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18 COUNTY FAIR AT GBESHAM CLOSES Races, Baby Show and Can ning Contest Awards Fea tures of Final Day. SPECIAL TROT IS FAST Tillamook Maid Makes New Track Record in 2:1 3 Addison Ben nett Has Hands Full In Picking Best Babies. The harness and running- races, clos ing of the canning contest and baby nhow, conducted by Addison Bennett, were the chief attractions at the Coun ty Fair grounds at Gresham yester day, and marked the successful end of the 10th annual fair. Incidental to these came the launching of the can didacy of George W. Stapleton for Governor, as one result of his hav ing won the burro race while riding "William Jennings Bryan." It was children's day, and the attendance was Iho record of the week. In the afternoon the mixed pace and trot was the first on the racing pro gramme and was witnessed by an en thusiastic crowd: The results were: Oakland Moore 4 3 2 Lena Patch 3 2 1 Burnwood ........................ 5 fi dr. Sunny Jim 14 4 Charlie Mack 2 13 Time, first heat, 2:22; second, 2:22; third. 2:20. Time, first heat, 2:22; second, 2:22; third, 2:20. There was a tie between Lena Patch and Charlie Mack, and another heat was trotted between them, Lena Patch being first and Charlie Mack second. Fast Time Is Made. In the free-for-all trot the record for time was broken in the first of the three heats, the time being 2:13, it be ing one of the best trots seen on the Gresham course. Tillamook Maid won in two heats. The results were: Indian Hal 4 3 3 Tillamook Maid 13 1 j C B 222 Hal 'Stewart.'."".'."."."."".'."."".".".".".'."."."."." 3 dr. Tine, first heat. 2:13; second, 2:18; third, 2:15. The pony race was won by Billy, with Trixy second. Mayor Stapleton was called to the race course by E. J. Werlein and pre sented with a tin horn and $1 in honor of his having won a race while riding the famous burro, "William Jennings Bryan." Remarks were made by Judge R. R. Morrow and Frank Grant, and Mr. Stapleton was nominated formally for Governor. Canning; Contest Interests. The canning contest which has at tracted wide attention, conducted under the auspices of the extension course of the Oregon Agricultural College, re sulted in the following: Fairvlew School, 89 points out of possible 100, first place; Russell ville School, second, with 84 2-3; Gresham School, third, with 83; Lynch School, fourth, with 80; Rockwood, fifth, with 76 1-6 points. "" The complete standing of the schools by points was as follows: Ruasellvllle Team work, 18 points; skill. IT; speed, 14; neatness, IS 2-3; product. 17. Total, 84 2-3. Gresham Team work. 17; skill, 18; speed, 12; neatness, 18; product, 18. Total, S3. Lynch Team work. 17; skill, loi; speed, 19; neatness, 17; product, 14. Total, 80. Rockwood Team work, 15 2-3; skill, 14; speed, 14: neatness, 16; product. 16. To tal. 76 1-6. Falrvlew Team work, 17: skill, l'H; speed, 20; neatness, 18; product, 17. To tal. 89 4. The baby show resulted as follows: For the prettiest baby under 1 year, premium won by Mrs. Sophia Hotvsedt, mother; best head of hair on baby un der 1 year old went to Mrs. William Stanley, mother; smallest baby, .won by baby of Mrs. Lulu Micklander; Mrs. Mlcklander's baby also took the prize for baby with best dark hair; best light head of hair, won by the baby of Mrs. George Hayden; baby of Mrs. Dee Lewis won prize for prettiest , dark eyes. There were about 20 entries and some confusion, but Addison Bennett man aged the affair successfully. - The total attendance of the week was not figured out yesterday by Secretary Gill, but it will run between 5000 and 6000. Manager II. A. Lewis said that the fair will pay all expenses. TIMBER CAMP DESTROYED Hamilton Creek Scene of Conflagra- tion Started From Stump Fires. HAMILTON CREEK, Wash.. Sept. 16. (Special.) Smouldering etump fires, fanned by the high winds of Wednes day. Thursday and Friday, started a forest fire here near the camp of the Hamilton Creek Logging Company, and swept toward the camp so swiftly that there was no chance to stop it and a loss of close to $800 resulted. The heavy loss is on the company's hunk houses, the timber hit being logged-off lands to a large extent, A mew camp is to be constructed. In the Poker Room. I Life. Country Hotel Clerk (to bell hop) Look in the poker room and see If Colo nel Slocum is ahead. If he is, page him and say he is wanted at the desk. He owes me $7. ELECTRICIAN DRIVES WITH FAMILY FROM DENVER TO PORTLAND TO MAKE HOME. A. MERRITTS MULE TEAM ' -- .. TIIE SOME TOP-NOTCH EXHIBITS AT MULTNOMAH COUNTY FAIR, CLOSED YESTERDAY. v CbZ37 Own THEATER GRANGE MADE UEILIG NEARLY READY FOR OR. PHEt'JI PRODUCTIONS. Separate Box Offices to be Operated and Scene Shifting; Apparatus Is Altered. Within a few days the Heilig Theater will be completely, in readiness for Orpheum vaudeville, which will be staged at that theater for four days every week, commencing Sunday, Octo ber 1. The stage is being rigged so that changes from one act to another may be made rapidly, as required in vaudeville, and by the end of this week every detail found in a perfect vaude ville theater will be in place at the Heilig for Orpheum shows. The Orpheum and Heilig will main AND GYPSY WAGO.N AS IT DROVE VP .. 