THE MOHNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1902.
PROSPEROUS VALLEY!
Siversified Farming Working
Wonders in Willamette.
FARMS SHALL, PROFITS LARGE
Great Development of Dairying:,
Fruit and lilvetitoclc Business
Cities and Town Groiv-
ins: Rapidly.
EUGENE. Or., April 19. (Staff corre
spondence.) The Willamette "Valley, -with
its trees and fields, which alike are ever
green, and its running: brooks, -which al
ways run. Is ever an interesting- sight. It
is at this time more than interesting.
"With the earth and the air aflush with
Spring, the breezes redolent with the
aroma of fruit blossoms, fat cattle, swine
and sheep knee deep in succulent grass
and clover, a gorgeous Denny pheasant
in every field, it is not only interesting
but enchanting and exhilarating. A surplus
of moisture has retarded Spring work
somewhat, and up-here on the cast side of
the river, as. well as over in Yamhill,
Benton and Polk too much rain has given
the wheat a yellowish cast and has de
layed the sowing of Spring wheat. Wher
ever any of the latter wras put in, how
ever, Jt is now coming out of the ground
in excellent condition. On the higher land
along- the Springfield branch of the South
ern Pacific, much better progress has
been made with Spring work than on the
main line. Between Albany and Eugene
there Is more unbroken soil directly along
me line or the road than has ever been
in evidence so late in the Spring since
farming: became general In the Valley.
Chafing- under the delay, some farmers
were plowing: in a driving rain Friday,
and with everything soft as mush under
foot, ground broken under such conditions
might as well be permitted to rest until
another season. The "wet Spring" again
calls attention to the advantages of di
versified farming, for while the weather
prohibited plowing and sowing, it had no
bad effect on the thousands of pigs, sheep
and cattle which pick up a living without
any plowshare being dulled in their be
half. The Pig- and the Cow.
The pig and the cow travel together on
Willamette Valley farms to a, considerable
extent. All through the Valley are cream
eries, which return the skim milk to the
farmers after extracting the cream. This
milk is fed to the pigs and adds sufficient
variety to the clover diet to enable them
to take on considerable fat at practically
no cost whatever to the farmer, as the milk
would be of no value for any other pur
pose. Even with butter at the lowest,
price of the season the majority of the
farmers express satisfaction with the
creamery business, and as the actual value
of a ton of Tjutter is greater than the
value of 20 tons of wheat, the relative dif
ference in the cost of marketing the two
commodities is enormous. A ton of butter
at first thought has a "large" sound, but
I noticed a creamery at Independence
sending; that amount to a single firm in
Portland a few days ago, while at Albany
an average of over a ton a day is being
3hIppeo, with Salem making about the
same showing, and a number of other
creameries turning out from 200 pounds to
1000 pounds per day. A ton of butter at
present low prices sellB at wholesale for
PM. and the daily distribution of this sum
In a neighborhood for a single branch of
diversified farming is quite a factor in.
general trade.
Profitable Stockralslngr.
Along with dairying comes the stock
Industry, and, conducted either as an inci
dential to dairying and small farming, or
on the wholesale plan, the results seem
to be very satisfactory. A McMlnnville
farmer last Thursday sold $700 worth of
fat steers, and a few weeks later expects
to turn off about $500 worth of sheep, and
in the Fall will have over $2000 worth of
hogs for sale, and there are plenty of
other Valley farmers making similar
turns. The Valley cattle as a rule are
well-bred animals, and the farmers spare
no expense in Improving their stock. The
McMinnville farmer above mentioned told
me that he was going up to Pendleton
next week to get some of the Herefords
which Colonel Judson is bringing into the
country, and that sale will be attended
by a number of other Valley farmers. At
the same time there is pretty good blood
right here In the Valley, for the Ladd &
Reed farm has sold yearlings as high as
$850 per head, and have disposed st quite
a number of sheep at $250 per head. From
their Broadmead farm, near Amity, three
carloads of beef cattle were shipped last
Friday, and a finer lot of animals are sel
dom sent to any market.
Flocks Are Increasing.
With so much land formerly used for
wheat again going back Into pasturage,
there has been- a very large Increase in
the number of sheep in the Valley. Natur
ally with everything under fence, there
are no such herds as are found In the
eastern part of the state, where the Gov
ernment supplies free pasturage, but on
nearly every farm will be found a few
sheep; some of the bands running up to
several hundred head. The Valley sheep
are nearly all high-grade animals. Great
big framed fellows, that can carry very
heavy fleeces, produce large Spring lambs
or weigh well when they are sent to the
block themselves. In small flocks of a
few animals on a farm, the greatest in
crease is noticeable in the West Side
counties, but among the larger flocks on
this side of the river, there has also been
a remarkable Increase, in Linn County
some dealers placing it as high as 50 per
cent, an amount which would bring the
1302 clip of the county well up to 500,000
pounds, which is quite a favorable show
ing for a county which handles wool only
as an incidental to an enormous wheat,
oats, butter and stock business. The
weather has been unfavorable for early
shearirg- operations this Spring, and the
only wool that has been removed was
from mutton sheep.
Thousands of Goats.
