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TIIE MOKNING OREGONIAN. MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1907. ENJOYS EARNING T Man Who Squandered Million and Turned Tramp, Reforms. SON OF NOTED GOVERNOR X. Store Mattson, Once a Glided Youth Happier Spending Five Cents for Beer Than Hun dred for Champagne. NEW YORK, Auj. 11. (Special.) N. Bture Mattson. son of former Gov ernor Hans Mattson. of Minnesota, after squandering an Inheritance of $1,000,000 turned tramp for years, but Is now earning an honest living with a steam-shovel gang In New York, and likes it. In relating his experiences, young Mattson said: "I've spent a million dollars. Tve wasted 31 years of my life. 'I've been a millionaire. "I've been a tramp. "I've been down and out as low down, as helpless, as hopeless as a healthy man can be. "But I'm on my feet again. I ve got a Job. For the first time in my life I know what It is to work to earn with mi own hands the bread I est. "And now, I'm happy. I'm hopeful. I get more pleasure now in buying a glass of beer with 5 cents that I've earned than I used to get in blowing In a hundred for champagne." ' Came of Sturdy Norse Stock. Colonel Hans Mattson, father of the young man. was ono of the great char acters of Minnesota In the early days. Ho made a fortune in lumber and wheat. He was one of those hardy Norse settlers who built Minnesota and made the great Northwest. He became Governor of the state and served with distinction, and when President Gar field was elected in 1880 he was sent to India as Consul-General. There he made a record for sound common sense, business Judgment and general excel lence. , Young Mattson was reared In Min neapolis and went through Yale. -He dissipated his moneyin the usual man ner of the gilded youth, including a disastrous fling in Wall street. In re relating his after life, Mattson said: "October 20. 1900, was my wedding day. I married Emma Carus, the act ress. She Is still on the stage. You can see her any night at the Jardine des Paris. She was a good little woman to me. "I remember the finish all right. I thought I had about $8000 in bank, and sent in my book to have It bal anced, for I wanted to make a little Investment. I had Just $175. You se. I never kept any stubs or accounts. That was when my wife and I sep arated. She went her road and I took my balance arid started West. Adopts Life of a Tramp. "I got as far-as Butte, Mont., and it was only a few days until I was com- pletely broke. I had to do something or starve, so I went to work as a "mucker" in the Never Sweat mine. It was the first time I had ever worked in my life, and I lasted Just one day. "I had to get somewhere and do some thing, so I beat my way to Seattle. On that trip from Butte to Seattle I learned more than In all the rest of my life put together. I learned Just what the primi tive man would do under certain circum stances and I did It. The habits and ways of a tramp were acquired, and hav ing nothing especial to hold me to my moorings in fact, not having any defi nite moorings I just let go and became a tramp. It was a sudden metamor phosis, but a perfect one. "I finally landed In San Francisco. I had made a raise of 10 cents one night and put it into a bed in a cheap lodging house in Mission street. We were all sleeping soundly, when there was a rum ble and crash. Then we were dumped out of our beds, and, running into the street, we found San Francisco in ruins. That was the awful morning of April 18, 1906. Beginning to Mend His Ways. "After the Are had burned itself out and the citizens began to get over their excitement, the army soon straightened things out. The orders were to put every man to work and the hoboes had to Join the rest. "After I had been at work for a few days I began to have different ideas' about life than those I had entertained for some years. I decided I had had enough of tramping, and for me it was work In the future. I stuck right to it, and by the time the wreckage had been cleared away I had saved enough money to fit me out with clothing and pay my way back to New York. "There does not seem to be much need of a fellow loafing In New York if he doesn't want to. I got a Job out here in the New York Central terminal. For a few days I worked in the mud as a laborer. Then they picked me out for a foreman, and you wouldn't believe what a feeling it gave me. I was looked up to and respected by a lot of other men, even if they were only laborers, who worked under me. As pit foreman of a steam shovel I was of some Importance In the world at last, and was doing some thing to make this world a bigger and a better place. 'The bread I eat Is earned and honest and it tastes sweeter than any I ever paid for with money I never earned. When I was rich I thought I enjoyed life. I have not become a saint by any means, but I find more pleasure In spending 5 cents than I used to find In blowing In a hundred." OIL IS CHEAPER ABROAD (Continued from First Page.) 190.1. to August. 