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v Government Uses Trees arid Green Paint Freely in Fort ; Stevens Worl(.; U (SDScill to Tha Jonrnat .1 Fort Stevcna, Or., Dec. 8..The entire garrison force, about 300 soldiers, are engaged for one week, commencing to- taay, m planting trees and perennial jahrubs about the reservation at Fort Steven. . This Work fulfill a threefold .purpose. ' It la a slmplet, yet very effec. siive, method of conoeallne- and disruia lng the" location of all batteries, observa 5 non towers, important storehouses, etc. spy narmonuing the surroundings. : Thin metiioa of obscuring i fortifications J further carried out by painting all con . atructlon a neutral green and covering the roofs of many structures with a thin , layer of gravel. Some buildings are . painted In variegated hues to resemble I a cnanging landscape effect ; By the system of reforestation the natural beauty of the post Is greatly enhanced and the preservation, combined with-gradual increase of forest growth, ,i la. assured. Along the sandy water i front It serves the admirable purpose of acting as a binding agent for the shift ing sands, -thereby preventing sudden changes due to drifting; also. It acts as , an excellent reclamation project for the many acres built up by. the jetty con atructlon. Since the Jetty has been t started over 1000 acres of new land have t been added to the state of Oregon by I- J111 1 .- . XI A 1 1- I tiio Auimgj in process nat. . is. uLiiins; place on the south side of the Jetty. . Army authorities contemplate the build' ir.R of new fortifications on this newly v constructed land, as it would place the ' defenses more nearly at the mouth of the river. Work at Point Adams. A greater portion of this reforests tlon is being done at Point Adams, the location of an , abandoned lighthouse . built In the '60a With the exception of the destruction of windows and light framework due to the firing of a new : battery of 10 Inch rifles, the old struc ture remains Intact, presenting a sturdy ; front to wintry storms and gales, with velocity aa high aa 70 miles an hour. The framework of the building Is of un usually large timbers conveyed to the - present site of the lighthouse by boat. The Interior construction Is all red cdar. Though the old lighthouse was at one time actually on the very spot whert tha Columbia entered Into the ocean, the action of the Jetty has placed th river a full mile away and its mouth over three miles distant; more over, there are now many acres of beach land In the intervening space. One of the oerennlal shrubs that ex ..purlmentatlon has proven most effective as a sand binding agent is the Scotch - broom. Thla plant has a most interest . Ing history at Fort Stevens. Story of Bootoh Broom. It was first Introduced Into this sec. tlon of the country over 40 years ago by a rancher named Hobson, who re ii nil on th Rldae road, about four miioa below Stevens. It has a brilliant yellow blossom and he used It for the adornment or his nower gurueu. first growth Is very slow, seemingly the first three yeara being confined to the growth Of a long tap root that seeks h inwer water levels. Mr. Hobson's flowering ahrub'a growth was very ? rapid. The broom spread rapidly to an adjoining field where sand had formerly : been the only crop proaucea. Many years later Mr. Haegardt, en '. glneor in charge of the Jetty construc tion at the moum or tne river, wan con fronted with a most perplexing problem. The sand was constantly drifting over Ms newly laid railroad tracks. Artifi cial sand breaks were of no avail. No plant could be found that would thrive In such an unstable element. One day he passed Hobson's ranch and chanced to observe the new plant He examined It curiously and quickly noted that It 1 aDnarently thrived best In sandy forma tion. His problem was solved. Return ing with some of the seeds and planting V he had the satisfaction of noting in few years that nature was providing a perfect bulwark In the shape of Scotch broom from the further encroachments of drifting sand. Probably the most Important fact In connection with this imported shrub is that grasses and other vegetation free ly thrive In- the. shelter It affords. Cattle are seen grazing where formerly only sand dunes existed. As a rule they avoid the broom, but have been observed eat it occasionally. Colonel Stevens, the new commanding fflcer at Fort Stevens, Is personally supervising the work going on during the present week. V to THE OAK MINE NEAR GRANTS PASS BONDED (Special to The Journal.) Grants Pass, Or., Pec. 8. A. 3. Me Corkle and WaB. Sherman have bonded from O. A. Baker and G. Buell , the Oak mine, six miles north of Grants Pass, Or.,' located , on t the divide ' between Grouse creek and Jump-Off Jo creek, on Grouse Creek road. The Siskiyou electric power 4 line runs through the property, which r consists : : of three claims. . There is mining timber in abundance on the property, (i ' . There are over 1000 feet of under ground work on these claims. , One 100 foot cross-cut tunnel ' has . cut ' three ledges. f . . ;. . '' ,. ... ... w..