The Sunday Oregonian., September 08, 1907, Page 5, Image 5

8
APPLES GO
Wyo., to furnish a 700-ton order of coal
for Heppner, delivery promised in Sep
tember, has made the fuel problem again
a serious one here. A supply of British
Columbia coal has been arranged for at
$12.2j per ton in Heppner. Australian
coal would have been $16. Car shortage is
now feared. Not a single ton can be se
cured from the Wyoming people.
OOL SU
AT RECORD PRiGES
ALMOST IX GRIP OF DEATH
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, POUTLAXD. SEPTEMBER 8, 1907.
OREGON
I WmmMW boys' sch
Hood River Growers Receive
$3.50 a Box for Fancy
Spitzenbergs.
ALL OF CROP MOT SOLD
Eastern Buyers Hope to Get 25,000
Boxes of Choice Varieties North
west Only Section Which Has
Any Sort of Average Crop.
HOOD RIVKR, Or.. Sept. 7. (Spe
cial.) Buyers who are at Hood River
endeavoring- to get apples that have
not been contracted to the union or
old to the Davidson Fruit Company,
rlalm that there are about 40 cars In
the Valley still unsold. They have dis
covered that several large apple-raisers
who have heretofore disposed of
their fruit through the union did not
Blsrn up with that organization this
year and that a number of Independ
ent shippers still have considerable
fruit a their disposal. In all there is
naid to be in the neighborhood of 2a,
000 boxes of fancy apples to bargain
for. some of it considered the best that
is raised at Hood River.
It is the belief of these buyers that
few apples will be put in storage here
this year or held by growers for
higher prices later in the season. They
base their contention on the fact that
the extreme shortage of all varieties
of fresh fruit, resulting from conditions
never before known in the history of
the fruit business, will induce growers
to sell within the next 30 days, rather
than hold out for still higher prices
which may not be realized. They state
that when accurate news of the fresh
fruit output Is finally known, commis
sion firms will leave no stone unturned
to provide a substitute. This they say
will probably he vegetables, tropical
and citrus fruits, which are cheaper
and, more plentiful. .
Fruit Shortage Very General.
A buyer for a large firm, who has
been in almost every fruit-growing dis
trict In the North and Middle West,
in explaining the high prices for all
kinds of fresh fruit this year, said:
"A condition obtains In the fruit
world this year that has never oc
curred in my X0 years' experience of
the business. The shortage is not only
the greatest ever known In the apple
business, but applies to pears and
peaches as well, In every section of
the United States and Canada. In
Michigan both the peach and apple
crop is almost a total failure. Illinois
will not have 20 per cent of a crop.
The big apple crop predicted in New
York has been cut down almost one
half by the recent drouth in thr.t state.
There are no apples In Kansas, and
Missouri Is .-experiencing the biggest
failure in her history. Think of Col
orado, that last year shipped over 3000
cars of, apples from the district around
Grand Junction alone, with but 20 per
cent of a crop of all kinds of fruit in
the entire state. I was Informed at
Grand Junction the most rosy view of
the shipment there this year did not
place it at over 600 cars. The great
peach-growing districts there thiB
year around Paonia, Delta and Corey
have practically nothing to send to
market.
"The inroads of pear blight in Cal
iforntu ruined the Bartlett pear crop
there and as you have probably no
ticed has sent them to a price in East
ern markets never before known. Pear
growers in Oregon will reap a harvest
this year.
Heaviest Crops in Northwest.
"Of all the sections I have '.raveled
through the Northwest states are the
least affected. In Idaho the crop
is light. It will. I think, ship
about 200 cars. I expect about
the same number to go from Hood
River. Southern Oregon will ship
from 200. to 250. The Grande Ronde
Valley and the Walla Walla district
will put out a fair amount of fruit,
and of better quality than I have ever
seen there. Yakima, I have estimated,
will furnish about 400 to 450 cars and
Wenatohee, . Cashmere. Toppeniah, the
Okanogan country and other points in
Washington as many more.- Some
points in British Columbia will have
considerable fruit.
