THEMOBNING OEEGONIAN, MONDAY, JULY .8, 1901.
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OREGON WHEAT OUTLOOK
REPORTS FROM A XUMBER OP THE
BEST SECTIONS.
That Crop "Will Be More Than an
Avcrasre One, There In Prac
tically 2Vo Doubt.
Will Oregon have an average or more
than an average -wheat crop this season?
Is a question of general interest. The sub
joined reports from a. number of the
leading wheat-growing districts of the
state will go far towards offering a satis
factory answer. They are written by
men who have been instructed to make a
careful examination. The Oregonlan has
taken up this work with a view of thor
oughness and reliability, and will present
statements from all parts of the state.
That tne crop will be more than an aver
age one there is practically no doubt The
season has been most favorable, plenty of
moisture and good, warm weather to push
the crop along. Few sections have been
visited by frosts, and pests are not numer
ous. The stand of wheat can be judged
quite accurately. The Spring crop is not
quite far enough along to be estimated
with any great degree of certainty. It
"Will be noticed that the data hereafter
presented is a little out of the ordinary
in that it deals with the export business,
opinions being given as to the amount of
the crop that can go to foreign mar
kets. MARION COUNTY.
There .Will Be 110 Per Cent Yield,
or About 000,000 Bushels.
SALEM, Or., July 7. A man who has
been in the milling business for years
places the total yield of wheat In Marion
County this season at 600,000 bushels. This
is about the average yield for the past
20 years, and considerably more than the
average for the last five years. Taking
ithe average for the last five years as the
Standard, the percentage which will rep
resent the yield this year will be about
110. Of the 600,000 bushels produced this
year, ail will be exported, either as wheat
or flour, except what Is consumed here,
100,000 bushels. The present prospect Is
taht nearly all the exports this year will
fee as flour, the bran and shorts remain
ing here for consumption. Both Fall and
Spring grain is thriving, and the outlook
lor a good crop was never better.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY.
Held Will Be Largest in Years, or
About l6o,000 Bushels.
OREGON CITY, Or., July 7. Fully B0
reliable farmers from various sections of
"Clackamas County have been seen in ref
erence to the wheat crop, and all agree
that present prospects indicate the larg
est yield for several years. R. C. Ganong,
manager of the Portland Flouring Mills,
who purchases nearly one-half the sur
plus product In the county each year,
places the total yield for this season at
about 100,000 bushels. During past good
seasons he has purchased amounts vary
ing from 31,000 to 49,000 bushels, but last
season the crop was short, and his books
show that only about 15,000 bushels of
Clackamas County -wheat was received at
the mills. Only in one or two isolated
districts have farmers been heard to com
plain of short crops, and all agree that
the present -warm weather will soon make
away -with what few aphis and other pests
liave been discovered. The majority
"fit. Clackamas County farmers confine
H6tt attention principally to hops, fruit,
itock, dairying and diversified farming.
VWJth a population of upwards of 21,000
;pVople to feed., there is little likelihood of
there being a surplus from, a yield of 100,
'300' bushels of wheat.
BAKER COUNTY.
Severe Frosts Have Probably
Cufj
the Yield Fifty Per Cent.
BAKER CITY, t)r., July 7. At the pres
ent time the 1901 wheat crop, both Spring
and Fall, in Baker County, Is an unknown
quantity. The severe frost of June 6 did
a great deal of damage to growing grain.
Some farmers say all kinds of small grain
are practically ruined; that the frost
killed all wheat below the first joint, and,
while it may head out, there will be no
grain in it. Others say only a portion
of the wheat was injured, and that there
will be half a crop.
Early in the Spring the outlook was
most promising. There was an abundance
of rain and with about the average num
ber of acres in wheat, the yield promised
to be much larger than in former years,
because of the favorable conditions.
Farmers in every section of the county
are watching the growing wheat with
snore than ordinary Interest to determine
what they may expect at harvest time.
In some parts of the county the wheat
fields were plowed under immediately af
ter the cold snap, because It was believed
the grain was all klled.
SHERMAN COUNTY.
Outlook Never So Good Yield Will
Be 2,050,000 Bushels.