-1 The property Is ' equipped with ' one 20 horsepower gasoline engine,, one IS horsepower compressor, one 29 horse power, hoisting engine, and a . Moore pump, With No. 2 Murphy drills. It Is also well equipped with blacksmith out fit carrying drill, press, dies, and all other .necessary equipment:- also Iron rail tracks and 1000 pound Truax cars. The property Is also equipped with bins so arranged -that the ore Is handled by gravity from the mine to the bins, and from the bins to wagons for shipping to .the railroad. G. A. Baker, who has had charge of the property during Its development, Is an old Cripple Creek miner. .. This bond was taken for 18 months on a slid ing scale. If the property Is taken over In. 18 months the purchase price Is to be $80,000; If taken over In 12 months the purchase price la to be 825,000, and If taken' over In six months the pur chase price la to be $20,000. This property is close to the Gold Drift property," which was recently purchased by A. J, McCorkle. bis two sons, and W. B, Sherman.. ONTARIO LEAD MINE IN SHIPPING CLASS (Special to The Jaanl.) Kellogg, Idaho, Dec. 8. After years of prospecting and spending a small fortune. Senator Jonathan Bourne fin ally has more than a slight chance to bud forth as a lead baron, his mine, the Ontario, in the Coeur d'AIenes, hav ing turned out rich In silver-lead. From prospect It has become a "shipper," the ambition of every prospect owner In the district. The work of developing the property waa placed under the direction of the Bunker Hill & Sullivan company, the biggest silver-lead producers in the dis trict. Late In the fall a vein of pure galena was encountered, ore which needs no milling before it is shipped to the smelter. This vein, while about 12 Inches In width was sufficient to war rant the operation of the mine. A large quantity of milling ore was also struck. Tta low grade ore Is being run through the Silver King mill, which started op eration December 1. Until the strike was made in the Ontario the mill had been idle for several years. THE OREGON 1 DilLY' 'JOURNAL'; PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, ' DECEMBER ;X 1911. . 3 LIWILL uV2QYEARS ONE ACRE RAISES 300 OF SACKS POTATOES Britain's inquiry Into Cause of High Prices Is to Be ... Thorough. (United Pre Leased Wire.) London, Dec. 8. The promised gov ernment, Inquiry Into the High cost of living in Great Britain which haa been promised by Premier Asquith will be thorough, and probably will take the board of trade two years to complete. The entire country haa been divided Into areas, With an expert assigned to each. Forms will be supplied to be filled out, one dealing with rents, the second with groceries and fuel and the third with meat The experts and their assistants will fill in hundreds of thousands of these forms, from which will be gathered practically complete tabulation of the nation's poverty. The board of trads will then be in a position to unravel the mystery of the difference between the cost of production of any given article, tne w&oiesaie price and the retail price. BIG ORCHARD PLANNED IN THE DUFUR SECTION (Special to The Joornal.) Duf ur, Or., Deo. 8. The Duf ur Or chard . company has 70 men engaged in preparing land and planting fruit trees near Dufur. The company has started a large -orchard, aald to be the largest In the state, ultimately covering 4500 acres. The work would require 216, 000 apple trees. It is estimated that about S00O acres of land In this vicinity have been Bet to fruit trees, large areas Just coming into bearing. Between Dufur and The Dalles about 1000 acres of peach trees have been planted. Cherries and pears are aiso Deing cultivated extensively. OPEN CLUB QUARTERS E WITH ARMING (Special to The Journal.) Eugene, Or., Deo.