"In all I estimate the Pacific North
west at about 2000 cars. This Is, of
course, far short of what it should be
this year, and I think about 60 per
cent of last year's yield. So you see,
compared to other sections. Hood River
and other points In the Northwest have
a good crop.
"It will, of course, be necessary for
every big firm to endeavor to get some
fresh fruit to hold its trade and I
have met more buyers in this country
this year than ever before. Once the
market adjusts Itself, however, I do
not think prices will be higher than
they are right now."
Fancy Spitz Bring $3.50 a Box.
It is claimed by those who say they
know but do ndt care to be quoted,
that the highest price brought in the
recent sale of the union apples was
$3.50. This, however, was for Spitzen
bergs of the largest sizes that" must
pack out 70 per cent red in color.
Usually about 90 per cent of the crop
packs out this color with the other
20 per cent light. . Other prices given
are $2.25 to $2.75 for Newtons, $2.25
for wlnesaps, $2.00 for red cheeks and
Jonathans, $1.90 to $2.00 for Baldwins,
and $1.50 for Ben Davis. Sales of Ar
kansas blacks and Ortleys let go by
an Independent shipper, are known to
have brought $2.75 and $2.25, respect
ively. MIXERS DO.VT LIKE VERDICT
Coroner's Jury Finds Hughes Met
Death hy "Accidental Wound."
JACKSONVILLE, Or.. Sept. 7. (Spe
cial.) The coroner's Jury empaneled
at Eileen, Cal.. to examine into the
cause of the death of Edward Hughes,
who was accidently shot by Dr. War
ren Cameron last Saturday, returned a
verdict of "accidental gunshot wound."
There is considerable feeling among
the miners at the Blue Ledge over the
verdict as Hughes' wound was In the
arm. Nine witnesses were examined
and all testified as to the nature of
the wound. The wounded man was
attended by Dr. Cameron, who did
the shooting, and the witnesses testi
fied that Dr. Cameron twice injected a
small quantity of morphine to relieve
the suffering of the wounded man. The
body was shipped to Yreka, Cal., for
burial, where the relatives of the dead
man reside.
Heppner Short of Coal.
HEPPNBR, Or., Sept. 7. Failure of the
Monarch Coal Company, of Sharif i
Greenhorn Miner Poisoned Alone In
His Mountain -Cabin.
GRANITE, Or., Sept 7. (Special.)
George Kelly, a young miner and
prospector of the Greenhorn camp,
had an escape from death by poison
this week that he will not care to re
peat. Kelly was alone in his cabin.
Being thirsty, he took a drink of
water. In a short time he felt "queer."
Getting worse, he swallowed sweet oil
and lard. This happened on Friday,
and was the last that Kelly was able
to remember until noon Monday. He
was alone in his cabin during all of
that time. Monday a miner, wonder
ing what had become of him, went to
the cabin and found the young man in
bed, but conscious and on the road to
recovery. A glass jar, containing bi
chloride of mercury, on a ehelf above
Kelly's water bucket, had upset, and
a portion of the solution had run into
the water beneath.
Honor for Oregon Elk.
BAKER CITY, Or., Sept. 7. (Spe
cial.) John K. Tanner, of Charleroi, Pa.,
Grand Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, has just
appointed Judge W. S. Levens, of
Baker City, Deputy Grand Exalted
Ruler for the state of Oregon.
New Phone Service at Centralis.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Sept. 7. (Spe
cial.) The City ' Council has granted
a franchise to the Northwestern Long
Distance Telephone Company to Install
an exchange in Centralla.
DOCTORS ASK MORE PAY
SPOKANE PHYSICIANS PLAN A
NEW SCALE OF CHARGES.
Three Dollars Not Considered a Liv
ing Wage for House Calls in
the Falls City.
SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 7. (Speical.)
The physicians of Spokane propose to
advance the price of their services.
Hereafter the rate tor house calls is to
be $4 instead of $2.50 and $3. Night calls
are to be $6 Instead of $5 and office rates
may also be advanced.
There will be no advance in the price
of surgery. All such, operations are con
sidered sufficiently remunerative, and
the schedule will not be-changed.
