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THE MORNING OREGON! AN, AoNDAY, JULY G, 1903. REGONHQPCRQP OLDS, HTM Estimated This Year at About 65,000 Bales. k Kl I ' - O: BASED ON GROWERS' VIEWS Present Condition of Yards in the Valley. SOME DISTRICTS DOING WELL Figured May Be Altered by Climatic Change Later In the Season Definite Result Will Xot Be t; : Known Before Baling. HOP OUTPUT OP OREGOX. Approximate Estimated County. yield. 1902. yield. 1903. Marlon 25.000 19.000 Polk 10.000 10.000 Tamhlll 6.000 5.000 Washington 8.000 6.400 Clackamas 15.000 .KK Lane 6.000 6.000 Linn 8.000 5.350 Benton 1.500 1.500 Douglas 2.000 1.000 Josephine 3.000 2.000 Clatsop 300 300 Multnomah 275 -S Totals ...85.075 64.325 According to reports received, from cor respondents throughout the Valley, Ore gon will produce about 65,000 bales of hops this year. If conditions in the yards re main as they now are until picking time. This estimate is .based on the approximate yield of last year. It Is a well-known fac that accurate figures on the size of the crop cannot be given until the hops are baled, and even then. It is difficult to gather the statistics, as no one, aside from one or two dealers, makes a business of collecting returns. In round numbers, the yield of the past year Is figured at 5,000 bales. Conservative men In the trade have estimated that Oregon this year will produce 85 per cent of last year's crop. Some growers have figured that the yield will not be over 60 per cent of that of 1902, others place their guess as high as 75 per cent. At the request of many men Interested in hops. The Ore jjonlan has secured reports from its cor respondents In the several counties where hops are grown and the result of their investigations is given below. The figures are only an estimate and may bo changed one way or another by climatic conditions later in the season. These views are necessarily those of growers, who may. In some cases, be biased. MARIOX COUNTY'S YIELD. "Winstnnley Estimates It at Tito. Thirds of Last Year's. SALEM. Or., July 5. (Special.) The most reliable information regarding the Marion County hop crop is that which has been 'gathered by Manager James Wln stanley. of the Oregon Hopgrowers' As sociation. Mr. Wlnstanley has received written reports from almost every grower in the state in response to his requests for as accurate information as possible. Doubtless many of the growers are more or less mistaken in their Judgment, and in some cases their opinions may be in fluenced by self Interest. It would be hard to conceive, however, of a source of information which would be more reliable than that which comes directly from the growers themselves. Based upon the re ports he has received, Mr. Winstanley estimates that this year's hop yield will be about two-thirds of last year. Reports show estimates of yields running from one-half to three-fourths of last year's product and two-thirds is about an aver age. This estimate applies to Marlon County. "Whatever- shortage is now apparent is due to missing hills. The vines that grew are in splendid condition and thus far an excellent yield is promised, subject to the loss caused by vines that did not grow. There Is very little accurate information upon which to base an estimate of the number of bales of hops that will be pro duced in Marlon County. Dealers gener ally place the Marion County product at one-third of the total crop of the state. Upon this basis, the yield in this county -last-year was about 2S.O00 bales, and will be about 19,000 bales this year if Mr. "Winstanley's estimates of the shortage is correct. SHORT CROP IN DOUGLAS. County Is Expected to Produce 175,000 Pounds. 4 ROSEBURG, Or., July 5. (Special.) Hopgrowing in Douglas County is con ducted on a very limited scale. Hon. D. W. Stearns and Stearns Bros., of i Oak 'land, produce about 60,000 pounds an nually, and Shambrook & Kamp, of Umpqua Ferry, perhaps a HUle more. A few small yards in other parts of the county will perhaps aggregate 40.000 .pounds more. The Shambrook & Kamp yards this year will produce but half a crop. In other yards the yield will be .nearly up to the average and the season's 'output for the county will approximate 175,000 pounds. TWO-THIRDS IX LIXX COUNTY On the Basis of Last Year's Output as a Pull Crop. ALBANY. Or., July 5. (Special.) Hop yards in Linn County are looking well, and growers expect good crops. Yards which a few weeks ago were very back ward have been brought forward wonder fully by the recent