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jp- v rv MBEfKY, VOL. XLL NO. 12,701. , PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1901.. PEICE FIVE CENTS. L jtmrmtmr ALL STYLES ALL SIZES ANY QUANTITY RUBBER AND OIL CLOTHING Mackintoshes, Storm Coats, Automobiles, Cravenettes MECHANICAL RUBBER GOODS Rubber Boots and Shoes OODYEAR RUBBER COMPANY JOLTTO PEACE MOV R. IL TEASE. President. T. H. EHEPARD. JR. Treasurer. J X FHKPAKD SMrret&rjr. 73-75 FIRST ST. PORTLAND, OR. QUJSE&L The only 4x5 pocket camera made, ft uses the Eastman film and sells for $20.00. Weno-Hawkeye, 3i x 4i, with pneumatic shutter, $15. We receive fresh films and papers daily. j WENO 1 Take elevator to Photo Department g. WHOLESALE AND IMPORTING DRUGGISTS. Shaffer Says It Has Received No Official Sanction, THE SUBJECT WILL NOT DOWN tlonal Civic Federation of Labor, and Henry White, of the United Garment Workers of America, arrived here today from Pittsburg. They said they had not been authorized to make any proposition looking towards the settlement of the steel strike. While in Pittsburg they had a conference with President Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Association, but without tangible results. Samuel Gompers, presi dent of' the American Federation of Labor, also arrived in the city today, coming from Buffalo. Mr. Gompers was in con- f ference with Mr. Easley and Mr. White, but it was said the conference resulted In no plan of action. ALLQUARTERS Knights Templars on Hand for Triennial Conclave, a reception to the officers and members of I of the grand commandery at the Custom- House. Conciliatory Committee Is Fully Pre pared to Carry on Negotiations and Will Seek Good Offices of Prominent Men Mills Start. . fOSEMAl Shaw s Pure Malt America's ORIGINAL Malt WHISKY Without a Rival Today BtaaOer & HoCll, lOS and HO Fourfo Street Sole Distributers for Oregon pppppy" WARM AIR .FURNACES With a "Perfect" you can Keep a fire -all night and all day. An entirely new feature. Call and see them. W. G. McPHERSON, Heating and Ventilating Engineer 47 FIRST STREET. HOTEL PERKINS iRifthand Washington Streets .... PORTLAND, OREGON EUROPEAN PLAN First-Class Ghecfe Restaurant Connected With Hotel. Rooms Single......... 70c to $1.50 per day Rcoms Double $1.00 to $2.00 per day Booms Family $1.50 to $3.00 per day 3. K. DAVIES. Fres. C T. BELCHER, Sec and Treas. ofc Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON American and European Plan. American Flax $1.25. $1.50, $1.75 European Plan 60c. 75c, $1.00 THEROYALFRUITJAR BY EVERY TEST, THE BEST Mode :n fine flint glass, with the celebrated lightning fastening. If your dealer does not carry them, send orders to PRAEL, HEGELE&CO. IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN China. Glassware, Lamps, Cutlery nousefarnlshina Goods, Etc. 100-106 FIFTH STREET CORNER STARK HILL MILITARY ACADEMY A private school for boarding: and day pupils. Prepares boys for admission to any scientific school or college, and for business life. New and completely equipped, building-. Thorough Instruction according to the best methods. Good laboratories. Manual training. The principal has had twenty-three years' experi ence in Portland. Office hours, 9 to 11 A. M., and 2 to 5 P. 3L. at S21 Marshall street For catalogue and pamphlet containing testimonial letters, etc, address, J. W. Hill, M. D., Principal P. O. Drawer 17 Portland, Oregon STATE NORMAL SCHOOL ELLENSBURG, WASH. Established in 1891. Its graduates are employed at salaries Usually abeve $50 per month. Tuition Is free. Text-books are loaned. Elementary course, S years; certificate pood for 5 years. Advanced course, 2 years; life diploma. Library and laboratories enlarged. New ly furnished dormitory. Address for catalog. W. E. WILSON. Principal. ceeotisaoiieaftiscteestocoioteotaettsesstdJnoasoaosett II Single, and E S AH styles o i es or Coach xpress narness. THE LARGEST STOGK ON THE COAST AT SPECIAL PRICES THIS WEEK CARRIAGES WAGONS. HARNESS ROBES 320-338 EAST MORRISON ST. -a--e $ oaowotoO8eitffio'ewcooooeroo0eeaeeooQ0 In endless variety. Just in from the East. Made up to your measure, worth $30 to $45 YOUR CHOICE $25.00 Unclaimed Tallor-Made Suits from $10 to $20 Worth $30 to $50. FARNSWORTH-HERALD TAILORING CO. s -nrji-SHKCGTOIC STREET. JTBW FAILING BUILDING PITTSBURG, Aug. 26. The reported peace negotiations for the settlement of the strike, through the mediation of dis interested parties, officials and members of the National Civic Federation, received a