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8 T1TE SUNDAXOKEGONIAN. FOItTXAND, 4UL.Y 10I3. in in. noun mm ia rr if idahq Part Ex -Representative Will Play in Election Holds In- . terest of Politicians. MR. SMITH ROOTED FIRMLY' jr Many Possible Candidates Named Who May Seek Mr. McCracken 'a Place If Mun From North Is Jf Xot Factor In Campaign. BOISE. Idaho, July 21. (Special.) Burton L. French, of Moscow, ex-Representative in Congress, has many Re publicans in this state guessing whether he will be a candidate for Congress in 1915. make thejrace for Governor or remain out of politics al together. Unpopular with the ring politicians who, in the last State Convention in J 90S, succeeded in defeating him for the nomination, Mr. French showed his strength with the people when, at the following direct primary election", he ran against the field and led his party's ticket. There is evident anxiety now, how ever, as to the action he will take. It Is udmitted that, should he enter the Congressional race, he will not only endanger the prospects of other aspir ants but he may demonstrate that he can "come back," Race Considered Grave prror. ' When the last session of Congress adjourned Mr. French retired to pri vate lif He had been a candidate in the Fall for United States Senator and was defeated. It has been said that this was the greatest political mistake he could have made. It is generally conceded even by his most bitter political enemies he eouicl have remained in Congress as lofts aa he desired. He did not develop, how- ever. Senatorial strength. Probably his defeat was due to a prevailing be lief on the part of the people he should have been content to" serve as Representative. . The Congressional situation as It now stands finds Addison T. 8mith strongly entrenched as senior Repre sentative and Robert M. McCracken aa junior Representative. Both are from Southern Idaho. Mr. McCracken Is from Boise and Mr. Smith from Twin Falls. Mr. French was from the northern part of the Mate. The north feels that it is en titled to representation in the lower house, it. therefore, will have several candidates in the field, some of whom are being groomed. Mr. McCracken Target Korly. These aspirants concede that Repre sentative Smith's seat is secure but they hope to unseat Mr. McCracken who has trouble on his hands before he has even attended a session. Left with the Held unlnvaded by Mr. French, aspirants to Representative McCracken's seat believe they can be now debating as to whether or not he may decide to come back. If he does there will be a lively contest on. Mr. Fench will have the disadvan tage ef being out of office nnd not in as close touch with his constituents. Aut when he waa defeated at the last ,t.l. j.iiin I i . thu ntnl. ,1 i A -in . . - . . - - - forget 'him two years later when they defeated his opponent, Thomas R. Hamer. Many of these candidates probably will find Mr. McCracken a harder man to defeat than they think. Opposed by many of the leaders, openly fought by the machine politicians, he won last Fall against the field and had votes to spare. If political signs mean any thing he will be a hard man to unseat once he is on record in Washington. He has many of the vote-getting qualifi cations of Burton L, French,' whom he succeeded, North May Offer Four. Political gossip here has It there are three or four prospective candidates in the northern part of the state. One of them is said, to be C, H. Potts, of Kotenai County. Mr. Potts Is now State Committeeman from that county as well as a member of the executive committee. He served a term aa State Senator and had much to do with drafting the direct primary law. E. E. Elliott, formerly Senator of Bonner County, now a resident of tho new County of Boundary, who repre sented Bonner County in the. House of Representatives during the 12th ses sion and was a member of the Senate during the last session, Is also said to have Senatorial ambitions. By many here he is looked upon aa the strongest man the north can produce. Senator Elliott is author of the drainage act and a member of the Irrigation and Drainage Commission. Speaker Conner Suggested. The third prospective Congressional candidate from the north is said to be A. II. Conner, also of Bonner County, Speaker of the last House of Repre sentatives and