rains. Consldsrlng the reports from all sections of the county there will be about 'two-thirds of a crop this- year. That is, figuring last year's output as a full crop. Kola Nels, of the firm of .Fager & Nels, gives the figures for last season's out put in Linn County at 2000 bales. A cor rect estimate of this year's output would probably place it in the neighborhood of 1250, bales. x 1 With the exceptionof a few yards in the neighborhood of Harrisburg. all of this' year's output has been contracted. The prevailing price in the contracts is . from-15 to 16 cents. The yards are free from lice, and the indications are that when the hops are picked they will be clean and first-class. EQ.UAL TO LAST YEAR IX POLK. Dallas District Shovrs Nan Increase, Independence'!! Shortage. DALLAS, Or., July E. (Special.) The hop crop in this district gives promise of exceeding last year's output ot 3800 bales by at least 10 per cent. Several leading growers were Interviewed, and while their tlmate varied from 5 to 20 per cent in- 3 ains, lakes and seashore are but a step away. n PTifn fields and -nflstures new." Hardlv Women folks are gathering wearables and trinkets for hom$, country about for cool apparel and pastime pleasures. Right here the OLDS, WORTMAN & KING store steps in and says WE SUPPLY EVERY NEED and SAVE YOU A BIT OF MONEY. Our full page announce ment of yesterday told you of sales all over the store not for an hour or a day no chicanery here, just good plain storekeeping, but for all the week. One page wouldn't contain all the bargain news, so here's more today. Monster Sale of Women's Coats and Jackets OPEXS HERE TODAY ?35 VALUES ?0.95 Second Floor. The leftovers of last "Winter Blouse Coats, Box Coats, Monte Carlos, close-fit ting and half-nttlng Jackets, Ker seys and Meltons in blacks, tans, bluets, reds, greens and grays swell overgarments. and you need 'em now. PRICES AVERAGE MUCH LESS THAN HALF. That's news worth read ing! The need for Summer overgarments is emphasized in this year's cool weather but there never was a Summer when one didn't need an overgarment. Take the trips to 'Shore. Lake or Mountain take any long trolley ride one must have a wrap, or run great risk. Today's news is simply good fortune to you. Read it and act. The garments are beauties, will be all rlcht lor next "Winter wear. The prices were $6.50 to $35, and splendid values, too. We've divided 'em In 4 lots at 4 prices choice $4.95, $7.95, $8.95 and $9.95 A Great Sale Is on in the Men's Wear Section First Floor MEN'S GOLF SHIRTS at Great Bar gains. A NECKWEAR SNAP-50c values in all the latest shapes, such as Imperials, Im perial Ascots, Tucks. English Squares. Four-in-Hands, regular and gradu- yiZ ated. Special this week For special announcement of a big sale in MEN'S "WEAR see tomorrow's Oregon- lan. HAMMOCKS Fourth Floor. 65c to $5.50. "WHITNEY GO-CARTS AND BABY CARRIAGES at special prices. Summer Bed Comforts and Lace Cur tains all on special sale this week for a GRAND CLEARANCE on 4th floor; take elevator. crease, yet they all agree that if present conditions prevail, the 1903 crop will far . exceed that of 1902. Late rains ana sun shine have brought the hops to the front J In jrood shape. INDEPENDENCE, Or.. July 5. (Spe cial.) An Inquiry into the hop situation near Independence shows that Horat Bros., Nels. Cooper Bros., Damon, Cooper, Pomeroy, Burch, Percival & Matteson's yards will yield from seven-eighths to a full crop if they branch out properly. D. Heflje, Whltaker, Hlrschberg, McLaugh lin. Ottenhelmer. Young, Rlggs, Fennell & Murphy claim theirs will be from one fourth to one-third short. Rider, Bonney, James. Nelson, Burton and Walker state theirs will probably go below the two thlrde crop. This report averages the crop of the county as It now stands. This report covers over 1500 acres of land and possibly 400 acres of this will yield a full crop. NORMAL IX LAXE COUXTY. Yards Are Expected to Produce OOOO Bales. EUGENE, July 5. (Special.) There Is every reason at present to believe that the hop crop in Lane County will be about normal. The acreage is a little greater than last year, but it is now ex pected the yield will be quite as heavy, as the crop last year was better than usual. The cold weather in April and May acted to retard the growth of the vines", and some of the growers had fears that the crop would be materially short ened on that account, but the general opinion now Is that a fair yield may be expected. The hop crop is one that never can be reliably