The mohair business is one of the recent
ly developed industries in the Willamette
Valley, and the output is annually show
ing heavy increases. There are thou
sands of goats on both sides of the river,
and their value In clearing brush' land is
perhaps as great as for the production of
mohair. j.ne goats have a craving--for all
kinds of shrubbery, and when turned loose
in a brush pasture will nibble down "to
the roots so closely that life soon departs,
leaving the land clear and ready for the
growth of Q. more profitable crop
than brush. The goats also have a strong
liking' for the twigs and ends of limbs of
trees, and It Is a common sight to see
them Jumping- to reach low hanging
branches. Occasionally a goat will make
a miscalculation in his Jump and get his
horns -tangled, and unless relief is near
at hand will perish. The climate of the
Valley is said to be peculiarly adapted to
the growth of mohair, and for this Teason
the product commands the top price. A
pool of 23,000 pounds was sold at Inde
pendence early in the month at 25 cento
per pound. As the goats shear from three
to four pounds each, they show a profit
of nearly $1 per head, with no expense,
except the cost of shearing. This remuner
ation, together with the good they do the
land. Is suRldent to make the goats quite
popular Jo the "Valley, and their numbers
will continue to increase so long as there
is brush land to -be cleared and a good
market for mohair.
Right up near the top of the column of
Oregon's great resources Is the hop busi
ness, and the value of that crop for i)l
ran well toward $1,500,000, nearly all of
which was distributed In the Willamette
Valley. With favorable weather from now
on, the crop of the present season will be
greater than that of last year; in fact, is
in a fair way to "break all records. The
generalij accepted theory that hops ex
haust the soil much more rapidly than
other products is "hardly borne out by the
experience of Willamette- Valley growers,
for there are a number of yards in Polk
County, and probably in other counties,
which have given up a good yield every
year for the past 10 years, a 10-year-old
field of 10 acres near MoMinnvllle turning
off a greater yield last year than ever
before. Even were It true that hopgrow
lng unduly exhausted the soil, it requires
such a few acres to-produce several thou
sand dollars worth of hops that for the
present the land could well be spared.
Few, if any crops produced In the state
distribute so large a percentage of their
value for labor, and for that reason hop
picking season alwajjs creates a business
boom In the cities and towns nearest tht
big hop yards. Local breweries assist in
getting all that Is possible out of the hops
by manufacturing them into beer, a con
cern In Albany shipping an average of a
carload a. day through the Summer. The
acreage In hops is greater this year than
It was last, and the vines are In excellent
condition.
Many Xevr Orchards.
On both sides of the Willamette, the
valley shows large Increases in the num
ber and fclzc of the fruit orchards, and
the Increase in the output of prunes es
pecially will be enormous each year for
the next four or five years, as there were
apparently as many new trees put out last '
year as in any of the three previous years.
If there 13 not another tree planted for
the next five years, the yield by that time,
tinder normal circumstances, will dist
ribute millions of dollars among the fruit
growers. From present appearances, with
eo many new settlers coming in, the acre
age will be igorc than doubled In the next
five years. The climate of Southern Ore
gon may be better adapted to some kinds
of fruit than the Valley, but the experi
ence of prune and apple-growers has dem
onstrated that there is considerable money
to be made most anywhere in the Valley
on a very small orchard.
Cities and Towns GrOTvInsr.
Wherever the country shows such In
disputable evidences of prosperity it is
sure to be reflected In the cities and
towns, and a steady, healthy growth is
noticeable in all of the principal points
on both sides of the Willamette. Manu
facturing enterprises, some, of them quite
pretentious, are springing up, and the
business handled In a few of the principal
cities along the railroad is remarkably
heavy. At Albany, for Instance, the
Southern Pacific requires the services of
21 men and a switch engine to handle their
business alone. The Corvallis & Eastern,
at the same point, has a big force, and
there Is also considerable river business
by the dally boat for Portland. Up here
at Eugene, the head of navigation, and
also the head of the Valley, exceptional
prosperity is noticeable from the fact that
the merchants of this city draw not only
on the rich agricultural resources of the
Valley for trade, but the location Is near
enough to the timber and mining sections
to create a big traffic in that direction. A
single firm, the Booth-Kelly Lumbering
Company; with headquarters in this city,
last year cut 71,000.000 feet of lumber in
Lane County, and there are a number of
smaller mills tributary to Eugene.
Columns could be written about any
one of these big industries, so lightly
touched on in this article, and the actual
results secured through the development
of -the resources which Nature has lav
ished on the Wlaamette Valley will ever
be a surprise to the emigrant who comes
into this rich land, after throwing away
years of toll endeavoring to wrest a liv
ing from the less favored sections of the
(Middle Western States. Portland Is more
prosperous than ever before, and a trip
up and down the Willamette easily dis
closes the secret of her prosperity, as
the gateway to the Tlchest land In the
West, the metropolis will grow and pros
per with the growth and prosperity of the
wonderful Valley, and the limit to which
well-d:rected labor and capital can expand
these natural resources is yet afar off.
E. W. W.
INDIAN WAR "VETERANS' VOTE.
Attempt in Lane Connty to "Work Up
Opposition to Knykendnll.
