Morning Oregonian., June 30, 1906, Page 6, Image 6

6
TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAN. SATURDAY, JTJXE 30, 1906.
COMMISSION WILL
Sir IB PORTLAND
New Distance Tariff to Be Dis
cussed at Meeting in This
City July 7.
TRAFFIC MEN TO ATTEND
Railroad Officials' and Walla Walla
Commercial Club Committee
Agree on Revised Distribut
ing Rates for That Place.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., June 29.
Walla Walla Is to have a special distrib
uting railway freight tariff, similar to that
enjoyed by Spokane. This was agreed on
at a meeting this afternoon In the Hotel
Dacres between the traffic officials of the
railroads Interested and the committee on
railroads and transportation of the Walla
Walla Commercial Club, through which
the complaint on this subject was made
to the State Railroad Commission.
Members of the Railroad Commission
were present at the meeting, although
they did not participate as interested par
ties in the agreement between the railroad
officials and the Walla Walla committee.
The promise was made by the traffic offi
cials that this new tariff will be put into
effect as soon as it can be prepared and
published.
81ightly Above Spokane Rate.
Th6 Walla Walla distributing tariff will
be slightly in excess of the Spokane dis
tributing rate, but will not be more than
12V4 per cent higher on any Item. The
aim will be to put Walla Walla on a par
with Spokane, and, In view of the fact
that Walla has a better through rate than
Spokane, the latter is entitled to a lower
local distributing rate.
It Is probable that the new tariffs will
hereafter read "between" Instead of
"from"; this will give the same rate In
both directions.
At the conferences that have been held
during the past two days between the
commission and the railroad officials, the
ubject of a general distance tariff has
been thoroughly discussed. The result Is
that all parties believe, this evening, that
the obstacles which might have prevented
the commission and the railroads getting
together have been removed.
New and Correct Principle.
It has been agreed that a new general
distance tariff, much lower than the pres
ent one, will be built up on a basis recog
nized as a new and correct principle for
distance tariffs in the immediate future.
Under the proffered plan each of the low
er classes of freight will carry a rate that
is a fixed percentage of the first-class
rate.
At the conclusion of the conference this
evening. It was agreed that the members
of the commission and the traffic officials
of the railroad should meet at Portland
on Saturday. July 7, at which time the
distance tariff will be further discussed.
It is believed that shortly thereafter the
new general distance tariff for the State
of Washington will be promulgated from
the office of the Railroad Commission at
Olympia.
FREIGHT WRECK AT CHEHALIS
Fast Train Ditched in Yards While
at Top Speed.
CHEHALIS. Wash., June 29. (Special.)
A special southbound Northern Pacific
through freight train was wrecked in the
yards here this morning at 4 o'clock.
Twenty cars were thrown off the track,
many of them being smashed almost to
kindling-wood. The cars were heavily
loaded with machinery, grain and mer
chandise. The cause of the wreck seems
to have been a defective switch. The
train was traveling with great speed and
had a helper engine on behind. A steep
grade south of the city makes this neces
sary, and through freight trains always
iro through here at top speed in order to
get up the Nswaukum hill. . The front en
gine and two cars got over the switch.
The others were ditched.
Superintendent Albee and a wrecking
crew were on hand about 9 o'clock, and
the track was cleared for traffic by 1:30.
The wreck was a bad one, and it will
take the wrecking crew several days to
clear up the debris. No one was Injured.
1 he St. Helens milk condensing plant is
missed being thrown into the building.
SHOSHONE COUNTY LOSES.
i n Xy Ann.. n M ' - n.a
T r
tion of Annexation Warrants.
BOISS, Idaho, June 29. (Special.) The
Supreme Court has refused to issue a writ
of mandate against the Treasurer of Nez
Perces County to compel him to pay over
$3400 to Shoshone County in redemption of
warrants issued by Nez Perces to Sho
shone. This $3400 was paid to Nez Perces
by Shoshone at the time of the adjustment
of the accounts, and the Nes Perces
Treasurer put It into the general fund.
Shoshone County contended it should go
into a fund for payment of the annexa
tion warrants.
