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PORTLAND. FRIDAY, JCXT 24. 1906.
THE STANDARD OIL DECISION.
On tome of the grounds stated by
' the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals, In Its decision on the Stand
ard Oil penalty, there is reasc.i to ap
prove the action of the court; for it
must be admitted that the fine was
excessive, not reasonable nor propor
tionable to the specific acts com
plained of, but in the nature of gen
eral punishment for the long-contin
ued excesses and oppressions of the
huge monopoly. Yet. the general sen
timent of the country Is that this
monster is entitled to no tenderness
or. leniency; and there are but few
who would regret to see it compelled
to disgorge this vast sum, even though
the particular offenses alleged In this
case would not alone constitute a rea
son for enforcement of a penalty so
extraordinary.
But the court begs the question
when it urges so insistently that the
judgment Is unjust, in that it Is vir
tually a judgment against the Stand
ard Oil Company of New Jersey,
which is the principal owner of the
stock of the Standard Oil Company of
Indiana; for the New Jersey corpora
tion was not In court, had not been
Indicted, and should not be punished
vicariously, through Its offshoot in In
dtana. Technically, and even legally,
this doubtless Is right. But the coun
try does not overlook the fact that
the Indiana company is one of the
many heads or limbs of a devouring
monster which attempts these substi
tutions and disguises for Its own pro
tection against laws and courts; and
the country, therefore, holds that it
has no moral right to the immunity
which it has fraudulently planned and
established. Besides, the principal
corporation is or should be respon
sible for the acts of its agents a con
sequence which this decision virtually
denies.
The plea of the court, therefore,
that It Is wrong to try to punish one
corporation through another, however
sound as a principle of legal practice
and defense if the corporations are
Independent of each other carries no
such weight in this case, in the general
mind. It will turn thousands to vote
for Bryan, under the impression that
somehow his election would afford
means or opportunity to get at this
Oorgon or Hydra, and reduce it to
submission to law and justice. It Is
not relished that this abominable con
trivance Invented by a vast corpora
tion to set Itself through Protean dis
guises above the control of law and
the penalties of justice, should be per
mitted to succeed. -
The short argument on this point,
for the political campaign now at
hand, will be directed to the fact that
many of the judges of the courts of
the United States are to retire within
a very few years, and that Bryan,' If
elected, will appoint judges of very
different description. Even though it
were an argument that ought not to
be made. It will be made neverthe
less. The hustings will ring with it,
and newspapers will ring with it, dur
ing the next fourteen weeks, from one
end of the country to the other. To
the argument for an "independent
Judiciary." the orators will answer,
"We don't want an Independent Judi
ciary; we want a judiciary that will
execute our will." It will take many
votes to Bryan, certainly; and as cer
tainly will carry many away frora
him.
HELP FOR BLEKDINO BOSTON.
The cultured West extends sym
pathy to the wild and woolly East.
Not only sympathy but assistance as
well will be ofTered, if we can be of
service In apprehending rhe band of
desperadoes which has terrified the
city of Boston. Though the people of
the West are not accustomed to the
harrowing experiences incident to a
"shootlng-up-the-town," such as has
just occurred in Boston, when one
man was killed and ten persons were
injured by the bullets of an outlaw
gang, yet in courage we are not want
ing, and if ft is desired we can or
ganize posses and send them to assist
in restoring law and order in the old
town on Massachusetts Bay. Out on
the Irrigated ranches of Eastern Ore
gon there is a lot of college graduates
who have hunted coyotes until they
have become expert with the rifle and
revolver. In the mining camps of
Southern Oregon are hundreds of
young men who have learned the use
of firearms while shooting .deer, and,
though they prefer the quieter em
ployment of putting in practice the
knowledge of metallurgy acquired at
college, yet for humanity's sake they
would be willing to hunt desperadoes
in the streets of Boston. All through
the Willamette Valley are prosperous
fruit growers, who love the peaceful
life they lead and who would regret
to miss, for even a few days, the cool
sea breezes which add to the enjoy
ment of an evening with the masters
of American literature. But these
men would willingly give up the plea
sure of eating cherries and peaches as
they lie in their shaded hammocks
and pursue their favorite authors, if
by so doing they oould relieve the dis
tress of their Boston brothers. They
are experts with the rifle,, for they
were members of militia companies
while at college.
