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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1925)
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON PAGE THREE FINAL FLORAL AWARDS ARE ANNOUNCED TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1925" t FIRST PRIZES The final awards given out in the main section of the floral depart ment arc an follows: Bcrft collection of roses Moun tain Vleif Floral company, Port land, firt: Fred M. Young, Port land, second; Clark Brothers of Portland, third. Prizes wer $50, $25 and $15. Beat display of hardy plants and evergreens suitable for garden, 250 feet firjuare; arrangement and quality considered, all grown by exhibitor, Mountain View Floral company, Portland, first; Wecn'fl nursery, Beaverton, second. The first prize in this was $15, the sec ond $75. 11et five varieties of glartiolas Arthur C. Perrin, Portland, first; Ralph J. Rooney, Portland, sec ond. Prizes $20 and $10. Best collection of gladollas Ralph Rooney, first; Arthur C. Perrin, second; Graham Gardens, third. Prizes wore $35, $20 and $10. Best basket of ro.scs Niklas & Bon, Portland, first; Smith's Flor al Shop, Portlnnd, second; Clark Brothers, third. A special was giv en to Fred M. Young. Prizes were $30, $20 and $10. Best basket ot chrysanthemums Smith Floral Shop, first; Nlklas ft Son, second; Brelthauph, Salem, third. Prizes were $30. $20 and $10. Best floral basket Smith's, first; Breithaupt, second; Nlklas & Son, third. Prizes were $50, $ and $15. Peony varieties of dahlia were Judged yesterday, awards going to Gill Brothers Seed company, Port land, first; Miss Vera L. Tucker of Gresham, second; Mrs. George Crites, Newberg, third. Out on the state fair grounds this week is an aggregation ot livestock which, if owned uy on man, would put him on easy tstreet for ihe rcbt of his life and the -lives of his children. In the Guern aey barn there is shown, for in stance, tlie wonderful herd, owned by the Grangeville Guernsey Farm of Gruugcvillt'. Idaho, the animals arriving in Salem yesterday aft ernoon. The owner of tiiis herd ie' u wealthy lumberman of Scat tie. It was formerly knowu as the Dimee herd of California. It was by odds, at'that lime, the most noted Guernsey herd in California In thid herd is the great bull May Hope Cherub, for which Du nee paid $10,000. When jud, last week at Washington's south western fuir nt I'uyullup, the east ern judge in p:ssing on this an mal said that it wiw his opinion that no finer animal of his lyp exsitcd in the United States. However, as thf may be, Ma; Rose Cherub will run up against stiff competiton at the Oregon fair, some of his closest rivals be ing members of Marion county herds. Other fine entries in Ihe Guern eev class are made by E. J. Many of Oregon City, who brought the top of his herd direct from the Guernsey inlands two years ago. and it! an exhibitor at the stnt fair here for the fiwt lime this year. Tim Paeheco Cattle company ol lloliistt'r. Ca).. has some of Us fin est Shorthorns here. Head lag the list pre Pa'heoo Lad, a huge white animal weighing 241)0, and Colly mo Kingwood, very nearly a: lanre. The herd, which these nine entries renreatnt. numbers 600 heat of purebred Shorthorns, that roam the 2S00 acres which com prise the Paeheco ranch, Spanish land giant ranch old oris- lnally given by the Spanish gov eminent. Bringing thle herd north or the circuit is Norman Hale, a na tive of Somerset, Kngland, who has been engaged in piloting prize nerd- on the Pacltic circuit ror the uaat twenty-six years, conun back time and again to the state fair here. Yesterday every livestock super Intendent nnd board member was tiwtiHnc likA & ehutlle irom one livestock barn to another in ar endeavor to double things up buC fiMnntiv tn accommodate Ihe en tries that kept arriving. The Rod Polls were shifted into a big over flow tent and the milch and an rM vnota herded together to mit rnmn for the newcomers. The quality of the livestock is onM hv authorities to be much hiRher than any previously exhib- Red There is on extra large i i BLOODED STOCK VfORTH FORTUNE IS BONG SHOWN bowing this year of Brown &wis3. neity rnmograpns ror me itouna A wards given out in the Chen- up, has promised to find time to m v1i::p section of the swine dlvision give the following award ii r-g a ic hold of Kaiem: sen ior ch amnion boar and grand champion boar. Junior champion j hnnr. r.ninr champion sow and ffmnii rhanininn row. iuntoir cham- nion sow. chamnlon barrows and champion pen of barrows. Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Thomas of Port Anfreles, V.'aah., arrived Sat urday and have pitched tent on the camp ground. They aro regu lar campers, this belnjr their fif teenth sotalon. Retired, .they find It a great pleasure to spend three month each year on the Salem (rounds. Quackless Duck and Brood of A Quucklesa duck somethini new in the duck world with brood of eleven little quackless durkleta, in one of the principal attractions in the poultry show this year, which Is again headtd by Edward a hearer of Estacad who 1h entering upon his eleventh year in a eimik.r capacity. A pen of Mongolia pheasant! owned by Mrs. H. D. Moore Hubbard, is another attraction. ceu-ding to Mr. Shearer the geese and duck entries this year doubl that of pa-st seasons, and th pigeon exhibit, while fulling sho trifle in the point of number is cf much belter quality. This due to a change in the preiniu: list this year, which made th classifications a little stricter tha previously. Judge William C. Coats of Sea tie, for many years judge in th' poultry division, waa unable be present this year, owing to ill ness. He is in Honolulu at th present time convalescing. Judging began yesterday in the poultry department and will con tinue throughout the week. L. W Wieenborn nnd A. 13. Welant of Portland are judging poultry Robert V. Mooro of San Leandr Cul., passing on the pigeons. H wae here last year. In speaking of the pigeon ex hibit, Mr. Moore said: "Oregon hue a well balanced show th year. Much better than the one last season. There is usually good dealing of clashing between the commercial and utility breed era and the breeders of fancy or ornamental birds, but tills is Jack STRAIGH1 HEATS DETERMINE 2.1 5 F T Straight heats for first, second and third horees was the order in the 2:16 feature puce at Lone Oal; track yesterday afternoon, the opening day of (lie state fair race? The special trot was dilfercnt, of fering much opportunity for spec ulation. Ma k Watts taking first money alter coming in fourth hi the first heat. The "Wild Horse ween, run ning race, a 2-yenro-ld stake for Oregon and Washington horses, went to Oleo'a Rochester, owned by 13; J. Ragley of Vancouver. One of the live-furlong raccn was marred by nn accident tha befell Jockey Horman Rettig when his mount ran off the course at an un fenced point, stumbled and pitched Rett is on his head and moulders, lie bled profusely from the lungs but declared he would ride today. Summary: 2:15 pace, every heat a race puree $1000 Carolyn Logan (Montgom ery) 1 1 1 General Pa ton (Keener) 2 2 2 Gale L (Wodoocl:) 3 3 3 Amy Rond I Williams) 4 5 4 Thelma R (Hubrr) 5 4 S Pollynnna (Smith) 6 7 6 Edna M (Dennir) 7 6 d Time 2:11, 2:11. 2:13 Special trot every heat a rnce. purse $150 , Mack Watts (Rurwell) 42 1 Wilbur Daphne rWallacc)....l-3-4 nick Dudley (Irolnml) 24 3 The Cavalier (Merrill) 3 1 5 Mundollo (Williams) 5 5 2 Time 2:21, 2:224. 2:2M4 Four and one-half furlong run. 2-year-old stake Cloo'n Rochester (Donovan), first; Baby Doll (Rot tiir), second; Jolly Virgin).' (Huell). third; time. 56 flat. Five furlong run. for 3-ycar-old? nnd upwards, opening stake purse 100 nnydiie (Gipson) , first ; Clcily K (II Rove), second; Lit tie Pointed '(Rettig) third; time 1:0BU. Five furlong run, for 3-ycar- nhls nnd upwards, trial stake purse $100 Lomond Jr. (Gipson) first : Rtnt (Donovan), second: Woolday (Ruell), third; time, 1:03. An American beauty product skit, which takes place each day it 11, 2 nnd 5 o'clock In the O. A. C. section of the