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THE MORNING OREGONIAN', WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1901.
FAVORS LAND LEASING
STROXCf VIEWS OF A PROMINENT
.CATTLE-GIIOWIER.
F. G. Lrntk, President of. the National
AHkocIntlon, Visit Portland
Why He Favors Leasing.
F. C. Lusk, of Chico, Cal., president o
the American Cattle-Growers Association,
is at the- Portland. Although a resident
of California, 3Ir. Iusk's principal busi
ness Interests are in this state. He is
general manager of the French - Glenn
Livestock Company, in Harney County.
In conversation yesterday, Mr. Lusk said:
"Inasmuch as my cattle Interests are
all In Harney County, In this state. I
would like the opportunity to give to the
readers of The Oregonlan an account of
the American Cattle-Growers' Association
and Tvhat it hopes to aid materially In
accomplishing, among other things, name
ly, the passage of a wise and prudent law
by Congress authorizing Che leasing of the
public ranee In the arid land states.
"The association is a new one. It was
temporarily organized by leading cattle
men from the states and territories -west
of the Mississippi, at Salt Lake, last!
"Winter, and Its final organization was
perfected at its first annual convention,
held In Denver in March. That city -was
selected as its permanent headquarters,
because it is regarded as the practical
center of the cattle business of the great
West. It Is purely a cattle-growers' as
sociation, and formed to advance every
Interest of this great and pioneer Industry.
No other kinds of stockmen are admitted.
It is an association of Individuals and not
of state and county associations. In its
deliberations the owner of a small band of
cattle has the same voice and vote as the
owner of 25,000. It started wltJh a large
membership, and is receiving numerous
dally accessions. It now Includes practi
cally all of the representative cattle-growers
west of the Missouri, and hosts of
small growers. The membership and at
tendance at its conventions of t'he latter
class is especially desired. Its convention
at Denver last March by a nearly unani
mous vote passed a strong resolution In
favor of leasing the public range lands,
and a committee was ordered to draw a
bill to be presented on behalf of the asso
ciation in both houses of the next Con
gress. The bill Is now in process of con
struction, and will be given to the public
as soon as completed."
Frvors Land-Leasing;.
Mr. Lusk Is a strong advocate of land
leasing, and, known to be such, was elect
ed president of the association at Denver.
In response to questions as to the con
dition of public opinion on t'he proposed
measure, the reasons in favor of the law
and the probable features of the proposed
bill, he said:
"Public opinion is largely formed by
those directly Interested. In the conven
tion at Fort "VTorth, In January, 1900, of
the National Livestock Association, a
body composed of the owners of all kinds
of stock, sheep predominating, a resolu
tion favoring land-leasing was passed. A
bill providing for it was Introduced in
Congress that "Winter, and the subject at
once became a general theme of discus
sion. Public opinion in the arid land
states mostly affected appeared adverse.
Tills was caused by the owners of the in
numerable bands of migratory sheep, who
naturally oppose it, and by the small cat
tlemen, who, not understanding the pro
posed measure, feared that they would
be frozen out by large cattle or sheep
men monopolizing the leases. But In the
past year and a half events have followed
so rapidly on the ranges, and the facts
became known, that public opinion has
changed with great rapidity on the sub
ject. In Colorado, for Instance, the change
Is almost absolute. The cause of this
change will be perceived by the answer
to the questions you ask as to the reasons
for the law, and a general knowledge of
its proposed features.
"Growing of cattle on the ranges of the
arid states is the pioneer industry, com
menced and brought to a high state of
perfection many years before sheep -were
there at all. Most of the older cattle
men fought the Indians In starting their
plant. The company I represent In Har
ney County, In this state, lost all of Its
buildings, much of its stock and the lives
of some of Its employes In the Indian out
break In 1S7S. There is no such thing as
migratory cattlemen. The nature of the
business prohibits it. They must have a
fixed habitation, a ranch, a land plant,
with fences, buildings, hay fields and
means to protect and care for the cattle
in "Winter. These have been the growth
of 30 years or more, and vary all the way
from the ranch worth $5000 up to the In
vestment of $1,000,000 on every dollar of
which and all their cattle, full taxes' are
paid to the local county. They now find
everywhere that countless migratory
bands of sheep, a majority In the hands
of Basques and Portuguese, who are not
citizens, and pay no taxes tto the local
county, and have no ranoh or landed head.
Quarters anywhere, swarm all over their
ranges, up to their fence lines, and not
only drive and run their cattle out, but
are also utterly destroying for all time
the feed on the ranjre.
