THE MORNING OUEGONIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1902.
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DEAL IN POLITICS
John L Wilson Loses a Tried
Lieutenant.
PART GOVERNOR M'BRIDE PLAYS
Hash Eldrldge Credited "With Agree-
ng"to Deliver a Vote for Preatoa
for Senator if 'Kerafeavr Is
3Iade Fish Commissioner.
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 9. A special to
-the Spokesman-Review from Whatcom
eays:
John L. Wilson has lost a vote for Sen
ator, and Harold Preston gained one as
the result of a political deal reported to
have been made at Mount "Vernon yes
terday between Governor McBrlde and
Hugh Eldrldge, Postmaster at Whatcom.
The story Is that Timothy D. Kershaw Is
to be appointed Fish Commissioner by -the
Governor to" succeed A, C. Little, and
that in return Senator W. R. Moultray,
Senator from Whatcom County, Is to vote
for Harold Preston for United States Sen
ator. For years Eldrldge has-been the Wil
son leader In this section. Moultray and
Kershaw have been among his most ac
tive lieutenants, and Moultray was nom
inated last Fall, with the understanding
that he was for Wilson for Senator. Mr.
Moultray, however, owes his allegiance to
Mr. Eldrldge and that faction, and not to
Mr. Wilson direct, and the statement is
made from authoritative sources that Mr.
Eldrldge had full power to pledge Mr.
Moul tray's vote In the conference yester
day to Mr. Preston in return for the ap
pointment of Kershaw.
"WHEAT AT FIFTY CENTS.
Many Palonne Farmers Will Sell if
the Price Stay Up.
COLFAX, Wash.. Jan. 9. Wheat has
reached 50 cents per bushel In the Palouse
country, the flrst time in two years, and
several sales are reported at this figure.
Ihe first large sale at 60 cents is report
ed from Pullman, where F. E. Hawley,
agent for the Pacific Coast Elevator Com
pany, bought 14,000 bushels from B. F.
Westcrdyke, a farmer living near Pull
man. A part of this wheat was In Mr.
Wcsterdyke's owe warehouse on the O.
It. fc N. tracks, and he loaded it on the
cars, which would make the actual price
4S& cents, allowing for the regular load
ing charge, but a large portion of the
wheat was in the Pacific Coast Elevator
Company's warehouse at Pullman, and 50
cents net was allowed Mr. Wcsterdyke
for the entire lot. Today some wheat Is
being sold at 50 cents net to the farmer.
Most of the buyers contend that this Is
above the market price, but the fact re
mains that 50 cents is being offered and
sime sales have been made at that fig
ure. It Is estimated that 20 per cent, or about
3,000,000 bushels of wheat still remain in
the hand of the farmers of Whitman
County, and if the price holds at 50 cents,
10 per cent of this wheat will be sold at
that figure.
Seymour Manning, agent for the Inter
ior Warehouse Company at Pullman,
bought 12.000 bushels of wheat from A. P.
1). Keith, of Chambers, yesterday for
50 cents net.
. . A MOST ATROCIOUS CRIME.
Body of a Man Found. With. His Head
and. UandK Cat OK.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.. Jan. 9.
Evidence of one of the most atrocious
crimes ever committed in this state came
to light Monday, when the nude body of
a. man was found on the beach near Fort
Casey, on Whidby Island. According to
the Information received today at the
Sneriffs office, the head had been sev
ered from the body by a sharp instru
ment, and both hands had been cut otV.
The body showed no bruises, and from ap
pearances the crime was recently com
mitted, a3 the body was in a good state
of preservation. The only means by which
the body can be identified Is a crucifix
of Christ tattooed on the right arm above
the eibow, and the letters T. N. R. I. tat
tooed in blue and red. The authorities of
Inland County are unable to find any clew
to the perpetrators of the fiendish crime,
and thus far have. noifQun.d, any means
by which the body an be identified .AH
of Inland County Is in a state of excite
ment over the ghastly find.
CHARGES AGAINST POSTMASTER.
Special Aprent Sent to Aberdeen to
Make jui Investigation.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. 9. Special
Agent Riches, of the Postofflce Depart
ment, has been here. Investigating the
charges preferred against Postmaster Bell.
The ground of -complaint Is that Bell forced
the sale of stamps to increase the receipts
of the postofflce in order to make it a second-class
office. Friends of Mr. Bell state
the sale of stamps was forced to bring
the letter-carrier system about, but it was
done by business men nearly a year ago.