MORO, Or., July 7. The crop prospect
in Sherman County is as good, if not
better, than it ever has been at this time
of year. "While the Spring grain and
volunteer is not quite as good as the
county has had, the Summer follow is en
titled to the palm. The weather has been
such that the wheat will no doubt be num
ber one in quality. There Is about 150,
000 acres of wheat in Sherman County
this year. About 40 per cent of this is
Summer fallow, or what Is called Fall
wheat, that will go 30 bushels to the
acre. Sixty per cent is Spring and vol
unteer wheat that will go not less than
15 "bushels to the acre. This will make
the yield for the county 3,150,000 bushels.
Out of this there will be used at home
,G00,000 bushels, leaving 2,650,000 bushels
for export, Sherman County will also
raise about 250,000 bushels of barley and
100,000 bushels of oats, which will mostly
be used In the county or shipped to Shan
iko to be sold to stock men in the coun
ties south of Sherman.
JACKSON COUNTY.
Trrenty Per Cent of Yield of 225,000
"Will Be Exported.
MBDFORD, Or., July 7. On account of
the cold weather and lack of rain, the
cereal rop of Jackson County will be be
low the average. From the most accu
rate Information obtainable. Fall-sown
wjieat will average 20 bushels to the acre.
There is an unusually large number of
acres in barley. The yield will not be
less than 55 bushels to the acre. The
number of acres in oats Is small, and the
yield will be light.
Considerable Spring grain is being cut
for hay, and this will materially reduce
the crop. The wheat crop will be about
225,000 bushels; 100,000 bushels will prob
ably cover the barley yield, and that of
oats will hardly exceed 20,000 bushels. Not
more than 20 per cent of the wheat and
barley will be exported. The oats will all
be consumed at home.
MNN COUNTY.
The Crop "Will Be Twenty Per Cent
Above the Average.
ALBANY, Or., July 7. The outlook for
a large crop of wheat in Linn County
this season is the best In years. A con
servative man, who has been In the wheat
business for many years, says the yield
will be 20 per cent above the average. The
11 wheat is plump, and the. meshes full.
re Is no trouble1 from Insects. The
wheat has been favored so far In
cable manner and promises an im
mense yield. During the past two years
less than 10 per cent of the' wheat has
been exported, nearly all of It being used
by the local mills for flour. With a, large
crop the. amount for export will" be more,
but considerably less than 50 per cent of
the yield.
POLK COUNTY.
Crop Will Be Ten Per Cent Short
900,000 Bushels for Export.
DALLAS, Or., July 7. Fall wheat In
some sections of Polk County is heading
low, with soft straw and -many white
heads. The white heads seem to increase
as the season advances. The Spring
wheat is looking fine, and bids fair to be
a full crop. The average yield of the
county Is estimated to be 1.235,450 bushels,
of which 40 per cent is Fall and 60 per
cent Spring wheat. The Fall wheat, ac
cording to the best information obtain
able, will be about SO per cent of an aver
age, or 395,344 bushels. Allowing a
normal yield for the Spring wheat, or
741,270 bushels, the total yield for 1901 will
be about 1,136,614 bushels. About 250,
000 bushels will be used at home, leaving
L. L. Porter.
The contest for the Republican nomination for Stata Printer promises to be one of the stirring features of the campaign of 1002. rive persons are prominently named In connection with the honor "Willis S. Dunl
way, of Portland, who acceptably filled the post of Secretary of the State Central Committee In the state and Presidential campaigns last year; "William Jv Clarke, editor of. the Gervals Star; F. "W. Chausse, editor of the Grant's
Pass Observer; L. L. Porter, editor of the Oregon City Enterprise, and Edward Everett Toung, editor of the Oregon Republican, of Baker City.' Graham Glass, who came within a few votes of defeating Mr. Leeds for the nomi
nation ,in 1608, has a large number of friends who would like to see him in the field, but he states that he Is attending to his private business and ls'not bothering with politics. Each of the candidates has many warm frlenJs.
and the fight that will be put up will be interesting. Senator Porter is most in evidence Just now. Feeling assured, with the support of Senator Brownell, of Clackamas County, he ha3 parried his banner into Portland, and
is doing some lively rustling. Mr. Toung is not actively in the contest. He Is a friend cf all the other candidates, and will let them havo the first whirl for place. If they cannot land the prise ho will expect to fall heir to their
strength and land the nomination. Petor Eecket, of Salem, Is mentioned for the office.