9 w-VtT ',y V, W m OFFERED AT ' ' -l ''' I AW ' " sCeovsen . . ' ,t---v. v, k-A: viCU JT .v STJXDAY OREGOXTA. II : 7(rt2- FAMILY DRIVES WEST - H?Ct':-;5 W X IV 1 tain separate box offices. The Orpheum box office will be on the south side of the lobby and the Heilig ticket, sellers will hold forth on the north side. Work on the new box office is proceeding rapidly and this will be complete in a few days. The Orpheum box office will open next Sunday. It is understood that G. K. Jeffery, former president of the Portland Mu sicians' -Association, will be the leader of the Orpheum orchestra, which will be composed of 10 pieces. The big pipe organ recently installed in the Heilig will be used in all Orpheum shows and arrangements are being made to shift this instrument in the orchestra pit so that it will be more practicable for vaudeville entertainment. The Orpheum at Seattle, now man aged by Carl Reiter, former manager of the Portland Orpheum, will open next Sunday, and the same shtw will be presented here the following Sun day. The Orpheum will operate the Heilig every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and the remaining three days will be used for productions presented here under the management of the Heilig. - : " A SIXTH. STREET YESTERDAY. ................., PORTLAND. SEPTE3TBER Wagon and Mule Team Bring E. A. Merritt Here to Live. ONCE Man Says He Is Electrician, and Stranger Hands Him Card; Xew comers Healthy and Happy , After Trip From Denver. Driving two fat mules to a gypsy wagon which seemed to be alive with sun-tanned, healthy little children, E. A. Merritt came into Portland yester day afternoon and finished a nine weeks' trek across the Pacific states from Denver to Portland. Mr. Merritt has in his party with him his -wife, his mother-in-law, Mrs. E. A. Brenner, 75 years of age, and four chil dren, not to mention a wise-looking black and brown pup that answers to the name of "Buster." Ellen, the oldest child, is 7 years old: Bonnie 4, Dorothy 2 and Gene, the only other "man of the family" besides Mr. Merritt, isn't a year old yet. They have their wagon equipped with a stove and a miniature kitchen and laundry outfit, with a light sulky trail er to carry impedimenta, which they cannot handle conveniently in the wagon. Through the whole nine weeks on the road they were in the open, camping with their wagon at night. They were delayed at Montpelier, Idaho, for nearly three weeks, repairing the wagon which had broken down and the rest of the trip they took at leisure. The outdoor life evidently agreed witn tnem, ror rne wnole party are happy and fat. and the two mules that dragged the wagon look too fat almost to have been tugging in harness for nine weeks. Mr. Merritt Is an electrician and he Intends to make his home in Portland. "We will camp for a .couple of days with our wagon before we move into a house," he said, "and in the meantime I shall be looking for ar Job. While he was speaking a man stepped from the crowd and handing him card remarked: "If you are an electrician, look up that address as soon as you can. I think you won't have any trouble get ting work in Portland," and he turned and vanished into the crowd. "I think we are going to like it here remarked Mr. Merritt. and the four children and the brown and black pup grinned corroboratlvely. HATCHERY SITE IS SOLD E. M. Howell, Oregon City, Buys 10 Acres on Clackamas. OREGON CITT. Or.. Sept. 16. (Spe cial.) E. M. Howell, of Oregon City today bought at public auction the Clackamas hatchery site from the Gov ernment. comprising 16 acres of land on the Clackamas River near the mouth of Clear Creek, for $2200. C. S. Jack eon, publisher of the Oregon Journal who owns a tract adjoining the hatch ery site, and L. Adams. Oregon City merchant, were unsuccessful bidders. Bidding started at $300 and went up to $2200 in jumps of $100 each. Earle C. Latourette, an attorney, represented the Portland publisher et tpthe sale. Local real estate men say that $2200 is a low price for the property, j A single AnKora goat has been known ta yield- 0 pounds of wool at a shearing. 