The reasons given for the advance is
the Increased cost of living. For Over. 20
years the physicians of Spokane have
been operating under the same rate
schedule. Nineteen years ago that sched
ule was printed and the county physi
cians, as a rule, have adhered to it all
these years, whatever the condition of the
times might be.
Thursday night the county physicians
met in the regular meeting place and the
subject came up for discussion. There
was a warm and protracted debate, and
the matter was left till the next meeting
of the society for final passage.
The physicians of Spokane County de
clare that the present schedule of fees
was printed in 1888 during the hard times.
Living was cheap then and all work was
cheap. Since that time the cost of
living has increased greatly.
DID CITY PAY JOXES' BILLS?
Park Clerk Charged With Making
Private Vse of Public Employes.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 7. (Special.)
Jesse B. Jones, clerk of the Metropolitan
Park Board of Tacoma, is charged with
having had work done about his residence
by men paid by the city as gardeners in
MeKinley Park
Clerk Jones, in explanation to a report
er, told of a very lax system of. keeping
the time of the men employed In the park
separate from the time they worked about
his premises. Men who have worked in
the park and who have also worked about
the premises of Clerk Jones say they re
ceived warrants for full time spent In the
park and that no deduction was made for
the time spent in performing work for
Clerk Jones.
Hoquiam Schools Open.
HOQUIAM. Wash., Sept. 7. (Special.)
The schools opened this week with an en
rollment of S30 pupils. There are 86 pupils
In the High School. The total number of
teachers Is 26, five being engaged in the
High School. Hoquiam will be exceed
ingly strong in althletics this season.
Seven of last season's football team have
re-entered and the squad will report for
work next week.
ONE OF THE PRIZE-WINNERS
AT THE PURE FOOD
BABY SHOW.
Margaret Irene Meservey, Daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. F. a.
Menervey, 4fT Tenth Street.
ii iuw man !'" nil ill I i
y.
r
r I
Mr
? t
J
FRUITS FOR GUESTS
Grant's Pass Will Entertain Ir
rigation Delegates.
FAIR OPENS ON MONDAY
Four Busy Hays In Rogue River
Town Prominent Men Will At
tend the State Irrigation
Convention.
GRANT'S PASS, Or., Sepfc 7. Grant's
Pass with the State Irrigation Convention
and the Jackson-Josephine district fair,
due Monday, is ready Nfor the busiest four
days of the year. The two will be held
almost simultaneously, the Irrigation con
vention lasting over Wednesday, and the
fair from Tuesday morning till Thursday
night.
Many of the prominent speakers, at the
National Irrigation Congress at Sacramen
to will attend. They will arrive at Grant's
Pass Monday, and will be driven over
the Applegate and Rogue River sections,
near the city, and will be given a feast
of melons and fruit at the Elsman or
chard and farm, on Rogue River, in the
afternoon.
The Irrigation convention will begin
Tuesday, President Metcalf in the chair.
H. r. Norton 'will deliver the address of
welcome.
Among the prominent men to be present
are: F. H. Newell, of the United States
Reclamation Service; Dr. Elwood Mead,
of the Department of Agriculture: Gifford
Plnchot, of the Forestry Service: John
Stevens, of the United States Hydro
graphle Survey. All told, about seven
leading men from the various departments
at Washington will be present. Other
speakers will be Joaquin Miller, the "poet
of the Sierras," who will speak on the
"Undiscovered Oregon"; Judge C. B. Wat
son, of Ashland, upon "Pre-Historic Sis
kiyou Island": Governor Chamberlain of
Oregon, and Governor Mead of Washing
ton; Tom Richardson, of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce, who will speak
upon "The Oregon Known to the Business
Man"; E. H. Shepard. editor of "Better
Fruit," Hood River, who will speak upon
"Co-operation Among Fruit Men"; A. I.
Mason, the "apple king" of Hood River,
who will speak upon "Practical and
Profitable Apple Growing."
