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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 19Q8
VOL. XL VIII. NO. 14,884.
JAPANESE ARMY
KOOTENAI PULLS
TORTURE IS USED
SOLDIERS START
EX-WIFE OF DUKE
WHEAT CROP IS
GROWS CORRUPT
TRIED FOR FRAUD
ALICE L. WEBB ACCUSED OF
BASSrXG BOGUS CHECKS.
TO GET EVIDENCE
PREY TO FLIES
FOR HOME TODAY
ABOVE AVERAG
E
EXTRAVAGANT LIVING SFXCE
WAR RUINS OFFICERS.
MEXICAN JAILERS TEAR
AMERICANS' NAILS.
OUT
PROMISES ORIO
BY-1 20,000 VOTES
Pacific Northwest Has
Good Harvest.
BETTER THAN 1899 OR 1904
Total Yield Is Estimated at
44,050,000 Bushels.
GOOD PRICES HELP FARMER
Wheat Fields of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho Will Soon Put $35,
000,000 In Circulation, Only
$5,000,000 Short of 1907.
1 ESTIMATE OS THE 1M WHEAT
CROP.
I The Oregnnian'a estimate on the
lBOS wheat crop In ths Paclflo North-
VeM. based on report, received up to
August 10. la 4,60,OUO- buabela, a
follows:
Ru.hete.
Washington - ST.HRO.onO
Oreaon U.SM..OC0
Idaho 4.260.01)0
f Total 44.0.K1.000
t Crop of 10"T 6.(l0.0rt
t Crop of II 4.00.0
f-rop of 1WV. 6c).ooo.O"0
t imp of lo4 ...44.IW.1HW
Crop of lwtf 34.7X.000
Crop of IW'2 41.B00.0O0
!rop of 10"! - 4ii.IWO.ooi T
-rop of 10O0 3T.0on.niO
Crop of liw .T0.20H.O.O i
Crop of 1NW ..S.400.10 4
Ten years' average 42.4H8.0UO 4
t
BY B. W. WRIOHT.
Compared with the extraordinary yield
of 1P0T, the orop now being harvested does
not make very favorable showing but
when the comparison is drawn from a
ten yeara average, there ta nothing very
serious In the situation. The crop is ap
parently about H.ono.OOO bushels short of
that of last year, but it Is also 14.000,000
bushels larger than the crop of 1SS9. prac
tically the same aa that of 1904. but 2,W,
0o bushels short of the very satisfactory
crop cf 190S and nearly 2.000.0O0 bushels
above the average yield for the ten years
preceding. The figures herewith submitted
have, been compiled from special reports
from correspondents of many "years' ex
perience in their respective Melds, and
from figures received by the railroad
companies. Perfect accuracy Is of course
unobtainable until the crop is all harvest
ed and as Spring wheat in Washington Is
as yet comparatively untouched, later re
turns may change the figures somewhat.
At this date, however, estimates based on
threshing returns from the Winter wheat
fields and acreage and condition reports
on Spring wheat. Indicate a 44.0U.0OO
bushel yield in which the following dis
tribution is believed to be approximately
correct:
Washington.
Counlr. Buahela.
Whitman 6.T10.OO0
IValla Walla ,.. 4,oo'.ooo
Lincoln 4.0ik.cn
Adam S.2.-.0.000
l'ouglaa 2.7.-WUHM)
VrajikUn 1.750.000
hpokane 1,:50.1M0
Garfield 00.l(O0
Ajotl. T.VO.OOO
Klickitat ar.o.ooo
Yakima 700.000
Benton 800.000
Other counties 700.000
Total 27.950,000
Oregon.
County. BuFhela.
fmatilia - 8.7SH.OOO
Fb'rraan l.ar.o.ooo
t aneo HOO.OOO
Gilliam 7.M).ooo
Morrow MO,0O0
Inion 700,000
Willamette Valley 2.TS0.0O0
Other counties 1.2 ji). 000
Total ll.S50.O00
Comprlalng Crook. Harney, Grant.
Wheeler and others not directly accessible
to market.
Idaho.
Bushels.
