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Newspaper Page TextTTTE SUNDAY ORKGOXTASr. POBTXAND. OCTOBER 2J, 1914. 11 THIRD OF A CENTURY AS PORTLAND ORGANIST Edgar . Coarsen, Dean of Oregon Musicians, Has a Remarkable Record of Musical Achievement in This Section. -s. - r ' ' ' i - K &-'v ?7 -27 C ,"F HE one remarkable quality observed A in Edgar E. Couraen. the well- known Portland pianist and organist. Is hia youthful appearance. It Is all the more surprising, then, to be told that Mr. CoiVsen today com pletes a third of a century as a church organist. Of that time, eight years and nine months was passed as organist at old Trinity Episcopal Church, when the building was located at the northeast corner of Sixth and Oak streets, and 24 byterian Church, Twelfth and Alder streets. When asked last night what was the secret of his eternal youthfulness and &e-defyin specific, Mr. Coursen said: Tho loving care of good wife. Kcfusal to worry about anything. "Walking every day, elht miles, or. at Jeust ono hour. Kasy, regular exercise. one month's vacation in the open air, very Summer. Avoidance of liquor, tea and coffee. Mountain cllmblnjf. Mr. Coursen looks the picture of of health. His voice and appear lance are cheerful. His body, though S light, is hardy and wiry, and he keeps Miis muscles in cood condition. That is why, principally, Mr. Coursen has been able to perform his regular duties as church organist in this city , for 33 1-3 years, without missing one Sunday on account of illness. How many of our athletes nowadays could duplicate this feat? Very few. There is one word that describes Ed gar E. Coursen. That is the word "gen tleman." There is no more likeable man .Jhan he, anywhere. Yet, he is far from being an extremist or Puritan: It was in June, 1SS0, that young Ed par E. Coursen, botn at Sacramento, Cal., and whose home -was then in San Francisco, was a youns professional musician, newly arrived from Germany, (Continued From Page 8.) November 24; Waterbury. Conn., No vember 27.ancl at New York, Sunday, November 29. This will be the first ap pearance of Miss Lyne In New York this season, and will be her only ap pearance with an orchestra. The so ciety further announces having re ceived positive assurance of the ap pearance of Fritz Kriesler, the vio linist, who is booked for the afternoons of February 5 and 7, 1915. By way of extension of activities, the society has established a series of three subscrip tion concerts each in Philadelphia, Haltlmore and Washington, D. C, and lias engaged as soloists Maggie Teyte, Kiccarrio Martin, Kfrem Zimbalist and Jo&ef Hofmann. Sixty-five members were present at the rehearsal- of the Presbyterian chorus last Wednesday night, when good work was done on the chorus, lYom Handel's "Messiah." Rehearsals are in preparation for the Spring mis cellaneous concert as a relaxation from the heavy oratorio chorus. The organi sation is well balanced vocally and the rehearsals are thoroughly enjoyable. The members hope that additional !r.sers will find the work of sufficient virlue to lend to the chorus the support of their presence and vocal efforts. In formation may be obtaine4 by tele phoning Main 2336. Arrangements have been made for a large picture of the Portland Oratorio and Handel vocal societies to be taken next Tuesday night at the regular meeting. The chorus sang numbers from the "Messiah." Joseph A. Finley directing, and from "Judas Macca- baeus." Dr. Clement B. Shajv direct ing, at the pipe organ benefit concert, at Immanuel Lutheran Church last Fri day. Hard work is being done for these choruses in preparation for the miscellaneous concert November 10 at the Land Show. At the former concert the soloists will be Mrs. Gabriel Pullin and Miss Merle H. Wooddy. sopranos; Miss Clara Wuest, contralto; Andrew B. Caughey, baritone; J. A, Finley, tenor, and a trio composed of Misses Merle H. Wooddy, Lillian Downing, so pranos, and Evelyn Cormett, contralto. A. Musgrove Robarts, the quality of whose church choir work is widely known, has been instrumental in se curing for Robert T. Jacob, who is singing under Mr. Robarts' direction, the position of soloist and director of the choir of the Sellwood