TIIE MOItXIXG OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, APK1L 2, 101 J.
STEAMER
STETSON
WENDS WAY NORTH
Safe Rule to Guard Against
Seasickness Is to Stay
on Land.
OYSTER LESSON LEARNED
and from there I will try and get an
other letter in the mails telling- about
our trip from the Uulf of (Jeorgja
north.
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CLOTHESPIN WOOD FOUND
Red Alder, Common In Western Ore
Son, Declared Valuable.
SALEM. Or., April 1. (Special.)
The United States Department of Ag
riculture has informed the Salem Com
mercial Club that red alder, among the
most common trees of Western Ore
gon, ia peculiarly adaptable for use in
making- clothespins. The club sent the
department samples of pins made from
the wood, and after testing them the
department writes that red alder is
Addison Bennett Says Trip to Alaska
Interesting From Many View
points One Woman Aboard
Out of 71 Passengers.
BY ADDISON' BENNETT.
ON BOAJtD STEAMER STETSON,
March SO. (Staff Correspondence.)
The staunch steamer, J. B. Stetson, Is
t now sailing merrily along in smooth
water through the Straits of Fuca. We
have just passed the City of Victoria,
off to the north ,and will soon turn
around, the southern end of Vancouver
Island and head to the northwest to
ward Nanaimo, where we expect to ar
rive about 7 o'clock this evening, to
take 250 tons of coal for Ketchikan.
Before sailing from Portland, which
port we left at 2:40 Sunday morning,
March 29, I was given by various, sun
dry and numerous friends, various, sun
dry and numerous recipes to guard
against mal de mer, called in the ver
nacular sea-sickness. The one that ap
pealed the strongest to me was that
calling for the eating of oysters in
large quantities, the small Olympia
oysters said to be the most efficacious.
to on Saturday I filled, gorged and
overload my stomach with these
choice edible;. I was by no one told
just the right number to eat. so I ate
plentifully and abundantly, ate all my
stomach would hold. And I felt good.
I felt as if I could cross a. dozen bars
and still keep my feet and the oys
ters. Lesson Learned at Astoria.
I know better now. I began to learn
better as soon as we reached the bar,
about 12 hours after-leaving Portland,
for we were delayed a few hours at
Astoria in taking on oil for the trip.
MO sooner had we struck the first great
T'av at the bar than I began to feel
en insecurity in my stomach. Not a
aickness far from it. Simply an ap
peal from those oysters to regain their
liberty. I clutched the railing which
runs around the balcony of the Stet
son and looked downwards towards
the fishes: I still clutched and looked
aloft towards the gulls circling close
around ine.
I knew, instinctively knew, that the
-lionet uie guns were calling lor
oysters. After at a terriffic wrenching
In t 1 O m.t Mil. .nr.! .. .. ... .. . .
- - . ' .... i ... I VJ L 1 1 1 V BLUIUU.cn,
- K J I . T 1 . . , I. : 1 i .
........ . , I'luugui yui urmg up every
oyster. I cast forth, spat out as it were,
hut In greatest agony, one oyster just
- liiii iur ii. limes x went
through the same torture, save that 1
sought 141 different locations and spat
in 141 different directions, the rest ol
T t ..... . , .. . .
e ictti iuii ior ine guns. They
swooped down singly, in pairs, by the
- j . . . . . 6ua aim vy me I Hi n -
dred, and generally got the oysters be
fore they touched the water, thus giv
ing tho fishes not the ghost of a
chance. After casting out the oysters I
continued to wrench and purge and
spit and cough.
Safe Rule, "Stay on Land."
Now you can take it from me that
there is one hard and fast rule where-
lV Tnll fan oenonA . 1 .J . . i .
-.. . ... yj v, in.t u in t i i ii any
sea. in any weather, on any ship, under
...... ...... on i-iituiiiBianras. x es, mere
, js such a rule, a rule that works every
time. It is not, I can truthfully say,
V t thn uvul... ,rnvn-i - ... .
y a far easier and simpler method
stick to the land, or keep the ship tied
jio.il ttiiu labi iu ine uocK.
T 1 t'D i. ......... . . .. . . . .. . . . 1 .
- " " -nic uuier ancient
writer. I think, who at a late hour of
. . . " i i"ni u u i m k his eventu-
ous career he had made three grievou"
errors he had told his wife a secret
llSd ITIHe n Irin Kir .. -.. t . I .
- . . . i. "niri vvneii lie
could have made It by land the third
iii;i.iniie iu oo wnn nis mother-In-law.
