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VOLUME X.
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON.
"MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1911.
NUMB Eli 213
'OREGON S CnOP
CET1SUS OEIH
POTATOES SHOW A EIG
GAIN IN 10 YEARS
OF TIME.
WHEAT CROP HAS DECREASED
DURING PAST TEX YEARS
Statistics Gleaned by Census Depart
ment Relative to tiregon iri
i.ain in Hops peen wnue nay ami
Forage Also Increases Hay Blgiest
. Crop. '
Washington, v August 7. Statistics
relative to the leading crops for the
state of Oregon, collected at the v 13 th
decennial census, April 15, 1910, are
contained In an official statement Is
sued today by Acting Census Director
. Faulkner. It is based on tabular sum
maries prepared under the direction
of Dr. Le Grand Powers, chief statisti
cian for agriculture In the bureau of
the census. . The figures are prelimi
nary, and subject , to . slight -revision
later,' when a few other farms, whose
returns, now Incomplete, will be In
cluded in the final tables. It is not
expected that these additions will ma
terially modify the amounts or rates
j. given In the present statement. "
f The; leading crops of the siate for
1909, ranked in the order of valuation,
were: Hay and forage, $15,221,000;
wheat, 110,797,000; oats, $5,036,000;
hops, $2,838,000; potatoes. $2,098,000;
and barley, $1,507,000.
Between 1899 and 1909 hay and for
age showed an Increase of 207,539
acres, or 28.4 per cent From 166,506
acres In 1879, hay and forage Increas
ed to 467.061 In 1889, to 731,823 In 1899
and to 939,362 In 1909. The total yield
In 1909 was 1,586,965 tons; the aver
age yield per acre, 1.7 tons; the aver
age value per acre, $16.20.
' Wheat Decreases. '
. Wheat, In the decade from 1899 to
1909, decreased 172,196 acres, or 19.7
per cent From 445,077 acres In 1879
wheat increased to 553,052 by 1889, to
873,379 by 1899, the maximum acre
age for the period, but fell to 701,183
by 1909. The aggregate yield in 1909
'was 12,401,913 bushels, of which 10,
287,820 bushels was winter wheat. The
average yield per acre was 18 bushels;
the average value per acre, $15.40.
1 i Gain fn Oafs.
Oats during the 10 year period end
ing 1909 increased 77,676 acres, or 29.7
per cent From 151,624 acres in 1879,
oats rose to 218,736 In 1889, to 261,
406 In 1899, and to 339,082 in 1909. The
total yield in 1909 was 10,874,196 bush-,1
els; the average yield per acre, 32
bushels; the average value per acre,
' $14.85. 1 ' ! "'V'
,1 Great Gain In Hops. ;
The gain in hops for the decade
from 1899 to 1909 was 6,329 acres, or
41 per cent. Starting with 304 acres
In 1879, hops rose to 3,130 in 1889, to
15,433 in 1899, and to 21.762 in 1909.
AFTER ATTACK
SEKIQCS SIXmG SPELL TODAY
LEAVES P01PE WEAK.
Will Not Participate la Anniversary
Celebration , Wednesday. , , ,
Rome, August 7;-Gravest anxiety
prevails in the Vatican over the con
dition of the pope who had a sinking
spell this morning. Under ministra
tions of a corps of physicians the pon- !
tiff revived. ' " j
, The pope was ordered to rest ab-
Jolutely and he will not participate In
Wednesday's celebration of his annl-
versa'ry of his accession to the throne.'
REVIVED
Hence during the 30 year period hops
have increased more than 70-fold. The
total yield in 1909 was 16.593.302
pounds; the average yield per acre,
763 pounds; the average value pe:
acre, $130.40. ' ' '
; Gain In Potatoes.
During the decade prior to 1909 po
tatoes increased 14,206 acres, or 47.3
per cent . From 1889, when 17,965
acres were harvested, the acreage rose
to 30,035 la 1899. and'agaln to 44,211
in 1909. The aggregate yield in .1909
was 4,281,705 bushels; the average
yield per acre, 109 bushels; the aver
age value per acre, $47.40.
Barley Jf early Double
For the decade ending 1909 barley
showed an increase pf ,51,662 acres, or
85.6 "per cent." From 1879; when 23,311
acres were harvested, barley rose In
18S9 to 37,722, in 1899 to 60,375, and
in 1909 t0 112.037., The total yield ia
1909 was 2,365,722 bushels; the aver
age yield per acre, 21 bushels; the
average value per acre, $13.43.