educational hulld ing ha the following schedule worked out for the appearance of group of prelty girls: Monday nnd Tuesday, I,nia Denny, Free water; Wednenday nnd Thursday. Hplen Grlffee, Corvalll; Friday and Saturday, Jean McCtew, Fu gene. Salem glrln taking part are: Maurlne Style. Florence Power, Mildred Push and Kreta Jnnz. Mlra Kathryn Gunnel), who. fol lowing her visit to the Pacific In ternationa) Photogrnpheri conven tion, held In Snn Francisco, early thi month, Immediately left for - enmeton, wnere am iook me pud be out nt the fnlrnroundfl each af- ternoon thl week nnd explain the photographic exhibit In the art de partment. When one looks nt Ihe handsome new Industrial cluh miiKiing on the fair grounds, one'. thoughts travel back to that time twelve years mro whMi gins ana ooys club activities originated at the itnle fair. Mr. Edith Toiler Wcatherred, thn a member of the fair board, brought thP4 matter up before that body, was successful in potting her Idea aeros. and It was Uhe who, at her own expense, took care of the first elffbt youngster who ever exhibited nt Oregon's fair Ducklets Attract Attention ing here. There see me to be an absence of exhibitions of those who buy and sell merely, and an increase of those who make a spe ciality of breeding high class birds. "I am especially plcaaed to note the interest in homing pigeons In this section. The homing pigeon 10 establishing a national sport and the northwest Bcems to be In on the game as well ae other parte of the country." Poultry awards announced to date are: White Flymoutu Rockfl Fli'dt chick, second cock and second old pen, Mrs. IClla Plank, Wodburn; third cock .third hen, first old pen and first young pen, J. J. Hersh- berger, Hubbard; first cockerel. second hen, third old pen, John Cornfortli, Salem; second cockerel. iNeal Thompson, Canby; third cockerel, third pullet, Mr. and MrB. Otto Freidll, Multnomah; first hen, firet pullet, Bert Senter, Hood River; second pullet, Charles P. Taylor, Sherwood. Columbia Plymouth Rocks First pullet, Mrs. W. H. Sargent, Portland; first young pen, Doro thy Kleinemlth, Canby. Partridge Rocks First . cock and second cockerel, first, second : and third pen, firet pullet, Mrs. W. F. Starr, Salem Buff Plymouth Rocks First cockerel, second cockerel. Clement R. Cain, Sclo; first and second hen, Mrs. Ella Plank, Woodburn. STATE William Tennant of the Portland police force, stopping off In Salem on his way north from a vacation .spent In the south, has stopped off to assist as a campground officer his week. Coming up direct fro: Tiajuana, Mexico, Mr. Tennant tells a drab tale of the results of, the ecent million-dollar fire In that place. Abner Lewis, whose father's name appears upon the monument at Champoeg. was visiting pioneers in tented city the first of the week Mr. Lewis lives In the Waldo hills. A. R. Brown, born In Oregon in 855, and whose parents crossed the plains to Oregon In 1843, Is among the campers at the state fair. Moving picture men will be, on hand Saturday to take pictures of the automobile style parade, which forms at noon in front of tho Mar- hotel, Thefle will be shown he week following throughout this section and elsewhere as part of he Oregonfan screen review. Bees, How They Live and Work," Is tHe title of a moving nlc ture which will be put on several times during each day In the bee and honey house on the fral grounds. Prof II. A. Scullcn, of the department ot entomology, of tho Oregon Agricultural college, win snow thin reel and will sup plement It with talks concerning exceedingly Interesting thing. he bee. Hours for showing of this picture are set for ten, two and four o'oclock. Utile" six-year-old Jean West, daughter of Oregon's ex-governor and Sirs. West, will appear In the tan bark arena of the stadium dur ing the week, ridln? In the pony class. This announcement recalls little Miss Jean's Initial appear- nce In a horse show ring, that of the Pacific International. A news paper clipping of the date of No vember 21, 1920. carried the fol lowing