TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1906.
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ECCLES WILL NOT
SHOW HIS HAND
Defers Announcement of Atti
tude Toward Eagle Val
ley Railroad.
BAKER CITY IS WORRIED
Must Satisfy Himself That There Is
Business for New Line Before
Investing Money Citizens
Subscribe Liberally.
BAKER CITY, Or., Aug. 19. (Special.)
Will David Eceles build the Eagle Val
ley Railroad? Baker City is asking that
question now, and It Is hard to got an
answer. What David Eccles will do
usually is a matter that Mr. Eccles alone
knows, and the man who built the Sump
ter Valley road and Is behind the Ore
gon Lumber Company and is financing
many other big business ventures Is not
gratifying the curiosity of Baker City to
any great extent. "I'll build a road
wherever there is business enough to
warrant." That is all Mr. Eccles says.
Baker City wants the Eagle Valley
road and no mistake. The town Is show
ing Its positive faith In the proposed ven
ture In a positive way. The business men
and merchants are subscribing generous
ly for stock In the scheme. William F.
Vinson, the promoter, expects Baker
City to put up $100,000 for stock, and the
town will do It.
No wonder Baker City was Interested
when Mt. Eccles and his chief engineer,
Mr. West, spent an evening going care
fully over the Vinson blue prints, which
' point out the directions and grades of
the proposed road.
No Details Overlooked.
Mr. Eccles and Mr. Vinson aid not
Overlook any details In that conference.
Mr. Vinson's plans were outlined in full,
and the promotor went over the ad
vantages of the proposition thoroughly.
The showing he made must have been
good. Mr. Eocles admitted thRt, "but,"
he said, "I am skeptical regarding these
propositions until I know what Is in
them. I can't say Just what I think of
the scheme, I have not Investigated far
enough. I will say, however, that if
we are shown that the railroad can get
the business Its promotors claim for it,
we will build a road. We have to have
freight and passenger business to ope
rate a road, and we will build anywhere
we can get the business. We have- con
sidered at other times, tapping that min
eral district and when we are satisfied
It will pay we will do so."
Baker City is sure the business is tnere
and is bound to convince Dave Eccles
or somebody else. Meantime it keeps
adding to the stock subscription in Vin
son's company.
SumjMer Valley Extension.
Mr. Eccles was asked about the ru
mored extension of the Sumpter Valley
road. He declared that none would be
made this year, but If the company was
convinced that the business would Jus
tify. It would extend next year. . He de
clares that the newspapers by what he
characterizes as "'an unthinking campaign
' for higher taxation" have Injured -the
prospects for railroad building In Oregon.
The Sumpter Valley's taxes have been
Increased 260 per cent in this year. Mate
rials, Mr. Eccles says, are high, and labor
high and scarce. He says building Is
not practicable this year.
This J100.0OO subscription campaign
which the local business men have un
dertaken is bringing results. The com
mittees are little more than half done,
but more than half the money has . been
raised. The men are now going over the
territory for Increased subscriptions from
the big business houses and the capital
ists. They are getting them, too. The
women recognize the importance of the
scheme and a committee has predicted
that it will get J.20,000 from among the
women who pay taxes In Baker City.
Importance Not Overestimated.
The Importance of the railroad project
Is not overestimated here. Upon Its suc
cess depends to a great extent big de
velopments In the Baker City mineral
field. If -Baker City gets the railroads
this town will have a big smelting plant.
The United States Smelting Company
Is casting about In the local field. Just
what It wants Is not known, for Its rep
resentative was quiet In his operations
here. He is J. B. Jenson, a mining engi
neer from Salt Lake.
Mr. Jenson declared that with the pro
posed Eagle Valley Railroad furnishing
transportation into the copper belt that
district was bound to prosper. He has
been over the ground and finds that the
low-grade ore which is almost unlimited
insures permanency to the mines. If the
rnllroad with Its transportation facilities
offers means for development.
Not only the Eagle Valley, ' but the
road now being surveyed from Union,
and the Snake River road will all tend
to develop a belt that he declares will
be recognized as one of the big ones.
Chance for the Legitimate.
The passing of the wild-cat promotor
from Baker City has offered a chance
to the legitimate proposition, and Mr.
