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14 TTIE MOnXTN'G OTIEGOXIAX, MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1920 PUNS EXTENSIVE FDR BUYERS' WEEK Variety of Entertainment Ar ranged for Visitors. EVENT WEEK FROM TODAY Indications Point to Eighth An nual Affair Being Biggest of Its Kind in Xorthwest. number of foreign Portland's eighth annual Buyers' Week will open in this city a week from today, and all indications at the present time are that the affair will be easily the biggest of the kipd in the history of the northwest, not only in attendance, but in the variety and extent of the entertainment for Visi ors here. The event will continue throughout the week, and merchants from a territory extending from Alas ka to San Diego and as far east as j St. Paul are expected. 1 Registration will open Monday on the first floor of the Oregon building, and the programme for the week in cludes a reception on Monday even ing, smoker and high jinks Tuesday evening, airplane luncheon and even ing vaudeville show Wednesday, river trip on Thursday, the annua) Cham ber of Commerce banquet in. honor of the visitors on Friday and a trip over the Columbia on Saturday. In be tween times, of course, the out-of-town merchants will visit the local wholesale houses and line up their orders for the coming year. Committeemen Are Announced. The complete line-up of committee men in charge of the big event this year has been announced as follows: Buyers' week executive committee: Na than Strauss, W. H. Bcharrell, Paul Da Haas, Harry C. Huntington, Aavid T. Hon eyman, F. A. Spencer, George Lawrence Jr., A. H. Devers, O. W. Mielke, Henry J. Frame, K. M. Seller, A. J. Bale and E. N. Welnbaum. Buyers week entertainment committee: Faul De Hass. chairman; O. W. Mielke, H. C. Hutitington, Edward Keustadter, Ralph Brackett, W. I. Mc Waters, Frank Woodard and E. N. Welnbaum. Women's reception committee: Mrs. W. F. Norman, chairman for Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturday; Mrs. W. D. Mc Waters, chairman for Monday, Wednesday and Friday; Mrs. R. M. Irvine. Mrs. J. IX Kenworthy, Mrs. W. J. Ball, Mrs. T. S. Townacnd. Mrs. W. K, Slater, Mrs. Willis Fifher and Mrs. B. F. Jones. Automobile committee: W. J. Roope, chairman; George Lawrence and Robert A. Stewart. Monday evening: reception: A, J. Bale, chairman ; C. F. Wright, Theodore Bere mann, Max S. Soiners, George H. Butter field, W, B. Peacock, A. Reinhart, J. R. Krausac, W, A. Ross, W. S. Babson, Ed ward J, Failing, Dom J. Zan, H. E. Judge, . T. J. Armstrong, P. Feldman and W. H. JJonroe. Tuesday evening, high Jinks Paul T)e Haas, chairman; J. F. Furlong Jr., Monte Mayer, A. W. Ellis, S. Mason Elirman, E. W. Johnson, Herbert Katz, C M. Egbert, E. C. Ward, J. H. Mackenzie. H. A. Green, Li. C. Garrigus Jr., Charles H. Hill, J. L. Louitison, W. A. McDonald and T. S. Town-send. . Wednesday noon luncheon, August 11, at aviation field H. J. Frank, chairman; M. Conner, Louis Rosumny, J. L. Bowman, P. O. Patterson, G, E. Johnson, G. A. Wilson, M. u. Kline, w. M. Mitchell, J. D. Ken worthy, Ira L. Riggs, S. E. Rasmussen and company, F. P. Tebbetts, E. J. Cash in, S. E. Holuoinb, J. S. Ball, S. Hirsch and W. k.. biater. , Wednesday evening-, August 1 1, vaude ville and window trimmers' contest H. C. H un ting ton, chairman ; W. J. Ball, J. C. English,' Arthur Senders, I. C. Lewis, R. M. Heath, E. W. Barlow, Maurice Good man, C. S. Unna, E. Lcvinson, S. Wein stein, M. It. Wasserman, R. A. Sprouse, John M. .Sinclair. F. E. Bleecher, L. Shirek, Sig Lip man; James H. Billo, Alex Wein stein and L. Landecker. River trip, inspection of municipal termi nal No. A, dinner and dance, Thursday, Au- gust 1 Frank Woodard, chairman; R. E. ! ( Cornish, otto Breynian, John S. Beall, Milton Freldenrich, A. G. Findlay, W. F. Xcrman, H. S. Tuthill, N. A. Mansfield. H. V