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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1910)
THE STJNDAT OHEGONIA3T, PORTLAND, JUNE 19, 1910. 7 NEW WHEAT HELPED Rain in Washington Fields Is Welcomed by Growers. MAY ADD TO WAREHOUSES Columbia County's Prospects Are Brightened and Dealers Assert That Moisture Insures an Aver age Crop Others Benefited. DAYTON', "Wash., June 18. (Special.) As a result of yesterday's rain, which came at a critical time, crop prospects are materially brightened and with continued favorable weather Columbia County will produce an average crop. This is the purport of statements se cured from grain dealers of Dayton who have interviewed 60 per cent ot the farmers. It is estimated that this county will produce 1,20(0000 bushels of wheat and 850,000 bushels of barley, as against 1.500,000 of wheat and 1,150,000 bushels of barley last year. H. B. Ridgley. buyer for Corbett Brothers, made the following statement regarding the outlook: "The crop will aggregate about 2,050,000 .bushels. While grain is spotted tfeis season, the average indi cates a normal crop. In some locali ties Fall grain never looked better. The crop will be 60 per cent of wheat and 40 per cent of barley. Pullman hybrid wheat No. 143, introduced here this year, will yield heaviest of all varieties. Over 2000 acres are being grown in this county as an experiment, and it will make a record yield, the stand being excellent in all localities. I believe It will become one of the principal varieties grown Here In the future." Clarke Israel, buyer for Max Houser, of Portland, says: "I have estimated the crop at about, 2,000,000 bushels, in the ratio of 60 per cent of wheat and 40 per cent of barley, 'me total this year is about 97,000 acres, although a small acreage of Fall grain, which yields heavily, will reduce the crop materially. Yesterday's rains Insure the filling of' the heads, and benefited this county thousands of dollars." Barley is heading near Starbuck, and wheat will commence to mature next week. Cold weather will Injure barley, but help wheat. Many of the grain buyers here fear there will be a shortage of warehouse room, as it is estimated that fully 33 per cent of last year's big crop remains in storage. This may result in building of addi tional warehouses at Dayton, Turner, Covello and Starbuck. Athena Growers AVelcome Rain. ATHENA, Or., June 18. For the last 24 hours heavy rain has fallen in this vicinity. Wheat growers have been praying for rain and eagerly awaited the downpour. It represents consider able money to the farmers, as it has Increased the yield fully ten bushels to the acre, and in sections more ad vanced and dryer an increase of about five bushels to the acre is looked for. VAN WINKLE IS CANDIDATE Assistant Attorney-General Has His Eyes on Circuit Bench. SALEM. Or., June 18. (Special.) Assistant Attorney-General I. H. Van Winkle announced today that he would be a candidate to succeed George H. Burnett as Circuit Judge in case Judge Burnett is not again a candidate. It Is pretty well understood here that Judge Burnett will be a candidate for the supreme bench. Mr. Van Winkle will have the sup port of a large part of the Marlon County bar. It is reported here that P. R. Kelley, of Albany, will be a candidate for the circuit bench to succeed William Gal loway, who. it is expected, will also be a candidate on the Democratic ticket. ' THREE MEN ARE INDICTED Man Charged With Permitting Wife in Evil Resort, Goes to Prison. ASTORIA. Or.. June 18. (Special.) The grand Jury Friday afternoon returned the following additional indictments to the Circuit Court: William Buch man. proprietor, and Edward Seney, barkeeper, of the Depot Saloon, on two charges each, of selling liquor to minors: Kum Bow. a Chinaman, charged with criminal assault on a young girl. George P. Nevick. 'who was charged with nermittincr Vi 1 a wtt i , mate of a house of prostitution, was ' "" ana pieaaea guilty, and was sentenced by Judge Eakin to a term of two years In the penitentiary. CHARIVARI CAUSES ARREST Athena Boys Break Windows in Greeting Newly-Weds. ATHENA, Or., June 18. (Special.) B. D. Clemens of this city, owner of a chopmill. has filed indictments against 10 boys of this city, the complaint be ing that damage was done to his house . and several windows broken a few nights ago. A number of boys gathered around Mr. Clemens' house about 10 o'clock for the purpose of charivaring Mr. Clemens' son. Joseph Clemens, who was recently wedded. The boys, with tin cans and sticks, broke the glass In their effort to rouse the married couple. The trial will be held in Justice Richard's Court within a few days. FERRY CAPTAIN IMPROVES Victim of Accident Imagines He Is on Old River Ran. VANCOUVER, Wash., June 18. (Spe cial.) Captain Wilbur W. Babbldee who was seriously injured Tuesday mgai oy oeing caugni in tne pilot wheel on the Vancouver ferry, is re