The city has since grown to such an ex
tent that the receipts now keep up to the
standard required by the department. The
business of the office was thoroughly in
vestigated by the postofflce authorities be
fore free delivery was granted, and the
charge now coming so late Is a surprise.
ChcIinllN Brevities.
CHEHALISWash.r Jan. 9. E. A. Frost
has sold his shingle mill to the Centralla
Shingle Company, which will operate both
mills. The company also secured a right
to Mr. Frost's timber, and has entire con
trol of the Newaukum River and of the
Chehalis River between Centralla and
Dryad.
H. M. IngraTiam, a member of the last
Legislature, has been appointed Fruit In
spector for Lewis County by the Board of-
County Commissioners.
A stranger giving the name of E. M.
Crawford w as .arrested last night for pass
ing a forged check for $5. The authorities
think they .have a clear case against him.
Sirs. Hidden Itculpcns Presidency.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 9. Mrs. M.
L. T. Hidden, of this city, has resigned
the office of president of the Woman's
Equal Suffrage Association of Washing
ton, to which she was recently elected.
"WITHYCOMBE SUCCEEDS GATCH.
As Director of the ApricHltBral Col
lege Experiment Station.
CORVALLIS, Or., Jan. 9. The election
of Dr. Withycombe to the directorship of
the experiment station, vice Thomas M.
Gatch, resigned, and the discussion of a
site for the new agricultural hall and
other matters, occupied the attention of
the board of regents of the Agricultural
.College at the midwinter meeting held at
the college yesterday afternoon. The res
ignation of President Gatch from the di
rectorship was at his own instance, and Is
in line with a movement all over the
country, especially in the great institu
tions, for the presidency of the college
and the directorship of the station to be
separated.
In the location-of agricultural hall the
selection of a site was referred back to
the special building committee, consisting
of Apperson, Weatherford and Daly. The
matter is to bo determined at a meeting
of the committee Monday, when the archi
tect and other experts will be on hand to
pass upon questldri of use of the. Keating
plant economically, and other technical
points.
A recommendation from the building
committee that the lower floor of the ag
ricultural hall should be 2 feet above
grade was- adopted. The cost of the
building on this basis will be $38,900- A
portion of the stone for the lower 6tory
Is already on the cars, and work is to
commence as eoon as the site is selected.
The boar,d ordered a requisition made on
the General Government for 100 additional
stands of arms, with belts and sabers, and
authorized a bond to be given therefor.
The added arms were made necessary to
accommodate the Increased number of
studentb. There are now four companies
of cadets, while formerly there has never
been more than three. Action was taken
for development of nature-Mudy work In
connection -with the public schools. Sev
eral subjects have already been prepared,
and some of them are In press at the
college printing office. The movement was
initiated at the board meeting last July,
in response to the request from the State
Grange and the State Superintendent of
Public Instruction for the college to take
It up. President Gatch, Master of the
State Grange Lcady and Dr. Withycombe
were then appointed a committee to take
charge. At yesterday's meeting State Su
perintendent Ackerman was added to'the
committee.
The board ordered a series of Institutes
to bo held In Southeastern Oregon dur
ing the Summer vacation. The action
was taken at the instance of Regent
Keady, who was in that section recently
and found there a universal desire for
the institutes. "
Members of the board present were:
President Weatherford, Secretary Daly,
Governor Geer, Superintendent Ackerman,
Master of the State Grange Leady. and
Regents Keady, Klllln. Appereon, Irvine,
Yates, Church and Olwell.
WATER TOO COLD FOR OYSTERS.
Professor Washburn Find Spawn
Does Not Develop at Yainlnn.
EUGENE, Jan. 9. Professor F. L.
Washburn, of the State University, Ore
gon State Biologist, visited Yaquina Bay
during the holiday vacation of the uni
versity to do some work on the Eastern
oysters planted there. Professor Wash
burn reports the oysters in good condi
tion, -Kith some of them attaining a large
size. Very few young oysters have been
found, and he is of the opinion, and has
been for some time, that while the East
ern oyster spawns in the bay, the water
Is too cold to allow the spawn to develop.
Nevertheless he has been of the opinion
that to Import the Eastern oysters, while
in a young state, and to plant them in
various bays of Oregon, Yaquina and
Coos Bays, for example, and then to mar
ket them, would be a safe and profitable
investment. He has several times urged
men with capital to take up such a propo
sition. There is a good opening for such
a business at Yaquina, and particularly
at Coos Bay, on both of which salt water
inlets Professor Washburn has done work
with this Idea in view.