Though deploring the conditions
which prompt the offer, Oregon gladly
volunteers to raise a company of
picked sharpshooters and send them
to Boston to hunt down the highway
men who have successfully defied the
constituted authorities on the other
aids of tho continent. Though prefer
ring the wsll-merrtoxl distinction of
Entered at Portland,
Eecond-Cl&M il altar.
intellectual pre-eminence, our people
are ready, it occasion require, to give
their fellow citizens in the East the
aid of Ohvslcal strpnirrri And nrnvpu
It is to be hoped that peace officers
in Boston will be able to exterminate
the lawless band without asking the
cultured residents of the peaceful
West to endure the hardships and
dangers of a man-hunt in the wild
ana woony .rJast
BOCTHERX "SUPPORT" OF BRYAN
Nothing in recent times in our poll-
tics has been more noticeable than
the manner in which the Southern
press "supports" Bryan. It deals with
him all the time with banter, with
levity, with no touch of seriousness or
the spirit of It. Truth is, Bryan's ap
peal to the socialistic sentiment of the
North is detested at the South. The
representative newspapers of the
Southern states treat Bryan as a Joke,
a farce, and false alarm. Their atti
tude Is one of humorous indifference
or amused contempt. In plain terms,
the South has no Interest whatever- In
the purposes for which the Bryan
Democracy of the North Is contend
ing, and all the leading men and
newspapers say so. The Southern
States will giv Bryan their votes this
year, once more, but through habit
only; and they are giving their "sup
port with a satiric laugh.
The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph says
the Bryan platform is "honeycombed
with socialism"; and It laments that
"there is nothing left for us to- do but
to follow what is left of the Demo
cratic party an empty name!" As for
Bryan, "Without having filled any high
and useful offices - of state, he was
made famous by his 'cross of gold
speech, and has since been prominent
only as a continuing candidate for the
Presidency, as a lecturer, and as. the
popular representative of the radical
wing of the Democratic party during
the past twelve years. .
If there is any Democratic paper in
the South It Is the Charleston (S. C.)
News and Courier. This paper, de
testing Northern socialistic tendencies
that have the sanction of the
Democratic party, declares that the
convention "would have done wiser
by nominating for Vice-President
John Mitchell, who would have accen
tuated the Democracy's wild and
weird appeal to the frenzy and radi
calism of the country, and who is a
vigorous man of brains and convic
tions." For "if Mr. Bryan cannot be
elected because he is popular with the
feverish, dissatisfied, and enraged in
the United States, he cannot be elect
ed at all, and Mr. Mitchell's name
would have rimmed the ticket with
agitation, so that it would have at
tracted the gaze of every voter suffer
ing from a thirst for desperate
politics."
Still another indication of the "state
of mind" that exists In Georgia, and
largely throughout the South, is the
daily utterance of the Savannah News,
one of the ablest and most substan
tial of the Southern newspapers. It
says "Bryan will get the vote of Geor
gia, but he Is not the state's choice for
the Presidency."
The suggestion Is made, however.
that Georgia's electoral vote may go
to Watson. Several, of the newspapers
report that "Tom Watson is making
a deal with the Brown faction of the
Democracy of Georgia, so that the
electoral vote of the state may be se
cured to Watson." Further, that "a
meeting of the State Democratic com
mittee Is to be held July 25 to con
sider the matter." It is said to be
"the ambition of Watson's life to have
the electoral vote of Georgia cast for
him. The significance of these ru
mors lies not in any real probability of
their realization, but chiefly In the
revelation they make of the dissolu
tion of old political sentiment In the
South. Watson may be the nominee
of the Hearst Independence League
party, which, however, might not help
him much in Georgia, But there is a
further report that the Republican
vote of Georgia, such as It is, may
be brought into line for Watson. The
Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk), noting
these persistent rumors, says: "We
have long been of the opinion, that
when the solidity of the South proper
snail have been finally broken, Geor
gia will be one of the two states to
lead the way."
That a break-up is coming in the
South is evident. Prohibition is (one
of the portents. In Tennessee the
Democratic party is badly upset by it.
Prohibition was the fight in the
Democratic primary. The liquor peo
ple won. But the Prohibitionists are
on the warpath. Of course these
things are not conclusive. But they
show the break up of old party lines.
While It may reasonably be ex
pected that the electoral votes of the
old South will all be cast for Bryan
this year, yet In some of those states
there will be very close results; and
In no future Presidential election will
he old South be wholly for the
Democratic party. The reason Is that
the old conditions that made It Demo
cratic are clearly passing away. And
the prevailing sentiment of the, South
has nothing in common with "the
frenzy and radicalism" of the North,
that pushes Bryan as its candidate.