- 8. After, a red hot campaign for members, lasting for nearly a week, during which perhaps a hundred new names have been! taken, the Eugene Commercial club will hold a housewarmlng in Its new quarters this evening. .The' rooms have. been fitted up In a . most . elaborate manner and people who have visited the club In various cities of the northwest de clare the quarters of the local club the finest In the state outside of Portland. The clubrooms include a large lobby, a combined assembly .room and ladies' room, separated ' by . folding doors; : a cardroom, a billiard room, bowling - al leys, a room for the promotion depart ment and all the accessories that go to make up a well regulated Commercial Club. ' . ''.' - v :rr :. ;. - : On th date of the ' housewarmlng, the rooms will be open to the publto from 2 to t o'clock In the afternoon and In the evening a reception and ban quet will b held. Leading cittsena of Eugene and several outside men promi nent in the affairs of the state have been invited to speak. Among the vis itors will b Carl R. Gray, president of the Oregon Electrlo railway, which Is building . toward Eugene, and C C. Chapman, manager of the promotion department of the Portland Commer cial club. , SHOV GIRL S NOTES BAB BY COURT . Letters Written to Stokes by Miss Graham Not to Be Introduced. Smoke Queen Quality tobacco. Save the labels. See 187 Jrd. i Take your friends to Oaks Rink. New York. Dee. 8. Sensational let ters, alleged to have been written to Millionaire W. E. D. Stokes by Miss Lillian Graham, who, with Miss Ethel Conrad, Is on trial here for shooting Stokes, will not be introduced at the aBSgSBSg III ...If1,1 i-J-UJ l trial, according, to a ruling ; made by JusUoe Marcus, f who,! .on hla own motion and over ;the protests of the attorneys for the defense, struck from the record the ( redirect testimony of Stokea. . ' , i, Juatloe Marcus held that wtth thla testimony eliminated,- the continuation of the cross examination ot Stokes was unnecessary. The girls will probably testify to day. The motion of the defense to have the charges - against them . dis missed waa overruled. Only On "BBOXO QXTimUXW That Is LAXATIVE BROMO QIJININU. See signature of E. W. GROVE. Used World over to Cure a Cold In One Day. 2 So Antoplanoa rented 17 per month, free dray-age, free musto rolls. Player pianos from 82(5 npward. KOHLER A CHASE. -878 Washington Street Five Minutes Sometimes Make A Big Dilference If You Are Suffering the Tortures of Indigestion and Have to Walt Until Someone Runs to the Drug Store for a Box of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Tree Trial Package. The instant relief afforded poor over- ouraenea siomacns Dy tne use or a Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet should be a reason for constantly keeping: a box on nana at home and at tne office aa welL Two Instances of the exceptional fer tility of the soil near Sara, Wash., are related by William Griffith, an old veteran of the Civil war residing in that vicinity. Mr. Griffith is In Port land visiting old friends and working n the interests of the missionary de partment of the Seventh Day Adventist church. On one eighth of an acre of ground Mr. Griffith's son-in-law, George M. Johnson, raised 44 tied sacks of pota toes weighing about 80 pounds to the sack. This would be equivalent to about 800 sewed sacks to the acre, an exceptionally heavy yield. Another farmer who purchased his and but recently, paying $800 for 10 acres of uncleared land, cleared a little over four acres. On four acres of this new land he raised over 1000 aacks of potatoes. He worked the land very well and used a small amount of fertilizer. Hotel Langlois Opened.. . Langlola, Or., Dec. 8. The new Hotel Langlois, Or., Dec 7. The new Hotel Langlois has been opened by E. M. Pit ; ner. Langlois is the town In the north ern part of Curry . county which was . burned a little over a year ago and Whtoh has been rebuilt. The hotel was built by a stock company of Langlois men and is a model place. It contains about 24 rooms and Is finely furnished. , Although In a town Isolated from other places and In the center of an unde- veloped country, the hotel is as modern ' as would be found In any of the Oregon cities. i t A Good Time Toniaht - To select your piano or Vlctrola for Christmas. Open evenings. Sherman, , Clay tc Co., Morrison at Sixth. f ' Ml Collapsible drinking cups gratis with . ' each purchase. Our windows show list ' of Chrlstmaa presents. Archer & Wig' t ' gins Co., Sixth and Oak. The Oregon Poultry and Pet Stock as