jolt when President Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Association, tonight de clared absolutely that he had no official knowledge of such proceedings, and If such a move had been started it did not have the official sanction of the organiza tion, Nevertheless, the subject -will not down, and tonight It l6esaid the concilia tory committee of the Civic Federation, already prominent' in the matter, Is fully prepared to carry on negotiations and will, if necessary, endeavor to secure the good offices of Archbishop Ireland, Bishop Potter, Daniel Hanna and Seth Low, co members of their organization, to give such prominence to the committee that the proposal will be received by the steel corporation. In the meantime, both sides to the controversy make assertions of a victory. The steel people point to the gains they have made all along the line In the way of securing men and starting plants, while the Amalgamated officials say that Instead of losing ground the association Is gaining every day, and while the combine has succeeded In start ing a few plants, they are not turning out mercantile material, and are posing money and breaking valuable machinery, and in the end will have to ask their old men to come to the rescue. Ridiculed by the Steel People. The steel people ridicule the claims of the association and point to the failure to Induce the South Chicago and Du- quesne .men to go on a strike as evidence that the strength of the Amalgamated Association has departed. The officials say the only plants at which they expect difficulty are the Star and the Lind say and McCutcheon, but they expect to overcome all troubles there and have the mills running full at an early date. The surprise of the day was the Painter plant, which had six mills running. Not a striker could be found anywhere near the mill. . "We started this morning with six mills running full,' said"' Superintendent Harper. "Week before last we began with two mills, which we kept running all that week pn day turn. Last week "ve added two more mills and also keep ing them running on day turns. This morning we added two more mills, mak ing six in all. About 90 per cent of the men now working In the plant are old men, quite a lot of them strikers. A report from Wheeling today is that the manager of the Aetna Standard Sheet Plate mill, of the American Sheet Steel Company, has received orders from the general officers to dismantle sheet mill No. 2 and ship the machinery to Van dergrift, Pa. The work of dismantling will be commenced at once. The strikers at Wellsville are jubilant tonight over the official news coming to them from Irondale. Those reports say that all of the men, except two, who have been working in' the mill, refused to go back to work and were reinstated in the Amalgamated lodge. Mayor Fines a Workman. Mayor Black, McKeesport, today fined John Sheridan, a workman in the De-wees-Wood mill, $25 and costs, and Sher idan will have to serve 30 days in the workhouse in default of ball. Sheridan has been spotted for some time by the strikers because he said the strike would not succeed and that he wanted to' re turn to work. He was drinking hard Saturday night and was locked up. To day at the hearing, no Information ap peared against him, but Mayor Black fined him because he heard he had called him names. He then refused a bond for the fine, and refused to let the reporters Inspect the docket or transcript of the case unless they would guarantee -the fine and costs. "When asked his reasons for such treatment of a prisoner, he said: "I just sent him up for his health." Superintendent D. M. Pltcock, of the Demmler Tlnplate Mills, said tonight the mill would be started this week with the old men. Ten city police and strik ers are guarding the plant tqnlght. No attempt was made to start the works last night. The furnaces were fired and the plant lighted, but no men appeared. The regular policemen and a large force of pickets guarded the mill all night, but there was no disorder. The situation at all points Is reported quiet. Carncgrle Works Still In Operation. Officials of the upper and lower union mills of the Carnegie works today said there was no difficulty In operating their mills. They denied that the refusal of some of their men to return to work had affected the plants in any way. To all outward appearances, the lower mills were running as usual today though the company has issued strike injunctions against entrance to the mills or the of fices by any one not