account of It: "Little Jean West, really had the honor of be- the first performer at the Portland horse show, for with her father and sister, Mies Helen West. 1oth of whom are clever riders. she went out to the big stadium ant Sunday and as evidence of her ndoubtcdly Inherited fondness for orees expressed a desire to ride 'Toy," Doris McCIeavc'a miniature pony. "Consent was readily granted and the tiny, two and one-half year old rider was outfitted with glistening purB and regulation riding nc- coutermtfnta. She etnrtcd out around the big ring, much to the delight of the big Sunday crowd of onlookers. AH would have gone well but perhaps Jean became bit flustered by so much laughter nd applause perhaps, well, any EOI-T&M CA cg&r you'll like "What luck?-Ba full o'blrdt and enough ROl-TANS tolmt mehome. Whyhuntfutthtrl" PANETET.AS (10c per) COULD NOT LIFT IS ON DISPLAY If you can lift a big Santlam watermelon on display in the Linn county booth, you can do something that Governor Pierce couldn't. This same heavy melon was on display in the-Linn coun ty fair and attracted the atten tion of the governor during hie visit at the fair last week. He volunteered the Information that he could lift any watermelon that ever grew on a vine, but failed desperately to budge this one from (he floor. This melon Is a large stone with the precise shape and color or a big juicy melon. It was worn to its present form in the rugged waters of the old Santlam. and the colors were laid on by some uucoiic artist who knew more about the color of melons than the man that made them. "When the governor was chal lenged to attempt lifting it It was lying on the floor in a dark cor ner of the melon booth. It looks like it would weigh about 18 pounds, and bis excellency grab bed at It on hat assumption. Harder and harder he tugged. but finally gave it up. Ho said he had no difficulty in lifting year ling steers, but would hereafter draw a line on melons that were raised on the bottom of the San tlam river. The booth . Is In charge of Franklin Gilkey of Sclo, FAIR SIDELIGHTS way, Just as she was finishing the circle she fell off. It was an In glorious finish to so splendid a be ginning, but seeing that the small equestrienne wns unhurt, none the less enjoyable from the point of view of the audience." Mrs. C. C. Walker of Portland waa In Salem yesterday, bringing down the exhibit of posters made by Day Murphy, well-known artist of Portland. A group of local musicians have been asked to augment the Doug las County Concert band, the offi cial state fair band, at tho fair this week. Among tho Salem players will be Ivan Martin, John Steel hammer, Oscar Steelhammer, Ad olph Bombock. Several Portland musicians will also assist the band during the week. Judge and Mrs. J. T. Hunt are domiciled In their cottage, number 7, Wisdom avenue. Smith Stephens and hia slrter, Mrs. E. Cooper of Hopewell are in camp for the sixty-second time, On the bulletin board at the camp ground headquarters under the caption, ."Our Camper Dead." appear the namea of: Judge W. H Downing, Shaw; Mark Holmes, Sa lem; Mrs. Mark Hurlburt, Albany; Mrs. L. B. Miller, Stayton; Mrs. John Verteeg, Amity; Mrs. J. W. Young, Salem, and Clayton Young of Newport. Mr. Downing was not only at one time president of the state fair board but of the Camp ers' association as well. Mrs. Hurl burt was the wife of a one-time stnte fair board member who also held office In the association. George Myers of Corvallis 1p tenting at number 4 Looney. Mr. Myers wns born In Polk county in 849. His parents came to Oregon In 1847. John M, English and his family of stayton are occupying their cot tage on the camp ground. The running events this week will be named In honor of a group of new pictures put out by Para mount, these being recent releases pictures about to be released. This Store Will CLOSE at 10:30 Wednesday Salem Day at the State Fair We urgently request that everyone call for their merchandise before 10:00 so that our employees may start promplly al 10:30 