The opinion of the Supreme Court calls
attention to the fact that that tribunal,
in deciding the warrant case, said: "These
warrants will be payable only out of taxes
collected from the annexed territory."
This money does not arise from taxes,
and the Supreme Court says: "It was
never intended by the Legislature that
Shoshone County should pay its.proportion
of the cases on hand into the treasury
cf Nes Perces County and immediately
have it paid back on the warrants Issued
for the detached territory's proportionate
part of the indebtedness."
INDIAN PRINCE COMING HERE
Maharajah Gaekwar and Suite Leave
Los Angeles for Portland.
LOS- ANGELES, Cat., June 29.-His
Highness the Prince of India, Maharajah
Gaekwar of Baroda, and Her Highness the
Maharlna, who have been at the Hotel
Alexandria in this city for two days past,
left this afternoon, attended by their suite,
on the Owl train for the north.
The Prince will spend four or five days
at Ycsemite, and will proceed thence to
Pan Francisco, where one day. will be
spent in seeing the city. The party will
then go to Portland, Or.
TWO PARDONED BY MEAD.
Ferry County Court Clerk and Che
lan Convict Free.
OLYMPIA. Wash., June 29. (Special.)
Governor Mead today pardoned George
W. Spence. clerk of the Superior Court of
Ferry County, sentenced last January to
one year in the County Jail on the charge
of misapplying public funds. A state
ment Issued from the Governor's office
says the shortage was made good.
The Governor also pardoned John
Freer, sentenced in Chelan County in
March, 1905, to two years for criminal
assault. It was represented to the Gov
ernor that the girl who was the com
plaining witness is now married to a
man whom she once had arrested for a
similar offense.
DR. SHERMAN CANNOT ATTEND
Illness Will Prevent Him From
Teaching Class at Chautauqua.
OREGON CITY, Or., June 29. (Special.)
Secretary Cross, of the Willamette Valley
Chautauqua Association, today received a
telegram from Dr. W. C. Sherman, of
Sacramento, announcing his serious ill
ness at his home, which wfll prevent him
from keeping his engagement at this
year's Assembly. Dr. Sherman has for
a number of years been instructor of tho
Bible class and his services have been
Invaluable to the Chautauqua meetings.
Secretary Cross is planning to substitute
a round table for this interesting feature
of the Chautauqua programme.
The Women Suffragists, the Municipal
Association and other prominent associa
tions of the state are being invited to
conduct this exercise for one day each.
AGED INDIAN COCPLE WED.
"Yamhill Joe," 80 Years Old, Takes
Cnto Himself Second Wife.
McMINNVILLD, Or.. June 29. (Spec
ial.) "Yamhill Joe" and Mary Ann War
ring, two aged Grande Roude Indians,
were married yesterday at the Court
house. Their ages were given as 80 and 65
respectively, but old residents say they
are much older. The wedding was unique
inasmuch as an Interpreter was neces
sary, for Mrs. Warring could not speak
English. The parties were accompanied
by several Indians as guests extraor
dinary. This is Yamhill Joe's second mar
riage, and the third for Mrs. Yamhill Joe.
GUTTING NEW CHANNEL
COLORADO FLOOD WATERS
FLOW INTO S ALTON SINK.
Abates Danger to Towns Along Mex
ican Border Railroad Chief
Sufferer So Far.
IMPERIAL, Cal., June 29. Flood
water from the Colorado River, find
ing its way Into Salton Sink, has been
cutting a new channel about 30 feet
deep through the looded country at
the rate of about a ahlrd of a mile a
day. As the channel has proceeded it
has lessened the threatened serious
damage to Calexico County and Mexi
can, the two towns on the interna
tional line.
Three or four days ago the river
cut a channel across the line, passing;
Calexico at sufficient distance to re
lieve it from the pressure of water,
but cutting into the Mexican town to
the extent that the Southern Pacific
depot was undermined and fell into
the stream.
Three -or four small adobe houses
on the outskirts of the town have also
gone into the water, but as yet the
business portion remains intact.
Whether the town will escape further
damage cannot now be told. There is
also a bar possibility that Calexico
may be damaged, though this is now
believed Improbable.
