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9 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAy, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 13, 1914. : ; : " - - - - - - - - - - - SCENES AT ROSEBURG. t. ' u.i. ' " ?m . '" ""' ' -' 1 , ' -" ,"-''- i i tiari . . .1 I IlT' " ' ' III ! :: . ' .: . " i -- vy " j -- UMPQUA VALLEY IS RICH IN RESOURCES Opportunity in Country Tribu tary to Roseburg Described by Addison Bennett. BANKS SHOW PROSPERITY Progress Seen in Metropolitan Air of City, Where Handsome Homes and Business Buildings Rise. All Strong for Mr. Booth. BT ADDISON BENNETT. ROSEBURG. Or., Sept 12. Special.) If The Oregonian could be fortunate enough to obtain as good an agent in every city in Oregon and Southern Washington as it has in Roseburg well, it would have double the circula tion it now has. But notice that word "if." The trouble, rather the difficulty, 1 that there is only one Agnes Pitch ford in the Northwest and she reside in Roseburg, the place of her birth, and is the agent incomparable and extra ordinary of The Oregonian. Agnes everybody who knows her calls her Agnes, not through disrespect, but through esteem since she was a little tot, a dozen years ago or more, has been the mainstay and breadwin ner for a widowed mother and a young brother. For several years she was in the telephone office, where she gave perfect satisfaction, but she saw a wider field as the circulation manager of The Oregonian. So she resigned her position and took charge of The Ore gonlan's Roseburg list. No sooner had she injected her fine personality into the business than the number of copies sent to Roseburg began to Jump almost dally. Why? Simply because Agnes went to work seriously and systematic ally to see that every person in the city was at otice apprised of the benefits to be derived from taking The Oregonian. Office Seeks Incumbent. The people In Roseburg believed Agnes. They took her advice almost as a unit and her list ran up until now well, without any disparagement to any of the other agents of the paper, it can truthfully be set down that Agnes scores AA1 and a full 100 per cent either for collections or promptness In all of her obligations. Last Fall some of the friends of Ag . nes asked her to run for City Treas urer, a position that pays about $500 a year. She was diffident, for she Is a modest, unassuming body. She did not care to make the race. Her friends, i however, insisted, and she was elected hands down. So she is now on Easy street for the first time in her life. It is a great pleasure to hand these compliments to Agnes. The Roseburg people will be glad to see her industry and fine character recognized in The Oregonian. I think about the qutekest way one could get ridden out of Rose burg on a rail, all bruised and bumped up, would be to go on the street there and say anything to the disadvantage of Agnes Pitchford. I am sure that over 100 people in the town have told me that in many ways Agnes stands "as one of the first citizens of Rose burg as far as industry, character and real merit are concerned. Conntry Pleases Eve. Somehow it does a fellow good to get down in the Umpqua Valley. Of course there are a-many Umpqua valleys, run ning all the way from Winchester to the Cascades, but I mean the largest or principal of these, that around Rose burg. taking In a territory perhaps of 400 or BOO square miles. Oh, It Is not all valley. The country Is rolling. It is all up and down hill, but the hills are not high, they are covered with oaks, and under the oaks is fine pasturage the year round. Of course many of the hills have been denuded of the trees and are now portions of fine farms, perhaps the hilltops covered with tas sleing corn or waving grain mayhap et to apples. All things considered, prunegrowing perhaps is more uniformly profitable in the Umpqua Valley than in any other part of the Northwest. The precipita tion there, around 30 inches a year, seems to be about what the prune needs, and it also comes at about the right time, while at harvesting time there Is, as a rule, a dry spell. Hence there is hardly ever any loss from the effects of rain on the ripe fruit. Prune Profits Regular. Tou probably have heard about mak ing $1000, maybe $2000 a year on every acre you could plant of this or that fruit. Sure you have, and you have seen it all figured out according to the rule laid down in Dr. Bones' almanac, so it must be true. Now, to tell the candid truth, the prune crop in the Umpqua Valley is good. I might say absolutely sure, with the proper atten tion (don't forget that clause in the stipulation), of $100 per year per acre. And say! In the long run orshort run or any run that will skin the $2000-an-acre land. And 51 an acre Is good enough. Go back into the best farming sec tions of the East or Middle West and you