for the Fair Grounds. Pioneer Couple In Victoria Phaeton Horse Show Event A feature of the horso show program Wednesday night will b the appearance in the ring ot two oi baieiu s oldest pioneers, Mr, and Airs. J. A. Baker, who will ride in Oswald West's old-fashioned Victoria phaeton, driven by James vScotty" Dryden and drawn by Harmony Mathias and Molina West's black hackney team. Mr. Baker came to Oregon in 1849, crossing ibo plnius with hib parents In 4b. Mrs. Buker came by way of the isthmus, arriving in Oregon in 18G2. She is 80 years old, Mr. Baker Is SU. They have resided In Salem continuously since 18C2, forty years of thlo time being in their present loca Hon, 393 North Liberty street. Mr. Baker remembers attending a fair in Salem sixty years ago. Their participation was thought to be a fitting thing on tho eve of Wednesday. Salem s day. Night horse show patrons will watch with interest the Initial ap pearance in the Salem ring of Sin clair, one cf the string of spec tacular jumpers shown here In August in RIngling Brothers cir cus and purchased at that time by Mrs. J. H. Held of Portland. Mrs. Held will also enter Ken tucky Bob," another juniper. Mrs. W. It. Everdine. also Portland, will show Mountain Missis, remembered by local folk for past performances. Miss Doro thy McBride of Portlnnd will enter Lil Web: Miss Elhel McElhinney Today the two-year-old stake Is programmed as "Wild Horse Mesa;" the opening stake Is, "The Vanishing American," and the trial stake' la "The Pony Express." Oth er names to be used during the week are: "The Lucky Devil," "Wild, Wild Susan," "The Ancient Highway," "The Liberty Special," and the "Paramount Special," or handicap. Mrs. J. T. Beckwith and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Simpson are In their cottage on Wisdom avenue. On the campgrounds there met Saturday for the first t:me, two men who were' born In Oregon In 1849, and whose parents crossed tho plnlns In 1847. They were War ren Thatcher of Salem and George Myers of Corvallls. Mr. and Mrs. George Hoeye are receiving visitors at their cottage 22 Wisdom avenue. Mrs. Hoeye celebrated her 73rd birthday In Oregon City this year. This event usunlly occurs during the week of slate fair. Mrs. Hoeye has attend ed 63 of the 64 fairs held on the present site. Mrs. Ellery W. Stone, (Helen West) of Oakland, California, Is making an entry of saddle horses in the night horse show. Mrs. Alfred DInse of Portland. remembered hero as Grettn Rich mond, la among those Identified for many years with the state fair, who Is again being welcomed back. From hero Mrs. Dinpe goes to fill a position in the busi ness department of the Pacific In ternational, where she has done similar work for several years. Mrs. Effie Drew has come ip again from San Krnncfsco, to be assistant to J. H. MtCllntoek, audi tor. Ray J. Fox of Midvlllc, Idaho. well-known to state fair patrons, la entering upon l.ls seventh year as entry clerk In the livestock de partment. Probably no one la better known on tho state fair ground than Da vld Wright, superintendent in Sa Irm of the Portland Railway, Light A. M. ........ t?T will be represented by Spider and Black Diamond, a new jumper She also is from Portland. Mrs. Stanley C. E. Smith, Harry M. Kerron. Mrs. C. E. Grelle, Mr. and Mrs. Natt McDougal and their children, Marion and Nat Jr., arc other well known Portlanders who aro here lor the shows, aire, Smith is to shov.' Armanent, threa gaited horse; Daisy Deune, a hunt er, and Jim Noble, also a hunter. McDougal has three hunters, a polo pony and one saddle pony. Mrs. Fred King is to enter a three saited saddle horse- and there are a number of' other horses of spe cial mention. The program for Wednesday night folluws: ' Overture. Six-in-hund (draft). Ladies' three - gaited saddle horse, 15.2 and over. Cow horses with equipment. Handy hunter jumping class. Heavy harness horsoa, pairs 14.2 and over. Singles In harness ponies, unu!r 12 hands. Combination three-gaitcd, - Polo ponies. Roadster pairs, over 