Jenson declares that the smelter peo
ple will do all they can to encourage de
velopment. The surveyors of the Union road are
now well Into the copper belt. Thiy are
now on the other side of the North
American property and have passed
through Burkmont, being camped six
miles further on. A second party Is corn-
pletlng the survey and is nearlng the
Burkmont camp. This road skirts the
timber lands along the copper belt at
about the grade of the Indiana mine, and
will bid for both timber and ore ship
ments.
COMBINES" DO GREAT WORK
Cut and Thresh Wheat Near Almota
(or $1 an Acre.
ALMOTA, Wash., Aug. 19. (Special.)
The -wheat harvest in this part of
Whitman County Is on in full blast arid
grain is turning out well, notwith
standing the hot weather of the past
40 days, which damaged It In this dis
trict not less than 25 per cent. Com
bined threshers or harvesters are used
here more than binders at the present
time and the cost of cutting grain with
these machines Is much less than with
headers and threshers, or by binding
and threshing.
Fred Hungate, an extensive wheat
grower of this place, has recently made
a splendid record with a combine on
his big farm near Almota. On Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday of last week
Mr. Hungate cut threshed and sacked
1950 sacks of wheat or an average of
650 sacks, or about 1500 bushels of
grain eae(i day. Mr. Hungate has had
his machine several years, but his best
previous run for one day was not over
480 sacks. The machine Is drawn by 82
corses and cuts 16 feet wide.
Mr. Hungate's crop Is of the red
Russian variety, and is yielding about
44 hushels per acre. The grain was
eowa earlj; iaat --B"U- Pa gummer-fal-
lowed ground. In this conversation Mr.
Hungate said:
"By the old method It would have cost
me $1.50 per acre to head the grain and
the threshing Is paid for by the sack
or bushel, making a total cost put in
the sack of 36 ter acre, while with the
combine machine I am putting It in
the sack for less than $1 per acre.
The crop all over this district la be
lng cared for as rapidly as possible.
Men have been somewhat scarce but
are now getlng more plentiful. Many
of the men who have been wonting on
railroad extension are being induced to
to into the harvest fields, and are aban
doning their railway work until the
harvest Is over.
Farmers are paying higher wages
this year for men than ever before and
those who won t worK wnen goou
wages are offered are being run out
by officers of the law.
Echo Creamery Begins Work.
ECHO. Or.. Aug. 19. (Sptecial.) The
Columbia Creamery built by contribu
tions by farmers and business, men, com
menced oDeratlons today, 'ine plant
was ready to begin work on June 1, when
the Umatilla flood greatly damaged it
and for several days threatened to wash
It away. Money was subscribed! to re
pair it and due bills Issued to the sub
scribers.
The creamery's total cost was about
J6000, and the repairs have cost several
hundred dollars more. Some of the work
of repairing has been done by .stockhold
ers without charge for their services.
The creamery works a dlstanct advance
from the stock-feeding and ranging days
to the dairying on the 6000 acres of al
falfa lands near here.
Telephone System Is Established.
ECHO, Or., Aug. 19. (Special.) The
Butter Creek Telephone Company has
completed the wiring of the Umatilla
reclamation project so as to connect all
parts of It with the office of the engi
neers In charge of Hermlston. Instru
ments will be connected wherever con
structlon camps are established along
the line of the canals. From the cen
tral office connection is made with Port
land. MILKING MACHINE TESTS
CONTRIVANCES TO BE EXHIB
ITED AT SALEM.
Farmers Visiting State Fair Will Be
Given an Ocular Demonstra
tion of Their Value.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 19. (Special.)
Milking machines in operation will be
one of the principal features of the
dairy department at the State Fair,
which opens here September 10. Farm
ers and dairymen have always been In
terested in the subject of milking ma
chines and their interest has become
particularly strong in the last few
years when dairying In this state has
been hampered by the difficulty in
securing milkers. Men do not like to
milk and will not take work of that
kind If they can get anything else at
the same wages. But milking machin
ery has not generally been found to be
successful and dairymen haye been
compelled to depend upon such labor
as they could get.
Tnere are some manufacturers of
milking machines who think they have
contrived apparatus that will extract
the lacteal fluid from the patient or
impatient cow, whether she be a hard
milker or an easy one. Machines so
simple that a boy can run them, are
alleged to be ready for the farmer
who doesn't like to milk and cannot
hire somebody else to do it for him.
