THE SUNDAY OEEGOXIAXi PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER, 30, 1906. -
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HOPS ARE OF
GOOD QUALITY
Oregon Crop Is Picked and
Shows Up Better Generally
Than Was Expected.
ESTIMATES OF. THE YIELD
Very Little Mold Appears and Rich
ness Exceeds That of Previ
ous Years Market Is Slow
in Opening.'
Hoppicking In Oregon -came to an end
yesterday, except In a few of the smaller
yards. The yield turned out to be about
what was expected as regards quantity,
but In quality there was an agreeable
surprise. It is true that in the Summer
months the Indications pointed to an al
most perfect crop, but the rains that
not much exceed 300,000 bales, and with
the past growth of the beer industry to
figure upon, the consumption will be
about 230,000 bales. The season's Imports
are estimated at about 26.000 bales. This
will leave 15,000 bales to export.
Foreign Crops Are Short.
Two years ago, when the English crop
was 2S8.000 cwt., this country sent about
90,000 bales across the Atlantic. At that
time Germany had a large crop for Eng
land to draw upon. This year England
has grown only about as many hops as
she did two years ago, while Germany
has not hal as many as she had then.
YAKIMA CROP SHORT.
Yield Will Be 15 Per Cent Less
Than Estimated.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Sept. 29.
(Special.) The Yakima Valley hop crop
will fall short about 15 per cent of- the
estimated yield placed upon it - by some
of the leading hop dealers this. Summer.
This is the opinion generally expressed
by those who have kept in touch with
the hop situation in Yakima county. It
is estimated that this county will produce
this year about 22,500 bales. Earlier in the
season it was thought that the crop would
run up to between 27.000 and 30.000 bales.
Hop-buyers do not look for the market
to open up until about the middle of
October. They say the brewers are buy
ing conservatively, and all are Insisting
upon seeing the samples before closing
deals. It is the opinion of the majority
of the hop-buyers that, provided the
brewers take hold and show an inclina
tion to buy this Fall, hops will go at a
good price.
Growers Holding for Advance.
OREGON CITY, Or., Sept. 20. (Special.)
The principal part of the Clackamas
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Subscriptions to provide two more -beautiful fountains pr the streets
of . Portland have just been 'secured by' W. T. Shanahari, corresponding sec-
cetary of the Oregon Humane Society. One of the most elaborate designs
yet selected, has been chosen for the fountain which will be- erected by
James W. and Vincent Cook. It will be 13 feet, 8 inches high, including,
the figure which surmounts it, and will cost $1100. Its location has not yet
been determined. A fountain 4 feet, 7 inches high, will be installed by
Mrs. W. P. Olds in front of her residence at Hassalo street and Union
avenue. This fountain is intended as a watering- place for horses. Mr."
. Shanahan has now secured subscriptions for . 12 fountains. He expects
'. that several more will be donated within the next few days, after, which.,
the order for all of them will immediately be sent East.
started when picking began changed, the
order of things, and for a time it looked
as if a large portion of the crop would
be ruined. Now that the hops are safely
housed and being baled, it is found that
the quality will be very satisfactory.
Some mold has appeared in certain sec
tions, . but there is no reason for the
alarmist reports that are being sent out.
It may be that the interests of a certain
element will be furthered by this attempt
to give Oregon a black eye. but the truth
will soon be known to the Eastern trade,
as it is here, when the samples now on
the way reach their destination.
H. L. Hart, of this city, who has in
spected samples here and at Salem of
about 200 crops, says the quality will be
fully equal to, if not better than, that of
last year.
Statement From H. Ij. Hart.
"The statements that mold prevails all
over the state are grossly exaggerated,"
said Mr. Hart yesterday. "Samples from
sections where mold was said to be worst
show the hops to ' grade prime-to-choice
and choice quality. The hops this year
are excellent in Ailing where last year
they Showed lack of strength. This is due
to the even growth in the past Summer."
Mr. Hart estimates the crop at 115,000
bales, about the same as last year.
A. J. Kay, of this city, feels certain
that the Oregon crop gathered will ex
ceed 125,000 bales.
"The quality is much better than we
have been expecting for the past two
weeks," he said, "and very nearly ap-
rroaches the average Oregon quality.
Probably 70 per cent of the crep will be
as good as usual. Where mold is shown
in a few hops, it is only to a limited ex
tent and' will not depreciate the, price &
great deal."
Julius Wolf Gives Opinion.
Julius "Wolf, of Silverton, states that
the crop will compare well with previous
crops in point of quality and will, in his
opinion, aggregate about 115,000 bales.
"There has been an Improvement in
picking and handling this year over the
methods of previous years," he said.
"There will not be as many choice hops
as we hoped for, but a large percentage
of primes and primc-to-choice hops. No
very poor hops will be marketed except
such as were willfully picked."