17, 1916. E THAN ARE WOMEN Scientists at Reed Report Fair Voters Seldom in Fa vor of Changes. PORK BARREL CONDEMNED J. Allen Smith, Washington, Elected President and J. D. Barnett, of Oregon, Treasurer Coast Association Is Formed. Political scientists from all the lead lng Institutions of higher learning on the Pacific Coast met at Reed College yesterday and discussed various tODlcs of most vital interest to the voters of Oregon, Washington and California, and all those interested in National or world politics. The Pacific Coast branch of the American Political Science Association opened the first session of its third an nual meeting at 10 A. M. in the as sembly hall of the Reed College Arts Building. J.. Allen Smith, of the Uni versity of Washington, presided, and the first paper, the president's ad dress, by David P. Barrows, of the Uni versity of California, was read by J. R. Douglas, his assistant. "War's ChanKn Pointed Oat. President Barrow's paper was a bril liant treatment of the changes in the British government produced by the war, accompanied by remarkable pro phecies of probable radical reformation Which the conflict would bring abo'Jt in the future. He said that the war had greatly weakened the power of the House of Commons, and was break ing down the ministerial cabinet. The total secrecy policy of the min istry has been demoralized on account of its great size and the burning issues of the war have made it impossible to Keep its movements concealed from me puoiic. ne assertea. It has even treen necessary to pass regulations pro venting the British press from publish ing tne revelations of cabinet members The impossibility of the ministers Keeping each other all informed con cerning the movements of each of their departments and the formation of ii-ter-departmental boards have done much to demoralize the working of citumei. ana us lunctions nave resolved themselves into the hands of a verv few men who unofficially form an inner cabinet, it was brought out. Demand for Share Predicted. The unifying influences of the war. Dr. Barrows prophesied, will force a new imperial 'constitution on Great Britain at the end of the war. The heavy financial burdens incurred will make direct taxation of the dominions a necessity. If the dominions are taxed they will also have to be represented in the British Parliament, or a great super-Parliament which will be formed. India, too, will probably have to be taken into consideration in this plan. Dr. Barrows address was followed by a paper on the American pork bar rel by Chester C Maxey, of Oregon Ag- ricuitural College. Mr. Maxey first carefully defined and analyzed the bar rel and then proposed his cure. "Log rolling and the pork barrel are soma times confused." said Mr. Maxey. "Log- rolling is a sporadic trading of votes between Congressmen, but the pork barrel is a consummate system by which the United States Treasury is annually looted and turned over to per sonal and organized Interests. Its ex istence is due to a desire for appro priations for local and personal inter ests. If a Congressman is to be re elected, he must do something to im press his constituents. System. Not Men. Blamed. Almost the only way that a first- term man is able to do this is by ob- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PASTOR MEN MOB RADICAL CHURCH OFFERED HIM. 4 "OX. -NVx j ; . . .v y - i U .XsiMsaw.. 'W - - - i y if i : 7 . r,- fa I - ' ' - , ST I - K B I -. v 'A 1 ff- . 'i Hi II If . - : N DR. IIL'GII K. WALKER. Dr. Hugh K. "Walker, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Long Beach, Cal., reached Portland yesterday afternoon and he will occupy the pul pit at the Westminster Presbyterian Church this morning and tonight. Dr. Walker recently receivedV a call to Westminster Church and his present trip is to look over the conditions here. He will leave the city next Tuesday morning for his home in the South and will make known his decision after his arrival there. Dr. Walker has been with the Long Beach church more than two years. Prior to that time he was Pastor of a leading Presbyterian church of Los An geles for more than 14 years. He also was pastor of a prominent church in Atlanta. Ga.. for a time, but was compelled to make a change because the climate there did not agree with, the health, of lira.-Walker, - NOTABLE AUDIENCE TO HEAR DOBSON CONCERT Entertainer Is Declared to Have Wonderful Faculty of Putting Listeners Into Proper Receptive Condition for Enjoyment. " 5 J1 TOM 0' NE of the most representative au diences ever gathered together in this city will attend the song re cital of popular Tom Dobson which takes place at the Masonic Temple to morrow evening. This from a casual glance over the known list of people who have purchased seats. At Mr. Dobson's recitals at the Punch and Judy Theater in New York it was al ways noticed that many people emi nently prominent In social and National affairs were scattered among tbo au diences, many oi whom the young artist met personally and with whom he has since formed several warm friendships. Tom's lovable personality, so familiar to his Portland friends, has always doubtless been a strong factor in making his concerts such successes, for it is immediately felt by everyone in his audience. He just sits calmly and quietly at the piano, his fingers wander over the keys a moment: then he may glance up and smile; that's all, but his listeners Instinctively know there is a smile in the song that is coming. By the same suggestive play of emotions he carries everyone along wlth him. sometimes breathless with suspense. sometimes dreaming of things beautiful and charming and then again facing a life's tragedy, or tainlng an appropriation for his dis trict. This is something tangible. His constituents see that he has done some