sociatlon are now holding show at Third f and Pine streets. Admission 26 cents, pen until Saturday. Whooping . Cough croup "TkSTHMA rnur.HS BRONCHITIS CATARRH COLDS A dents. taf and ftcctu INumenl for bros- tblsltrauMM.aoi41ai draft- Viporlzea Crew- Ian mom im Mroirim ( Wsooplnt Oraik snl relleMS Cronp at enee. It to a ttm to tuftran ft om Arthma, Tke sir feaeans nmglv aallM. ric, iMplied with mry brth, mtkai bmikirg aar i Motbn tk Mia throat tba eoaf b, anorlai itufal alfbta, It Is lavaluble to swtbara wlto yeting cBlldran. . Sen4 at pot til for daaerltitlra booklet. All. DRUGGISTS. Tf CrfM Antlitftk fhrma ttUn far tbe irritated Utroet. They are slmele,eSectl sad latlieMle. Of vbi r dnurt'it or Boat sia, Sot la ataaipa, Vapo treioleco Co. 1 tartlaadt St., n. T. raaaaaaBBaaaaaosvM IL KING AND ALMONER GET CHANCE TO EXPLAIN (TTnltrd Prms Leased Wire.) Washington, Deo. 8. John D. Rocke feller and hla philanthropic agent, Rev. Gates, were formally presented with an opportunity to tell their side of the sen sational stories of the Merrltt brothers, when Chairman Stanley of the house steel trust investigating committee for warded them Invitations to do so. The committee will resume its heatings next Monday. The charges of the Merritts that Rockefeller, through the agency of Gates, defrauded them out of millions of dollars worth of mining property created a nation-wide sensation, and a statement from Rockefeller Is eagerly awaited. r Tba Stomach Walcomaa Quick Rettaf. A Stuart's Tablet not only aids diges tion but it actually does the digesting Itself. In other words it furnishes exactly the same elements for the di gestion of food as the natural Juices of the stomach. The stomach, therefore. Is not called upon to do any of the work except to churn the Juices furnished by the taciet ana then push the digested food along into the intestines where It will be still further digested and the strength taken up by the blood to be i carried to the muscles and nerves of the body. So by taking a Stuart's DysDeDsIa Tablet after a meal -ou give the stom ach the rest it needs in which to mend Itself and grow well again. And you aDSOiuteiy prevent i.ie souring or any food, the formation of any poisonous gases, belching, foul breath or constipation. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have done more for humanity and have caused more rejoicing than any other one agency that can be named. Every druggist everywhere sells and personally recommends Stuart's Dvs- pepcla Tablets. The price is 50 cents per box. If you first wish to try them a sample package will be aent free if you write to F. A. Stuart Co., 160 Stuart Bldg., Marshall, Mich. Ia in ' O and R iiits9 overcoa aincoats at n Nowhere caB they be equaled at the price; nowhere else can you find the same wear-resisting qualities, the warmth, the fit and the satisfaction that you find in them. It takes a lot of looms to supply the thous ands of yards of fabrics that go into Moyer $15 clothing; it takes a lot of tailors to make it ready for our counters. It's the big handling by us that gives you the high quality at the low price. When You See It in Our Ad, It's So FIRST AND MORRISON FIRST AND YAMHILL F I V EST ORES SECOND AND MORRISON MO 87 AND 89 THIRD THIRD AND OAK For Women with Sensitive Feet M "II Price $4.00 Dr. Edison Cushion Shoe The Cushion In the sole, unseen, unnoticed, (rives a toft, springy bed for the foot. It protects against cold and dampness, and ab sorbs the jar of walking on hard floors and pavements so injurious "'..I..'' .V.,'.. i I ., l . k I : to sensitive nerves. f ' If 'your feet trouble you , :.; , If you get tired easily . the difficulty may be in your shoes. Wear a pair of Dr. Edison . Cushion Shoes and see how refreshed you feel, t v ' KAfTr MorrisonStat 7th lYiyi LxTl l lO New Location!: me buns for ma! SI BBSS " ' ' '" iikcrilers Cut Out the Test CouponBring to 1 1 1 Fpurth St and Have a Fine Piano Sent Home Why Is it Done? As has been stated, during the past year Graves Music Company haa sold three times as many pianos aa during the year before. During the coming year this record is to be doubled. A modern piano business must be continually advertised. Pianos from Graves Music Company last a lifetime. New buyers must be found, therefore when so many new families come to the state almost daily, it is necessary for an institu tion such as ours to keep constantly before the public. We want to deter mine where it pays best to advertise. We are willing