Zander, San ford Lowengart. B .C. Dar nell, Sylvan Durkheimer. A. E. Jenkins, A. J. Zeutbauer, A. E. Gantenbein, R. A. Hudson and L. Endicott. Friday evening, August 13, banquet Frank A. Spencer, chairman; L. D. Cook, P. W. Lewis, Arthur H. Devers, George Lawrence Jr., H. A. Conner, O. H. Fithian, Max S. Hirsch, George H. Crawford, Ed ward Ehrman. Jay Smith, O. C. Calhoun, Lewis Lang, W. H. Beharrell, Fred Jen nings and L. A. Freeland. " Last Friday all the branch man agers and the entire sales force of the Portland Flouring Mills company system gathered in Portland as guests of the company for a conference with department heads. Lunch was served at the Portland hotel, where a number of the de partment heads addressed the gath ering. An interesting: discussion, ex trndinp; well into the afternoon, was carried on regarding matters of gen eral interest to the sales department. n the evening, dinner was served at the Benson hotel, and the company's representatives concluded. At a final conference, a profitable and interest ing day. Among those present were Fred Ward. J. P. Gault, R. P. Lyman, IT. "W. Bushnell, C. F. Hcsseldenz, Fred West, J. B. Brophy, K. F. Russell, L. F. BuU. A. F. Peterson. J. R O'Connor. W. J. Towcy, W. N. Meyer, W. J. Glazier, William Irons, H. L. Pillaway. It. U. Foster, M. L. Mid- "ton. H. L. Lord. B. L. Miller. F. B. lie. IX C. Jsham. R. Adams. R. W. I- ramc. A. M. Applegate. C K. Ford, W. A. Cough, R. L. Supple. C. J. Jonns. H. M. Word. R. A. Tovey. C. W. Mc Oready. II. 10. Kemp, W. H. Younger, O. K. Schimke, J. B. MeMcMlrhael, K, O. Myers. J. B. Cromwell. C. W. . Smith. A. W. Marriott. G. J. Hon, L L. Rose, S. T. Edwards, G. E. Laf lin. R. y. McCarl. O. I. Kettenbach, F. P. Tebbetts, F. A. Johnson, M. 11. Houser, W. S. Kirk pat rick and I. O. Juvrud. The Sphagnum Products company, one of Portland's newer industries, has been reorganized and the con trolling stock and active management has been taken over by W. S. Stock, who for 110 years was manager of the manufacturing department of the Blumauer & Frank Drug company. The new personnel of the corpora tion as elected by the directors at their annual meeting held July 27, is W. S. Stock, president and general manager; Emil Waldman, vice-president and sales manager; C. O. Stone, secretary, and C. B. Russell, treas urer. Directors are W. S. Stock, Emil Waldman. C. B. Russell. F. P. Drinker Lynn K. Jones and William R. Drum mond. Sphagnum moss became interna tionally known during the perid of the world war. through successful ex periments conducted for the govern ment and the adoption of its use by the allied Red Cross organizations in the manufacture of surgical dressings, which were shipped by the millions to the armies overseas. The commercial success of sphag num moss is assured from the fact that government tests have proven it to be from three to four times more absorbent than cottor, when manu factured Jnto surgical dressings and sanitary napkins. The company employs SO persons at the present time and is shipping its products all over the United States in addition to countries. An educational and hygiene depart ment. In charge of Mrs. E. J. McDon ald, has been established and plans are under way for talks to be given before various societies and Industrial plants throughout the country as sup plemental to a national advertising campaign. One of Portland's new Industries, which is already expanding because of the demand for its product, is the E. M. Clothes Bleach company. Inc., manufacturers of a preparation for removal of all kinds of stains from clothing. Local retail and wholesale houses are handling the product in large quantities. The- preparation Is put up in 16-ounce bottles and in gal lon jugs, and is identical to the prep aration In use in laundries, but hith erto not available in small quantities to the housewife. The officers of the company are: J.. L. Molohon. presi dent; Wilson T. Hume, secretary, and J. H. Kingsley, maitager. The Portland Gas & Coke company has installed an attractive ladles' rest room with all conveniences for vis itors. The rest'roorn is located in the large display room' underneath the sales floor. Rhubarb Leaves Big' as Umbrellas. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., July 31. STATE DAIRY HERDS F Oregon Getting on Basis to Challenge World. HOLSTEINS MAKE RECORDS Henry McCall, Enthusiastic Breed er of Eastern Oregon, Aids la Raisins Standards. - Oregon, with its many advantages as an agricultural and dairy state, is becoming better known each day. It is getting on a firm basis from whicb it will some day be able to challenge the world. Its dairy cattle are on & Son, Shedd, Or.; Kooert Burkhardt, Albany, Or.: F. B. Lynn, Perrydale, Or.; McArthur & Stauff, RlckrealL Or.: J. J. Van Kleek & Sons, Beaverton, Or.; J. C. Brown & Son, Shedd, Or.: George jiersaon. Hlllsboro, Or.; W. O. Morrow, Inde pendence, Or.; Frank Lougnary Ss Son, Monmouth, Or., and jay r. Groves, Spokane, Wash. It is also reuonablv certain that Pickard Bros.. Marion. Or., breeders and owners of the ex-world's record Jersey cow, Vive La France, will consign one or more of t h f i t- famous animals. Cash prizes totaling 3500 will oe hung up by the American Jersey cat tle club and the exposition mauBe- : ment, and the Judging, which will begin November 16, will be done by one of the leading Jersey critics of the country. There will also be a Jersey breeders' banquet and other features of interest. . LINN FARMS IN DEMAND Land Selling Blore Rapidly Than Ever Before in Summer. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 1. (Special.) Linn county farms are selling more rapidly than ever before in the sum mer months. Heretofore the bulk of the sales in the Willamette valley has taken ; place in the spring or fall, but this year the real estate PORTLAND MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OREGON HOLSTEIN CATTLE ARE PRIZE WINNERS THROUGHOUT WORLD. Phone East 1835 Res. East 1797 . F. Shops, President and General Manager. SHOPE BRICK CO. FACE AND MANTEL BRICK A SPECIALTY U1H EAST MORRISON STREET. J. L. Austin Sheetmetal WoVks Contractors and Constructors of Cornices, Skylights, Steam Tables and General Sheetmetal Work. 385-87 East Alder Street EAST 5534. Russwin Builders' Hardware, Plumb's Tools, Village Blacksmith Hand Made Butcher Knives WHOLESALE AGENTS. FAILING McCALMAN CO. I FROM STREET. Specialty Foundry & Machine Works EAST SEVENTH AND MAIN STS. Small Castings and Small Machine Work Our Specialty - PHONE E 840S. DO YOU KNOW THE BELMONT BATTERY SHOP GRAND AVEME AT BELMONT, IS GIVING THE SORT OF SERVICE THAT PROLONGS THE LIFE OF YOl'R BATTER Yf AUTHORIZED WILLARD SALES STATION TIRES AND ACCESSORIES. EAST 1063. vH : z .wc w.?3 Tl FARM SPECIALIST" -'HEBE UPr&r W ') K 4fe ! nr&At& fl&j. l COMMERCIAL JRON WORKS ENGINEERS FOUNDERS MACHINISTS QUOTATIONS GIVEN OI SPECIAL M ACHINT5RT AND CASTtNGi REPAIR WORK, GENERAL, JOBBING. PHONES E 7212 E 7273. WORKS EAST SEVENTH AND MADISON. LEATHER GOODS BRIEF CASES, LAWYERS' CASKS AND TRAVELING BAGS. BOSTON BAGS, SI IT CASES AND SMALL GOODS. REPAIRING PROMPTLY DO.N t-. EDW. L. KREBS MAIN 77X S47 STARK STREET. THE PORTLAND CORDAGE CO. Manufacturers of ALL KINDS OF CORDAGE N. 14th and Northrup Sts., Portland, Or. ? liCGGBB & mm w$: MOTORS ST. LOUIS MOTORS Indactlon Ttpc (Special.) Rhubarb leaves of suf ficient size to make good umbrellas are a freak of -Mrs. Lucy Holland's garden. One which she brought into, the city measured 131,4 feet in cir cumference, weighed 1V4 pounds with the etalk and the latter measured 4V inches in circumference. ,It con tained sufficient filling for several pies. The