NAVY FOR THE PACIFIC.
The remarks of President Roosevelt
regarding the necessity of a navy in
Keeping with our aspirations as a.
world power will meet with general
approval among all American citizens
who are in favor of retaining our re
cently acquired Dossesalnna hovnnri
the seas. The President's statement
that "a first-class fighting navy is the
most effective suaran-tee of npni- tio
Nation can have," Is unquestionably
true, ror nations are In many respects
not at all dissimilar from individuals,
and the well-armed man rarely en
counters trouble unless he Is looking
for it. It Is regrettable in the ex
treme that the President did not see
fit to call attention to the unprotected
-r-acinc when the project for the world
tour of the navy was first discussed.
In his speech at Newport Wednesdnv.
he mentioned the unprotected position
oi Alaska ana Hawaii. What Is true
Of those lmrtnrtant Tn,lflr, nnoaAe
elons of the United States Is equally
true of the Philippines, the richest of
all of our Pacific dependencies.
We most certainlv
can "hammer" the enemy, but we al
so need that navy stationed at a point
where It can reach the enemy without
the necessity of steamina- 14 nnn mii.
around two continents in order to
reach the place where the "hammer
ing" is to take place. The world's
last frontier is out here on the shores
of the Pacific and It Is where the new
world pushing westward encounters
the) hordes of the over-populated East
that the next bier battle will be fmis-ht
This is a fact admitted alike by diplo
mats and fighting men, in Europe as
well as in this country. If we are to
continue building battleships, they
should, on completion, be Immediately
sent to the Pacific station, where they
can be made available in case of need.
Some other power, which in differ
ent circumstances, might have a
wholesome respect for our ships,
would feel very much emboldened if
these ships were 14,000 miles away
when the occasion for hammering
might arise.
Next to a big navy with the best
fighting ships afloat, our greatest im
mediate need to perpetuate peace Is
to have more of the ships already
built, as well as those which are
building, stationed at points where
they can be of use. It is to be hoped
that the necessity for such precaution
will be sufficiently plain to the Presi
dent and Congress to induce them to
order at least half of the squadron
back, to the Pacific, as soon as the
present junket is completed.
READING THE GREAT DAILIES.
Editor Geer of the Pendleton Tribune
complains at the bigness of metro
politan dallies, and remarks that no
one can take the time to read all
these papers contain. He reminds one
of the young man from the Waldo
Hills, who, on his first visit to a hotel,
complained that he could not eat
everything mentioned on the bill of
fare. Most people prefer a long bill
of fare from which to select, and few
attempt to eat everything prepared
for them. The man who buys a
metropolitan daily gets his money's
wortn even if he reads but a small
portion of the paper. There are plenty
or people who never look at the mar
ket page or the sporting page of a
city dally. On the other hand, there
are others who read scarcely anything
else, livery man knows that the
metropolitan paper offers everything:
that a reasonable man could ask and
it expects him to assimilate only so
much as he wants. Those who do not
like the highly-spiced morsels from
police and divorce courts are at lib
erty to pass them by. Those who en
joy the substantial offerings of Na
tional and international politics, can
get their fill from the big daily and
nowhere else.
The 40- or 60-page Sunday paper
draws from every man according to
his ability and gives to every man ac
cording to his need. No man is com
pelled to consume the whole bill of
fare. If he does not wish to select, he
can go somewhere else and get a plain
meal of corned beef and cabbage.
THE RAILROAD PROBLEM.
The railroads of the country are
rapidly getting into the position of
that fabled party who was "twlxt the
devil and the deep blue sea," With
every possible curtailment made In
operating expenses and maintenance
charges, the tremendous shrinkage in
net earnings which began last Oc
tober is still in " evidence, and the
roads are now facing ' the prob
lem of an advance in rates
or a decrease In wages. From
past experience and present clamor,
they have positive assurance that
whichever alternative is chosen there
will come on their heads the wrath
of the party which was turned down.
The gravity of the problem is such
that it can hardly fall to appeal to all
classes of the people, for the railroad
industry, on account of the immensity
of its operations, Is one of the basic
pillars of our entire commercial and
industrial structure.
