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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1914. I.W.W. CAMFNEAR HOME OF GOVERNOR Church Provides Shelter and Food for Army of Idle on Reaching Capital. WEST SAYS HIS HANDS TIED Faleni Religions Bodies Arrange to Give Aid and Women Do Cooking-; March "Will Continue if Exec utive Is Not Able to Help. BALEM. Or.. Jan. 11. (Special.) An array or about 100 I. w. W. are tonight "camped" across the street from and within 60 feet of the home of Governor West, in the auditorium of the First Christian Church, after an ineffectual attempt to find the chief executive and make a demand on him to provide them with Jobs, instanter. The party reached this city today after a march of several days from Portland. A sumptuous supper was given the men tonight by the women of the church. E. W. Klmer. leader of the invaders. declared before retiring for the night that he would call upon Governor West at 8 o clock tomorrow at the State house and place the proposition of the men before him. He said that the news papers had reported the Governor as being anxious to assist all persons out of employment, and that the "army had come to the capital city to make a personal appeal to him. Governor nun da Tie. The Governor declared late tonight that he did not know what he would do. but Saturday, when he was In formed that the army probably would reach this city today, said the emerg. ency board, by falling to make an ap propriation of $50,000 to put the idle men to work on the state roads, vir tually had tied his hands. Klmer, who gives his occupation as a newspaper advertising solicitor, and his wife, preceded the army into the city and made an unsuccessful atterrpt to find the Governor. Mr. West was sought at the Statehouse, his home and various state institutions. Mayor Sleeves and Chief of Police Ehedeck Informed the leader of the band that the city could not provide them with food and shelter, and that they must not solicit alms on the ntreet. Sheriff Esch said he was in readiness to aid the city police should trouble start, but Rimer insisted that the men's mission was a peaceful one. The army entered the city along the route of the Southern Pacific Rail road and marched to the railroad sta tion in the southern part of the city. Governor Bell Unanswered. After a short rest It moved to the Governor's home, at the corner of Cen ter and High streets. The leader rang the bell several times without obtain ing any response and then the men lined up in front of the Governor's home. After a wait of about three-quarters of an hour the Rev. T. Porter, pastor of the First Christian Church, on the opposite corner from Governor West's residence, invited the men into the church to get warm. Other efforts to find Governor West being unavailing, the women of the church provided the supper. Several of them aided In cooking it and arrange ments were at once made to serve breakfast to the Invaders in case it was not provided by the city. Collections were taken in all the Protestant churches tonight for nse in case it became necessary for providing the men with food tomorrow. Two of the men obtained work in Ealem. About 20 who did not have blankets were allowed to sleep in the basement of the City Hall. The "army" left Gervala this morn ing. According to the leader the men were accorded the best of treatment in Gervais. Lawlessness la Scooted. "All this talk about these men com mitting lawless acts is rubbish," said Rimer. "They are good men and hon estly want work." "I joined the 'army for the same reason the other men did because I was out of work and could not get It. I also felt that I could be of assist ance by preceding the men to the various cities and towns and trying to make arrangements for food and shelter for them. "It Is the plan to keep going. If the Governor cannot do something for them, until employment is obtained. "It is just a question of feeding men who are unable to feed them selves. Efforts have, been made by the men to obtain' work all along the line of march." Five- men of the "army" are barbers, and they were busy for several hours tonight plying their avocation on com rades In the basement of the church. At least two-thirds of the men are under 25 years of age and a majority of them are foreigners. Some of them cannot speak English. RESERVOIRSITE LOCATED Government Engineer Reports n Ground for Palouse Project. PASCO. Wash, Jan. 11. (Special.) Engineer Bonestedt. who has been mak ing a preliminary survey to locate a good reservoir site for the Palouse irri gation project, announces that he has round an excellent site about four miles above Elberton, Wash. Abandonment of the project about six years ago was principally because no reservoir site could be found. Many have maintained that sites were available and that in spection by the Government would re veal one. Mr. Bonestedt points out that with a dam 300 feet long and about 85 feet high, sufficient water could be stored at this place. There are no railroad or Improved lands In the proposed site, so the expense of acquiring the