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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. DECEMBER 20. 914. COWS BOWSE ONCE WOODED LAND Dairymen's Meet Shows Gain : of Industry in but Few Years in Washington. FARM BRINGS $40,000 St. Jolin PJace and Lany Minor Ones Change Hands and More Herds or Cattle Promised to Add to Milk Production. THEPIALIS, Wash., Dec. 19. (Spe cial.) The meeting of the 22d annual session of the Washington State Dairy men's Association, which was held in Chehalis Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week, attracted one of the largest gatherings of dairymen ever assembled in the state. This is true, notwithstanding the fact that a great many dairymen, espe cially from the eastern portion of the state, were attracted to the big live stock show at Lewlston, Idaho. It was but little more than ten years ago since the first milk condensing plant in this section of the state was built here. The Citizens' Club committee donated a site and obtained pledges that the milk from 350 cows would be furnished regularly to make the operation of the coVidenser a success. From such a beginning the growth of the dairy industry In Lewis County, and especially in the section that is directly tributary to the City of Chehalis, has been such that today, ac cording to the last report of the Assessor of the county, there are 10, 439 milch cows on the tax rolls. ThS great bulk of these cows are within milk-hauling distance of this city, and the increase for last year alone was nearly 2000. The State Forest Fire Warden's department In 1913 showed that there had been slashed and burned over so that the lands might be seeded for pasture purposes or wholly cleared, in the County of Lewis, 10,000 acres of land for the year. The opening of this extra 10,000 acres of land was one of the things that made possible the gain of 2000 head of milch cows in a single year in the county. Farmers Grow Proiiperoas. Within recent years the farmers have grown more and more prosperous, have added annually to their acreage of land under actual cultivation and for pas turage, and this is due, in most part, to the earnings of their cows. Within the week just ended there was a $40,000 dairy farm sale locally that sets the high mark for the year 1914 in this section of the state. The farm was known as the St. John place, near the little town of Adna, six miles west of this city in the Chehalis Val ley. For years but one family was in terested In the ownership of this farm and, aside from the hired help neces sary to its handling, but one familj made its home there. The 325 acres now passes, after 3i years, into the ownership of two men. John P. Winkler, of Adna, a successful dairyman, takes 65 acres south of the National Park Highway, which passes through the property. The other pur chaser is a newcomer, Frank Zellio, a Swiss dairyman from Clallam County, who will at once bring a herd of dairS cattle from there to his new home in Lewis County. Minor Sales Reported. Other sales of Lewis County dairy farms within recent date include the following: J. M. Boiling, 30 acres, two miles south of Chehalis, to Charles H. Davis, for $6500: Valentine Getz, 16U acres on the south fork of the Newau kum to H. Jensen for $7500; Otto Schuster, 80 acres on the north fork of the Newaukum to George A. Fuchs, a newcomer from Wisconsin, $7530; T. A. Stephens, 160 acres, ten miles north east of Chehalis on the Hanaforfl, to Gary Irish, $10,000; J. Purcell, 200 acres on the south fork of the Newaukum to Charles J. Lee, of Nebraska, $8000; M. Swiderski. SO acres near Alpha to Mose Christian, of Oklahoma, Mr. Christian having come back to Washington after going to Oklahoma to live; I. E. Rhodes, 79 acres seven miles southwest of Chehalis to August Ozar, - Eastern man. $6000; W. A. Towner,' ' acres to Fred J. Herman, two miles south of Chehalis, $3200; Hugh McElfresh, - 78 acres four miles west of Chehalis to F. Kirchek, of Wisconsin, $8150. Students Judge Stock. The announcement was also made at the last session of the dairymen of the winners in the stock-Judging contest that was held on the street Thursday. A class of 17 boys, most of whom had been given their instruction by V. II. Lee, a teacher in the Chehalis public schools, entered this contest. Some of them showed exceptionally good Judg ment in their ratings of the variou! cattle shown. The winners were as follows: Aged Holsteln cows, Albert Simmons, first; Jack Smith, second; Theo Zido, third; Thornton Palmer. fourth. Holste heifers, William Phillips, first: Dennis Hamilton, second; Albert Simmons, third; Chester Castle, fourth. Aged Jerseys, Thornton Palmer, first: Harold Williams, second; Chester Castle, third William Phillips. fourth. Jersey heifers, Theo Zider, first: Harry Stoddard, second: Albert Simmons, third: Chester Castle, fourth. The win ner of the grand prize of the above was William Phillips, first: Theo Zido, sec ond: Chester Castle, third, and Jack Smith, fourth. 