EUGENE, Or. .April 20. An effort has
been made to enlist the opposition of In
dian War Veterans to the candidacy of
Senator Kuykendall. During the last ses
sion of the Legislature a bill was intro
duced appropriating 530,000 for the Indian
War Veterans of Oregon. The leading
veterans opposed the bill on the ground
that the claims of the veterans amounted
to over $500,000, and that $30,000 would not
have been a drop in the bucket, compared
to their Just demands. In Justice to the
Indian War Veterans, Senator Kuykendall
opposed the bill, and it was defeated.
A letter fromi one J. H. Elgin has been
copied and circulated among the Lane
veterans asking them, to oppose Kuyken
dall, because he did not support the bilL
T. A. Wood, of Portland, commander of
the Indian War Veterans of the Pacific
Coast, has written to -Senator Kuykendall
in disapproval of the hill, and commend
ing the Senator for his wisdom in pro
tecting the rights of the old veterans in
this matter. The letter has been given
publicity, and It meets the hearty ap
proval of the old veterans throughout the
county. The result is, Kuykendall's can
didacy Is strengthened thereby rather than
weakened.
CANVASS IN LANE COUNTY.
Campaign "Will Open at Florence,
May 8.
EUGENE, Or., April 20. The political
canvass in this county will begin at Flor
ence, May 8. The outlook is splendid for
a clean sweep for the Republican ticket.
The Democratic ticket ia the weakest
named for years, while It is conceded
on all sides that the Republicans could
not have named a stronger ticket. The
Democrats have no hope of electing the
legislative ticket, and concede . their
chances to be equally as slim in other
directions. The only office they hav cal
culated on saving out of the wreck is
Sheriff, but Johnson, the Republican candi
date, has behind him the record of being
one of the best Sheriffs the county ever
had, and being without an equal as a
campaigner. Many Democrats believe that
Withers, the Democratic candidate and
incumbent. will be defeated. The
Republicans manifest a desire to vote the
ticket straight this year, from Governor
down.
Lane County Republicans are rallying to
the Furnish standard, and on June 2 he
will go out of this county with fully 600
majority.
University Delegates' Sleeting.
FOREST GROVE, Or., April 20. This'
afternoon, in Marsh Hall, the delegates'
meeting for personal blessing was held.
Miss Conde, of Chicago, spoke to the
young women on the subject. "Four Se
crets of a Happy Life." The meeting
was a mass meeting for the girls only.
The evening service was open to alL The
song service and devotional hour was
led by Miss McElroy, of Portland. The
address to the convention was given by
Miss Conde. The farewell service of the
convention was led by Miss Stafford. Each
delegation rose, and the leader spoke of
the benefits received from the conven
tions. As the benediction was given the
delegates joined hands around the room,
forming the association circle.
There were 72 delegates present today.
The total number of members in the 12
colleges and city association Is 1281
THE PARTY IS UNITED
3IAIIION REPUBLICANS "WILL POLL
UNUSUALLY LARGE VOTE.
Failure of Attempt of Democrat to
Create Dissension in the Ranks
Reception to Famish.
SALEM, Or., April 20. The election
of every man on the Republican ticket,
state and county, is the purpose of
Marlon County Republicans. If any
member of the party has any plan
other than that, he has not yet been found
out by the party leaders. No one has a
word of disapproval of any man on the
ticket, though there are many who would
have been pleased to see the ticket dif
ferently formed. With the acknowledg
ment that each cannot have his way, and
that the majority must, rule, all are lining
up against the common enemy, and will
try to make the Republican majority in
this county larger than it was in the last
preceding election.
On evcrj" hand is heard an expression of
the desire that the head of the ticket, W.
J. Furnish, may poll more than the full
party vote. Because of a report that is
alleged to have been circulated that Ma
rlon County Republicans are disaffected
HOW OREGON HAS VOTED AT LAST THREE GENERAL ELECTIONS. :;
SALEM, Or., April 10. The subjoined table shows the vote of the various
counties of this state at the last three general elections. At the Presidential ' '
I election each party had four candidates, and that candidate from each party
who received about the average vote of his party was selected for the pur- 't
pose of showing the party vote. Those who like to figure upon the probable ,,
outcome of a political campaign will find the table worth preserving for .
xeference during the contest just begun. It follows:
'. State elcctIon-lS33. fsutfce0of Presidential election, 1900 !!
Governor. Sumc Court Presidential Elector.
5 5 a-" S o 5 a i nu h" "
o- i c2. S"-M tt y s' -3 3 tr I G.- $'
I! ! a Sp Z EH 1 .H Zu E -? 8F "
,. COUNTIES. : q uf 0 og 3 f 'M 05 f M !,
:; S -"3 f, r:I?p M 1H ::
: up sf if To if jijif i!g ;:
Baker 1,191 1.43C 115 51 123 1,433 1,569 1.453 1,536 S9 44 6 i
Benton 995 S72 21 57 &S 762 90n 92S 763 S3 7 2c,
Clackamas ... 2.1C1 1,772 141 106 164 1,641 2.053 -2.231 1,640 118 120 23 ,,
Clatsop 1.58S S09 6 89 129 636 1,142 1,321 6S2 36' a 6
Columbia 724 534 04 4S C9 4W 05 8621 393 30 291 5
C003 957 1,013 129 48 130 S36 1.C95 l.lf S95 54 l 15 '
Crook 667 492 25 2l 23 444 471 475 379 16 23 i
Curry 301 252 6 8 25 IKS 2SS 30S 150 1 2 .. "
Douglas 1.G53 1,789 30 62; 120 1,662 1,828 1,893 1,617 76 51 1G
Gilliam 554 342 44 2S 3S 374 3S3 22 342 24 4 2
Grant 973 678 112 25 77 55v 779 914 610 13 23 C
Harney 347 4-16 51 S 31 421 364 S75 3S6 2 23 3
Jackson l.JGO 1.277 389 69 164 1,416 1,513 1.556 1.519 67 70 20 "
Josephine 825 34 55 37 97 724 903 91S 736 43 25 2
Klamath 439 342 41 15 20 348 338 42S 322 10 3 7 "
Lake 433 323 10 7 20 299 429 456 232 1 1 ..