employed there. At Amalgamated headquarters today there was little of Interest transpiring. The mail for the officials was heavy, and Secretary Williams received a number of checks, representing contributions from the Amalgamated Independent lodges, for the strikers. Trustee John Pierce and Vice-President Gibson, of the association, made a tour of the plants supposed to be operating, and reported that there was no truth In the report thai so much was being accomplished by the plants. The pickets about the Star mills say they have secured 19 desertions, all told, from the plant, since men were taken there. It was also said that of the total number in the mill nearly a fifth were made up of managers and foremen of other plants. Regarding the Painter plant, It was said the- strikers were keeping away from the mills entirely, and paid no attention to the reports of the new men that have been secured. Many of the strikers have secured work elsewhere. The Clark hoop mills in Lawrenceville are operated In full for a single turn, but the officials say that every one of the six mills will be on double turn before the week ends. Clash Between Officers ami Strikers. CANAL DOVER, O., Aug. 26. There was a slight clash Here today between the authorities and strikers when a train stopped at the sheet mills and let oft a colored waiter, .who had been brought from Pittsburg. A crowd of strikers at once surrounded the man, and demanded his business. The Mayor and police tried to disperse the crowd, and it Is said the Mayor struck one of the strikers with a club, but this he denies. The colored man was sent out of town tonight. The Mayor has called on the Sheriff for help to pro tect the mill property and persons who desire to go Into the mill. Strikers "Shooting" Nonunion Men. CHICAGO. Aug. 26 Striking machin ists have taken up the camera as a means of evading Judge Kohlsaat's injunction prohibiting them from picketing the Allls Chambers Company's plants. .Every time a. nonunion man enters or leaves the works his picture is taken. Tnese pic tures will be circulated among the differ ent unions, where they will be marked as men who travel through the country tak ing the positions of workmen who are on strike. EVEN HONULULU REPRESENTED Procession With 40,000 Members In Line Will Be the Main Fcntnre ' Today Louisville Gaily Deco rated, in Honor of Event. LOUISVILLE, Aug. 26. The twenty eighth triennial conclave of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templars will begin here tomorrow, and the official pre diction is for fah" weather for the big parade. Major John H. Leathers, grand marshal Knights' Train Derailed. BARNESVILLE, O., Aug. 26. A special train on the Baltimore & Ohio, carrying Pennsylvania Knights Templars en route to Louisville, struck a horse on the Barnesvllle Hill this morning. Engineer Milo Francis, of Zanesville, was killed, and Fireman Walter Boston, of Newark, was fatally injured. The passengers es caped with slight bruises OFFICERS' PROTECT NEGROES SUGAR BEET YIELD Huge Crop Expected in South eastern Washington. MORE PROFITABLETHAN WHEAT Demonstrations In Indian Terrltory Bronght to a Sudden End. SAPULPA, I. T., Aug. 26. Demonstra tions against negroes came to a sudden end with the arrival of Deputy United States Marshal Bud Trail and Captain White. Marshal Bennett instructed them to arrest all offenders, and send them to Muskogee In chains, and to deputize citi zens if help was needed. He said he would prevent an outbreak If he had to order troops from Fort Gibson. Mayor Miller Issued a firm, proclamation com manding the citizens' committee to stop posting notices. Tonight everything Is quiet, and no trouble Is expected. Nearly all the negroes not owning property have ----- --- --- floeo PORTLAND MAN HONORED. Lawmakers Sympathize. AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 26. The House of Representatives, after a lengthy discus sion today, adopted a resolution denounc ing trusts In general, and the United States Steel Corporation In particular, and expressing hearty sympathy with the Amalgamated Association in its contest now being waged with the steel corpora Construction Concern's Men Strike. PITTSBURG, Aug. 26. The McCllhtock-' Marshall Construction Company, of Braddock, Pa., Is being closed down by a strike of the 700 'employes. The men de manded the reinstatement of an employe discharged last week, an advance of 10 per cent, and the abolishment of the checklng-up system at noon. Iron Pipe Becomes Dearer. NEW