-"To Illustrate, our company pays into
the treasury of Harney County a very
large sum annually for Its and the state's
benefit. Yet hundreds of thousands of
migratory sheep pour In that county In
the Summer from Idaho, Nevada and
elsewhere, and utterly devastate the range
and retire In the late Fall, without con
frlbutlns" one dollar to the county tax
fund; but, on the contrary, lessen Is tax
roll by cutting in two the amount of cattle
and sheep Its residents could carry and
pay taxes on if the migratory sheep bands
were kept out, although that county has
ample range and feed for all the stock
it could own and "Winter. In these cases
it is not a free range, because the cattle
will not graze where sheep are, and the
hfder with his dog readily drives them
off If they attempt It. The statistics fur
nished by the Agricultural Department
show just what 'such a sate of affairs
leads one to expect that the cattle are
rapidly decreasing In the trans-MIssourl
States, and territories. For Instance, In
"Wyoming In the last 10 years over 50
per cent; In other localities, 66 per cent,
and In some places even more; hence the
price of beef Is constantly advancing, and
has now reached a point that In the East
ern cities makes it a luxury to the com
mon people.
. itlnch Bloodshed Now.
"Another reason of great importance
for such a law Is that the ranges are
now' open battle-fields between sheep and
cattlemen, and also between sheepmen
themselves. In these battls last year the
homicides were numerous. There have
been many this year, three In one fight a
short time ago. One here can have no
idea of the Intensity of this feeling "on
the ranges of Wyoming. Colorado, Utah,
New Mexico and other states. In many
localities small cattlemen see their homes
and ranches of 20 years standing Invaded
(tiy the vast bands of migratory sheep,
'and they have organized and established
dead lines, and are guarding them today
with rifles; but the sheepmen come to
the edge, hesitate perhaps a time, and
then say: 'We have the legal right? to
cross; our sheep have eaten It clean be
hind us, and we must cross.' And they
do. Then comes bloodshep, homicide and
the law openly violated. Each side shoots
as well as the other. It Is obvious this
cannot go on In a civilized country, and
nothing can stop it but a lease-hold law.
"But the controlling reason for the pas
sage of this law Is that the ranee, with
Its capacity to furnish meat food for the
country. Is being rapidly destroyed. This
destruction has advanced during the past
two years with JIghtning rapidity. Al
ready there are large districts in Nevada,
Utah and Wyoming where the destruction
Is an accomplished fact, and nothing
grazes where large flocks of sheep and
bands of cattle once fattened. The Im
mense increase of the migratory sheep In
the past few years has brought the ques
tion to a focus. The effect of destroy
ing the feed on the arid ranges, Including
as It does all the willows and small brush
on the little mountain streams. Is not only
to ruin them, but the meadows in the
valleys below, which are practically all In
private ownership. The snow ceases to
He In the brush and comes down gradu
ally, feeding the meadows until haying,
but comes all at once In the early Spring
and t'nen the meadow dries and wastes.
The water in times of flood rains, instead
of pafssing over the sod that the natural
grasses made on the hills, without re
moving the soil, flnding the sod gone,
tears up the earth and sends It down on
to the arable land below, covering It
with deep deposits of sand and destroying
Its value. The same causes have de
stroyed Immense areas of valuable lands
at the-foot of the Caucasus and the Pyre
nees. A sudden freshet In February last
In Southern Harney County and Nevada
brought down from the hills Immense
quantities of silt, and burled roads and
meadows In many places more than a foot
deep, and to a degree never known before
by the oldest Inhabitants. For the de
struction of the ranges with all Its future
consequences, no human being can sug
gest any practical remedy, except its
lease-hold control, and that forces the
passage of such a law In Congress.
Works "Well Elacivlire. .
"We are frequently asked If It will not
be difficult to frame and administer such
a law In a manner that will do justice to
all. By no means. Such laws exist In
Australia and Texas with satisfaction to
every one. Texas owns all Its public
lands. Both jurisdictions found them
selves confronted Hvlth the same difficulty
we are now In, and adopted the only
remedy a wise lease law. In each place
the stock business Is now on a permanent
basis. Each stockman knows how many
sheep or cattle he can carry without In
juring his lease-hold. Nothing could In
duce either Texas or Australia to abrogate
its lease laws and throw open Its ranges
to the old condition of overstocking, con
sequent destruction, and continual battle
and violation of law.
"The law will be for all, sheepmen as
well as cattlemen. Many sheepmen favor
It, and are Just as anxious for Its pas
sage as cattlemen. This Is especially so
of the sheepmen who have a fixed habita
tion, a Tanch where they cut hay and care
for sheep In Winter. I am In receipt of
dally communications from such men, who
tell me that while they know they cannof
join the American Cattle-Growers As
sociation, they favor such a law and want
to aid in Its passage In every manner pos
sible. The whole situation was adequate
ly summed up a few weeks ago -by one of
the most prominent sheepmen In Wyo
ming, who said that he realized that the
time had now come that every one who
owned sheep or cattle on the public range
must have the ability to control a definite
portion of It by lease.
"A vital feature of the new law will be
protection by preference right to lease to
actual residents and owners In a county,
this to cut off all possibility of foreign
syndicates coming into a county and rent
ing the land away from the local resi
dent stockmen. The bill will be fully
safeguarded against any such star-routing.