formerly a, member of the lower house from Shoshone County. It is said here that Mr. Con ner's candidacy depends upon the-ac-. tion that Lieutenant-Governor Taylor, also Of Sandpoint. will take with regard- to the Gubernatorial race, for Mr., Taylor Is strongly spoken of as a prospective candidate for Governor, Bonner County cannot claim too much. It ia said, and If the Lieutenant Governor runs for Governor, the Speak er of the House will not be a candidate for Representative in Congress.' WOMAN DIES AT 99 YEARS Mrs. Elizabeth Richards Passes at llorton After Illness of Year. HORTON, Or.. July 84. (Special.) Mrs. Elizabeth Richards, for more than a year confined to her bed by a, para lytic stroke, died here July 14 at 99 years of age. Until the stroke she had been in the best of health. For years she had been known as "Grand ma Richards" to a large number of friends.' She is survived by 26 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren a,nd one great-great-grandchild. Five children of her marriage to Wllsle Jay, who died in 1S50, survive: Simeon Jay, Blackley, Or.; Mrs. Matilda. Parker, Mlnersville, O.; Mrs. Amanda Baxter, Horton. Oc, and Lorenzo Dow and Martin Wilsie Jay, both of Pomeroy. O. A son from her marriage to Thomas Richards, George Richards, of Horton, also sur vives. NORWEGIAN SHIP HELD Portland Flouring Mills Allege Fail ure to load on Contract. TA.COMA. Wash... July 24. (Special.) On order of the Federal Court the Norwegian steamer Cuzco has been de talned in yort until after a complain rnninii nniii against the vessel and her owners, made by the Portland Flouring Mills Company, ia heard.- It Is believed to be the first order of its kind against a vessel in this harbor (or several years. Alleging that Its trade territory will be invaded by competitors through action of the owners or charterers of the Cuzco. tjhe Portland Flouring Mills Company, today obtained a temporary restraining order in the Federal Court preventing the Cuzco from being moved from Tacoina. harbor until the termina tion of the suit. Judge Cushman will hear the case Monday. The milling concern alleges that It contracted with W. II. Grace & Co. early in July for space on the Cuzco for 200 tons of flour for Coquimbo, Chile, or with optional change of des tination to Valparaiso at 111 P ton. MINISTER WIl.I, Ci:l.KBIt ATK O It Ul N AT 1 0 X A N IVKKMAHV, t Itev, Charles Uuinney, Pendleton. PENDLETON, . Or.. July 24, (Special.) .Rev. Charles Quinne. rector of the Church of the Re deemer, will celebrate the 3fith anniversary of his ordination Sunday. Rev. Mr. Quinney was ordained at Prince Albert, Canada. For a number Of years he carried the gospel to tho Indians, trappers and argonauts, who swarmed into the Northwest Jn search of goid. Mr. Quinney lias been In Pendleton for eight years. In a-ctlve charge of the Church of the Redeemer, The parish has Increased steadily in - n umerical strength and in Christian influ ence under hla guidance. t 4 but that the owners of the vessel have refused to load the shipment. FAIR BUILDING STARTED fOWUTZ CQINTY EXHIBIT TO BE HKLU SKITEMBEll 23-33. Preparations Made for Seventh Annual Show Are on More Elaborate Scale Than l.ual. WOODLAND, Wash.. July 24. (Spe cial.) The Woodiand-Cowlita County Fair, the only event of the kind in Cowlitz County, win be bigger and better than ever when tile gates open September 23.. 84 and 25. Work on the main building was begun this week and will consist of putting a second. story floor in. building a commodious iairway io reacn it, unit In.tillin.. It. ; : . ' . " ,lrjea. 11 V WlHdOWM 1 ft II I I . . . .. proper light. This portion will be devoted to h school exhibits, which are a new fea ture that promises to be one of the best. An addition will be made to th west side of the main bulldinir for th poultry display. There will be also a large number of sheds added for the accommodation of stock exhibits, as it was found last year that the tjuar. iers were inauequate. A new feature will be a double booth to display the premiums to b. iv This has been done to tiermii thrwo manufacturers and others who hu donated prizes the proper advertising of the .various goods offered aa premiums. WIFE BLAMED FC DEATH Mrs. John Knicesky Held In. Spokane on Murder Charges. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Julv 'it-in. cial.)