Any curtailment in the spending
powers of the railroads which pre
vents increase In facilities, betterments.
equipment or service, is felt in an in
numerable number of channels of
trade and industry. The tremendous
influence of the industry on prosperity
In other branches of trade is reflected
in the figures of the Interstate Com
merce Commission for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1907, the elaborate
nature of these compilations prevent
ing their publication at an earlier
date. These figures show that on
June 30, 1907, there were on the pay
roll of the railroads of the United
States, 1,672,074 persons and the
wages paid them in the preceding
twelve months reached the enormous
sum of ?1, 072, 386, 427. This salary
list, together with other expenses,
brought the total for operating ex
penses for the year up to $1,748,-
518,814. ;
The hundreds of millions that were
paid out for supplies, fuel and other
materials used in operating the roads,
all represented other payrolls of vast
proportions in other industries depen
dent on the railroads. Even the in
terest charges and the dividends,
which, of course, were paid out of
the earnings, were distributed among
a vast number of people, the Pennsyl
vania road alone having 76.000 stock
holders. These dividends for the fis
cal year amounted to more than
$300,000,000. which, together wtth the
amount distributed for cost of opera
tion, show more than 2,000,000,000
placed in circulation by this one indus
try. These figures show the Industry
at high-water mark. The number of
men employed in operation alone was
more than doubled in ten years, and
the earnings increased $1,000,000,000
in the six years since 1901, more than
half of this increase being made In
the two years prior to June 30, 1907.
Railroad prosperity for the period
mentioned Is thus shown to have been
keeping pace with prosperity in other
lines. In fact, the railroad interests
are so interwoven with other indus
tries that both must stand or fall to
gether. Recognizing this fact, the
present seems an inopportune time
for recriminations. Good and bad
have suffered alike before the swing
of the big stick, and there is no use
crying over spilled milk or harbor
ing resentment. The duty now before
the people, as well as the railroads, is
to face conditions as they actually
exist, and determine the best remedy
for the existing trouble. Notwith
standing the flotation of a number of
bond Issues, there is still a fabulous
amount of money needed for improve
ments and extensions. Ten, twenty or
a hundred millionaires or multi-millionaires
cannot supply this money,
and it must come as the money which
built the railroads came from the
thousands and hundreds of thousands
of small investors, not alone in the
United States, but in Europe.
But this money will not be forth
coming until there is a re-adjustment
of finances, and other conditions gov
erning railroad operation. If the
water has not all been squeezed from
the stock, and if there can be further
saving effected by the. use of old roll-
ins: Stock, nlrl Trnrlhrl an4 the, rtTkj.
tiCe of othpr Tinn1.tlm As.ninm4A
these features must receive further
attention. If. however, tho ralli-nol
men can establish the truth of their
contention that they are down to bed
rocK, on operating and maintenance
charges, the matter becomes a simple
economic problem as to whether the
Increased revenue actually needed
snau come out or the railroad em
DlOVe or Whethpr Tho nrmr rt
sumers shall share the burden in the
snape of increased rates.
Pending this readjustment. It would
help matters somewhat if the Inter
state Commerce Commission wmiM
permit the roads to again secure some
ui wis vast amount or iramc that has
been diverted from the transcontinen
tal lines to the foreign steamship
lines Dlvina: between Now Tnrlr anil
the Orient by way of the Suez Canal.
ine wnoie question is fraught with
deep interest to the American people,
and on its DroDer solution the adHv
return of continued prosperity Is
largely dependent.
The Pendleton East Oregonian has
this remark:
The Portland Oregonian says that no good
town is dry and that no dry town -J a aood
town. This Is high sounding fallacy. It 1b
a pretty play on words, but It does not bear
investigation.
What The Oregonian said was this,
to wit:
A big town will never be a dry town, and
a dry town will never be a big town. Yet
a nig town may not be a desirable thing.
The Oregonian said "a big town,"
not "a good town." For a big town
may not be a good town; while a good
town may never be a big town. What
is the reason, if one is to quote from
another, that he can't quote correct
ly? What is the right name for such
mental obliquity?
An unusually large number of
drowning accidents are reported this
season, the death roll from this cause
being painfully large In the immediate
vicinity of Portland. With such an
abundance of opportunity for indulg
ing in the pleasures of a dip in the
rivers or lakes, there will always be
great danger for inexperienced swim
mers. Wherever it is possible to do
so, boys and girls should be taught
to swim. They should also be taught
due respect for the dangers that In
some circumstances beset even the
good swimmers. Most of these dis
tressing fatalities are due to careless
ness, and could easily have been
avoided by the exercise of caution.