1005) in s Average English price (January. 1903 to August, 11X15) 7,3 Excess of United States price (less 1 cent) 2.2 Average United States price (October, " 11X13. to August, 19C5)... 10.4 Average Danish price (October, 1903. to August, 1905) 7.2 Excess of United Statea price (less 1 cent) , 2.2 Average United States price (Septem ber, 1905) . 9 0 Average Belgian price (September, 1905).. 6.1 Excess of United States price (less 1 cent) 1.9 Average United State price (September. 1906) 9.0 Average price In the Netherlands (Sep tember, 1905) 7.0 Excess of United States price (less 1 cent) 1.0 A similar comparison covering January, 1903, to May, 190.1, may be made between tha prices In the leading Oriental market) (India, HONES LUNG Dutch Eart Indira, China, and Japan) and In the United States: Average net price In UnMed States (Janu ary. 10(13. to May, llrnS) 8.6 Average net price in Orient January, 1903. to May, 1005) 4-8 " Erceas of United States price (leas 1 cent) 2.8 It Is necessary to take into account again the large common elements of cost in order to appreciate fully the enormous Importance of these differences in Drlce. Standard's Reasons Refuted. The recent decline in prices of Ameri can Illuminating oil abroad. it was claimed by representatives of the Stand ard Oil Company, was necessitated by an oversupply of that product. But this argument is refuted by the report, which shows that there was not an oversupply of this product during the years 1904 and 1905. when the prices abroad" were being severely cut. The production in the United States, according to the report, was substantially the same in 1904 as In 1903, and the world's production increased less rapidly than In ' previous years. While the exports from the United States in 1904 were greater than 1903. they were less than in 1901 and 1902. and the ex ports from the five principal countries combined show a little more than the normal increase. Although the produc tion in the United States increased very considerably in 1905, this increase failed to make up-for the great denciency in the foreign production, so that the world's, production fell more than 8 per cent as compared with 1904. That there was no oversupply of illu- YV W Mv -AT M ; - , - 1 S3 s VI- ?' i I . ' ' N J . 1 ; "7 , " - vJ - -x- : , " , . - ' 'V " - " - - 1 GRADUATING CLASS OF THE KLAMATH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. . KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Aug. 10. The accompanying photograph shows the members of the graduating class of the Klamath County High School. Reading from left to right the members are: Lue Glenn Leon ard, Frank Wilson, Florence Boorey, LeRoy G. Applegate, Augustus Bonney, Luclle Cox, Bertha Hammond. minating oil in the United States which necessitated an increased exportation at reduced prices is still more emphatically shown by the fact that in 1904 and 1906 the Standard Oil Company purchased large quantities of oil In Russia to sup ply Its trade in Europe and the Orient. Shipments of oil from Russia by the Standard Oil Company from November. 1902. until January 1, 1904, amounted to 396,000 barrels. In 1904 these Russian shipments reached a total of 1573,000 bar rels, equaling one-eighth of the Stand ard's exports from the United States. Price Varies at Home. ' On the subject of price discriminations In domestic markets the report says: The prices charged by the Standard Oil Com pany for petroleum products in the United Statea differ widely In different places, ac cording to the degree of competition or mo nopoly. This Is true of all classes of petroleum products, but Is most conspicuous and most easily demonstrated with respect to illuminat ing oil and gasoline. After deducting freight rates, which often constitute a large element In gross prlcea, extraordinary differences in prices appear (1) as among different states or sections of the country and (2) as among towns In the same general vicinity for ex ample, within the borders of a single state. These dlfferenoes in price are to some extent due. to differences In the cost of producing tha oil and gasoline sold In different sections, and in part to differences in the cost of market ing. In many cases, however, they are due. solely to differences in the degree of competu tlon, and In other cases a large part of the difference in price Is due to difference in the degree of competition. Excessive profits and discriminations in the sale of lubricating oils to rail roads Is also charged of the Standard Oil Company. The trade with rail road companies of the United States In lubricating ' oils for rolling stock, amounMng to nearly $4,500. 