area would be small. ClarVston Carllne Fnnd Grows. CLARK STON, Wash., Jan. 11 (Spe cial.) The committee of Clarkston business men, seelcted to raise the ad ditional $10,000 for the assistance of the F. L. Sturm electric street railway, report nearly J7000 has been raised. Tho L.ewlston-Clarkston Improvement Company heads the list with a sub scription of $1000, while Thomas Bas lington is the largest individual sub scriber, having pledged J200. The com mittee expects to meet with little diffi culty In obtaining the additional $3000. Immber Company lias Receiver. CENTRALIA, Wash., Jan. ir. (Spe cial.) On the request of J. Powell, F. J. Partridge has been appointed by Judge Rice In the Lewis County Supe rior Court as receiver for the Weinhart dumber Company, operating a mill at Morton. Powell, who has an interest In the concern, declares that he asked for an audit of the books -of M. Weln- )art, the principal stockholder, but that Ins request was refused. SCENES AT ".'.ffi'-'W-Vv:--v:'.'((i:'y.'w.v v.. w..v.ww WV.V.... ....... . x v wvIa " ' fr .-v - ' 4 - : sJ iVrx fVr - . ; - i tu u - if .iH ' - 1 i -I p r - - y-vvttgJfW -mJv - - - i- - I -. - ' .. ,W,v, t J i I I ' ' " f'"x-fc:'"i ':' w j" " - ' - , 3 f,V - .. - - v-rtf-tJ--t . , , . v , - . B 1 i,mwm mm vrTCy.., .n ,, J . Mhmr nv Tittifrt.g l . ' I fe"' ' - . f - . i I , . ,.... s - - , : ,u J TOP, VltUW ALOSTO COURT STREET PASTOR STIRS BEND Sunday Lid Goes On as Result of Evangelist's Sermons. INDIVIDUALS ARE TARGET j Bank Cashier' Among Jfen Singled Oat for Fire of Dr. E. J. Bulgin; Many Attend Meetings and , Collections Substantial. BEND, Or., Jan. 11. (Special.) Stirred up by the sensational preach ing of Dr. K. J. Bulgin. an evangelist brought in two weeks ago by the united efforts of the local Protestant churches. Bend people today saw the town as quiet as a puritanical New England hamlet. The lid was screwed down so tight that not a game of pool or bil liards was played, the bowling alleys were deserted, and dominoes furnished the most exciting amusement for those not inclined to attend the revival meet ings. During the day It .was persistently rumored that the moving-picture shows would not be allowed to open tonight, but, being exempted by the state laws, they did open, although only small crowds attended them. One cigar store and news stand was locked up, but the proprietor of an other Just across the street took a chance and kept open. He was not mo lested. Dr. Bulgin Is holding his meetings nightly In the new store building of R, M. Smith, which is provided with rude benches for seats. His methods have been dramatic, and tremendous crowds have been drawn to the meet ings many in curiosity to learn who will be the next victim of his attacks.. The most sensational episode oc curred Wednesday at an affair intended as a get-together luncheon of business men. After a number of leading citi zens had made talks, in which they ex pressed their views on the town's needs, Dr. Bulgin made a bitter attack on the cashier of one of the local banks. Be ing present, the victim of the evan gelist's remarks arose and defended himself with forceful language. Dr. Bulgin is scheduled to remain here until January 18, and by that time it is Deiieved that he will have gath ered in a big sum of money, as a col lection Is a feature of every meeting. Three meetings were held today. One in the afternoon being for men only. CATTLEMAN PASSES AWAY "General Ben" Bnrgen, of Klickitat County, Is Dead. WAHKIACTJS. Wash., Jan. 11. (Spe cial.) In the death of Benlamin Frank Un Burgen, near Towal Station on the North Bank Road, a native son of the earliest pioneer of Klickitat County passes. ills rather, the late Thomas Burgen, was known to every steam boat man on the Columbia River, and Squally Hook, located near. the "Tom" Burgen cattle ranch, was one time famous to settlers of upper country and the roving population of gold miners. B. F. Burgen was a cousin to Newton Burgen, the first white child born In .Klickitat. "Genial Ben" Burgen, as he was bet ter known to near neighbors, was known to be one of the most nroeres- slve cattle men in the county. A few years ago he surprised some of his neighbors by selling off the common range cattle and substituting at fancy price ine inorougnDrea roan Durham cattle. ' He Is survived by sisters, brothers and an aged mother, the latter resid ing on the old homestead near Towal Station. PROFESSOR WICKS QUITS Idaho Horticulturist Resigns to Take Tp Work in Arkansas. MOSCOW, Idaho, Jan. 11. (Special.) Surprise and regret were manifest In DALLAS. MIDDLE, ARMORY BOTTOM, HIGH all departments of the university yes terday when it was learned that Pro fessor W. H. Wicks, head of the de partment of horticulture, had tendered his resignation to Acting President W. L. Carlyle and had requested a release from his duties here by February 1. Professor Wicks received announce ment yesterday that he had been elect ed head of the horticultural depart ment of the University of Arkansas, at Fayetteville. Professor Wicks has been at the University of Idaho since the Fall of 