From standing grain in the field to
well-baked biscuits in 22 minutes was
the record made in converting the
raw. material Into the manufactured
product at Waitsburg, Wash., a few
days ago. This is said to beat the
previous record held by a Minneapolis
mill by 29 minutes. The Minneapolis
record was made several years ago,
and might be improved on at this
time, but until the Minnesota farmers
begin using combined harvesters and
other up-to-date machinery such as
has made the Pacific Northwest fa
mous, the record will remain on this
side of the Rocky Mountains.
The editor of a Whatcom County
(Washington) paper admits that he
filed his declaration of candidacy un
der the primary law for the purpose
of obtaining advertising for himself
and for his paper, and he considers
the $60 fee a good investment. Still
another spirited citizen has filed his
declaration, not in expectation of get
ting the nomination for himself, but
of drawing off votes from another
candidate whom he hates, so as to
beat him. You see how the system
Unds to development of the honor
and dignity of human nature.
Eastern Oregon wool-growers who
sold early at prices below the figures
later prevailing, should not worry over
the loss of the-difference between the
low and high marks. No man can
tell what the variation In prices will
be. Perhaps next year the early sel
lers will be In luck. Each grower
must exercise his best judgment and
sell when he thinks conditions best
for him. Whether prices go up or
down thereafter may be a matter
worthy of attention for the purpose of
aiding future transactions, but It is
not worth worrying about.
AVhere shall we see the end of the
boycott that Is threatened as a result
of the prohibition movement? First
the Eastern brewers declared an in
tention to boycott Oregon hops if Ore
gon voted "dry." Now, in an effort
to stop the prohibition movement,
Oregon brewers want to boycott whis
ky by prohibiting the sale of that
liquor alone. Will the whisky dis
tillers retaliate by refusing to drink
any beer?
Union coal shovelers in San Fran
cisco are striking against a reduction
in wages from $6 to $5 per day. If
there is only enough of that $5 per
day coal shoveling to go round, pro
fessional and semi-professional gentle
men from numerous points in the
United States will be rushing into the
Bay City in squads. There is con
siderable of the "dignity of labor" in
emoluments of $5 per day.
William J. Bryan "has retired from
the editorial management of the Com
moner until after election. He has
put his brother Charley in charge and
announces that he will not be respon
sible for what the paper says during
his absence. That's a hard slap at
Brother Charley. He ought to re
sent it in. his first leader.
Because many flocks have their
black sheep It is not a necessary pre
sumption that all flocks have them.
The best of families sometimes have
their wayward sons and daughters,
just as the worst sometimes produce
models of manhood and womanhood.
The Milwaukee Sentinel is giving
away Ice to the sick and poor of its
city. The Sentinel will have to give
away something besides ice if it hopes
to become famous in Milwaukee.
While It is true that ihe wages of
sin is death, it is unfortunate that
frequently those who are innocent of
the sin must suffer its consequences.
We haven't noticed that anybody
who has anything worth ' having has
asked Lloyds to insure him against
the election of Candidate Taft.
Ladles may go and come at will in
Portland saloons. There are always
gents there to welcome them.
OTTLOOK FOR PROHIBITION VOTE
Mar, With the Jifgnwa Hold Balance
of Power la Some States.
New Tork World. Dem.
No estimate of the strength In No
vember of the ticket headed by Chafln
and Watklne can be formed by turn
ing back to the 258,536 votes cast for
Swallow and Carroll four years ago.
The Prohibition vote has a way of
surprising people. It leaped from
Green Clay Smith's 9000 in 1876 and
the veteran Neal Dow's 10.000 In 18S0
to the 151.000 in 1884 for John P. St.-
John more than twice enough to have
given Blaine a majority of the electors
and to have wiped out Cleveland's
plurality of the popular vote. The
Prohibitionists, with the dissatisfied
negro voters, might possibly this year
again noia the balance of Dower.
The Prohibition movement has shown
of late extraordinary strength. The
passage of "dry" laws in Southern
States where the normal Democratic
majority is heavy has not yet much
vwunu-tti meaning in a presidential
year, but in some of the border and Cen
tral States the situation Is more Inter
esting. Here is the 1904 Prohibition
vote in a group of nine such Btates:
Ohio 19,399' Maryland 3.034
Indiana 23.4S0 Kentucky 6,609
Illinois S3,770IWet Va 4,599
lowa li. boi1 Michigan 18,303
Missouri 7.191i
Illinois last year cast 88,393 Prohibi
tion votes. The Weet Virginia Legislature-
has one Prohibition member.