SS6.614 bushels for export.' A portion of
the wheat exported will go out as flour.
LANE COUNTY.
Yield Will Be About SOO,000 Bushels,
or More Than Average.
EUGENE, On, July 7. It Is estimated
that the wheat crop of Lane County will
amount to 800,000 bushels, or more than
an average crop. About 500,000 bushels
will be for export. Other crops promise
equally well. Oats are filling better than
usual, and win yield a good crop. The
hay crop is being harvested, and will be
the largest for years. Hops are doing well
where they have been properly tended,
and vegetables of all kinds are yielding
abundantly. The fruit crop is one of
considerable Importance, and wll) turn
out well. Especially is this true of prunes,
the principal export fruit.
WARM WEATHER HELPS HAY.
Harvest of Crop About Gervals Is In
Full Blast.
GERVAIS, Or., July 7. Warm weather
has prevailed the last few days, and has
done a world of good to all growing crops,
but more especially to the hay crop. The
hay harvest is now on in full blast.. Cheat
hay is being harvested This is the main
hay crop in this section, and is usually
the first of the grasses to be cured and
stored away. A few days of warm weath
er does much for cheat hay, which, like
wheat and oat hay, is always early. Cheat
produces 2 to 2V tons per acre, according
to the soil and cultivation. A good
stand of cheat in the Winter means a
large crop, and, besides, cheat is a hardy
plant and Winters well. Timothy does
not do so well, nor is it so plentiful. The
clover crop is attracting more attention
the past few years, and many large tracts
are noticed.
Tho grain harvest will commence in ono
week more. Especially is this true as
regards Fall-sown oats. The haying sea
son is later than usual, but the grain
crop Is no earlier than common. Grain
continues to prospect an excellent crop,
with little or no reports of pests. -Few
Lice in Hopynrds.
The hopvine has made a splendid In
crease in Its development the past week,
and In some yards il Is about ready to
bloom. Lice have made their appearance,
but to no great extent. Growers are not
worrying, and few are preparing to spray,
believing it is useless, at least until the
lice appear more plentiful. In some
yards growers have hand-picked all the
lower leaves, or else "sheeped" the vine
three or four feet above the ground. This
practice is said by many to be detrimen
tal. The prospects for the crop continue
poor, owing to missing hills and too late
cultivation. However, there will be as
large a crop as last season.
Potato vines are showing a luxuriant
growth, and prospects are that the crop
will be a good one as to quality, but less
In quantity. Fruit will be plenty, and
conditions now indicate that the moth
and worm will be less In evidence.
Washington Notes.
The Tacoma Riding and Driving Asso
ciation will put Yakima avenue in con
dition for speeding horses.
The Kuhn tramway at Wawawai will be
completed about July 20. The cables ar
rived In two sections a few days ago,
weighing 6000 pounds each, and each 4700
feet long. The cable Is three-quarter-Inch
steel wire.
In older that the desks and seats In the
offices of the, Thurston County Court
house, the new State Capitol, may not
be damaged by the falling of. plaster
knocked down by the workmen reno
vating the building, a requisition has
been made on the Adjutant-General's
office for National Guard tents, which
have been spread over the furniture
throughout the building. A man has been
employed to take up the carpets that
the county will retain and Is now at work
In the Superior Courtroom. The building
at present looks as If lightning had been
playing havoc with It.
The county poor farm of Whitman
County at Elberton now has 14
inmates. There are about 100 acres
In the farm, which Is badly broken
by the Palouse River. There are
but 24 acres in cultivation. It seems
almost incredible that a farm of this
character, with 14 inmates and the su
perintendent's family of six should be
practically self-sustaining. The buildings
are commodious and all the 'surroundings
are plain but neat and comfortable.