Another equally important feature
will be the prohibition against leases being
put? up at auction. Many small stock
men have been justly and naturally fright
ened by the suggestion that the leases
would be put up to the highes't bidder, and
wealthy corporations thus secure them
all. The auction feature will be pro
hibited and a fixed reasonable rent estab
lished. The most Important feature that
the proposed law will contain will be a
provision adequately protecting the small
stockowner, and assuring his right to a
full proportionate share of the ranges In
his respective county. This must and
will be plain and emphatic. No bill will
ever pass the Congress of the United
States that does not contain the three
principal features above named in un
equivocal language. It Is thought by
those best Informed on t'he subject that
when a bill Is framed fully protecting the
small stockmen as against his larger
neighbor, giving the preference to the ac
tual stockgrower In each county, and pro
hibiting any auction of leases, and it is
generally circulated, that all opposition
to the measure will vanish from the stock
counties, except from the owners of mi
gratory sheep bands.
"It Is wisely proposed that the bill shall
require the Federal Government to donate
fo each state the rentals received In it
to be used for works to promote Irriga
tion by storage of flood waters. This
question is one of supreme importance to
every state having arid lands. Careful
estimates place the amount to be thus
yearly used at $10,000,000. It will be re
membered that at the last session the
great river and harbor bill, carrying an
appropriation of $63,000,000, was defeated
by an arid land state Senator because the
East would not consent to include a paltry
$400,000 for promoting Irrigation in the
arid states. Wiht such a bill as we pro
pose, the East will be relieved from that
burden, ample sums for this great work
will be provided, and hand In hand will
go the preservation and Improvement of
the ranges, with the storage of the flood
waters Jflr constantly Increasing Irrigation."
BISHOP SCOTT COMMENCEMENT
Eight Graduates "Will Receive Diplo
mas Today.
The commencement exercises of Bishop
Scott Academy will take place at 11
o'clock this morning, In the chapel of the
Academy. These eight graduates will re
ceive diplomas:
Harvey Houston, of Missoula, Mont.;
Thomas W. Ross, of Astoria; Wilmer D.
McCully, of Joseph; Harold W. Roy and
.Ralph S. Hahn, of Portland; Dafoe H.
Sherk, of Huntington: Percy A. Cupper,
of Monument, and Henry E. Westbrook,
of Smith River, Cal.
Bishop B. Wistar Morris, as rector rf.
the Academy, will present the diplomas
to the graduates, and Dr. Hill will, read
his 23d annual report. Dr. John J. Sell
wood, of Sellwood. one of the early pupils
under Dr. Hill's administration, will ad
dress the graduating class.
The commencement dance took place
last night, at Parson's Hall, and was
largely attended. The dance card con
tained 18 numbers, with two extras,
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Headworks and Reservoir.
PORTLAND, June 18. (To the Editor.)
How high above Portland Is Bull Run
water taken? What elevation Is the
Mount Tabor reservoir? How tall a
stream does the" fountain there throw?
INQUIRER.
The headworks on Bull Run River are
710 feet above the base of city grades;
reservoir at Mount Tabor, 402 feet. The
fountain at the reservoir throws a jet
125 feet high.
In Seclnslon, Chicago to New York.
No one to bother you; no Intrusion into
your private apartment; all comforts of
parlor and bed chamber at your command,
with well-trained servants to respond to
push of electric bell buttons, while you
enjoy fast traveling across Indiana, Ohio
and Pennsylvania on the most complete
railway train of the country the famous
Pennsylvania Limited. Find out about It
by asking F. N. Kollock, passenger agent
Portland, Or.
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ULSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby la Cnttlac Teeth.
? u5..nj,tJ us.e that old n(1 well-tried remedy.
Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup, for children
teething. It soothra the child. softens the rum,
allay all pain, cures wind colie and diarrhoea.
OVER TWELVE MILLIONS
PORTLAND NEAR HEAD OF LIST AS
A "WHEAT EXPORTER.
Ship Inchcape Rock Coming; From
Antwerp H. Hackfeld and Alster-
achrran SecureTheir Crews.
There are but four ports in the United
States that have shipped more wheat dur
ing the first 11 months of the cereal year
now drawing to a close than has been
shipped from this city. Two of these ports
lead the Oregon metropolis by less than
800,000 bushels, and the second port on
the list got out but little over 1,000,000
bushels more than was shipped from this
city. San Francisco, which stood In fifth
ylace a month ago, has dropped back to
sixth place, and 'Philadelphia Is in ninth
place. Portland has shipped nearly one
ninth of all of the wheat that has been
exported from the United States for the
cereal year July 1, 1800, to June 1, 1901.
These statements are from the figures
presented by the Government Bureau of
Statistics In Its monthly summary, which
has Just been Issued.