will find the wealthiest farmers have grown rich on profits of from $8 to $15 an acre, but we have tried to entice them to sell out and come here with the promise of a profit of 100 times that, and they think we are "bug house" and keep away from us. They have burned up $5,000,000 worth of our handsomely illustrated red apple book lets but what is the use of talking? Not a bit. We must wait until uni versal sanity returns. Host-burg; Dullness Denied. Roseburg is dull so the people there say. The trouble is with them that they expect to keep on a full head of steam 24 hours a day and every day in the year. It can't be done. I notice, however, that for the .size of the place Roseburg has erected more buildings than nine out of ten of the cities of the Northwest. Take the new dwell ings; I think you can count at least a dozen that have gone up during the last year that cost from $4000 to $S000 each. Lots and lots of smaller ones appear on all sides. Then there is the splen did new Elks' theater and hall. A mag nificent building. The new armory, a huge structure, is almost done. The First State & Savings Bank building is a fine concrete structure on one of the best corners. Across the street is the Hotel Umpqua, erected last year. I have mentioned this before. Let me say again that it Is one of the finest hotel buildings in the state. There are two other good hotels In the town. There is the old McClellan House. What scenes its name will re call to many of the pioneers! The Ho tel Grand is another good house witb a profitable patronage. The two newspapers, the Roseburg Review, run by L. Wimberly, and the Umpqua Valley News, run by W. J. Shoemaker & Sons, are both dailies and seem to be well patronized. Both have up-to-date equlpmenta Roseburg has four banks. The Ump qua Valley Bank, a comparatively new concern, has a capital of $50,000, sur plus of $5000 and undivided profits of $4S5T. Its deposits amount to $255,000. B. W. Strong Is president. J. M. Throne cashier. The Roseburg National has a capital of $50,000, surplus of $15,000 and undivided profits of $6637. Its deposits TOP FIRST STATE AND SAVINGS BANK. MIDDLE PICKING STRAW BERRIES NEAR ROSEBURG. BELOW tTMPQ.UA HOTEL. are .jio.vvv. j. . nauuiwi ... -dent, A C. Masters cashier. The .First State & savings uans, atau a c in stitution, has a capital of $50,000, un divided profits of $2525, and deposits of $129,425. Joseph Micelli is president, W. H. Fisher cashier. The Douglas Na tional nas a Capital OI flUU.uv, tx om - .qn AAA ,I..,..-ilc rf tfi37 ?. 3 4 PIUS Ul (OIiUlv a"u ut-tw.vw ' ,--. J. H. Booth is president. H. H. Staple- ton casnier. A wonderful improvement recent ly made in the town was the building of a new bridge across the Umpqua and the shirting 01 -i n ,L- thna mnkin? an tile lajnuau Lin.fta, ....... .-. o easier and safer crossing. The South ern Pacific company nas aisu gicauj Improved Its depot grounds and build ing, as well as the yards and shops. Roseburg is a division point and is one . ... , , , ...... i .... in flrolin Tlift OI tne pnncijjai oLat.w..o ... - Oregonian gets here Just after 9 o clock In the morning, 199 miles from Port land. n. A. Booth Is Popular. I wish I could take a few pages to ..11 i . wAnAarfnl Increase in ten auuui i"n ..w.. - nA .n txt r In thA valley. How- ever,' I have written about that before. I could also write a column aum i . 1 hnri The new Benson school building is a gem in every way. It is namea aiuei n Uw. F. W. Benson, who was one of the early . i i . h- V3iiAv anrt whose name Is revered here by nearly every citizen of the town. His brother. Judge Ben son, also is greatly admired by the Roseburg folks. The Booth family has long been asso ciated with the Umpqua Valley. Henry . I lu om(iv ncninv the splen did erounds whereon stood the historic " ... . .. .... AV.J dwelling or tne late eiu.c. rrt T..K. mhita a fillB manBlOD wica. 1110 - occupying nearly the old site. There is no finer building sue aim i ldences in the state. R A. Booth for many years has been interested in the Umpqua and Rogue valleys. He never made his home in Roseburg, but was really reared only a short distance away and has always had interests there since he had l. n havA interests anv- money ouvus" ' . . - where. He and Henry were the or ganizers of tne present uuujia. . . i t i. Tr -Rnoth is not making uonai oiwia. ..... . z a red-hot canvass for Senator down near his old home. He win not nave i. uu of his old friends will work and vote for him anyhow. HIBERNIANSHOME OPENED Lodsemen and Ladles' Auxiliary Christen Russell-Street Hall. Divisions Nos. 1 and 2, Ancient Order of Hibernians, and the ladles' auxiliary participated in the informal opening of their new hall on Russell street, be tween Rodney and Union avenues, last Thursday night. John O'Hare. presi dent of the Hibernian Building