Total 4.250.000
Portland Territory Favored.
The wheat yield throughout the North
west this year can perhaps best be de
scribed by the term "spotted." The old
reliable foothill country in Walla Walla
County is good as usual and Umatilla
except on the light lands is turning off
some good yields. In the Palouse there
are some excellent yields but along the
main line of the. Northern Pacific, the
crop Is in bad shape, especially In the
vicinity of Rltzvllle and Connell. The Big
Bend country takes as a whole seems to
Indicate a decrease of at least 40 per cent
from last year's crop, and Morrow and
Gilliam in this state are In much a similar
plight. In the distribution of climatic
favors, Providence was -.ertainly partial
to the O. R. & X. and to what- is re
garded as Portland territory. In the
Palouse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, the
best yields are along the O. R. & N.
and even In the Washtuena district
where good yields are decidedly rare, the
Portland road seros to be favored.
Reports from the Great Northern are
bad and along, the Central Washington
there is considerable Spring wheat that
will not pay for the cutting. The Idaho
crop promises a yield fully up to that of
last year and possibly a little more. The
figures herewith given, however, are
somewhat smaller than Idaho baa been
credited with for the past two seasons,
the crops of 1908 and 1907 being over
estimated, the discrepancy between crop
reports and the actual shipments being
too great to account for in any ether
way than through an over-estimate of
the crop.
That the present Northwestern crop,
under the circumstances, is not several
jkCenclui.d aa 2. J.
Accused of Robbing Bank, Moffatt
and Maloney Are Forced to
Betray Comrades.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 11. Police official
here have received news of the torturing
of William Moffatt and Edward Maloney,
who were arrested recently in Mexico
Cliy on a charge of robbing a bank mes
senger. Moffatt and Maloney, the police
here say, were well known to them before
leaving for Mexico.
Two companions escaped the officers
when the Pittsburgera were arrested and
i i
Sir Thomas Upton, Who Pro
pones Another Challenge for
America's Cup.
the Mexican police demanded their names.
Refusing to betray their companions, the
men allege that they were strapped by
the wrists to the bars of their cells, while
the officials with forceps tore the nails
from their hands. Unable to bear the
agony, the men gave the names of their
companions. '
"I suppose." said Captain of Detectives
Edwin T. MeGough today, "If it were not
for the record of the men, their torture
would mean International complications."
CARE FOR CONSUMPTIVES
Printers' Fnion Will Investigate
Case of Sick Brethren.
BOSTON, Aug. 11. Favorable action
on the appointment of a committee to
investigate, report and remedy, if
possible, the ravages of tuberculosis
insofar as it vitally affects the mem
bership of the organization and the
defeat of the proposition for a con
vention every five years Instead of
annually were features today of the
meetings of the International Typo
graphical Union.
Tho action on tuberculosis followed
nn interesting and lengthy paper by
H. Russell Wray of the Chamber of
Commerce, of Colorado Springs, who
spoke particularly of the advantage of
the West in the treatment of the dis
ease and of the success of the Union
Printers' Home In this city.
The business sessions were begun
early this morning to allow the del
egates to devote the day to pleasure.
After adjournment the delegates were
the guests of the ex-delegates asso
ciation and a trip to Nantasket with a
shore dinner was taken.
LOST IN SALT LAKE STORM
Party in Motorboat Sought in Vain
. All Along Shore.
SAX.T LAKE CITY. Utah, Aug. . 1L A
party of four, consisting of Joshua T.
Midgeley. manager of the Battle Ridge
Coal Company; Harvey Selley, of the
Government Weather Bureau; Joshua
Selley and William Selley, left Saltalr
Beach Saturday night. In a small motor
boat for a tour of Great Salt Lake with
the Intention of' returning Sunday night.
Searching parties in motor-boats have
explored the shores and islands for miles
without result and. unless the party
reached shore before the storm which
swept the lake Sunday night, it is feared
the boat was swamped and the men
perished.
MEN ROBBEDJN RELAYS
Employes of Match Trust Held Vp
After Drawing; Wages.