plant was set out this spring. OHIO EXPERT WILL TAKE CP EXTENSION" WORK. Experienced Man Has From Colleges and Been on Faculty. Degrees Has BALDOR MOTORS RrpolifoB Induction Type. 40 centigrade rating, of rugged construction and highly efficient. C.C.SchenckCo. in ii i " ' s.? Main ISO. Spaldlnc Bids. East S340. Rasmussen&Co. 0 N.E.Comer SECOND ?nd TAYLOR Sis i Use ELECTRIC STEEL CASTINGS and avoid ELECTRIC STEEL I Portland Orfitol Th CaatLnc- That GIt Too Cm- liaeoca m X our ni arnincfy. BSaaannnaB J. C. BAYER HOOFING AND SHEET METAL WORK, SKYLIGHTS. METAL , CEILINGS, TANKS X PHONE MAIN 461 207 MARKET STREET L. P. DUEBER PLI'MRER. Snetciior to William Malrfarad. Prompt and thorough attention given to all plumbing. Jobbing and repairing. 37 NORTH SIXTEENTH STREET. Near Washington. Bdiy. SoM). Portland Electric Grind Shop Cutlery. Barber Supplies I'liklns Tackle 111 Third St. Main 2483 THE PEERLESS BELT REPAIR FACTORY fanufacturers of leather belting for all purposes. Jobbers for rub ber and balata belting. Let us help you save by repairing and clean ing your old belts. Phone Main 6341. 227-39 Stark St. LEGE, Corvallis, Aug 1. (Special.) Clayton L. Long, manager of a thousand-acre fruit farm at Mentor, O., begins work Monday, August 2, as extension horticultural specialist for Oregon. He has likewise had experi ence in extension work, having been extension horticulturist at the Ohio famous. Its Jerseys have broken university and at the New Hampshire world records, its Guernseys are do- Gronp of typical high-class Oreiton "black and -white" eattle. 1 Florence Idella Sharp, prise cow of Westniwold ranch. 2 I'd lip Pieteltje West view, a seven-day wonder. 3 Dorothy Johanna Hensjerveld, a type of Central Oregon Holsteln. Agricultural college, says the an nouncement from the office of Paul V. Maris, director of O. A. C. exten sion work. Mr. Long lived ' 20 years on his father's Ohio fruit farm. He took his bachelor and master degree at the Ohio university, majoring in horticul ture. Following his work as exten sion specialist at the two state insti tutions, he became agricultural agent for Lake County. Ohio, one of the greatest fruit districts of the state. Later he served as manager of a real estate farm 4 department. He is strongly recommended by horticul turists of the University of Ohio, and the State College of New Hampshire, of which Dr. R. D. Hetzel, former 1 ' ' ; -:V ! - ! 4 - 4 4 'jr 4 t "r i t I i irarrrr - i ln'iT nli rr-TfW ff iTfnn Ij. I'Oti, new fxtfoaloii kortlcalturiMt at Oregon Agri cultural college. O. A. C. extension president. director, is now ins well and their strength and value have been enriched recently by the importation of some valuable cattle from the Island of Guernsey, and Ore gon's splendid Holsteins are not to be overlooked, not by any means. One of the most enthusiastic breed ers of the Holstein is Henry McCall, proprietor of the Westernwold ranch in central Oregon. In 1912 Mr. McCall started his present Holstein herd by getting a number of Holsteins from New England. As time went on he developed this herd until he now has some famous cows and has substan tially aided in raising the standard of the breed in this state. Cows Iut on Test. Three years after the "Westernwold ranch received its .start in' raising Holsteins, the cows were put on test and the testing has gone on - ever since with the result that every fe male in the herd has at least one yearly record or is now on test. The "Westernwold herds have never been culled and all the animals owned by the ranch, except two, were born in the stables of. the ranch. One of the first cows to be run on yearly test was Florence Idella Sharp, No. 232054. She freshened at four years of age and made 24,667 I pounds of milk, and 103 pounds of utter. This record won . her first pi-Ue Holstein - Friesian association