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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1907)
TURKEYS TO SPARE Prices in Portland Markets, This Year Not So High. FRONT STREET GLUTTED Commission Merchants Swamped With Birds and Wholesale Prices Demoralized Supply Exceeds Expectations of Merchants. No one need go turkey-hungry in Port land this Thanksgiving. There are not only enough turkeys to go around, but it looks as If there would be some to spare, and prices are going to be low, as com pared with last year. The wholesalers have received the bulk of their supply, and there Is certainly no famine down In the produce district. The big retail market men have covered most of their requirements, but the smaller retailers arc holding off until today to purchase their supplies. Retail prices yesterday ranged from 15 to 2 cents a pound, according to ciual Ity. What the price will be today and tomorrow the market men could not say, as everything depends on the customers. There certainly will be no advance. If the people of Portland buy with their accustomed freedom these prices will hold to the end; otherwise there may be a decline to 22M cents for the best. Last Thanksgiving turkeys retailed at 26 to SO cents. Front street was swamped with turkeys yesterday, and wholesale prices were badly demoralized. Quotations ranged from 1Z cents for "culls" to 17 cents for choice birds. The supply exceeded all expectations, being estimated by some Jobbers at 30 per cent more than las, year's. Buyers, both in the city and country, were cautious, and did not place their orders as freely as heretofore. Vnless the demand Is urgent today. It is probable that a portion of the re ceipts will have to be frozen for future needs Oregon produced a record turkey crop this year. Prices were so good In 190 that the turkey-raisers branched out ex tensively, and consequently, over-did it. The larger part of the local supply comes from Douglas County, where the climatic conditions are Ideal for this kind of farm ing. Shipments from Oakland and Rose burg began last week, and supplies are now pouring Into the Portland and Puget Sound markets. One lot of 1000 Southern Oregon turkeys went to Alaska. Douglas County's shipments to date are estimated at 16.000 turkeys. The largest shipper at Oakland Is B. G. Young & Company, who has sent out 4ono, while Beckley Brothers, of the same place, have shipped 2600 turkeys. From P.oseburg. J. F. Barker & Company shipped 2500 and Stauffer & Company K00 turkeys, while 2500 turkeys were sent out of the county by small er shippers. About 10.000 live turkeys are held in reserve on the Douglas County farms for the Christ mas trade. Electric Line Incorporates. Articles of incorporation were riled with the County Clerk yesterday which Imply the building of an electric line to Salem. Albany and Eugene as well as a network of lines from Eugene tapping. Lane. Polk and Lincoln Counties. The corpora tion places Its capital at J1.000.000 and Seslgnates its line as the Portland, Eu ene & Eastern Railway Company. The Irtlcles, which were prepared at Salem. state that the line will run from Port- ; land to Salem, Albany and Eugene, and from Eugene one branch will extend up the Mackenzie through to Prineville and Connect with the Oregon Short Line at Ontario, i.i Eastern Oregon. Another branch will extend from Eugene to Yaquina Bay points, and still another to Lincoln. Polk and Lane County points, j The Incorporators are J. A. Storey, J. C. Bracher, A. V. Welch. E. W. Hall, G. ! Bracher and John H. McMurray. Declines Invitation to Turkey Dinner Dr. Alonso Vnn Gesner Obltpred to Forego Thanksgiving Spread Be cause He Is In Jail. HOW would you like to be compelled to decline a pressing invitation out to eat Thanksgiving dinner because you would have to spend the day in Jail? This Is what happened to Dr. Alonzo Van Gesner, who is doing five months in the County Jail for complicity In land frauds against the Government in the Prineville district Moreover the friends of the doctor have importuned the authorities to permit him to take dinner with them on Thursday but all to no purpose. A lady dropped In tt see United States Marshal Reed a few days ago and asked that the doctor be liberated temporarily. "It is impossible," said Mr. Reed. "It seems hard that Dr. Gesner has to eat his Thanksgiving dinner in that jail." said the lady. "Yes, 'tis tough," said the Marshal, shedding a sympathetic tear, "but peo ple ought to realize that It is no picnic to go to jall anyway." Tr. Gesner will continue to languish in his lonely prison cell and will eat his dinner Thursday in the gloomy vaults of the county reformatory. STRUCK DOWN AND ROBBED Adolph Weiderhush, of Boring. Gets Welt on Head and Lose $45. Adolph Weiderbush was knocked down and robbed of $45 at 9:30 last night at the west approach to the Madison-street bridge by a man de scribed as being rather tall and slim, and wearing a black derby hat. Weid erbush said that he met the man In the Hoffman saloon at First and Madi son streets, but could give no descrip tion of his assnilant. The two men were seen by bystand ers walking east on Madison street. Both men staggered as if they were drunk, and were walking arm-in-arm. As they reached the west approach to the bridge, just past a fish market, two men standing at Front and Madi son streets, heard a heavy thud and a groan. Going tot the scene, they dis covered Weiderbush. lying; where he had fallen, with a bruise over his eye which soon swelled into a great welt. The blood was flowing freely from the wound and from his nose. Weiderbush said he came to Port land yesterday from Boring, where he had been At the time of the robbery he said he had In his pockets about 10 in gold. $20 in