The total shipments for the first 11
months of the cereal year were as fol
lows: Eleven months ending May 31
Tort. 1901. , 1500. v
New York 19,26,llg 20.613.l63
New Orleans 13.722,361 7.700,416
Galveston 13,502.974 12,746,214
Boston and Charlestown 13.477,289 10.111.418
Portland 12.6S9.623 8,140,941
San Francisco 12,087,917 9,344 . 10
Puget Sound 8,159,179 3,362,toi
Baltimore 6.940,888 7.23S.448
Philadelphia 6.412,557 7,238.448
Superior 2,313,944 3.704,273
Newport News 1,711,380 S74.C03
Duluth , 835.034 2,571,834
Mobile 75,662 50,239
Norfolk and Portsmouth 199 -W,b04
Other districts 6.760.61O 2.793.H9
Totals 118,634,735 92,928,227
The shipments of the different ports for
the month of May this year,' and a year
ago were as follows:
Port. 1901. 1900.
Boston and Charlestown 2,463,527 1,3:9,888
New York 2,271,976 2,-J64,u43
Baltimore 1.94M5S 438.317
New Orleans I,fi25,407 599,817
Superior 15 38 0 672,002
Portland 1,051.314 537.546
San Francisco 952.988 746,756
Galveston 846,640 487,040
Philadelphia 838.944 632,000
Puget Sound 621,619 395,127
Duluth 192,000 706,980
Newport News 136,000 167,200
Other districts 1,354.455 469,170
Total , 15.857.058 9.275,922
DOWJT WITH THE SHIP.
Hope for the Crew of tkc John Mc
Donald Ik Abandoned.
All hope for the safety of the crew of
the American ship John McDonald has
been abandoned, and It Is now believed
that all hands went down with the ship.
On the confirmation of the report that
the vessel had been sighted a short dis
tance off San Francleco, it was thought
that some of the outward bound ships
from this Coast might have picked up the
crew and taken them to Europe. As all
of the ships which left the Coast at that
time have reported out, nothing further
can be expected from that source. The
John McDonald was In command of Cap
tain Seymour Watts, a cousin of Captain
James Watts, pf this city. She was en
route from Baltimore for San Francisco,
with a cargo of coal, and her loss is at
tributed to spontaneous combustion of
the cargo.
With Captain Watts as mate was
Wilder Murphy, who was for a short time
in command of the American ship Shen
andoah, k vessel which seems to be a
hoodoo for her skippers. Captain Eben
Murphy was In command of the big ship
when he returned to Portland to stand
trial for alleged cruelty to a half-witted
sailor on the American ship George Stet
son. Murphy was Innocent of the charge,
but the persecution affected him to such
an extent that It brought on an attack
of the brain fever, and he died before
his trlaL Mate Harvey was acquitted and
was hired by the late Arthur Sewall to
go with young Wilder Murphy on the
Shenandoah. The young man was just
turning 21 when his father. Captain James
Murphy, secured him the position as mas
ter of the big ship. He took her up to
Port Blakeley, where she loaded lumber
for Australia. With the assistance of
Mate Harvey he made a rattling run down
to Australia, but, unfortunately, his suc
cess proved his undoing. He painted the
Antipodes red, and was relieved of his
command at Sydney. Harvey was pro
moted, and brought the big craft up to
San Ffanclsco In 51 days. He also 'made
a fast run back to Sydney, but on return
ing on his second trip jumped overboard
while temporarily insane, and was
drowned. The big ship is now in com
mand of Captain James Murphy, father
of the unfortunate mate of the John Mc
Donald. DELAY WAS SHORT.
H. Hackfeld and Alsterschwan Se
cure Crews With Little Difficulty.
The German bark H. Hackfeld, the last
of the trio of ships In port to finish load
ing, was cleared yesterday by Kerr, Glf
ford & Co. for Queenstown or Falmouth
for orders, with 70,603-bushels of wheat,
valued at $42,361. With the Hackfeld It
was a case where the last was first, for
both the Alsterschwan and the Nlvelle
finished ahead of her, but have not yet
cleared. The Hackfeld needed but three
men, and, as It was comparatively easy
to secure that number, she was hustled
out ahead of the others. The Alster
schwan secured her crew last evening,
and the two ships were delayed but a
short time, compared with some of the
vessels that have been hung up In San
Francisco. The Nlvelle will probably se
cure the remainder of her crew today.
Captain Steven Is well liked by his sailors,
and a ship with a good reputation experi
ences less difficulty in securing men. .
PLAGUE-STRICKEN SHIP.
Crew Sick "With Scurvy and Scor
pions Swarmed the Deck.
NEW YORK. June 18. A dispatch from
Philadelphia to the Times says' that the
trans-Atlantic steamship Crown Point,
frorn Philadelphia to London, fell In with
the German bark Planet, the decks of
which were swarming with scorpions, the
captain and crew of which were sick with
scurvy, the first officer dead and the sec
ond officer too 111 to take any part In the
navigation of the vessel. This was May
14, in latitude 40-35. longitude 13:30. Sec
ond Officer Bryant, of the Crown Point,
was put In charge of the stricken bark,
and worked her Into Queenstown harbor
May 28. Captain Buskenneth, of the
Planet, was stricken May 12 with scurvy.