estimated until It is in the bale. The last few weeks have much to do with the making or ruining of the crop, and, in fact, sometimes the finest kind of a pros pect at the time to begin picking will prove only to be a partial crop In the end. The-time for the development of the hop is now coming, and If the maturing time and weather at picking time are favor able. Lane County will have for market her usual amount, or about' 6000 bales. Perhaps the Increased acreage will raise these figures a little, but present indica tions are favorable for 6000 bales. YAMHILL COUXTY, 5000 BALES. Yield Lens, bat Acreage Larger, Than Last Year. M'MINNVILLE, Or.. July 5. (Special.) The Yamhill hop crop will be about 5000 : bales. The hops will be 10 per cent less I this year than last year, while the acre-: age of new yards is 10 per cent greater, j On the whole, the hops are " not as far advanced as they were last year at this time. Upland hops are In much better shape than Valley hops. WASHIXGTOX COUXTY BETTER. Eighty Per Cent of a Full Crop Looked For. HILLSBORO, Or., July 5j (Special.) Hop prospects have materially advanced in this county within the last 30 days, and growers feel that at least 23 per cent of An increase over past expectations has been caused by good climatic conditions. This will yet leave the yield, with favor able future weather, but 80 per cent of a full crop. Tho stand is going to be much better than was expected late In tho The "Different Store," 5th and Wash. Sts. A Catd of Thanks to Out Public Friday last, July 3, will go down on our store annals as a record breaker. It brought to us, as a store, the largest day's business ever done by this house in a quarter of a century's business. We feel it is a matter for felicitation that this day at this sea son should o'ertop all the days of all the years, holi days included, of our mercantile existence. And. there is a reason for it We were but a little surprised We had planned for it planned generously, lavishly, stupendously, and YOU responded. You did well Those were splendid bargains that you shared 'Tis well. But we would be calloused of heart did we allow this occasion to pass without extending to you all our sincere, -hearty thanks for such splendid patronage as you gave us. We thank you, not only for this one monster day's trade, but for the con tinuous, growing patronage that led up to it, which has placed us at the pinnacle of success, at the head of all the retail mefcantile establishments of the Northwest, recognized . at home and abroad as Port land's greatest, best and finest store. Again we THANK YOU for these conditions, and now the JOLLY SUMMER GO-AWAY DAYS ARE HERE. Themount Every train and boat hurries its precious freight to' a person but who has some sort of holiday in mind. Bigge Shoe Bargains Than First Floor Ev Fst Floor "Oh dearl why couldn't your shoe sale last one more week? We're going to the coast after the 4th; all need shoes, but am so busy can't take the time to be properly fitted 'til after the 4th." This remark and similar ones led us to con form to an overwhelming popular request and CONTINUE THE GREAT SHOE SALE ONE MORE WEEK ! We have condensed lots, included all the ones of last week searched the stock rooms for new, added some late arrivals and MASSED THE RESULTS THOUSANDS OF PAIRS OF ONLY GOOD SHOES and we're going to sell 'em for a songl This will pos itively be the last week of the great sale. STOCK UP THIS WEEK FOR A YEAR TO COME! THE MORE SHOES YOU BUY HERE THIS WEEK, THE MORE MONEY YOU'LL SAVE! 'Tis the GREATEST SHOE SALE OF GOOD SHOES PORTLAND EVER KNEW! Read our proofs and if you were crowded out in the crush on Friday, come down today. Fine soft kid stock, patent tip. hand-turned floles, all the $2 and $2.50 grades this week only $L6S. MEN'S REGENT SHOES Noted for quality and style, best $3.50 shoes In America. All late styles this week $2 C3. Misses' and Children's Patent Leather or Kid, Strap Sl'ppers, all the values up to $1.50 go in now in the clean-up, all sizes, for 9Sc pair. BOYS' OR MISSES OXFORDS. $2.50 values $1.63. All newest lasts, patent leather or kid Oxfords. What a lot we sold last week! Go in the sale this week at values to $2.50 for $L63. OLD LADIES' COMFORT SHOES, in Congress or Lace, broad toes, flat heels, hand-turned soles, 14 styles for selection, at per pair $1.28. Spring. Many vines which gave no prom ise of yield, owing to ravages of grubs, have come out wonderfully the last three week's, and are now catching up to the