Local conditions may in several of
these states favor a heavy Prohibition
vote. This ticket has often appealed
to voters dissatisfied with both politi
cal parties. It made such an appeal in
1884 and again in 1892. The platform
adopted in Columbus contains much
that la sound and popular, particularly
the plank favoring a graduated Income
and Inheritance tax. Many discontent
ed members of the great parties may
feel In supporting It that they are not
altogether "throwing away their
votes," but affirmatively urging prin
ciples, entirely apart from Prohibition,
which are entitled to be treated with
respect.
Predicts Rapid Decay of Mulr Glacier.
PORTLAND, July 23. (To the Ed
itor.) About the only feature of inter
est in the discussion about Mulr Gla
cier now is whether that great natural
wonder Is actually disappearing. Proof
that such is the case may be found be
tween the lines of C. Henri Labbe's
communication, whose name may be
just plain Charles Henry Labbe.
If the face of Mulr Glacier is now
four miles further back than It was
20 years ago, having rotted and
dropped off up into the srraller
branches, a process still going on,
with no hew supply being added at
the source, the conclusion is plain.
The writer visited Mulr GlaSier in
1889, and it was carefully surveyed by
Professor Wright, of Oberlln College,
who spent two or three weeks measur
ing its rate of travel toward the sea.
It then moved In the center into the
bay 40 feet every 24 hours, breaking
into Icebergs and drifting seaward
many leagues. Moreover, the mountain
sides, right and left, 1000 feet or more
up, are scraped bare as a bone, show-
ng- oeyond question that Mulr Glacier.
when the Americans came to it was
only a small remnant of what It had
been.
Official records kept by officers of
tho Russian government show the
snowfall up where this glacier was
born to have been some years as much
as 93 feet in a single Winter. This
packed during the Summer, each year
adding to the others, till the icefield
was formed which in time ran over at
the lowest places. Now, this heavy
fall of snow no longer comes to renew
the glacier above and. with the ranid
decay at the lower end, people who
wisn to see what little remains of
Mulr Glacier had better not delay.
C. E. CLINE.
Mr. Bryan's Nebraska Holdings.
Lincoln (Neb.) Dispatch to the Indian
apolis Star.
According to the hasty estimate mnde
by the County Assessors. W. J. Bryan
stands eighth in the list of Lincoln's
wealthy men. Mr. Bryan s possessions.
as estimated in the list filed in the Court
house, total the modest sum of 184.000.
This total Is made up of the following
items:
One hundred and thirty-five acres of
tarm lana loo acres, worth 18000, in
the name of Mrs. Rrvanl coo iok
House at Fairvlew 21 000
Improvements, barns, etc 2.325
The Commoner 19,250
Personal property 12800
ine latter Item Is made up of the fol
lowing, as returned by their owner:
Household goods 3 500
Jewelry 430
'i wemy-on head or cattle 1 200
Dogs ' 40
Cash on hand Aniil 1 )inn
Piano '500
Pictures and engravings ............ 1 000
Agricultural tools '150
FViur horses goo
Notes 1,000
Firearms 150
Diamonds SjO
Six vehicles fioo
In Nebraska the law is that everything
shall be assessed at Its cash value, but as
a rule the valuation made represents
about three-fourths of the true value. If
this rule holds good In case of Mr. Bryan.
his possessions in Nebraska, real and per
sonal are worth actually slightly In excess
of $100,000.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbllt Pays Taxes.
Boston Dispatch.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbllt Is the largest
taxpayer in Newport, R. I. She paid this
year on a total valuation of $1,040,200.
GREEN
CAXXERY ENDS TEAR'S RrX
Eugene Growers Preserve Fruit
When Market I Dull.
EUGENE, Or., July 23. Special Ths
cherry season closed at the cannery here
today. The crop of the members of the
Lane County Fruit and Vegetable Asso
ciation has been quite satisfactorily han
dled, and a large lot of cherries from the
outside have been cared for.
The cannery this season has been run
by the fruit organization, with W. G.
Allen as superintendent. Cherries have
not brought a good price as green fruit
and most of the output has been pre
served in cans or barrels, where it can
await an improvement In the market.
The association Is shipping some of the
darker cherries to California and Eastern
points, but the market is not satisfactory.
The cherry crop in Lane County this
year has been a heavy one and the qual
ity first-class. The prices paid for green
fruit was little better than half of that
paid last year.
Tha famous little orchard of Mahlon
Harlow has made a new record this year
in its cherry yield, giving 19 tons as com
pared with 18 tons last year. This or
chard consists of two acres. One tree
bore 675 pounds of cherries this season.