Baptist Church. Mr. Jacob made his first ap pearand as soloist at the church last Sunday and created a favorable im pression. He will be heard in a solo at tonight's service. ... A profitable musical study club has been organized under the leadership of Miss Marie A. S. Soule. The members -ire those interested in musical history, foume of whom are students of Miss where he had graduated with honors in musical studies. He was and is still, an excellent pianist, violinist and pipe or ganist. Frank W. Stechhan. then lessee of the Newmarket Theater, this city, and a musician of note, visited Ban Francisco, asking for the services of a music teacher willing to settle in the growing town of Portland, Or., and teach violin and piano. Young Mr. Coursen thought that he might as well make the venture. The Heyman-Madame Mariner-Campbell Company was then starring in San Francisco. Mr. Heyman played the vio lin. Madame Mariner-Campbell was so prano; Miss Sallie Rightmeyer, after ward Mrs. Smiley, of San Francisco, was contralto; Manuel Espinosa, since dead, was a pianist; and Mr. Coursen played violin and piano. The quintet played together with success, and boarded a steamer, for in those days there was no railroad to this section, to give concerts at Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria, B. C, and this city. The concert at the Newmar ket Theater, this city, was another link in the chain of successes won by the quintet, and Mr. Coursen fell so much in love with Portland, that he deter mined to settle here for good. . In those early days Portland was quite important, and conscious of its importance. Its population, according io the Portland directory for 1882, was 7,578, its assessment was slightly more than $11,000,000, and the' tax rate 10 mills. The Mayor was D. P. Thomp son. There were three electoral wards. The Police Judge was I B. Stearns and the Chief of Police James M. Lappens. The Governor of Oregon was W. XV. Thayer. Brigadier-General Nelson A. Miles commanded the military depart ment of the Columbia, L. F. Grover and J. H. Slater were United States Senators from Oregon and M. C. George was Congressman. The Oregonian newspaper was located at Front and Stark streets, and First street was the principal business street of the city. Trolley cars and autos were unknown Soule. There have been two meetings already on the first and third Satur days of this month. At the second meeting the development of music among primitive people, the contribu tions of the medieval church and the work of the early composers were dis cussed. Bach and his compositions will be the subject of the next programme. The officers chosen are: President, Miss Blanche Luckey; secretary,'' Miss Julia Pratt; treasurer. Miss Susie Michael. m m One of the pleasing features on the programme at the Portland Woman's Club last Friday afternoon were the violin numbers creditably rendered by Miss Roxanna Wommelsdorf, which were "Romanze in G" (Beethoven), and "Lovesjoy" (Fritz Krelsler). Miss Eve- 71 PORTIAXD WOMAN RELIEF ORGAXIST AT THE NEW t NATIONAL THEATER. t Mrs. Edith Nordstrom Hobba, When the National Theater opens October 29 a woman will be found at the pipe organ who has been with the People's Thea ter since its incorporation with Melvin Winstock as general Manager. Edith Nordstrom Hobbs will as sist and relieve Clifford Carney, organist, both at the piano and the pipe organ. Mrs. Hobbs". work is well known to photo play patrons, and no doubt the patrons of the National will be glad to see her at the organ at the opening. Mrs. Hobbs is a Portland girl. She plays with marvelous skill. Her execution Is smooth and flowing, and she has that rare quality of knowing the right thing to play at the rlcht time. t i r- . " "' I J - If J ! ! t i at that distant age, and people were necessarily great walkers. , "We were healthier." says Mr. Coursen, with deep significance. People of "quality" lived in those days, many of them north of Washington street. John McCraken lived on Sev enth street, between C and D; Dr. Henry E. Jones, at Fourth and Oak streets; Bishop B. Wistar Morris, at 246 Washington street: Dr. B, B. Wilson, at 29 North Fourth atreet, between B and C; Joseph