Associa tion opened the meeting and later turned the gavel over to T. J. Murphy, division president. The programme consisted of several vocal selections by John Kenny, Pat rick Sullivan. A J. Campbell and Fred Bauer: the awarding of the prize medal for winning the 100-yard dash at the Hibernian picnic to A. J. Campbell, and a number of speeches. Among the speakers were Father Hugh Gallagher. Father E. V. O'Hara, Father J. M. O'Farrell, E. H. Deery. Miss Marie Chambers. Charles Duggan. J. D. Walsh and M. J. Humane. The formal opening of the hall will be held in September, when a large class probably will be Initiated. Mule Shipper Sues. That the health of two carloads of mules shipped from Redmond, Or., to Columbia, S. C in December, 1913. was permanently Injured by delay in transit f . v. -BrAmnt m a , A In the SUlt Of IS lun .- - C. H Russell against the Spokane, Port land Sc. Seattle Railway amiiauj, wicu yesterday. Damages amounting to $1445 are asked. The value of the ship ments is alleged to have been reduced considerably because they were not given prompt dispatch. St. Johns Schools Open Monday. ST. JOHNS, Or., Sept. 12. (Special.) St. Johns public schools will open Monday. A teachers' meeting was held this morning in the schoolhouse on Jer sey street, conducted by Superintendent Boyd, in which the work of the year was discussed. The new feature will be the commercial department, which will be conducted by A. H. Babb. OREGON "0" GROWS Registration on This , Week. Means More Freshmen. ECONOMIC STATUS VITAL Number of Old Students May Not Re torn to Oregon for Financial Rea sons Work Varied During Summer to Aid Learning. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Or Sept 12. (Special.) Summer building has preserved the University of Oregon campus this vacation from the usual deadness and dullness tnat petvade college grounds during the period, but the incoming students of the week-end are so numerous as to make even the improvements in prog ress a secondary attraction. Tuesday and Wednesday are registration days, and the sj.ze of the freshman class is likely to compare well with that of the first year classes in Nationally noted Institutions it will exceed 400, Regis trar Tiffany thinks. The first and set ond semester freshmen last college year numbered 350. If the university attendance does not show a decided gain this Fall economic conditions throughout the state will be to blame; a number of old students are not returning for financial reasons. Re quests for work that will cover all or part of a student's expenses during the year have been uncommonly numerous, and the employment division of the Young Men's Christian Association is doing its utmost to line up work. The State University is noteworthy for the number of self-supporting boys and girls It educates, more than one-half the enrollment being of students who "help themselves." Had times bear, normal, the first-year class might have reached 500. An interesting variety of occupa tions was followed by students during the Summer. Some "bucked" sacks Ifc the Eastern Oregon wheat fields; many worked on the old home farms; a few canvassed, and others were in surveying crews or construction gangs. Only a few passed the Summer doing nothing. This year's registration will have nine new faculty members to whom to listen, among whom are several edu cational stalwarts, the university's pol. icy being to make notable faculty ad ditions if possible, when any are made. It was this policy that in 1913 addet several uncommonly good men. This year's additions are as follows: Dr. Ralph C. Bennett, professor of law, one of the few men to receive the D. C. L. degree from Yale since the de gree was established there in 1876. He comes to Oregon from a professorship in the University of Texas. Dr. Warren Dupre Smith, new head of the department of geology, fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. His father Is professor of Greek in the Uni versity of Wisconsin and his uncle pro fessor of geology at Stanford. Dr. H. B. Sheldon, dean of the school of education, who gave up his pro fessorship in education In the Uni versity of Pittsburg to return to the state in which he made a reputation for himself in pedagogy when head of the school of education several years ago. Dr. John E. Gutberlet, professor of zoology, taking the place of Professor Bovard. head of the department, who is on one year's leave of absence for study. Dr. Gutberlet comes from the University of Illinois faculty. Katherine M. Davis comes as assist ant In the department of rhetoric, a Wellesley graduate and an M. A. from Columbia. Miss Davis will replace Miss Julia Burgess, who asked a year's leave of absence for study. W. F. G. Thacher, M. A., professor of rhetoric Dr. Thatcher is a Princeton man and is temporarily successor of Professor Edward