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6 y , ' THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1916. GROWERS OPPOSE LOWER STANDARDS would be greatly surprised if the allies accepted. The allies. In ray opinion, see through the move. The greatest effect of the proposal will be felt on the stock market. m The Balkan situation cannot e traightened out in this way. Tlie big ssues have got to be fought out to a finish ocit would mean another Euro- ean war in the near future." Campaign to Sell Oregon Fruit at Home Is to Be Made Next Year. SPOKANE ADS CONDEMNED Tax on Backyard Orchards l Pro posed as Effective Means of Get- ' ting Rid of JPest-Breeders. Delegates Go Home. HOOD RIVER. Or., Dec. 13. (Spe cial.) In its., closing sessions here to day the 31st annual convention of the Oregon State Horticultural Society, as cembled since Monday, went on record as decidedly opposed to proposals that have been advanced at different North western fruit centers to lower the standard of grading rules. A resolution adopted recommended that the strict rules that have heretofore prevailed be maintained. , The society launched a plan that will lead to propaganda in Oregon for a greater consumption of fruits at home. The- statement was made that Oregon's entire output of fruits, if citizens of the state would consume apples and other fruits proportionate to the rate of consumption in Seattle, would be eaten annually by home folks. ' Publicity Bureau Authorized. Next year, .under the auspices of the Horticultural. Society, a publicity bu reau will be established and grocery stores, hotels and the general public will be educated to adopt the slogan of "Oregon fruit products first." Secretary C. D. Mlnton was instructed to appoint a committee to take charge of the proposed work, which was sug gested in a report of R. W. Johnson, of Corvallis. chairman of the publicity committee of 1916. Fruit sales agencies will be asked to make appropriations to assist in the work. A. H. Harris, special writer of a Portland newspaper, elaborating the tonic. "Publicity Good and Bad suggested sweeping reforms ranging from cook books to metropolitan dailies. Mr. Harris opened his address by reading an advertisement of the Ol-W. R. & N. Company, calling at tention to the recent National Apple Show held at Spokane. Spokane Advertising Ripped. The advertisement as read by Mr. Harris enumerated some dozen items of entertainment to be provided at the Apple Show, the distribution of apple pies, activities of apple-land princesses and other carnival features. "Spokane has no right to call the show the National Apple Show and fol low It with such publicity. This or ganization should prepare a resolution urging against Spokane calling a street carnival an apple show," he said. Mr. Harris suggested indirectly censorship by fruit men of the stories written by correspondents of metro politan papers. He read a Hood River dispatch to The Oregonlan reciting the facts regarding probable frost damage to the apples at the time of the No vember cold weather. Censorship la Suggested. "It I were a fruit grower," he said, "I' would take care that nothing of that kind ever got out of town again. Aside from whether it is a fact or not, it is decidedly bad publicity." Other addresses at today's sessions were delivered by Robert C. Paulus, of Salem, president-elect for next year; A. C. Allen. of Medford. horticultural commissioner for Southern Oregon; A. B. Cordley. director of the Oregon Ex periment Station, and Professor J. R. Magness, of the Oregon Agricultural College. Mr. Allen, who told of the evolution of orchard inspection and law enforce ment in Jackson County, elicited marked attention. Sir. Allen told that in the past Jackson County had ex pended as much as $18,000 a. year on inspection, and that the investment was considered a wise one. The present yearly appropriation, he said, was SO0O Every Tree Assessed, "Our Assessor had been assessing each tree at an approximate value o $10," he said. "But we found that the greatest menace from diseases came from the little backyard orchard. These trees formerly were not being assessed. We put the proposition up to the Assessor: 'Why should we who make a business of orcharding be as sessed on our trees, when those who were merely playing with them escape payment of taxes on their backyard trees V "Our Assessor saw the point, and every fruit tree In our county was as sessed at the rate of $10 downward. The plan worked beautifully and-dinr inated numerous disease breeders. FISHERIES BILL HELD UP Filibuster Probably Has Put Quietus on Alaska Measure. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash- ngton, Dec 13. A successful filibuster n the House of Representatives today led by Delegate Wickersham, of Alaska, practically killed the Alaska llsherles bill, on which committees of Congress have been working, in co-operation with the Department of Commerce, for two years. The bill increases the au thority of the Bureau of Fisheries and takes much authority from the Alaska territorial government, including the power to tax fishing companies. Wick- rsham charged that the, bill, which is Indorsed by the Department of Com merce, would give three or four Dig companies a monopoly of all fisheries n Alaskan waters. A. M. Warren, of Portland, represent- nsr the Association of Pacific Fisheries, was in Washington at the last session working for this bill, . but it failed to receive consideration until today. The bill had not been voted upon when the House adjourned tonight, and Chairman Alexander, of the fisheries committee. expressed the view that it could not be rougrht up again this session. DR. WAKEFIELD, . 95, DIES Father of Creswell School Superin tendent Passes Away. EUGENE. Or.. Dec. 13. (Special.) Dr. S. R. Wakefield, father of B. S. Wakefield, superintendent of schools at Creswell, died at the home of his son in that town today. Dr. Wakefield was 95 years and eight months of age and his career as a physician called for service in many states. He was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, and was graduated from the Willoughby Medical College, now consolidated witn the Western Reserve College. Dr. Wakefield, during the Civil War, served as a surgeon with the Seventy fipst Ohio. After the war, he removed Minesota, where he practiced medi cine until 80 years of age. Five years ago he came to Oregon. Dr. Wakefield was married twice. He is survived by three children: Mrs. Carrie Potter, of North Harpswell, Me.; B. S. Wakefield, of Creswell. and Miss Maude E. Wakefield, a teacher in the public schools at lone. Or. TROUBLED FUTURE SEEN liAW EXPERTS THINK PEACE PliAN MENACES AMERICA. WORK AT YAQUINA URGED Mr. .Hawley to Press Appropriation Before Committee. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Dec 13. -Although the Army engineers have not yet sent to Congress the report called for last session on the advisability . of further Improving the entrance to xaquina Bay, Repre sentative Hawley today .received un official notification that the local engi neers have recommended an appropria tion of $486,000, half to be apropriated by Congress and half by the local com-munity. This expenditure, applied to jetty ex tension and to repairs to the existing jetties, with possibly some dredging, the engineers hold, will provide a depth of 20 feet over the bar. Representative Hawley will appear before the river and harbor board and urge them to indorse the report of the local officers in time to have this ap propriation incorporated in the forth coming river and harbor bilL JUDGES' RECALL FAVORER Farmers Also Would Shear Powers of Judiciary Somewhat. SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 13. National Woman's Suffrage, the recall of judges and the curtailment of the power of the courts were urged In resolutions adopted here today by the annual con vention of the Washington and Idaho Division of the Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Union of America- Many recommendations were made to the coming session of the Washington Legislature, including a bill submitting to the people a constitutional amend ment permitting the people to amend the constitution by initiative. The convention adopted the report of the joint legislative committee of the State Federation of Labor, the Di rect Legislative League, the State Grange and the Farmers' Union. IllflMHIl V u BES nrppn limn ucoun NIGHT RIDERS' RAID Mrs. Ross Tells of Defying Masked Men, Who Then , Burned Her Cabin. PETTY DEEDS ARE RECITED Witnesses in Pacific County Feud Case Tell How They Were Threatened . and Driven Away From Homes. Mies Applegate was buried In- the Ap ple p a t o Cemetery, about two miles south of here, while "Grandma" Ellen- berg was laid at r&st in the Ritchie Cemetery, x about three miles west of here. LAND-FRAUD CASE BEGINS Attorney-General Represents State in Klamath Heating. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec 13. I (Special.) Trial of the case of the state of Oregon vs. F. A. Hyde and others began Monday morning before Circuit Judge D. V. Kuykendall ia this city. Attorney-General Brown, of Ore gon, represents the state, assisted by J. O. Bailey, from his office, and by Q. G. Brown, clerk of the State Land Board. The defendants are represented I oy a. j. tsnaw, or .Portland. This case involves title to about 7000 acres of land In Klamath County and nairectiy streets the title to about 50,000 acres altogether in the state. The state contends that Hyde, by dum my entrymen, purchased large areas of state school lands within the limits of the Cascade National forest and used the same as base for lieu land se lections. The fraud was exposed In 1904. UNIVERSITY OP WASHINGTON DE BATERS MEET REED COLLEGE ORATORS HERE TONIGHT. German Proposal for Expansion - in South America Declared to Spell Menace to United States. CHICAGO, Dec. 13. (Special.) In ternational law experts are not en thusiastic over Germany's peace pro posai, and nearly all agree it contain elements the United States must regard as sinister. Isolation of the United States i feared by Professor William Edward Dodd. of the University of Chicago, if the allies accept the peace proposal of the Germans. "The proposal of the German govern ment is an effort to reap the fruits of the war and at the same time throw discord among the allies at the expense of Russia," lie said today. "The ob jective at the present time is Russia, with the ultimate object in view of thf4 Isolation of the United States. I do not see how the allies can accept to.e pro posal. . " "Germany proposes to restore condi tions in the west as they were before the war and incidentally expand in Africa or South America. If it can't make it in Africa it will then turn its efforts toward South America, and if It can drag the United States into the matter it will be easy to bring this about. "On the other hand, if the United States holds aloof and yet maintains good relations with' Englandsit will be Impossible for Germany to bring about the desired exploitation of South Amer ica and the likely infringement of the , Monroe Doctrine." Professor Benjamin Terry, of the English department of the University . of Chicago, said: "My first impression is that Ger many's proposal Is not a serious one. It is a political and strategic move for domestic consumption, to influence the f : SF. R , , . ;W ' TACOMA, Wash, Dec. IS. (Special.) Mrs. Margaret M. Rossw reciting the story of the feud between her family and other Pacific CoCinty ranchers, was the most material witness today when she took the stand in the Federal Court for the Government in its case against 13 alleged "night riders." Mrs. Ross' testimony was largely a repetition of that she has given on sev eral occasions in state courts when cases resulting from the feud which has stirred the North River country since 1913., Other witnesses testified as to the actions of the Ross family, and J. N. Howard, his son, Ralph; Claude Vanderpool and the remainder of the number who are accused of having attempted to run the Rosses from the country. Phonograph Incites 111 Keeling. The high light of the dai proceed ings was when Mrs. Ross described how she carried groceries from the road up to her cabin. As she toiled up the steps leading to her home witn mie-ar. flour, lard and other staples. she said that Mrs. "Vanderpool played You're Old. but You're Awful uougn on a phonograph, and as ine aiso whirred along its dismal strain tne witness said that her neighbor 'cranked the machine again, put in a keen needle and started the song anew. The testi mony was given to show that the Van derpool! incited ,111 feeling. Mrs. Ross told of many petty deeds of which she alleged her neighbors were guilty and which culminated in the burning of the Ross cabin on the night of January 11, 1913. "When I went out of the cabin I was told to throw up my hands," said Mrs. Rosa. Men Defied as Coward. "I replied to them that I would not throw up my hands to a gang of co4rards with black masks on their faces." . Later she said that Mr. Howard closed up the road and burned a bridge to prevent them from returning to their cabin. Witn the Martins, Wheatons and Miss .Do Long and a stranger named Sigerson, she said they attempted to go up, when Howard said: "If you start anything I have gun men enough at the house to get you and get you right. You people haven't any of you any business her and if you don't get out we'll kill you all." "Sigerson said. 