He was unconscious when the Crown
Point fell In with the bark. He did not
regain consciousness, and died before the
bark reached Queenstown. The second
officer died May 24.
IS A DIG CARRIER.
British Bark Nlvelle Carrie Tl Per
Cent Over Registered Tonnage.
The British bark Nlvelle, which cleared
yesterday, carries one of the largest car
goes for her tonnage that has left here
on a sailing vessel this season. 'She has
aboard 3877 long tons, on a net register of
2262 tons. Her carrying capacity is ac
cordingly 71 per cent greater than her
net tonnage. A few of the French shljis
which have loaded hero carried slightly
larger cargoes, but very few of the Brit
ishers have made a better showing than
that of the Nlvelle. On her-present trip
she has aboard 1262 bushels more than ehe
carried when she loaded here two years
ago. WhlU moFt of the steamers which
left here this seaspn have carried larger
cargoes than that of the Nlvelle, but two
of the sailing vessels clearing from here
have exceeded her In carrying capacity.
Inchcape Rock" From Antwerp.
Messrs. Taylor, Young & Co., Portland
agents for W. R. Grace & Co., have re
ceived advices of'the engagement at Ant
werp for Portland loading of the well
known snip Inchcape Rock? The vessel
Is now at Antwerp discharging a cargo
of Oregon wheat, and as spon as she fin
ishes discharging she will commence load
ing outward. She comes by way of Port
Lbs Angeles, and will bring a typical Ant
werp cargo, of which cement forms the
principal item, The Inchcape Rock left
here late in January, and made a good
outward pasage of 126 days. With ordi
nary good dispatch at Antwerp she should
reach Portland before the end of the
year, and may have the distinction of
loading two cargoes In one year.
Poltalloch W1H Sail Thursday.
ASTORIA. Jurie 18.TA letter -was re
ceived ihl3 morning from Captain Young,
of the British bark Poltalloch, In which
he stated that he expected to leave South
Bend, Wash., with the vessel Thursday
for Esqulmalt, B. C. There the bark will
be taken out on the marine railway, and.
after Inspection, have her underbody
painted. She will then be taken to Port
land, where she will reqelve some needed
repairs before she takes on a cargo of
grain.
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Domestic and Foreign Porta.
ASTORIA, June 18. Condition of the
bar at 5 P. M.,' smooth; wind, west;
weather, cloudy.
Hooulam. Wash. Arrived .Tun 17
j Schooner Orient, from San Francisco for
Aberdeen.
San Francisco, Jue 18. An Ived Steam
er San Juan, from Panama; barkentlne
G. S. Wilder, from Honolulu; bark Annie
Johnson, from Hllo; ship S. D. Carleton,
from Kahulul; bark Mauna Ala, from
Honolulu. Sailed Ship Falls of Clyde,
for Hllo; steamer Columbus, for Valpa
raiso; bark Edward May, for Honolulu;
steamer Acapulco, for Panama.
Port Los Angeles Arrived June 16
Steamer San Mateo, from Nanalmo.
Seattle Arrived June 17 Steamer City
of Topeka. from Dyca.
San Franclcbo, June IS. Arrived Steam
er Columbia, ffom Portland, Or. Sailed
Schooner Ruth E. Godfrey, for Cape
Nome.
New York, June 18. Arrived Werra,
from Naples; Ethiopia, from Glasgow.
Liverpool. June IS Sailed Yangtse, for
Vancouver, B. C.
Boulogne Arrived June 17 Potsdam,
from New York for Rotterdam, and pro
ceeded. Plymouth. June 18. Sailed Pretoria,
from Hamburg and Boulogne for New
York.
New York. June IS. Sailed Lahn, for
Bremen and Southampton; Georglc, for
Liverpool: Georgian, for Liverpool.
Naples Sailed June 15 Georgia, for
New York.
St. Nazalre Sailed May 21 French bark
Bourbakl, for Portland.
Valparaiso In port May 1 British bark
Mayfleld, for Portland.
Hlogo Sailed May 29 German bark Nal,
for Portland.
Hamburg Arrived June 16 British ship
Wcstgate, from Seattle.
Callao In port May 15 British bark
Baroda, for Portland.
Naples Arrived June 14 Moyune, from
Tacoma and Seattle via Nagasaki, Hako
date, Hong Kong, etc. t
Plymouth, June 18. Arrived Patricia,
from New York for Hamburg.
Loverpool. June 18. Arrived Belgen
land,, from Philadelphia; Cambrlman,
from Portland.
Naples. June 18. Arrived Victoria,
from New York.