Oregon hops this year are exceptionally
rich in lupulln, according to. .Conrad
Krebs, of Salem, who believes 20 per cent
of the crop will grade as strictly choice
quality.
"Where mold appeared," he says, "it
only affected .certain districts and certain
yards in these districts. No whole dis
tricts were affected.- The quality of the
crop at large will be as good as it has
been for the past three or four years.
There are not many seeds In the hops, as
the male hops bloomed early. This makes
them-, especially desirable for brewing
purposes, 1 think the crop will run about
115,000 bales."
Baling Now Under Way.
Baling" is under- way in all parts of
the valley and will continue for two
weeks more. Until this operation Is fin
ished, close figures on the yield cannot
be obtained. At almost every place where
baling 4s being done, the statement is
made that hops are looking better in the
bale than they did on the vines.
The market has not yet opened and
prices are, therefore, largely nominal.
Half of the crop, at least, was sold by the
growers before it was grown, and dealers
are. therefore, well supplied and In no
hurry to enter the market. The foreign
demand will not be in evidence until
samples reach England. Should the for
eigners once begin to buy freely, the
American trade, of course, will lose no
time in taking hold.
On the face of things, it would seem
that higher prices should prevail than
are now quoted. Tha American croc will
County hop crop that was not Involved in
contracts ranging from 8 to 13 centSj -is
being held by the growers for an advanoe
in the present quotation, which ranges
from 17 to 18 cents here. Growers who
had contracted their hops are delivering'
to the buyers, but there Is no disposition
on the part of the other more fortunate
growers to unload their hops at present
prices. Two hundred bales of -contract-free
hops are now stored In the Oregon
Water - Power .& Railway Company's
warehouse in this city, where they will
be held pending an advance in price.
Connecticut in Commission.
NEW YORK. Sept. 29. The Connecticut,
the only first-class battleship ever built
in a yard owned by the United States
Government,-- was put in commission this
morning at the Brooklyn Navy-Yard, ex
actly two years after she was launched.
Oaptalri William Smith is In command.
The Connecticut is the largest ship ever
commissioned . for the American Navy.
She displaces 16,000 tons.
Murphy's Last Day at the Oaks.
Morphy. "the Man Who Sings to
Beat the Band." has certainly
proven one of the best attractions
that "The Oak?" have had. Mr.
Morphy sings for the last time this
afternoon and tonight. One of the
things that adds to Mr. Morphy's
popularity is that he gets his au
diences en rapport with himself by
asking the crowd to Join with him
in his singing. By special - request
Mr.'Morphy will again today sing,
both -afternoon and night "In the
Good Old U. S. A.," "Keep on the
Sunny Side," "Holding Hands,"
Tim Toolan.
There will -be a special bill this
afternoon and night at the vau
deville theater.
The change in the weather could
not keep the people away from
"The Oaks" the past week, and
as the season is drawing to a close,
, the attendance increases daily. It
has been definitely settled that this
beautiful resort will close on Sun
day night. October 1. even though
the weather should continue favor
able. The people of Portland fail
to appreciate the fact that Port
land is blessed with a park that
has no superior in America,
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AWORP OF THANKS
To our many friends, through
whose generous patronage we have
been aided in the building of this
larger, greater store, and through
whose demands we have been en
abled to increase our stocks in air
departments: For many months
we have been active in preparing
for this event the selecting and ;
bringing together from the world's
markets the most complete stocks
of everything which combine for
the complete furnishing of the
home, hotel and club. Yesterday
marked the discontinuation of our
business at our former location
Second and Morrison and as pre
viously announced, we will continue
to welcome our many friends and
patrons in our new home on Morri-'
son and Seventh streets, commenc
ing Wednesday, October 3d.
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WILL HURRY WORK
Contractor Bennett Agrees to
Complete Public Schools.
WILL TAKE THREE MONTHS
Contractor to Tear Out Unsatisfac
tory Work and Rebuild Ac
cording to Specifications.
School .Board Meets.
In response to the ultimatum issued by
the Board of Education, J. E. Bennett,
the contractor, agreed last night to com
plete the school buildings which ha holds
under contract, without further delay,
and to follow tho specifications laid down
by T. J. Jones, architect of the board.
He will tear from the Sunnyside school
all materials which have been condemned,
and will flniKh the building, as well as
the East Twenty-eighth-street and Holraan
Schools, according to his agreement,' with
lumber and other materials which meet
the approval of the architect:
The understanding between Contractor
Bennett and the members of the board
was brought about at a special meeting
held in the City Hall. Given the choice of
completing the work According to con
tract or turning the job over to the board
immediately, Bennett said that he - pre
ferred the former, and would abide by the
report of Alexander Muir and J. M. Wal
lace, architects, who had been ' called in
as arbiters of the character of material
used in the Sunnyside School. By -their
findings, he will be required to discard
the shingles which have been used upon
tha roof of the building and also the laths
which have been put in place. Upon a
careful examination these were found de
fective by the contractors, especially the
shingles, on the east side of the roof, and
the matter was finally settled by Ben
nett agreeing to replace all material in
question.