1909, coming here to accept the chair of horticulture at a time when that po sition was full of possibilities but bar ren of anything that even resembled equipment. There was scarcely more than a rusty hoe in the garden and a stool In the office of the department when Professor Wicks took the helm. In four short years he has built up one of the strongest and best-equipped de partments for training in all lines of horticulture that is to be found In any institution in the West. FESTIVAL EVENTS MM rose: cabnital board plass to add new features Flowers to Be Queen, but Advertising for Portland Manufacturers to Be Important Part of Celebration. Many will be the new and novel feat ures of the Portland 1914 Rose Festi val, which Is to be held here June 9 to 12. One that will appeal strongly to other cities is the purposed bal loon race. One of the picturesque and beautiful sights will be the 800 varieties of out-door-all-the-year-around growing roses, that will be on exhibition at Columbia Park. The roses have been planted In the sunken gardens of the park, said to be the largest natural rose gardens In the world. This and the 1000 rose bushes in tubs that will be used for street decorations will add beauty to the other spectacular events. Aside from the spectacular features such as the historical floats, represent ing the various counties, in the state, there will be many others that will give industrial Portland ample adver tising. The rose, of course, will be queen. Tet it is the purpose of the Rose Fes tival officials to see that the business firms of Oregon, whose financial aid has helped make the Rose Festival a success, get proper advertising of the various things they manufacture. rh.9 plan is. by working in conjunc tion with the Manufacturers' Associa tion, to have the various Portland man ufacturers throw open their factories during the festival week. The annual competitive rose exhibit will be held at the Central Library and the district rose displays will be held in the downtown districts, on streets yet to be named. LEWISTON FAIR MAY GO Committee Said to Favor Giving: In dustrial Show Instead. LEWISTOX, Ida., Jan. 11. (Special.) The committee composed of R. S. Erb, Philip Weisgerber and J. E. Nlckerson, appointed at the joint meeting- of the Lewiston Exposition Com pany and the Lewiston Commercial Club to prepare a report on entertain ment features to be taken up by the Commercial Club during this year, met Saturday. The committee's report is to be made at a mass meeting Thursday night The committee is said to favor more attention being given the annual Rose Show and making it a big floral pageant for entire Central Idaho and Eastern Washington. Discontinuing the annual Lewlston-Clarkston fair and giving- an industrial show, with spe cial attention to home products, and the enlarging of the Northwest Live stock Show, also are favored. 600 Sheep Lost, Poison Snspected. PASCO. Wash., Jan. 11 (Special.) Hans Harder, the largest sheepgrower of this county, lost about 600 head at Moses Lake last week. An investiga tion seems to show that the sheep were poisoned, and the authorities probably will be asked to investigate the matter j closely. RICH POLK COUNTY NV1TES SETTLERS Well-Settled District Has Per Capita Wealth of $1000, or $5000 to Family. DALLAS IS THRIVING CITY Of 476,860 Acres of Land, 281,704 Are Cultivated Timber One of Chief Resources Mill Runs Pull Fore All ,Year. DALLAS. Or., Jan. 11. Staff Corre spondence.) Polk is not a large coun ty, geographically speaking, compared with other Oregon counties. It hag an area of 7S0 square miles. If Oregon was divided into counties of the same size we would have 124 of them, in place of the 33 we have. On the other hand. If all of our lands were as thickly populated as is that of Polk County we would have a population of about 1,860,000, in place of the 760,000 we have, or had in 1910. When It comes to prosperity I think it is spread out over Polk about as thickly as in any other portion of the state. The average assessed wealth, not actual, but assessed wealth, mind you, of Polk people is about $1000, which the best informed say gives an average wealth for each family of $5000. If that is not a good showing then tell me what constitutes real prosperity. Dallas is the county seat of Polk, the metropolis of Polk so far as fi nances and population are concerned. Dallas gained the county seat perma nently after a most beautiful scrap with Independence, lasting nearly 40 years. There was no bloodshed, no knocking down and dragging out, but little animosity1 Just a truly wonder ful and lovely but long-drawn-out scrap. Independence Fair, Brave. . In speaking of the past Carey Hay. ter, who for more than 20 years ran a newspaper here at Dallas, was forced to say that the Independence people are the best and bravest lot of citi zens, and also the fairest, that any county ever possessed. "We only won In the end by our geographical posi tion," continued Carey. By the way, Carey says while in the newspaper business, running the Dallas Observer, which was one of the best of Oregon's