An opportunity has been presented the
State Biologist of securing some European i
oysters, and probably some oysters from
Japan for experimental purposes. The
Japanese oyster Is very large. The Eu
ropean oyster is somewhat larger than the
native oyster of this coast, arm similar to
it In structure and habits.
These experiments in oyster propagation
at Yaquina Bay have been conducted for
four years, the United States Govern
ment and the state authorities assisting
materially in the work. The oysters plant
ed In the bay were secured from East
River, New York, and from Long Island
Sound. The first consignment consisted
of 22 barrels, and was planted by C. H.
Townsend, under the supervision of the
late H. G. McGulre,.at that time State
Fish Commissioner. Professor Washburn
himself planted the second consignment of
10 barrels of Eastern oysters.
LOWER COURT SUSTAINED.
Point "Whether "One Can Be Pnt 0
Land Wlthoat OO Days' Notice.
OREGON CITY, Jan. 9. In the Circuit
Court today, the case of William Kandall
vs. Dr. Pruden, of Sprlngwater, came up
on appeal from the Justice Court. The
suit was for forcible entry and detainer,
and went against Pruden in the lower
court. The point at issue was whether
a man could be put off a piece of land
without being served with a 90 days'
notice, as the statute provides. The po
sition of the plaintiff was that the tenant
could waive a SO days notice, and there
fore the plaintiff was not compelled to
serve a 90 days notice on the defendant
before bringing his action to put him off
the land. The Jury brought in a verdict
sustaining the lower court.
Tax Levy for 1901.
The Board of County Commissioners to
day made the tax levy for the year 190L
The total is 32 mills, and is larger than
it has been for several years. Last year
the levy was 29 mills, including 1 mill
bounty tax. The levy is divided as fol
lows: Mills.
County 12
School 5
State 7
Road I 8
Total 32
Postmaster Horton has completed his
annual statement, which shows an in
crease of $4422 '27 in the receipts of his
office over the previous year.
EnRcnc Brevities.
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 9. W. S. Ross, who
is interested in mining in the Santlam
district, appeared before the County Court
yesterday and asked that a wagon road
be constructed from the terminus of the
present road at the Lucky Boy mine to
the mining camp on the opposite side of
the range. Mr. Ross wants to erect a 10
stamp mill at once if he can get a road,
and he says others will also erect mills.
It was not possible for the county to offer
any encouragement at present, as the road
fund Is limited.
J. M. Williams and M. S. Wallls have
been engaged by the County Court to ex
amine and report upon the condition of
the books of the various county officers.
They will begin work in a few days.
NorthvreHt Pennioms.
'WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Oregon Original, William J." Emmltt,
Canyon City, 56. Increase, reinstatement,
reissuance, etc, Adelbert Matterson.
Portland. $3; Alfred M. Gaunt. Harrls
burg, $S; Jonathan Vincent, Zlon, ?8; Sam
uel D. Wept, Manning, $10. Original, Sam
uel C. Hoadley, Goble, $6.
Washington Original, Daniel Benson,
dead. Seattle, ?6; Albert H. Carr, Seattle,
$6: Gaylord Penney, Kamllche, $S; In
crease, reinstatement, reissuance, etc., Pe
ter Dagan, Ballard, $6. Original widows,
eta. Mary E. Benson, Seattle, $S; special
accident. December 13, Alexie A. Taylor,
Blaine, JS.
Copper Claims Bonded.
BAKER CITY. Or., Jan. 9. The Gllki
son group of copper claims, in the Copper
Butte district, has been bonded for $50,000
on a 60-day option. This is one of the
old-time copper discoveries of Eastern
Oregon, having been first exploited in
1S73. A furnace was erected and several
tons of copper smelted, but the expense
of operating the smelter and the heavy
transportation charges, together with the
moderate demand for copper at that time,
militated against the successful operation
of the mines. Recently a new ledge was
discovered which shows an ore body 12
feet wide, with an assay value of 12 to
30 per cent copper.
Connty Bays Land for Roclc on Tt.
HILLSBORO. Or., Jan. 9. Washington
County has purchased 40 acres of rock
and timber land within two or three miles
of Forest Grove, for the purpose of fur
nishing Tock for the adjacent road dis
tricts. The timber on the land is said
to be worth the amount paid. $300. One
xf the new rock crushers, costing $1200,
is already located at the quarry on the
land. There is sufficient rock on the
claim to furnish the roads in that end
of the county for hundreds of years.
SEEK A WIDER MARKET
OREGOX FARMERS WAXT MORE
TRADE IX THE ORIENT.