Holladay, at 103 Third street; George H. Williams, 107 Third street, near Stark; Judge Matthew P. Ieady, at the southwest corner of Sev enth and Yamhill, and Henry K. Mc Ginn, then attorney-at-law with Ellis G. Hughes, lived at 124 Seventh street, between Washington and Alder. July 1, 1881, Mr. Coursen was ap pointed pipe organist at old Trinity Episcopal Church, where W. H. Kinross, a Scot, and a fine baritone singer, was in charge of the choir. The pipe organ was worked by an ancient bellows. There was no regular "blower," and Mr. Coursen, at stated occasions, used to rush out to Oak street and Impress a woodcutter or passing Chinaman. The latter, when told what to do, by pump- handle action, generally grinned and aid: "Me savvay." Trinity Church quartet, that season, consisted of Mrs. Ten Bosch, soprano; Mrs. Kinross, con tralto; A. A. Franklin, tenor, and Mr. Kinross, baritone and director of the quartet and chorus. When Mr. Kinross left the position at Trinity, Mr. Cour sen was appointed his successor. In 1883 Mr. Coursen and Miss Annie Griffin, of Albany, Or., were married. The quartet at Trinity was organized as follows: Mrs. Coursen, soprano; Mrs. E. H. Palmer, contralto; A. A. Franklin, tenor; Fred F. Gilmore, bass. Resigning his choir position at Trin ity Mr. Coursen was appointed or ganist and choirmaster at the then newly erected First Presbyterian Church, Twelfth and Alder streets, and began his duties there April 1, 1890. This position he still occupies with great credit. At that date the main church auditorium was not finished, and services were held in the adjoin ing lecture-room. Trinity choir sing ers followed Mr. Coursen to the First Presbyterian Church. Changes In the quartet resulted in this personnel: Mrs. Coursen, soprano; Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed, contralto; A. A. Franklin, tenor, and William Denholm, baritone. Three years later Mr. Franklin died and William H. Boyer was appointed solo tenor. Among the many musicians who have sung in the First Presbyterian choir are: Mrs. Anne Beatrice Shel don, Mrs. May Dearborne Schwab, Mrs. Fletcher Ilnn. Miss Gladys Jones, Mrs. Max M. Shillock, Mrs. Amedee M. Smith, Mrs. Virginia Spencer Hutchinson, Harry W. Hogue, Dr. George A. Ainslie, Lauren Pease, Norman A. Hoose, W. A Walters, John Ross Fargo, M. A. Bow man. Dom J. Zan has been solo bari tone for more than one dozen years. In days agone concerts in Portland took place in the New Market Theater. Arion Hall, Second and Oak streets; Masonic Hall. Third and Alder streets, and in the different churches. An ad ir.irable string trio consisted of Mr. Coursen, violin; Alt Klingenberg, piano, and Ferdinand Konrad, cello. Mr. Stechhan, the lessee of the New Market Theater, occupied a pdsition in the music store of D. W. Prentice & Co., First and Washington streets. Mr. Coursen first roomed in a house at Park and Alder streets, and boarded at the Esmond Hotel, then Portland's palatial hostelry. The Handel and Haydn Society, of the '80s, had these officers: C. H. Prescott, president; H. Y. Doblnson, secretary and treasurer; v. H. Kinross, conduc tor; Edgar E. Coursen, accompanist, and Arthur Wilson and T. B. Trevett, directors. More than any other musician who has made this city his home Mr. Cour sen has made a deep impression on its musical history. He is easily the "dean" of music in Oregon. He won wide recognition as conductor of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, and is one of the principal piano accompan ists at high-class concerts west of Chi cago. Just to show that he is as active physically as ever Mr. Coursen climbed Mount Hood last Summer by going up the south side and down the north. In company with his son ' and daughter Mr. Coursen walked through Glacier National Park and twice climbed Mount St. Helens. In the Summer of 1913 Mr. Coursen climbed Mount Hood, Mount Adams and walked to St. Helens and climbed Mount Rainier. May Mr. Coursen not only enjoy many more happy days, but may he live to observe his golden wedding as a church organist in Portland, and other anniversaries afterward. Age and Mr. Coursen do not know each other. lyn Ewart was piano accompanist. Miss ' Wommelsdorf will play a violin solo , at the Hawthorne Presbyterian Church' this morning. Miss Erma Ewart is the organist at that church. Miss Ruth Agnewt soprano, was so loist at Calvary Presbyterian Church last Sunday morning, singing Handel's "Angels Ever Bright and Fair." Miss Kathryn Crysler will sing next Sun day, with Mr. Street, the duet. "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" (White). Miss Ag new and Miss Crysler have voices of beautiful quality and much promise and will appear In recital this Winter under the direction of George Hotch kiss Street. Madame Lucie Valair. of Paris, is due to arrive in Portland in a few days. She will appear in recital in November. Notable among the younger set of singers who are forging their way to the front can be mentioned Miss Adel Barnickel. who is singing tinder the di rection of A. Musgrove Robarts and who has made successful appearances at several recitals lately, the most're cent being the concert by the Gillespie School of Expression last Tuesday, where Miss Barnickel sang with charm ing effect "Melisande in the Wood" (Alma Goetz) and Tate's "Somewhere a Voice Is Calling." afterwards adding to her success by playing the accom paniment to Mrs. Martin's reading of Verdi's "II Trovatore." At this morn ing's high mass at St. Mary's Cathe dral Miss Barnickel will be heard in an "Ave Maria" (E. H. Bailey), and Wednesday she will sing "The Japanese Maiden" at an entertainment at St. Lawrence's Church Hall. Of more than passing interest in musical circles is the appointment of Hartridge Whipp. baritone, as choral director of the Vancouver. Wash., High School. Mr. Whipp assumed his new duties last Wednesday, with an en thusiastic chorus of more than 100 voices. The choral plans for the year include the rendition of the operetta. Princess Chrysanthemum," with tal ent, including the orchestra, chosen en tirely from the school membership, ... Miss Katharine Crawford, soprano. who has been studying with Mrs. Ur dabl. was soloist Friday night at the open meeting of Klrkpatrick Council, K. L. S. Hartridge Whipp. baritone, will be one of the soloists at the Red Cross benefit concert managed by Clan Maclhay Friday night, at Knights of Pythias Hall. The first of a. series of morfthly mu steal services will take place at St. David's Episcopal Church, East Twelfth and Belmont streets, this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. These musical services were inaugurated last season, when Mrs. Lieonora isner vnipp was ap pointed organist and choir director at St. David's Church, and they have be come justly popular, due to the splen did programmes which have been ren dered. Today's programme includes Simper's "Magnificat" and "Nunc Dimit- tus," Maunder's VPraise the Lord. O, Jerusalem," Splcker's "Fear Not, O, Israel" and' Dudley Buck's duet. "The Lord Is My Light." The soloists will be Miss Eloiee Hall and Miss Goldle Peterson. sopranos; Miss Minnie Klumpp. contralto, and C. E. Patterson, tenor. At the next musical service this choir will rendej- Dudley Buck's I cantata, "The Coming of the King." ! , - Mrs. Clara Brooks L'rdaJiI, dramatic soprano, will be one of the soloists at the Land Show, Armory, Saturday night. Mrs. Urdabl has seldom been heard in Portland of late and on this occasion she will sing "The Bird Bong" from "Pagliacci." Grant Gleason will be her accompanist. Mr. Gleason will also be one of the piano soloists, play ing. "The Valse de Concert" (Schutt). Mrs. Crdahl will play the piano accom paniment for Ray Smock. 9 m Mrs. Clara Brooks TJrdahl plana a students' recital tomorrow night at 616 Eilers building. Two new students whom she will present for the first time are Miss Katharine Crawford, who will sing "One Fine Day," from "Madame Butterfly," and "Serenata." from "Pag liacci," ' and Miss Rita Reslng, mezzo contralto, who possesses an excellent voice for her 17 years. She sings from a low G to a high A. Her numbers will be "Oh, Dry Those Tears" and "Some where a Voice Is Calling." and also, with Mrs. TJrdahl, the duet from "Tales of Hoffman." At the Catholic Women's League event at the Old Heilig Theater, Eleventh and Morrison streets, tomor row night, during an