to pay money to find this out Thus we pubhsh the adver tising test certificate herein which calls for $40. It is good for so much actual cssh, and will be accepted by us as the first payment for any piano in stock. We have marked down all our pianos. Nothing reserved a gen uine price-reduction sale. Select your piano, present your cou pon and have a fine piano sent home at once. , But even this is not all the induce ments we now offer. If you choose to pay cash, in addition to the cou pon, when you select your piano, we pay a premium of $1 for every dollar that you pay. .. .. - 1 l ; !' '' ' "' .; , ', '' l ' " 1 ' ' ' .Remember, the sale fs now In prog ress. If you have no piano, come right away. ;': If you wish to order by mall, we assure you , that we will make most careful and painstaking selection. We ship instruments subject to examina tion and trial. All money , that has been paid for the instrument will be refunded if on receipt of same it is not found in every way satisfactory and as represented, Bsar la mind that tfeasa pianos ars tha lataat, pacimny ssisotsa uistnimants from tas nation's fozamost Ba worthy makss. t li la tha Coupon it u oholoavt, hrand-nsw, aa. ssa most trnn- in mfnd that von nad miV. tin v . m rtlslnr tast ooupoa whan you salaot tout olano. Kara a tha sams as oashi CUT IT OXTT coTrposT 1 A" Pa.rt Payment for any new piano, wnen presented on jjijl B or befora December 23, 1811.- Bring- this coupon to ua Sfti K,y ' at onca. Select any piano In our sale. We will accept 5r ! . & th coupon as so much actual cash on the piano that Qi Special Premium Offer $2 for $1 payment, we hereby offer to Issue a receipt for Sa foa Is paid an to the amount of tha ooupoa published here-" Brlna; la tha la order to make It an object to any on who wishes to pay more than ma required nrsa payment, we nereay oner to issue a receipt : wwmrj aojjwr uil with. BXAMK.S Brlnf In the coupon and ret receipt for $46. coupon and per SS cash and a-et reoeiot for Sso. Brine; ooupon, pay 810 cash and eat reoeipt for $60. Brine; coupon, pay $15 cash and fat reoeipt for $70. Bring- coupon, pay fao cash, and set receipt foa $ao. Brlna; coupon, pay fas cash, and fat receipt f or $90. ' Bring .ooupon, pay $30 oasa, and tret raoelpt for $100, etol Bever ag-ala will It ha ao easy to ret a fine, warranted, sweet-toned durable ptaao, aa now. . Bear la mind, that any balance remaining- unpaid, can be settled In ; monthly payments of $a. $10 or $8, or any r"atcr amount that may best suit the oonrealenoe of tha purchaser. , ,. , f, ...... hi innnnstBM en sic are piamiy maraea at tae reaacea lowest cssh -nms wiu seoure me same cesa prices, hut will pay . price. 1 Those burins on 'simple interest on deferred payments. Bear in mind that our piano prices are much lower than any In this or ' other city. Bverrthina reduoad. We da not huva to AmnnA itorathav : upon our piano department for our profits. Thla Is only .one of fifteen da. partmenta In the Cmres Btuslc Oompany'a great muslo house. Bvery Instrument In this sale ts unconditionally warranted In k trery respaot. 'v. .... . Bo more beautiful planoe hava aver bean on display la Portland than era here lust now. Bo rreaiaa variety has ever been ahown. , Bio lower prloea tf ever so low. . t. , , : -.'r w Study These Figures We want to sell at least 120 pianos before the close of this year; we want 120 additional enthusiastic and loyal friends for Graves Music Co. For $148 you can now se ; cure here fine new piancs which have never been sold for less than $250; $167, $183, $189. etc. will secure such grades as were never to be obtained heretofore , for less than $300, $350 and $375. , Ask particularly to see ; a magnificent $400 style, now $274. ; and .i, the plainer cases, same make, $255. $8 a month buys them, while the less ex pensive styles go at $6 and $5 a month. ' ; , Sale prices on the very fan ciest $450 and $500 styles are now $298 and $327. Pay as best suits your convenience. - u inis sai we are anztoua to sell a lot of player pianos. We want tnem cut of tha way before Inventory. Bay -om flayer Piano of Graves Muate Co, Our prices are rednoed and ear terms ot p r meat aaeler than elsewhere. Karin tiiie adTarttalna test sale cur store will be oroea day and sir hi. We here ao time to losa. Again, we rarest, no eaait ). nient la neoeaeary. Cut o" t' . c , , ., briar It In and salaot y , i . . Graves Rfc sue Largest .Wholesale and Retail General I.Iu (p 111 Fc stc'Dci!:r3 i i t!'j 7f