1DAHTJ RECEIVES $10,000 rian for Expenditure of Smith Lever Funds Is Approved. LEWISTON. Idaho, Dec. 19. (Spe rial.) Information has been received by the State Board of Education that tiie plan for the expenditure of the Smith Lever fund has been approved at Washington. This makes $10,000 available for demonstration work In agriculture and home economics In Ida ' ho. One-half of this amount has been received. The other will be paid In January. Professor O. D. Center, director of agricultural extension,1- believes that demonstration work under the plan ap proved by the United states Depart ment of Agriculture is the best method of reaching and helping the farmer solve his. problems. The plan provides lor tho employment of county agents. PORTLAND BIDS LOWEST Firms Miake Offer to Supply State AVI tli Meat and Flour. SALEM, Or., Dec. 19. (Special.) The t-'nion Meat Company, of Portland, tendered the lowest bids for furnish ing state institutions for the next six months with fresh beef, fresh mutton, rmoked ham, lard and tallow; the Portland Flouring Mills the lowest for oft wheat (lour and the Preston Shaffer Milling Company, of Athena, Brothers, $5.49: Union Meat Company, $4.70, and B. C. Cross & Son, $3.54. Flour, hard wheat, . Crown Mills, Sj.65 a barrel; Portland Flouring Mills, $5.05 and 5.65 different tirades), and Preston-Shaffer Milling; Company, $3.80. Flour, soft wheat. Crown Mills, $3.43; Eureka Flouring Mills, of Stayton, $5.35, and Portland Flouring Mills. S5.15. Flour, graham. Albers Bros. Milling Company. Portland, $3.50; Crown Mills. 55.20; Golden Alius, t.zu: uoiaen Koa Milling; Company, Portland, $3.73. and Preston-Shaffer Milling Company, $3.10. for hard wheat flour. Contracts prob- aoiy win oe let tomorrow. x ine oias were as follows: Frt-sh teef. 1G0.0OO pound's, carslen Packing Company, Tacoxna. $11 a hundred pounds: E. C. Cross & Son, Salem, $11.25, and Union Meat Company, $10.49. Fresh mutton, 12.O0O pounds. Carstens Packing Company, $11.75; Steusloff Brothers, Salem, $10.1)2, and Union Meat Company. $9.24. Smoked bacon, 80O0 pounds. Armour & Co , (17: Uarstena Packing Company, S1G.25: Stuesloff Brothers, $15.85;. E. C. Cross A Son. $15.48; Swift & Co., $16.75, and Union Meat Company, $16.35. Smoked ham, 8000 pounds. Armour & Co., $17.25; Carstens Pack, ing Company. $16.50; E. C. Cross & Son, $15.98: Steusloff Brothers, $16.40; Swift & o., $17.23. and Union Meat Company, f.14.90. Lard. 550O pounds. Armour & Co., $12.50; Carstens Packing Company. $11; E. C. Cross & Son, $12; Cudahay Packing Com pany, $12.25; Swift & Co., $11. and Union Meat Company, $10.85. Tallow, 10,000 pounds. . arslens Packing Company, S6.50: Steusloff PROMINENT v ORECiOM AND WASHINGTON FLOtR MIL LER DIES AT HILLSBORO. UMK - v ,J x i X :. : f '"i Obed K. Edson. HILLSBORO, Or., Dec. 19. (Special.) Obed E. Edson, for many years prominent as a flour miller, -died at his home in this city, Tuesday evening, succumb ing from a stroke of paralysis sustained several months ago, while operating a flour mill at Goldendale. Mr. Edson was born in Pine Grove, Pa., April 7, 1842, and was married to Martha A. Smith, at Volga, la., October 27, 1867. The family came to Oregon from the Eau Claire country, Wisconsin, in the early '90s. Three years ago he went to Gold endale, where he worked at his trade until stricken. Mr. Edson was elected to the Oregon Legislature as a Populist and cast his vote for John II. Mitchell for United States Sena tor. Edson was a veteran of the Civil War. His widow and the following children survive: Mrs. Ernest Kroner, Tigard, Or.; Mrs. Edna V. Russell, Hillsboro; Mrs. Robert Bellinger, Forest Grove, and Guy Edson, a telephone line man, of this city. W. E. BROWN IS DEAD LAKE LUMBERMAN ANO BANKER PASSES AT AGE OF 72. Many Business Enterprises Headed by Late A'eteran Funeral to Be at Eugene Today.. EUGENE, Or., Dec. 19. (Special.) The death of Willis E. Brown, at the Eugene Hospital Friday night closed the life of a veteran of the Civil War, one of Lane County's pioneer lumber men and a well-known lodgeman and banker. His death, at the age of 