PERDUE NOT SPOKANE MAX
Mystery Still Surrounds Identity of
Timber Murder Victim.
HILLSBORO. Or., July 23.-Special.)
Sheriff Hancock has received word from
the Chiefs of Poll nf SnniionA o.
tie, stating that no such man as E. Per
due, ouppueea to oe tne man murdered
near Timber, has made himself known in
either of those cities -
It IS nOW thnilffht nrnluhl. V. - .
jiintiimo-tjLampea Badges bearing the
"aul iiiisiii imve wen placed In the
dear! man's nnr-kot hu . , -,i 1
- 1 . . ... -uiuvi ri in
order to confuse identification. That
roDDery was tne motive seems apparent,
as the right-hand pocket of the dead man
was turned inside out, while the left,
containing the metal stamps, was un
touched. Sheriff Hancock yesterday brought In
the weapon used by the murderer. It Is
a tiece of waenn tire About 1ft lnrhi In
length, and which had been made over
ay a oiacKsmitn ror use as a support to a
chopper, or sawyer, when felling timber.
The iron la about two inches wida nrtA In
heavily encrusted with blood.
LOOT TWO PEXDLETOX HOUSES
Enterprising- Thieve9 Carry Off 40
Pound Clock and Other Plunder.
PENDLETON. Or., July 23. (Spe
cial.) Two homes were ransacked In
the central residence district of the
city and an attempt made to burglarise
recently an abandoned house in the re
stricted district last night. Two young
men were arrested while in the latter
place, but though the burglars carried
off much plunder, there Is no trace of
them.
The homes visited were A. J. Mc
Allister's and Nate Raines'. Among the
tnings taken from the former was an
ornamental clock weighing about 40
pounds. Various other articles were
taken, both robberies being perpetrat
ed while occupants were at the theater.
The two men arrested are Charles
Peterson and Farmer Edwards. Thev
deny they were attempting robbery.
COLOXEIj GUFFEY DEFEXDAXT
Bryan's , Enemy Sued for Alleged
Fraud in Texas Oilfields.
HILLSBORO. Or.. Julv 23 rSnaclal.t
The name of Colonel J. M. Guffey, the
famous Pennsylvania oil king, who went
to Denver In antagonism to W. J. Bryan,
the Democratic nominee for President-
has broken into Washington County offi
cial circles through his being defendant
In a case brought In the Texas District
Court in the Jacinto River district.
Zilpha Ann Smith sues a host of oil
companies, as well as a few small specu
lators and stockholders, and James W.
Lane, of Forest Grove, Is one of the co
defendants. The woman sues for some
thing like $2,000,009, alleging that defend
ants have taken away 50,000 trees, valued
at $1 each; $1,000,000 worth of oil, and gas
to the value of $100,000. Plaintiff alleges
that the defendants are now taking
$10,000 worth of product off the place
daily.
BITE OX NOSE MAY BE FATAIi
Blood-PoIsonina; Sets In in Wound
Received In Personal Combat.
TILLAMOOK, Or., July 23. (Spe
cial.) M. J. Cone, who was bitten in
the nose in a fight with Jesse Davis, at
Netarts, is considered to be In a dan
gerous condition, blood-poisoning hav
ing set in. It is thought that the In
juries will prove fatal.
May Rebuild Oregon Woolen Mill.
ALBANY, Or.. July 23. (Special.)
Jacobs Bros., owners of the Oregon
City woolen mills, are considering a
plan of rebuilding the old woolen mill
plant in Albany. They were here re
cently Inspecting the site of the old
mill, which was destroyed by fire In
1904, and announced that they would
rebuild the plant and establish a big
mm here if local capital would take an
Interest In the enterprise.
GOODS
From the New. Tork Globe.
STRUCK BY AUTO; WILIi DIE
G. M. Buckets Victim of J. W. Rey.
nolds' Machine at Chehalis.
CHEHALIS. Wash.. July 23. (Spe
cial.) George M. Buckets was struck
by John W. Reynolds' automobile about
o'clock this evening, sustaining in
juries which make his death- but a
question of hours.
Buck els' skull was fractured, ths
back of his head being crushed bv
striking on the brick pavement- The
accident occurred at the Market street
crossing of the Northern Pacific. In
plain view of a large number of pas
sengers awaiting train Mo. 2.