Lane 1.929 1,885 133 95 214 1,919 2,329 2,513 2.035 13S 44 9
Lincoln 479 414 14 18 31 301 470 471 266 S S5 5
Linn 1,902 2,026 145 156 258 1 2,119 2,034 1,931 1,936 229 92 25 '
Malheur 337 535 27 25 46j 410 427 478 477 21 6 4 '
Marion 8,216 2,713 70 10i 25911,957 3,029 3.CJ3 2,312 186 88 21
Morrow 532 470 27 17 74 431- 612 ,722 336 40 28 2
Multnomah ..10,251 4.637 266 495 716 5,115 8.994 9.904 4,401 441 342 13 '
Polk ...v 1,267 1,170 60 63 135 1,011 1,252 1,160' 9S2 103 18 21
Sherman 478 285 41 67 178i 305 404 448 377 86 8 1 '
Tillamook-.... 636 323 46 25 So 311 605 624 313 73 24 4 '
Umatilla 1.847 1.466 112 105 296 1,548 1,952 1,998 1,623 116 43 7 '
" Union 1,625 1.453 245 49 183 1.546 1,553 1,508 1,634 52 6 10 '
Wallowa 53S 354 170 22 63 538 651 Ci6 559 20 7 7 '
"Wasco 1,360 933 41 5S 145 850 1,262 1.5SS 1,028 83 37 9 '
Washington .. 1,743 1,215 89 110 211 1.258 1.567 1.647 1,113 127 47 4 '
" Wheler 37 -241 425 426 242 11 5 4
; Yamhill 1,646 1,328 56 122 224 1.328 1,517 1,585 i,231 166 38 3 '
;. Total 45,093 34.5421 2.878 2,219 4.537 33.388 44.025 46.420 33J216 2,516 1466 267 '
Geer's plurality, June, 1898 10.45L
c Wolvcrton's plurality, June, 190010637.
Furnlsh's plurality, November, 190013,204.
',:
there has been a determination that Re
publican loyalty in this county shall be
proved on June 2. Realizing that the
Democratic party cannot win upon the
issues that have been made, nor upon a
comparison of the merits of the candidates
upon the two leading tickets, the Demo
crats are exerting themselves to create
dissension among the Republicans. They
have become. warm sympathizers of every
defeated candidate for a Republican nomi
nation. They are ready to tell every such
man what deception and underhanded
methods the prevailing candidates em
ployed in order td secure nomination, and
by this .means they hopej to make sore
places, which will not heal before election
day. But Marion County Republicans do
not seek sympathy or advice from Demo
cratic workers. The rule-or-ruin type of
Republicanism was never prevalent In the
party ranks here, and will not be on this
occasion. It Js- not expected that the Re
publican candidates will draw many Dem
ocratic votes. This could not be expected,
whoever the candidates were, but it is
believed that by accessions from many
sources the Republican vote this year will
be larger than ever before.
It has been frequently remarked by men
who observe the trend of affairs political
that a large majority of the young men
who have just come of age and are now
fdrming their political affiliations will be
Identified with the Republican party dur
ing the coming campaign. Aside from the
natural Inclination to be with the major
ity, they prefer also to ally themselves
with .the party which has stood for prog
ress "and prosperity. It Is also said that
while a few years ago most of the im
migrants from the East were Populists,
the large majority of those who are com
ing to Oregon now are Republicans. With
the dissolution of the Populist and Frcc
SUver Republican parties, many men who
were identified with those political organ
izations have dropped back into the Re
publican ranks, so that the total Repub
lican membership has received a very per
ceptible Increase from this source within
the last two years.
Taking into consideration all these ac
cessions to the Republican strength. It can
reasonably be expected that the Repub
lican majority will be Increased, even
though tho Democrats stand solidly by
their ticket. ,
At the meeting of the Republican Coun
ty Central Committee In this city yester
day, there were present members from
every part of the county. Chairman W.
J. Culver says that he took pains to learn
the feeling among Republicans In the dif
ferent precincts. From each member of
the committee he learned that the Repub
licans of their respective precincts are
pleased with the state and county tickets,
and will give them undivided support in
June. All are ready for tho campaign to
begin, and are confident of an overwhelm
ing victory.
To all appearances, the Democrats of
this county expect to conduct a hot-air
campaign. They have been clamoring for
a "Joint canvass" of the county, saying
that their candidates can cut-talk the
Republican nominees, and will, therefore,
prove to be the best vote-getters. But
their opponents were not easily bluffed,
and the "Democrats will have a chance to
engage In a series of joint discussions In
all the towns of the county. They will
have an opportunity to show the depth,
as well as the length of their oratory, at
the same time that they disclose wherein
their candidates could Improve upon the
methods of county management that have
prevailed "here during tho last four years.