1 think, but of that no matter,
However, Seneca never had the op-
PurtUnitV Of mnllini. a .-... 1. ,
" 1 if "ulii a.a x
am making upon so fine a craft else
Yi nrli o nu Via ....... 1 .1 i . .. . . . . .
' " " " iive written oilier-
pntlv Tim i' t ... ...... i . i
- - - no l ii unesi crew
that ever graced a ship sailing from
T'nrt l.i n.l . . .- ...... . i . .
Z 7, , J eiae. i ne cap
tain. C. L. MacGregor. is as fine a gen
tleman as ever received a master's cer
tificate. Besides, he knows these
waters as the farmer lad knows the
way out to the old swlmmin' hole. He
can and does to "tia "who ask him, give
the name of every bay. estuary, strait
and channel every headland, peak,
city, town and landing every vessel
far and near he knows by name long
before we can with our glasses read
It on the vessel itself.
Off fern . .1-.-
The purser. (Jeorge Cummings. is as
ttenfiv De ...... V. . . . : ...
" v " mi uiiii:er i ou ia De;
the steward. William A. Hoist, la as
faithful and zealous as he is liberal
with the eats." And such "eats!" The
best hotel in Portland does not serve
utiii-r cookcu looct to its pa
-v.uo iimn cieivara Hoist serves
mraciigtrs on ine stetson.
I said awhile back for I am writi
tiliK in tlw. innn. t V
" iiitic pniuuii as we tiB.ll I
and on and on I kh w x....,.i.i ..
"round the southern end of Vancouver
Island to the northwest. As wc made
the turn we came into the Straits of
Tie Hn.ro. then still followed along
v.vu .u ! isiana until we came to
Active Pass. This is a narrow and
TicturepKriii hoilv r ...... l
- ! . " i in uetweeil
the aforesaid straits and the Uulf of
Georgia.
By 7 or 8 o-clock tonight we expect
to b- at Nanaimo. whl.-h is on the east
ern shore of Vancouver Island, and will
be there lor several hours taking on
coal taUinsr coal from a British pos
session to Alaska, the land of coal!
I'rnitrr and Crew Total 71.
Wo have on board 42 passengers and
the rrew numbers 29. making a total
of .1 persons. That is really about as
many as the vessel can accommodate
comfortably. Of these 71 one is a wom
an, so it is said. She has kept close to
her stateroom and will not. the stew
ard says, make her appearance on deck
until she c rosses it to land at Peters
burg. That Is too bad, for there are
several gentlemen on the boat who are
keeping themselves all dolled up that
they may show her every attention
w-hen she does appear.
This has been a beautiful dav the
air soft and balmy, the sun bright the
water smooth and the scenery grand
In Summer this Inside passage would
make an ideal trip for mere pleasure
Ae expected, until just before sailing
to take the outer passage. Then &
contract was closed by wireless to take
this coal to Ketchikan. Captain JJac
tiregor says we were fortunate in this,
as it will show us some of the finest
scenery to be seen on a trip to the
land we go to see.
From Nanaimo we go direct to
Ketchikan, which trip will take some
thing like two days. We probably v. ill
bo there nearly half a day unloading,
TlVEXTy.POlXD CAULIFLOWER
IS GROWJi AT OSWEGO.
1
mm HELD HOURS
AT PISTOL'S POINT
Armed Man, Posing as Officer.
Forces Victim to Giver Money
and Jewels to Him.
LETTER TELLS OF CRIME
I " - ? rr- I
Vesetable Tlalard by C. W. Krnse
- The neighbors of C. W. Kruss.
an Oswego market gardener, call
him the "cauliflower king."
Cauliflower is Mr. Kruse's spe
cialty. He believes that he has
grown the largest head of that
vegetable ever produced in Ore
gon. It weighed 20 pounds. The
foliage surrounding the head like
a close canopy was three feet
long. The head itself was of
snowy whiteness and most com
pact. Last week Jlr. Kruse shipped
a carload of cauliflower, and a.
market report said the consign
ment was a very fine one.
second only to beech and birch for
clothespins and is suitable for use in
making broom handles, matches, pul
leys and saddle trees. Birch and maple
have been used exclusively in the man
ufacture of clothespins in this part of
the country.
There are quantities of red alder In
the vicinity of Salem and on the coast.
It grows best In deep rich soil in creek
bottoms. It has been the custom to
burn it in clearing land, but now that
It has been found to be of value in
connection with an industry that will
last aa long as human beings regard
cleanliness next to godliness the waste
will stop. It is reported that a clothes
pin factory may soon be opened in
Salem.
