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7 FIGHT FOR MILLIONS HAS ONLY BEGUN new $20,000 plant for the Standard Oil Company. Steel tanks with aggregate capacity of 20.000 gallons are being erected for the storage of gasoline, oil and distillate. A fireproof warehouse, 20x40 feet, is designed for handling five carloads of case goods, and a stable and wagon shed are being constructed to care for the distributing service. The wagons of the company will call on the nearby towns, and a service station is planned for the convenience of the motor-boat enthusiasts. Oil will be sent to this Boise Woman Denies Suits Are Dropped; Says Sons Status Is Real Issue. point by rail from Portland. This is the first oil distributive agency to be erected on Tillamook of The Encyclopaedia Britannica Bay, and a vast territory will be ac commodated by the new service, which will probably commence the latter part of this month. 1 BANKERS HOLD SESSION CASES BUT CONTINUED Why tMm M Mrs. George Washington Adams Says Letter T'roui La to Capital ist Admitted 3Iarriage She Is Aow Trying to Prove. BOISE, Idaho, May H. Mrs. George Washington Adams, of this city, denied here today that she had abandoned ef-J lorts to recover alleged dower rights to New York City property valued J16.&10.000, and once owned by the late Jbidward Tracy, millionaire brewer, whose legal wife Mrs. Adams claims to have been. Not one of the 157 suits has been Civ en up. "My suits over, my cases lost? They certainly are not! "These cases," she began, "though they mean millions to me, are only the opening wedge in my big fight. The dower rights I am claiming are worth to me more than $4,000,000, to be sure, but the reason 1 want to establish them is to prove the legitimacy of my son, Charles Nelson, and to win for him his rightful half interest in the $30,000,000 estate left by his father, the late Ed ward Tracy. Sister Adopted Son. "Charley lives at Payette Lakes now, and though he is legally named Charles Kelson, that is because my married sis ter adopted him and give him her name. I consented to that procedure at a time when I was in doubt as to the legality of my marriage to Tracy, the million aire brewer. "When I was only a girl of 16 Tracy married me. He was then about oO The marriage was not exactly secret, but we had difficulties to contend with His family opposed me. "After 10 years, in 1882 it was, Tracy told me that our marriage was not legal. My son Charles had been born meanwhile. "Tracy convinced me that the Rev, K. C. Stoughton, who had married us at Athens, N. Y., was not a regularly ordained minister. At first I threat ened to go to law to establish my posi tion as his wife, but he only jeered at me told me that he made and unmade Senators, and that he 'owned' every Judge in New York state. Trory Acknowledged Her, She Says. "Several years later I was married to George Washington Adams in Idaho. Then Tracy made his mistake. For some reason he wrote to me that I was really his legal wife. That letter reached me when I had been Mr. Adams' bride only six weeks. "I left Mr. Adams that day and later obtained a divorce. "Tracy died in 1904. In his will he; left only $25,000 of his immense estate, to one of his sisters and the rest to ! the sister whom he cared most for. The! latter soon died without a will, and: the $30,000,000 all went to the sister to1 Whom he bad bequeathed only $2.1,000. "When I establish my right to the dower interest in the New York real estate Charley will be the acknowledged legitimate son of Tracy, and will get half of the $20,000,000 his father left. Cnue Declared Merely Continued. "In New York state," she said, "you cannot adjourn or postpone a suit as you can in Idaho. There the procedure is known as 'discontinuing without prejudice,' and that is what has been done by my attorneys, because we were not ready for trial, and wanted to avoid judgment against us by- default. Property involved includes the sites of such well-known buildings in New York as Andrew Carnegie's home at Fifth avenue and Ninety-first street, the land on which the New Theater stands, part of the site of the Hotel Majestic, the site of the building of the Society for Ethical Culture, the land on which stands the hom'e of Mrs. Henry C. Phipps and the sites of many of the most costly mansions on Fifth