Praise Members of Congress Hep-
growers, Fraltralzcrs and State
Grange Represented.
SALEM, Jan-. 9. The Oregon Farmers'
Congress came to a close this evening
after the most Interesting session iri its
history. The hopgrowera had art inning
this morning, the fruitgrowers were In the
lead this afternoon, and the State Grange
was represented by speakers this even
ing. Resolutions were adopted commend
ing the Oregon members of Congress for
their efforts in behalf .of extended mar
kets in the Orient, and asking them to
support such National legislation as wilt
further our commercial interests in Asiat
ic countries and in the Philippines.
Oregon anl Earopean Hop.
M. L. Jones, flrst president of the Ore
gon Hopgrowers' Association, addressed
the Farmers' Congress upon "Our Rcla-
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tlons With Foreign Countries in Hop Pro
duction." He said in part:
"While engaged In hopgrowlng exten
sively only for the last 10 years, Oregon is
now the largest hop-producing state In
the Union. In recent hop marKet quota
tions It is seen that Oregon hops are
quoted in New Tork at 14 to 16 cents per ,
pound, and Bohemian hops, 32 to 48 cents i
per pound. Deducting tariff charges, this '
leaves the price to the German grower at J
20 to 36 cents, less freight and marketing
charges. The German nationalities pro
duce about one-third of all the hops of
the world, and secure the very highest
prices for their product. Their hops are
grown in the most scientific manner, and
with a view to quality rather than quan
tity. "Oregon hops have secured a footing
with English brewers that always affords
us a ready market at fairly remunerative
prices for the choicest qualities, but tne
Oregon grower, in order to keep pace
with the procession in the industrial in
vasion of foreign markets, must adopt the
wisest methods of marketing as well as,
growing nis crop."
Hobs and Co-operation.
W. H. Egan, president of the Oregon
Hopgrowers Association, spoke on "Hop
growing in Oregon, and the Benefits ot
Organization and Co-operation." He re
viewed the rapid growth of the hopgrow
lng industry In Oregon, and said that in
order to accomplish the best results tho
growers must practice many small econ
omies, such as turning sheep into the
yards, to eat off the suckers and lower
leaves on the vines. Hogs, he said, would
root out the worms and bugs.
Mr. Egan said that the brewers are or
ganized in order to advance their inter
ests and to control prices. Growers must
do the same and co-operate on storing
and marketing their crops. . He referred
briefly to the experience of dairy associa
tions, the Hood River Fruit Union, the
Willamette Valley Prune Association and
the Butteyijle Fire Association, to show
that co-operation brings satisfactory re
sults. Mr. Egan'fi conclusion was that
hopgrowers should co-operate in buying
their supplies, In storing hops in dull
seasons, in finding markets, etc.
B. L. Paget of Portland, was not pres
ent, and his address on the "Poultry In-
lllstrv,, XL'nn renil Viv TT J. Wlll'nmson
of Portland. The discussion of this sub- j
Ject was brief but Interesting. H. M. Will
iamson said experience has shown that
poultry do not do well when kept in
large flocks, and he would limit a flock
to 50 birds. J. R. Shepard -said the rea
son why Oregon docs not produce all the
eggs she consumes is that the farmers
have not yet been forced down to all the
small economies that are necessary to
INDORSES THE LEWIS
SALEIT, Jan. 9. At a meeting of the Greater Salem
Commercial Club last night, a resolution was adopted in
dorsing the Lewis and Clark Exposition. The resolution
was "that the Greater Salem Commercial Club does fully
indorse the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at
Portland in 1905, and pledges itself to do its full duty
when the time arrives for the City of Salem to contribute
to that enterprise."
The action was unanimously taken and- the resolution
will be further ratified by its adoption at an open meeting t
to be held soon as a general club rally. t
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compel them to produce as many as pos
sible of the articles they consume. The
opinion was several times expressed that
in order to make a success of poultry the
farmer must start in with a good class of
chickens, must give them clean houses,
balanced foods, constant care, regular
feeding and warm quarters. This sub
ject closed the forenoon session.
EX Ii. Smltk on Apples.
E. L. Smith, of Hood River, president
of the State Board of Horticulture, read
a paper, "The Apple," in which he called
upon the people of the Willamette Valley
to wake up and take a new start In apple
growing. Mr. Smith's paper was In brief
as follows:
"The apple, when considered In respect
to Its beauty of coloring, of blossom and
fruit, its delicious flavor and hygienic
qualities, its wide distribution and length
of season. Is easily the sovereign fruit of
the temperate zones. Thirty-five years
ago. attracted by the reputation that the
'Oregon red apples' had acquired, I came
up from California and visited many of
the orchards of Marlon and Polk Counties.