Bennett Not Alone to Blame.
Not all the blame for inferior construc
tion was placed upon Contractor Bennett
in the report. The arbitrating contrac
tors wanted to know why Bennett had
not been notified of the poor character of
the shingles before they had been placed,
and asserted that, they could- not see the
Justice of the course which had been
taken by the School Board or its agent.
They also reported that the contractor
had probably ordered the right kind of
shingles, but had received a secondary
grade.
Although Contractor Bennett has agreed
to complete the three buildings without
more delay, it will be several months be
fore they are ready for occupancy. Archi
tect Jones asserted last night that' even
with a large force of workmen, none of
the structures would be ready for use in
less than hree months. This: will neces
sitate crowded rooms in some schools and
the. shifting of pupils" "from one building
to' another until -the opening of the
Winter term.
Director. Flelschner created a stir at
the meeting by reopening the old propo
sition of furnishing teachers the means
of preparing hot lunches in the school
buildings. . He moved that the matter be
referred to the supply committee with
power to act by providing stoves, chairs
and tables in all of the buildings.
"I shall object emphatically to that
policy as long as I am on the board." as
serted Director Wittenberg. "If we are
going to give the teachers the means of
having hot lunches, we ought to give it
to the pupils, too. It is simply an effort
of the teachers to avoid having to pay
for their noon meal. They get a salary
and the pupils do not, and if the teachers
care for hot 'lunches they can find some
place near the schools to buy it. If you
pass this motion, you will hear from the
taxpayers." ; :
"I do' not approve of, buying the lunch
eons for -the teachers," retorted Mr.
Flelschner. "All I want to do is to fur
nish them the means of cooking a cup of
coffee or a bowl of soup."
"If we did that, we would be asked next
to buy their meals for them," asserted
Mr. Beach. "And then in another week
someone would suggest that we build
lodging-houses for the teachers so that
they would not bave to ge so far to
school."
"Well, the pupils would be taught bet
ter if the hot-lunch feature were provid
ed. It would be the best thing the board
ever did," urged Mr. Fleischner.
"It would cost very little. All we would
furnish would be the stoves and fuel. The
teachers ' would furnish their own
lunches."
"I fail to see how a child could learn
more because its teacher had eaten a hot
lunch." was the comment of Mr. Wtiten
berg. ' '
Rigler Sides AVlth Flelschner.
Superintendent Rigler was called upon
to decide this important point and sided
with Mr. Flelschner. Mrs. Sitton was
also of the opinion that the motion
should pass. There being an equal di
vision on the question, it was postponed
until a fftth director is chosen who can
cast the deciding vote.
No step other than a general discussion
was taken toward electing a successor to
Richard Williams, who resigned his
membership on the board some time ago.
H. C. Campbell was suggested by Mr.
Wittenberg to fill the vacancy. Several
other men are also under consideration,
and it is hoped to make a choice at
the next meeting.
Superintendent Rigler reported the fol
lowing appointments and changes of
teachers, which were confirmed: Martha
Pickard, seventh grade, Portsmouth;
Jessie McGregor, fourth grade. Ports
mouth; Annie Overholzer. second grade.
Woodlawn; Julia Sears, first and second
grades. Arleta; Minnie Pound, second
and third grades, Arleta; Olive S. Rod
lum, fourth grade, Arleta; Grace Reeves,
Holman; Mabel' Lewis, Sellwood; Grace
Bennett, Sunnyside: Helen . Lightner,
South Mount taoor; Annie Chalmers,
transferred from Woodlawn to Chapman;
Judith Guislean, transferred from Chap
man to Couch. , .
Mr. Fleischner called attention of the
board to complaint which has been re
ceived against the water supply at the
Fulton Park School. -. The water in the
well at the school is not good, and Bull
Run water is not available. Architect
Jones .was instructed to investigate the
situation, and will probably install a- tank
to be supplied through a pipe from a
near-by well, the water of which is said
to be good.
FREE HAND: DRAWING -
and Illustrating.
H. F. Wentz, pupil of Du Mond, Chase,
Bridgeman, and Btudent of the New York
Art Students' League, han the freehand
drawing at the Young Men's Christian
Association Evening Institute this Win
ter. Mr. Wenta has prepared special
courses in design, sketching and composi
tion that is sure to meet the practical
needs of all students. Young men look
ing forward to artistic careers or having
ability along illustrative, caricature or
cartoon lines will find Mr. Wentz an ex
ceptionally Inspiring and capable in
structor. This opportunity will be open
only during the Fall and Winter terms,
and any one contemplating taking up the
study should enter the class now.