Mexlcali is a town of about S00 in
habitants, of .neat appearance but of
no large investments in buildings, the
Southern Pacific Railroad being tBe
chief sufferer. Aside from the dam
age to these towns the water situation
has seemed to improve from the stand
point of the Imperial Valley.
The lood season is. believed to be
drawing to a close and the Southern
Pacific Is accumulating a grert force
of teams and men on the lower Colo
rado with a view to turning the river
back to its old channel when the water
falls to 20-foot level, which should be
by July ?0.
RUNAWAY BOY SENT HOME
Tommy Morgan, of Portland, Picked
TTp in Colfax, Wash.
COLFAX, Wash., June 29. (Special.)
Tommy Morgan, of Portland. Or., aged
12 years, was found by Sheriff Canutt on
the outskirts of Colfax in a half-starved
condition today. He was brought before
the Juvenile Court and at first stated that
he had neither parents nor home, but at
the sight of the Jail and with kind ques
tioning he broke down, crying, and gave
a full account of his 12-day trip from
Portland.
He aid his cousin, an older boy, start
ed with him, forcing him to beg for their
living. He gave a startling account of
their hardships. A ticket to Portland was
bought for him and he was sent back to
hi mother, Mrs. Morgan, in care of the
Chief of Police.
Chief of Police Grltzmacher has not re
ceived word of the coming of young Mor
gan to Portland, and so far as is known
no boy by the name of Morgan is miss
ing from Portland.
KILLED BY A FALLING TREE
Willie Cook, 13-Year-OId Boy,
Meets Tragic Death.
SILVERTON, Or., June 29. (Special.)
Willie Cook, the 13-year-old son of Wil
liam S. Cook, of Monitor. Or., was driving
to the store last evening in a buggy and
as he was passing the home of W. G.
Wolf a tree which Mr. Wolf was cutting
down fell across the. road, striking the
boy upon the head and knocking him out
of the buggy. The boy was picked up
unconscious and died a few hours after
ward, s
Mr. WolK Intended to fell the tree in
the opposite direction, but In some un
accountable manner it turned and fell
across the road.
DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST.
Fiskey Barnett, Variety Manager.
SEATTLE, June 29. Fisky Barnett, a
well-known local theatrical manager of
this city, died here this morning, after
a short illness. During the past year he
was almost totally blind. In this city he
had managed several concert halls and
vaudeville houses. He was in 1903 In the
same line of business at Nome, and In
1904 and 1905 managed the Belvldere con
cert hall in San Francisco. He will be
buried here.
iiev. 'William Alexander.
SAN ANSELMO, Cal.. June 29. Rev.
William Alexander. D. D., LL. D-, pro
fessor of church history in the Presby
terian Theological Seminary, died at his
home here today. He was born in Penn
sylvania in 1S31. He graduated from Jef
ferson College in 1S5S, and from Prince
ton Theological Seminary in 1871.
Chester Hicks.
SILVERTON, Or.. June 29. (Special.)
Chester Hicks, eldest son of Harry Hicks,
who lives near Silverton, died last night
at Salem Hospital, having been operated
upon the day before for appendicitis.
MRS. TANNER DEAD
Wife of G. A. R. Commander
Victim of Auto Accident.
IS KILLED NEAR HELENA
Husband and Prominent Montana
People Escape With Slight In
juriesMotor Car Plunges
Down an Embankment.
HELENA, Mont., June 29. Mrs. James
Tanner, wife of the commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic, died
here this afternoon as the result of an
automobile accident. General and Mrs.
Tanner arrived here this morning, the
General being an a visit of Inspection to
the Montana Department of the Grand
Army. This afternoon General and Mrs.
Tanner, Mrs. J. K. Toole, wl'e of the
Governor, and General Lester Wilson, of
Bozeman, made up an automobile party,
visiting points in the vicinity of the city.
On the way to Fort Harrison, while
going at a fairly swift rate along a nar
row road, the chauffeur turned out to
make room for a freight wagon. The
road runs along an embankment and the
road was not wide enough, the automo
running off the edge, turning over, and
throwing the occupants out.
Mrs. Tanner struck the ground first,
Mrs. Toole and General Wilson falling on
top of her. She was unconscious and
was taken immediately to a hospital,
dying Just as she reached there. The
other members of the party were not se
riously hurt.