72 years was due to complications brought on by a cold contracted on a trip into the Siuelaw two months ago. He was president of the Brown Lum ber Company of Cottage Grove, presi dent of the Osburn Hotel Company, di rector of the Eugene Electric Company and of the Eugene Theater Company. On 'January 1, 1896. he was elected president of the Eugene Loan & Sav ings Bank, which position he held until he retired in 1910. He was one of the leaders in building up this institution. He was born in Kane County, Illinois. After the close of the war, he mar ried Theresa W. Warner, in 1866, and with funds saved from his pay in the Army started a drugstore in Manches ter. Iowa. He developed one of the largest drug businesses in Manchester, and became City Treasurer, Recorder and Councilman of that city during' the years from 1874 to 1884. In 1888 he located in Eugene. Or., and entered ths hardware business under the name of Starr, Griffith & Brown, Later he entered the banking and lum ber business. He is survived by a son, W. W. Brown, of Eugene; a niece, M. Ethel Taylor, of Eugene, and other relatives In the East. The funeral will be held Sunday at a P. M.. in the Elks' Hall. Burial will be in the Masonic cemetery. Explosion Blows Car to Pieces. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Dec. 13. (Special.) An explosion in the carbur eter resulted yesterday in the destruc tion of a roadster owned by Ed Shaw. Paul Welch, a mechanic, was trying out the car after making minor re pairs. One wheel and the steel frame work are all that is left of the car. COTTAGE GROVE COMMERCIAL CLUB ELECTS 1915 OFFICERS. v- - f - s. " F.lbert Bede and Worth Harvey. COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. Dec. 19. f.Special.) Elbert Bede. editor of the Sentinel, was re-olected president of the Commercial Club at its annual meeting. -Worth Harvey. assistant cashier of the First National Bank, was elected secretary. Other officers elected were: First vice-president, L. t. 1111; second vice-president. It. S. Traslc; treasurer. George M. Hall trustees. John Bader. A. J.-Stewart and B. S. Swengel. All were elected by acciamauon. 1 guMiimiiimiiiiimiHi'ifs i?!HHiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHHninminii G.MACK . illllilllllllllillHIIIIIllllllllllllllllimilllllliHHimillUg A kind of gift that gives pleasure to the eye and comfort to the body year in and year out, is a desiarble one. For this reason thoughtful people Mioose rurmture for Christmas Gifts You will find in pur stock the most humble and the highly elegant remembrances for your relatives and friends. Prices are graded with the quality and these have been severely reduced, by reason of our Sale iiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiimmi osm You will go away highly satisfied with any purchase you make at this store, particularly at this time; this is certain On January First We Surrender the Premises to New Lessees. Profit by the Fact That This Splendid Stock Is Priced With This in View $40.00 Fine Mahogany Music Cabinet, now at $24.00 $70.00 Large Mahogany Desk, Colonial, now at ...$39.50 $42.50 Fine Mahogany Music Cabinet, now at $28.00 $25.00 Solid Mahogany Tilt-Top Table, now at $16.50 $13.00 Solid Mahogany Electric Candlestick, now $0.00 $42.50 Solid Mahogany Wall Table, $29.00 $68 Solid m a h o g any. Gate Leg, now SjS-48 Depend upon it that your gift selections from this store will he delivered promptly and in first class order. $7.50 Solid Mahogany Electric Candlestick, . now Sj55.T5 $19 Mahogany Smok ers' Cabinet, now on sale at $9.50 $28.00 Solid Mahogany Gate-Leg Table, now at .$18.00 $35.00 Mahogany Desk, Colonial.... 19.75 $12 Solid Mahogany, upholstered-top Stool now $8 $53.00 Inlaid mahogany C ell a r e 1 1 e at 27.00 $105 Cowan made solid Cuban Ma hogany Col onial Li brary Table, now $65. $22.50 Mahogany Writing Desk, now at $13.75 $59.00 Solid Mahogany Writing Desk, Adam design, $35. OO $48.00 Solid Mahogany Nest of Four Tables, now $29.50 $22.00 Solid Mahogany Piano Bench, now at $14.00 $25.00 Solid Mahogany Tilt-Top Table, now at $16.50 $7.00 Solid Mahogany Servin? Trav, now at $4.90 $34 Solid Mahogany Electric Candlestock, with three lights now .$17 Do Not Lose Sight of This This $15 ' Solid Cuban Mahogany Smokers' Stand Now $5 Made in the shops of Cowan of Chi cago. A complete and sightly little gift piece. luat our Drapery and Decorative De- s partments and Workshops continue to II offer wonderful bargains in both materials JJ ana cost 01 workmanship and that we guarantee satisfaction on all such work entrusted to our care. Get our prices. You'll find it to your advantage to place your work with us. Cedar Chests N Genuine Tennessee Red Cedar J14.75 Cedar Chest now. . .. $22.00 Cedar Chest, now . $32.50 Cedar Chest now. . $36.00 Cedar Chest now. . .