Crop Comparisons.
The cereals had an aggregate acre
age of 1,183,302 acres in 1909, as com
pared to 1,222,648 In 1899, a decrease
of 39,346 acres or, 3.2 per cent. . The
single decrease in wheat was so great
as to cause a decrease In the cereal
acreage for the state. Among the cer
eals wheat ranked first, not only In
acreage but also In value, comprising
more than one-half of the total acre
age and total value. Oats ranked sec
ond, having an acreage and value, re
spectively, nearly .one-half as great as
wheat, The average value of "cereals
per acre was $15.04, slightly below
that of hay and forage and less than
one-third that of potatoes. With the
exception r of emmer and spelt, corn
showed the highest average value per
acre; rye, the lowest. Of the hay and
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STRIKERS AND NOX-UJUONISTS
MIX IX HEATED STRIFE.
Rocks Fly and Bullets Sins; When the
Two Factions Meet,
San Francisco, August 7. Serious
labor troubles have been threatened
today as the result of a battle between
union and non union men at Crocket
last night. Three men were shot and
a half dozen hurt by flying rocks,
when the strikers met 25 non union
ists at the depot arid warned them
not to fill lobs at the California Ha
waiian Sugar Refining company, va
cated by the unions who want an in
crease of wages. Two non unionists
drew guns and fired and a general
scrap continued until the police inter
fered.' "'.
Homeeomerg at London.
London, Ont, August 7. Special
trains from all directions are bring
ing homecomers for the annual "home
coming" festivities in 5 London this
week. Delegations have arrived from
many points In western Canada and
from Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo and
other cities across the line. The fes
tivities will continue through the en
tire week. The city Is splendidly dec
orated for the occasion. -
Earl 'elon 89 Tears Old.
' London, August 7. Earl Nelson, the
grand nephew of the famous Lord
Nelson, the hero of Trafalgar, received
many congratulations today on the oc
casion of his 88th birthday. His lord
ship is now the only member of the
house of lords who was a peer dur
ing the lifetime of William IV, and
has the further distinction of being
the recipient of one of the oln 7 two
perpetual pensions In existence in
England, the holder of the other be
ing Lord Rodney a descendant of the
celebrated Admiral Sir George Rod
ney. Lord Nelson Is surprisingly vig
orous for a man of his years and when
he Is in town may be seen almost any
afternoon playing billiards at the
Downtown Unionist club.
GUNS FLASH IN
'FRISCO STRIKE
ILLH1 TELEPIIOOE
IS now BEE
MEETING AT ENTERPRISE SATURDAY NIGHT
BROUGHT GOOD RESULTS.
FINAL GITlZEfiS' REPORTS
Largo Crowd Present and
Mands From the People.
TOISTS OF, SETTLEMENT.
Long distance talks between all
Wallowa county points and Un
ion county : points doubled In
time. ,. .
Service in Wallowa county ex
changes to be from 6 a. m. to
midnight on week days. Sunday
day service to be from 8 a. m. to
8 p. m. except the two hours af
ter 12, noon.
"Free switching' abolished., '
Subscribers In Wallowa county
agree to pay ten cents switching
charge between exchanges.
Non subscribers In Wallowa to
pay 25 cents between towns.- ' .
$ 4 g j $ $
"What Is believed to be an end to the
telephone war which has been raging
in Wallowa county for some time, was
reached Saturday night when direc
tors of the Home Telephone company
Lmet representatives of the different
sections of Wallowa valley at Enter
prise and after a debate that lasted
for several hours, an agreement was ,
reached In which the company made '
concessions in several Instances but
preserved Its attitude: against free
switching between central stations.
, It Is said there have been few meet
ings In Enterprise that called forth the
general Interest which did the one
Saturday night. . John L. ' Caviness,
president of the company. Will Church
vice president, S. D. Crowe, secretary
and manager and F. I. Vergere, a di-J
rector, met the representatives of the
different towns of Wallowa county at
the Enterprise court house. The meet
ing was held in the court room and
Dr. E.' M. Erwln of Joseph acted as
chairman. , , '
Crowds of people filled all the avail
able space In the room and .the corri
dors of the building were crowded.
Each Individual seemed to take an in
tense interest in what was about to
transpire and at times the proverbial
MRS. HAZZARD TAKEN' TO SEAT
TLE.JAIL TODAY. ;
Accused Doctors of Seattle for Bring
lng Her Into Trouble.