HEAVY LUMBER SHIPMENTS.
Arrivals of Sailing Ships Congests
Lumber at Frisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 29. It is assert
ed by the United Shipping & Transporta
tion Association that, despite the fact that
many vessels are tied up as a result of
the water-front strike, more lumber is ar
riving in port now than can be handled
on the wharves. Most of it Is being
brought by sailing ships, which are not
implicated In the tie-up and are said to be
profiting greatly by the strike of the men
on the steam vessels.
Several steam schooners carrying non
union crews arrived today. Among them
were the Sequoia, Revalli, Albion, New-
berg, Santa Monica and Cascade.
The State of California, beloneinsr to
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, ar
rived from Los Angeles, but carried no
passengers. It was announced at the
headquarters of the Sailors' Union tonight
that 19 men employed as firemen and coal
passers on board the Pacific Coast Steam
chip Company's City of Puebla had quit
their posts voluntarily today and reported
at the Sailors' Union. The picket-boat c
the union steamed all along the water
front yesterday, but failed to take oft any
nonunion hands from the many steam
schooners in the harbor. An attempt was
made to induce the crewof the Sequoia
to leave, but the men decided to stick to
their posts.
NEW UNIFORMS FOR GUARD
Washington Troops Will Go to En
campment in Spotless Khaki.
OLYMPIA, Wash.. June 29. (Special.)
Adjutant-General Drain, N.- G. W., has
Issued General Orders No. 4, relating to
the coming militia encampment:
The encampment of this year will be a
Joint camp in which the regular troops in
the Department of the Pacific; and the
state organizations within the same limits,
will take part. The dates assigned for the
National Guard of Washington are August
11 to 18. Detailed orders relative to the
camp will be issued when further informa
tion la received from the War Department.
An arrangement has been made under
which new khaki clothing is promised for
delivery in Olympia, July 20. Company
commanders will therefore make requisition
for a full complement of such, clothing, giv
ing sizes as shown in G. O. War Depart
ment No. 65, 1906.
The work of this camp, while not yet
definitely determined upon, will for the
most part consist of field exercises. While
there will probably not be as much march
ing as in 1904, still it is desirable that
company commanders arrange for practice
marches for their commands as often as
possible between this and the date of the
camp. Company commanders will also see
to it that their men supply themselves at
once with new, strong shoes suitable for
marching. These should be of tan leather
and thoroughly broken in by use.
BUILDING BOOM AT YAKIMA
Moxee Farm of 160 Acres Sells for
$250 an' Acre.
NORTH YAKIMA, .Wash., June 29.
(Speclal.)-J. W, Peck, a farmer of the
Moxee. sold his 160-acre ranch today to
John Sangerfelder, James Durkin and
Colonel Wharton, of Spokane. The con
sideration was J40.000. This ts the high
est price ever paid for an improved farm
of such acreage In this valley. Mr. Peck
will move to Tacoma, his former home,
to live.
J. E. Ryan today gave an option on his
saloon in the Hotel . Yakima to Charles
Reed, of Seattle. The price to be paid Is
said to be 118,000.
Statistics gathered here today show
that business blocks costing $386,000 are
now under construction in the city, in
cluding a new court house and library.
Residences and other buildings that will
be commenced this Summer run the
grand total of new buildings for this year
up to $600,000.
DIAMOND THEFT AT ASTORIA
Daylight Burglars Steal Gems Val
ued at More Than $1000.
ASTORIA, Or., June 29. (Special.) Be
tween the hours of 10 and 13 o'clock to
day, thieves entered the Jewelry store con
ducted by Mrs. Tillie Grossman, on Com
mercial street, and stole a number of dia
monds, valued at over $1000, from a drawer
in the safe.
The safe had been left open while Mrs.
Grossman stepped into her livine-rooms
adjoining, and when she returned the val
uables were mislsng. No trace of the
thief has yet been discovered.
EUGENE LIQUOR DEALERS LOSE
Court Dissolves Injunction and' Up
holds Local Option Law.