ported to be slightly improved in St. Joseph's Hospital, where he is being nursed by his wife. Captain Babbidge's mind was a little clearer today and he was able to talk some. He Imagines that he is at Fort Stevens, on his old run on the Colum bia River. He suffers much pain. MAU WINS SLANDER CASE South Bend Marshal Gets No Dam' ages Politics Injected. SOUTH BEND, Wash.. June 18. (Special.) By a verdict of the jury re turned last -night, Peter W. Culver loses his suit for $5000 damages against Otto Mau, whom he charged with slandering him by declaring that Culver, as City Marshal of Raymond, accepted a bribe. The Jury held Mau guiltless of the accusation and the verdict Is ' looked upon as an exoneration of John I. O'Phelan, Prosecuting Attorney, and Pat Bruin, ex-Chief of Detectives in Portland and now night policeman here. During the progress of the case poll tics was said to have had a bearing, the imputation being made that Bruin offered his testimony and that of O'Phelan for Culver if John T. Welsh, ex-State Senator, Culver and others would work for the re-election of O'Phelan. Bruin's accusers saw in his part in the case an ambition to become Sher iff. Bruin denies this, declaring he is not even a registered voter In State of Washington. When on the stand Bruin accused PORTLAND STUDENT ELECTED PRESIDENT UNIVERSITY DRAMATIC (LIB. : , C " t i ; ' 1 kV-j - x i v x; I frf fr-,; ? , -V,-,t , ly" - '" .,..r Victor Voight. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, June 18. (Special.) Victor Voight, '11, of PorUand. has been elected president of the University of Oregon Dramatic Club for next year in recognition of his fine work as leading man in "The Professor's Love Story," the play presented by the club as the big . event of Junior week--end this Spring. Voight is also a football player and stunt man on the Glee Club, besides being prominent in other student body activities. He is majoring in the electrical engi neering department. President of the Dramatic Club has come to be one of the most important of fices in college. Welsh of offering him a bribe to man ufacture evidence favorable to Culver's case. WIRELESS AGENT BUSY SEATTLE MAX SELLS THOU SANDS OF UNITED SHARES. Ill Success of Stock Flotation Now Be ing Probed as Fraud Dy Govern ment, Due to Parker, in West. SEATTLE, WTash-, June IS. (Special.) The amazing success in the West of the United Wireless stock selling campaign is due chiefly to George H. Parker, of Seattle, fiscal agent for the territory on this side of the Mississippi River. As United wireless pro-consul for the vast region under his control, Parker has pressed his campaign with Napoleonic vigor. In the State of Washington alone he disposed of hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock, intrinsically worth less than' $2 a share, for $20 to $40 a share. Above his own signature, Parker ad vertised: "The United Wireless Telegraph Com pany is a consolidation of the. American DeForest, English and American Marconi and other companies, and controls all patents for long-distance wireless teleg raphy. They also own a controlling In,' terest in the Canadian Marconi. "The basis for transferring American DeForest and Marconi stocks to the United Wireless Telegraph Company has been taken up by our attorneys and finally perfected. Those buying of brokers at cut-rate prices will lose on their trans fer, no matter what price the" stock has been purchased at. We -are now ready to take subscriptions for the United Wire' less Telegraph Company's stock. "For further information call at the office of the United Wireless Telegraph Company, 202 Arcade building. Agents wanted." Parker has not confined his activity to advertising in the newspapers. His cir cular letters have been a big feature of the stock-selling campaign that put him among Seattle's millionaires. These have been masterpieces of extravagant state ments, of frenzied visions of the count less millions to be earned by his com pany. In a circular letter dated October 21, 1907. Parker made the following state ment, above his own signature: "Our president, while here the first of the month, guaranteed that there would be a dividend declared in 1908, and paid. He also offered to deposit $10,000 in any bank in Seattle, the other party to de posit $10,000, and if our monthly income during 1908 was not $50,000 per month, the second party was to take the $20,000; if It was, Mr. Wilson to take it. Sign the enclosed application, mail same to me for whatever stock you wish, and you will have something that will take care of you in the future, even better than the investment in Bell Telephone is taking care of those who bought stock In that company and have held onto it." Thus Parker, in 1907, sent out the re port that the stock would pay a dividend in 1908. It did not pay a dividend in 1908. It never has paid one, but Parker undoubtedly sold thousands of dollars