avenue. CROIP FIVE, OF WASHINGTON, GATHERS AT PROSSER. L,. J. Goodrich, of Toppenlsh. Chosen President and Several Addresses Are Delivered PROSSER, Wash., May 13. (Special.) The third annual meeting of the fifth group of the Washington Bank ers' Association, composed of Kittitas, Yakima. Benton and Klickitat coun ties. Vvas the best yet held and was attended by 41 members, as well as sev eral outside guests. The meeting was called to order by 1 President Harry Jones, vice-president of the First National Bank of Wapato, and President B. P. Lawrence, of the Prosser Club, delivered the address of welcome, which, was responded to by President Jones. The programme included an address by H. C. Lucas, president of the xakl- ma Title Company, and president of the state association, on the proposed clearinghouse operations of the Fed eral Reserve banks. O. M. Green, vice- president of the Exchange National Bank, Spokane, delivered an address on every-day affairs of the banker. H. C. Hansen spoke on bankers' aid for agricultural development. The officers elected were: president, L. J. Goodrich, Toppenish; vice-presi dents, S. S. Nesbit, Ellensburg: C- R. Donovan, North Yakima; W. J. Kin caid. White Bluffs, and C. Kaidera, of Centerville; secretary-treas urer, Charles Heath. North Yakima. HDQUIAM PAYROLL BIG WAGES OF" MILLS FOR THIS MONTH AMOUNT TO 95,0OO. Total Does Not Include Logging; Camps Operated In Vicinity- Nor Nearby Plants, HOQUIAJI, Wash., May 14. (Spe cial.) This city this month has had its largest industrial payroll in four years. according to data obtained from the various mills and other concerns today. The total is placed at $95,000 for all mills and industrial plants of the city. This total does not include the log ging camps operated by Hoquiam con cerns in the vicinity of the city, nor the mills in the territory between here and the beach, which would bring the total, it is stated, to a quarter of million dollars. r or the first time in four years, every mill and factory in the city is in operation full time, and part are run ning extra time. All are employing run forces. A big force is employed at the Matthews shipyard, where three vessels are on the ways. The total number of employes in factories in the city is placed at 1500, the largest since the lumber boom in 1912. OIL STORAGE PLANT RISES Standard Company Spending $20, 000 at Tillamook. TILLAMOOK. Or., May 14. (Special.) Work is well under way here on the V J J ! FROIT LOSS $3,000,000 CROP REPORTED ENTIRE LOSS SOUTHERN PART OF" IDAHO. Hard Frost Lasts Four Nights and I Temperature Goes as Low as 18. Cold Wave Unprecedented. BOISE. Idaho. May 14. (Special.) The fruit industry of Southern Idaho I received a hard financial shock last week when $3,000,000 worth was ruined by heavy frosts for four successive nights. State Horticultural Inspector Guy I branara and fetate rarm Alarkets Direc tor W. H. Scholtz, who made a close I study of the situation, have announced that the loss is 100 per cent. The 1S15I fruit crop netted the growers $2,000,000. The total value of the crop was $3,000.- 000. of which amount $1,000,000 was) spent- for handling it. The crop this year promised to be larger than in I 1915. , Growers were unprepared for the ex- I tremely cool weather. The thermome- I ter registered as low as 18 degrees. THOMAS J. CLEETON Candidate for Re-election as County and Juvenile Judge. J nd s:o Cleeton has served as County unci Probate Judge for six years; has hud the Juvenile Court work since May, 1915. Has reduced the Juvenile Court ex penses -0 per Cent, and saved the tax payers $7000. Has organized child home-f indinar de partment, placing- in family homes 187 dependent and delinquent children. Reduced the number of children in the Frazer Home from a maximum of 70 in May to five in March. Has investigated over 1800 dependent and delinquent cases, and has entered judgments of delinquency in less than a per cent, restoring: 95 per cent to parents without records of delinquency. Has held ti;e parents responsible and by work outside the court, throuprh pro bation officers and other agencies, pre vented delinquency in, a number of other cases. Has takn no child away from its parents without their consent, unless by reason of some moral delinquency in the parent, or the home environ ment was destructive