Machines adjustable for tall cows or
short ones, kickers and nonkickers.
Jerseys, Holsteins or scrubs, await the
doubting owner of the dairy herd. It s
all a question of proof and the State
Board of Agriculture proposes to give
tne manufacturers oi milking ma
chines the opportunity to prove by
actual demonstration.
There will be plenty of cows at the
fair and the owners of machines will
be called upon twice a day to do the
milking. If the machines work to the
satisfaction of the farmers, there will
be some business in milking machines.
If they don't work,- the rows and their
owners will give the mining manufac
turers the laugh.
But whether the machines work or
don't work, the State Board of Agrl
culture will give the farmers a chance
to see them tried, and beyond doubt
there will be ranchers around the
stock pens twice a day to see the dim
onstration. and the fun. If any of the
cows object to the unaccustomed treat
ment.
George W. Weeks, superintendent of
the dairy department, has secured the
services of Professor Farrlngton, of
the Wisconsin Agricultural College, as
judge of the dairy exhibits. Farring
ton is an expert of National reputation
on butter and cheese, and asldeNfrom
passing upon the merits of the exhibits
he will be able to give the farmer vis
ltors at the fair many valuable point
ers on the best methods of improving
their product. The exhibitors will have
the satisfaction of knowing that their
entries are judged by an entirely dis
interested person who understands his
business, so there will be no ground for
dissatisfaction upon this score.
Mr. Weeks expects that the dairy
department will be filled with exhibits
of butter, cheese and dairy machinery.
BURNED TREES HAVE VALUE
Immediate Action Can Save Timber
Charred by Santiam Fire.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 19. (Special.)
Experienced lumbermen state that act
ivity on the part of mlllmen will save
much of the timber In the burnt dis
trict up the North Santiam River. The
fire as it rushes through . the green
timber burns those parts of the trees
which are loaded with pitch, and
leaves tho wood but little charred. All
the limbs and foliage are devoured,
and the pitchy bark is burned through,
but the part that is valuable for lum
ber is Injured' but llttl.
This charred timber may be utilized
for milling purposes at any time within
four years after the fire, as a rule.
Sometimes the timber begins to yield
to the elements during the fourth year,
but ordinarily it will stand a wait of
four years after the fire. The work of
handling the burned timber is un
pleasant and dirty, and it Is sometimes
difficult to secure men to do the work,
but all limbs, etc., are removed, and
the charred logs can be'1 prepared for
the mills In short order.
In the many acres of valuable tim
ber through which the fire has run
along the North Santiam River, a great
deal of lumber can be saved by getting
mills into operation within the next
few years. The fire, while destroying a
great deal of property, may have the
effect of giving prospective sawmill en
terprises an Impetus that will start the
development of the timber resources of
Oregon tributary to Linn County.
It may also mean that some of the
timber in the Cascade forest reserve
will be worked up. A great amount of
the valuable timber in the reserve has
been burned by the fire, and more of It
is going all the time. This timber could
be saved during the next four years,
and made into lumber. .
The latest theory about appendicitis is
that advanced by Dr. Alexander Schmidt, of
Altoona, who believes it may be caused by
the minute metallio articles that ret Into
tinned! food, wass, the. oaa onaaec la fpUedJA
APPLES AT AUCTION
Annual Sales Will Be Held at
Hood River This Week.
FANCY GRADES OFFERED
Only Portion of the Crop, Controlled
by Growers' Union to Be Dis
posed. Of Prices Are
let Uncertain.
' HOOD RIVER, Or., Aug. 19. (Special.)
Anticipating the sale tomorrow or Tues
day of Hood River's high-priced New
towns and Spltzenbergs, apple-buyers
have arrived to bid on them. While bids
will also be received by mail, some firms
prefer to be represented in person and
have traveled across the continent for
that purpose.
The apples that will be disposed of early
In the present week are those that will
be marketed by the Applegrowers' Union
and the sale does not, as many suppose.