The Oregon Agricultural College will be
represented by Dr. James Withycombe,
who will be first judge of the stock show
and give an address upon "Irrigation as
a Factor in the Development of the
Dairy Industry of Rogue River Valley";
Dr. W. J. Kerr's address will be, "The
Farmer and Education": Professor Dry
den will be jud.ge of the poultry exhibit
and will give an address on poultry-raising
for profit. The Southern Pacific Com
pany will.be represented by C. A. Mal
bouef and others.
BACK FAVORITE WITH COIN
Greenhorn Miners Place Heavy Bets
in Rock-Drilling Contests!
GRANITE. Or., Sept. 7. (Special.) The
two ' days' Labor day celebration at the
mining camp of Greenhorn was one of
the most successful events of the kind
ever attempted in Eastern Oregon. The
main feature was the rock urilllng con
testa between Dan Dunn, of Sumpter, and
1 TSS''f til I C TO -rf
I mmM.mm
mix
ii $'J
j W C. BOTH,
Every requisite for school, except shoes, will be found in our stock.
Store will be closed Monday.
Al Gutridge, of Granite, as one team, and
William Cola and Ira Lemon, represent
ing Greenhorn, as opponent. for which
3250 was offered as a prize. This was
won by "Dunne and Gutridge, who drilled
42 Inches in 15 minutes into a hard gran
ite boulder, the other team getting- their
hole down 39 Inches. Interest also cen
tered In tile single-hand or single-jack
contest, the winner of which received $75.
There were three competitors. Torn Dono
van, William Cola and Al Gutridge. The
latter won by drilling 22V4 Inches in the
allotted 15 minutes, with Cola a close sec
ond with 22.3-8 to his credit.
On the second day the straightaway
match between William Cola and Al Gut
ridge for a bet of $300 a side made the
grand windup of the Jollification. This
was won by Gutridge, who drove his
drills into the rock 36V4 inches. The ham
mer used was an eight-pound sledge,
with which he maintained an average of
&8 blows per minute for 15 minutes.
Over $2000 changed hands on this event
alone.
FALLS 70 FEET ASD LIVES
Workman on Wilsonville Bridge Has
Narrow Escape.
WILSONVILLE. Or., Sept. 7. (Special.)
William Hodroth, a structural iron
worker employed by the Willamette Con
struction Company in the building of a
bridge across the Willamette River, fell
off the structure to the ground, a dis
tance of 70 feet, and escaped with a few
severe bruises. Hodroth was rolling a
heavy iron stringer by using a peevy as
a lever, when his hold slipped, he came
overbalanced and fell. Dr. Giesy dressed
his wounds, which were found to consist
of contusions and cuts.
Decisions at Olympla.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Sept. 7. (Special.)
The State Supreme Court has rendered
decisions in the following cases:
In the Pierce County cases of Joseph
Smith, aged 16. and James D. Cox, aged
18, for damages for personal injuries re
ceived while employed at the Capitol Box
Company plant, judgments against the
company for $1000 for Smith and $2600 for
Cox are affirmed.
The Pierce County Judgment that the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul should
pay Hubbard F. Alexander and others
$55,205 for a right of way Is set aside and
a new trial is ordered. Alexander owns
455 feet frontage on the east bank of
the Puyallup River, nine acres in all. The
right of way runs diagonally through this
land, taking 2.35 acres. The Supreme
Count holds that it was error to allow
evidence to be heard as to damages to
the property in the event the Government
ever dredged the river as far as the Alex
ander property.
Section Hand Injured.
ASHLAND, Or., Sept. 7. George Roscas,
Greek section hand, fell In front of a
loaded push-car on one of the Southern
Pacific sections and was fearfully in
jured around the hips and internally. He
was taken to Sacramento.
Hoquiam Dance-Halls Must Go.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Sept. 7. (Special.)
Prosecuting Attorney E. E. Boner has
publicly announced that the dancehalls
must go, and in consequence has as
signed orders for them to close their
doors within 10 days.
Examine Lane Water Pdver.
EUGEKEv Or., Sept. 7. A crew of South
ern Pacific surveyors arrived In Eugene
from San Francisco yesterday to make
water-power Investigations along the Wil
lamette river east of Eugene.