Seattle, August 7. Linda Hazzard,
the woman "fast cure specialist" who
Is charged with first degree murder
owing to the death of Clarie William
son, a wealthy English spinster, while
taking the starvation cure, will be
brought to Seattle today and lodged in
Jail., ; ; ;" ,
She says she will get $10,000 bail
and she accuses Seattle- doctors of
jealously 'and , blames them for her
predicament '
, Miss Williamson with her slater
Dorothea came to Seattle last winter
and entered the Hazzard sanitarium
at Olalla, an Institution in which are
La Grande patients this summer.
The sisters were worth 1400,000.
Dr. Hazzard attempted to be made ad
ministratrix of the estate "
STARVATION
111
I ADJUSTED
WILL BE IN THIS EVENING
Mutual Concessions Were
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statement of hearing a pin drop hell
good so .quiet w as the audience.
' It was the climax of a flght"against
the telephone company's policy adopt
ed when the Home company purchas
ed the Bell and combined the two ex
changes and Bystems Into one. Rates
were rearranged and the ten free calls
which had been given subscribers by
the Home company were abandoned.
This brought on the war and agitation
followed. ; 1 : ; . . -
.Representatives of :the telephony
company were plied with questions
nd each in turn answered. There
was no feeling apparent in this meet
lng, other than a business feeling and
a desire to drive as dose bargains as
possible. . . U- '-' ..v"':
The , demands for , a restoration of
the old long distance rate from all Wal
Iowa county points to Union county
points was met by the company doub
ling the time persons may talk at the
rate In effect. The same will apply to
all Union county calls into Wallowa
county. . '" ' ' : ' ' y ,,v,: ;
Requests for a longer service In the
different Wallowa exchanges has been
repeatedly made by the people, and
this also was granted by the company.
The exchanges will, be open for bust
ness In the future from 6 in the morn
lng until midnight, except Sunday. On
Sunday there will be service from 8 a.
m. to 8 p. m., excepting two hours fol
lowing the noon hour.
The rate to non-subscribers for con
versation between any two of the four
Wallowa county towns was placed at
25 cents. -.
'Seemingly the satisfaction over the
adjustment was very nearly general
although - there were a few who
thought It could have" been Improved,
The various, clubs meet In the re
spective cities this evening to putythe
stamp of approval or disapproval on
the acts of their duly appointed rep
resentatives. Reports from Joseph
and Wallowa this afternoon lndlcat
approval, according to a statement Is
sued at the office of the company here.
E
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NOTICE COMES TO OFFICIALS OF
SUCH CRIMES.
Perry Section of Blue Mountains Is
Alleged Scene of This Shooting. :
Moose, what few there may roam
the Blue mountains, are being slaugh
tered by parties leaving the road at
Perry and striking across the paths of
these animals, is the Information com
ing to authorities and It is likely that
If , any more such violations of the
game laws are enacted someone will
bo caused to suffer for the crime. Sev
eral county officials have been notified
and game wardens are being apprised
of the alleged slaughter going on
there, so that with several official eyes
leveled at the practiced it Is possible
that one' or more of the violators will
be apprehended.
Moose are exceedingly scarce and
are protected by law, yet these facts
seemingly have not deterred several
IDS
SLAUGHTER
from killing members or the herd now
ranging in the Blue mountains.
HEWITT BITS A MAXWELL
Sew Two Cylinder Carls Purchased
by La Grandy 3Ian.
The merits of the new two cylinder
Maxwell "which include 16 horse pow
er, non vibrating coil and the honey
combed radiator which is to be, had
only on other high priced cars, will
be tried out by H. W. Hewitt who has
just purchased one of the $675 cars
through R. V. Leighton. The car will
be watched with considerable interest
in this valley for a great deal is claim
ed for it and It ia understood the cars
have made good elsewhere. ' yy
Judge John B. Messlck, of s
In La Grande today on legal bigness.
The judge and his family are spend
ing a few days with the Reese family
at Cove and he came over from there
today. Jn speaking of the Granda
Ronde , valley he said; "Doesn't the
valley look fine this year. But for
that matter this valley always looks
fine."
, Des Moines Order Obnoxious.
Washington, August 7. That the
American Federation of Labor Mill
fighting to a finish the Injunction Is
sued by Judge Degraff, restoring strik
ing carmen to their positions and for
bidding further fighting with the Des
Moines Btreet railway company, was
the announcement made today by
President Gompers. Gompers declar
ed the court order make attempts of
worklngmen to improve their condi
tlons ineffectual.
COKT FDR
LET
SALT LAKE COCERX GETS FED
, ERlAL JOB HERE. .