Movllle, June 18. Arrived Anchoria,
from Glasgow.
Queenstown, June 18. Arrived Waes
land, from Philadelphia, for Liverpool, and
proceeded. Rotterdam, June 18. Arrived Potsdam,
from New York, via Boulogne.
Cherbourg, June 18. Arrived Kalserln
Maria Theresa, from New York, for
Bremen, and proceeded.
Southampton, June 18. Arrived Steam
er Kalserln Maria Theresa, from New
York via Cherbourg for Bremen, apd pro
ceeded. Cherbourg, June 18. Arrived Steamer
Patricia, from New York via Plymouth
for Hamburg, and proceeded.
EASTERN MULTNOMAH.
Mazamas Securing Teams for Trip to
Mount Hood.
GRESHAM, Or., June-IS. The Mazamas
are endeavoring to secure teams and con
veyances In this section for the trip to
Mount Hood, which leaves Portland on
July 12. A notice has been circulated
here, which will undoubtedly be the
means of getting several good rigs for
the trip.
On Its Journey.
Gresham's old schoolhquse is now well
on Its way to Its new location, where It
will serve as a lodge hall. It will be en
tirely remodeled and put on a concrete
foundation. It will be situated in a grove
of flr trees on the Powell Valley road,
which will be an Ideal place for Its new
owners, the Grange, to hold their meet
ings and picnics.
" ork on the new building will com
mence this week, the contractor. John
Brown, having secured the material and
engaged a force of carpenters. The bids
for the structural work m ranged from
$5972 down to $3460, at which figure the
contract was let after the plans had been
revised so as to get the lowest bid within
the architect's estimates.
Cutting Clover Crop.
Clover cutting is now on in full swing
among the farmers who have silos. Oth
ers, too, are cutting an early crop, with
the expectation of getting a second good
one. If the cutworms will only leave the
fields alone. If the worms should- 'come
again this year the hay now put up will
be free from them and of excellent qual
ity. The yield promises to be very heavy.
Appointed Forest Ranger.
Richard Beagle has been appointed a
forest ranger by Commissioner Hermann,
upon the request of the Portland Water
Committee. He and another will be as
signed to duty in the Cascade reserve, be
tween Bull Run and Government Camp.
Mr. Beagle was a ranger last year and
did effective work. He will go to his
post of duty the last of this month.
Brief Notes.
Professor Lance, assisted by Dr. H. L.
Power,, instituted a tent of Maccabees at
Palmer on Saturday evening last, with
29 effarter members.
Salmon fishing has begun again on the
Columbia between Rooster Rock and the
Lower Cascades, the water having fallen
sufficiently to allow the fishermen to use
their nets.
Shattuck Bros., of Gresham, have been
appointed agents for this section by the
Sellwood Sub-Board of Trade, to solicit
subscriptions toward tho purchase of
City View Park for the use of the Lewis
and Clark Centennial. "
The new crossroad hetween the Section
Line and Rev.. J. H. Wood's place, half
a mile In leng'th, was opened for travel
today. It shortens rural mall route No.
2 considerably, having been opened prin
cipally for Its benefit.
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WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN
the reports' regarding fruits
vary widely;
Warm Weather Beneficial in .Ripen
ing Grain and Advancing Growth
of Hops, Corn and Potatoes.
PORTLAND, June 17. The cool spell
which overspread Oregon June 1 continued
almost uninterruptedly until the afternoon
of the 14th. when a welcomed change to
warmer occurred, and the following Sat
urday, Sunday and Monday were bright,
warm, sunshiny days, that proved very
beneficial In ripening grain and advancing
the growth of hops, corn, potatoes and
gardens. The maximum temperatures
during the week In Western Oregon
ranged between 56 and 84 degrees, and the
minimum temperatures between 40 and CO
degrees. In Eastern Oregon the maximum
temperatures ranged between 50 and 80 !
degrees, and the minimum temperatures
between 36 and 54 degrees. Light frosts
occurred In some of the most elevated j
districts and the damage done by them
was confined to small spots here and there
and was not extensive. The fore part of
the week was showery In the northern
portion of the state, and, except In por
tions of Southern Oregon, there Is now
ample moisture In the soil to carry the
grain crop through to maturity.
The condition of Fall grain Is not as
promising as It was last week. In the
Willamette Valley It Is becoming spotted,
and complaints of fields turning yellow
are more numerous than heretofore. The
grain aphis has again made Its appearance
In the upper portion of the valley, but It
has not as yet done much damage. In
Umatilla. Baker and Union counties Fall
wheat In low places and hollows was
killed by the frosts of June 4 and 5. and
some has been cut for hay or else plowed
under. The crop, as a whole, however,
continues promising, and with favorable
weather from now on will yet prove an
average one. Haying was begun, wltn
yields above the average, both as to
quantity and quality. Gardens are back
ward and frosts Wednesday morning In
Southern Oregon Injured considerable
Garden truck In Josephine and Jackson
counties, and also hurt com and some
fields of alfalfa.- The first cutting of al
falfa has also been Injured by frost in
Eastern Oregon, but the stalk is vigorous
and there Is no reason why the second
cutting should not be up to the usual
avcrrpe. Hops .continue doing 'nicely and
the yards an; generally free of lice.