-Mrs. John Knicesky, who came to wwis tjounty 18 months ago from Bohemia, Is being held in Spokane on a charge ot murdering her husband. The couple were married about six months ago after a courtship corre spondence. They are said to have had trouble on their honeymoon and she returned to the home of Tom .Rush, a farmer at whose horns she had lived for a year after coming to this country. Later a reconciliation was effected and the pair went to Elk. Wash., where th hus band was employed. A week ago he died. ' supposed v of polsou, and the wife was arrested as she was preparing- to return to the Rush home. I,.. I -- II J- ;" i-v f . y . . . J .-.,,.,....t:.,.. , ; . ...... . ... I ' - ' . - .. v ' " . . MANY RQAD5 BUILT Washington State and Coun ties Constructing 197 Miles, WORK NEVER SO EXTENSIVE Programmes Since January 1 More Than S2.000.00U, Much Store Exiected to Total and Be Added Before Tear Ends. pLTMPIA. Wash.. July 24. (Spe cial.) In addition to the $1,000,000 road building programme of the Washington State Hiirhway Department for this year. 30 Washington counties have un dertaken since January the construc tion of 197.1 miles of permanent high ways, of types ranging from; gravel to concrete surface, at a total cost of piled by Highway Commissioner Roy, indicating the greatest activity under ,the permanent highway act since its adoption in 1911. This compilation includes all plans which have received the approval of the department, which Is necessary be fore work can be undertaken. New plans are being approved almost daily, and a total expenditure considerably larger will Je shown before the end of th year. , These statistics do not include work being done by three counties under bond issues, nor expenditures from County road and bridge or road dis trlct funds. Sarraee Material Varied. Of the mileage for which plans have been approved the larger part of which work already is under construction. 112.S miles are to be of graver surface, principally In Eastern Washington. 29.1 miles macadam. 17.8 miles asphaltla nraoad, 1.8 miles bltulithlo, one mile asphalt 'and 33.8 miles concrete, the more expensive types of psving grow ing In favor In Western Washington. In Whitman County 11.8 miles will be graded only this year, the County Com missioners pledglncr their 1916 per manent highway funds for permanent surfacing in some type yet to be se lected, attempting the experiment of allowing a Winter's rain to park the road before attempting surfacing. In their permanent highway work this year counties to a considerable de cree are aiding the state, $428,190 of the expenditure going to build -76.4 miles of surfaced road on the routes of established state highways. This Includes 26 miles, to cost $109,291. on tKe Sunset highway; 18.8 miles, to cost $98,608, on the InUnd Empire highway; 6.9 miles, to cost $74,101. on the Pacific highway, and 12.6 miles, to cost $62,20 on the Olympic highway. Practically all the other surfaced roada constructed by the counties will serve aa feeders for the main trunk highways. Itemised Statement Made. The following statement prepared by Highway Commissioner Roy, gives the mileage and expenditure of each county, under plana approved by the State Highway Department since Janu ary 1: Connty, Admi .......... Benton . Chelan Clallam .... Plarke .,.-...., Columbia ... fowiits ....... Vrant (rays II arbor . Island . . .1 f f erson ....... Kins- Kitsap .,....... K tttitas Klickitat T.wls TJncoln ........ Okan i.n,, Pacific . Pen d'OrI!le . .m Pierce Mlle.fta. Cot. .. a.i .. . . . r..o .. (i . . 4.0 .. x.o .. 'i 'J ... m .. 4.0 i. .. is .. 2.'. 8 . . a. i . . 8.3 2 ' i ... l'J.a .. 4.8 .. 2 5 as .. 6.8 , .. 2.3 .. .. 14.3 136 . . 3.0 .. .o . . e .. 11.3 .. 13.7 40.819 .4'-t) 40.7-J7 12, L'Hl S 1.1 Til 1 3 U4D ;o to j i . sn 2;.f4T it.a 203, t13 13. -J13 3:t.M.-.i 'JO ll.V) .1 771 42..VI4 T.42J 2S. o S.4'10 R7.41MI 2..VS .V4) S-J.74rt 203.r.'.n 2 !..-.! 3H.ft.l8 kit.aoo 2.