YORK, Aug. 26. At the close of last week the jobbers of steam pipe In New York raised the price of iron pipe 12 per cent in consequence of the strike. Today the prices for this metal are 20 per cent above those quoted before the strike began. FIVE HUNDRED MEN SUSPENDED. "Would Not Make Up Time to Be Lost Labor Day Blovr at Unionism. COLUMBIA, S. C.,Aug, 26. Five hundred operative aC the Olympla, Crapby.RIch land antf C"apha? Cify Cotton Mills, who refused to make cp the time that will be lost on Labor day by working six hours overtime last Saturday, were denied ad mission to the mills this morning and were notified of their suspension for a week. The operatives fell in line and paraded through the village with much cheering. Textile Union, No. 211, Is meeting to night to take action, and is receiving hundreds of new members. Since the strength of the union has been divulged President Smith Whaley said today: "We do not propose to have any unionism In our business. The mills in South Caro lina have agreed to employ no union labor whatsoever. I shall close down every mill before I shall employ a union man. All of my operatives will be required to sign an agreement that they will not be long to a union." The union meeting tonight took no ag gressive action beyond receiving the pledges of its members not to forsake the organization. The members say they will strike rather than sign a pledge to renounce unionism. J if af -tf Nevr Enterprise Is Well Adapted to the Soil, and Avoids the AVattcs Incident to the Practice o Summer Fallowing- .Toilet Machinists Strike. JOLIET, 111., Aug. 26. All machinists employed by the Bates Machine Company struck today, giving as their reason an objectionable foreman. The p ant em ployed, altogether, 200 men. There has been no material change In the steel strike situation. The advisory board was In session today discussing plans for a public mass meeting in defense of the strikers. CAPTAIN GEORGE W. POVEY, APPOINTED TREASURER OF MA NILA, ISABELLA PROVINCE, 5PHILIPPIXE ISLANDS. An Associated Press' dispatch announced yesterday' that Captain George W. Fovey, of this city, had been appointed Treasurer of Isabella Province, in the lPhHiJ5piries." . Captain Fovey served in the Second Oregon as a Second Lieutenant, rcturnins with v that regiment to Portland. Two months after his return he was brevetted Captain o" Volunteers for services rendered In transporting supplies to a station in Northern Luzon during a(successlon of typhoon's, which made the mat ter of transportation exceedingly difficult. He was subsequently appointed Cap tain In the Commissary Department, and was placed In charge of the transport Lennox on her first trip from Portland. After his arrival in Manila on the Len nox, Captain Fovey was detailed to Aparla, the most northerly station In Luzon, and has ever since been In charge of the Commissary Department there. When the Spanish flag was lowered at Manila, and the Stars and Stripes hoisted In Its place! Captain Fovey, then a Second Lieutenant, represented the Army. The Associated Press dispatch announcing Captain Povey's appointment to hla new position, reads as follows: "Manila, Aug. 20. Owing to difficulties of communication, the Philippine Com mission found It Impossible to unite the civil governments of the Province of Isa oella de Luzon with that of Nueva Vizcaya. For this reason, special legislation had to be adopted for the Province of Nueva Vizcaya. In the Province of Isa bella the commission appointed Captain Johnson, of the Sixteenth Infantry, Gov ernor, and Captain George Fovey. Treasurer." Captain Povey's family lives at 701 Corbett street, this city. - i--- TO STUDY AMERICAN TRADES No Proposition Made to the Trust. NEW YORK, Aug. 26. No proposition looking to a settlement of the steel strike was submitted today to the United States Steel Corporation as a 'result of the con ferences at Pittsburg last week of mem bers of the Amalgamated Association, In dustrial Commission, Civic Federation and labor leaders. Ralph M. Easley, secretary of the Na- j j,any, Twelve Worltlngmen Arrive From England to Tonr United Stac. NEW" YORK, Aug. 26. On the Anchor line steamship Ethiopia tonight came 12 workingmen, who have been sent to tour this country and study trades by an Eng lish paper. The men were selected by popular vote. They are: H. J. Humph rey, coach builder, Ley ton store, Essex; Frank Harris, pottery and glass decorator, Boxness, Scotland; F. A. Scott, electrical and mechanical