Buckets, who was returning from his
work at the brickyard, was riding a
bicycle rapidly and had crossed the
main track a few feet when Reynolds'
machine struck him. hurling him into
.f ' B'ander8 claim the auto
mobile was traveling at a terrific speed,
one occupant of the car admitting that
It was going about 12 miles an hour.
In the car with Reynolds were his
son Ernest, Guy Laselle and Walter
Brunswig. The car was stopped and
Buckels hurried immediately to the
hospital, where everything possible was
done for him. He never regained con
sciousness. Buckels had lived here about three
months, coming from Oregon. He was
about 30 years old. Mr. Reynolds is a
pioneer sawmill man and a capitalist
of Lewis County. Until recently he
was president of the Security State
Bank, of Chehalis. -
SHOOTS ' HERSELF IX CU1P
Wealthy Los Angeles Woman Com
mlts Suicide.
VANCOUVER. B. C.. July 23. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. 'Charles Gordon, a wealthy
woman who came here five weeks ago
from Los Angeles, accompanied by her
husband and one son, committed sui
cide today by shooting herself through
the heart.
Mrs. Gordon was suffering from a
long-standing illness and on their ar
rival here the family stayed for a week
at the hotel Vancouver, and then went
camping at North Vancouver. They
lived three miles up the mountainside
away from any neighbors. This morn
ing Gordon and his son went hunting.
At noon they returned and found Mrs.
Gordon seated against a log holding a
revolver In her hand. Her death had
been Instantaneous.
Leaving the boy with the dead body,
the husband jumped into a buggy and
galloped to North Vancouver for as
sistance. Mrs. Gordon was a strikingly
beautiful woman of 46.
GETS MOXEY OX BAD CHECKS
Stranger Dupes Salem Merchant,
Who Keeps Story Secret.
SALEM. Or., July 23. (Special.).
Several merchants were duped two or
three days ago by a smooth stranger
with a pocketful of bad checks, and
Hhe fact has Just leaked out. At L. U.
Josse's furniture, store the fellow
bought $13 worth of goods and ten
dered a check for $32, drawn on the
Capital National Bank, of this city, in
payment. He was given the difference
in cash, and before disappearing or-'
dered the goods shipped to Turner. Be
fore the goods could be gotten ready'
for shipment the check was returned
by the bank.
Officers admit that a man believed to
be the party wanted Is under arrest in
California. Checks were signed Mitch
ell, made out to Edna Atkinson and in
dorsed by Edward Atkinson.
MENTALLY WEAK; PARDOXED
Governor Hlmserf Puts Boy on Train
and Sends Him Home.
SALEM, Or., July 23. (Special.) A
feeble-minded boy from Eastern Ore
gon, whose name was not disclosed,
was ordered released from the Peni
tentiary yesterday, and was today
taken to Portland by Governor Cham
berlain and by htm placed on board an
O. R. & N. train for home. The boy
was convicted of a minor theft and the
authorities took the ground that on ac
count of his clouded mentality he
should never have been sent to the
Penitentiary. He was about 18 years
old, and had served less than a year.
Owls Won't Consolidate.
SPOKANE, July 23. The grand trustees
of the Brotherhood of Owls, in session
here today, voted unanimously not to
consolidate with the Order of Owls.
The trustees will choose two men to fill
the offices made vacant by the resigna
tion of Grand Executive Guards C. Mo
ser, of Portland, Or., and Grand Secretary
Charles B. Woods.
Child Drowns at Warrenton.
ASTORIA, Or., July 23. (Special.)
Charles, the 7-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Morltz, of Warrenton, was
drowned In the Skipanon Creek last
evening by falling overboard while
playing along the bank. The body was
recovered about three hours later.
IN THE MAGAZINE
SECTION OF THE
SUNDAY
OREGONIAN
ON TOOT OVER THE.
COOS BAY ROAD
A man who has just made it tells
of a three days' delightful tramp
over picturesque mountains to
Roseburg.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AS A
MEMORIAL TO LINCOLN
A $7,000,000 road from "Washing
ton to Gettysburg to be a grateful
Nation's tribute at the centenary
of Lincoln's birth.
PASSING OF THE BIG
TRANSFER BOAT
After service of a quarter of a
century, the Northern Pacific Co.'s
steamer Tacoma to be driven off
the Columbia by the march of im
provement. ODD DISEASES INCURRED
BY TRADE-WORKERS
The United States Bureau of
Labor is now investigating the. re
lation of certain occupations to
health.
PICKING DAISIES IN
AN OREGON FIELD
Pull-page illustration from an ar
tistic photograph by George F.
Holman.
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