REDDING, Cal., Aug. 11. Fifteen men
were held up and robbed in relays last
night by two highwaymen near Stirling
City, on the road from that place to the
camp of the Diamond Match Company, lo
cated on the west bank of the Feather
River. The robbers are said to have se
cured over $400 In money and almost as
much in valuables.
The men robbed are all employes of the
Match Company, who were returning after
dark from Stirling City, where they had
gone during the day to receive their
month's pay. The highwaymen made their
escape.
KILLED IN AUT0 SMASH
Boston Man Reported Dead at Bou
logne Three Persons Injured.
PARIS, Aug. 11. It Is reported here
that Baron Chanttler, of Boston, has been
killed, and that three persons have been
Injured in an automobile accident at Boo-logne-sur-Mer.
No confirmation of the re
fort has been obtained.
Oregon Troops Break
Camp at Murray.
MORE PRAISES FOR M'OONELL
Colonel of Third Regiment
Displays Excellent Skill.
GUARDSMEN'S FINE RECORD
Not One Man Drops Ont of Hanks
During Two Days' Campaign.
Take to Work Like Sea-
6oned Veterans.
MURRAY, Wash., Aug. 11. (Special.)
This Is the last night the Oregon troops
will spend at. American Lake. Prepa
rations for departure are now under way
and In the morning camp will be struck
and both the Third and Fourth Infantry
Regiments will entrain for home stations.
In view of the heavy campaigning of
the past 48 hours it is regarded as Re
markable indeed that the Oregon Guards
men are in perfect physical condition.
With forced marches over dusty roads,
sleeping only a few hours and that in
the open with the' temperature not many
degrees removed from freezing point, and
maneuvering under fire at double time, it
was only to be expected that there would
be many cases of exhaustion among the
unseasoned troops.
But not a man of the Third or Fourth
Oregon regiments gave out. There were
several instances of sprains and minor
sickness, but none had to be placed In a
field ambulance. Returning from the
field this morning after heavy marching
since 2 A. M., many were limping because
of swollen and lacerated feet, but none
gave In to the unpleasantness, prefer
ring to march on in and preserve the fine
record made by the guards as fully as
possible.
Monday's Victory Reversed
When the result of the two days' cam
paigning was gone over late this after
noon by the military umpires at a meet
ing of all officers in camp, Just two com
manding officers of the many engaged
received special favorable mention from
Colonel Gresham, U. S. A., chief umpire.
The first of these was Colonel Charles E.
McDonell, of Portland, who commanded
the Brown Invading brigade In Monday's
engagement. The second was Lieuten
ant-Colonel Mann, of the First United
States Infantry, who commanded the
Blue attacking army In today's combat.
On Monday Colonel McDonell won a
signal victory, but in today's affair, when
the Brown army had been placed under
the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Feb
Iger, of the regular establishment. In
accordance with the programme, and the
Blue command had been given to Colonel
Mann, the result was different, notwith
standing that the scene of combat, the
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HEARST FORGETS '" J X
Woman Who Married Brodle- Duke,
Tobacco Trust Millionaire,
Accused of Crime.
CHICAGO. Aug. 11. Mrs. Alice L.
Webb, former wife of Brodle L. Duke, the
millionaire tobacco dealer, sat garbed
from head to foot in black today in Judge
Kerstens' court while a Jury was selected
to try her on a charge of defrauding the
Great Northern Hotel out of 50 by means
of a worthless check.
Two colored men in the venire were dis
missed from service on the Jury at a hint
from Mrs. Webb to her attorney that they
might be prejudiced against her because
she is a Southern woman.
Mrs. Webb's defense is that she did not
know the check was worthless.
M. P. Parrish, clerk' in the Commercial
National Bank at Naoodoches, Tex., on
which institution Mrs. Webb drew a check
for $50, testified that Mrs. Webb had no
account at that bank.
Leonard W. Giles, a broker, the first
witness for the defense, told of visiting
Mrs. Webb in her room and of drawing up
the check at her request. There were
several checkbooks on the table, the wit
ness said, and he took up the first one
that came handy and drew the check.