Include the entire output of the valley,
as the Davidson Fruit Company, which
is the largest individual grower and
shipper of apples at Hood River and
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MACHINE IN USE ON EASTERN OREGON WHEAT FIELDS THAT HARVESTS 45 ACRES IN A DAT,
which paid even higher prices for some
apples than the union last year, will ship
a good many boxes of fruit from here
this year. The price obtained by tne
union last year was 2.65 a box, and it Is
said that it has been offered J2.45 this
year. '
Members of the union will neither con
firm nor deny this report, but say that
If they do obtain that price growers will
realize more money for their apples on
account of the Increased crop than they
did last year.
It Is known that .buyers are anxious to
obtain the high-priced Newtowns and
Spltzenbergs for the export trade on ac
count of their extraordinary keeping qual
ities, and for this reason It is expected
that the bids will not fall far short of
what they were last year. As the union
reserves the right to reject any and all
bids, the portion of the crop which it
handles may not be sold until later.
At the office of the Davidson Fruit
Company, H. F. Davidson, the manager.
said that his concern had not bought any
Winter apples as yet this year, as he
thought the crop was such a big one
that he could afford to wait until later.
This firm handes most of the product
from the Mosler district, apples from
which have taken many prizes and where
Spltzenbergs are one of the best crops.
No apples have been bought In that dis
trict this year, as far as is known by
other dealers and for this reason it Is
difficult to obtain any correct estimate
previous to opening the bids as to what
price Hood River's fancy fruit will bring
this year.
MUST PROTECT SALMON FRY
Hatchery Superintendent Says Few
of Them Reach Maturity.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 19. (Special.)
Nick Hanson, superintendent of the
Washington state hatchery at Chinook,
believes that if the desired result of in
creasing the runs of salmon is to be at
tained through artificial propagation, re
taining ponds must be established, in
which to keep the fry until they are
several months old This Is the plan
that has already been advocated by Dep
uty Fish Warden Webster, of Oregon.
In speaking of the matter, Mr. Hanson
said:
During my eight years' experience as super
intendent of the Chinook hatchery I have made
some thorough Investigations and experiments,
and I am firmly convinced that aomethlna:
must be done to protect the aalmon fry after
they are hatched. With the millions of fry
that have been turned Into the Columbia River
and its tributaries during the past few years,
the river ought by rights to be teeming with
salmon. We have marked sufficient fry to
show conclusively that the fish return to their
native waters, and still with the great num
bers propagated there have been no material
returns.
Surely there Is a fault somewhere, and I
believe It Is because only a small percentage
of the fry hatched ever reach the ocean but
are destroyed by older and larger fish before
they leave the fresh water streams. To check
this tremendous loss to the fishing industry,
nursery ponds must be provided and the fry
be retained in them until they reach an age
when they can tight their way through to
the ocean. It la a law of nature that large
fish will eat the smaller ones no matter what
may be their species. It has been the custom
at many natcherles to turn out the young
salmon wnen they are four weeks old. At the
Chinook Hatchery we have kept them In the
troughs for three months, and even then the
salmon were not strong enough to battle with
their natural enemies.
In order to ascertain Just how destructive
the older fish, axe to the young salmon fry, I
took a few fry and placed them In the re
taining tank where there were a number of
safmon hatched the year previous. To my
surprise the fry had no sooner struck the
water than they were devoured by the older
salmon. The same conditions prevail when
the young fish are turned Into the river, ex
cepting that the enemies are more numerous
and of various varieties. The big fish will
devour the little ones whenever the oppor
tunity offers.
Therefore, some provision must be made to
keep the small fry for a considerable length
of time If we expect to receive results from
artificial propagation.
VALLEY VALUES ARE RISING
Land Purchased Last Year Increases
In Worth About 38 Per Cent.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 19. (Special.) That
the -big profits In Oregon real estate are
not made In Portland alone, or In city
property alone, is Indicated by an in
vestment made less than a year ago by
M, La. Follette, a Mission Bottom
farmer. La. Follette bought a 90-acre
farm last Fall at J62.60 an acre, paying
all that his neighbors thought the place
was worth. He bought it more for the
Investment than for use, for he already
has all the farm land he needs. A few
days ago he was offered 180 an acre for
the same farm, or an Increase of J17.50
an acre.
The total Investment was $5623, and the
amount offered a year later was J7200. or
an Increase of J1575, or about 28 per cent.
Mr. La Follette thinks it will advance
still further and yield him a much larger
profit, so he refused the offer. He thinks
the building of electric roads through
the "Valley will raise farm land values in
the next few years.