Ever a lover of fine fruits. I had become
somewhat, familiar -with the orchards of
Kcw England, the Middle West and Cali
fornia, but that October visit was a reve
lation to me, for never before had I bo
held such a harvest. At a farm but a
short distance from this hall I purchased
several hundred boxes of the largest
Winesaps I Had ever seen. I could have
bought almost unlimited quantities of this
fine fruit at 12& to 15 t:ents per bushel.
Far and near the Oregon red apples were
recognized as the standard of excellence.
"I regret, friends, that the Willamette
apple Is no longer the standard of excel
lence. I go into our local markets and
And them demoralized with a flood of dull
colored, fungus-marred and moth-tunneled
fruit that bears but slight resemblance to
the perfect apples I saw here In 1S66. The
trees themselves. In old orchards, are dis
eased, and growers have a feeling that It
Is now impossible to raise high-grade ap
ples. I do not share in this opinion, for,
scattered here and there, I find well-cared-for
orchards that disprove the tne
ory. "The degeneracy of the apple orchards
of the Willamette Valley Is due to two
causes: exhaustion and neglect. Year af
ter year these trees have borne prodigious
harvests of incomparable fruit, with little
or no return to the soli, and with little or
no attempt to protect them from parasitic
andinaect enemies.
Begin. Anew.
"We can renovate these old orchards,
but I doubt if it is the better plan. What
b wanted Is virgin soil, a new generation
of trees, and, pardon me, I came near say-
Jad(ce n. p. Boise
ing a new generation of growers, for the
moss in some Instances, I fear, is not all
on the trees. Practice modern methods,
and care for your trees as tljcy do In the
great orchards of Jackson County and
other portions of the state, and you will
find that the fruit will be as beautiful as
in the olden time.
"Eventually your most valuable apple
orchards will be found E00 to 2000 feet
above the valley, and from these higher
elevations your longest-keeping apples
wlircome."
Mr. Smith urges Willamette Valley or
chardlsts to take a new start In apple
growing and to develop an Industry that
can and should be made a profitable one.
O. V. Allen on Berries.
O. V. Allen, of Salem, a man -who has
had considerable experience in the produc
tion and preservation of small fruits, read
a paper on the outlook for berries in Ore
gon. His view of the future is an op
timistic one. Heeald In part:.
"That our climatic conditions ar,e most
favorable for the production of berriee
of all kinds is a act well known to aU
our horticulturists. There are not nearly
as many berries cultivated as there should
be. Every Oregon table could and shpuld
be provided with berries of various kinds
the year round, for they can be produced
at a price that enables every one to be
supplied and yet pay a handsome profit
to the grower. There has been a great
deal of discussion on what kind of fruits
to plant for profit Apples have a large
profit; prunes also come in for a good
share, while pears and cherries have their
advocates, but allow me to say that none
of them will anywhere near compare with
berries for profit They do not require
spraying, as do nearly all tree fruits, as
they are rarely attacked by Insect or fun
gus diseases, and a failure of crop is al
most unknown.
"The question of marketing the berry
crop Is an Important one, for while we
produce fruit of the finest quality and In
great quantities, unless we can dispose of
the same at a fair margin of profit we
are little, if any, better off than If we
could not produce it at all.
"The Lewia and Clark Exposition Is an
assured fact, and through this advertising
medium alone thousands will have their
attention called to thla Valley who per
haps have scarcely heard of it before.
This alone will furnish a market for im
mense quantities of small fruit, and if we
would have tho fruit to supply that mar
ket we must plant the fruits now this
year and next or we will realize the force
of the old proverb ''There la none so far
from market as he that hath nothing to
sell."
"There is nothing put up in cans that
AND CLARK CENTENNIAL.
surpasses our Oregon berries for quality
and' flavor, and the outside world is Just
beginning to find it out, and the trouble
now is not to sell tho finished product, but
to get the goods to fill the orders, not at
exorbitant figures. It Is true, but at a fair
living profit There will be new canneries
and preserving works spring up wher
ever there Is fruit to be had, and I antici
pate no overproduction In the near future.
Five years ago there was only one small
fruit cannery In the whole Northwest,
whereas there are now four or five, with
a total output four or five times as large
as then. And yet there is as much or more
preserved food Imported as there Is pro
duced." L. M. Gibben. of Roscdale, gave a his
tory of the prune industry in Oregon, and
said that if the growers had been organ
ized and prepared to handle their crops
properly during the past season they could
have sold their crops on a 2-ccnt basis
instead of at a price so low that It ran
off the price-card.