YAKIMA DITCHES FILLED
Water Turned Into Sunnysidc Unit
- of Irrigation Project.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., April 1.
(Special.) Today marked the com
mencement of the Irrigation season on
the Sunnyslde unit of the Tieton recla
mation project. Water for Irrigation
on the Tieton unit, where the season
is several weeks later than on the
Sunnyside, will not be turned into the
ditches until May 1.
The Yakima reservation canal Also
began deliveries of water today.
Water was turned into the Tieton
canal some time ago sufficient for till
ing cisterns and other domestic uses.
Wire of. Salesman, Formerly Resi
dent of Pendleton, Describes Ex
perience at Oakland, Cal.,
Where She lilves.
PENDLETON. Or., April 1. (Special.)
Mrs. Emery Newberry, the pretty
young wife of a traveling salesman,
who made Pendleton his headquarters
for two years, was held a prisoner In
her chair for two hours by an armed
criminal who posed as a detective, ac
cording to a letter received today from
Mrs. Newberry, who is at Oakland. Cal.
The experience occurred at Oakland,
to which city Mr. and Mrs. Newberry
recently went from here.
In many respects the experience of
Mrs. Newberry was similar to that of
Mrs. Smith In Portland about February
1. Both men represented themselves as
detectives, who came to arrest an ab
sent husband. Both took jewelry as a
bond to keep the husband out of Jail.
Mrs. Newberry says the man was well
dressed. He was told Mr. Newberry
was away and would not return for
three hours, whereupon he. announced
he would remain until Mr. Newberry re
turned. When told that was impossi
ble, he replied he was armed and would
do anything he pleased. He also dared
the woman to make a noise or leave her
chair.
Mrs. Newberry says:
"He made himself perfectly at home.
played with Jack and the baby and
was really interested in the children.
which I believe was all that saved me.
But after an hour's time (all this time
I coold not leave my chair and was un
der guard of a pistol) he showed nerv
ousness and, as I feared and expected.
mr.de advances by trying to caress me.
I had the baby in my arms and asked
his mercy by referring to the baby and
awakened a spark of manhood, perhaps.
He considered and gave me his word, he
would not make trouble for me.
"He demanded my getting him money
or jewelry amounting to tlOO, which he
pretended was bond to keep Mr. New
berry from jail. I was forced to give
him Mr. Newberry's watch, my mother's
watch and $5. which he said would
amount to 100.
To make a long story short, when
the police inspector came, he had a pic
ture of the same man. He Is wanted
for every crime imaginable."
FRUIT RATE TALK SET
SHIPPERS WILL COFER WITH
FREIGHT.- BUREAU APRIL 13.
10,000 BUSHELS ARE SOLD
I'eiidleton Man Cots Better Than 8 0
Cents for 1913 AVlieat.
PENDLETON. Or., April 1. (Spe
cial.) J. T. Lieuallen. one of the larg
est wheat growers in the country, to
day sold the remainder of his 1913
wheat crop, comprising lu,000 bushels.
E. W. McComas was the purchaser.
The price Is said to be better than
SO cents. This wuh perhaps the largest
Individual holding1 remaining unsold in
tho country.
ST. HELENS RACE LIVELY
Registration Heavy for City KIcctlon,
With Two Tickets in Vield.
ST. HELENS. Or., April 1. (Special.)
Interest is Intense here over the city
election to be held next Monday. A
second ticket was placed in the field
after the regular city ticket had been
nominated. Registration Is heavier
than at any election ever held in this
city.
O. F Robertson is making a lively
campaign against Mayor Mueller, who
desires to succeed himself.
Cliclialis losers Buy Banquet.
CHEHALIi Wash.. April 1. (Spe
cial.) Seventeen members of the Che
halis Citizens' Club attended a banquet
last night at the Hotel SSt. Helens, the
occasion being the payment of a for
feit by a membership team headed by
A. F. Scherer. a well-known grocer.
Some weeks ago the club put. on a
membership contest with two teams,
emu headed by Mr. Rcherer, tho other
by C. O. Gingrich. The team of Mr.
Scherer was unable to get as many
members as Mr. Uinjsrlch's team and
had to pay for a banquet for the win
ners. As a result of the contest 119
new members were added to the Citi
zens' Club membership.
Kriinrnlck I'apers Consolidate.