greenbacks and $15 in bank cer tificates. He was taken to the station by the police, where his wounds were dressed. TURKEYSIJURKEYS! Go down to the Harry Wood Market, corner First and Alder streets, if you care to see one of the finest lines of turkeys ever shown in Portland and the prices range from 15 cents to 22 cents per pound. Eye glasses $1 at Metzger's. THE MORNING 2 8 CIGAR DEALERS "Portland's Best" Sell NOMINEE TURNS OK TICKET A.NTI , - GAMBLIXO COI XCIT.MAX WILL SUPPORT OLUB. A. J. Walker, Named by Good Gov ernment League, Will Protect No torious Resort at Milwaukie. In the municipal campaign in Milwau kie. which ends next Monday nljcht, it appears that the Good Government League, which nominated three candi dates for Councilmen In an effort to capture control of the city government, has got -hold of a gold brick. A. J. Walker, one of the men nominated on the Good Government League ticket, repudi ates the very thing for which the league was started. In a signed statement Mr. Walker says: In prpntlnjr myself as a candidate for Councilman on the Good Government League ticket for the next municipal election. I will herewith define my policy repar-iing the Mil waukie Club. etc.. oo there will he no possi ble misunderstanding for the voter, and there by lessening the chance for accueatlona of misplaced confidence In cae of election. I am not in favor of attempting to abolish the Milwaukie Club at the preent time, and in the face of a National panic a? it now ex!?!, which would mean the canceling of a major portion of our revenues, which would nf epsarily create more burden to the tax payer. Hot air Ls all rtfht in its place, and talk is cheap, but It takes money to make the mare go. But again, should other means of obtain ing sufficient revenue be forthcoming in the ner future, such as franchising the Southern Pacific Railroad, which stems' quite proba ble from all indications, or other means of obtaining revenues, then will I moat heartily Indorse th anti-club movement, for It cer tainly is in no wise gracing our otherwise law-abiding city. Will further state I am opposed to granting any special favors1 to any big corporation, such as free right-of-way along. r across our streets; on the other hand, would obtain from them all the finances possible and expect no favors from them in return. In narked contrast with this state ment is the following plank of the Good Government League, which reads: Every day of operation of the gambling house Milwaukie has lost and Is losing some of the elements that go to make up a good, ordinary American community. You may be lieve Its evil Is alight, but, Mr. Milwaukie Voter, you OUGHT to vete against It and YOU KNOW IT. You OUGHT to vote out men who work so hard to defend this resort that they seem to have no energy left for improvement of Milwaukie. If the Good Government League elects all three candidates it will not have con trol of the city government as far as the Milwaukie Club is concerned, in view of Mr. Walker's declination. As there is one hold-over Councilman, there would be two for abolishing the club and two for retaining it. It is now too late to take Mr. Walker off the ticket. FIREMEN ASK INCREASE Petition for Pay Equal to That of Patrolmen. A petition signed by practically every member of the Portland Fire De partment was presented to the Council committee on ways and means yester day, requesting an advance in the wages of thase employes to an amount equal to that paid the members of the Police Department. The petition calls I for the following Increase In salaries: ! Lieutenants, from $90 to $110 a month: ! stokers. $85 to $100; hosemen. truckmen ' and drivers. $80 to $100. Action on j the petition was deferred until the next meeting of the committee. Chairman Rushlight and Councilman j Vaughn favored granting the Increase without delay, ewen if only one month ' remained before provision had to bo OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, I II HI Hill II JMlill-; . upt . w m jm. - mm OJPYRIGHFL'AMG CC..VWOLESALERS EXTiiWVELY-iQlI WSTRBJIERS. made for the .salaries of the different departments for 1908. It was decided by the committee to determine what the increase in these salaries would amount to in a year, when It could be learned if the city would be able, from the estimate of next year's revenues from taxes and other sou-ces, to grant the petition of the Are-fighters and make the increase permanent. It was the unanimous opinion of the members of the committee that the fireman were entitled to the same wage the dry pays i members of the police forco, and if the finances for the ensuing year will permit the petition undoubtedly will be allowed. WILL BE POSTPONED AGAIN i Thaw's Second Trial to Begin After New Year. NEW YORK, Nov. 25. The second trial of Harry K. Thaw, set for one week from tomorrow, will again be postponed, and there is little chance that it will be called until well along In January. While District Attorney Jerome will probably move for an adjournment, owing to the difficulty of securing a jury be fore the holidays, Martin W. Littleton, counsel for Thaw, said today lie had not fgreed to a postponement, also that he did not Intend to ask for a change of venue. The expected postponement is partly due to the fact that the task of select ing a Jury would be made doubly hard by the approaching holidays and the pros pect before the talesmen of spending both Christmas and New Tear's day locked up under the care of court bailiffs, and also to the fact that Thaw's counsel has applied to the court for per mission to inspect the secret evidence be fore the lunacy commission during the first trial. Thaw, in his cell In the famous old Tombs prison, which he has occupied since the night of the tragedy on Madi son Square roof garden. June 25. 