Salem Republicans have been looking
forward with pleasant expectation to the
visit of W. J. Furnish, Republican nom
inee for Governor. The members of the
Salem Republican Club wanted to turn
out and give hjm a rousing demonstration
as an expression of their Interest in his
campaign, and their desire for his elec
tion. But the committee on entertainment
thought better to hold a quiet reception,
and that programmo will be f611owed. Mr.
Furnish, it Is announced, will come to
Salem tomorrow, and will be entertained
at the Willamette Hotel. He will remain
In Salem a day or two, and will make- the
acquaintance of as many citizens of Sa
lem &g can meet him during that time.
Later in the month, or early in May, the .
Salem Republican Clubs will probaoiy
unite In giving Mr. Furnish and the other
Republican nominees a public reception in
this city.
A meeting will he held in the City Hall
next Tuesday evening, for the purpose of
organizing a Young Men's Republican
Club. There are already two clubs the
Salem Republican Club and the Working
men's Republican Club. Each campaign
there Is usually a third club, composed
largely of "first-voters" and other"young
men'who are identified with the Republi
can party. Tho clubs hold regular meet
ings, which are addressed by local speak
ers, or prominent persons from other parts
of tho state, and hold special meeting
from time to time in the nature of cam
paign rallies.
CLACKAMAS CAMPAIGN OPENED.
Hot Fight Betvreea the Republicans
and the Citizens' Party.
OREGON CITY, April 20. With election
day little more than six weeks distant,
the campaign in Clackamas County has
practically opened, and from now on un
til June 2 there will be no cessation of
speechmaklng by the various candidates
for county offices. The Citizens' party
took the initiative in the campaign, and
last night held a big meeting at Oswego.
They have much to gain, and state that
they will make the hottest campaign the
county has ever seen, and will leave no
stcne unturned to elect the CItfzens' tick
et from top to bottom. The Citizens aro
fortunate in having some of tho best
campaigners In the county with them.
Chairman J. U. Campbell, of the Re
publican county central committee, i3 not
Idle. The position he holds at the present
time he occupied in the campaign two
years ago, and conducted a good fight,
electing the Republican ticket, with four
exceptions. Two years ago the fuslonists
secured the offices of County Clerk, Coun
ty Sheriff, County Treasurer and one Rep
resentative. The Republican candidate for
Clerk met with opposition in his own
party, and was defeated by only a nar
row margin, and there is doubt that had
he received the united support of the Re
publicans he would have been victorious.
County Clerk Cooper, County Treasurer
Luelling and Representative Gilbert L.
Hedges are candidates for re-election and
are very confident. For Sheriff, the Citi
zens have nominated the present deputy
in the Sheriffs office, J. E. Jack, who
is a very popular man, and is expected
to poll a heavy vote. His opponent Is J.
R. Shaver, of Molalla, who Is considered
to be an exceptionally strong man. He
Is not an office-holder, and is one of the
most prominent farmers of his section of
the county, where ho Is highly respected.
Enos Cahlll,- of New Eta, Is the Repub
lican candidate for TreaVsurer. He is an
old soldier and will poll the solid Grand
Amy vote. In a few days Chairman
Campbell will havo completed his plan of
battle, and has announced that he is go
ing into the fight to win.
There is no doubt that State Senator
George C. Brownell has the fight of his
life on hand this election. He hao served
eight years In the State Senate, and will
stand upon his record as a legislator. He
Is the best speaker on the stump in Clack
amas County today, and has- a large cir
cle of personal friends. He to tho target
at which the Citizens are aiming their
ammunition. If they are successful In
accomplishing tho- overthrow of ,Mr. Brow
nell thej will be Jubilant and satisfied.
Mr. Brownell knows this. He has reason
to expect a large number of Socialist
votes on account of his stand upon tho
Initiative and referendum amendment. He
has been fighting for this measure for
several years, and the Socialists know it.
They will probably poll a much larger
vote than Is generally expected, but they
have no hope of electing their ticket. The
Citizens' nominee for State Senator,
George W. Grace, has a very small per
gonal following. Six years ago he wa3
elected Sheriff on the wave of Populism,
but resigned before his term had expired
to go to the Klondike. Ho Is not a
speaker. His main strength lies in tho
fact that he has few enemies. When he
was elected In 1SS6 every man on the Re
publican ticket went down to "defeat, so
trong was the Populist sentiment in this
county at that time. Senator Brownell
made an address at Mulino last night, and
before election day will speak at every
precinct in the county. His methods of
campaigning are different from the ordi
nary method. He is. openly frank with his
audience, no matter what Its political
composition. He stands up and tells the
people what he has accomplished In their
behalf, and what he proposes to do If re
elected. He explains to the voters his
reasons why they should vote for him, and
why ho wants the office, and in the past
they have always given It to him.
Sheriff J. J. Cooke Is the leader of the
Citizens' campaign. He Is the chairman
of the Citizens' executive committee, and
Is a fighter from start to finish. He Is
very bitter in his denunciation of Sena
tor BTOwnell, and- will use all possible
means to accomplish his defeat.