to the welfare of the child. In placing children in religious in stitutions lias recognized the right of parents to direct without suggestion from the court. If this record appeals to you. Judge Cleeton would be pleased to have your support on mo uia aay or J-iay. FROST WITHERS BLOSSOMS Three-Fourths of Crop Believed Lost in Grant County.' CAXYOX CITY, Or., May 14. (Spe cial.) Very unusual weather was ex perienced throughout Grant County last week. Two inches of snow fell, and rain, hail and sleet, accompanied by a cold northern wind, prevailed. The fruit trees were in full bloom. Wednesday night, after several days of preparation for an attack. Jack Frost proceeded to turn the white clus ters of blossoms into a black, wither ing mass. On some of the trees, not protected by buildings, not a blossom! escaped, but where the trees had some I protection a few blossoms were not 1 killed. About a fourth of the normal crop is now expected. Sheep shearing had just begun in I some sections of the county. BOY BURGLAR COMMITTED Gold Beach Lad Is Sent to State Training School. GOLD BEACH Or., May 14. (Spe cial.) Gardner Oliphant, lo years old. has been committed to the state school at Salem by Judge Stafford. The lad entered the store of D. M. 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Dav enport and Miss Eva Boyed. of the Odell district, will have charge of the musical programme. Rev. Charles Phipps. or Portland, sec retary of the Oretron State Sunday School Association, will be present for the convention. Theater. Miss Ruth McCorkle Is vale dictorian, and Misa Cecile Hansickle salutatorian. INDIAN FEAST IS FAILURE Jo;rcliie Camp Will Reopen. KELSO. Wash.. May 14. (Special.)- After having been closed down for some time while camp was being moved, the Multnomah Box & Lumber Company's camp. IS miles up the Co weeman from Kelso, will resume log ging at an arlx date. The camj baa Portland Pastor Will Speak. KELSO. Wash., May 14. (Special.) Rev. Luther R. Dyott. pastor of the First Consrregational Church, of Port land, has been selected as commence ment speaker at the annual exercises of the Kelso High school graduating i daaa Xbundaoc yealus la Uio .uelso Xot Enough Salmon Caught to Pro vide Food for Celebration. PROSSER. Wash., May 13. What was supposed to be the last great salmon feast along the Yakima River here to day of the Yakima Indian tribe, was only partly successful because of the high water. Few salmon were running and the Indians were not able to catch enough finh to supply their guests and themselves. The guests were deputy game ward ens of the state and county and be cause the Indians were not able to ob tain aa many fish as they have done before tor such feasts, it is jrobable that they will be permitted to have an other fish day. The Indiana agreed some time ago to abide - by the State Supreme Court's ruling that they have no right to fish at Prosser dam if the state game warden permitted them to have one great feast. The subject of the In dians' rights is now in Federal Court. Frarletina Is difficult to control, as Its cause Is unknown, and mild esses mmv oc cur which are almost lmnossible of detee tion. but whtch servo sis a Xocus for further u Oi ue njiaaaa. . . BETTER THAU CALOMEL Thousands Have Discovered Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are a Harmless Substitute. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets the sub stitute for calomel are a mild but sure laxative, and their effect on the liver ia almost instantaneous, mey are the result of Dr. Edward's determina tion not to treat liver and bowel com plaints with calomel. His efforta to banuh It brought out these illUe oilve C4lored tableta. These pleasant little tablets do the good that calumet does, but have no ad after effect. They don't injure the teeth like strong litiuida or calomel. They take hold of the trouble and auickly correct it. Why cure the liver at the expenaa of the teeth T Calomel sometimes plays havoc wiia tno kuiiu. ho do stroniE liauida. . It la beat not lo take calomeL but to let Dr. Edwards- Olive Tablets take Its place, ' aloat headaches, "dullness and that laxy feeling; come from constipation and a disordered liver. Tim Dr. Ed wards Olive Tablets when you feel "loggy and "heavy." 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