engineer, Glasgow; C. J. Jackson, engineer, Stratford; Thomas Graham, miner, Yorkshire; "W. E. Grant, stevedore, Liverpool; George Nutley, painter, Kingston Hill, Surrey; Thomas Fleming, mason, Peebles; John Scutter, engine driver, Motherwell; Kenneth Ken zie, upholsterer, Inverness; George Eth clls, weaver, Stockport; J. G. Cowan, hammerman, Gateshead, and A." NIchol Simpson, who will act as conductor of the expedition. Mr. Simpson said: "Wo will visit Washington, Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Cleveland, East Liverpool, O., Buffalo, Ottawa and Montreal. We shall remain a few days in each city. The delegates came over here to gather Infor mation and study questions In which the Brittsh artisan is vitally Interested. We will Inquire into the conditions of the Amercan wage-earneTs; how they are housed and live; their hours, unions and other things of interest to us on the other side." of the parade, stated tonight that infor. matlon received during the day led him to expect 40,000 Sir Knights would be ln line when the procession moves. This pageant, as planned, will extend over a route of four miles, and will be the crowning glory of the conclave. Knights Templars from nearly every city in the country, Including even Honolulu, will be in line. The course of the parade Is a fluttering show of bunting, flags and streamers, and nearly every one of them will present to the marchers some sign of welcome. Extraordinary precautions to keep the streets clear have been adopted. Incoming trains clogged the tracks throughout the day, but by midnight all but a few scattered commanderies had arrived and been escorted to their quar ters left town. The published statement that politics caused the trouble is not substantiated. r. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS. Philippines. Captain George Povey, of Portland, has been appointed Treasurer of the Province of Isa bella. Faze 2. H6ward, who deserted the Americana to be come a Filipino leader, has been captured. Page 2. Foreiprn. Colombians generally expect the revolutionary movement to-succeed. Page 2. The United States gunboat Machlas Is at Colon. Pase 2. Federal Government. From 10 to 30 trains arrived over i Department of Justice upholds the Secretary every railroad entering the city, and it Is estimated that there are 90.000 visitors here tonight. Hotels and other hostel ries are crowded to the doors with guests, and visitors also occupy steamboats of the Navy In withholding the royalty on the Harvey steel-hardening patent. Page 2. Captain Forsythe must explain his Interview regarding the Schley court of Inquiry. Pace 2. moored at the wharf and Pullman sleep- Helations are still disturbed between France ers parked In different parts of the city, i ami Turkey. Page 3. The various Kentucky commanderies were j Domestic. lt..IJA,1 -. ,lAlnilmntilp trrlrfr fin1 fl " Uiwuuu iinu uuiowuucuio '"""J "'" - oy.rr oo,. m,v fh il ,it, cumpameu in every insuuiuu uji a. umo j band, met Incoming delegations at tne train and escorted them to their quarters. Rain during the afternoon drenched the draperies of the buildings, but they suf fered no material damage generally. riraml f?fnpr5iH5slmn Oenrirn M. Moul- ton of Chicago, stated tonight that the I Cardinal Gibbons was given a royal welcome election of oillcers ot tne urana ii.n- camDment Wednesday would undountedly -"- be the usual perfunctory affair it has been for vears past. Grand Master Lloyd is without ofilclal sanction. Faga I. The 2Sth triennial conclave of the- Grand En campment of Knights Templar begins to day. Pane 1. Two men were killed trying to shut off a new Texas oil gusher. Page 3. on hi3 return to Baltimore from Europe. Page,2. Sport. Shamrock II wa3 out for a trial spin. Page 3. oecn tor vears past. Tirana aiasier .uiuyu will retire, and be succeeded by Deputy I Constitution sailed to Bristol so designer could MAY GO TO PANAMA. British Ship Amplon Takes on munition at Victoria. Am- VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 27 H. M. S. Ampion yesterday loaded three scowloads of ammunition, and the report was current-last night, although no confirmation can be obtained, that she hi oten ordered to prepare to proceed to Panama, and the torpedo-destroyers Virago and Sparrow ha"wk are to go with her. The Virago's boilers have been taken apart, and orders have been given for work night and day to hurry the repairs and have the de stroyer ready to proceed. New Manajrer of Express Company. ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 26. Dixson S. Elliott has been appointed general man-t ager of the Great Northern Express Corn- Grand Master Stoddard, of Texas. Offl cers under him will each advance one grade. This will leave one vacancy to be contested for, the junior grand war denshlp. A hot skirmish is expected. In connection with this office, nearly every grand commander at the conclave is re garded as a candidate, and a great deal f seo what changes were necessary. Page 3. Pacific Const. A. J. Falknor, of Olympla. Is a candidate against Representative Cushman for Repub lican Congressional nomination. Page 4. Three- prominent "Walla "Walla Republicans pro test against the appointment of B. D. Crocker as Collector of Customs. Page 3. of oulet electioneering was being done The strike at San Francisco presents a few today. I nW Dnases- Page -1. The selection of the next meeting place ' Messrs. Newell and Plnchot finish their inspec for the conclave will be one of the last tlon of Oreson"s arid lands. Page 4. things to come before the encampment. ' a large sugar beet crop Is expected in South St. Paul, Milwaukee and San Francisco , eastern "Washington. Page 1. are making strong bids for the honor, j Formal opening of the Astoria Carnival and Denver and Cincinnati are also In line, Street Fair. Page 5. while St. Louis and various cities of New . Commercial and Marine. England are regarded as possibilities. J wheat drops c per bushel at Chicago. Page The grand commanderies of the majority j n. of states 'reached here during the day. , September wj,eat closes lc lower at New York. The city was a scintillating globe of lights Pare n, tonight, when festivities of the week , Xew York stock market fearg B future c,Me were begun at the Custom-House with a ne,s Jn money Page u reception to grand encampment .officers , Three wheat chartered for Wlnter IoaU. and ladies. Grand Commander Jefferson, of Kentucky, made a brief speech of wel come, to which Grand Master Lloyd re sponded happily. Grand Master Reuben Lloyd, of Cali fornia, and Deputy Grand Master Henry Bates Stoddard, of Texas, were given an impromptu reception during the forenoon because of the accepted slate, which makes Mr. Stoddard Mr. Lloyd's suc cessor as grand master of the encamp ment. The festivities of the conclave will be gin at 8 P. M when the grand com mandery of Kentucky and the subord inate commanderies of the state will give Ing. Page 10. The County of Haddington Is about given up for lost. Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. Committee of 15 appointed to take charge of swlmmlns bath fund. Page 12. Committee appointed to fix time for exchang ing public school text-books. Page 8. Michael Berry, noted Colorado burglar, arrest ed. Page 12. Telephone lineman falls 35 feet, striking on his head. Page 12. Team of horses killed by a live wire. Page 12. Interior Oregon towns look with favor on state board of trade. Page 12. WAVERLY, Wash., Aug. 26.-(Statt correspondence.) Sugar beets in "this dis trict will have from present indica tions, a crop nearly three times -s large as that of last year. The har vest will probably yield about 1S.0C0 tor.s of beets and about 1'tOO tons of suga". Last year's production amounted to about COCO tons. Tne land this year devoted tc bugar beets aggregates about lSirf) acr. COO acres more than it did last sensn The crop per acre will be about 9 or 1C tons. , The beets are doing well, but are in need of rain. A light rainfall would be very welcome to farmers for, unless In excess, it would not Interfere with grain harvest, would lay the heavy dust In the roads and would clarify and eooi the atmosphere, bedides aiding beets and other kinds of vegetation. Farmers m tnis dis trict are accustomed to rely on an Au gust rainfall, especially those who culti vate beets, but no rain has fallen th s month, except perhaps a local show.r her and there. A large acreajfe Is given to cabbabes, onions and fruits, wh.e'i would be benefited by moisture. This year's progress in the sugar-beet Industry shows that the enterprise ii well adapted to this part of the stttr. and that It was wisely conceived. Tne present Is the third season of work with sugar beets. In the first year little was accomplished, for the Industry was such an Innovation that It did not eatch at once. In the succeeding year a good gtln. was. made and the practicability of the fwork demonstrated. What has Deru achieved so far this year may be taK'n as a true criterion for the future of the Industry when the