Intermission be tween the acts of the play, "Mother." solos will be rendered by Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed, contralto; Mrs. Jane Burns Albert, soprano, and John Claire Monteith. baritone, with. Miss Helen Flynn, accompanist. At the Benson Hotel Tuesday after noon at 2:30 o'clock tbe MacDowell Club will meet and enjoy the rendition of this fine programme: "Edward Mac Dowell; An Appreciation." by Frances Strlegel Burke; "The Sea," "Thy Beam ing Eyes," "In the Woods," Mrs. Imo gene Hardy Brodle; "To a Water Lily," "Moto Perpetuo," "Marqh Wind," "El fin Dance." Miss Edna Blake; "The Robin Sings in the Apple Tree," "De serted," "Sunrise," Mrs. Delphtne Marx; "Some Memories of Deepwood Farm," Miss Anne Shannon Monroe "From an Old Garden," "The Pansy," "Tbe Myrtle," "The Clover." "The Telrow Daisy," "The Blue Bell," "The Mig nonette." Mrs. Marx. Mordaunt A. Goodnough presented five of his piano students in reel tat last Wednesday night at the Tilford building. The next in the series of opera an- alses, directed by Dr. Clement B. Shaw, is "Tosca." ' Last Saturday night "Lucia di Lammermoor" was discussed before an audience of 120 people. Mor daunt A. Goodnough played as a piano solo the "Sextet," arranged by Leschet- ltsky for left hand only. A special monthly service of sacred music takes place tonight, under dl rection of Rose City Park Methodist Church, in the auditorium of Rose City Park Clubhouse.- Sandy boulevard and East Fifty-seventh street North. The music director is Mrs. W. C. Schmitt, and organist, Mrs. George H. Tobais. The programme: Organ prelude; chorus, "Seek Ye the Lord" (Roberts); solo, "O Jesus, Thou Art Standing" (Carrie Jacobs-Bond). Miss Gilbert; ladies' quar tet. "Lead Kindly Light" (J. "A. Parks); solo. "Let Us Have Peace" (Ernest R. Ball), Dr. Roy A. Peebles? mixed quar tet, "God of My Life" (Thomas A. Shep- ard): address, "The Doxology of Provi dence and Grace," Dr. Youngson; violin solo, "Largo" (Handel), Miss Larsen; solo, "Fear Not Ye, O Israel" (Dudley Buck). W. Neville; offertory, "Eleva tton" (Gullmant); solo, "The Day Is Ended" (J. C. Bartlett), Miss Hickman; chorus, "O Light Eternal" (C. Austin Miles); benediction; organ postlude. Miss Ella B. Jones will entertain at a musical Haloweeri party Friday night at her home, 37 Russell build' lng. Mrs. E. Goldbacher, of New York City, and E. W. Briggs, tenor, will sing. There will be classic piano selections also. Charles Swenson, pianist, will par ticipate in the musical programme at the reception Thursday afternoon, when the Psychology Club will entertain at the home of Mrs. E. E. Coovert. Mrs. Julia Helene Swenson will contribute violin solos, with Mr. Swenson as piano accompanist. At the musical festival, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Nineteenth and Irv- streets, last Friday night, the fine musical pros i amine was umcii hujujou The selections: "And the Glory," from "The Messiah" (Handel), Oratorio Chorus, J. A. Finley, director; "The Flatterer" (Chaminade): "Prelude" (Chopin); "Butterfly" (Ketten), Charles Swenson; "An Evening Love Bontc (Chipman), Mr. Finley; song. "Afton Helsning" (Schumann). Columbia Sing ing Club, Mr. Holt, director; "Medita tion." from "Thais" (Massenet). Julia Helene Swenson; "We Ntfver Will Bow Down" (Handel), Oratorio Chorus. Dr. Shaw, director: "Desert Fantaste"Wada Alice Tuttle): "The Birth of the Op: (Stanley Hawley). Ada Alice Tuttle: Hear Tou Calling Me" (Marshall), Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed; "Sing Unto God' (Handel), Oratorio Chorus, Dr. Shaw, director; "Song of Hybrlas. thetJretan" (Klliott), Dr. Shaw; song, "Till Mitt Hem" (Kroraer). Columbia Male Chorus; "Rlgoletto." concert para phrase (Verdi-Lisst). Mr. Swenson: Flow Gently. Devi" (Parry). Dr. nr. aw and Mr. Finley; "Hallelujah Chorus." from "The Messiah" (Handel), Oratorio Chorus. Mr. Finley. director. The first of the Winter season's weekly rehearsals of the First Chris tian Church orchestra was held Tues day at the Northwestern School of Mu sic, 627 Kast Morrison street. This or ganization is under the direction of Ted W. Bacon and promises a success ful season. For the present the re hearsals will be