$ 9.00 .SS14.00 -S19.00 .$22.50 This $11 Solid Cuban Mahogany Muffin Stand Now $4.75 A n o ther product o f the famous shops of Cowan of Chicago. A splen did gift for the woman who. entertains. $30.00 Writing Desk in the fumed oak, now $19.00 $75.00 Fine Mahogany Tilt-Top Table, .now at $39.00 $29.00 All Mahogany Sewing Table, now at $19.75 $35.00 Solid Mahogany Arm Rocker, with leather upholstered seat and back, now at $19.50 $125 Colonial Hall Clock, m a h o g a ny, now $7G $3.50 Solid Mahogany Servins Tray, now at $5.95 $48.00 Large Easy Arm Chair, covered in Spanish leather, now at ........ $28.00 $52.50 Solid Mahogany Cellarette.with glass vare. now $29.00 $33.00 Solid Mahogany Arm Rocker, caned seat and back, now at $19.50 $14.00 French Willow Arm Rocker, at $8 $19.50 Wall Mirror, with solid mahogany frame, now $13.50 $110 Colonial Secre tary, of mahoganv, now $68.00 $43.50 Lady's Easy Arm Chair, now at $28.50 $50 Large Overstuffed Easy Arm Chair, now at $33.00 $18.00 Library Table, of ouarter - sawed golden oak $13.50 $24.50 Library Table, . of all quarter-sawed golden oak, $14.50 $39 Mahogany Library Table, Colonal, now at only $19.50 $87.50 Fine Inlaid Ma hogany Tea Table and Tray, $38.00 $5.00 Fumed Oak Book Blocks, pair $3.25 Small Gift Rugs $3 Axminster Rugs, size 27x54, inches, now $2.25 $4.50 A x m i nster Rugs, size 36x72 inches . . . .$3.65 $5.50 Wilton Rugs, size 27x54 inches, now .$3.90 $8.50 Wilton Rugs, size 36x63 inches, now $6.50 This $40.00 Solid Cuban Mahogany Sewing Table Now $16.50 A faithful reproduction of the original Martha Washington Cabinet. Made in the shops of the famous maker. Cowan, of Chicago. A beautiful gift piece. G MIsiclk b Coo jja - it 'sr T join inn Fifth and Stark $25 Solid Cuban Mahogany Net of Tables, Now for $16.75 The discriminating giftmaker will find this a desirable piece to fit the personal preference of some friend, three tables in the nest. POTASH HERE GREAT Oregon's Soil Is Rich and Farmers Need Not Worry. PROPER CARE REQUIRED Professor Tartar, Head Chemist ol State Experimental Station, Out lines How Oregon Parmer Can Taboo Importations. OREGON AGRICULTURAL. COL LEGE, Corvallis. Dec. 19. There is enough potash in the soils of Oregon to make the farmers independent of the Interrupted importations from Germany, according to Professor Tartar, head chemist of the state experiment sta tion. The problem of the Oregon farmer as viewed by Professor Tartar is not how to secure a share of the limited supply in the markets of this country. but rather how to unlock the stores that are present in more or less un available forms In Oregon soils. The foreign supplies, coming from Ger many, have been cut off since the Ger mans have taken the workmen from the potash fields and sent them into the war. All of our imported potash fertilizer comes from Germany and the interrupted importation has sent We price up to double what it was before the war began. This rise in price has made potash too expensive for economic use as artificial fertilizers. "There is no necessity of Importing any potash into Oregon." said Professor Tartar. "By keeping the soils in the right condition and supplying them with plenty of humus we gradually can make available the unavailable potash now in the soils. There is as much as 2'i per cent of potash in the Upper Willamette Valley soils and about 2.7 per cent in the Lower Willamette lands. , In the red hilly districts there Is about 1 per cent of potash, and In Eastern Oregon soils about l'6 per cent. It is rare that any Oregon soil has less than 1 percent except, perhaps. In the beaver dam districts. The prob lem of the Oregon farmer Is not how to secure more potash from Germany for fertilizer .use, but how to unlock the potash supply by the proper care of the soil. "Farmers who are using potash now and are finding the price prohibitive would be surprised at the results that may be obtained by the use of lime. especially " with nitrogenous organic matter. There have been too heavy losses in the past by trying to use a properly balanced combination fertil izer. This is especially true of the more expensive crops, truck gardening and the like, for which potash Is mainly used. "The potash situation that has arisen probably will be a good thing in the