Tacoma Firm Gets Contract.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Sept. 7. (Spe
cial.) The contract for laying the
main sewer in the city of Centralia
has been awarded to the Northwest
Bridge Company, of Tacoma.
We are ready with the largest and most complete
stock of Boys' School Suits ever shown in this City.
Take time this week and visit our JUVENILE
DEPARTMENT the handsomest and most com
fortable shopping place in Portland. If you do
not find more Suits on our tables than any other
store, we will not ask you to purchase. They
are all NEW and FRESH this season's choicest
patterns. It is almost needless to say they are
MODESTLY PRICED, $2.50 to $15.
So that the boys may start off on time, we will
GIVE AWAY with each School Suit
AN INGERSOLL-NICKEL WATCH
guaranteed for one year.
SNEAKS INTO TOWN
But Metcalf Can't Dodge Ubi
quitous Politicians..
SEATTLE HOLDS SECRETARY
Cabinet Member Meets Congres
. sional Delegation and Tells Them
He Will Send More Ships to
Pnget Sound Xavy-Yard.
SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 7. (Special.)
Secretary Victor H. Metcalf, of the
Naval Portfolio, will leave Seattle to
morrow morning for the National Cap
ital. Unless "the Navy-yard tug Paw
tucket breaks all records and gets Into
Seattle ahead of time. Secretary Metcalf
will have been in Seattle less than half
an hour, all told. Had he been given
his own way he would not have been
here and at the Navy-yard more than
seven hours, but political pressure "but
ted, in" and kept him here longer.
The Naval Secretary came to town yes
terday afternoon at 4:15 o'clock, after in
structing everybody to keep his move
ments secret. He sidestepped politicians,
and missed a naval division drawn up to
welcome him on the dock as he hurried
from the train to the boat and departed
for the Puget Sound Navy-yard within
15 minutes of the time he landed here.
A cordon of marines surrounding the
Navy-yard protected him last night.
Today Senator Piles, Congressman
Humphrey and President John H. Mc
Graw, of the Chamber of Commerce,
were received after the Naval Secretary
had inspected the entire yard. In the
meantime he had been Induced to give up
a project of hurrying East and -stayed
over to look at yard Improvements per
sonally. And then at the last minute
he found he could not get a sleeper on
east-bound trains tonight and waited
until morning.
About the most Important thing the
Naval Secretary has said is that he has
sent more warships to the Puget Sound
Navy-yard than to any other yard i
this country; that five more battleships
are en route here and that he has now
placed work enough to keep this yard
busy for two years. Today he told the
Congressional delegation from this state
that he would try to find a way for
ordering the construction of a new dry
dock at the Puget Sound yard. Acting
Secretary Newberry ruled the appropria
tion was not big enough because a cais
son, pumping plant and block system
could not be built from the residue of the
appropriation after the dock proper was
ordered. Secretary Metcalf will try to
avoid this question.
BOLD ROBBERY AT HOOD RIVER
Safe Blown Open and Contents Are
Rifled Citizens Hunt Thieves.
HOOD RIVER. Or., Sept. 7. (Special.)
Hood River was the scene of a daring
burglary early this morning, when the
safe belonging to J. T. Holman was
blown to pieces and robbed of $100. Ac
cording to Mr. Holman, the robbery took
place about 2 o'clock this morning, when
he was awakened by a tremendous explo
sion, although living a block away from
his place of business. Hurrying to the
store, he found the door of the safe near
Its entrance; having been blown a distance
of more than 40 feet. Examination showed
a hole drilled through the top of the safe
for the powder and a long fuse leading
away from it to explode the charge. A
half-Inch rope which had been bound
about the safe was blown to shreds.
The explosion attracted many residents
of the district, who appeared armed with
shotguns and Winchesters.. A hurry call
brought Deputy Sheriff Schmelzer- and
Night Officer Van Blaracora to the store,
and a party was quickly organized and
search made for the burglars. No clew
was found.
ENGINEER'S LEGS CRUSHED
James Buise Badly Mangled When
"Engines Meet Head-on at Welser.