confined to string in struments only. Several standard symphonies will be taken up. as well as a lighter repertoire, which will be featured at a concert during the holiday season. Recent additions to the membership makes this one of the foremost ama teur organizations of the city. The members present were: Ernest Hjelm. Frank Suglhara. Grace Peyton. Clyde Hubbard. Earl Anderson, H. A- Dymer, M. D. McCarl. W. Jaeger. Mrs. E. L. Bacon, J. T. Wiley, C. A. Sundbom. An drew Loney. Earl Martin, Parker Wat- kins, D. Schweitzer, Ina Powers, Rhoda Llnd. J. L. Howard. John Covich. L. H. Griffin. L. Beletsky. Miss Emma Stout left last week for Charleston, S. C, where she will con tinue her musical work, Interrupted for several years by study in Germany. She expects to return in the Spring and to make Portland her home in the future, Miss Kathryn Ensey was one of the soloists at the Monday Musical Club reception last Monday night at the Multnomah Hotel. Miss Ensey's charm ing voice has attracted much attention, She has been engaged for a series of recitals at thejubllc schools, Miss Kathryn Ensey; soprano, and Clara Thorberg. pianist, will appear in recital at Camas, Wash., next week. For the purpose of "bettering musl cal conditions in Portland." a meeting of the executive officers of tho six mu sical clubs of Portland, the Monday Musical Club, tho MacDowell Club, tho American Guild of Organists, the Mu slclans' Club, tho Musicians' Mutual EDISON'S LATEST ijS pi GRAVES MUSIC Established 195. 151 ronrth Street. Association and the Portland Sym phony Society, was held last Thurs day afternoon with William R. Boone, when it was decided to form a federa tion of the executive officer of the clubs named. A meeting is to be held Wednesday afternoon, November 4. to organise and elect officers and decide on a course of action for the coming season. The meeting was well attend ed and enthusiastic. Robert E. Millard, flutist, will be heard in a lecture recital on "The Origin and Development of the Flute." tomorrow night at 8:15 o'clock, at room 607 Tilford building. A feature of the programme will be a "Serenade" for three flutes, by Mercandante. D. Clement B. Shaw, basso, and Mordaunt A. Goodnough, pianist, will assist. The recital will be free to the public. IDAHO MILITIA TESTED ! 5 Officers Pass and 1 2 Fail in Ex amination on Work. LEWISTON, ' Idaho. Oct. 24. (Spe cial.) Ratings of the officers of the Idaho National Guard as they are graded on the work which they did during the past year in working under the instruction given them in the schools conducted by Lieutenant Dan nemiller, inspector and instructor, and Adjutant-General Patch, have just been announced. The majority of the officers passed a satisfactory examination in all sub jects, but a number failed to make suf ficient showing and there were several who did not take the work. The grades are as follows: Satisfactory Colonel W. H. Edelblute, Lieutenant-Colonel F. A. McCall. Major U. T. Lewis, Major Clement Wilklns, Major D. P. Olson, Major J. T. Henderson. Captain C. H. Duval. Captain A. H. Allen, Captain s. H. Travis. Captain G. H. Van de Steer. captain J. P. Matthiensen, Captain H. E. Bolrs, Captain R. L. Shaw, Captain W. R. Cupp, Captain E. T. Powell, First Lieuten ant L. E. Lundburff, First Lieutenant A. Kaessner, First Lieutenant L. E3. Miller. First Lieutenant A. H. Wilson, First Lieu tenant Hal Shadduck. First lieutenant L. W. -Tennyson, Hecond Lieutenant E. J. Rob- Ins. Second Lieutenant F. M. Wood, Second Lieutenant F. C. Hummel, Second lieuten ant J. R. M. CuU. Unsatisfactory Captain M. G. McCon; nell, Captuin P. W. McRoberts. ' Captain H. M. Jones, "Captain C. H. JBrittenham. rMrst Lieutenant Frank J. Gearhart, First Lieutenant C H. Krengel, First Lieuten ant Claude Hodse, Flrst Lieutenant P. A. Kenyan, second, lieutenant J. M. Regan, Second Lieutenant K. F. Prater. Second Lieutenant Clay Sutton, Second Lieutenant K. J. Smith. Course not taken Captain J. B. Burns, First lieutenant r. H. Woodln. First lieu- tenant W. P. Church. Second lieutenant K. S. Mackenzie. Second Lieutenant J. Hamilton, Second Lieutenant B. C Leiser, Second Lieutenant H. E. Wright, Second Lieutenant J. II. Cushtng. Second