thing tangible for them if he obtains a postoffice or obtains a useless mili tary post for them. Cupidity of the voters forces the , pork-barrel system on the legislator. Party tactics also necessitate that the faithful states be COMES TO LOOK OVER PORTLAND DOBSOX. teasing a little child at play. He has the power to put his hearers in th receptive mood so essential to their own enjoyment of the hour and that is largely the secret of his triumphs. His programme tomorrow night will be a3 follows: "Da Droben auf Jenem Berg. .Old German "Schweslerleiii" Brahms' Volkslied "Lucia" Luxzi "Kathleen O'More." "Monday, Tuesday".. Arrftncrftl by HiiKhea "Long. Long Ago" ..Arranged by Bayly "Wenn Schlanke Lllien Wundeilen" (Kel ler!. "Post Im Wnlde" M"Jruipe, Cit ronen falter In April iMorlke) VVeingartner "Knabe unci Vellchen." dea "Knaiien Wun- derhorn" Erich-Wolff "Anacreon'a Grab" (Goethe). "Anf Einer Wanderung" (Morike) Hugo Wolf "Apporte mea Cristaux Doreea (Lea flo ras) Rhene-Baton "Ii Pleut del Ptaales dea Fleura (d'Etel.. . SamalQ "Phillls," "Pholoe." Etudes Latines (d Llale) Harm "Rldonami la Cnlma (Riccl) Toatl "Apparixlone" (14tH c-ntury S.hlnd:er "The Oreen Rlv-r" OViuKlas). "On (he Seaahore of Endlesa Worlds" (Tajire). "W(er Colors" (odes of Confucius) M) "On a Screen." (2) "The Gdallwque." (3) "The Highwaymen." (4) "To a Young Gentleman" Carpenter "The Word" (Maserleld). "Grafton St.." "Weatland Row," "The Rivals." (Steph- ena), "Yasmln" (KleckT) Iobson "Treat Me Nice" (Dunbar) Carpenter "Is Yo" (Stanton) Bond "The Busy Child" ( Pc abody ) . . Chad oourne "Doctor Koater" ...Hunhes "Cautionary Tales" (Belloc) LWimann rewarded with pork and the doubtful ones nursed with it. Omnibus legisla tion makes the gratification of the de sire for pork easy. Congressmen are not to blame. It is the system of ap propriations which is at fault." As a remedy for the pork barrel dilemma Mr. Maxey suggested the sys tem of an executive financial budget, prepared by the President and his aids. Congress could vote on the budget and reduce any Items, but would not be al lowed to increase the appropriations in any way. "This will be impossible." lie said "until we have a vigorous President backed by an overwhelming public sentiment in its favor, as Congress will be exceedingly loath to give over its powers of appropriation." Representation Is Criticised. The morning session closed with an Interesting paper on the practical ap plication of the social sciences, deliv ered by E. C. Kobbins. of the Univer sity of Oregon. A striking revelation of how legis lation in the state of Washington was made unrepresentative by the distribu tion of its electoral districts was made by J. Allen Smith in the afternoon ses sion. Professor Smith said that Washing ton was districted in such a manner that the rural districts could control almost all legislation. He averred that the legislation which most effects Se attle, Tacoma and Spokane is intro duced and passed by legislators from the so-called "cov" counties of the state. William F. Ogburn told the scientists what women voters think of political and social questions. Statistics gathered by Dr. Ogburn and one of his students revealed that women were more apt to be conservative in their voting than men. Women were more loath to vote in favor, of appro priations than men and were less in favor of large changes in governmental methods. Although many immigrant votes were cast in favor of enfranchis ing the women in Oregon the women were more in favor of disenfranchising the immigrants than the men were. The prohibition measure was the only one out of 26 measures voted on at the last election in which the opinion of the women radically differed from that of the men. Even in matters which concerned the home, education and eight hours a day for women, the women were prone to be more con servative than the men. Men proved more radical among the working classes. Other papers delivered were: "Pro portional Representation," William S. U'Ren. of Portland, and "Civil Service and Industrial Employment." by ex Commissioner Brewster. The second paper showed that the civil service con ditions in Portland were far more fa vorable than in most other large cities. A business meeting was held imme diately after the afternoon session. J. Allen Smith, of the University of Wash ington, was elected president: Alvin S. Johnson, of Leland Stanford Univer sity, vice-president: J. R. Douglas, of the University of California, secretary, and James D. Barnett. of the Univer sity of Oregon, treasurer. The scien tists also adopted a resolution with drawing from the American Political Science Association and reorganized as the Pacific Coast Political and Social Science Association. It will meet bian nually in the future. Belgian Women Coming Here. ROTTERDAM, via London. Sept. 16. The steamer Nieuw Amsterdam sailing yesterday carries 50 Belgian women and children, who go to join relatives in the United States. They were as sembled in Belgium and brought here by the Rev. . Deville, of Chicago.