The witnesses for the hotel company
admitted that the check had since been
redeemed and the account settled. The
rase was riven to the Jury late this after
noon. Judge Kersten Instructed the jurors
to bring in a sealed verdict tomorrow
morning.
QUEEN IS FULLY POSTED
Cable Despatch From Wllhelmlna
Received In Curacoa.
WILLEMSTAD, Aug. 11. The gov
ernor of the island of Curacao today
published a cable dispatch from Queen
Wllhelmlna announcing to the popula
tion of the island that her majesty Is
fully posted as to the situation here
resulting from the severance of rela
tions with Venezuela, and is confer
ring with" her councilors In an endeav
or to bring about an improvement of
existing conditions.
SENDS ARMS TO COLONISTS
Holland Prepares for Trouble on
Venezuelan Coast.
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Aug. 11. The
Colonial Government Is making active
preparations for any possible trouble be
tween the Netherlands and Venezuela. A
station for wireless telegraphy is being
Installed here and yesterday the cruiser
Gelaerland left for the neighboring Island
of Aruba, carrying rifles and ammuni
tion to the inhabitants. Aruba is prac
tically without protection. A letter re
ceived here from Maracaibo announces
that the Venezuelan river steamer Felix
has left that port with troops for the
head of the Maracaibo Bay. It is be
lieved that these soldiers are going out
against a revolutionary band.
WARSHIP LEAVES THE HAGUE
Holland Shows Intention to Give
Castro Lesson.
THE HAGUE. Aug. 11. The battle
ship Jacob Van Heemskerk sailed
today for Caribbean waters. The
cruiser Frles'land, which returned to
Hay from Norway, probably will follow
the Jacob Van Heemskerk as soon as
she can be gotten read-.
Vorys Cheers Taft With
; Buckeye News.,
ADDS TO FORMER ESTIMATES
Only One Democratic . Con
gressman Conceded.
HITCHCOCK TO MEET TAFT
Will Select Advisory Committee and
Discuss Campaign Finances and
Speakers West Virginia Fac-
tlons Will Be Told to Agree.
HOT SPRINGS. Va.. Aug. 11. With A.
I. Vorys, the Ohio Taft manager, and
Mr. Taft's publicity assistant, Gus J.
Karger, here today and Chairman Frank
Hitchcock arriving tomorrow, the spot
lights of the Republican National .cam
paign seem about to focus on the Virginia
mountains. From this time on Mr. vorys
will spend the major part of his time
with his chief. He has endeavored to
familiarize himself with every local poli
tical situation In Ohio and today added
from 15,000 to 20,000 votes to his previous
estimate that the Buckeye state would
give the Republican National ticket 100,
000 plurality.
Will Lose No Congressman.
Mr. Vorys predicts the success of the
Ohio state ticket and analyzes the Con
gresslonal situation with no losses from
the present representation in the House
of 16 Republicans to five Democrats. In
doing the latter Mr. Vorys concedes but
one sure Democratic district and makes
four others doubtful. While Governor
Harris' position In favor of local option
may hurt him in Cleveland and Cincin
nati, Mr. Vorys says it will make him
votes In all other parts of the state
Though Mr. Vorys brings with him a
demand from every part of the state for
the presence of Mr. Taft during the cam.
palgn, the decided Inclination of the can
didate as well as the judgment of his ad
visers Is against a traveling campaign.
Business for Hitchcock.
The important problem Mr. Hitchcock
will present will be the selection of the
members of the advisory committee of
nine, decided on as means of aid in finan
cing the National campaign. It is pre
dicted that these men will be chosen for
the most part from the commercial cen
ters of the country and men whose abili
ties in financial affairs are already rec
ognized. Many tentative campaign plans. It is
understood, will be discussed by the man
agers and candidate, such as the selec
tion and assignment of speakers, local or
ganization end the literary feature to be
developed. Mr. Vorys will lay before
Mr. Hitchcock In detail the needs of
Ohio in all of these matters.
incidentally the West Virginia dilemma
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Sensational Killing of Captain Ao-
cused of Treason Precipitates
Storm of Crllclsm.