KENNEWICK. Wash.. April 1. (Spe
cial.) Negotiations have been made
whereby the two weekly newspapers,
known as the Kennewick Reporter and
the Kennewick Courier, consolidate,
and will be published, starting: with
this week's issue, under the name of
the Kennewick Courier-Reporter. The
Courier-Reporter will be published by
the Kennewick Printing- Company, ar
ticles of incorporation having; been sent
to the Secretary of State. The only
stock in the new company will be
owned by A. R. Gardner, E. C Tripp
and R. E. Reed.
Railroad Rights Are Granted.
CHEHAL1S. Wash., April 1. (Spe
cial.) The Chehalis Commission yes
terday passed 511 ordinances vacating
small parts of streets and alleys in
the west part of the city for use of the
Puget Sound & Willapa Harbor Rail
road Company In building Its line
through town. There was but one se
rious protest when the matter came up
for final action, and that was turned
down.
Spokane Meeting Expeeted to Effect
Reduction of S to 10 I'er Cat
ia Transcontinental Tolls.
SPOKANE, Wash.. April 1. (Spe
cial.) A rate conference between the
fruit shippers and members of the
Transcontinental Freight Bureau, com
prising all railroads, will be held in
Spokane Wednesday, April 15. at the
Chamber of Commerce.
The purpose of the conference is to
establish more definite and equitable
adjustment of deciduous fruit rates,
which In many cases will call for a G
to 10 per cent reduction of the present
rates, which. In many instances, are
said to be out of all proportion.
Many special rates will be threshed
out and the questions of uniform
weight and a standardization of fruit
packages as to weight. In aditlon to
inspection, will also be determined if
agreements can be reached.
It is expected that. 40 or 50 parties in
interest, including representatives of
all the transcontinental freight de
partments. will be present.
The North Pacific Fruit Distributors
will represent the largest fruit ship
pers and all of the nine sub-central
districts will be represented.
1500 Pounds of Seed Go by loM.
ALBANY. Or.. April 1. (Special.)
Thirty sacks of rye seed, weighing In
the aggregate 1500 pounds, were
shipped out of Albany yesterday by
parcel post. They were sent by a local
feed store to Silver Lake, Klamath
County.
Baking Powder Biscuits
Llht as a Feather
By Mrs. Janet McKenzie Hill, Edilorof
the Boston Cooking School Magazine
Baking Powder Biscuits made by this
recipe are so far ahead of ordinary ba
ting powder biscuits that, if once tried,
you will never use any other recipe.
Try it the next time yon run short of
liread. Save this recipe. 29
C Basins' Powder DIscaHa
Three cups flour; C to cup short-rning-;
3 level teaspoonuls K C Baking
Powder; about 1 cup milk or water; 1
teaspoonul sail.
Sift three times, the fionr, salt and
baking powder. Work into the floor the
shortening, nsing lard or butter for
skortening. Then mix to c very soft
dough with the milk. The softer the
biscuit enters the oven, the lighter it
comes out. Never knead baking powder
biscuits; press the dough into shape and
roll lightly. Cut in Email shapes and
bake on a sheet or very shallow pan in
a hot oven. In placing biscuits in the
pans place well apart, not allowing edges
to touch. Small biscuits are better than
large ones. Large biscuits do not have
the proper amount of time to raise and
bake.
ttm-rc you seen the new K C Cook's Book?
Brimful of appetizing recipes that simply must
be successful every time if the few simple direc
tions are carefully followed. Yon would gladly
pay 50 cents for this valuable book, ytrt we send
it abiol ttrlv fret upon receiptor the colortrd cer-
can d not tivri ,vs)t cuuaica.
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$100
Circassian
Walnut
Bedroom
Suite
Half Price
This Tliree-Piece Circassian Bedroom
Suite, consisting of Large Colonial
l'res-ser with large French plate mir
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French plate mirror, and one of the
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ii-uF. matcnes tne other two ui..-s
r-wn-iiy. uiners asK siuo.
Oadsbys one-half price.
MlTlfK We will sell any one of
the thrt-e pieces separately for
317.50 each.
V;. S50.00
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High-Grade Extension Tables at
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size 4 Inches au.i ex
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$12.50 Iron Beds I
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18x36. square bheratuu delgns; regr. i0 Dressers, special O10.V7U
Sheraton, wllh
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riRCAMSHv W1.M;t DREIMKIIS. In Colonial and Sheraton, wllh
mirrors -'xzx. j-reneh bevel, tvo small and three larire
drawers; regularly t32
IJHKSF.R. In waxed oak. quarter sawed, with two small drawers
and two larun drawers and mirror liJxi'S inches: trench beveled:
in. 1Sj.HI tnrhe-.
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straiKlit r svcllrtl
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HIFKOMKHS, in waxed oak. nuarter sawed
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