Rcsolations.
Just before the close of the afternoon
session the following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, It Is Impossible for a considerable
proportion of the farmers of Oregon to be In
attendance upon the Oregon Farmers' Con
gress; and.
I "Whereas, A large majority of the farmers
must sain tLelr Information of what transpires
at these meeting through the medlumshlp of
the press: therefore. 3e It
Resolved. That we, the members of the Ore
gon Farmers' Congress, appreciate the full and
complete reports of our meetings that have
been published by the dally and weekly papers
Of this state.
Rcsohed. That the thanks of this congress
aro due and are hereby cordially extended to
the Greater Salem Commercial Club, and to
the residents of Salem for their very hospltablo
reception and entertainment of the members of
this body. "We would further acknowledge and
render our thanks to the ladles and gentlemen
who have generously assisted In the evening
entertainment and In the musical and other
exercises which have contributed so much to
the pleasure and general advantage of the oc
casion. ItesolVed, That the thanks of this body be
tendered to the railroads for various courtesies
extended, and especially to tho Southern Pa
cific Company, for the very earnest and Intelli
gent effort It Is making, through R. B. Miller,
to promote tne general, stock and agricultural
interests of Western Oregon. Respectfully sub
mitted. R -SCOTT.
JAMES WITHYCOMBE.
M. L. JONES.
The afternoon session closed early, and
a considerable number of farmers left on
tho afternoon train, not remaining for
the "evening session.
The attendance at the congress today
was not nearly as large as It was at the
Dairymen's Association meeting, early in
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O. V. Allen.
the session. There is very evidently much
more Interest In dairy topics than in gen
eral agricultural subjects.
Astoria Set a Good Example.
The Astoria Progressive Commercial As
sociation oet a good example for other
towns In the state when It sent a repre
sentative to the Farmers' Congress. R.
M. Gaston, chairman of the committee
on agriculture In Astoria's "Push Club."
came to the convention equipped with
letters of introduction from President C.
W. Carnahan, and remained throughout
the session? as a special delegate from
his city. The Push Club paid all his ex
penses, and In return expect him to take
back to Astoria many new Ideas which
will be of aid In developing Clatsop
Counts 's agricultural Industries.
Valne of Goats on the Farm.
The evening session of the congress was
devoted principally to topics relating to
the Grange. J. B. Early, who should
havo spoken last evening on goat-breed-Ihg,
was present tonight and delivered
His address. He s'ald that goats should be
"kept aa an adjunct of the ordinary farm.
Goats will eat thistles, rank grass and
other vegetation which other animals will
not eat. Unlike sheep and cows, goats
are not particular, and do not leave rank
grass nor cat pasture grass so close as
to kill It. Keeping goats In a cow pasture
increases the value of the pasture by kill
ing out the noxious weeds. Mr. Early
would not advise an attempt to keep gOats
otherwiic than as an adjunct of the ordi
nary farm. Thoroughbred goats should
be kept, for they will serve as well as
poor stock In clearing land, and the In
crease Is more valuable than Is the In
crease of scrubs. An Oregon breeder sold
a goat In Chicago for $510, which shows
that Oregon-bred goats are up to the high
standards of excellence.
In answer to questions. Mr. Early said
that Angora goat flesh makes good mut
ton, and some New York restaurants are
advertising that they serve Angora goat
mutton.
Grange in Legislation.
Judge R. P. Boise, a pioneer Grange
worker and a past master ot the order,
spoke on "What the Grange Has Done in
Legislation." Judge Boise said that the
Grange Is strictly nonpartisan, but at
Grange meetings subjects relating to need
ed legislation in the Interests of farmers
are discussed. Among the achievements
of the Grange Judge Boise mentioned the
creation of the Department of Agricul
ture. He said that the Grange had aided
in securing legislation regulating rail
roads and other corporations, and was
the flrst advocate of free rural mail deliv
ery. The present Oregon pure footf law
was advocated by the Grange, and, he
believed, was drawn by a member of the
Grange. Continuing, Judge Boise said:
"Election of United States Senators by
direct vote of the people has been for
years a principle of this order. It wao
chiefly through the efforts of the Grange
that the Agricultural College ceased to
teach theory alone and began to teach
practical agriculture and mechanics. The
Grange has been one of the first and the
most constant advocates of the Initiative
and referendum, by means of which the
people may secure legislation they want
and protect themselves from laws, passed
through bribery or hasty legislative ac
tion."