Installs a Big Turntable.
LA GRANDE, Or., Aug. 19. (Special.)
The railroad company ha3 Just com
pleted an Important Improvement at Ka
mela by the way of installing at this
place an 85-foot turntable. This Is 19
feet longer than' any other turntable in
the Northwest It Is for the accom
modation of the heavy engines in the
helper service on the mountains. This
turntable has also another distinction
new in the Northwest, and that is an
air motor, by which each locomotive fur
nished its own power for turning.
Cuts Heavy Crop of Oats.
LA GRANDE; Or., Aug. 19. (Special.)
James Halley harvested ten acres of
oats this week, which will average 80
bushels. The straw was so heavy and
thick that the binder could cut only half
a swath at a time, and It took two days
to cut the grain. This should not be
considered bad for a "half-crop" year.
La Grande Depot to Be Moved.
LA GRANDE, Or., Aug. 19. (Special.)
The plan for remodeling the railroad
yards here calls for the removal of the
depot building from its present site. The
building will be moved away from the
main track 30 feet to the East. The
cause for the removal is that more room
Is needed between the building and tho
main track. A spur will' also be put In
for use when two passenger trains are
in La Grande at the same time.
PRUNES SELLING TDD LOW
OKEG4x DEALER COMMENTS ON
MARKET CONDITiONS.
Blame9 Packers for Depressing the
Prices Tour of This Country and
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England Confirms Views.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 19. (Special.)
"There Is absolutely no good reason for
the present iow price of prunes," says
W. T. Jenks, who has Just returned from
a trip to England in the Interest of sales
of Oregon prunes- Mr. Jenks a a mem
ber of the firm of H 8. Glle & Co., of
this city, and has toured the Eastern
States, Canada and England, meeting
buyers and securing orders for prunes.
He says that in England and in this
country the buyers were entirely satis
fled with the opening prices, and would
have continued to pay such prices but for
the action of some of the Oregon packers
in hammering the market down.
"Dealers in Chicago told me they were
willing to pay a 22-cent basis price, and
they are sorry the market went below
that figure. They could afford to pay It
when prunes were selling at wholesale
dn Chicago at 1 cents. But when some of
the Oregon packers broke the market
they had to quit buying In order to pro
tect themselves.
"There Is no need for such a situation.
From what I have learned in visiting a
few prune districts since returning to
Oregon, I Judge that this will be only
about a normal crop. The early pros
pects of a big crop will not be realized.
On the other hand, goods from previous
crops are cleaned out and all the prunes
sold for early delivery will go direct to
the retailers and therefore into consump
tion. "This beef Investigation has created a
prejudice not only against canned beef,
but against all canned goods, and as a re
Bult there will be more dried fruit and
less canned fruit consumed.
"There will be a good market for tha
prune crop and If the growers do not
get a fair price for their fruit they have
no one to blame but a few Oregon pack
ers, who are willing to destroy a valuable
Industry In order to clean up a good profit
on one season's sales."
Remails letters in
Fresh Envelopes
Boniface Bowers Originated Plait of
Forwarding Mall That Has Spread
AH Over Country.
SEVERAL years ago H. C. Bowers,
manager of the Hotel Portland,
originated the Idea of placing mall to
be forwarded to guests In a large en
velope. Instead of the old custom of
writing the new address on the letter
Itself. Since then the custom has been
taken up all over the country by tha
different hotel managements.
Mr. Bowers has had an envelope
printed with a neat advertisement for
the Portland, and in these the letters
are sent to their destination. This does
away with readdressing each letter,
and has made a hit among traveling
men, who, owing to the new system,
get all their mail at once instead of
one letter at a time.
The custom costs the hotel quite a
little sum every month for stamps bnt
'tis a novel advertisement and partic
ularly practical.
Foreigners' Houses Are Looted.
LONDON, Aug. 20. In a dispatch from
Warsaw the correspondent of the Tribune
says that the houses of one British and
one American resident of Lodz ware
looted by Cossacks after the bomb out
rages of Wednesday. Both sufferers have
filed demands for heavy indemnity with
their respective Consuls,
PILES ASKED TO
T
King County Republican Chair
man Makes Plea for
Wilson Man.
WANTS SEAT IN SENATE
i
Junior Senator's Pledge Is Already
Given to Seattle Friend Factional
Fight Threatened Direct Pri
mary In Washington.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 19. (Special.)