It Is the intention of tho County Com
missioners to establish a taspltal ward
at the poor farm for the care of pau
pers In 111 health, instead of keeping
them at a hospital at an expense of $1
a day.
Your complexlpn, as well as your tem
per, Is rendered miserable by a disordered
liver. Improve both by taking Carter's
Little Liver Pills.
DUTY OF MAN TO CREATOR
STRONG SERMON BU DR. MITCHELL
AT CHAUTAUaUA.
Address Was the Feature of the
Day Auditorium Was Crowded
With Listeners.
GLADSTONE PARK, July 7. The fea
ture of the Chautauqua Assembly today
was the sermon of Dr. Charles Bayard
Mitchell, of Minneapolis. At 10 A. M.
a well-attended Sunday school session
was held In the Auditorium. James Ed
munds, of Portland, acted as superintend
ent. For th6 first time in the history of
the Willamette "Valley Chautauqua As
sociation, admission was- charged at the
gates on Sunday, although the gatekeep
ers were relieved from duty after 4 P.
REPUBLICAN
Edward Everett Young.
M. A few went away when it was
learned that the gates were closed to
free admission, but hundreds of people
spent the day In the park, who were not
regular attendants. A number of picnic
parties passed the day in the groves, and
the Audltorlumwas crowded to hear Dr.
Mitchell's sermon. The Chautauqua
chorus rendered special selections at the
services, and at Intervals during the day,
under the direction of H. D. Wilcox.
The Chemawa band also gave several
concerts. In the evening a Young Peo
ple's rally was held m the Auditorium,
led by James Edmunds, of Portland.
It is estimated that Dr. Mitchell was
favored by an audience three times as
large as that present at his lecture yes-
terday. He Is given the credit by the
Chautauquans as being by far the ablest
platform speaker present at this session
of the assembly.
The following are extracts frord Dr.
Mitchell's sermon. His text was: "Re
member now thy Creator in the days of
thy youth":
"God has given a compound nature,
physical, mental and moral and it Is
our duty to give his service the energies
of physical bodies; the use of our facul
ties and the complete consecration of our
moral powers. It Is not only our privi
lege to do this, but It Is our duty. God
has a claim on every young man and
woman in this Auditorium. Be you rich
or poor; be you the son of George Wash
ington's grandson, or the nephew of that
man that tills the soil; be you possessed
of mental powers that enable you to dig
deeply In the mines of abstract thought
and arrive at truth through the process
of induction, or only endowed with suffi
cient capacity to grasp truth In the form
of a vague dream rather than as a ra
tional deduction; be you a student or en
gaged In commercial affairs, the claims
of your Lord and Master are just as
binding upon you.
"God today Is calling loualy for young
men witn strong limbs and sturay chests,
Whose constitutions have not become
weakened by self-indulgence, untainted
with liquor stimulants, and free from be
numbing influences of narcotics; strong
young men, who, armed with the spirit,
can grasp God's word and carry it to
the dweller in the frozen zones of the
North, to the Indian on the plains and
mountains, to the dweller under the palm
trees on the burning plains of India, and
anywhere, everywhere "vvhere God's gos
pel light has not shone. He calls for
young women, with hearts true and tried,
who by patience, toll and faith can make
the world better, nobler and purer. And
then again, God has a mental claim, on
us. No young man or woman has a right,
in view of the present exigencies, to
allow his God-given talents to He burled
and undeveloped. The cry Is, away with
that young man, upon whom God has
stamped the seal of unlimited accomp
lishments. "The church In this age, with the per
fections of the restless outreachings of
18 centuries or more; In this age with
Its advantages, which have accrued from
all the grand Innovations of the past;
In this age with all its enticements and
allurements to honor and to fame; In
this age simply resplendent with its vast
possibilities, declares in tones not to be
mistaken that you and I are expected
to fill the places of those upon whose
heads now rest the silver crowns of dge,
and in the same time proclaims our com
ing honor. We are reminded of awfuLre
sponslbllities, and are instructed in the
claims that are resting upon us. These
claims demand that we be fitted; that we
be ready to take .up our work where
It drops from pulseless hands Into ours,
and carry . It on to a still higher and
better realization of God's design. But,
above all things, God has a moral claim
upon us all. The present age Is clamor
ing for moral men, and the church and
state have great need for such.