worth of stock on this one circular letter alone. Sixteen stations have been established in Washington by the United Wireless as an adjunct to its stock Jobbing crusade In this state. Seattle has two ' of the stations. The 14 others are located one each at Bellingham. Friday Harbor, Port Townsend, Everett, Tacoma, Chehalis, Olympia, Kalama. Aberdeen, Westport, Walla Walla, Spokane, Wenatchee and North Yakima.' Station Named Chavner Junction. GOLD HILL, Or., June 18. Chavner Junction is the name selected by the Com mercial Club for the Junction of the new Gold Hill railroad with the Southern Pa cific. The club has also voted that the new caves discovered at the lime ledge on Kanes Creek, which Is the objective of the new line, shall be known as the Gold Hill Caverns. An excursion will be run to them on the Fourth, In case the road is completed. - DOZEN MILLS BUSY Year's Cut in Wallowa Will Total 20,000,000 Feet. ' BOX FACTORY IS ADDED Read half-page ad. on page 13, sec tion 1, auction sale of lots and fruit lands. Annual Output of Lumber in Eastern Oregon County Is Expected to Reach 30,000,000 Feet After Xext Vear vvaiiluvva, ur., June u. (oyetuu.) i The lumber . industry of Wallowa Is , daily becoming a more important factor In the growth of the town. From a paltry shipment of 22 cars In the last 12 months, the exportation promises to reach nearly 20,000,000 feet during the coming year. . Twelve sawmills are running full blast within a radius of 11 miles of this city and all are marketing their product here, the bulk of it being purchased by the NIbley-Mimnaugh Lumber Company and the Bear Creek Lumber Company. The dally cut of these 12 mills is averaging very close to 200,000 feet. The largest mill, that of the Nibley Mlmnaugh Lumber Company, while in operation for the first time this season, is cutting about 50,000 feet every day; the Bear Creek Lumber Company is saw ing in the neighborhod of 40,000 feet daily; four other mills are each averag ing over 20,000 feet daily, an the other mills are sawing from 5000 to 15,000 feet, according to crew and capacity of mill. The three largest mills expect materially to Increase their output within the next few weeks. In order to make the most of their product, the NIbley-Mimnaugh Lumber Company will have in operation about July 1, one of the finest planing mills and box factories In Eastern Oregon. It will occupy a floor space of 60x120, ex clusive of the lumber sheds and power house. It will contain all modern ma chinery for the surfacing of lumber and the making of boxes. The Bear Creek Lumber Company is building an exclusive planing mill. It will contain only three machines a 10-inch molder, a 19-inch planer and a ripsaw. The planer is to be the finest machine built, and will cover a floor space 16x8 feet, weigh 19,000 pounds and be delivered under a guar antee to do perfect work while running at a speed of 150 lineal feet per minute. The Bear Creek Company has Just re ceived a large donkey engine that will double the logging capacity and enable the mill to keep running full time. The Nibley-Mlmnaugh people are running a logging train and delivering two to four tralnloads of logs daily at the mill. Many of the smaller mills find difficulty in securing sufficient crews to meet their demands. Logging operations have been seriously hampered by the shortage of men, and this, coupled with the late start which many of the larger mills made, will make this, the first season's cut, only about 20,000,000 feet for the ter ritory tributary to Wallowa, but mill men state with confidence that the total cut of each succeeding season for the next generation will be fully 30,000,000 feet annually. NEWPORT CROWDED EARLY Summer Visitors Arriving: at Rate of Over Fifty Daily. NEWPORT, Or.. June 18. (Special.) Newport will undoubtedly have the biggest season this Summer in its his tory. Captain Jacobson, of the ferryboat Newport, reports the heaviest June travel in his experience. The passen gers arriving average over 60 daily, which is unusual for this time of the year. ' Last Summer the Seattle fair and cool weather, kept away many annual visitors. Plans for a large celebration on the Fourth of July have been under way for some time. A very interesting pro gramme his been prepared by the committee in charge, which Includes a field meet, horse races, baseball game, regatta, boxing contest and fireworks. The railroads will make special rates for several days, which Is much ap preciated by the citizens of Newport. VANCOUVER TO CLEAN UP Society Women Will Join Laborers in First Civic Cleaning Day. v VANCOUVER, B. G, June lg. (Spe cial.) Next Wednesday is to be the first civic Spring-cleaning day ever ob served in Vancouver, and according to the plans of the civic authorities, it will be observed by both young and old, school children and city workers, in xacL. it. tne cu s awieii.c wuuva out as intended, members of