Reports regArdlng fruit vary widely. In
some sections the trees have all they
can carry, while there are many orchards
that will not produce sufficient fruit to
pay for Its being gathered. Cherries have
been Injured by the rains, and straw
berries are slow In ripening. In the
Powder River valley all fruit suffered
severely, and throughout Eastern Oregon
there will be a general shortage over last
year's yield of prunes and apples.
.WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
Wllsonvllle, Clacka'mas County, Charles
F. Wagner. Grain looking w;ell; warmer
weather needed. Fall-sown grain Is
headed; bluestem wheat Is very nearly
out of blossom. Spring grain looks fine,
but needs warmer weather. Clover hay
will be ready to cut as soon as the weather
permits.
Wheatland. Yamhill County. A. P. Mag
ness. Fall wheat Is not looking- well, the
cold rains having checked the growth.
Spring grain looks well. Potatoes doing
nicely. Hops are fine; no lice. Gardens
are growing slowly. Cherries are begin
ning to ripen. Heavy crop of apples.
Buttevllle', Marion County, James P.
Feller. In spite of cold weather. Fall and
Spring grain are doing well. Hops in
good condition; no lice yet. Berries of all
kinds abundant. Clover Is ready to cut
and promises well. Gardens growing rap
idly. Suver, Polk County, O. A. Wplverton.
Fall wheat Is spotted .and does not look
well generally. Spring grain Is making a
fairly good growth, but needs some warm
weather to make it grow. Fruit of all
kinds doing well. Pastures are affording
an abundance of feed.
Albany, Linn County, J. W. Propst
Still rainy, but warmer. Spring grain
growing nicely, but Is not of a good color.
Gardens doing well; weeds growing. There
will be plenty of fruit of all kinds. Grass
fine. Stock in good condition.
Cottage Grove, Lane County, J. H.
Hull. First part of the week rainy and
cool. Crops growing well. Summer fal.
lowing continues. Fruit doing well. More
sunshine needed to make corn grow.
COAST DISTRICT.
Warrenton, Clatsop County, R. A."
Abbott The past week has been cold and
cloudy, with light rains. A spell of warm
sunshine Is wanted to make crops grow.
Corn, beans and squashes are not doing
well. Early potatoes are one month be
hind. Seal Rock, Lincoln County, O. D. Clark.
The week has been wet and too cold for
gardens to make good growth. Meadows
look well, but the grass Is not as tall
as common. Fruit badly damaged. Sheep
shearing progressing very slowly: heavy
clip. Stock fat; range fine. There have
been no Cold winds.
COLUMBIA RIVER V ALLEY".
Boyd, Wasco County, J. W. B. Havsley.
Fine rain Monday night: best rain for
several years. Plenty of wind; somewhat
cool. Saturday cloudy and warm. Some
slight damage to heavy grain by wind.
Weston. Umatilla County, Maud M.
Baker. Wheat makes good growth, but
considerable harm from the late frosts
Is reported. The 0.80 of an Inch of rain
fall greatly benefited vegetables, espec
ially cabbages and potatoes. Prunes,
early pears and cherries promise large
crops; cherries will soon ripen. Straw
berries are not dohig as well as usual,
owing to frost and rain.
Douglas, Morrow County, J. A. Troed
son. Heavy rain fell Tuesday and
Wednesday; Thursday morning very
windy. Fall grain is looking fine; Spring
grain is heading.
SOUTHERN OREGON.
Oakland, Douglas County, J. L. Hunt.
The week has been warm and Summer
like, and vegetation has advanced rap
idly. Grain in general looks well, bus In
some fields the wheat Is dying In spots,
and as this occurs In the more advanced
fields, farmers are apprehensive that It
may later be the fate of all. Cherries are
ripe and plentiful. Alfalfa and other early
hay Is being cut: yield fair.
Murphy, Josephine County, J. S. McFad
den. Very destructive killing frosts on
the 13th and 14th; cloudy part of the
week and warmer on Saturday. Some In
dications of rain. This has been a dis
astrous week for vegetables and corn, but
It Is too early to know, how much grain
and fruit have been hurt
Talent, Jackson County, George Alford.
The week ended warm; cold first few
days. Corn Is making slow growth. Gar
dens doing well. Some early barley Is
ripening. Late grain needs rain. Much
hay Is being cut. Fruit doing fine.
PLATEAU REGION.
Richland, Baker County, G. S. Bln
heimer. The weather has been cold and
blustery, with some cold rains and frost;
considerable fruit was killed and most all
gardens. Some are replanting and others
think it is too late. Haying will com
mence In two weeks, with fair prospects.