-1.1 IO 4S.03o JKait .... Fkamanla . . Snohomish . Spokane . Thurston .. . Walla Walla Whatcom . . Yfhitman . YaWma ... .7 Totals. . IftT.J f 1.S19.12X BRIGHTON MILL RUNS FULL Water Transportation for Lumber Is Expected Soon. ' BRIGHTON. Or July 24. (Special.) The big mill at Brighton Is running full tima and with a complete crew of men- Log grins operations along the Nehalem River have been active In several of the smaller camps in prep aration for the resumption of work bere and several hundred thousand feet of logs have been cut. Manager Thomas Watt has been to San Fran cisco to interest shipowners to take cargoes of lumber from Brighton and feels that his hope of water transporta tion for the product of the mill soon will be realized. The work on the south ietty at the Nehalem River will be completed with in six weeks and the water conditions are most favorable. In spite of the absence of freshets during the Spring-, which usually scour the bar to a' con siderable depth, the channel this year Is deep enough to allow good-slsea freight carriers to cross. NEW PUBLIC BATHS OPENED IN ROUND-UP PES DlUteXLUi AAXATORlCaC Men's Clothing Annoim BIG POOL ATTRACTS rndleton Formally Opens New $10,000 Natatorium. AQUATIC PROGRAMME HELD Immense Throng Cheers Ituildlng Committee at Iteeeptlon Preceding Presentation of Tank to CUT. Donations llnance Buildlns. rENDUKTON. Or, July 24 (Spa claL) Pendleton citizens turned out en masse last night to celebrate at Roundup Park' the dedication of the new 110.000 natatorium. built by pop ular subscription and a a000 appro priation by the City Council. An Immense crowd lined tho sides of the big tank more than a dozen deep when District Attorney Frederick W. Stlewer. on behalf of the special com mittee of the Commercial Association, which had charge of the natatorlum's financing and construction, made the formal presentation of the property to tha city. Mayor John Dyer, surround ed by members of the City Council, formally accepted A public reception preceded the presentation. The programme In cluded three diving and. swimming contests for men. boys and young women for prizes, an exhibition of fancy swimming and diving by Jimmie Fulton, of Portland, and a band con cert. Tank Supplied by Overflew. The tank Is one of the largest In this section of the country, measuring 50 by 100 feet Inside, with a maximum depth of nine feet at one end, running to a depth of three feet at the oppo site end. Provision was made for in stalling steam coils for heating the water. The tank Is supplied from the overflow of the city reservoir. Viewing the finished project last night the coterie of boosters who spon sored the scheme and worked dili gently to bring the plan to a success ful issue, were pardonably proud of the results accomplished, and in this pride tha whole city shares, aa the en terprise represents an undertaking in which & great many of the people have CITY. aohw4j nwr jruo. 1 cieff Our Clearance No Story to Te)lJust This: Beginning Monday Morning, You May Come to Our Store and Buy Any of This Season's Fancy Suits or Overcoats for i Regular Prices Up to. $45.00 Straw and Panama Hats Half Price Come Early in the Day if You Can C. J. Mathis & 147-149 Sixth St., Near Morrison NOTE-r-This is the first and only sale we have conducted this season, one. Everything goes- We carry no goods over from one. season particigiatcd. giving time, money and interest. Handing Committee Cheered. Although a few skeptics remained in the background when the call tor boosters was sounded Just a twelve month ago, there is none today who would routes to past misgivings as to tho ultimate sucrevs of the venture. Among those hardest to convince at first that the plan of an open-air nata torium was not too ambitious an un- rlertakinir for the town or an Imoracti- cal scheme have since proved Its most ardent supporters, and financial sup port has been generously and spon taneously srlven by alL The committee In charge of the building plans, which was lustily rheercd last night, wns composed of C. M. Bishop. Qeorge Hsrlinan. County Judge C H. Msrsh. I-eon Cohen. Dr. O. Hoyden and (1. I. laDow. . . PRUNE CROP IS URGE IOIMI POLK COl'.VTY' ORCHARD AVI LI, DE.IK THIS lK.tR. Maay Formerly Barren lilllalde Acres Are A'ew Prsaelns; Wealth for Orowcra, RICKREALL, Or., July Z0. (Spe cial) Hundreds' of acres of young prune orchards will come Into bearing In the Falls City, Dallas, Monmouth and ltlckreall districts this Fall, swelling the total yield of Talk County to the highest mark yet reached, according to a tentative survey of the leading dis tricts by drying-house men. The yield in Polk County this year will be normal, the