'You'd betten look out or you'll get into trouble with the law,' Mrs. Ross said. "Howard re plied, 'I'm not afraid of the law. I've got a stand in- with the officials,' Mrs. Ross testified that she lived in South Dakota for 25 years prior to coming to Washington. She had been engaged In newspaper businees and school teaching for 16 years of that time, she said. Answer Brings Smile. "Did you have any controversies or trouble there?" she was asked. "I was In the newspaper business six ears," she replied, and the courtroom snickered. Frank Ross, her son. on cross-ex amination. Identified Mike Hanrahan by his shambling gait and brogue. 'We know there was not anotner man in Pacific County who could say. Get along, ye dogs,' with that accent but Hanrahan," eaid Rosa- Mrs. George Wheaton, who was for merly Mrs. Frank Martin, wife of one of the men named in connection with the trouble, said Martin carried a rifle on one occasion, but she thought noth ing of that because everybody carried a weapon in the. woods. Threats Made, Witness Say. George Wheaton testified as to re peated threats made by the Howards and how they refused to let him use the road through their land. Mrs. William McCormick testified that the Ross family came to her house on the night they were forced from tneir home and the cabin was burned. John Baer told of the first fight between Earl Ross and A. A. Bradley prior to the main trouble, and Mrs. Bessie Alex ander, a visitor at the Howard home. said it was the meeting place for the young folks of the neighborhood. Wheaton was still on the stand when court adjourned. WOMAN SLAYS WILDCATS "Pastime Is Dangerous for Cats, Not I Me," She Says. SALEM. Or.. Dec. -'IS. (Special.) Taming wildcats Is (much too mild au occupation for Mrs. Fred L. Gregg, wife of a rancher near Ontario. Or. She kills them. George F. Rodgers, a promi nent citizen of this city, has received a letter from Mrs. Gregg's husband, tell ing of the prowess of Mrs. Gregg as a hunter. One of the bobcats viciously attacked Mrs. Gregg, but after clubbing it with her gun, she succeeded in shooting it. "That is too .dangerous a pastime for you," her husband said, when told of her adventure. - "Oh, no; it Is not," she responded. tne pastime is too dangerous for the bobcat, not for me. He should have known he was committing suicide when ne attacked me. , GRANTS PASS PLANS TREE Giant Fir to Figure in Community Christmas Celebration. GRANTS PASS, Or., Dec. 13. (Spe cial.) A community Christmas tree is being arranged by the citizens of Grants Pass. It is proposed to erect a giant fir in the street intersection near the Railroad park. This will be il luminated with electric lights and will be the center for elaborate exercises if the weather permits. It will be held on Saturday night, December 23. The committee is arranging for sing ing of Christmas songs and carols by a chorus of voices, and under the di rection of Mrs. Laura Thomas Gunnell a pantomime will be staged. Candy will be provided for the chil dren. x---s.-yA'& x. & ' ' S Tonight, both In Portland and Seattle. the debating teams of Reed College and the University of Washington will meet In their third annual intercolle glate dual debate. Marsh M. Corbitt and Floyd F. Toomey, the Washington negative team, are expected in Port land this morning, while the Reed neg ative team, Horace Miller and Samuel Welnsteln, left for Seattle yesterday alternoon Judge Guy C. Corliss will preside at the debate, which - takes place in the Reed chapel at 8 P. M. Lloyd Haberly win open tne question, rtesoivea, xnat intercollegiate athletics be abolished Two Judges already chosen for this de bate are iL H. Herdman and R. ,W. Prescott. After the debate the Reed students German people and place the respon-( will entertain the Washingtonians. BibiJity lor tne war upon tne allies. IJBQiiliAil Si G MILLS TO HELP FIREMEr Donations Toward Purchase of Ap paratus Offered City. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 13. (Spe cial.) A way has been provided where by Oregon City can purchase a modern automobile fire truck and reorganize the volunteer fire department. The Hawley Pulp & Paper Company is willing to donate flOOu toward the purchase of the truck and the Oregon City Woolen Mills will give $500. . In addition, the paper company is willing to buy from the city the site of the Cataract firehouse for J1500, making a total of $3000. The city receives 70 per cent of road money collected within the city limits. The total of these sums is $6800, which local authorities believe is enough. City Attorney Schuebel says, however, that a special