Chairman White at Baker City.
BAKER CITY, April 19. Hon. Sam
White, chairman of the Democratic state
committee, returned from Portland yes
terday, after an absence of almost a
month. Mr. White will remain here until
after the formal opening of tho state
campaign on the part of the Democracy
by Hon. George E. Chamberlain, In this
city, the 25th Inst., after which he will
return to Portland and remain at head
quarters, directing the campaign, until
after the election.
ISRAEL'SHIFTS TO WORLD
RABBI "WISE'S LECTURE AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON.
Professor Schnfer Will Soon Begin
TVorlc on a History of tlie
Pacific Slope.
UNTVERSITT OF OREGON, April 20. J
Rabbi Stephen S. Wiser of Beth-Israel
Congregation, Portland, was greeted with
a large audience, in Vilkxrd Hall, of stu
dents and townspeople on the occasion of
his address, Tuesday night, on "Tho Gifts
of Israel to the World." Rabbi Wise mado
a most favorable Impression. In his ad
dress, Rabbi Wise presented the Hebrew
side of the world's great question, not, as
he explained, to secure gratitude or jus
tice for his people, but to clear up some
common misconceptions. Nor was it pos
sible in one address to enumerate all that
Judea Has given the world. But among
these gifts are the Bible that literature
of literatures, including the Old and the
New Testaments; the Mosaic laws, upon
which Is founded the civilization of Anglo
Saxondom; Christ and hi3 disciples, the
founders of Christianity; the religion and
morals of the Hobrew philosophers', .which
today guide and lead the world. "Chris
tianity," said Rabbi Wise, "Is Judea tri
umphant." The explanation by Rabbi Wise that
Christ was not crucified by the Jews was
lucid and logical. Two thousand years
ago Judea was an obscure Roman prov
ince, with not half the recognition from
Rome that tho United States Government
accords today to the Inhabitants of the
Philippines, and to think the Jewish lead
ers had the authority to condemn a man
to death Is absurd. For 2000 years the
civilized world has persecuted the Jews
because they are charged with the death
of the Nazarene. Twenty-five hundred
years ago the misguided Athenians forced
the philosopher Socrates to drink the cup
of hemlock, but who thinks today of per
secuting the descendants of those Greeks
and stigmatizing them as the murderers
of Socrates?
Rabbi Wise addressed the students and
Instructors at assembly Wednesday morn
ing. The theme of his talk was the mean
ing of true culture. He deplored the
present great trend toward commercial
ism, and earnestly hoped that the largo
endowments which the American colleges
and universities are receiving will not
turn the minds of the .students from the
course of true culture and refinement.
To "Write History of rnciuc Slope.
Professor Joseph Schafer, of the depart
ment of history of the University of Ore
gon, has just closed a contract with an
Eastern publishing house, by which he
agrees to write a hi3tory of the Pacific
Slope. The proposed history will be an
authoritative work written from the orig
inal sources, and will require several
years for its production. Professor Scha
fer expects to spend the present Sum
mer vacation In the library of the Wis
consin Historical Society, conducting re
search work on tho more general phases
of the history, while the following Sum
,mer he will spend In California, collecting
materials from the libraries of that state.
Professor Schafer Is also considering an
inquiry from another publishing house for
a book of a somewhat special nature on
the Columbia River Basin; and, in con
junction with Dr. Strong, he is preparing
a new edition of "Dwight's Travels," con
densed to make It accessible as a source
book for the study of the social and econ
omic history of the United States dur
ing the nineteenth century. This book
grows out of the course on "American Ex
pansion" given at the university during
the present year to seniors and graduate
students.
Interstate Oratorical Content.
A letter from the student body of the
University of Washington last week stated
that arrangements were being made by
that institution for the holding of an in
terstate oratorical contest in Seattle the
latter part of the present college year,
and that the Seattlo Bar Association has
offered a SlOO prize to be contested for
by the state universities of Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho. It is expected that a
permanent oratorical league between the
three state universities will be the out
come of the proposed contest. A meet
ing of tho Associated Students of the
University of Oregon was held Friday
morning, when it was decided to send a
representative to Seattle to take part In
the contest. It was proposed at this
meeting that Oregon's representative
should be chosen by a committee of 'three
faculty members from an open contest
free to all students of all classes, tho
local contest to be held some tlmo in
May.
SMALLPOX AT OREGON CITY.
Tiro Mild CcicH Reported to the
Authorities.
OREGON CITY, AprllJO.-Thc city was
thrown Into a fever ofexcltement today
by the discovery of two well-developed
cases of smallpox, both cases being In
buildings on the main street of the city.
Hundreds of people havo been exposed,
but the prompt action of the authorities
will probably prevent the spread of the
disease. Charles James first contracted
smallpox He camo here about threo
weeks ago and took rooms In the Schramm
Wilding. About a week ago he consulted
Dr. C. A. Stuart, who, upon examination,
felt convinced that the man had smallpox
in a mild form, and he told the patient
to quarantine himself in the house, and
not to come out under any circumstances.
The remaining people in the building, five
in all, -were quarantined.