growers claim, but the Increased acreage coming into bearing is expected to raise the total yield far above the average. A heavy foreign market has been de veloped by Polk County drying con cerns. Shipments were made last year to France, Oermany and Kngland, while orders from distant parts of the United States have aided la marketing the crop in advance. Prunes have been brought back to their original ground by recent land clearing in the country between Falls City and Dallas and in the regions sur rounding these towns. Several hills, too barren to raise garden truck or grain crops, have been converted into ideal prune orchards. The red soil is the best for prunes, as shown by the larger yields from the dark land in the western sections of the county. This soil compares favor ably with the widely known red soils of Tamhill County. In the Falls City district prunes are grown wholly on the red soil. CENTRALIA ROLL SMALLER Annual School Report Shows De crease From Previous Year. CF.NTRAUA. Wash.. July 21. (Spe cial.) J. M. Uayhue. superintendent of Centralia schools, and Oeorxe Barner. clerk of the School Board, today Issued reports for the last school year. The total enrollment was 1903. a decrease of iS. compared to the previous year. The average dally attendance Increased 31 over 1914. The total days absence showed a decrease of 6217. The per centage of attendance for the year was 8.2 per cent. Of the 50 teschers employed, all but eight will return. next year, two having been elected superintendents, one prin cipal of a high school, three having taken more remunerative positions in other high schools and two having gone to do grade work In large cities. AURORA WOMAN PASSES Mother of J. W. BeVkey, Prominent - Hopgrower, Die at 5 AURORA. Or.. July J4. (Special.) Mrs. Kilmer, mother of John . berkey. well-known hop-buyer of this place, died last night at Needy at 9 o'clock, tlie was about (3 years old. She returned from the cast only a few months ago. She is survived by three sons and four daughters. They are: John V. Brkey. Noah Berkey. Albert Kilmer, Mrs. John Hamilton, of Molalla: Mrs. Albert J. Smith, of Hubbard: Mrs. Kd ward Schoenheim. of Wanhougal Wash., and Slfi-s Anna Kilmer, of rceay. , No arrangements have as yet been made for the funersL Co. LIVESTOCK PRIZES LARGE 13,0O TO P1 DISTRIBtTKD I.KWISTON ETBIBITION. . AT Classes for lleraee. Cattle, Swine and tkc l Are Kateaalvc. and Many Pre salnssa Are OgfrH In Kaeh. I.EW1STON. Idaho, J-ly 24 (Spe cial.) The North wea Uvritork Asso ciation, which will hold Its exhibition at LewUton November ID-December 4. will provide $13,000 In premiums, sug cresting the magnitude of the event, which In four years has grown to rank In standard with the three other great livestock shows of the United States the Chicago International, the Kansas City Koyal and the one at Denver Secretary Smith, of ton association, has prepared a preliminary statement of the premium list showing the wide range of classification and sums to be allotted In all classes. In t . horse division are Shires, Belgians. Clydes dales, Percherons. grades, saddle, driv ing, standsrd. Army and thoroughbreds. In each classification six to eight pre miums are offered. In dairy lines the exhibition Is to give much prominence with a view of encouraging this industry. Jerseys. Holatelns, Ouernaeys, Ayrshirfes. grades and milking Shorthorns are Included In the classifications. The prizes in dairy lines run from $35 to 10. and the sweepstakes cow mill receive 1 100. In the beef classification and purebred classifications several hundred dollars Is to be allotted, a: ' this applies also to swine and sheep. The sheep classification embraces Cotswolds, Ulncolns, Shropshire. Ox fords, Hampshlres and llamboullleta. Advices received by the association show that there is much Interest among breeders : . the fat cattle, fat swine and tat sheep departments this year, and with improved breeding and feeding methods the competition prom ises to be stronger than any past year. The first prize on carlots of cattle will be 1300, second $200, third $100. In swine the first car-lot prize will be $250, second $IS0. third $10u. In fat sheep the first prize will be $250, sec ond $150. t'ttrd 100. PROMINENT HOOD RIVlilt MEN FAVOR, BENSON PROPOSAL. In Addition te Slate lean of Ten