election would be necessary. JURSES PROSPER ON FARM Recent Oregon City Hospital Owners Make Money on Wheat. OREGON CITY. Or.. Dec. 13. (Spe cial.) Miss Virginia Parks and Miss Sadie Bailey, for several years pro prietors of-the Oregon City Hospital, are now successful farmers on an ex tensive scale near Big Timber, Mont. Both are trained nurses. A year ago they sold their hospital here and bought 320 acres of Montana farm land. The young women mar keted this year 1600 bushels of wheat at $1.64 to $1.71 a bushel, more than 1000 bushels of flax seed, at $2.38. and oats at l.bu a hundred pounds. The farm is equipped with well-ar ranged barns and sheds, blacksmith shop, bunkhouse for male help. Ice house and shelters for stock. ' YELLOW PINE. FOR SALE GOVERNMENT OFFERS 46,KM,000 FEET I WHITMAN FOREST. Company Must Have 970,000 Assets Be fore Bid Will Be Considered and T0,00O Working Capital. Forty-six million feet of Western yellow pine and other species of West-, ern timber is offered for sale bv the Forest Service of this district from a tract of about 66S0 acres along Summit Creek, head watershed tributary of the Middle Fork of John Day-- River in the Whitman National Forest. The basis of the . Government's ap praisal is that the timber will be sawea at Austin on the main line of the O.-W, R. &"N., about six miles west of the nearest boundary of the tract. A lumber yard and planing mill may be located at Baker to handle the raw product as It is shipped from Austin, 60 miles to the southwest of Baker. The amount of Western larch, Douglas fir and white fir to be nur. chased is left almost to the discretion of the buyer. A statement of the financial ability of the bidder will be required with showing of at least $76,000 in assets to Insure the completion of the con tract. At least' $(0,000 in capital in some form must be furnished by re sponsible men to be identified with the operation of the company as directors or executive officers. The cutting of timber and its re moval is not to begin later-than Octo ber 1. and at least 6,000,000 feet must be cut by October 1, 1918, and the agreement must be completed by Octo ber 1, 1921. Drain Buries Two Old Residents. DRAIN. Or., Dec 13. (Special.) Leet Sunday Drain witnessed the fu neral of two of her oldest settlers, Miss Daisy Applegate, daugtrter of Peter AppleKate, born near here 40 vears ago, and '"Grandma" Kllenberg, who has re- J aided in .this vicinity nearly 40 years. i l"J i 1J - ir ' i.- ft ' 1 4 . -i, ' - . - ! ' jr U -' I f " i - ' i " i ' - - Hv 5r.v r--r v'; H 'J- , At Mrti itf at'Xa.-ttv 11 imiim imiiifi For Tired and Weary Shoppers Visit Our Tea Room From 3 P. M. to 5P.M. Daily Dorothy Gish -in- .ttaooy s LastR ace 99 A Pictured Story of Fair Women and Fast Horses, With a Romantic Love Story Interwoven. PICTURES OF WORLD'S CHAMPION HOLSTEIN BULL, SOLD IN PORTLAND FOR $21,500.00 Murdered by Mistake Another of Our Funny 2-Reel Comedies. WORLD'S NEWS IN PICTURED FORM Continuous From 10 :30 A. 1L Daily Sixth and Washington Fannie Mitchell despite the plea of the pany, that Instead of following the or- Juries to her back she trusted to defendant, the Chicago Railways Com- ders of a physician in treating: the in- prayer. j. i Ashland Post G. A. K. Elects. ASHLAND. Or.. Dec 13. (Special.) Burneide Post. Grand Army of the He- puDllc. bus elected w. K. Palmer as commander for 1917 and E. H. Coder ani Don iSmitli senior and Junior vice commanders, respectively; W. P. Pow ell, chaplain; J. S.. Smith, quartermas ter; Charles Ganlere, officer of the day. and Comrade Campbell, officer of the guard; William Lindsay, sergeant: J. R. Casey, trustee. Coder, Ganiere and Lindsay were chosen delegates to the etate department encampment at For est Grove next June. Joint fnstailla tion services will be held with the Re lief Corps later on. J. S. Smith is also treasurer, and the commander appoints a secretary. $10,000 Voted for Roads. DRAIN, Or., Dec. 13. (Special.) The road work for ie past season in this district has been completed. Up wards of $10,000 was expended. At a recent meeting of taxpayers in thiJ road district another $10,000 was voted for road purposes for the coming year. This will practically complete the hard-surfacing of the Pacific Highway through this road district, which in cludes the city of Drain. Other countv roads, especially tne road leading to coos Bay Irom here, nave been hard surfaced a considerable distance. Briand Would Restrict Alcohol. PARIS, Dec. 13. 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