unaffected vines. This has run up the stand from a two-thirds prospect to a four-mths outlook. From present con ditions, the yards of this county should yield at least 800,000 pounds of dried prod uct this season. FIFTY PER CEXT IX CLACKAMAS. Unprecedented Number of Missing 11111k in Xenrly Every Ynrd. OREGON CITY, Or.. July 5. (Special.) Estimates of the probable hop yield in Clackamas County this year are conflict ing. A conservative estimate places the crop at not to exceed 50 per cent of last year's yield. Many yards will not pro duce taore than a third of the crop of last year, while hill yards will yield bet ter. An unprecedented number of miss ing hills in nearly every yards Is re ported. The large percentage of unpro ductive vines in Clackamas County yardB is not explained for the reason that the season has been favorable to the growth of the crop. No lice or other pest have appeared In this county. JOSEPHINE A THIRD OFF. DecrenMe Attributed to Weather Condition. GRANT'S PASS. Or.,. July 5." (Special.) From present Indications, the 1903 hop yield In Josephine County will fall short 'about one-third of last year's crop. Growers and hopmen generally attrib ute this shortage to the weather, as the acreage is practically the same as last year. The cold, wet Spring, followed by the hot spell in May, was disastrous to hops in this section. Then, again, the cold, damp weather of 'the latter part of June was favorable for hop lice, which have made their appearance In some yards, al though the damage from this source will be slight. XEARLY AVERAGE IX BEXTOX. Condition Xot Alike in Different Parts of the County. CORVALLIS, Or.; July 5. (Special.) Present indications are that the hop yield in this vicinity will not be very far short of that of last year. There is a possibility of a 20 per cent shortage in the Lilly yard, near Corvallls, which yielded 66,000 pounds last year. It will be partly balanced by what promises to be a better yield In the Beach yard, which gave 36,000 pounds last season. The Whlt aker yard, 15 miles south of Corvallls, Is expected to be 20 per cent short, and the James Herron yard. In the same vicinity, even more short. The Campbell yard has an average prospect, and the Winters and Henkle yards, near Philomath,' though they have a few missing hills, report a good prospect. Of the small yards in King's Valley nothing is known. Reported Gold Strike. S. L. Lewi son, a mining engineer of New York, who arrived in Portland yes terday from Valder, says that the re ported gold strike near that town is nothing but a scheme of Puget Sound steamship companies to Increase travel. "A little gold is being found near Val der," said Mr. Lewlson, "but not In any such quantities as to warrant a stam pede there." or coast; men folks are looking WOMEN'S HOUSE JULIETS. $2.50 values $1.68. BOYS' AND YOUTHS' SHOES, all solid leather box-calf, heavy calf or Vlcl kid. , Slzes 9 to 13, values to $1.75. for Stees 13& to 2, values to $2.23, for Stees 2& to values to $2.50, for WOMEN'S DRESS OR PARTY SLIPPERS. hand-turned soles, values to $1.73. for 9Sc. HERE'S A "KORKER" All this week you may choose from 12 new styles of our celebrated "Empress" Shoes Jor Oxfords, the best $3.50 shoe In America for women's wear, in all leathers, at per pair $2.23. HOSTS SWARMING IN Christian Endeavorers Are Arriving at Denver. PREPARATIONS FOR VISITORS Tent Endeavor Will Seat 10,000, and Is Surrounded by Xuracrons Small er Tents Dr. Clark Will Open the Session on Thursday. DENVER, July 5. Christian Endeavor hosts have already begun to assemble In this city, and from now on until next Thursday, when the international biennial convention Is to open, large delegations from all pars of the country will arrive ' dally. Nearly 2000 Denver people have been working for weeks to Insure the suc cess of the coming convention, and plans I have been made to care for 25,000 vlsit- ore, though hardly so many are expected to come. j Fifteen acres of ground near the City I Park have been set aside aa a convention campus, and the general meetings will " be held In a large tent, christened Tent I Endeavor, which will give seating room for 10,000 people. The big tent Is sur rounded by smaller tents, and the entire grounds will be brilliantly lighted with electricity. Seventeen churches In the city will be thrown open to the Endeavor ers as the state headquarters during the convention. The opening session will be held Thursday afternoon, following a meeting of the trustees, at which officers for the ensuing two years will be elected. There Is no doubt that Rev. Dr.Francis E. Clark, who organized the first United Society of Christian Endeavor at Port land. Me., on February 22. 