3,00 per year, Is an Important branch of the oil Industry and the Standard mo nopoly, through the Galena-Signal Oil Company, which it controls, handles about 95 per cent of this business. The charge against the railroads for the oil ordered Is made on the basis of the invoice prices, but at the end of the year the amount due under the guar antees is computed on the basis of the number of miles run by loco motives, passenger cars, and freight cars, and if this amount Is below the invoice cost charged, the oil company refunds the balance. It is further shown in the report that there was a wide difference in the prices paid by the different rail roads. The Pennsylvania system paid less than One-halt of the invoice prices and 41 roads paid the full prices. The payments by 94 roads amounted to $4,067,974 and of this amount $1,512,922 was paid at the- full Invoice prices and $1,089,521 at over 95 per cent of the Invoice prices. The total refund from the Invoice cost to all railroads was $807,984 and about half of this went to the Pennsylvania system. In summing up the results of its findings the report says: In all the material gathered on this sub ject there is nothing to Indicate a legitimate business reason why the railroads of the country should pay the Standard $2,000,000 per year more for lubricating oils than they would have to pay other concerns for oils of the same quality. It seems fair to con clude that It is by reason of Its influence as a large shipper, taken with the general Influence in financial circles, that the stand ard Oil Company has been able to obtain a monopoly of the trade in railroad lubricants regardless of price. There appears to be no reason why the railroads should fall to take advantage of competitive conditions, except the suggested connection between the con tracts and the distribution of freight traf fic by the Standard Oil Company, together, with the use of Its general financial power. ' Acquitted for Charity's Sake. EUGENE. Or.. Aug. 11. (Special.) The trial of Dr. Best, of Cottage Grove, in Justice Bryson's court here yesterday, was largely attended by people from both Eugene and the doctor's home town. The case was brought for an alleged violation of the state law governing the practice of medicine. The JUry acquitted Dr. Best, as two previous Juries have done on the same charge. The defense claimed that while he had practiced med icine without a license, he had given his services practically without charge. There was evidence of considerable sen timent on both sides of the case from Cottage Grove.but the verdict of the Jury seems to have met with general favor. STRIKE PROMISE TO T (Continued from First Page.) ceived a telegram . from United States Iiahor Commissioner Charles P. NeiU that he was proceeding to Chicago immediately, at the request of Presi dent Roosevelt, to confer with Presi dent Small, of the Telegraphers' Union, Samuel Gomper3, president of the American Federation of Labor, and Ralph M. Easley, chairman of the ex ecutive council of the National Civic Federation, to try to effect a settlement of the difficulties now existing between the telegraph companies and their em ployes. Mr. Archbold told the meeting that Commissioner Neill desired -that the local operators make no strike declarations at this time. Several men were on their feet In an Instant and a strong effort was made to bring the meeting 'to a vote declaring that the time had passed for parleying and that i nothing could come from the Chicago conference. Several of the older men counselled delay, . and In the heated argument that followed, Chair- man Ahearn ha,d to rap repeatedly for order. . An amanded resolution was finally adopted that. In view of the statement of Mr. Archbold, .Immediate action on the question of calling a strike be deferred and ' that the local union notify both telegraph companies that if they continue trying to recruit strikebreakers in New York, summary action will be taken; and further, that the mediators now on their way to Chicago be given-till Friday noon to conduct negotiations. If by that time they have failed to secure material and favorable concessions, the New York local president is empowered to "call a strike Immediately." Put It Up to Companies Direct. Deputy President Thomas said that after the meeting that President Small and the National executive board of the union would hold a meeting in Chicago on next Thursday to consider the advisability of calling a general strike. President Ahearn of the local union said: "The officers of the local union ap prove the. action taken today by the meet ing. It will show that we are honest in this fight and we are putting it up to the companies direct now. It Is the last chance that the companies have to avoid a strike." E. J. Nally, vice-president and gen eral manager of the Postal Company, sent out to all Postal offices the fol lowing statement: Take Care of Loyal .Men. ' "We shall take a firm stand in deal ing with the situation. You are au thorized to advise managers at the points where strike conditions prevail to say to our loyal men who stand by us in our difficulties that all operators will be paid their regular salaries as a bonus, and their services at the keys will be computed as extra on a baslu of seven hours per day or night, and where you deem it wise to do so, you may also furnish free meals and lodg ings until we return to normal con ditions, when the regular rates will prevail." The members of the national execu tive board who are proceeding to Chi cago to take part In the negotiations are Chairman R. J. Fowler, of Mem phis; M. J. Reldy, of Boston; Joseph M. Sullivan, of New York; S. J. Koen kamp, of Pittsburg and C. -E. Hill, of Toronto. It was stated by union men that the commercial telegraphers have a work ing agreement with the order of Rail road Telegraphers by which the lat ter are pledged to support them. The railroad telegraphers are credited with having in their treasury the second largest labor union reserve fund of the country. WILL ORDER GENERAL STRIKE Walkout Tuesday if Norrangement Is Made for Conciliation. ' SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11. It was an nounced today by S. J. Small, National president of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America, that If by Tuesday next no way is found to bring about a conciliation in the telegraphers' contro versy, a general strike will be called by him. Mr. Small further said that he had advised Charles P. Neill, United tates Commissioner of Labor that he could guarantee an immediate resumption of work If the Government would Insist upon an investigation or arbitration of the telegraphers' grievance. At a meeting this afternoon of local No. 34 the following resolutions were unani mously adopted: Resolved. That the local executive board of Local No. 84 believes that Its members and any member of this union, any friend of union labor, or any self-respecting tele grapher should not work with an office where men are on strike; and be it further Resolved. That this local recommends that our National President, or his deputized representative, call on every member of the organization employed by the Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies In the counties of San Francisco and Alameda to leave his or . her key at any moment such call Is given. The resolutions were preceded by a pre amble in which it was recited that the Western Union Telegraph Company was violating both the letter and spirit of the agreement entered into on iuly 19 between that company, the Department of Labor and National President S. J. Small, of the Eft DAY UW f -.v -.v. . j -JBT . . .o . - .',-..-. vs- c- - tSSS' Y.'.w, .-a -'.. ...,:. "., v '. . vv,', .. ' . ; v4 union. It was further claimed - that the local had in its possession over 20 specific instances of illegal intimidation and cruel and unjust discrimination against mem bers of the union, especially women mem bers. National President Small was present at the meetings, where he gave out the fol lowing correspondence between himself and United States Commissioner of Labor Charles P. Neill: ' In reply to a telegram from President Small, of the Commercial Telegraphers" Union of America, sent last Friday, in forming the Commissioner of Labor that the telegraphers' strike had become a very serious matter, the following was received: Washington. D. C, Aug. 11, 1907. S. J. Small, Oakland Telegram received. Also telegram from Stewart. It is useless for me to attempt to do anything at this time as I do not understand precisely the issues or the exact cause for the strike. I assume the various strikes have been with out your authority and are therefore Illegal. If locals have no respect for constitution of organization and the National officers can not control them, what guarantee can you give me that any adjustment satisfactory to you will be accepted by men on strike? I ara entirely at your service and willing to do all in my power to assist you in hringlng about a fair settlement of this controversy. Will you advise me definitely precisely what Is the demand for which the strike has occurred and upon what terms you would take the responsibility of ordering locals back. CHARLES P. NEILL ' Mr. Neill received this reply: Mr. Charles P. Neill, Commissioner of Labor. Washington, D. C. Cause of present trouble is repudiation of San Francisco agreement which settled strike. Local Manager O'Brien, Chief Operator Jeffs, Su perintendent May. repeatedly discriminated against Btrikers. Women telegraphers, after returning to work, humiliated to such ex tent, resigned. Western Union reinstated less than 1O0 strikers: many still out em ployment. Including married men, notwith standing agreement provides