money for the year. Championship Still Held. -This record was the state record for the breed. But this same cow has just completed a record of 27,235 pounds of milk and 1146 pounds of butter, which still makes her champion of the state. Another heavy producer is Fairview Johanna Korndyke, No. 16S7SI. As a junior three-year-old she made a yearly record of 20.462 pounds of milk and S10 pounds of butter. At four and a half she made 20.140 milk and S30 butter and she has just com pleted her third consecutive record of 26.396 pounds milk and 1025 butter. Although the ranch doesn't take the seven-day tests seriously, still these tests are recorded and as a sample they have Tulip Pietertje West view 2d and her record of almost 32 pounds, making her a state seven-day cham- pioi. market is so active all the time that little difference is noted in the sea sons so far as the number of trans fers is concerned. Farms of all .sizes and in all parts of the county are being sold and considerable city property also is changing hands. Many of those who are purchasing land in this vicinity now have come to Oregon recently from the middle west. Phone East 3310 Portland Top Go. Bast Water and Alder Sts. Expert Auto Top Repairing A a to Upholstering of All Kinds. SEAT COVUKS, CURTAINS. Ventilators and Chlmaer Tops to Order. Ke pairing; A Oeneral Jobbing JACOB LOSLI TCt. COPPER AMI SHEET-IRON WORK. riii and Gravsl Koof Repairlnc SI First Street. Portland. Onwoa. Pnsne: Main Mi. TRl.VKS, TRAVKUXU BAGS, PISTOL. HOI.STKKS ANO CAR. TRIDliK BELTS, MUX'S LGATHKR PITTEES, LADIES' LEATHER I.EUUIUS MA DC TO ORDER. 1 PORTLAND LEATHER CO. m Washington St. WE ALWAYS BUY WASTE PAPER, NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES IXDEPEXDEVT PAPER STOCK CO. Office and Warehouse 474 Johnson St.. Cor. N. 13th. Broadway 2U03. HAXD-mnE DOOR AND WIN DOW SCREENS. Stoi-e Fronts. Fixtures and Shelv-. M. C. PLANK Cabinet Workers. All Work Guar anteed. East 3Z90. 192 Grand Ave. East Side Mill and Lumber Go. LUMBER, BOX SHOOKS, GEN ERAL. MILL, WORK. Sellwood SB7 B 1S3 Passenicer nnd Freight Elevators PORTLAND ELEVATOR GO. East Ninth and Mill Streets Portland. Orepon. Phone East 31. Beavers Raid Orchards Stocking; Up Larders. Fence and Wire Several Feet In Ground Fall as Barrier. BERRIES AREJN DEMAND 500 Tons or Evergreen Fruit Go to Albany Cannery. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 1. (Special.) At least 500 tons of evergreen black berries will be handled at the Albany cannery this season. The cannery will begin on the evergreens as soon as the loganberry crop, with which it is now crowded, is out of the way. Until recent years farmers fought the berries as a pest, which spread over their pasture lands, but with the advent of the canneries these ever green "patches" have become valuable property. There is one place above Berlin in the Hamilton creek valley where the owners permit pickers to secure the berries at a certain price per pound. Cherry Shipping Xearing: Enfl. ALBANT, Or.. Aug. 1 (Speciak)- Shipment of cherries is now practi cally over. The cherry crop ran about 60 to 70 per cent of normal this year. Berries are also over except black berries- The berry crop was normal. Prospects are for an apple crop of about 60 per cent of normal. 