WEISER, Idaho, Sept. 7. Special.) In a
head-on collision in the Weiser yards of
the Short Line Railroad at 6:35 this eve
ning between two heavily loaded freight
trains. James Buise, fireman of the west
bound train, whose home Is at Glenn's
Ferry, was caught between the engine
and tender while preparing to jump, and
his legs and ankle badly crushed.
It was necessary to cut away a portion
of the woodwork of the tender in order
to- release him. He was there a Jialf
hour or more. He is now at a hospital
In this city.
The trains had orders to pass at Weis
er, but the east-bound train, with 48 cars
of lumber, was coming down grade, and
the train crew say the airbrakes could
not control the train. The west-bound
was nearly stopped, preparing to go on
the siding. The pilots of both engines
were knocked off and thrown into the
ditch.
Sheriff Calls for Prisoner.
THE DALLES. Or., Sept. 7. Deputy
6herlff Hambin, of Spokane County, Wash
ington, arrived in this city this morning
and left tonight with C. A. Coleman, who
was arrested yesterday on a telegram
from Spokane, and who Is wanted there
on the charge of procuring fraudulently
$200 from H. J. Peterson. Coleman Is a
well-dressed young man of bright ap
nearance. He is married but has ho chil-
f dren. " MB
fjfinfffmh, motiJr must pass usually is
lSmM IB M"fir so full of suffering, danger and fear
I itlfii tUllf at se looks forward to the critical
hour with apprehension and dread.
Mother's Friend, by its penetrating and soothing properties,
allays nausea, nervousness, and all unpleasant feelings, and
so prepares the system tor the
ordeal that she passes through
the event - safely and with but
little suffering, as numbers
have testified and said, it is
worth its weight in gold." $1.00 per
bottle of druggists. Book containing
valuable information mailed free.
THE BRADFfELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta. Om. ,
Old Dr., Grey's Sanitarium
Iho only reliabla place for confinement in Portland. Regular licensed
physicians and professional trained nurses, perfect seclusion, honest dealings.
Infants adopted. The finest equipped sanitarium for the cure of chronia
and rebellious diseases Li the Northwest. Diseases of women a specialty.
Graduate lady physicians in attendance. Terms very reasonable. Address,
Dr. J. D. Grey, 25i Alder street, corner Third, Portland. Or, Correspondenc
solicited, telephone Main 2790.
LEADING
CLOTHIER
BARRED FROM THE COURTS
E. D. BEXSOX, FORMER SEATTLE
JURIST, IX DISGRACE.
Previous nigh Standing Leads Judge
Xorrls to Limit Disbarment
to Five Years.
SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 7. (Special.)
BL D. Benson, a member of the bench of
King County Superior Court from 1S96 to
1900, was this morning disbarred by Judge
George E. Morris for five years for un
professional conduct. Judge Morris said
the Seattle Bar Association had, proved
Its charges fully, and that after the ex
piration of five years Judge Benson would
be allowed to return to the- practice of
law and regain his previous high stand
ing at the bar. The court said it was
Benson's former exalted position that
caused him to fix a time limit on the
term of disbarment. Benson was not in
the courtroom.
Last Spring when his case was tried,
the former Jurist, with his cheeks wet
with tears, pleaded to have the proceed
ings dropped, as he has long since' re
tired from practice and that he had even
disposed of all his law books.
Returns With Gold Brick.
COTTAGE1 GROVE. Or., Sept. 7. (Spe
cial.) J. A. Ead. superintendent of the
West Coast Mines Company, formerly the
Oregon Securities Company, came in from
the mines today and brought a gold trick
to the value of $3600. the result of a run
with 15 stamps on a 15 days' day shift;
Mr. Bad says everything Is running; well
and that they will get started on the deep
tunnel Inside of 15 days. This tunnel will
be 3000 feet long and will be pushed rap
Idly as possible,
New York city has more telephonM thatt
London, though London has 2,000,000 more
Inhabitants than New York city.
Is to love children, and no
home can be completely
happy without them, yet the
ordeal through which the ex-