country newspapers, he usually kept only about two Jumps ahead of the Sheriff, financially speaking. A cou ple of years ago he sold his paper and went Into the book and stationery business here and has one of the nicest stocks and neatest stores in all Oregon and Is at least 100 Jumps ahead of the Sheriff. And every one of Carey's hosts of friends is glad that fortune is smiling on him. If you want to know why the names Dallas and Polk Just take up some political history and trace up the career of Jeems K. Folk and his team mate, Dallas. Then you will know the why; also the when. Polk County extends from the Wil lamette on the east to the. crest of the Coast Range on the west, from Yamhill on the north to Benton on the south. Of the 478,860 acres of land In the county 281,704 acres are under cultivation. Of the remaining area much is timbered. And in this timber belt, along the Coast Range, there Is a wealth which puts most of the min ing sections of the world out of the running. And when the mine is worked out there is but a trifling value left; the forests of Polk along the mountainsides will re-produce themselves continually until the end of time If proper methods are pur sued. Wealth of Polk Increases. Where is the best mohair district In the United States? In Polk. Where are raised the finest Angora goats to produce this mohair? In Polk. Where are the greatest hop fields in the coun try? In Polk. Where Is the finest prune district In the Northwest? In Polk. Where do they raise as fine cherries, apples, English walnuts, pears, peaches, strawberries, logan berries, raspberries and all other fruits as are produced in the country'? In Polk. I might go on and "poke" such facts at the reader all day and then not tell all of the truth. The horses, mules, sheep and thoroughbred llve stock of all kinds raised in Polk have taken blue ribbons enough to start a ribbon factory of vast dimensions. And every year Polk's livestock is In creasing In numbers and In quality. Tou see the Polk County agricultur ists and livestock breeders are as pro gressive as any In America. They are universally progressive. I do not speak Jn a Rooseveltian vein. I mean they are ever striving to breed better stock and more of it. As it is now people send from all over the world for Polk's Angoras, from far and wide for Polk's Jerseys and Holsteins and Guernseys, from East and West, North and South, for Polk's Lincoln and other high-class sheep. "What is the name of that young river?" is the gist of a question strangers ask as they first come to Dallas and note the fine stream near which . the great Willamette Valley Lumber Company has its large saw mill. This company employs 200 men at the mill and In the logging camps. "That." will be the answer, "is the Lackre-all." Or that is what it will sound like to you. They mean La Creole, a word which has been Angli cized, same as the cowboys Anglicized a certain creek in Eastern Colorado. It was named La Pusgatolre. ' The cowboys changed it to Picketwlre. Which was Just as euphonious and more suggestive of a cow country. I Cherries Also Come From Polk. j Many things hereabouts are La Creole. The social club of the town is thus named and more than likely a lot of babies. Taking the word, of course, in its Anglicized form. Thl3. creek" flows into the Willamette near Salem. And the Polk County people aver that in the territory in Polk County near where this stream de bouches Into the larger stream the bulk and the best of the "Salem" cherries are grown! Well, Polk swipes a lot of hops from Marion, perhaps more than enough to square the cherry business. But about that mill. It has been running for ten years, ever since it was erected, and never a shutdown. No matter what the lumber market is this mill runs steadily on and on. There are many acres of lumber piled near the mill now, they are running on a little order of 1,000.000 feet for the great Pullman Company at pres ent. This mill Is largely owned in Portland, Messrs. Gerllnger, Spalding, Leadbetter and Pittock being the prin cipal owners. It cuts about 1,000.000 feet a week the year round. ' The Dallas people say It has been a great factor in the prosperity of the town. But Dallas Is not a town: it is a fine little city, with about 3000 peo ple. It has fine and well-paved streets and cement walks, and will put down another mile of paving and Vvto miles of walks and curbs next Spring. The buildings, while none of them are over three stories In height, will compare favorably with those of any city in the Northwest. The courthouse, on a beautiful lawn 400 feet square, right in the heart of town, is one of the splendid building of Oregon. It is built of dark-colored native stone and does not show up well in a photograpn or cut. But I am sure there is no other courthouse, city hall or other municipal building In Oregon of greater beauty. Papers and Hotels Good. Dallas has two good newspapers. There Is the semi-weekly Observer, owned and managed by Gerald Polk and J. L Parcel, and the Weekly Itemizer, owned and managed by V. P. Flske. They are both good, newsy