the Tourist RENTS AND SALES REALTY DEPARTMENT . We are especially well equipped for renting, selling and leasing business, resi dence arid warehouse or manuf act u r i n g properties, being con stantly in touch with . inquirers. We also look after repairs, as sessments, taxes, etc., rendering detailed statement for neces sary outlays, saving to owners where pos sible. Our service is on c o'mm i s s i o n basis strictly. List your property with us. MERCHANTS SAVINCS & TRUST COMPANY Corner Sixth and Washington , Streets fit dottles Knox Straws Finest split and sennit braids; also soft Milans, $4.00 and $5.00. The Bristol Our popular medium-priced Hat; all styles of straws, $3.00. for Summer appeal to every man because they present just the style, patterns, fabric or shade he wants at just the price he wants to pay; they are absolutely the finest ready-to "Wear garments in the world. Suits $25 $30, $35, $40 311 Morrison Street Opposite Postoffice Summer Furnishings Our line of men's Summer Shirts is the choicest in Portland. All the latest patterns and colors, in pleated or plain bosoms, coat or regular style, soft folded negli gee cuffs, or laundered, attached, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50. "NEW SUMMER HOSIERY Plain or fancy stripes and dots, plain silk lisles; an excellent as sortment, 25c, 35c and 50c. MEN'S UNION" SUITS Medium and Summer weights, assortment complete; the best and strongest numbers of the following well known makes: Vassar, B. V. D., American Hosiery Co., Porosknit, $1.00, $1.50, $2.50, $3.00. MEN'S NECKWEAR Newest patterns in both open-end and folded Scarfs, knit goods in plain silks and stripes, tubular silk four-in-hands in plain colors, 50c, $1.00, $1.50. Association, Trades and Labor Coun cil, society women and others will han dle brooms and spades along: with the Mayor and Councilmen in an effort to make the city a "spotless town." Ministers of the various city churches will appeal to their congregations to morrow to aid In the good work; the school children will be griven a holiday to assist; business Arms of all -kinds have bee nrequested to lend their rigs have been requested to lend their rigs away dirt. On Wednesday evening:, the piles of refuse which have been gath ered during: the day will be burned on the city's dump amid public "ceremonies." Aberdeen Alleges Discrimination. ABERDEEN, Wash., June 18. Alleg ing: discrimination in Jobbing: rates be tween Aberdeen and Olympia, to the Injury of Aberdeen Jobbers, the Cham ber of Commerce today appealed to the State Railway Commission for an In vestigation of charges that are made against the Northern Pacific. Vancouver Schools Close. VANCOUVER, Wash., June 18. Spe claL) School In Vancouver closed to day for the Summer vacation. Fourteen students received their diplomas from the Vancouver High School tonight. They were Ray Wolfe, Ellen Alben, Ellen Marley, Martha Griffith. Freda Deierling, Gertrude Rawson, Nellie Alben, Nellie Rentschler, Mabel Hilstrom. Corry Galoraith. Adah Pack ard, Zillah Crawford, Ray Smith and Beatrice Alexander. Robert Chanler Weds Soprano. PARIS, June 18. Robert W. Chanler, of New York City, ex-Sheriff of Dutch ess County, New York, and Madame Llna Cavalieri, the operatic soprano, were married in this city today. GREAT $16,280 MUSICAL EDUCATIONAL ADVERTISING CONTEST Grand List of Prizes Offered by Piano Manufacturers in Big Publicity Campaign of Skill and Merit. FREE! PIANOS FREE. Chickerings, Steinways, Sohmers, Kimballs, Hazeltons, Knabes, Autopianos, Hobart M. Cables, Mason & Hamlins, A. B. Chase, Etcx, Etc READ THE GRAND LIST OF PRIZES GRAND FIRST PRIZE. Choice of one of the following Inter nationally Renowned Pianos. Chickering ' Sohmer Decker Hazelton , Steinway Hallet & Davis Kimball Knabe GRAND SECOND PRIZE Choice of one of the three world's famous Flayer Pi anos. Autopiano Pianola Piano Auto-Grand GRAND THIRD PRIZE. Choice of one of the following now famous American Pianos. Lester, Mason & Hamlin, Hobart M. Cable, Fischer, Schumann. A. B. Chase, Haddorff, Emerson, LawBOn, Everett, Story & Clark. GRAND FOURTH PRIZE. Choice of one of the fol lowing $250 Piano-Players : Angelus Pianista Pianola That advertising Is one of the greatest forces In the business world today is acknowledged by everyone. The advertising question is always confronting piano manufacturers. In the piano business It is necessary to continually find new customers, because few people buy more than one piano In a lifetime. How to reach the buying public effectively and quickly is the problem. Some manufacturers use magazine advertising costing thousands of dol lars a page, per issue. Others spend huge sums of money on foreign artists to play their pianos in public concerts. Then vast amounts are spent in newspaper, billboard, theater programmes and other forms of advertising. Others pay commissions to music teachers, etc. These thousands upon