1881, will be re-elected president, and William Shaw treasurer. The present secretary is Van Ogden Vogt, who was chosen by the trus tees only a few months ago to succeed John Willis Baen, President Clark will formally open the convention and addresses of welcome will be delivered by Governor James H. Peabody, for the state; Rev. Robert F. Coyle. for the churches, and William E. Sweet, chairman for the committee of 1903. The song service will be under the direction of Professor W. J. Whlteman. On Thursday evening President Clark will read his annual address, after which a platform reception will be held by the of ficers, trustees and state presidents. The four days following will be- crowded with religious services, missionary rallies and addresses on topics of interest to members of the society by prominent cler;rymen and other Christian workers from all parts of the country. The official programme gives an honored place to Chuco Ogawa, of. Japan, who will qffl- THE SPLENDID BARGAINS that cannot be excelled and cannot be duplicated: All goods marked at prices to hurry them out at double-quicK time. :::::: 25c, 30c, 35c, 40c, 50c Fine Wash Goods at : 15c $3.00 to $6.00 Children's Coats at $1.95 $6.00 to $10.00 Children's Coats at $3.85 $9.00 to $15.00 Peter Thompson Coats at $5.90 $9.00 to $15.00 Children's Tailor-Made Suits at , $4.25 5000 15c and 20c Pictures at 9c 2000 Copies of Popular Songs and Instrumental Music, Publishers Price 50c, at 5c 35c Ladies' Ribbed Lisle Vests at 18c Slaughter of Dress Goods Remnants at Half Price. $3.75 to $8.00 La Vida Corsets at $1,50 $1.00 to $1.50 Ferris Waists at 65c $1.00 to $2.75 Long-Waisted Corsets at ..25c $3.00 and $3.50 La Grecque Satin Ribbon Corsets at $1.75 Ladies' 20c Handkerchiefs at 7c $3.50 to $4.50 Hand Bags at $1.95 29c Japanese Cleaning Compound at 9c 50c, 40c and 35c Ladies' Neckwear at 15c $1.00, 90cj 85c and 75c Ladies' Neckwear at 23c $2.50, 2.00 and 1.75 Ladies' Neckwear at :...49c 75c, 50c and 35c Fancy Belts 25c 20c and 15c Platte Valenciennes Laces at 9c $2.00 Porch Pillows at $1.19 Men's White Cambric Handkerchiefs, 4 for 25c Kohler's Practical Method for the Pi anoforte, pub. price 75c, at 25c $1.25 Stamped Shirtwaist Pat terns :. 89c dally represent the Endeavorers of that kingdom. There has been a steady Increase In Christian Endeavor membership this year and there are now more than 62,000 so cieties, some of which are In India, Japan. China, Norway and other remote countries. BLACK ADONIS IN BOSTON More Perfect Man in Some Ways Than the Apollo Belvidere. . Boston Advertiser. Employed in the rope-walk at Charles town Navy Yard is a young mulatto, T, E. White, who Is Just turning into man hood, and who has been pronounced by Dr. Sargent, of Harvard College, to be the finest living example of physical culture- known. The young man has been in training for the past five years under the direction of Professor Hoffman, of the B. Y. M. C. U. He entered upon a systematic course of physical training while a boy of good form and proportions, and with the usual course, which consists of using pulleys, weights, light dumb bells, Indian clubs, parallel bars, tumbling, balancing -and Jumping, he has developed Into a phenom enon. Dr. Sargent considers White more per yectly developed In some respects than the Apollo Belvidere. His measurements are: Height, 5 feet 3 Inches; weight, 151 pounds; chest (normal), 36.6 Inches; chest (expanded), 29.8 Inches; waist, 31.6 Inches; hips. 35.8 Inches; thigh, 21.6 inches; calf, 15.2 Inches upper arm 14.6 Inches; forearm, 12.8 Inches. It was only about one and a half years ago that Professor Hoffman began to pay special attention to his student. His rapid development could not be passed unnoticed, and equally prominent became the fact of the tremendous strength he was acquiring. Special paraphernalia was procured for White's benefit. Increasing from 50-pound, 100-pound, 200-pound, and finally 210-pound, dumbbells, and now he can handle tho heaviest of these with one hand and hold It over his head. During Dr. Sargent's examination White lifted 1776 pounds by the leg lift and performed other herculean feats. His duties at the rope-walk have had something to do toward developing this great amount of strength. His regular diet Is hard work, and not the least of this Is a 