Mil. lion Dollars. County Jneae Wenld Aak National Assistance. HOOD RIVER. July 24 (Special.) The plans that have been suggested by la Benson and other members of the ad visory bosrd or the State Highway Commission have met with astonishing support in Hood River County. Uvea the conservative element loea not hesi tate to voice a hearty approval of the proposed $10,000,000 bond Issue. Of all the men who have discussed the campaign as outlined for submit ting the bond Issue to a vote of the people In the Fall of 191C. no one is more , emphatic In his commendation than K. O. Rlanchar, cashier of the First National Rank. "It is an abso lute necessity that w do something of this kind." said Mr. Blanchar. Truman Butler, vice-president and manager of the Butler Banking Com. pany. said: "We will make no mis take in working for this bond issue." "1 am heartily in favor of the pro posed bond Issue." alS S. A. Mitchell, vice-president and cashier of the Hood River State Bank. "So far as I have gone Into Mr. Ben son's plans. says County Judge Stan ton, "they meet with my support. I think the main roads should be built by the state. Furthermore. I believe that the United States should bear a portion of the expense where the high waya pass through the forest reservra Uus Miller, a rancher of the West Side, declarea: "They cannot vole the bond Issue any too quickly for roe. Kelso Highway Work l'rogret.sea. KKUSO. With.. July 24. (Special.) Airbrox - Btirdsal Company com menced Thursday laying macadam at the lower end of their two and a half mile section of the Pacific Highway Juki south of KM so. ami are working toward town. Wherever possiblo de tour roads have been opened up. but H&U, Haberdashery and it is a real to the next. along some strips of tho road, where this is not feasible, the road will be closed for hort periods durirw; the day when macadam is being laid. The company pl:ms to do everything pos sible to facilitate traffic P. N. Willis who Is building the portion of road. Just south of the Ambrore-Burdsal Company, received his caterpillar trsc tlon engine the flrt of the week and is making fat headway with work, lie will soon start distributing crushed rock. MR. LISTER TO VISIT FAIR (Governor Plans to Icavc for In spection of Inhibit August 10. OLYMPIA. lViBh, July 24. (Special.) Governor Lister will leave olmpia August 10, according to his present plans, for his delayed trip ef Inspec tion to the Wsshington exhibits at the San Francisco and San Diego ex positions. From California he will go direct to Boston to attend the annual Governors' conference. " The political storm In connection with the State Kxpoaitlon Commission, which resulted In Richard Seeiye Jonea being displaced as executive Commis sioner by Charles U. lielfucr. appears to have died down somewhat, but there has been a steady demand for the Gov ernor to inspect personally the work ot his Commission. HEAT KILLS FARM HORSES Following Period of Kicrpt lonally Cool Weuther Mercury Jump. POMKROY. Wash, July 21. (Spe cial.) Following a period ot excep tionally cool July weather, when maxi mum temperatures ranged In the TPs for II days, the mercury Jumped to T on Monday and kept climbing Until Wednesday it reached 97. The hot wave was accompanied by a parching wind from the northeast that caused the farmers considerable trou ble. Many horses working on combines dropped dead from overheating. Dclbcrt Anion Dies at Kcnncwlck, KENNKWICK. Wash, July 24. (Spe cial.) Delbert Ij. Amon. rancher, who died Wednesday afternoon, after an ill ness of nearly a yesr, waa buried Thursday afternoon. Mr. Amon was 44 years old and practiced law in Seattle until about a year a so. He leaves a widow and four children. How About THOSE TEETH THAT NEED FIXINQ Year rracUce Don't delay It. Time will add to the cost. My work Is the best. My methods the most approved by reputable dentists. You will have no regrets It you give me your work. Most Reaseaable Prleea. DR. B. L WRIGHT N. V. Cnrner Milk nan Washing ton. .Nertaneat Hlea. rheaee Main 1 IS, A 11. Offle Hear M A. M. to P. M. Ceaatiltatlea Free, gntir.nptTnio r H K C R I PT 1 0.4 S, aPKcirics. 1HITL KATKa. rnu-ifc.Ta. A HOMF.OP4THIO PHIRMIOI IN lHAHGg OF A THIIXU HOW CO PHsBHACItT, KND FOH CATAUMCb WOODARD, CLARKE & CO. Weed I ark H14a, trrwt ml Wmmt trUUaseV On, DR. B. L WRIGHT