thousands of dollars must In the end be paid for by the people who buy pianos, yet this terrific expense does not add a penny In value to the in- 1 strument itself. Manufacturers, however, must advertise if they hope to maintain commercial supremacy, especially in this rapidly-growing Western country. Realizing the great upbuilding on the Pacific Coast and the thousands of home-builders pouring in here dally, and desiring to become acquainted with these people in the quickest and most effective manner, a group of fourteen of the foremost and financially strongest Eastern planomakers have joined in what will unquestionably prove the largest and most far-reaching publicity campaign ever launched. However, Instead of advertising In costly magazines, periodicals, etc., the money thus saved will be given to the people direct, to whom It right fully belongs. Everyone has an equal chance to share in the grand distribution of the $16,280 In prises, free of cost. These manufacturers also desire to compile a mailing list of all families without pianos in this vicinity. Through this contest plan this In formation can be secured more correctly and economically than by spending big sums In magazines and hiring solicitors and canvassers. EDUCATIONAL. AND FASCINATING 12 19 36 20 18! 22 18 23 14 18 15 16 14 13 15 26 18 20 19 21 18 20 19 13 14 14 Very few people are at all familiar with the great names in music. Few still know how to spell them. Further, how many know the old alphabet numerically? As an example, the letter "N" Is the 14th letter, letter "G" is the 7th, "W" Is the 23d, etc Youngsters know the alphabet nu merically better than the "old folks." This contest en ables everybody to become familiar with the relative nu merical position of the different letters of the alphabet. ana also to Decome laminar witn tne names and spell ing of the great composers. Every letter in the squares on the left represents a relative numerical letter, and every line spells the name of a famous composer. We have omitted the num bers In four of the squares (?) which you must supply RULES AND CONDITIONS. The person sending in, the neatest 'correct and most artistic answer will receive the first prize, absolutely free, choice of one of the above In ternationally renowned pianos. The other prizes will be awarded in order of merit and tne entire amount or prizes, namely, $16. 280, will be distributed in merchandise drafts, ranging In amounts from $125 down to $50, among tne successiui contestants, remem ber, merit alone counts. This contest is open to everyone excepting those engaged in the music business, or members cf their families. Professional artists also are barred. Only one answer from a family will be- considered. This is a contest for the people. Everyone else has an equal opportunity. In case of tie between contestants, identical prizes will be awarded to each. The decision of Judges will be final. This special manufacturers' advertising appropriation is to be used for the direct benefit of the actu&l purchasers, and numerous successful contestants will be able to own a fine piano with very little effort. Everybody is invited to enter this great contest absolutely free no charge of any kind. 13 13 15 19 14 20 26 11 15 15 12 22 23 19 19 19 5 14 11 15 14 INFORMATION BLANKS Fill out this blank, or use a similar form. Write plainly. No answer will be considered unless full information is given. Name . . . . Street Number. . . . ... .. City. . . "What make of piano is your preference ? . . Why? . . . w Give below names and addresses of three or more of your friends and neighbors who have no piano or whom you think would consider the purchase of a Piano, or Player Piano, stating which they prefer Name ...-.. Address . , Name ......... . . Addrjess . , Name Address . rat. ..:;...' This is the greatest contest that has ever been launched anywhere. Never before have such valuable prizes been given away absolutely free. The contest will prove both educational and fascinating. Merit alone will count. It's a contest that Is of vital interest to any home without a piano, so be sure to try. Everyone has an equal opportunity. If you care for music and want a piano, this is the greatest opportunity you ever will have. This contest Is being held especially for pianoless homes, and will be the means of distributing hundreds and hundreds of pianos. It is giving everybody an opportunity of securing a piano free or for a very litlte additional outlay of cash. There is no catch or chance. Read the simple conditions. Send your answer In early. Start on It today. THIS COSTE5T CLOSES SATURDAY EVENWG, JULY 2, AT I O'CLOCK P. M. All answers must be in or bear postmark on or before that time. Send In your answer at once. Address as follows: CONSOLIDATLD PIANO MFRS ADV. BUREAU Temporary Western Office, 304 Macleay Bldg., 4th and Washington, Portland, Or. ROLLO J. HOUGH. General Manager