1500-pound truck, which ha pushes over 1700 feet of track eight times a day. H. K. Kltson, the sculptor. Is making a study of White, with a view to mod eling a great statue from him. Two Kisses and. One Dol.ar. Kansas City Journ.il. On the Kronprlnz Wllhelm, one moon light May night, a young man and a s!rl j were discovered making love. The news of this dlscoverj' spread among the passen gers, and many a Joke was cracked, but Senator N. B. Scott, of West Virginia, said In the smoking-room: "There Is nothing to laugh at here. In nocent loveroaklng Is natural In the young. This fact was well brought out by an adventure that happened to a friend of mine years ago in the mountains of West Virginia. "The young man was hunting. He came to a lonely cabin, and being thirsty, he knocked at the door for a drink. The drink was handed to him by a girl so charming, that, with a smile, he said: " 'Would you be angry if I should offer you a dollar for a ktea? " 'No, sir,' the girl answered with a little blush. "So my friend took the kiss and then he gave the maiden the dollar. She bal anced it in her hand a moment. She knitted her pretty brows In perplexity. " 'What.' she asked, 'shalf I do with all this money?' " "Why. anything you please, my dear,' said my friend. " 'Then.' she murmured. I think I'll give it back to you, and take another kiss.' M GRANULATED EYELIDS. Murine Eye Remedy cures this and other Eye troubles, makes weak eyes strong. CLEAN $1.50 Stamp'd Shirtwaist Pat terns $1.19 $2.50 Stamp'd Shirtwaist Pat terns $1.90 20c Pearl Shirtwaist Sets at 14c 30c Pear! Shirtwaist Sets at 19c 50c Pear! Shirtwaist Sets at ,..29c IN SCALES OF DISASTER MEN AND WOMEN' OF IIEPPNER WERE WEIGHED. Mont ShOTred Full Weight, Some Were Light George Comer's Finn to Save Ills Bank. It is 14 years since a great fire tempo rarily wiped Spokane off the map. The disaster hod none of Heppner's tragic features, but the town found itself in des perate need. There was no bread, no flour to make It, nor ajiy kind of provis ions to feed tho hungry, the stores having been destroyed with the rest. A call went out for help. It came In carload lots. Money and food In abundance poured In upon the stricken city. Like Heppner, It was chaos at first, but unlike the Eastern Oregon town a public-spirited organization was not quickly perfected. Soon there was scandal, and lots of it. Donations Intended for the needy were diverted to the profit of some of those Intrusted with them. Men of supposed respectability and standing as citizens developed the hyena instinct. "Opportunity," said Judge Ellis, at Heppner, "weighs men. Some go 16 ounces to the pound, others less than a fraction of a grain." Opportunity weighed some of those Spokane people, and no scales could be found of sufficient delicacy to measure the honor of the "bunch." But "no grafters need apply" Is the watchword at Heppner. That announce ment was not made, however, without some occasion to- warrant it. Following ere two or three Instances: A leading business house In the town, which lost nothing by the flood, except possibly In accounts with some who were victims, or in- some few goods necessity forced it to give for immediate relief pur poses, thought perhaps to reimburse Itself by charging full retail prices on goods later furnished to the order of the relief committee. It put In a bill for over $1000 on the fund at such prices, but under prq, test of the coirfmittee it Is reported that a discount will be allowed. The same firm which has been enriched by the trade of that locality, charged the Portland relief corps which came to the city's aid full re tall prices on a bill of over $200. A mem ber of the same firm put up an extremely vociferous "roar" because the volunteer workmen shared In the rush and labor of rescuing the town from its unsanitary condition. "Times like these." said Sheriff Shutt, "test men. The veil of hypocrisy is torn from their faces and you see them as they are." In one of the relief camps a num ber of workmen were suffering from the prevailing complaint of diarrhea. One. of the leaders secured two bottles of Jamaica ginger brandy from D. MacAttee, a liquor dealer of the town. He charged $4 there for, and the bill went to the executive committee, who quite properly turned it down. Thereupon the. bill came back to the camp of workmen. But Police Officer P. C. Crlswell. chancing to hear of It, and being the kind of citizen with a bit of public pride, pounced on the bill and paid it. It was ascertained that the