L B. Knickerbocker, chairman of the
Republican committee In King County,
who will be nominee for State Senator
in the Thirtieth district. Is trying to
effect a compromise in the Thirty-seventh
district that will permit of the
nomination of E. B. Palmer, ex-Senator
John L. Wilson's political man Frl-
day. Knickerbocker Is urging upon the
Piles following that if Palmer is nom
inated Wilson and himself and all
friends of both men will be satisfied
with the remainder of the county and
legislative tickets. Senator piles' pro
mise of the Senatorial nomination to
Robert Booth has stood in the way of
any compromise so far.
Palmer's election of chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee
balanced political accounts between
hlmstlf and Senator Piles. Friends of
Palmer do not resent the pledge of sup
port that Piles gave Booth, though they
are trying to find a way or getting
around It.
There is a difference of opinon as to
the exact statement of his plans Palmer
gave Senator Piles two years ago. Piles
had absolute control of the last state
delegation from this county and he
Insisted, against the advice of some of
his strongest friends, that Palmer
should be made committeeman from
King County. That berth, it was con
ceded, carried with It the chairman
ship of the state committee. - '
Palmer says he told Plies that he
did not expect to be a Senatorial can
didate to suco6ed himself; Piles and
his friends say the statement was an
absolute announcement of withdrawal.
In any event Palmer asked for the
place to bring him Into close touch
with state officers and politicians, an
ticipating business rather than polit
ical activities for the future. It was
this situation that left Plies free to
pledgo his aid to Bootn.
Hla Own Ward Fights Him.
With the Piles support of Booth
withdrawn there Is little question that
Palmer would win. As it Is Palmer has
a right on in his own precinct against
five other candidates for office. He is
opposed In his ward by two legislative
candidates and by the Booth follow
ing. Booth has no trouble In his ward.
It Is no secret that Wilson would like
to see Palmer renominated. They have
been close friends for years and re
main In close touch now. Wilson an
nounced several weeks ago that he had
retired from politics. It Is not likely
that he Intended this statement to be
interpreted to mean that he had lost,
interest, or would take no more interest
in politica The best Interpretation to
put upon the announcement was that
he personally sought no office. That
he wants something to say about who
does get office goes without saying.
Chairman Knickerbocker figures that
Mr. Wilson would be perfectly satisfied if
Palmer were renominated, and he believes
that any possibility of friction during the
campaign can be removed if the Piles
following will withdraw Booth. Though
the county is overwhelmingly Republican
there Is danger In a factional fight that
he is anxious to avoid.
Senator Piles himself has said that he
wants a legislative delegation that wnl
be friendly to him. There is this desire
and the further fact that Booth was
pledged the Piles support that stand in
the way of the Knickerbocker compro
mise. Many Pledges Are Demanded.
The legislative ticket in King County
will be opposed this Fall stronger than
at any time for several years. There are
too many different interests demanding
pledges to let the legislative ticket pull
through without some friction. The re
quirement from the labor leaders that
the legislative delegation be friendly to
State Federation legislation Is probably
the most Important demand. The direct
primary advocates are making the most
insistent request for support.
It is certain the county convention will
go on record In favor of the direct pri
mary, but that Is not' enough for the lead
ers of the movement. A circular has
been sent out ''by the state president de
manding that every legislative candidate
sign a pledge to vote for a direct-primary
bill. Friends of the movement every
where are asked to secure these written
statements. Local legislative candidates
seem willing enough now to support a di
rect-primary measure, but there has been
an epidemic of signed pledges here that
makes the pen-and-ink promise rather
wearisome.
The King County legislative delegation
has been tied up In signed pledges year
after year, until, some of the men who
want to be nominated Insist they will
sign no more.
State Primary League's Work.
The State Primary League wants the
pledge to read that the legislative candi
dates will support a measure satisfactory
to the league. What this Is to be is un
decided. The league is sending out a
circular letter asking for the views of
SUPPOH
PALMER
the public The executive committee
wants to know whether there Is a ma
jority in favor of an. open or closed pri
mary; whether all offices, including Uni
ted States Senator, shall be Included in
the bill, and whether nominations shall
be by petition or whether any person may,
become a candidate merely by announc
ing his ambition.