1906, is planning for his second trial with the same confidence of acquittal that he pre pared for the first ordeal. t New York The postal clerkc of Nw York City are organizing for the purpose of at tempting" to Induce Congress to reduce the working hours In this department to 48 a week. RETIRED BUSINESS MAN FAVORS NEW THEORY E. H. Lambert, of Everett, Massachusetts, Believes Stomach the Seat of Life. One of the most interesting state ments made recently concerning the much discussed Cooper theory that has spread over the country during the past year, is made by E. H. Lambert, a retired business man, whose home ls at 115 Francis street, Everett, Mass. Mr. Lambert has this to say in con nection with Cooper and his medicine: "Some time ago I read an article about this man Cooper, In which he claimed that stomach trouble was directly re sponsible for most ill health. He went on to say that, although his medicine did nothing but get the stomach in sound condition, it would. In many cases, remove kidney and liver trouble and various other ailments. He argued from this that the stomach was the main cause of sickness, and stated that the success he has had with his medi cines was due entirely to this fact. "I am now fully convinced that this theory ls correct, and believe Cooper has a really remarkable medicine, Judg ing from my own experience. NOVEMBER 26, 1907. '.-SUfrl'-. ; Havana Cigai SHIPPING SOLO BY MAIL A THOUSAND POUNDS REACH SEATTLE FROM FAIRBANKS. Cable Advices From Valdez State That $1,250,000 Has Arrived Overland From the Placers. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 25. (Special.) The steamer Yucatan arrived here today with 1000 pounds of gold dust, shipped from the Fairbanks country in the United States malls to Seattle. This is the largest shipment of gold dust ever made through the mails on a single, steamship coming from Alaska. All the dust was started after the Winter trail opened, and came through in mail packages under the new regulations. According to cable advices from Val dez, there has arrived at that port JH.260. 000 in gold dust over the overland route, which la also coming out as soon as steamship facilities will permit. It ls consigned to Seattle banks. The snowfall near the coast ls not yet heavy enough to permit the operation of slds, and the gold dust has to be packed the last section of the trip on horses. Work for Street Improvement. The Kenllworth Improvement Club met last night at the home of E. F. Mould enhauer. on East Thirty-third street, and elected the following officers: President. Ira C. Clodfelter; vice-president, H. 3. Harcourt; secretary and treasurer. J. R. Tomllnson. It was decided to take im mediate steps for the improvement of all streets between Fast Twenty-sixth and the city limits eastward, and to secure water mains on the streets where needed. An effort also will be made to secure the improvement of East Thirty-second street to connect with the improvement under way through the Waverly tract toward Division street. The next meeting of the club will be held at the home of T. H. Compton. 1002 Gladstone avenue. Monday. December 9. at which time Mayor Lane and Councilman Rushlight will be Invited to attend. "I have been a sick man for five years. Three years ago I was told by a phy sician that I had Brlght's disease of the kidneys. I Have treated constantly for this trouble -since, without results. After reading the article I have men tioned. I purchased some of this man Cooper's medicine. 'I have been as tounded by what It has done for me. I was relieved to some extent within 24 hours. Today my health ls better than for five years, and so far as I can tell, my kidney trouble has disappeared. "My wife, who had stomach trouble for some time, tried the preparation after noting its action in my case, and her Improvement ls fully as remarkable as mine. She now eats heartily three times a day, without any distress what soever. Her nervousness has also left her. I certainly believe this man's success is fully justified, as he undoubt edly has a wonderful medicine." We will gladty describe the remark able record made by the Cooper medi cines to all who wish to know of them. The Skldmore Drug Co. Make Insurance Doubly Sure - Vein shmiM ((-p tKof - -- - j yjny is written oy the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. Those words, "of New York " K i mau a iJV on an insurance policy since last year. The Mutual Life was organized in 1843, and is the oldest active Insurance Company in America, and the strongest in the world. The Mutual Life Insurance Company belongs absolutely and is now beine interest. It had, December 31, 1906, 495 millions of assets, being 80 millions in excess of the 415 millions required by law as a reserve for paying insurance risks and all other legal liabilities. The perfect quality of its investments excites praise and wonder in all judges of such matters; but it does more ; it appeals to the plain people whose ' money comes slowly, who value safetv, and who in sist that insurance shall be insurance indeed. The Time to For the new forms The Mutual Life of New Or MM A D. EATZ, .Manager. THANKSGIVING EXCURSION RATES Between All Points in Oregon on Lines of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. ON THE BASIS OF FARE-AND-A-THIRD FOR THE ROUND TRIP Tickets at these rates will be sold at all Southern Pacific Stations NOVEMBER 27 AND 28 Good for return until Monday night December 2 Ask any Southern Pacific agent for particulars City ticket office, Portland, Third and Washington Streets 11 To : - i to its policv holders. manaead solelv in their Act is NOW. of policies write to Insurance Company York. N. Y. A'nsworth Block. Portland, Ore.