EUGENE, Or., June 29. Judge Har
ris today rendered a decision in the
local option case. After reviewing the
case of Renshaw & Walker vs. the
County Court, praying for an injunc
tion against the defendant enjoining
the County Court from declaring the
result of the recent election on pro
hibition in Lane County, the Judge
sustained the demurrer of the de
fendant and dissolved the temporary
injunction.
The result of this will be that the
County Court will issue an order that
will have the effect of prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating; liquors in Lane
County. Judgo Harris stated that the
point at issue was whether or not the
charter act of 1905 was repealed by
the implication of the local option law
in the City of Eugene. The decision
of the Court is based mainly upon the
case of Eddy vs. Kincaid, 28 Oregon,
537, decided by Chief Justice Bean, in
1895. The case will be appealed by the
saloon interests.
BELIEVES IN DAY OF REST
Weyerhaeuser Stops Sunday Trains
on Pokegama Branch Railroad.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., June 29. The
Klamath Lake Railroad Company, op
erating 30 miles of road from Thrall,
Cal., to Pokegama, Or., and owned by
the Weyerhaeuser Lumber Company, has
given notice to the public here that on
and after Sunday. July 15. no trains will
be operated on that road on Sundays.
This action of the railroad company
will inconvenience the traveling publio
and delay the incoming and outgoing
malls from this point 24 hours. Weyer
haeuser, the lumber kine, visited Poke
gama last Sunday and ordered the change,
saying that no employe of his should work
ou Sunday.
Mr. Weyerhaeuser was surprised to
find that there were no public schools
at Pokegama and Thrall and Issued or
ders to have a good sohoolhouse built at
both these places at his expense.
Changes Made at Fort Stevens.
ASTORIA. Or., June 29. (Special.) No
tification has been received from the War
Department at Washington that Captain
Harry G. Bishop, who is now stationed at
Fort Totten, New York, will be trans
ferred to Fort Stevens about September 1
to succeed Captain Gardner, who goes to
the Philippines. Captain Percy Willis,
now at Fort Munroe, is also to be trans
ferred to Fort Stevens. He comes about
August 15. and will take command of the
Thirty-fourth Company, Coast Artillery,
to fill the vacancy caused by the transfer
of Captain William Forse about 18 months
ago.
CUPS FOR FliiE CHERRIES
SALEM BUSINESS MEN OFFER
PRIZES TO GROWERS.
Novel Feature of State Horticultural
Society's Midsummer Meeting
to Be Held Next Week.
SALEM, Or., June 29. (Special.) The
midsummer meeting of the Oregon State
Horticultural Society, which will be held
in Salem next week, promises to be one
of the most interesting and profitable
meetings ever held by the society. The
principal feature will be a cherry dis
play and competition, in which 15 silver
cups, donated by local business men, will
be offered as prizes, valued at a total of
$150. The purpose is to arouse interest
in the production of cherries of superior
quality, by demonstrating what can be
done with the crop. The prizes offered
cover competitions in which any of the
well-known varieties of cherries may be
entered. -
The competitions are open to fruitgrow
ers In any part of the state, and for the
benefit of those who live at a distance
the Marion County Horticultural Society
has arranged with the Salem Brewing
Company to keep cherries for exhibit In
cold storage until the date of the meet
ing. A number of exhibits have already
been sent in, and are in storage.
The people of Salem are determined to
make this meeting a pleasant one for
fruitgrowers who come here from other
parts of the state. When Salem was sug
gested as a place for holding the meet
ing, objection was raised on the ground
that Salem people seldom show apprecia
tion by attending such events. But
though Salem people have so many pub
lic meetings to attend that they become
negligent, they have resolved to make
this an exceptional occasion. The ses
sions of the society will begin at 10 A. M.
Friday, July S, and continue until Satur
day afternoon. All fruit for exhibit must
be presented by 9 A. M. Friday.
The prizes offered and the classes of
competition are as follows:
First prize for 10-pound box, commercial
pack Lambert cherry, cup valued at $10,
donated by H. S. Gile A Co.; Blng cherry,
cup valued at $10, donated by Capital Com
mission Company; Royal Ann cherry, cup
valued at $10, donated by Pacific Home
stead; Deacon cherry, cup valued at $10.
donated by Wallace Orchard; Black Repub
lican cherry, cup valued at $10. donated by
Oregon Nursery Company; Hosklns cherry,
cup valued at $10, donated by F. W. Spencer.