enterprise shall be fully established. Must Modify Old Methods. Farmers have discovered that there te much to learn In the culture of sugar beets. It has been necessary to mouVy the methods pursued in Europe and Cal ifornia to Eastern Oregon conditions of soil and climate. The practice of grow ing beets on high ridges shows itself not to be a good one, because of acartitj of moisture. The fact that no artificial for tlllzlng Is done, or comparatively litt. . has made It necessary to alter appraeil methods of olanting. Elsewhere be yield the highest percentage of sugar when set eight or "10 Inches apart. "Winn, further than this the beets overgrow and. lose the proportion of saccharine mat ter that is In the smaller size. But In. this district, experiment has demonstrat ed that best results are attained when the plants are from IS to 2! inches apart. They may thrive more vigorously when still further apart, but this is yet to be proved. When the Increased space Is be tween the plants It Is much easier to cj -tivate them and weeds, which are te bane of successful beetgrowns. are more readily eradicated. Besides the moisture of the soil Is more economically husband ed. If one surveys from an eminence th panorama of fields he will observe that the plants separated IS inches or moro are greener than those closer togpther. Although the former beets grow larger than the other, the character of the s.oiL is such as not to detract from their sugtr yielding Qualities as is the common habit In other beetgrowing districts. This district perhaps more than any other, seems to share the conviction that Summer fallow is wasteful to the soil. The efficacy of "rotating" wheat land with sugar beets, and thus of releas'ng the soil from the strenuous work hereto fore put upon It, offers a solution of the "fallow" question, and a means of profit while the soil Is repnlrlng. If wheat fields are planted In beeis and cultivated they will not only be ridden of the weed pest, but also will yield an Income anil save the farmer the cost of their lying Idle. At the present market price of wheat beets will produce more profit per acre than does wheat. The yield tliia year will be about nine tons per acre and will probably average 16 per cent sugar and bring an average of Jfi per ton, or about $45 per acre. It costs from $U3 to SCO per acre to grow and sell beef?. Thus the profit per acre Is about 313 or more, according to how the land Is worked. With the average yield of whea per acre it GO bushels, it is seen how much more profit there ie in beets than. in wheat. There is no immediate danger of glutting the beet market, for the WaV erly plant has capacity for three t!mo3 as many beets as will be received this year. Hip?" Proportion of Sujernr. Heretofore the yield per acre has been low. on account of the Inexperience of farmers with beets. Cultivation, is now much more understood and a higher pro duction per acre Is the result. The sugar In the beets has reached a high propor tion, sometimes over 21 per cent. A per centage of less than 15 per cent la un common. The average sugar content of beets received at Waverly last year was perhaps the largest In the United States. At Ogden the percentage was 11.3: at La Grande. 14.8; and at Waverly, 15.9. All this shows that the manufacture of bert sugar is an Important Industry In tha potentialities of the Inland Empire. And It is an Industry that opens up a vast store for the future. ' Sugar beets are In the aggregate still unripe, and yet they have a large amount of sugar even now. Analyses made In the course of the past week show the following figures: Sugar. Sugar, pcrcen! Purity.l per cent. Purl'y. 16.0 S2.6I22.3 86 0 14.4 81.3117.1 S6 3 15.0 87.9(lS.o 84 S 16.7. S7.9I21.S 83.3 17.0'. 81.3 The average figures were about 15 per cent. Some analyses ran as low as 13 per cent. The labor problem Is a serious- one. White laborers are not available, and Japanese have been resorted to. In the words of D. C. Corbln, owner of the Waverly factory, he simply has to en gage Japanese or get no laborers. The wages are not starvation pittances, for a Japanese can earn from 51 25 up per day. The same scarcity of labor prevails throughout the Inland Empire. Wages have come to be quite as much of a con sumer of farmers profits as transporta tion charges and freights. L. M. 3. Lnwton's Hottest Day. LAWTON. O. T., Aug. 26. Th ther mometer reglstere'd 112 degrees here to day, the hottest of the season. Suffering and sickness are likely to follow.