14.2. Corinthian. & Power company, and for twenty four years Identified with that company in Salem. Mr. Wright for ten years has been at the head of the service department of the light company at the fair, seeing to It that everyone nets just what he orders In the way of Illumina tion. Mrs. Wright has assisted him for five years, being stationed In the company headquarters just north of the main entrance. One of the most Interesting visit ors thus far at the fair waa Mrs. Archie Job of Seattle and her son Archie Job of Alaska, who were in camp Sunday, the guests of the David Looney s and Jcsso Stclwcrs of Jefferson. Mrs. Job Is the daughter of the late John P. Gaines, one of Oregon's first gov ernors, and chairman of the first meeting ever held In Marlon coun ty, called to arrange the original fair In this county, which later de veloped Into tho state fair. Mrs. Job, who was on her way to Cali fornia, was entertained here as What Is It? It's as big as eight ele phants and walks on its hind legs and tnil like a kangaroo. Watch for It Next Saturday Matinee 25C-35C Evcninff 35c-50e the guest ot her Francis Looney. Mrs. E. O. Eastman of Gresham, who has been in camp for several days, left today for Omaha, whore she goes as a delegate to the Na tional convention of American War Mothers. Miss Elizabeth Hniley of Port lnnd, representing tho Oregonlnn at the state fair, Is the guest for the week of Mlsa Margaret Rodg er. L. J. Porter of Spokane, for thirty-seven years representing the Canadian government In the Pact fie northwest, Is on the fair grounds for his seventeenth time In connection with the Canadian gov ernment exhibit. He stated that Spokane folk were endeavurlng to get a special rate on tho railroad to Salem during the week, but In the event their effort failed would come hundreds strong anyway. Dr. and Mrs. Grant Smith of Portland, have been brief visitors at the fair, the guests of Albert Tozler. Boys judging teams, representing a phase of Industrial club work, were busy today judging eight classes of livestock. Fifteen coun ties sent teams, three boys In each, Classes being judged were: two beef cattle, two dairy cattle, two sheep and two of swine. -L. J. Al len, assistant state club lender of Corvallls. was conducting tho con tests. Winners were expected to be announced late this evening, the successful contestants to bo entit led to a free trip to Corvallls next summer and tuition In the sum mer school for three weeks. Members of the Oregon Purebred Livestock association will hold their annual meeting Wednesday night In the new Industrial club building on the fairgrounds. Miss Eva J. Sande. who crowns the winning derby Wednesday, will be the guest for the day of the state fair board. At-noon members will tend her a luncheon at one of tho restaurants on tho grounds, DID YOU at the Oregon SQUARE DEAL HARDWARE 220 N. Commercial St. . New Today OREGON The Wonder Voq inihe IMG? COUNTRY He'll Claw His Way Into Your Heartl The Wonder Dog of the Screen today stands alone; the one motion picture star who is truly in a class by himself. And never was he more sensationally thrillinff than in his latest picture. You'll quiver with excitement and tingle with glee when you see . KEEP BOTH EYES ON THE OREGON Govornor Pierce also being aft honored guest. Miss Virginia Ring ler and her attendants from Gre sham will be shown similar atten tions on Thursday, Mrs. Edna L. Knight of Willows, California, Is a conspicuous exhib itor In the livestock division, being represented by twenty head of Jer seys. Not for her! no more indigestion SHE used to be troubled that way after nearly every meal. But she found a simple way to avoid it By eating a few Pep-o-mint Life Savers after meals. It's wonderful how they re lieve that dull, logy feeling and help you side-step indigestion. Very handy to carry, too. They are "life savers as an aid to digestion SEE ME State Fair Electric Washer In the new Pavilion-call any time day or night and you'll see me do my stuff". $145 in Comedjr News 54 Now 3