Lieuten ant Donald Stewart. . Dn6 to lack of preparation. Minor tactics Qf'y. POLK FRUIT YIELD LOW Early Spring Frosts Hit Cherries and Pears Not Plentiful. RICKREALL, Or.. Oct. 24. (Special.) The general fruit yield in Polk Coun ty this year was much below the av erage, according to numerous reports from the growers themselves and the figures of driers. The cherry yield was cut by early Spring frosts, pears were not so plentiful in many districts, and small fruits were below the average. This Fall the prune crop was 85 per cent below the normal yield, due to the partial killing of the blossom in early Spring. The latest crop to ex perience a noted decrease are apples, which are few but large in size and of a high quality. Despite the decrease In the year's fruit yield, good prices were' received for early Summer products, and now the growers hold high figures in pros pect fOr this Fall's crops. PIOXEF.B, PLANS WKDDISG CKLKBRATION WHEN DEATH CALLS. 4" t x 7 "4 V 7 G. R. Pottorff. 9ILVERTON. Or, Oct. 24. (Special.) G. ft. Pottorff, one of the oldest and best-known pio neers of Marion County, died at his homo near this city Thurs day, October 8, 1914, at the ad vanced age of 89 years, 3 months and 11 days. Mr. Pottorff was born in Ohio June 27, 1825. He was married to Miss Hannah Russell, a daughter of a Revo lutionary War soldier. May 15. 1845. To this union were born four daughters, of whom three -survive him. They are: Mrs. J. B. Shepherd, of this place; Mrs. J. N. B. Gerking, of Laid law. Or. and Miss Mary Pottorff, at home. Mrs. J. B. Robinson died about two years ago. He is also survived by tbe widow. This estimable couple had planned upon celebrating their 70th wed ding anniversary on May 15. 1915. ACHIEVEMENT TO HEAR The Worlds Greatest Artists On The Worlds Greatest Musical Instrument The Edison Diamond Disc IS TRULY WONDERFUL Call and ask to hear this latest and most marvelous achieve ment of Mr. Edison CO. "OWE- MUSIC DEALERS Bet. Morrison and Alder Sts. HATCHERY RECORD SEEN NUMBERS OF CLACKAMAS FRY MAY KCLIPSE3 FORMER YEARS. Vales Washout Occurs Absat 00OK0 Kerb Will Be Seemed Improve nenta tm Be Made Kext Year. OREGON CITT. Or, Oct 20. (Spe cial.) If high waters do not interfere and wash out the fish racks during; the next two weeks tbe Clackamas hatchery probably will make a record run of salmon "eggs this season, un paralleled during; the last seven years. Superintendent C. P. Hinkle stated yes terday afternoon that between 6.000, 000 and 6,000,000 eggs will be secured and that the salmon run up to the present time has been far above the average. In addition, the state will contribute 2,000,000 chlnook - eggs, so that within the next few weeks,, with the average of 90 to 95 per cent hatch expected, the hatchery will be swarm ing; with millions of salmon fry. If tbe present rack across the river washes out. and the river already has begun to rise, tbe run will be reoaught at Kstacada, where a small hatchery is installed. This year the department has installed the traps about a quarter of a mile below the racks, and the catch of salmon has been unusually good. Next year will see some great changes in the hatchery at Clackamas, according to Mr. Hinkle. A new build ing. 40 by 100 will be constructed, as well as a new superintendent's home, and seven new concrete pools, operated with a new water system, also will be constructed. Each pool will be about five by 20 feet and more than 2.000,000 flngerlings can-be cared for in these new basins. With the coming of the Portland & Oregon City line, which runs close to the Government's land, the premises will undergo considerable landscape gardening and elaborate plans for fish culture work now pending will be realized. , In Harmony. ("Washington Star.) "Do Mr. Bliggina and his wife have any disagreements about the extraor dinary hats she wears?" "No," replied Miss- Cayenne; "they seem in cheerful accord. He's glad he doesn't have to wear 'em and she's glad she doesn't have to pay for 'em." 'Of course we must have a watchdog of the Treasury." "Not yet. What wo want is a few good shepherd .dogs to chase tho funds in." Ex. An Old. 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