"God has a physical, mental and moral
claim upon us, and it Is our duty to
give him the service of our entire lives,
and not to wait until we become old and
decrepit."
Following Is the complete programme
for tomorrow: s
8 to 11 A. M. Classes.
8 to 9 Physical culture, mixed class.
Professor M. M. Ringler; junior Bible
study. Rev. J. H. Beaben; art class, Pro
fessor John Ivey.
9 to 10 Reading and elocution, Miss
May E. Neal; United States history, Pres
ident W. C. Hawley; Sunday school meth
ods, Mr. James Edmunds; physical cult
ure, young ladles, Professor Ringler.
10 to 11 Amateur photography, Mr. O.
M. Ash; Bible study, senior, Dr. Alexan
der Blackburn; psychology. Dr. H. W.
Kellogg; music, Professor W. H. Boyer;
physical culture, junior, Professor Ring
ler. 11 Lecture, Rev. H. V. Glvler, D. D:,
pastor First M. E. Church, Tacoma,
Wash.
1:30 P. M. Band concert, Chemawa In
dian band; duet, "Power Eternal" (Ros
sini), Mrs. R. H. Schwab, Jr., and Mrs.
Will Bushong.
2 Lecture, "My Ideal Boy," Dr. Charles
Bayard Mitchell, of Minneapolis.
3:30 Ball game, Vancouver vs. "Gervals
Stars. -7:30-rBand
concert.
8 Y. M. C. A. entertainment, under the
direction of Professor M. M. Ringler, of
the Portland Y. M. C. A. Programme:
Baton swinging solo.. Harry Livingstone
Recitation Selected.... Katherine Labarre
Suspended flying rings Ivan Lefler
Mandolin solo Selected .
Miss Sadie Delovage
Club-swinging solo H. E. Wilson
Song Selected Miss Ramona Rollins
Slack wire specialties . Ivan Lefler
Solo specialties Miss Ruth Rollins
Bag-punching solo Alfred Gilbert
Trio From "Belizario" Donizetti
Slgnor and Madam Ferrari and W.
G. Hodsdon.
Recitation Selected Miss Ethel Webb
Tumbling
Messrs. Ringler, VIggers, Bailey, and .
Master Taylor.
FIRE AT OLYMPIA.
Woman Had a Narrow Escape From
Being' Burned to Death.
OLYMPIA, July 7. The residence oc
cupied Jjy Mrs. H. R. Gale, on the West
Side, was totally destroyed by fire at an
CANDIDATES FOR STATE PRINTER.
Willis S. Dunlway.
early hour yesterday morning, and that
lady had a narrow escape for her life.
The fire, which originated from a defec
tive flue, had been burning for probably
20 minutes before Mrs. Gale, who was
alone in the house, was aware of It, and
the first intimation she had that her home
was burning was when live embers fell
upon her bed. She sprang from her bed
and managed to reach the street without
being burned. Mrs. Gale had J400 insu
rance on her furniture, but the house,
which was owned by Mrs. S. Eunson, was
uninsured and her loss will be $S0O. '
Smallpox Epidemic Proved Costly.
This city had a smallpox epidemic re
cently, and, though it was not extensive,
and the disease was In mild form, It has
proved quite costly. The City Clerk has
compiled a statement of what It cost the
city to care for tho .four cases and the
total bill of expense is 51303 92. The vigor
ous methods of the health authorities
stamped out the disease in a short time.
Oregon Notes.
Salmon are scarce this year in the rivers
of Wallowa County.
The Roaring Gimlet placer mine, near
Gold Hill, frequently takes out $50 to. the
pan.
The Heppner flouring mills have closed
down for the Summer on account of low
water.
C. H. Meyers, a sheepherder of Clark's
Creek, last week killed an eight-foot cou
gar with a 22-callber rifle;
Ten carloads of all sorts of horses were
shipped recently from Elgin, Union Coun
ty, to the Kansas City market.