The committee Is also seeking the views
of the public as to whether there shall
be a fee collected from candidates;
whether an Itemized statement of ex
penses ought to be filed by nominees, and
a number of other Inquiries are pro
pounded. An Indorsement of the bill that
is to be drafted on the basis of these re
plies Is sought in advance.
BRAVE RESCUE AT LOS ANGELES
Family of Drowning Man Cheer, on
the Lifesavera.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19. Henry New
lngton was drowned off the foot of Gold
en avenue. Long Beach, this afternoon.
He had gone in swimming and was
swept out beyond his depth. Just as a
lifeboat put out to his rescue a big
breaker burled him under the tons of
water. He was not seen again, nor was
his body recovered.
At Venice, Paul Conway, of Los An
geles, a powerful man and an excellent
swimmer, left the protection of the break
water and swam to a point half a mile
from Bhore. There he became exhausted
In the rough breakers, and his frantic
struggles were seen by persons on the
pier, who notified the bathhouse life
guards. While one of these, Ed Burns,
with three or four other persons, struck
out to rescue Conway, the tatter's father,
mother, brother and sister stood on the
breakwater and cheered them on.
All of the rescuers but Burns turned
back. He finally rescued Conway after
the drowning man had sunk twice.
Burns had to subdue Conway by force
before he could bring him ashore. Five
thousand people cheered the guard when
he staggered ashore with his unconscious
burden.
ASKS REMOVAL OF TROOPS
Senator Culberson Acts on Appeal
From Brownsville.
DALLAS, Tex., Aug. 19. Following
a further appeal from the citizens of
Brownsville, United States Senator Cul
berson has again appealed to tho War
Department for prompt Investigation
and Immediate action in the situation
in the Southwest Texas city. He sent a
telegram today to General Alnsworth,
of the War Department, urging tele
graphlo communication with the offi
cers at the post, and removal of the
troops from Fort Brown, deeming this
the only means to bring peace.
Inspector Arrives at Brownsville.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Aug. 18.
Major A. P. Blookson, U. S. A., Inspect
or-general of the Southwestern dlvi
slon, arrived here today to Investigate
the recent outrage committed by Fed
eral negro troops of the Twenty-fifth.
While it is believed that no further
trouble is likely for the present at
least, the citizens of Brownsville are
as determined as ever that the negroes
shall not remain at tnis station.
Recommends Early Removal.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex., Aug. 19. Gen
eral W. E. MeCaskey, commanding the
Department of Texas, has made a reo
ommendatlon to the War Department
that the negro troops a,t Brownsville
and elsewhere along the Rio Grande in
Texas be Immediately withdrawn.
This Information Is obtained from an
authentic source. The recommendation
further suggests that the forts now
garrisoned with negro soldiers of the
Twenty-fifth Infantry be left -without
garrison In the interim before their re
lief can be sent.
RAIDS MADE BY TATARS
Armenians Are Murdered and Much
Property Destroyed.
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TIFLT3, Aug. 19. News received here
from Sangesur district says that the Ta
tar nomads of three neighboring districts
have destroyed the market town of Kaar
akills and killed 13 Armenians, wounding
many of the Inhabitants, and destroyed
much property.
A second band attacked the village of
Khanasak. The Tatars also committed
outrages in other small towns.
Loan for Manchnrlan Enterprise.
LONDON, Aug. 19. Cabling from Toklo,
the correspondent there of the Dally Tele
graph says that Takahashl, Vlce-Gover-nor
of the Bank of Japan, Is going to
England and America to negotiate a gov
ernment loan for the Manchurlan enter
prise of J40.000,000. If circumstances are
favorable, he will attempt the conversion
of old loans .to a lower interest basis.
Sultan Is Looking Tired.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 19. The Sul
tan drove to the Selamllk on Friday in an
open carriage. Ha looked tired, but on
arriving at the foot of the hill he mount
ed the steps of the mosque without dif
ficulty. His Majesty drove himself back
to the palace. He postponed, however,
his customary reception' to the Ambas
sadors. Blight Threatens Irish Potatoes.
LONDON. Aug. 20. A serious potato
blight has appeared in the west of Ire
land and threatens the failure of the
crop.
Drunken Mexicans In Row.