Second prize for lo-pountt oox, commer
cial pack Lambert cherry, cup valued at
$6, donated by James K. Shepard; Blng
cherry, cup valued at $8. donated by Roth
Graber; Royal Ann cherry, cup valued at
$6. donated by E. T. Barnes.
First prize for SO-pound box, commercial
pack Any variety, cup valued at $10, do
nated by Salem Brewery Association.
First prize, best assortment of named va
rieties, on plates Cup valued at $10, donated
by Capital National Bank.
Second prize, best assortment of named
varieties, on plates Cup valued at $6, do
nated by Oregon Nursery Company.
First prize, unnamed seedlings of merit,
on plates Cup valued at $10, donated by
La (Id & Bush.
Second prize, unnamed seedlings of merit,
on plates Cup valued at $6, donated by
Oregon Nursery Company.
First prize for best display of fruits of all
kinds on plates Silver fruit dish, valued at
$10, donated by Barr's Jewelry store.
The addresses at the meeting will be
devoted chiefly to cherries and walnuts.
Among the speakers will be: Dr. J. R.
Cardwell, H. E. Dosch, Professors Coote
and Lewis, of the Agricultural College;
Fruit Commissioners Newell, Held and
Park, J. R. Shepard, E. H. Shepard, M.
McDonald, L. T. Reynolds, L. M. Gilbert,
H. C. Atwell. George H. Lamberson, B.
C. Armstrong, H. S. Gile and H. M.
Williamson.
Any information desired regarding the
fruit competitions can be secured by ad
dressing M. McDonald, of Salem.
TACOMA STRIKE IS SETTLED
Street Railway Company's Offer of
$2.25 a Day Is Accepted.
TACOMA, Wash., June 29. Special.)
The strike declared more than a week ago
by Italian laborers and section hands em
ployed by the street railway company
was declared off tonight. Tomorrow the
men will return to work, having accepted
the offer of the street-car company of
$2.25 per day and street-car tlcketsi These
terms were offered a week ago, and there
were only 6E out of 200 strikers who had
refused the offer.
This afternoon the men were notified
that the company would pay increased
wages to finish what work It had to do
immediately, and then abandon work on
other lines until the price of labor de
creased. Strikers are satisfied with the
settlement and are now getting more
money for ten hours' work than other men
similarly employed.
. Seats Assigned Legislators.
SALEM, Or., June 29. (Special.) Mem
bers of the next Oregon Legislature have
already been selecting seats in their re
spective houses, and Secretary of State
Dunbar has been assigning seats as re
quested. Before the Legislature con
venes he will have each member's name
on a card on the front of his desk, in
letters large enough for the presiding of
ficers, pages and others to read at a
distance.
In each house the Multnomah delega
tion will occupy practically the same
seats occupied at the. last session.
WILL ASK FIGURES
Washington Railroad Commis
sion to Quiz Mr. Hili
ON CONSTRUCTION COSTS
Has Obtained Little Satisfaction
From Other Transportation Of
ficials Big Magnate May
Be Kinder.
SEATTLE, Wash., June 29. (Spe
cial.) When James J. Hill comes to
the Pacific Coast, upon his return from
a fishing expedition in Labrador, he
will be asked by the State Railroad
Commission to reply to a list of in
terrogatories relating to fthe cost of
the Great Northern's lines in this state.
The Commission has had little satis
faction from the answers to questions
propounded to other railroad officials
relative to the cost of building the
Washington roads.
One of the provisions in the railroad
commission act is a specification that
the Commissioners shall secure figures
showing the cost of building all the
lines in the state, and shall file such
data for future reference. The Su
preme Court of the United States has
held the roads are entitled to earn a
fair return on their investment, and
the cost of the railroads Is necessary
to figure what a fair return should be.
When the Commission sought Infor
mation from the Northern Pacific it
was met with the statement that after
the receivership, when the Northern
Pacific Railway Company was organ
ized to buy the existing lines, a lump
sum was paid and no inquiry made as
to original costs. Northern Pacific of
ficials asserted that the old records had
disappeared and the line was not in
terested anyway, for another corpora
tion had paid the money.