reinstatement strikers without prejudice, outsiders given preference and employed. Present strike re legal, but provocation great and resentment against Western Union officials because of bad faith universal thai general strike be authorized Tuesday unless we can find way to bring about conciliation. Answering your last question, can guarantee Immediate resumption of work if Government will in sist upon Investigation or arbitration of propositions embodied in memorial addressed to board of directors of Western Union last June. Local management's petty discrimi nation and favoritism toward woman Nichols on Los Angeles circuit caused transfers and dismissals of men long in the company's service and finally strike. President Small also announced that he had wired Wesley Russell, his deputy at Chicago, as follows: Answering message from Neill, wired him could guarantee Immediate resumption of work If Government will insist upon Inves tigation or arbitration of propositions em bodied in memorial addressed board West ern Union last June. Get Gompera long dis tance. Urge him see Roosevelt. Inform him and clowry, San Francisco, agreement not lived up to by Western Union. Will be with you in few days. NO CHANGE AT LOS AXGELES Efforts to Advance Peace Negotia tions Make No Progress. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11. The fifth day of the local telegraphers' strike, which, up to the present time, involves about 90 Western Union operators, passed without Incident of importance. No effort to advance negotiations was made by either side, although It was announced tonight that the demands of the strikers adopted at a meeting late last night would be presented to Super intendent I. N. Miller through Ethel bert Stewart, representative of the De partment of Commerce and Labor. Even while planning such action, it Is ad mitted that if the demands were ac cepted, the men would not return to work without an order from National President Small. The situation Is re ported to be In the hands of the Na tional organization. At today's meeting, the men modified their demand for increased salary so that it shall be 15 per cent instead of 25 per cent. Late tonight It was learned that Ethelbert Stewart, through whom the demands were to have been presented to the Western Union here had left for San Francisco. Superintendent I. N. Miller, to whom they were eventual ly to have been submitted, also left for the North tonight. MONEY TO CARRY ON FIGHT St. Louis Local Holds Meeting and Levies Assessments. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 11. A meeting was held today by the striking telegraph op erators of both companies, comprising Local Union No. 3. of the Commercial Telegraphers, and arrangements were perfected for carrying on the strike in St. Louis. An assessment of $2.50 per week was tevled against all local mem bers of the union who are now working on leased wires. Meetings will be held daily hereafter. The Western Union and Postal Tele graph companies are working with a lim ited number of operators. Good nature prevails and no violence has been at tempted. QUIT IN WASHINGTON TODAY Men Will Refuse to Work With Scabs" at Other End of Wires. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1L If called upon to man wires operated by non-union men at the other end, the Washington opera tors employed by. the Western Union and Postal companies will, tomorrow morning walk out In a body. This decision was reached at a meeting of the local union of telegraphers this afternoon. The local union will demand a IS per cent increase, an eight-hour day and that women opera tors be paid the same wage scale paid men. W. W. Beatty first vice-president of the International Union, today reported to the local union that he had received In structions from . Wesley Russell, secretary-treasurer of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union, who Is directing the strike from Chicago, that the ..ational organization will support the local union If they strike when called upon to work with non-union men. Mr. Beatty estimates tonight that when the word is given tomorrow 85 per cent of the 215 union operators employed by the two companies will Join the strike. Strike in Detroit Today. DETROIT,! Mich.. Aug. 11. A resolution was adopted by the local union which means, according to both Western Union and Postal officials, that there will be a strike In Detroit tomorrow morning. Cleveland Operators Ready. CLEVELAND, O.. Aug. 11. The union telegraphers of both offices adopted res olutions that 130 members would walk out immediately upon orders from Presi dent Small. Keys Silent at Cairo. CAIRO, Ohio., Aug. 11. The union op erators walked out here at 11 o'clock. LOSE THEIR CHILD LABOR Oregon City Woolen Mills Fear New Truant Law. ORF.GON CITY. Or.. Aug. 11. (Special.) Th new truant law Is