La Grande's Federal Building Will Be
Erected Soon.
Contracts for the construction of
the federal building in La Grande
have been ' let to the Campbell Con
struction company of Salt Lake, ac
cording to official information receiv
ed here by Postmaster G. M. RIchey,
No information as to the time of com
mencing the work has been yet sent
here though of course, It Is presumed
It will be this fall. '
The Campbell Company built the
Baker federal building and It Is said
that the practice of the company is not
to rush the buildings which they con
tract for, and it Is likely that the
federal building will not be ready for
occupancy until midwinter.'
At any rate, the contract has been
let and it has now come to a point
where the red tape of government pro
cedure no longer retards speedy ful
fillment of promises Construction
should commence at once.
1 Government Criticised.
' London, August 7.Str Balfour, the
leader of the opposition in the house
today moved a vote of censure on the
government for its 'unconstitutional
conduct In advising the king to create
new liberal peers before the necessity
had ariBen." He declared the conduct
was unprecedented. ,
Off For the Coast
This morning Mrs. Fred B. Currey
and daughters, Misses Carroll and
Gladys, accompanied by Mrs. George
B. Currey, left for 8eattle and other
coast points. They were accompanied
as far as Portland by Mr. Currey who
will go from there to Astoria and pro
claim the virtues of Hot Lake sanator
ium to the large crowds of people at
the Centennial.
: Togo at Annapolis Today.
Washington, August , 7.--Admlral
Togo today went to Annapolis to visit
at the naval academy. He will review
the cadets and lunch with the com
mandant. He will return this evening
to be a guest of Secretary Knox.
IIII PICKED
III0TI1
ADMITTED GOVEItir
MENT PAID FOR THE
WILEY FIGHT
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TESTIMONY 4DMTEP BE-
fore;" ucntnuL prose
y ' f of Government Sent
. et Delegates to Beuzout? of
.j v -a Into Common le Wiley Op-
Purposes aud the Convention Ig
nored Him.
Washington, August 7. That he had
traveled at the government's expense
throughout the northwest getting del
egates to the national dairymen's con-
vention of 1909, to oppose Dr. Wiley
on his stand that benzoate of soil a
was a dangerolis preservative, was ad
mitted today before the congressional
committee by George McCabe, solicit
ing for the department of the interior.
The committee Is probing the agri
cultural department as the result of
Attorney General Wlckersham's rec-
ommendatlon that Wiley be dismtssed
for a technical violation of the law....
McCabe said that Secretary of the
Interior Wilson did not agree wlfj
Wiley' on the benzoate of soda ques
tion and It was by Wilson's order he
iKad the trip to-make sure the con
vention would oppose Wiley, which It
did. ,
, Spokane Now Offers Money
Declaring the entire northwest If ,
anxious to greet the enemy to ben
zoate of soda "Jimmy" Durkin of Spo-V
kane today wired Dr. Wiley to come
to Spokane at his expense. Durkta
stated he had deposited $1,000 in a
Spokane bank to guarantee Wiley's
expenses, but Wiley declined, i
English Spy Arrested.
Bremen, August 7. An Englishman
whose name is unpublished, was ar
rested here today as a spy. The in
cident has aroused the antl-Brltlso.
feeling to. a high pitch.
Murder Is Charged.
; San Francisco, August - 7. Follow
ing the death today of Sophia Pape, a
pretty candy girl, shot Thursday night
by Harry Dunphy on account of jeal
ousy, a formal charge of murder waa .
preferred against the young man. He
will be arraigned Wednesday,
Witness Admits Lies.
Washington, August 7. -Admitting
he had done considerable lying before
the Lorimer bribery charges were
made, State Representative Beckmey
er, of Illinois, today balked when At
torney ' Hancey, Lorlmer's counsel,'
asked him to admit before the senate
committee that he was a "wholesale
liar." Beckmeyer said he had recelv- '
ed' $1,000 for voting for Lorimer and
$500 from the Jackpot. When Hancey
began the questioning, the witness
said to save time he would admit he
tolld a number of lies about the matter
before the graft exposure.
FIRST TIME OISEGOVS GUARD
HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED.
Ten Days to Be Spent at Fort Stereos
and Columbia Beach.
Portland, August 7. To engage In
maneuvers for ten days 1,000 national
guard soldiers left Portland today for
Columbia beach and for Fort Stevens.
This is the first Um? tte entire Ore
gon national guard 1.:; been In one
force. " l.'-: :
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