From the Great Northern it was
found that the Hill line to the Coast
was constructed piecemeal, and subse
quently turned over to the Great
Northern. There appeared to be a re
markable lack of interest in the affairs
of the subsidiary corporations and a
dearth of information on cost prices.
The Commission believes this infor
mation can be had from James J. Hill,
If an answer can be secured from him.
From a source close to the Commission
it was announced today that the Com
missioners will make an especial effort
on Hill's arrival to secure this data.
ORANGE SEASON AT AN END
California Growers Will Ship Total
of 22,000 Cars. .
LOS ANGELES. Cal., June 29. Southern
California's orange season of 1906- prac
tically is at an end. In all the local
orange-growing territory there are prob
ably not more than 1200 carloads of fruit
on the trees or ready for shipment, and
present shipments are spasmodlo and
light. August 1 probably will see the last
carload sent out.
The season has been a prosperous one
for the growers. Although the oranges
have been smaller, the prices have been
better, and the total showing is expected
to be ahead of last year. Until yesterday
the shipments of the season had amounted
to 20,688 carloads of oranges and 2930 car
loads of lemons.
The total shipments for the citrus sea
son are expected to reach 22,000 cars of
oranges and 4000 of lemons.
EDITOR SWOPE FINED $100
.
Portland Man Disavows Libelous Ar
ticle at Albany Trial.
ALBANY, Or., June 28. (Special.) The
last act of Judge Benson before adjourn
ing the June term of the State Circuit
Court for Linn County was to impose a
fine of $100 and costs on William Swope.
editor of the Sunday Mercury, for libel.
When the case of the State of Oregon vs.
Swope was called, P. H. D'Arcy, of Sa
lem, attorney for Swope, stated to the
court that Investigation provd that the
libelous matter over which the contro
versy arose was printed without the
knowledge of the defendant, and was
wholly untrue; that everything possible
had been done to make reparation, as the
people concerned were recognized to be
among the finest people in the city. Judge
Benson Imposed the minimum fine of $100.
COSTLY BLAZE AT ECHO.
Two Buildings Burned, Entailing
Loss of Over $6000.
PENDLETON, Or., June 29. Between
$6000 and $7000 damage was caused by fire
at Echo early this morning, which broke
out in the home of Mrs. E. Webb about
1:30 o'clock. The alarm was given by a
freight engine on the sidetrack, and the
volunteer fire department responded, but
the fire was under such headway the fire
men could do but little.
The Webb house was burned to the
ground with all its contents. Also the
store building of E. E. Ripper, adjoining.
Ripper's stock and building were worth
HAPPY WOMEN
Plenty of Them in Portland, and
Good Reason for It.
Wouldn't any woman be happy, .
After years of backache suffering,
Days of misery; nights of unrest.
The distress of urinary troubles.
She finds relief and cure?
No reason why any Portland reader
Should suffer in the face of evidence
like this:
Mrs. A. Canavan, of 330 Lincoln street,
Portland. Or., says: "I was led to recom
mend Doan's Kidney Pills three years ago
from the treat relief I had found In a
case of kidney complaint which had an
noyed me for a long time. I tried other
remedies previously, but Doan's Kidney
Pills were the only remedy that helped
me. My trouble had lasted for three
years, during which time I suffered from
irregular action of the kidneys and back
ache. At times I was In such misery with
the aching and weakness that I could not
rest In any position. I suffered from
headaches and dizziness and could hardly
attend to the simplest of household duties.
Doan's Kidney Pills freed me from this
miserable existence, and I never have lost
an opportunity to recommend the remedy.
In fact, I gave a public testimonial in
1903. which I am glad to repeat and con
firm." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Coaa'g and take
Tiiai
(L Package
Makesgrounds
Cz "Price 2,0 Centsb
k
Yon
know
.v. "ptt r jsprmv
stands for tbe "BEST"
l" ' 7T?c- in wheat foods.
between $4000 and $5000, with but $1800 in
surance. Mrs. Webb's property was worth $2500,
with $1100 Insurance.