REDUCED BOUND-TRIP RATE.
Jxnr Rate Made by O. R. to Chicago
and. St. Ixrais.
Account annual convention American
Bankers' Association, to be held at St.
Louis. October 16 to 19. the O. R. & N. on
October 12 and 13 will sell round trip
tickets to Chicago and St. Louis at a rate
of one fare plus $10. For information re
garding different routes, sleeping-car
service etc. apply at City Ticket Office,
Third and Washington streets. Portland.
SEEKS LOCK TOLLS
State Has Portland General
Electric in Court.
by W. S. Elliott, Samuel L. Elliott and
W. T. Elliott, the latter ex-City Engi
neer of Portland, The other day the El
liotts' brought . an injunction proceeding
in the same court to restrain the Pence
Company from crossing their lands with
its flume.
TENTH OF NET EARNINGS
No Remittance for Collections From
1874 to 1904 at Oregon City
Passage ' Around - Wil- .
lamette Falls.
The plaintiff State's demurrer to the
defendant Portland General Electric
Company's answer in the suit for 10
per cent of the net earnings from toll3
collected at the Oregon City locks was
argued in State Circuit Court yesterday
and taken under advisement by Judge
Frazer.
The state was represented by Attorney-General
A. M. Crawford and John
Manning, District Attorney of Multno"
mah County, while Frederick V. Hol
man and Wirt Minor appeared for the
defense.
The complaint in this case was filed
November 16, 1905. The state asking a
decree for an accounting and that the
electric company be compelled to pro
duce its books in court and show all
sums collected for tolls for the passing
of freight and passengers through the
locks around Willamette Falls, . from
1S74 to 1904, also all sums paid out for
necessary operating- expenses of the
canal and locks during" this period, and
for payment to the state of the 10 per
cent of the net profits.
, The State Contends.
The State contends that Rection 17 of
the Act of Legislature, approved October
21, 1S70, appropriating funds for the con
struction of a canal and locks at Oregon
City, provides that the Willamette "Falls
Canal & Lock Company, which con
structed the locks under a legislative
agreement that it should receive 200.000
granted to the State of Oregon by the
Government for the purpose, or the par
ties coming under the agreement by vir
tue of assignment, shall certify to the
Secretary of State from such dates as he
shall prescribe a detailed and itemized
statement of disbursements and liabilities
In order that the net receipts thereof may
be ascertained. It Is averred that the
Portland General Electric Company, on
August 24, 1892, became the successor in
interest to the contract of the original
lessee, and that no proper accounting has
been rendered for 30 years.
Court Notes.
William McCallig, the chauffeur of the
automobile that ran down and killed
Ellis Korklin, the 11-year-old boy, about
two months ago, entered a plea of not
guilty to a charge of manslaghter.
In the State Circuit Court yesterday Sle
man Ferenc, alias Joe Smith, found -guilty
of larceny in having stolen $52 from a
room in Fine's Hotel several months ago,
was sentenced to three years in the
State Penitentiary at Salem;
Charles Wagner waa permitted to
change his plea of not guilty, on a
grand larceny charge. In haying . been
concerned. in the theft of some wire from
the Pence Company at the Exposition
grounds, and pleaded guilty to petty lar
ceny. Judge Sears imposed a fine of $50
on the lesser off ense.
The Pence Company yesterday com
menced a suit in the State Circuit Court
to condemn the right of way for a flume
over lands In section 26, township 2 north,
range 2 east, Willamette meridian, owned
Sailors Lose at Football.
By the score of 7 to 1 the Portland
Association football team defeated - a
picked team from the British steamers
Visigoth and Elaine and' the British ship
Galgate. The game was played at the
baseball park at Twenty-fourth and
Vaughn streets and was under the direc
tion of Chaplain A. E. Bernays, of the
Seaman's Institute.
"Freezeout" Players Arrested.
J. W. Staats, B. Oatman and William
Burke indulged in what they say was
a game of "freeze-out" at a saloon -at
266 Pine street last night, but were
rudely interrupted by Detectives Kay
and Biirke, who haled them to' the
Police Station.. Staats is the proprie
tor of the saloon, and: had to furnish
$25 bail.. The other two men put up
$10 each.-
Bar Association Meets.
Announcement that an important
meeting- of the Multnomah Bar Asso
ciation would be held at the Courthouse
last njght had the effect of attracting;
more than 60 prominent lawyers to De
partment No. 1 of the State Circuit
Court. L. E. Crouch presided. Besides
adopting a schedule of fees, practically
the only business transaoted related to
the election of several new members
and the rejection of M. B. Meacham'a
application for membership.
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