Thl3 morning tho health authorities
heard of a caso of smallpox in the Cliff
House, a small hotel In the upper end of
town. An Investigation was made at once,
and it was found that a man, who had
been working in tho woolen mills, had the
disease in a mild form. He was taken
out of the hotel, and steps -were taken to
place him in a tent in an Isolated place
Kon the river bank near Broughton's old
sawmill, but the residents and property
owners of the vicinity protested, and the
man was removed one' mile outsldo of the
city limits to Clackamas Heights, where
he was placed in h, tent and comfortably
I provided for.
CHIEF SALTESE DYING.
Head of the Couer d'AIenea
Has
But a Few Days to Live.
COLFAX. Wash., April 20. Saltese,
Chief of the Couer d'Alene Indians, is
dying of pneumonia at his homo in
Desmet Mission, Ida., at the ago of 90
years. He cannot live more than a
few days, in the opinion of his physicians.
Saltese is one of the lending Indians
of the Northwest, and has been a strong
advocate of following the examplo of the
white man. His work has resulted In
th.e Couer d'Alenes becoming the leading
Indian tribe of this section and having
fine farms, good houses and being pros
perous and contented.
The aged chief long ago discarded the
habits and dress of his race and wears
white man's clothing, including a black
derby hat. He Is rich and his wife and
four children will divide 1000 acres of
fine land, much stock and money in the
'. bank. His death will be a serious loss
to his tribe.
Construction of Alaska Central.
SEATTLE, April 20. Tho preliminary
locating and surveying work on the
Alaska Central Railway, which is pro
jected by a number of men prominent
in business affairs in tho city and stato,
-will begin within a short time. Two
.parties will leave for the North May 1.
and others will follow May 15. at which
time Chief Engineer C. M. Anderson will
go to Alaska to oversee the work plan
ned. A party for laying out construction
work will leave here about May 15, under
John G. Scurry. It will proceed to
J Resurrection Bay and make the necessary
surveys for the commencement of con
struction. Basing the plans on thi3 work,
the engineers will be prepared to let
the first contracts in time for. the actual
construction work to begin within three
months from now.
Salem Branca of Federation.
SALEM, Or., Aprif 20. Salem wage-j
earners this afternoon organized a iocai
branch of the American Federation of
Labor, with the following officers: Presi
dent, W. E. Miller; secretary, A. M.
Dalrymple; treasurer, T. J. Clark. About
100 laborers, representing various voca
tions, were in attendance at the meeting,
which was enthusiastic. G. T. Haxry, of
Portland, state organizer for the State
Federation of Labor, was instrumental
in accomplishing the organization. Ap
plication will be made for a charter, -when
permanent organization will follow. The
various trades will be organized into
unions, that will be subordinate to the
branch of the Federation of -Labor.
The Painters' Union today named Will
iam Wicke and C. F. Bort delegates to at
tend the convention of the State Feder
ation of Labor, to be held in Portland,
May 5.
Rcrmlt of a Seattle Feud.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 20. Mereli, the
peddler, whose remains' were discovered
yesterday In Lake Washington, was shot
through the back. The bullet hole was
discovered by Coroner Hoye. Seven
Afghans, East Indians "and Hindoos are
under arrest. One of the prisoners, Obab
shah, an Afghan, had a feud of long stand
In with MereH and Is thought to know
something of the crime. Mereli had been
feared and hated as tho bully of the col
ony of peddlers in this city, and the
Afghans hated him further for the fact
that he came- of a tribe with whom their
people have always fought. Chief of Po
lice Sullivan and Sheriff Cudlhee aro work
ing every detective in tho city on the
case.
Philippine Demand for Lumber.
SEATTLE, April 20. The extensive
building operations to be carried on by
the War Department at tho various
posts in tho Philippines have necessitated
a large supply of lumber. Through the
local Quartermaster's office, proposals
for bids havo been invited for furnishing
and delivering on board ship 1,119,869 feet
of rough fir lumber. According to tho
specifications, the material desired must
be delivered by May 29 at tho latest.
Among the conditions required is one
that the lumbor be placed on board the
vessel which will be selected, ' stowed in
h hold3 or on deck.
Fourth of July Celebration.
SALEM, Or., April 20. A citizens' mass
meeting will be held in the City Hall In
this city tomorrow (Monday) evening, for
the purpose of inaugurating plans for a
fitting celebration on the Fourth of July.
The meeting was called by the Greater
Salem Commercial Club, but it will bo
open :o all citizens of Salem. In recent
years Salem has not observed the National
holiday in a very elaborate manner, but
it is proposed that this year there shall
bo a celebration which will bring people to
Salem from all parts of Marlon and Polk
Counties.
Railroad Trafllo Increain-y.
BAKER CITY, April 19. Tho freight
and passenger business of the Sumpter
Valley Railroad Is increasing so fast that
It is now necessary to run eight trilns
dally to handle the business. The exten
sion of the road to Whitney last year in
creased the traffic business at leist 50
per cent. The Burnes extension, which
will be made In tho near future, will w
open up a new section of the country,
which will still further increase tho busi
ness of this road.
Mrs. Mellnda Slmlngton.
DALLAS. Or.. April 20.-nMrs. Mellnda
Simlngton, wife of James SImlngton, of
Rlckreall, in this county, died at the home
of her son. Willis Simlngton, in Dallas
last night. She was born in Pennsylvania,
59 years ago last Decemner, and came to
Oregon with her husband and family 14
years ago, and had lived in Polk County
ever since. She left a husband and sev
eral children. The funeral will be in Dal
las tomorrow.