TOKIO, Aug. 1L (Special.) The sen
sational killing of Army Captain
Kawakita by a Japanese gendarme at Pe
kln has precipitated a storm of criticism
on conditions prevailing in the army.
Kawakita was suspected of selling mil
itary secrets to the Russians and was
killed while resisting arrest.
The discussion has revealed the fact
that recently a number of removals and
Arthur I. Vorya, Taft'a Political
Manager In Ohio.
retirement of junior officers for mis
conduct have been made and others are
unrioi- consideration for alleged Detray
of military secrets. At the time many
Instances of Ill-treatment of soldiers by
officers are alleged. Several soldiers are
said to have committed suicide. Details
had been withheld from the public, but
the Kawakita case as a climax forced tne
revelations.
Tho tendlnsr newsnaoers vehemently at
tack the army, charging that since the
war the officers have become demoral
iweri hv llvinir extravagantly and dishon
orably, with corruption as the natural
result. They suggest that the nation Is
Investing Immense sums on an arm
which may prove worthless In a crisis.
CONFER WITH HONDURAS
United States Will Take Up Question
of Exequaturs.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. The State De
partment Is taking up directly with the
government of Honduras the settlement
of the question arising from the cancel
lations of the exequaturs of the Ameri
can Consul and Vice-Consular officers at
Ceiba, which was done, by President Da
vlla, because of the alleged Intervention
of those officers in the political affairs of
Honduras. For this purpose It has di
rected Mr. Dodge, the American Minister
at Salvador, to proceed at ot.ee to Teguci
galpa, the capital of Honduras, for con
ferences with the officials of the foreign
offices thare.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 69.4
. degreea; minimum, 51.3 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair,'. moderate "temperature;
. northwesterly winw.
- Foreign.
King Edward and Kaiser meet and oonfer
on naval Drofiramme. Page 2.
Canadian Pacific imports strikebreakers from
Eurnne. Paste 4.
American criminals cruelly tortured In Mex
ico. Pace 1.
Yvritrht mae longer and highly succemful
flight. Page .
National.
Turkish Minister to UnlteQ Stales recalled.
Page 3.
Baldwin Army airship files acaln. Pag 4.
-Politics.
Democratic " leaders gather at Lincoln for
Brvan'i notification. Page 3.
Vorya predicts immense plurality for Taft In
Ohio. Page 1.
- Domestic.
Polio seek chlaf of Claudlauos dynamite -plot.
Page 2. .
Alice Webb, former wife of Brodle Duke.
trie for fraud. Page I.
Snorts.
Portland fans favor league Including Seattle,
Tacoma and Spokane. Page 7.
Llpton ready to challenge again for America's
cup. Page 2.
Coast League scores Los Angelee 3, Portland
2; Oakland 5. Ban nccu -
Pacillo Const.
Forest fires burn twn of .Kootenai and
threaten Sand Point, in ortnern luano.
Masamaa make thrilling night descent over
Icy slopes of Mount St. Meien. rojr
Oregon troops will return today from Ameri
can Lake. Page 1.
Steamer Washington bumps shore during
thick weather on trip irora o'
Page 6.
rntnmerclal and Marine.
City creameries advance butter prioes to-
Crop damag-ft new strengthens wheat mar
ket. Page 14.
Reaction in atoclc price. Paa 15.
Oregon wool active in icaaiern nvKni.
Do crn 14.
Floating mines reported as menace to ships
In Pacific. fae .
Portland and Vicinity.
Wheat crop of Oregon. Washington and
Idaho estimaiou a. ,vuv,wv uusuois,
Good roads conference outlines Mate-wide
campaign, rmo aw.
Miss Lillian Monk believed T. M. Stevens
jitrnrAi han iiA married him. PatTA 11.
Cost of laying water mains will hereafter
DO aeRCBOCU IW fcj .. rof,w -a v.
VortTi Alblna residents force Water Board
An t-o kvrirant rnklam Pa.a 1A
IU h-L vu ,i j -.... -'-"v.'... nu
Failure to pay ctty license may result In
aT-Mfl nf mnnv lnrJ rnrrhont TfLrt U
Report of County Clerk Fields shows his
on ice in iAiiv in n i fi vubB. a- v-
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Sand Point.With 10,000
People, Threatened.