Promise Ontario New Railroad.
ONTARIO, Or., June 29. Grattan P.
Wheeler, the New York City banker, who
is financing the Ontarlo-Emmett Railroad,
Is in the city, accompanied by O. C.
Wright7 manager of his Eastern Oregon
mining interests. Mr. Wheeler stated that
the Ontarlo-Emmett railroad would abso
lutely be built, and that the money Is all
subscribed for its construction, and the
same would be in running order within 18
months, but probably at an earlier date.
Ex-Popullst Inhales Gas.
SEATTLE, June 29. The dead body of
Martin Losey, Jr., ex-Deputy Sheriff of
Polk County, Minnesota, and well-known
politician of Populist days there, was
found in his rooms here today. Death
was caused by inhaling gas. Letters found
in his room showed that his wife and
child had Just left him because of his al
leged excesses. His wife's family resides
at Wlnnetka. 111.
Funeral of Mrs. Scrlber.
LA GRANDE, Or., June 29. (Special.)
The funeral of Mrs. Ella Seriber, wife of
J. W. Scrlber, was held yesterday from
the Methodist Church, of which the de
ceased was a member. Rev. B. F. Mere
dith, the resident minister, conducted the
services. There was a large assemblage
at the church and at the cemetery, and
MP
t- 5 "V -VT SB W W k BSE "Sk Bass m '
4 Ask V c 'j ? Ahrrr
Your r00 KiiiM-HJ
Grocer. Nk
GHIRARDELLI
SAVED
Fortunately our manufacturing
plant was saved from the great
fire and we are running to our
full capacity as before.
Every grocery is being supplied
with the celebrated
CHIRARDELLFS GROUND CHOCOLATE
CHIRARDELLFS COCOA
Same Quality Same Price
D. GHIRARDELLI CO.
San Francisco
CIGAR
Make it your steady
smoke. All the good
qualities of a 10-cent cigar
at half-price that's why
it's so popular.
- V
. Get It
Jit Your Dealers -
MASON, EHRMAN & CO.
DISTRIBUTERS
PORTLAND, OREGON
I TheStorv cf
!'" .V'sjs the Wliit
12 pound, is XXffwl
what you get out of one s ,
package of Pillsbury'a Best .
Breakfast Food VITOS, at a
cost of 20 cents. Tb tama
amount of the ordinary ready-to-
serve foods at 15 cents a rjackaf a
would cost yon about $2.04. That f 1
means a saving of $1.84 on every f
package of Pillsbury'a Vltos
yon use. Pills bury Vltos
contains two full pounds of th
"white heart of ths wheat"
Simply and quickly pre
pared. Simple arithme
tic proves the real
cuiomr oi k
9
tan
a profusion of floral offerings sent by
friends in La Grande and Salem. Mrs. J.
A. Porter and Mrs. Clark, of Salem,
Bisters of Mrs. Scrlber, were present..
Took on Arms at Sea.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. A letter has
been received in this city from an officer
of the steamship Empire, the flagship of
the Guatemalan revolutionists. She left
here May 13 for Corinto, ostensibly for
the purpose of wrecking a stranded Brit
ish tramp steamer.
In the letter the writer gives an account
of the Empire's trip to Corinto, and ho'
arms and ammunition were put on board
at sea by a tug outside of this port.
Takes Liquor Onto Reservation.
HOQUIAM, Wash., June 29. (Special.)
M. Rice, an employe of the state hatchery
near Montesano. was arrested by United
States Deputy Marshal Morris, Tacoma,
today for taking liquor Into the Qulnlault
reservation. The complaint is sworn to
by Sub-Agent Van Voorhees, of the reser
vation, and the case will be tried before
Un'ted States Commissioner Seth Warren
in this city Saturday.
Forty Chinese Students Coming.
SEATTLE, June 29. (Special.) The Jap
anese liner Tonga Maru is bringing 40
Chinese students to America for educa
tion In this country. They are in charge
of Dr. Charles D. Tenney, an educator
prominent in China for several years. All
the Chinese students are from Peking
Province, and were chosen by the govern
ment for education in America.
,trnfW'"""""Jmn,"".