Athena is building a two-mile pipe line
to secure city water. Other municipal and
private Improvements are under way.
A new species of thistle, somewhat re
sembling the Russian, and growing in
two-foot clusters, has been found near
Pendleton.
H. O. Angell, 00, and W. R. Campbell,
'01, both of the University of Oregon, are
surveying some Government contracts at
the head of the John Day Valley.
Toledo, Lincoln County, is wjthout ade
quate fire protection. The citizens are
urging installation of a water system but
the city officials can't see it that way.
County Surveyors Waggoner, of Benton
County, and Collier, of Lane, have been
rectifying a disputed portion of the boun
dary Jine. About 600 acres have been added
to Benton County.
Colonel Winchester, of the Siletz reser
vation, expects authority to distribute
about $100,000 among the Indians of that
section in liquidation of various claims
against the Government.
The Oregon Railroad & Coal Company
will put in machinery and actively ope
rate its coal lands In the Heppner hills.
Good coal was taken out there 20. years
ago, but the mine was subsequently
abandoned on account of water.
Albert Neal, of Linn County, was badly
injured while working in the timber near
Jordan. A large tree lodged in some oth- J
ers; the top broke off and struck .Neal t
on the head, crushing his nose and fore
head, and breaking his right arm lrt three
places. The injuries are expected to prove
fatal.
The Keepers of the Seal.
Virginia Boyle Frazer, In Youth's Companion.
I sing the song of labor, of the lowly smelling
soil.
The whirling of the spindle and the whirring
of the wheel;
The hand that guides the plowshare and the
rugged son of toll
The sinews of the country and Its weal.
For the pulses of the Nation beat within tho
sturdy arms
That are bared before the anvil, or they war
an humble guise;
And the sentinels of liberty, tho shields from
war's alarms.
Are wholsome hearts and honest seeing eyes.
Thoso who feel tho sweat of labor ere they
break the wage of bread.
Nor covet goods beyond the pale that bound3
anlionest reach;
But give to God the glory, and the thanks
that they are fed.
And rather live a principle, than preach.
Ah! God of Heaven pity for the'chllllng drops
that creep
In tortuous threads where living strength
should swell the Nation's veins;
The sloth that cumbers progress, and the use
less drones who steep .
The curse that follows Idle hands and brains.
I sing the song of labor, for the keepers of tho
seal.
For a new day broke In radiance on the ward
ers of the lanjl;
Clearer thought to those who ask It, heaping
store to those who kneel;
To the sons of stalwart heart and horny hand.
The new catalogue of the London Library,
which has been making for nearly seven years;
will give for the first time the real names of
the authors of many anonymous pseudonymous
novels and books published In the last few
years. Tho catalogue will extend to about 2250
4 double-column quarto pages.
TO ADOPT TEXT-BOOKS
STATE COMMISSION WILL UIEET IN
SALEM TODAY.
As Mach Preliminary Work' Has
Been' Done, Selections May Be
Made This Week.
SALEM, Or., July 7. The scene of ac
tion in the fight for the adoption of State
text-books has been shifted to Salem.
The State Text-Book Commission will
hold a session here tomorrow. The mem
bers are C. A. Johns, of Baker City; P. L.
Campbell, of Monmouth; W. M. Colvlg, of
Jacksonville, and W. M. Ladd and H. W.
Scott, of Portland. For four months
agents -of the large publishing nouses of
the United States have been In the field
placing before .the commissioners the
merits of the books submitted for ex
William J. Clarke.
amination and adoption. The canvass
has been more dignified although just as
active than canvasses .made under
the old law that left selection to the
County School Superintendents. The com
mission has absolute power to choose the
school books for the grammar schools
and high schools of the. State, as well
as the City of Portland. The text-books
thus selected will be In use for the next
six years.
The members of the commission have
been flooded with sample text-books from
all the leading publishers. They have In
dividually examined hundreds of books.