ordinary retail price for the liquor was $1.25 per bottle. Crlswell is one of the several that dis tinguished themselves from the beginning by the elevated spirit with which they met the local situation. Marshal Gurdane was another. Though he lost his wife and his home, he was on duty day and night, until his star was temporarily taken from him to force him to go to bed for a while. The drug firm of Conser & Ayres was one of the -business houses which showed a keen sense of the fitness of things and the exigencies ot the time, by furnishing drugs and anything needed in its stock to all sufferers from the flood, and also to tho volunteers who came to Heepner's aid. Billy Lord, a woolgrower of the local ity, with wool In the warehouse, money - UP and mortgages, distinguished himself by calllng at the relief headquarters for sup plies. He had lost his home and contents. Mrs. George Conser and several other leading ladles of Heppner, who were saved from the flood, borrowed aprons from their fortunate sisters with wardrobes and buckled In to work like heroines. Mrs. Gene Freeland baked a sack of flour a day Into bread, which she donated to the relief commissary. "There was some talk of a run on our bank the day af ter.the flood." said George Conser to a group of friends. "But I was prepared for it had a plan ready." "What would you have done?" "I would have wired to a Portland bank for $100,000, to be sent by special train. We had enough money on hand to keep two men at the paying wicket busy for many hours, serving checks, and If the run had materialized. It would have dono mo good to show 'em how I'd meet it." "Why, George." said one of the group, "not a bank in the Northwest but would have rushed to your aid at such a crisis." t When the flood struck "Old Man" Mal f lory's house. It lifted the structure entire I and without in any way smashing it, car ; ried it down the block and around the I corner into Main street, gently depositing it against the curb in front of Robert's Hall. It Is said that the old gentleman sat quietly In his chair all the while. Look ing out, he noted the buildings passing, and imagined his own home to be yet stationary. He was greatly puzzled, how ever, to account for the movement of Roberts' stone block, which seemed to him to be gently floating toward him. It is reported that he remarked: "That stone building's liable to smash us all up if it don't come to anchor." CHICAGO WOMEN AND CASH In Plnqes Where No Man Could Be Expected to Look: for It. Chicago Chronicle. Women have a constant fear of being robbed of their money, and as a conse quence exercise their Ingenuity In dis covering places in which they can con ceal It about their person where a thief would never think of looking for it. The most common place for a woman to carry greenbacks is in her stocking. Since the day when Eve's daughters began to wear this article of dress it has been a favorite safe deposit vault. It Is safe to say that three out ot every ten shoppers In a department store will have a little roll of money tucked away In her stocking, and when she decides to make a purchase she will seek a se cluded spot and dive down for the money. When a woman is calling she usually carries a little money In her cardcase, especially If she Is obliged to ride on the street cars. If she Is traveling she wears a tiny chamois skin bag about her neck for the purpose of safeguarding her money and Jewels. The glove Is a favorite place for carrying money, es pecially on Sunday, when the hands are busy taking care of a prayer book and the train of a Sunday-go-to-meetlng gown. The little space between the glove and the palm of the hand holds Just enough for the offering and car fare. The school girl carries her change wrapped up in the corner ot her handker chief. There It remains until noon or recess, when ehe unties the knot and buys her lunch, candy chewing gum or a lead pencil. Now that the sleeves resemble nothing so much as a good-sized satchel they are used for carrying money wrapped up In handkerchiefs. The full-front shirt-waist is a convenient place for money and other feminine belongings. A petticoat pocket is often used by women for their valuables: The Snail and the Race Horse. July St. Nicholas. -Do not revile the patient enall BecatJse he crawls so very slowly. As a race-hburso he would fall -ff Without doubt, this creature lowly. But think of this, and answer true: Would the race-horse on the track Than the snail much better do With bis stable on his back?