A. Thurber. who re ifpnMl ln May. H. B. Miller, ex-Consul-General of th United States in China, who will be dean of the newly-organlxed school of wsmmmm After serving the people of Portland and the Northwest for almost half a century, the House of Rununelin is going to retire! Several months ago Mr. Frank Rummelin, the last member of the firm, passed away. The estate has decided to wind up the business immediately and turn1 the present stock into cash. Greatest Fur Sale Ever Known on Entire Pacific Coast Such an opportunity'for actual, bona fide bargains has. never been known before in Portland will never come again ! Nothing will be restricted. All our beau tiful Scarfs, Muffs, Sets, Fur Coats, etc., were made up this Summer in our own factory, and represent the most advance Fall styles. Besides, we have thou sands of fine skins, bought direct from the trappers, which we will make to order at the same phenomenal sale discounts. Every W anted Fur Included Mink Skunk Sable Ermine Lynx Mole Dyed Raixoon Hud ton Seal Alaska Seal Alaska Beaver Otter Fox Many Furs at Cost and Less! Prices are Strictly Cash 'Nothing 'Exchanged We have gone through the entire stock, marking down everything! Now is the time for every woman to secure beautiful, fine Furs at prices that come but once in a lifetime. And Furs are more fashionable than ever this season. Remember, behind this sale stands the Rummelin reputation for quality and in tegrity that has endured for 44 years. If you do not know what Rummelin stands for in Furs, ask any Oregonian. Sale Begins Monday Morning at G. P. Rummelin & Sons First Furriers in Portland Established 1870 124 Second Street, Between Washington and Alder . uiiinr VinK na-ssed the Summer in organizing the university s industrial survey 01 uregon. Ellis F. Lawrence, of Portland, dl- .u - ,.. D.hnnl nf nrnhitectura rector ui Mag - - Earl Kilpatrick, a university 1 on craauate, princua " . .w ci- wh school. no 1914 OI LI1C bucii P will be a traveling representative of the extension aivision. Classes will begin mursuaj. LADS' COWBOY PLAY FATAL Tacoma Youngster, 9, Kills Friend, Aged 11, With Rifle. TACOMA. Wash., Sept. 12. (Special.) While playing "cowboys" this morn ing, Jack Place, age 9, son of a. Place, of 4010 North Twenty-fourth street, made the game so realistic he shot his best friend, Dick Adam, age 11, son of Hugh Adams, of 3820 North Twenty-fifth street, in the stomach with a small caliber rifle. The Adams boy died a few hours later. 'I'm going out to the Narrows and jump in the water," said Jack to his friends immediately after the accident. You won't never see me any more. When his mother reutrned home she heard of the accident and that jack had gone to the Narrows. She im mediately started in an automobile in search. Not finding him after a two hours' search, she returned home ana found him there. He had changed his mind when he got to the water. i ' WIFE-BHATERJS ARRESTED Masseur Is Arrested Upon Returning With Revolver. .... , ,. - i rl Wicked his Alter ne nau ---- - wife into insensibility last night, Larrv Bohen, a masseur, at the Multnomah Hotel Baths, returned again to nis .n- ci strPPT. With a house at ma ouiccu - loaded revolver, and declared he was going to "finish it up." Patrolman Cul fins was waiting for him and arrested him. Mrs. Bohen was taken 10 u Good Samaritan Hospital. Bohen went home late last nighl . j . ;nnii.n(,i OI somewnai uimcr m liquor and quarreled with his wife. Other occupants m her screams and rushed to her assist ance. Mrs. Bohen's face was badly . . . . v. t H ir ckfiri her. laceratea wncic T" :S and one of herhands was crushed ... a. If ra RCirl s fl R Pending tne ouicwuic ja injuries, the man will be held on ft charge of assault and battery. FOOT OF SNOW IN MONTANA Fall Continues All lay Throughout the State. BOZEMAN, MonTTsept. 12. Snow fell today throughout the greater part of the state. It began here early to day and by tonight a foot of snow jras on the ground. Helena, Butte and other cities re ported the first fall of snow for this season. MOSCOW MAN WINS Governor Haines Names Suc cessor to J. F. Ailshie. TRU'ITT ONCE DEFEATED Associate Justiceship of Supremo Court of Idaho Goes to Candidate for Nomination in Recent Primary Election. HOT LAKE, Or.. Sept. 12. Governor John R. Haines, of Idaho, who is rest ing here, today announced the ap pointment of Warren Trultt, of Mos cow, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Idaho, to succeed Justice James T. Ailshie, resigned. Mr. Trultt has accepted the appoint ment. ,,, Acting Chief Justice Isaac N. Sullivan and Justice Trultt will have authority to select jointly a District Judge of Idaho, to act with them as Associate Justice temporarily, in place of Chief Justice Stewart, who is ill ln Port land. Mr. Truitt, the new ppointee, was a candidate