Educational Feature.
W. M. Hllleary, master of the State
Grange, delivered an address on the edu
cational feature of the order. In brief
his thought was that the Grange Induces
farmers to study social and business ques
tions of vital interest to them, teaches
them the value of organization and co
operation, enables them to discuss Intelli
gently matters of public Importance, and
makes them more progressive and patrf
otic. broader In their view of affairs, and
more tolerant In politics and religion.
Mrs. E. J. Scovell delighted the audi
ence this evening with several excellent
vocal selections, and led the assemblage
In tho closing number, the singing of
"America."
Xevr Officer of Congrexe.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 9. The board of di
rectors of the Oregon Farmers' Congress
has chosen as officers for the ensuing
year: Richard Scott, president; H. M.
Williamson, secretary. No place of meet
ing has been selected, but in all proba
bility It will be Hlllsboro, and on Decem
ber 16 next.
THANKS FOR MARKHAM.
Resolutions Commendlnpr Work of
the ex-Southern Pacific Official.
SALEM, Jan. 9. At the Oregon Farm
ers Congress thla afternoon Dr. James
Withycombe. of the State Agricultural
College at Corvallls. introduced a resolu
tion in commendation of the work that
was accomplished for the dalry indus
try in Oregon by C. H. Markham, ex
general freight and passenger agent of
the Southern Pacific. In presenting this
resolution. Dr. Withycombe reviewed
briefly the great results that have fol
lowed from Mr. Markham's work, and said
that every Western Oregon farmer appre
ciated the value of the development of
the dairy industry to the financial welfare
of this section of the state. Henry B.
Thiclsen, the father of the Farmers' Con
gress, said he could not let the oppor
tunity pass to express his own apprecia
tion of the good work that had been done
by Mr. Markham- The resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted, are as fol
lows: Resolved, That tho farmers of Oregon, In
convention, do hereby tender their thanks to
Charles H, Markham. late traffic manager of
the Oregon lines of the Southern Pacific Rail
road Company, for his Initiation of policies
looking to thn betterment of the Industrial
condition of the Oregon farmer. We recognize
that, through his co-operative spirit, great ad
vantages have come to us, already manifest
in the development of our dairying and other
productive interests, and calculated vastly to
affect the Industrial life of the state. We here
by acknowledge with pleasure the obligation
due to one to whose efforts, above all others,
have contributed to the general recognition of
the unity of Interest between the agricultural,
the merchant and the transportation com
panies. A resolution was also adopted com
mending the policy of Industrial develop
ment pursued by the O. R. & X. Co. in
Eastern Oregon.
WANT FREIGHT RATES CUT.
Resolution Adopted by Oregon State
Livestock Asxociatlon.
SALEM. Jan. 9. The Oregon State Live
stock Association, at its meeting yester
day, atlopted tho following resolutions:
Whereas. The agricultural wealth of the state
Is based upon the deelopment of Its livestock
Industry, henco every means should be cm
ployed to foster and encourage the Industry,
and.
Whereas. In the opinion of the Oregon Live
stock Association, in convention assembled, the
present freight raten maintained by the rail
roads operated within this and adjoining state,
upon Mnzle animals and less than carload lots
imenuru lur ureeuiDg purposes, is a seriOUS OD-
om.jc lu iuc nciiare ui mo luuusiry; inereiore, I
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the association be requested to again present I
the matter to th manner nf th Hiff.nt I
transrortation lines at the earliest possible mo-
iuctik M9M1I& lur u. iuuieriui rt'uuL'iion in wie I
freight rate and a discontinuance ot the order
that an attendant must accompany each ship
ment of less than carload lots.
Resolved. That this association desires to ex
press Its appreciation of the liberal policy of
the different transportation lines operated
within this state for granting such liberal con
cessions In the freight rate upon livestock ex
hibited at the State Fair, and especially the
Southern Pacific Company, whose broad and
generous policy In this matter has gwatly
stimulated the stock-breeding Industry of the
state.
Resolved, That we appreciate tho efforts ot
our State Board of Agriculture to Improve the
facilities for handling the livestock exhibited
at the State Fair, but we respectfully call the
attention of the board to the present total In- i
auniuutj ui tut; iui:iiiili:a iui iiNiuill& i&uu 1(11-
loading stock, and we would suggest that the
present spur be extended so as to accommodate
at least 30 cars, thus obviating: the annoying
delays of 12 to 20 hours in the loading ot
livestock.
