back instruments. A GENUINE sale for the purpose of consolidating three great stocks under one roof. Don't over look it. If you do, you'll regret it before very long. The sales are now in progress at 147 Fourth street, near Morrison, Graves Music r0., and Broadway at Alder, BUSINESS MEN PLAN JINKS Progressive Club Arranges for "Comedy Day" Affair. "Comedy day" for the Progressive Business Men's Club has been set for Thursday, at the Multnomah Hotel, when the funny men from the Empress Theater will be on hand to dispense song: and story to "the tired, abused business man." Rice Brothers, noted German come dians. Ned Norton and O. M. Bicknell, monologists, will be heard and a selec tion or two of a musical nature wift be interspersed. The programme com mittee declines to reveal all it has up its sleeve. Uine Sues for Trestle Right of Way. OREGON CITT. Or, Nov. 8. (Spe cial.) The 'Willamette Valley Southern Railway Company today filed suits against Charles T. Tooze and George New High Military Lace Shoes at $3.00 The Pair Steps to Economy Knight Shoe Co. Morrison Street Near Broadway rangement " County Th Oregon State Ho Pltal bu ro.d. m credlt.bl. exhibit ot th coSnt"' arm l "Pr"tln thi, Sherman County A general display of Ijrm and orchard products; speciallilng Id new varieties and selection of grain exhibited in 10-pound bags. tnvitlllm County Leading feature of this exhibit consists of a well-arranged display of grains and grasses. 3 Wallown County Exhibit of a general chsrscter. most excellently arranged; con. sitting of grains and grasses, with a smaii display of frulta and vegetables, both fresh and canned. Wheeler County The leading feature of this exhibit consists of grasses and grains rtlwlcally arranged. There is no special feature. J-aae County This exhibit consists of a SEASIDE OFFICIALS ANGRY Alex Gilbert to Be Called to Account for Cliarges He Made. SEASIDE, Or.. Nov. 8. (Special.) Members of the present Seaside City Council "assert they intend to call to account Alex Gilbert, large taxpayer, for the printed assertion he signed and distributed the day before the recent city election, which declared that there was 530.000 unaccounted for of the funds handled by the City Council. lo this end they engaged todav to audit the Seaside books the firm of v mam .Mackenzie &. Son. of Portland. "The report will be simple enough for a school child and will show in detail all expenditures of every nickel,'" says Mayor Gregg. Driver Boasts; Accident Happens. While commenting to friends, who were riding with him early last night, how fortunate he had been in having no accidents with his automobile, L. M. Marcott, 25 East Seventy-fifth street North, suddenly lost the right rear wheel of his machine, which broke off, leaving him stranded on the Morrison street bridge. There were four pas sengers in the car at the time, but no one was hurt. Mr. Marcott and friends took the machine to the garage. Motor cycle Officers Tiilly and JJrvin inves tigated .the accident. You will meet the men who supply you with every need and luxury. Today is JOBBERS' DAY, Nathan Strauss, Chairman . Retail Grocers' Day, W. C. Gunther, Chairman. t Manufacturers' and Land Products Show At the Armory, lOth and Couch 'List of concerns who will contribute the free prizes tonight Jobes Milling Co. Blumauer-Frank Drug Co. Powers Furniture Co. Mrs. Porter's Products. Enamel Bake Ovens. Fruitola Co. Crescent Mfg. Co. Hazelwood Co. Jaeger Mfg. Co. Dri-Fresh Co . . J. C. English. Lennon's. Union Meat Co. Oregon Fruit Juice Co. Log Cabin Baking Co. Zan Bros. Northwest Fruit Products Co. Knight's Packing Co. Carlson Printing Co. S perry Flour Co. Fret Pickle Works. A special programme of music, songs, mo- tion pictures and spe cial stunts has been arranged, so many surprises are in store that you cannot af ford to miss today. Tomorrow, College Day, Phil S. Bates, Chairman. Military Night and Ball, General George A. White, Chairman. but the Mut Dog will have his night , Saturday whicn was fouarht in the mnrt. anj taken to the Sunromo r-i.t .,,v, .i contention of the property owners was upheld. Among the other allegations I made, the railroad claims that the I property owners have been benefited to the extent of isnn lw , of the trestle, which railroad officials declare will prevent the river from washing away the river bank. Go Northern Pacific Ry. The Yellowstone Park Line. To Tacoma Seattle To Chehalis Centralis On the night train, sleeping cars NEW STEEL, of most modern de signare open for occupancy at 9:30 P. M. Coaches and smoking cars of steel. , The two parlor-car day trains, leaving Portland 7:35 A. M. and 4:10 M-' have smoking car, coaches, dining cars, brand-new steel con struction. CONTINUOUS SERVICE To South Bend Raymond To Olympia To Vancouver, B. C, via Seattle and rail or boat. Close connections at Seattle with boats for Victoria and to Alaska points. For tickets, reservations, all information, apply to 255 Morrison St. Phones:. Main 244, A 1244. To Hoquiam Aberdeen A. D. Charlton, A. G. P. A., Portland, Or. TO HONOLULU. Ask about the Winter Excursions on the NEW FAST steamship of G. N. P. S. S. Co. BO GHT WHAT? YOU'LL KNOW TOMORROW!