It Is generally supposed that the commls-i
sioners have very clearly In mind the
merits of the books they have examined,
and that each member Is ready to sug
gest a tentative list of books for adop
tion. With so much preliminary work al- I
ready done, it is thought that the choice '
of the books will not take the 15 days
allowed by law. One week will probably
be all the time that the commissioners
will need in order to reach an agreement, i
The American Educational Catalogue
of 1900 gives a list of 175 publishers ofi
school books. Sixty of these are exclu- I
slvely devoted to publishing text-books. I
Of these 26 publish books covering the
whole range of educational work. There ;
have been on the ground during the can
vass at least twenty representatives of I
these companies, all of whom have offices
at New York, Boston and Chicago, and
several have them In San Francisco.
Most of the large publishing houses will 1
submit bids. These will give the ex-
change price and the retail price of the
books. The exchange price, by which is ,
meant the price that tho new books will ,
be sold to purchasers upon presentation .
of the old books in use, is usually about !
60 per cent of the retail price. This price j
Is kept in effect until the January after
adoption. It is given to facilitate the I
change of books, so that publishers urg.
ing the adoption of new books are not 1
placed at a disadvantage on account of
the fact that other books have been In
established use and are owned In quantl- I
ties by families with children attending
school. The publishers usually lose by'.
tne exchange, as there is not much of a
market for the old books thus acquired,
and they are usually burned.
Bids will be opened at Salem today and
tomorrow. The representatives of the
various companies Interested will be on
hand to explain their bids, if necessary,
but It Is understood that no opportunity
will be given them to make speeches be
fore the commission In favor of their
wares. The books will have to speak for
themselves.
The American Book Company and its
allied houses, Butler, Sheldon & Co., and
the Werner School Book Company has'
several representatives In the field, and
the competitive house's are also well rep
resented. Among the school book men
who are In the State 'in the Interest of
their companies are the following:
American Book Company-J. A. Green
and W. J. Milne. New York; Captain" R.
L. Edwards, Portland.
Butler, Sheldon & Co. J. N. Hunt, Chi
cago. The Werner School Book Company Mr.
Stradling, New York.
Ginn & Co. T. W. Gllson. Chicago; O.
P. Barnes, Leavenworth, Kan.
D. C. Heath &-Co. C. H. Ames, Bos
ton; c. w. Hodgson, San Francisco. I
Silver, Burdett & Co. John Knox, Chi- 1
cago. 1
The Macmillan Company E. F. Good- '
year, San Francisco.
Rand, McNally & Co. W. A. McCord,
Chicago. , j
Eaton & Co. Mr. Talb'ot, Chicago. I
W. H. Wheeler & Co. Mr. Fidler, Chi
cago. '
Chris Sower & Co. Mr. Pennypacker, '
New York.
Maynard, Merrill & Co. J. D. Williams,
Chicago.
Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Mr. Wheeler, i
Boston. '
Mr. Johns Is the only member of tho j
commission who is here. Several candi
dates for the clerkship of the commis
sion are also on the ground. Among the
candidates are F. C. Middleton and Pro
fessor Mllner. of Portland: Frank Davey
and Wylle Moores, of Salem. Text-book
ut,cuia uegan 10 arrive lonignt, ana a
dozen more will be here tomorrow.
Mitigating Circumstances.
New York Journal of Commerce.
President McKlnley's clemency toward '
bank officials who have got into peril- 1
tentlarles has already excited unfavorable ,'
comment, and now he has released from
a state prison another bank cashier who
had only served one year of a seven
years' sentence. There are mitigating cir
cumstances In this cape; It Is seldom that
there are not. The cashier was not dis
honest; he was only weak and imprudent.
He did not get tho money himself; he
Tet a friend have it. His friend had asked
a loan of $3000, and the directors of the
bank refused; In the face of this action
the cashier let his friend have the money
and concealed the transaction. Then the
usual thlntr hannpnpd: the friend wanted
more money and assured the cashier that j J
it he had some more he could find what
he had lost, and if he did not get it the
original transaction would be disclosed
and the cashier ruined. This method of
getting the money was worked till the
friend had got $100,000. In view of the
fact that bank officers are' the custodians
of other people's money, and that the
original $3000 was loaned after the di
rectors had refused to advance it, the
President might, let the derelict cashier
serve more than one year of his sentence,
THE CHINESE DEADLOCK. '
Various Committees Have Taken to
Themselves Too Much Authority.