FOREST FIRES IN NORTH IDAHO
Lumbering Village of 300 Pop
ulation Laid in Ashes.
500 MEN FIGHTING FLAMES
Call Sent ti Spokane Fire Popart
ment for Aid Devastating Fire
Demon Making Headway la
Valuable Timber.
6POKAXB. Aug. 11. A Pand Point
Idaho, special to the Spokesman Review,
says:
With the wind blowing a gale and tha
adjacent town of Kootenai wiped out. It
seems that no power can save Sund Point..
At 6 o'clock this evening a small fores
fire north of Kootenai was blown inti
the town and the town of 300 Inhabitants)
was burned to the ground.
The Humblrd Lumber Company haej a
1200,000 mill at Kootenai, which burned
to the ground and was only partly In
sured. At present the fire t within 2000
feet of the Panhandle smelter, which
seems doomed.
The homeless people of the little hamlft
of Kootenai have been brought here and
are being cared for by citizens. All ot
them lost their belongings.
Over 500 volunteers are fighting the ap
proach of the flames. Sand Point Ijaa a,
population Of about 10.000. An appeal ha)
Just been sent to the Spokane Fire De
partment for aid. .
THREATEN SAGINAW MllXS
Demand for Fire-Fighters l.eavea.
Sonrclty of Harvest Hands.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Aug. 11. (Spe..
clal.) Forest fires are raging In ftlie
mountains some eight miles east of Sai
naw, two miles north of this city. Be
tween the fire and Saginaw are located
tha Booth-Kelley Lumber Company's
mills, and grave fears as to the safety
of these mills Is entertained.
Every available man has been secured
to enter the mountains and fight the fire
fiend, to the detriment of the harvesting
Interests. 'It Is reported here that the
Booth-Kelley people sent fn 0 men from
Eugene, while some 25 were secured hero
and at Saginaw. i
As a large number of these were farm
hands, much grain Is left standing In the.
fields as a result. It is said that tha;
Booth-Kelley Company are paying 3 a
day for fire fighters. The atmospherio
conditions indicate rain, which is reas
suring to the owners of timber and mills
in the fire-infested section, but discourag
ing to farmers with grain standing In that
fields.
XO FIKES IX IiAKE COIXTTC
Flne Forests of Pine Immune Front
Devastating Flames.
LAKEVIEW, Or., Aug., 11. (Spe
cial.) Smoke from the forest fires of .
Western Oregon Is flouting into
Southeastern Oregon, and would give
the impression that the forests of
Lake and Klamath Counties are,
ablaze. But the pine timber that,
clothes the mountains of this section,
will not burn, .and there are no dara.,
aging fires here. Occasionally a care-,
las. hunter or camper will start a-
blaze among the pine needles that lit
ter the ground, and a lively Blaze win
hum over several acres of these
needles, but only the stuff on tha
ground burns, and the timber is un
injured after the fire.
CANADIAN" FIRES OX AGAIN
Flame Threaten Towns of Sulllvam
and Klmberly.
"WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. 11. A speclat
from Cranbrook says:
a hltr bush fire is raging near Sullivan,
with the probability of the Sullivan mine
being burned. Another lire is Durning
near Klroberly.
A big gang of men under Jamna Bates,
chief fire warden, has been rushed to
Klmberly from Cranbrook on handcars.
It Is hoped that by back firing the bush,
fires may be controlled.
t. In thomrht the Sullivan buildings and!
the town of Klmberly will be safe unlcsa
the wind increases In the vicinity.
UP GOES PRICE OF APPLES
Middle West Growers Predict Resull
of Short Crop.
rt LOUIS. Aug. 11The fifth annual
convention of the American Apple,
growers' Association opened here today
with more than 100 apple-growers Iron
central and western states attending.
Of Importance to the public Is tho pre
diction of officers and delegates to tha
convention that apples this year will sell
from J2.50 to $3 a barrel on the trees and
that beore the season ends they will be
selling at T with $10 a barrel for choice
ones. The late Spring limited the crcms.