Keno, Klamath County, B. E. Kerns.
The past week has been almost too cold
for crops of all kinds. Heavy frosts have
damaged the first cutting of alfalfa con
siderably. A copious rain, with warm
weather, would be of great benefit just I
now. Fruit has been damaged but very
little by frosts.
EDWARD A. BEALS.
Section Director, Portland, Or.
Maryland "Wltcheii. ,
Journal of American Folk-Lore.
Over the great coppar kettle on night
an old man remarked, as he stirred its
seething, wholesome contents, that we
did not hear much of witchcraft nowa
days, but .when he was young there was a.
good deal of that business going" on. His
own father hid been changed Into a
horee, and ridden to the witches' ball.
All the witches, as they arrived, turned
Into beautiful ladles, but he remained a
horse, and so far and so fast was he rid
den, and so sore and bruised waa he the
nexl day In his own proper person, that
he could not do a stroke of work for
two weeks.
Aunt Susan well remembered this ad
venture of her father-in-law. Her own
father always kept' a big bunch of sweet
brier switches hanging at the head of his
bed. Ana many a -night she had heard
him "slashing away at the old witches
that wouldn't let him sleep."
Progressive farmer has about improved
the eweetbricr off the face of the earth.
But old beliefs are not so easily uprooted,
as the following story will testify:
When Grandmother Eller was young she
had a cow of her own raising, of which
she was very proud. One evening at
milking time, a certain woman passed
through the barnyard stopped and looked
the cow all over. "I was foolish enough
to tell her all about the cow, how ger.ue
she was, how much milk she was giving,
and all that, und she said I certainly had
a fine cow. Well, the next morning that
cow coulon't stand on her feet, -and there
ehe lay In the stable till father came home
from the mountain, where he was cutting
wood. He said It was all plain enough,
when I told him everything, but he won
dered I hadn't had better sense. How
ever, he knew Just what to do. He rubbed
the cow all over with asafoctlda, saying
words all the time. And the next day,
when I went Into the barn, there she
stood on her four legs, eating like a.
hound. Witches can't stand asafoetlda."
THE ELECTRIC CITY.
Vlsltlnjr Editor Write of Buffalo
Exposition.
BUFFALO, N. Y., June 13. (To the Ed
itor.) The delegates to the National Edi
torial Association from Oregon and the
West were "thrown off at Buffalo" the
evening of the 10th. The gocd citizens are
trying by every means to satisfy our cur .
os'.ty, and the "glad hand" Is extended
from all sides.
Yesterday, through the courtesy of the
International Navigation Company, about
800 editors from all parts of the United
States were taken on a steamer to Ni
agara. On arriving there, a most boun
teous lunch was served. Owing, to tho
great crowd, much confusion was toe re
sult, and only those In time for first table
received fair treatment.
The exposition is not completed in any
sense of the word. They are placing ex
hibits, painting, laying pavements and
breaking ground on every hand. Ore
gon's exhibit, in charge of Mr. Dosch, Is
a credit to our state. Mr. Dosch tells me
he had more grain than was neaded. and
It was "loaned" o'ut to various state to !
help beautify their exhibits. The best
comes from Oregon.
The Gcvcrrment building has the most
complete exhibit In the 'whole exposition.
Here you see Lord Kelvin's apparatus
for transmitting pictures by telegraph.
The International Electrograph Company
has a machine In operation sending pic
tures over a wire equal to SOD miles long.
Gray's telantograph Is here seen In ac
tual operation. The Smithsonian Insti
tution exhibit Is most complete. Including
Professor Langley's balometer, which reg
isters a change of temperature as low as
one-bllllonth of one degree.
The Pan-American is surely an electric
city. By night the grounds are lighted
by millions of electric lights! Wiutoiu
a doubt this will go down In hlsory as
the electric city. It Is most beautiful at
night
It Is hardly time to come to the fair to
get full benefit. About the middle of July
or 1st of August It will be In Its complete
ness. M. M. BINFQRD.
Women, from thplr sedentary hahlts.
are often subject to headache and- consti
pation. These are quickly removed by
Carter's Little Liver Pills.
- " "' ' ' t
Women suffer
ing from female
troubles and
weakness, and
from irregular
or painful men-
.ses, ought not
to lose hope if
doctors cannot
'help them. Phy
sicians are so
busy with other
diseases that
they do 'not un
derstand fully
the peculiar ail
ments and the
delicate organism of woman. What
the sufferer ought to do is to give
a fair trial to
BRRBFZ ELD'S
which is the true cure provided
by Nature for all female troubles. It
is the formula of a phyMcian of the
highest standing, who devoted hif
wholelife to Ihe study of the dis
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of soothing, healing, strengthening
herbs and vegetables, which have
been provided by a kindly Nature tc
cure irregularity in the menses, Leu
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In fairness to herself and to Brad
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