for nomination as Asso ciate Justice ln the recent primary on the Republican ticket, but was de feated. DIVORCE MILL GRINDS ON Various Complaints Win Separation in Portland Courts. That he staid out late at night and refused to tell her truthfully where he had been when he came home was one of the reasons why Oren Ratty was sued for divorce yesterday by Susie Ratty, according to the com plaint of the wife. It is also charged that Mr. Ratty associated with other women and had a bad temper:- The Ratty romance is said to have led finally to desertion by the husband iiTl912. The plaintiff asks to resume her maiden name of Susie May. Cruel and inhuman treatment, al leged by Catherine Helm, secured a divorce from Casper M. Helm before Judge McGinn yesterday. It was charged that one hot day last month her. husband sought to commit suicide at his East Portland home by starting to climb a pear tree in the yard that he might hang himself from its top. Two minor children are intrusted to the plaintiff. Judge McGinn granted a divorce to Ethel Bowen, who sued her husband, C. R- Bowen. alleging cruel and in human treatment. In the same court a divorce was granted Margaret Wight from Cecil Wight, the custody of two minor children and alimony being al lowed. Phoebe Hall was divorced from David Hall by Judge McOlnn. cruelty and failure to provide being alleged. . Because of desertion ln 1903, Prlngle Shaw was granted a divorce from Sarah S. Shaw by Judge Davis. In the same department divorces were granted to Edith Charles from Elbert Orlando Charles, the cause being desertion; C. W. Aiken vs. Grace Aiken, cruelty be ing alleged, and the case of Florence Nudleman vs. Maurice Nudleman was taken under advisement, a cross com plaint having been filed. Cruelty and failure to provide are alleged against Samuel Iishan by Cor nelia, his wife, ln her divorce suit filed yesterday. They were married In Port land In 1S96, and the custody of four children is asked. ARSON SUSPECT ARRESTED Others Implicated in Alleged 'Trust' May Be Taken. Samuel Lorber. another alleged mem ber of the "arson trust." was arrested yesterday after having been ln custody since late Friday night. He is In Jail in default of 13000 bonds. His case will be presented to the grand Jury to morrow. Other arrests are likely dur ing the coming week. Lorber formerly was a partner of Max Albert, who was arrested a week ago. They owned a store at 347 Sec ond street where a fire occurred ln September. 1913. LYRIC TO AID POLICE BAND Benefit for 1915 Tour Jjlltely to Be Given by Others Also. For the benefit of the Polloe Band tour ln 1816, the management of the Lyrio Theater will give a performance September 17, turning over the entire net receipts to the Police Association. Already 3500 tickets to the perform- w sin 1,1- BROS.' FA1LVRB PIANO SAL.K $97.20 for 1360.00 Pianos for $800.00 Flayer Pianos $1.00 Down. $1.00 Week anos $2.00 Read page 1. sec tion 1, this paper $2(6.00 per Player ance have been sold by enterprising "cops" and others will be on sale at the theater tomorrow. Special fea tures of the performance will be songs directed against certain members of the force by the chorus and sololnta. This is the beginning of the cam paign for money made by the band In order to take the trip from the PartnV to the Atlantic oeean In 1116. It Is announced that other theaters will follow the example or the Lyric and give benefit performances for the band ln the near future. FACTORY REBUILT TYPEWRITERS II. in. . .1 Price oa All Meae. ITKnKIt WOODS. M"del 6. $4 characters S en.oo Model 4. 7 rharartara S anno Model 3. wide carriage 4n.oo RRMIKCTONR. Model 11. Decimal Tabulator. S IK.I)9 Model 1 1, Remington - W a h I A d d I ng, Subtract ing andLlstlng Machine. BMfVfS Model 10 $ 42.no Model 10, Elite type S S7.s Modela ( and 7. S1S.M and I7.IVO OTHER M AKES. Model 6, Olivers S aooo Model 3. L C. Smith Bro....S ss.eo Model 6, latest Smith A Bro SS.SO Model 3, Monarch S SS.SS Model 10, Smith Premier S s.voo Models: snd 4, Smith Pre- . mler. flB.00 and S ITJM Models 1 and 3. Royal S 37Jk Model 6, Royal S 4B.0O All thoroughly factorr rebuilt and fully guaranteed for one year. Terms. $6 cash and $5 per month. Any machine sent for three days' examination to any point on the Pacific Coast, and If not satisfac tory may be returned at our expense. TVPtCWRITRHS RKNTKI) roar .Rntti for So mmd Vp. Heat Applied If Purraaoee'. RETAIL DKPARTMKWT WHOI.KRAI.I-: TVPI-.V MI'I'KR CO., IC, XII Weahlngloo Ktrert. Portland. Or. Main Office and Factory, Raa Fraa claeo. Branch stores In All Pacific ' HI. Tobacco Habit Cured Not only to users of pipe and cigars, but the vicious cigarette haMt la over come by using the NITRITE'' treat ment Price, complete, portage paid, $1.00. Laue-Davls Drug Co, 3d and YamhIM. Portland. Or. OVaeo wrlttug mention this iiapnr.j.