CANON. Colo.. Aug. 19. As a result
of a row between 20 drunken Mexicans
early this morning, engaged at Pros
pect Heights, Marshal Berggantz was
clubbed and Marshal Plllmon was se
riously stabbed. During the tight tnrea
Mexicans were seriously Injured and
n American slightly. Several arrests
have jjeen made.
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Carmen's Union Presents Re
quest to United Railroads.
OLD AGREEMENT VIOLATED
Crews Are Compelled to Do Twice
as Much Work aa Under Old
Conditions, While Cost oX
Living Is Increased.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19. Richard
Cornelius, president of the San Francisco
Carmen's Union, presented to the United
Railroads today a request for increased
pay and shorter hoars of work for the
members of the organization. According
to the formal letter which he handed to
Thornwell Mulally, acting president, tho
carmen want ti a day for working a day
of eight hours, to take effect on Sep
tember 1.
Cornelius is particular to explain that
the union is requesting, not demanding, a
modification of its present working agree
ment with the United Railroads. He said
today that, according to the view taken
by the carmen, the company has violated
lt agreement with the union, and that
therefore the union considers itself free
to ask for a new agreement, based on
the changed conditions of service growing
out of the recent calamity.
Particularizing the acts of the company
which he says constitute a violation of
the agreement, the United Railroads, said
Cornelius, operating crowded cars and
Is falling to keep Its cars in good condi
tion. "Under the new conditions carmen aro
the poorest paid working people in this
city," declares Cornelius. "Common la
borers are receiving $2.60 for an eight
hour day, and' that Is more than carmen,
are paid.
"In view of the increased rentals, which
In some cases have forced our men into
refugee camps, we consider that our re
quest for a readjustment of the wage,
scale is not unreasonable. In this connec
tion I wish to say, however, that the
Increased cost of living Is not the only
consideration that prompts our request
for more pay. The carmen are doing
twice as much work as they did under
the old conditions. At the same time tha
company's earnings are within 10 per cent
of what they were before the fire."
MAY TIE tJP ALL THE BCILDINGj
Bay City Hoisting Engineers Denied!
Demand for Higher Wages.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19. A gen
eral tie-up of building operations in
this city on ail the larger buildings is
threatened as a consequence of the re
fusal of the contractors to grant the
demands made by the hoisting engi
neers. Yesterday the hoisting engineers,
who now receive $5 a day, served indi
vidual demands for an increase of Jl a
day on all contracts, to take effect to
morrow. Today the contractors held a
meeting and decided not to grant the
increase asked for. While those Im
mediately concerned In making thai
demand number onky about 100 men, a
strike would affect the entire building
trades and would result In stopping all
operations on the buildings now In
course of construction, repairs or re
habilitation. Nonunion Linemen Are Mobbed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19. A riotous
demonstration against nonunion llnemen
employed by tho street railway company,
took place tonight at Fillmore and' Clark
streets. The nonunion men, with armed
guards, were sent out on a work car
to make repairs. When they were sur
rounded by a Jeering crowd, a guardl
drew his revolver.
Several shots were fired before the ar
rival of two patrol wagons filled with
policemen, who scattered the crowd.
George Adams, one of the rioters, was)
arrested.
Neck Broken In Fright,
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19. The blow
ing out of a fuse on a Market-street cap
tonight caused the death of Miss Jennie
Regan, a sister of Detective Sergeant
Regan, of the local police department.
The young woman was so badly fright
ened by the loud detonation that she fell
off the open car. Her neck was broken.
WILL HOLD FOR 30 CENTS
Barney May, Harrisburg Hop King,
Looks for High ' Prices.
Barney May, Mayor of Harrisburg-,
and the hop king of Oregon, Is regis
tered at the Perkins Hotel. He is here
on "business connected with his great
industry. Mr. May is Junior member ot
the firm of May & Senders, one of the
largest hop growing concerns In the
state. Hundreds of acres are aevoiei
to the Industry near Harrisburg.
Mr. May states that ne nas been ot
tered 20 cents a nound for the entire
output of his ranch this season. Tha
price, however, does not suit him. Ha
believes that 33 cents Is not too much
for his hops and will hold out for that
amount. He has a fine yield this year.
During the recent wet and dry electloa
at Harrisburg Mr. juay was naiurauy;
on the wet side. Furthermore, he won.
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