40 JERSEYS TO BE SOLD STATE C17CB WILL OFTER SOME OF. BEST ANIMALS NOV. 17. Prizes Totaling $3500 Are Listed Breeders' Banquet and Other Features Are Planned. Phone your want ads to The Oreso nian. Main 7070, Automatic 560-35. One of the features of the Pacific International Livestock exposition this year will be a consignment sale of Jersey cattle, which will be held November 17, under the auspices of the Oregon Jersey Cattle club. Thi event will be known as the "Golden Rule Jersey Sale" and will include about 40 of the best animals from the herds of the northwest. The sale will be under the general direction of a sales committee con sisting of C. N. McArthur, Ed Cary and C. C. Dickson, all well-known Oregon Jersey breeders. The actual management will be in the hands E. A. ' Rhoten of Salem. with J. w. Hughes of Forest Grov oi-the auc tion block. Among the noted breeders of th northwest who will be represented at this sale are Ed Cary, Carlton. Or. Iron Mine farm, Oswego; J. M. Dick PORTLAND TINWARE SHEET METAL. MFG. CO. Wholesale and Retail Manufac turers and Repairers of Tin, Cop per and Galvanized Ironware. 47 First St. Bdwy. 3444 KNIGHT'S "ROGUE RIVER BRAND" Tomato Catsup BITJI.TNOMAH SHKET METAL WORKS. Successor to Aloore Ueigher Co. Sheet Metal Jobbing Galvanized iron cornices ond sky lights. Restaurant and dairy work a specialty. 38 AS II. BROADWAY S3. Phoenix Iron Works K n g 1 neers. Founders, Machinists, Boilermakers. Repair work given prompt attention. OFFICE AND MACHINERY SHOP COR. HAWTHORVK A'D 1'.. 3D. EAST 3. ALT. 311-43 COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Aug. 1. (Special.) Beavers have long had a reputation of providing themselves with substantial homes. Those in the Cottage Grove country are adding o mat reputation by proving them selves provident in filling their lard- rs with the delicacies found in Cot tage Grove's famous orchards and gardens. Hamilton Veatch has two anDla trees which stand near a beaver dam. They are set back quite a distance from the wire fence which protects them against devastation. The beav ers first attempted to break through the fence by gnawing away the boards along the bottom edge, but the wire extended down past the boards. After earing away a number of boards a nappy idea came to them and they burrowed down under both boards and wire fence and now have a beat er. path from the water to the apple trees, where they gather the wind falls. Their sense of smell must be good for the. trees are a distance back from the fence. The apple trees are growing at the eug-f ot one ot tne best fields of corn in Lane county and Mr. Veatch great Iy fears the beavers may wish to put away some corn and raise havoc with his field. PEACHES TO GO NORTH Ashland Crop, Bdow formal, Xot for California Points. ASHLAND, Or., Aug. 1. (Special.) Owing to the freeze in northern Oregon and Washington orchard dis tricts last winter which played havoc with this year's peach crop in par ticular, practically all of the Ashland peach crop will be shipped to north ern points instead of to California. as has been the case in past years, ac cording to Manager A. C. Brjggs, of the Ashland Fruit & Produce asso ciatlon. Mr. Briggs states that the association has been deluged with re quests for fruit from northern buyers and that' this summer and fall's crop here is practically placed now. That the Ashland peach crop wil be about 40 per cent of normal is Mr. Brigg's opinion after interviewing numerous growers. The early peaches are beginning to come in, but the bulk of the peach crop will not be ready for some time yet. RUIT SURVEY COMPLETE CAXXIXG PLANTS PRAISED FOR GOOD" SANITATION. Bumper Crop Being Handled Firt-Class Manner and Re sources Make Gain. Fruit Warehouse Enlarged. ALBANY, Or, Aug. 1. (Special.) The warehouse capacity of the Frui association is being practically doubled by the addition of a large cement structure with trackage fron tal. Contractor Frank Jordan making excellent progress and now has the walls practically completed. The addition will be floored with ce ment and will be used mainly, for storage and warehouse purposes, th old buildings being used for fruit packing and shipping. HOTEL HOYT Strictly Fireproof. Near both depot and convenient car service to all nana of ihe city Single jtooms Without Hath, 91 and up toinKle Koomg With Batii. l and up ELBKRT H. KOBK, Manager. J. E. Durham The fender man who taken the kink oat vthtle you wait. Radiator Also Repaired. SO Ji. ELEVENTH ST. BEAVER DOARD iSfe FOR BETTER WALLS AND CEILINGS ' RASMUSSEN & CO. N. E. Cor. Second and Taylor Streets Read The Oregonian classified ads. BARRELS AND CASKS And All Kind, of Cooperage nt Finke Bros. Cooperage Works 1S3 Madlaon, Knt Bridge. Main SI43 Jefferson shortly to advise growers on the remodeling and building of driers according to the latest ideas. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL- LEGE, Corvallis. Aug. 1 (Special.) Professor' E. H. Wiegand, in charge of horticultural products work at Oregon Agricultural college, and chief inspec tor for the National tanners associa tion in Oregon, has returned from an extended trip to Puyallup, Wash., and points in. Oregon. A bumper prune crop is expected at Dallas where Professor Wiegand inspected changes in construction of prune driers to hasten dehydration and improve the quality of the product. The effect of sodium nitrate on prune growtn wis seen at ur. marx Hayter's orchard. Four pounds of ni trate was applied to half the area. the other half left untreated. The part fertilized showed luxuriant growth against the yellow appearance OX the untreated half. The deepest furnace chamber of any Oregon prune drier, 16 feet deep,- is the new six tunnel drier built for A. C. Atwell of Forest Grove, formerly of the Mate board of horticulture. -The National Canners association,' said Professor Wiegand, "now has 13 canneries under my inspection and on my visit I noticed a marked improve ment in the sanitation. The neatness of the women employes would do credit to any kitchen. Just now the plants are handling loganberries, raspberries, and the largest crop of cherries in many years. T consider Puyallup the best berry district in Washington. At the plants they are very busy handling straw berries and red raspberries, some of which are barreled in syrup for ship ment to preserving plants. The canneries employ from 100 to 406 women and from 10 to 30 men and in places the plants are swamped with fruit. Professor Wiegand expects to visit Governor Praised for Action. SALEM, Or., Aug. 1 Special.) D. Franklin, member of the firm of Franklin & Co., wholesale mer chants of Portland, has written to Governor Olcott lauding , the official for his contemplated action. in going before the state legislature at its next session and urging that instead of paying a reward to the captors of the men who shot and killed Til Taylor at Pendleton last Sunday, that the money be paid over to the widow and mother of the dead official. M Franklin volunteered to augment whatever sum the state paid to Mrs. Taj lor and the sheriff's mother by 2j. placing it: however, '.here is consid erable sentiment in favor of a first class fireproof structure. La Follette Candidacy Denied. MADISON, Wis.. Aug. 1. Robert M. La Follette Jr.. when shown a statement carried in the news dis patches this morning from Detroit. City Hall Being Torn Down. HARRISBURG, Or., Aug. 1 Spe cial.) The old city hall and opera house, which was built about 30 years ago, has been sold and is being torn down by a wrecking crew from Port land. This building has been used for public gatherings of all kinds until about six months ago, when it was condemned as unsafe. No effort has yet been made in the direction of re- FLIESFL1 FROM ItfOOD-LARrT "TAOC-fiAr1r - REPELLENT JARS KEEP ALL FRUITS, VEGETABLES , MEATS r fx i v h-i saying his father. Senator La Fol lette, would be the candidate of the committee of 48 faction for president. said that any such statement was ab solutely without foundation in fact. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070. Automatic nCt-n5. 8 8 off on the right H Wonderful Medicine TRY this approved rem edy. 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