William Abel.
BAKER CITY, April 18. William Abel,
of Auburn, an old-time pioneer of the
West, died at his homo Thursday and
was burled here yesterday. The deceased
was born In Marlin County, Indiana, In
1S23, and crossed tho plains in the early
50s. He was a well-respected citizen of
this county. Before coming to this state
he was married to Miss Rebekah Camp
bell, of Pelo, Ind. There were 11 sons and
four daughters in the family.
Clarlc Whltcher.
FOREST GROVE, Or., April 20. Clark
Whltcher, aged 68 years, died at his home,
at Buxton, today, where he had resided
for 20 years. Deceased was born In New
York, and was a bachelor. His only sur
vivor Is a brother, with whom he lived.
Interment will bo in the Buxton cemetery
tomorrow.
Sauirrels and Telephones,
New York Sun.
The telephone officials and linemen of
Madison. Wis., have declared war on the
squirrels. Madison is a university town,
with the usual complement of fine old
trees about the campus and along the side
walks. Squirrels have been permitted to oc
cupy the trees unharmed, as they have
furnished amusement to the male stu
dents and the coeds. Madison has been
suffering from a bad telephone service,
and the officials could not tell why it was
bad.
They have discovered that the hundreds
of squirrels have been, dining on the tar
cement and binding strips used for tho
Insulation of the telephone cables. In
many places they have nibbled away the
insulation, cut Into tho wires.maklng cross
connections, and caused delay and worri
ment In other ways.
Of late they have kept the force of line
men busy repairing damage, and have
worked faster than the linemen, as there
are many more of them. The little beasts
heretofore have been permitted to gnaw
their way undisturbed into anything that
took" their fancy.
Officers of the Dane County Telephone
Company estimate their loss at hundreds
of dollars. The university dominates the
town, however, and the faculty Is strongly
opposed to any retributive measures.
Tho telephones have been In use for only
a few years, but the squirrels have been
there since the foundation of tho school,
and the chancellor and -his professors
would rather hnve the squirrels.
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Clerlc'a Accounts at Newspaper Of
fice Were Short No Farther De
velopments in Fuller Murder.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 20. The po
lice stated today that there were no
developments In the Nora Fuller murdet
case. Concerning the coincidence be
tween the disappearance of Charles B.
Hadley and the publication of tho dis
appearance of Nora Fuller and the sub
sequent discovery that she had been
murdered. Captain of Detectives Seymour
'said:
"I want It distinctly understood that
I am not saying ha is the man guilty
of the murder of Nora Fuller; I am not
even expressing an. opinion as to his
guilt or innocence; that I never do until
the suspected person has had a trial and
a Jury passes on his case. In this case,
there are circumstances connected with,
tho flight or disappearance of Hadley
whBch, considered in connection with the
Nora Fuller case, are worthy of lnves-
tigation. This wo have dono and ar
doing and are willing to give the pub
lic a report of the result to date."
While the circumstances against Hadley
aro said by the police to bo stronger than
those against any other person under
Investigation, there are some things that
are yet to be explained before they caul
hopd to make the chain complete.
At tho Examiner office, where Hadley
was formerly employed as subscription j
clerk, the statement is mado that Hadleyj
handled considerable sums of money. Ex
amination of his accounts after ho left
showed a shortage. He was awaro that"
an investigation had irregularities and'
neglect of duty that would insure his;
dismissal, oven were his accounts square.)
These facts might bo considered to ac
count for Hadley's disappearance.
Clara Dixon, tho woman whoso storyj
furnished tho basis of the police theory,)
claims to know where Hadley is at pres
ent, but says that sho will not dlsclosa,
t the place.
Tobacco-Chevrlns Horses. I
Nerw York Times.
The- driver of a grain truck stood at the
head of his two huge white horses filling)
hla pipe. His was tho leading truck, on
the ferryboat bound for Now York, and,
incidentally, stable ward, for the teamti
from Jersey City. The horses, accu3-i
tomed to tho water journey, paid little (
heed to what was going on about themi
until the driver drew out his paper of to-t
bacco; then they raised their dejected'
heads and set their ears forward. The
off horse, close to which the driver stood, I
reached out and pushed the man at tho
shoulder.
"I know what you want," said he, with
out turning around, going on with the
pipe-filling.
Again the horse nudged him, and thoi
driver took a large pinch of tobacco from!
tho paper, rolled It into a little wad, and,
to the surprise of those who had been
watching, thrust it Into the horse's
mouth. "You want some too?" this to
the nigh horse, who had been sniffing
loudly. A second wad of tobacco was
rolled, and the nigh horso was treated as
his fellow had been.
Both horses chewed away with evident
satisfaction, and before the New York
slip was reached had received second por
tions of tobacco. The driver turned to a
bystander and said:
"They'd beg all my tobacco If I'd let
'em. Fond of It? I should say so. It
would take more money than I've got
to keep 'em supplied with all they could
eat. The fellow would eat paper and all."
To substantiate his word the man held
the paper under the horse's nose and In a
moment the animal had seized it between
his teeth. Only tho driver's quick hand
saved the tobacco for his own use.
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