papers, and each has practically a metropolitan office. And here are two good hotels, the Gall and the New Scott. I happened In at the Gail and the proprietor. Henry Serr. has almost fallen over himself to see that I got what I wanted when I wanted it- But he looked after all the other guests Just as well as he did after me. The evening I arrived there were nearly -60 guests In the dining room for dinner. In fact, the house is crowded to the limit. The service, speaking now of- the table, is enough to please anybody, and the prices are reasonable. The New Scott is run by George E. Corson. It is a splendid bouse, well. even handsomely, furnished, and those who patronize the hotel say It la a good place. There are two banks here the Dallas National and the Dallas City, the latter being a state bank. The former has capital and surplus of $33,588 and deposits of $282,662: the latter has capital and surplus of S36.000 and deposits of $325,000. F. J. Craven is cashier of the Dallas City and Eugene Hayter of the Dallas Na tional. And who are the president? Why, Ralph E. Williams is president or Dotn or them lr there were other banks here he would probably be presi dent of them also. Tou will remember Ralph as the Republican National Committeeman, the bosom friend (?) of Jonathan Bourne! But Ralph Is no longer in politics. He got tnarrled and reformed, and is bringing op a boy to take up the bank presidencies as Ralph, senior, lays them down. HlSh School Costs $50,000. Dallas has a new $50,000 High School building, - as fine grammar school buildings as any city of its size, a splendid gravity water system, a large electric light and power plant, the Southern Pacific Company has large repair shops here, employing about 50 men the year round. There are seven churches, belonging to the Catholics, Baptists, Presbyterians, United Evan gellcans, Methodist Episcopals, Chris tians and Adventists. Some of these congregations have handsome places of worship. The Townsend Creamery Com pany has a branch here, a cannery company is being organized to build a plant In the Spring, a large flouring mill runs steadily, one of the largest prune-drying plants on the Coast runs with about 150 employes during the prune season and to be continued in our next! To get here and get away when you feel like It the Southern Pacific has as good a train service as any town could desire. There are two trains a day north ' and south on the Southern Pacific West Side lines and five trains each day to and from Salem eight trains a day to and from Salem. Now I am about half through but my space run out! With a word to in coming settlers and I will close: In looking over Oregon for a location on the land or In a town, do not miss a trip to Polk, particularly to Dallas. If you can't come soon write to the Commercial Club. M. V. Fuller, presi dent; Walter L. Tooze, secretary. This club has done noble work for the city and county under the direction of its officers and the hard work of Walter and will do more. They are not send ing out expensive literature, but con densed facts. Milwaukee Road Contractor Falls. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Jan. 11 (Spe cial.) The Keasel Construction Com pany, a Tacoma concern, which had a contract for building 13 miles of the new Willapa Harbor branch of the Mil waukee road from Firdale to Doty, has been placed in the hands of a receiver, and the Keasel contract has been relet to Hans Pederson, a Seattle construc tion man. Pederson will take up the work of completing the part left un finished by the Keasel company Just as soon as arrangements can be made for taking over the camps, which have been established above Firdale. White Salmon Threatened by Flood. WHITE SALMON, Wash., Jan. 11 (Special.) The rapid rise of the White Salmon River at the Pacific Power. & Light Company's plant above Husum is placing White Salmon in imminent dan ger of being without lights. The White Salmon is higher than It has been for six years. Is Wlnat The usual cup of coffee contains about 22 grains of caffeine, a drug which often produces aches, ails and discomfort; but the habit can be quickly overcome by using well-made Postum. . One of the most pleasing features of this change from coffee to Postum is the total ab sence of a sense of something missed. . But more important is that "good all over" feeling of returning health; and it's the finest trade possible to quit coffee and get well. Postum, made of prime wheat and a small psr eent of New Orleans molasses, is a pure food drink. It is wholesome and nourishing-; and has a delicious, snappy flavour resembling that of Old Gov't Java, but is entirely free from the coffee drug, caffeine. Anyone can make a stand for the old fashioned fun that comes with health and the power to "do things." Suppose you try it! "There's a Reason" for POSTUM Postum now comes in two forms: Regular Postum must be boiled 15 to 20 minutes. Instant Postum is a soluble powder. A scant teaspoonful stirred in a cup of hot water dissolves instantly. The convenience of Instant Postum is apparent. But, when prepared according