PEKIN July 7. The Minister of one of
the great powers told a representative of
the Associated Press today that the lead
ing cause for the present apparent dead
lock was the fact that tie various com
mittees had taken io themselves too much
authority In dealing with the Chinese, and
had made certain promises dependent
upon the Chinese agreeing to certain con-
F. W. Chaus'se.
dltlons. Another factor of considerable
Importance, he said, was the commercial
factor involving the right of each gov
ernment to make its own treaties with
China, and the application of tho most
favored nation clause. In his opinion the
first difficulty can be overcome shortly,
but the commercial Issue must be elim
inated, or it Is likely to prove a definite
stumbling-block.
Problem for Democrats.
Indianapolis Journal.
To get rid of Mr. Bryan as a candi
date and of Mr. Bryan's platform In a
manner that will not drive two or three
millions of men who voted for him In
1900 Into a new organization is the prop
osition which confronts the Democratic
managers.
Some Iowa University people are study
ing the botany nnd mlnerology of Idaho.
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ADMISSION.
BROKE VANCOUVER JAIL
C. N GORDON, UNDER FIVE YEARS'
SENTENCE, ESCAPED.
Murderer Green Did Not Escape,
and Raised Alarm That Brought
Sheriff to Scene.
VANCOUVER, Wash., July 7. C. N.
Gordon, who was under sentence to five
years in the penitentiary "for assaulting
William Kruger last December, escaped
from the county jail last night. Using
the legs ot 1 small table as levers, he
pried open one corner of the heavy
steel cage door, and by the same means
let himself through on the outside of the
windows by prying apart the one-Inch
Iron bars. James Green, the convicted
Skamania County murderer, who was
the only other inmate of the Jail, did
not escape, but raised the alarm which
woke the Sheriff. Green declares he was
In utter Ignorance of Gordon's intention
to escape and also of his movements last
night.
Gordon is still at large, although Sher
iff Marsh and his deputies have been
scouring the country since 4 o'clock this
morning. Officers have been notified at
all points which were thought could fur
nish an avenue of escape.
The Shirt Waist Face.
The bicycle face, the automobile face
and a myriad of other phases of t?he lights
and shadows of the human physiognomy
have found mention, honorable and other
wise, in the columns of the dally press,
says the Baltimore News, but there Is a
new face to be met with upon the streets
of Baltimore during the heated term a!
present afflicting this city.
It Is known as the "shirt-waist face,"
and, as the name denotes, applies to the
comfortable but ofttlmes uneasy members
of tfhe male persuasion who have doffed
their coats during business hours for rea
sons more necessary than convincing.
The "face" may be described as one in
dicative of a haunting fear that the owner
is about to meet with some dire misfor
tune from some unexpected source, and,
despite the fact that the owner should be
fairly reveling In the additional comfort
to be derived from the fact that he la
without his coat, there will at times steal
over the features a look as of that which
the small boy wears when caught steal
ing apples. One staid old gentleman re
hearsed Ms woes today "thusly":
"You see, I'm going around town with
out my coat because I simply cannot
stand the heat otherwise; but at the sanfe
time I have been kept extremely busy
ducking into doorways and dodging, up
alleys every time I have seen any lady
who knows me or my wife. My family Is
living out In the suburbs for the Summer,
and only last night my wife spoke strong
ly against any man going without his
coat on the street, no matter where the
mercury has climbed. I said nothing, but
thought much. Today I've had to leave
my coat off, and I am robbed of 90 per
cent of the comfort attendant thereby be
cause of the fact that some one may see
me and Inform my wife. That accounts
for this haunted, worried look you see on
my features."
Idaho Notes.
Weiser's baseball team boasts of a 10-year-old
shortstop, not much larger than
his mit, who puts up a. good game.
M. W. Parker, of Ennls, Tex., is look
ing for his son. Wallace, who was last
heard from in July, 1900, at Caldwell.
The first fire engine ever brought to
Boise is being used as an Irrigating pump
on the Castor ranch, eight miles from
Boise.
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