of peculiar Inter est to Oregon City, wnere many cmioreu between the ages of 14 and 16 years are emnloved In the woolen mills, and an antlve truant officer could break heavily into the labor market of the factory, ine Clackamas County district Dounaary board has appointed 124 truant officers in every district except that or uregon Citv which is a district of the first class. and as an experiment the clerks In each district but this have received tne ap nolntments. In educational circles throughout this state the new truant law Is exciting con siderable Interest, as It is largely In tne nature of an experiment that . may or may not prove successful. It is a well known fact that nearly half of the chil dren of school age do not' attend any school and the law was enacted for the purpose of compelling attendance, unless the carents or guardians of the child have good and sufficient reason for their non-attendance. The law provides that any child between the ages of 9 and 14 years, and every child between the ages of 14 and 16 years not regularly ana law fully engaged in any useful employment shall be required to attend school while school Is In session In the district where they may reside. Four exceptions are made. The law does not compel children to attend school who are physically unable to do so. Neither does it require children between the ages of 9 and 10 years, whose parents live more than one and one-half miles, and children over 10 years of age whose parents live more than three miles, by the nearest traveled road, to some pub lic school, to attend, unless transportation is furnished such pupils. Children who are taught In private or parochial schools or by a parent or private tutor, such branches as are usually taught in the first eight years of the public schools are exempt from attendance at public schools. Parents and guardians are liable to a fine of not less than $5 or more than J25, or by Imprisonment In the county or city jail not less than two or more than 10 days, or both such fine and Imprisonment, for falure to observe the provisions of the new law. The enforcement of the compulsory ed ucational law is entrusted to the care of truant officers, who shall be appointed by county district boundary boards, con sisting of the County Court and the County School Superintendent, except In districts of the first class, where the truant officer shall be appointed by the board of directors. The officer shall re ceive $2 a day for actual service, and It seems to be the intention of the law to appoint police officers to these positions. The County Superintendent shall fur nish to each truant officer, at the open otng of the schools, a list of teachers and principals. District clerks shall furnish to the City Superintendent, principals and teachers, as the case may be. a copy of the last school census, together with the names and addresses of all parents and persons in parental relation, and tne teacher or principal shall at the begin ning of the school term and every four weeks thereafter, compare the census with the enrollment of the school and shall report to the County Superintendent the names of the children who are not In regular attendance at school, and also the names and addresses of their parents or guardians, and the County Superintend ent shall notify the proper truant officer forthwith, and within 24 hours that offi cial shall serve formal written notice on the parent or guardian to present the child or children at the public school on the Monday following the date of notice, with the necessary text-books, for in struction In the public schools for . the remainder of the term. The truant officer shall at the same time notify the principal or teacher, who, in turn, shall notify the truant officer of the failure on the part of the parent or guardians to comply with the notice. Within three days after having knowl edge of such failure, the truant officer shall make a complaint before a Justice of the peace, who shall issue a warrant of arrest and the case shall be heard and determined in the usual manner. While the annual enumeration of chil dren of school age was formerly taken in February, the Legislature of 1907 amend ed the law so that the census shall be taken in November by the district clerks, but this feature wa.s apparently over looked by the persons who drafted the compulsory educational bill, which pro vides that clerks shall furnish to the principal or teacher in charge of the school a copy of the last census at the beginning of the school year. This would mean that the olerk would have to sup ply in September a census that was taken 10 months previously. It is prob able, however, that the November cen sus, when completed, could be substi tuted for the old enumeration. PERSONAUWENTION. NEW YORK, Aug. 11. (Special.) Northwestern people registered at New York hotels: From Portland Mrs. M. S. Hunt at the Bresllne. From Seattle Mrs. A. D. Keating at the Marlborough; F. Roquette, M. Ro quette at the Manhattan. CHICAGO, Aug. 11. (Special.) Portland people registered at Chicago hotels: Sherman House E. Chalouka and wife. Messenger Boys Quit Work. COLUMBUS, Aug. 11. Three more Western Union operators Joined the ranks of the strikers today acd 75 mes sengers also quit their Jobs. The pos tal offices have not as yet been af fected, but the operators are awaiting the call. No Change at Birmingham. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Aug. 11. There Is no change In the strike situation here.' About 76 men employed by the Postal are out. Established in 1850 Fifty-Seven Years in Business Cipnian, Oldie o. Quality Considered, Our Prices Are Always the Lowest n Bargain Sales Today . r : . As Advertised Sunday 255 new white Linen Walking Skirts in plain gored, flared and plaited styles, regular $4.00 to'$7.50 values $1.95 4V2-inch heavy all-silk Taffeta .Ribbons in black, white, colors, regular 30c values at 19c 121ac Figured Percales 9c yard 10c Glencoe Zephyrs 7V2C yard Sale of Heatherbloom Taffeta Petticoats at $2.45 and $3.45 250 White Lawn Waists, regular $2.50 values, extra big bargain at $1.10 300 Women's Long and Short Lawn and Swiss Kimonos, values to $3 for $1.19 Sale of highest grade Tailored Linen Suits values to $18 for $5.00 Women's percale and lawn Wrappers and House Dresses, values to $1.75 at $1.19 Big sale of leather and straw Suitcases and Traveling Bags Gut-rate sale of Standard Remedies at our famous "Owl" cut-rate prices 50c military pad straight-front Hose Sup porters at 23c New Fall Tailored Suits and Millinery on display today First display of woolen Dress Goods for Fall wear See Window Display PEARS ARE READY TO PICK Low Prices Dissatisfy Growers, Who Will Try Cold-Storage Shipment. SALEM, Or., Aug. 11. (Special.) The pear harvest will begin in the Wallace orchards tomorrow morning, when a large force of pickers will be put to work gathering the crop, which will amount to about 150 tons. Some trouble was experienced In geng pickers. Several carloads of this year's crop will be shipped to the Eastern market in cold storage, as an experi ment. This is the first time this prac tice has been resorted to . In eeveral years, and la because of the low prices paid by local buyers and the cannery management. The same experience is being had by the pear-growers in the low prices offered on contract as was that of the cherry-growers, and there Is much dis satisfaction among them on that ac count. The ruling price to date has been $20 per ton, while from 40 to $70 le being paid in California, on ac count of the monopoly of the Oregon market, but it is understood that some growers are promised better figures before time for delivery. The bulk of the Wallace crop has been sold to the local cannery, but the price paid would not be disclosed, and It is thought that considerably more than $20 has been realized. All growers contracting are promised an increase In the event of a rise in tha market at time of delivery. Umatilla Central Nearly Done. PENDLETON. Or., Aug. 11. (Spe cial.) The big steel bridge across the Umatilla River at the mouth of Birch Creek, for the Umatilla Central, the branch line of the O. R. & N. to Pilot Rock, has been completed and is now in the hands of lhe painters. The grading on the new road has also been completed and the work of laying the track has been started, about a mile and a quarter having been put down already. H. A. Brandon, the engineer In charge of the work on this line, has been ex periencing a great deal of difficulty in keeping onough men employed to keep things moving, but he expects to have the road completed in time to handle this year's crop. Cutting School for Court. Youth's Companion. George Ronald Lane, who has recently been appointed by King Edward a page of honor, is still some weeks oft his 13th birthday, and is very much the boy. His new office, which Is ornamental and not Differing in Every Respect flavoring Vantlla Extracts ISS. differ in every respect from all others. They are more uniform, more economical, as it requires but a small quantity to impart the desired flavor. They are true to nature, as thejj are made from the fruit. too onerous, is a much-coveted appoint ment. The pages are always sent for In a royal" carriage when they attend any ceremonial and are sent home in the same manner. But this dignified mode of loco motion Is not. it seems, the strongest ap peal to the new page. Some one recently congratulated him, according to the Lon don Budget, on his appointment. "Yes. it's a very nice thing," he said, with a smile. "I have to be two days at court, and that means cutting school for those days." , At Punhlma. 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