to direc tions, both kinds are exactly the same. The cost per cup is about equal. Grocers everywhere sell both kinds. Olds, Worttnan & King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods $7.00 Brocade Plushes and Two-Tone Velvets Showing Splendid Line of Colorings Full 5Q Inches Wide Dept. Main rioor For. today only we place on sale the balance of our 50-inch Brocade Plushes and Two-Toned Velvets at this remarkably low price. Brocades in brown, white, purple, castor, gold, rose and taupe. Velvets in black with rose or black with gold and blue. " Make up beautifully for coats and wraps. Resrular Belling price of these was $7.00 the yard. Take fiJQ 'Tf CZ your choice today only at the very low price, the yard O $4.00 Tailor Suitings, $2.29 Dept. Main Floor About half price for these handsome Tailor Suitings. Shown in neat brown and gray mixtures and come 58 inches wide. For quick Clearance we have marked J? them at this extreme reduction. 'Shop early today P4 .i9 PLANT TO IMPROVE Eugene- Fruitgrowers Need Larger Warehouse. BUSINESS GROWTH RAPID Manager of Frnlt Cannery Fears Operation of Minimum Mage Ruling Will Work Handi cap In Ttnsh Season. EUGENE, Or., Jan. 11. (Special.) Passage by the directors of the Eugene Fruitgrowers' Association yesterday of the resolution to increase the capital stock from $25,000 to $50,000 meaps the expenditure as soon as It can be se cured of between $10,000 and $15,000 In Improvements to the plant. These will Include greatly increased warehouse space, repairs to the main cannery, and practically the reconstruction of ' the prune drier. Six years ago the fruitgrowers of the Upper Willamette Valley organized with a capital of $5000 and handled the first year little else than cherries. Each year other products have been taken care of until now the cannery is busy probably ten months of the year. The Eugene cannery is working out the different sorts of fruits and vege tables that will prove the most profit able to the growers here. Some of the fruits, notably the red raspberry and the loganberry, grow to a perfection that permits of making the high-grade canned or preserved product that will command a good price in any market. The labor problem has not been a serious one here, but with the recent ruling of the Industrial Welfare Com mission in effect, there will be diffi culty In caring for the fruits if the weather causes too rapid ripening. An effort to secure a modification of the ruling will be made shortly by man agers -of the smaller canneries of the state. Speaking of the effect this ruling It? would have on the smaller canneries. Manager Holt said yesterday: "The loss of fruit resulting from the operation of this law will be very great. When the fruit comes in we have got to attend to it as the weather and tho climate permit, even if we have to work 15 hours. -"If the $8.25 wage ruling goes Into effect it will mean that a lot of tho older women who live about Eugene and work In the cannery at times, and who actually need the work, will be thrown out of employment. The fixing of the minimum wage means that we can employ only the most expert help, and If the older or less efficient work ers cannot keep the pace we will have to do without thm. "We do not believe that the Oregon canneries not located in the city are subject to the conditions known as fac tory abuses. We give the schoolgirls and women the opportunity to earn a little money, and we have a business that requires a large amount of labor at certain times. We certainly hope the Commission will make an exception in our favor, as it has done for the tele phone companies and the hotels." The report of J. O. Holt, secretary, to the Eugene stockholders, showed that the business of the past year, with total cash receipts of $175,000, had increased over 100 per cent within the past year. On December 31 there were 304 share holders, an increase of 77 for the year. There are 2254 shares outstanding or an average of seven and one-third to each stockholder. The total amount paid to the producers for the year was close to $100,000. Fruit, in small quan tities, was bought from 450 persons not members of the association. A total of 102 carloads were shipped out, divided thus: Canned goods, 38: prunes, 27; apples, 10; cherrjes 6; mer chandise 21. Up to December 31 the cannery had packed 16.262 cases of canned fruit and 11,405 cases of canned vegetables. Of this total of 27,667 cases there remained on December 31 a total of 5000 unsold. These were worth $80,471, less $49,975 for packing and selling or $30,492 yet to be distributed to the growers. Labor account for the year was $16 588.32, outside of office expenses. Xez Perce Has Commerce Club. NEZ PERCE, Idaho, Jan. 11. (Spe cial.) Citizens of Nez Perce have or ganized a new Commercial Club. The ofilcers selected are: President, C. F. Thomas; vice-president. W. P. Conger; secretary, E. W. Mitchell; treasurer. Ernest Wienss. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, when steps will be taken to obtain an up-to-date hotel and a modern lodge building. t iUM ' " 1 1 ' M ' " ''