end for the Oregon farmer. It will create discussion of the fertilizer ques tion and bring to his attention the most profitable methods of utilizing the fer tilizer values in our soils. Scientific and satisfactory cultural methods doubtless will be much more forcibly brought to the attention of farmers in this way than could be done in any other. It will lead the farmers to use those potash materials that we have at hand instead of depending upon an artificial supply. Barnyard manure also yields about 10 pounds of potash to the ton. Wood ashes have the highest pot. ash content of any of our products, yielding from 5 to 10 per cent. "There is also a possibility of a new source of supply being developed. This is the utilization of the large drifts of kelp that gather along the Oregon shores by burning the kelp and using the ashes, which are exceptionally rich In potash. The present deficiency in the usual supply of potash has stimu lated greatly investigation along this line. and. there is hope that we still may have what potash we need at a reason able expense, even if the European na tions do keep on fightinir." v EX-PORTLAND MAN IS DEAD John Tt. Smalles, Confectioner, Passes Away in Spokane. SPOKANE, Dec 19. (Special.) John R. Smalles, formerly a resident of Portland for 15 years died Wednes day in a Spokane hospital. Death was caused from Bright' s disease. For many years, Mr. Smailes was in the confectionery business in Portland, Fourth and Morrison. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew to manhood in Morrow County, where he taught school. In 1880 he went to LaForte. Cal., where he re sided eight years. There he was married In 1887 to Miss Julia Berry and went to Portla-nd. Irr 1904-he came to Spo kane where he has since resided. He is survived by his widow, a daughter, Esther, one brother in Seattle and a sister in Ohio. The funeral was held Saturday. SANDY GRANGE ELECTS CHIRCH BAZAAR PROVIDES $100 FOR CHARITY. Methodlata and Lutheran Plan Christ mas Celebration With Music for ThursdaT. SANDY. Or., Dec. 19. (Special.) At the meeting of Sandy Grange yester day 11 candidates received the first a.nd second degrees. In the afternoon the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Master, A. C. Thomas; overseer, Mrs. J. McKenzIe; lecturer, Blanche R. Shelley; steward, Joseph DeShazer; assistant steward, Mrs. J. Chown; chaplain, Mrs. J. Sinclair; treasurer, F. T. Morrison; secretary, James Bell; gatekeeper, William Bell; Ceres, Mrs. Robert Jonsrud; Pomona, Mrs. McKenzie; Flora, Mrs. Douglas. Sandy Grange closed its most pros perous year, having gained largely in membership and interest. - The Sandy Masonic lodge has elected and installed these officers for the ensuing year: Worshipful master. W. A. Proctor; senior warden. George II, Walte; Junior warden. R. I. Anderson; senior deacon, Edward Bruns; Junior deacon. Fred L. Proctor; secretary, C. D. Purcell; treasurer. W. V. Rogers; senior and Junior stewards, H. . Eddy and William Craswe!?. The church bazaar realized nearly $100. The granprers took dinner and most of the townspeople patronized the affair. The money will be used for charitable purposes and for the up keep, of the church. Delia Eddy, pres ident, and Clara Lcnnartz, secretary, were In charge. There will be a Christmas tree and entertainment by the Methodist Sunday school December 24. At the Lutheran Church a Christmas entertainment will be held December 24. The Con cordia chorus will sing selections. The address will be in English. Proctor & Straus, of Sandy, have a contract to supply 2,000.000 feet of lumber to rebuild the flume which was destroyed by a landslide last Fall. Falouf-c Project Being Inspected. PASCO. Wash.. Dec. 19. (Special.) Engineer CDonnell. of the United States Reclamation Service, and En gineer McCulloh, of North Yakima, ar rived in Pasco last night to Inspect the Palouse irrigating project. An ef fort has been under way for some time to bring Mr. O'Donnell here to look at the project. He is one of the principal engineers of the department in these matters, and it is tnought that an ln dorsement of the project by him will be of great assistance in an effort to procure an appropriation tor this project. ' 11 UOl LDDreciated 1 f or Christmas P r TraUSH & LANTIJ JLL-U PIANOS Are the best pianos in every respect that can be bought THOROUGHNESS Is the keynote of our manufacturing policy A1 1 1 5 pfWWfl "TJ B" "K WBWrt t LuJ XMbh BltfMMB GHbMMMM -XdfeUMfl JbsriMUCMK. M Bush & Lane Piano Co. 433 - 435 WASHINGTON ST. Corner Twelfth