AT WESTOX FORMAL SCHOOL.
Good Increase in Attendance Books
for Library.
WESTON. Or., Jan. 9. New books to
the value of several hundred dollars have
Just been received for the library of the
Eastern Oregon State Normal School.
About 90 volumes were selected especially
for the use of the practice school. Among
the accessions are 20 or more valuable
scientific works, most of which are large
volumes for reference purposes.
The second term of the school year has
opened with a largely Increased attend
ance. The number of students enrolled
from outside points is much greater than
at any other period in the school's history,
and Is constantly growing. Nearly all
the Eastern Oregon counties are well rep
resented in this list. The Increase has
crowded the school's accommodations to
the utmost, but the new building will be
available about the middle of February.
An Increased force- of carpenters and
painters is rushing- forward the work to
completion. 1
Tuesday evening; the 14th Inst, will
occur the next lecture of tho Normal
School series. Professor W. D. Lyman,
of Whitman College, will speak on "The
Growth of the Idea of Union In the United
States."
JIETSCHAX'S MOTION OVERRULED.
No Judfrment in Suit in Which It In
Alleged He Lent State Fundi.
SALEM. Jan. 9. Judge Boise today
overruled a motion by Mctschan, Odell.
Giltner and Baker, for Judgment on the
pleadings In the proceedings brought to
restrain the payment of Interest on money
deposited in the Williams & England
Ba-nk, and alleged to be public funds. The
defendants sought to set up ao a defense
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to the suit an order by Judge Hewitt
allowing their claims against the bank.
The matter therefore remains open for
further proceedings, and there Is rtill a
chance that the people will find out
whether state funds were Illegally lent.
Sailor Shot bj- Mate on Seaooner.
ASTORIA. Jan. 9. John McNally, a.
sailor living at the local boarding-hous
was shot and, it is thought, fatally
wounded by August Wywood, mate of the
four-masted schooner Patterson, about 10
o'clock this evening. According to Wy-
wood's statement
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other men. who said They were sailors.
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Bolt was knocked down by one of the
men and Wywood then drew his gun and
fired, the bullet striking McNally over the
right eye. Wywood Immediately report
ed the matter to the police, and with
Bolt he Is now in the city jail.
Citizen.' Ticket at XewberR.
NEWBERG. Or., Jan. 9. At a citizens
caucus last night, the following ticket was
placed In nomination for tho city election
next Monday: Mayor, W. C. Kruger;
Recorder, Hon, Clarence Brltt: Treasurer,
J. C. Colcard; Councllmen, First Ward,
J. C. Hodson; Second Ward. M. Nichol
son: Third Ward. H. R. Morris, for two
year term, and J. E."vPressnall for one
year term.
Bound Over to Circuit Court.
JACKSONVILLE. Or., Jan. 9. The case
of M. M. Reed and Thomas Fetherstone.
charged with robbing J. Nunan's store,
was dismissed in the Justice Court today,
and an Information filed against them In
the Circuit Court. On arraignment they
pleaded not guilty and were bound over
In bonds of $1000 each, In default of which
they were lodged In Jail.
President of Council.
ASTORIA, Jan. 9. At the meeting of
the City Council last night J. H. Hansen
was elected President of the Council for
the ensuing year.
Xcw City Officials Sworn In.
SOUTH BEND, Wash., Jan. 9. Mayor
Copensplre and the new City Council and
other city officers were sworn into office
last night.
Oregon Notes.
So far about 750 of the souvenir
pamphlets descriptive and. Illustrative of
Benton County have been distributed,
leaving about 2240 in the hands ot the
secretary.
Another tralnfoad of granite for the" new
agricultural hall at Corvallls came in
from the Cascades Sunday. In the ship
ment there were 24 cars, making A2 cars
that have already arrived.
The new road from Lobster to Five
Rivers, a distance ot 10 miles, is complet
ed and In pretty good shape, says a Eu
gene paper. On the divide between Lob
ster and Five Rivers It is proposed to
start a road and build a distance of
seven miles to tonnect with the Lake
Creek road. This will give the people of
that section a direct road to Eugene,
making the distance In about 45 miles.
The way they now have to travel to reach
the county seat covers a distance of 60
miles, and they cross six mountains. By
the shortened route they will cross only
one mountain.
Is to love children, and no
home can be completely
happy without them, yet the
ordeal through which the ex
pectant mother must pass usually is
so full of suffering, danger and fear
that she locfks forward to the critical
hour with apprehension and dread.
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