The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, August 02, 1908, Image 10

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Newspaper Page Text7 1Q THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, AU g' I9C8, - ; A. B. Brown, S6S fcast I Mi SWAY 'S VASTLY EXTENDED Effect of His Alliance With George J. GouIq Will Be Far-Reaching. HIS ROADS TO COVER LAND twork Will Spread Over Practi cally Whole lnited State., With Outlets on All Three Seacoatts. roads in the c.ori-n system. Ttllroiiii In the United Stte con trolled by Gould are as follow: Mileage M "irl pselflr. Iron Moun tain S.7'1 Denver Bio Grand I.T.'O Wabash I-M" Texas 6 raclflr l.RS.' Cotton Felt l."7S International A Great North ern Western r'ln ipartly con- atni-td I10 Western Maryland Wheeling tc Lake Erie 473 Total IK.STS Cpon completion of his pending alliance with, Georg? J. Guld. negotiations fr wtjleh a're now In progress, Edward H. Harrlman will have a network of rail road covering almost every section of the United States, and having outlet on all throe coasts and on the tireat Iakes. Tha Erie has a terminus at Now York, the Baltimore & Ohio and WestTn Mary land at Baltimore. the Central, of lieorgla. at Savannah, the Illinois Central, at New Orl an.. t'.ie Southern Pacific at Now Orleans and every p-,rt on the Pa cific Coast, from San Dl -go north to Port land, th? I'nion Pacific, at Portland. All the Eastern lines rraeh deep water at Chicago and other ports of the Great Iake. Even salt ater does not limit his dominion, for liis steamship lines ex tend ' across the oc-ans and along the coasts to foreign countries. The Gould system of railroad was threatening to b.come an even more for midable rival to the Harrlman system thin the Hill roads when the panic of last October b-Aan to squeeze the Wabash and give Mr. Harrlman an opportunity to secure a controlling voice in the man agement by helping the Wabash, -out of It difficulties. The two systems compete, in long atretches of territory throughout their length from east to west, and their breadth from north to south. The com pletion of th- Western Pacific from Silt Lake to San Francisco and thence to Los Angelea will bring the Gould system Into the heart of the Harrlman territory. The original Uould Yteai consisted of the Missouri Pacific and the Iron Moun tain, traversing the prairie and Missouri Valley country. It ha ieen extended ly means of the Cotton Rlt and other lines to cover Arkansas and juliana and by means of the Texas and Taclflc and the International and Great Northern through Texas to the Mexican border. The acqui sition of control Of The' Inver Rio Grande and the Denver & Itlo Grande Western carried It westward from Den ver to Sal: Lake and Ogden. with a num ber of branches In the mining country of Colorado and Utah. The Western Pa cific, now building, will continue It aTOss Nevada and California to San Francisco, and from the latter city southward to I.os Angeles. Control of the Western Maryland gave It an outlet to the At lantic at Baltimore and a share of the coal traffic of Maryland and West Vir ginia. Finally Mr. Gould secured con trol of the Wabash and extended It to Pittsburg through Iowa. Illinois. Indiana. Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. The Wheeling I.ake Erie, also acquired about thj same time, gave him a share of the Iron and coal traffic of the Ohio Val lev and an outlet on Iake Erie at Toledo. But with all these extensions. Mr. Gould assumed a heavy load. The expense of securing franchises and terminals In Pittsburg was enormous, far exceedine estimates. Bonds of the acquired subsi diary lines had to be guaranteed, adding to the burdens of the Wabash. Before he had adjusted his shoulders to carry the load, the panic of last October caused a shrinkage In earnings. The Wabash Pittsburg Terminal Company and West ern Marvland went Into receivers- hands and the" Wheeling and Lake Erie must have shared the same fate unless he se cured help. If Mr. Harrlman should secure a con trolling voice In the management of the Gould roads, he will have more power than anv Individual railroad man In the United States. He already ruled over 22. 178 miles of road before he captured the Erie, and had a strong hold on the Balti more & Ohio of 4368 miles. The Gould evstem has 19.378 .miles of road, the ad dition of which to the Harrlman domin ion makes a total of 41.654 miles, or about . one-fifth of the mileage In the United ' States and double that Included In any other system. PERSONALJVIENTION. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rosenblatt are at Clatsop Beach. Alex Shield returned last week from Shipperd'a Spririjs. S. O. LeJblinir has returned from a six weeks' vacation and business trip East. Mrs G. Frank Moffet is visiting her mother. Mrs. Parrish. at Long Beach. Dr. Sand ford Loeb returned Vedn--day from a tour of the Pug-Jt Sound cities. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Elliott, with their baby Susan, are at Long Beach for the season. Hermann Claussenius. Sr.. has gone to Long Beach for a holiday of several weeks. Mr. James Bell and Mrs. B-Ul left on the Rose City Saturday for a visit to San Francisco. Mrs. J. C. Stuart and son. Gordon, are spending the Summer In their cottage at Ocean Park. ' Bruce Rowan, of Los Angeles. Is vis iting Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Davies at their Summer home. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Morris have moved to Robert E. Chasca new bungalow at to Halsey street. Mrs. S. A. Baskowitx and Miss Miriam Boskowttx are at the Hackney Cottage. Seavlew. Miss Verne Bergen Joined her mother this week at their cottage, Wildwood. on Clatsop Beach. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Roberts and grand daughter. Varda Ward, are recent ar rivals at Long- Beach. Miss Haxel Daley has gone East for a yer where she will study music at the Boston Conservatory. Mrs. M. Kay. of Alton. Til., formerly of Mount Tabor, U. vUiting- at the left yes- her the home of Mrs. Ash street. Mr. and Mrs. D. McAllen terday for Long Beach. . Mrs. A. N. Gambell Is visiting daughter. Mrs. Lee M. Clark, at Clark cottage. Seaside. Mrs. John Keller, with her two children. Frieda and Fred, is spending her Summer vacation at their cottage at Seaside. Miss Margaret Mann is spending a very delightful vacation with her sister. Mrs. Daniel J. McGill at Long Beach. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stanley are com fortably settled In the E. P. Swetland cottage at Long Beach for the Summer. Daniel Lublinir arrived in Portland from Chicago, and Intends to make a short stay in this city. He is at Elton Court Annex. Miss Nita Schultz. of Albany, Is spend ing the week with Miss Mabel Ford, after which she will leave for Aberdeen. Wash. Mr. and Mrs. William T. Moire and their two sons Warren and Howard are spending a month at their cottage at Ocean .Park. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Burgard and baby and Miss Gertrude Smith have returned from an outing at Welch's Camp, near Mount Hood. ' Mrs. W. II. Games and daughter. Mss Dagmar Games, returned yesterday to San Francisco. Next month Miss Games will begin a course at the Uni versity of California. Mrs. N. Ixeb. accompanied by her daughter, Rebecca, and son. Dr. San; ford 1neb. returned Wednesday from a 10-day visit with Mrs. N. G. Kauf man at Beillngham. Wash. Mrs. A. C. Gage, with her young daugh ters Phebe and Helen, left yesterday on the steamer Flos City for San Francisco. Thev will Fpend six weeks visiting rela tive. and friends in San Francisco, Jos; and Santa tlara. San LODGE OFFICER COMING Chler Ranger O'tirady Will Speak In Portland Ausnst 11. John J. O'Grady. supreme chief rang er of the Foresters of America, who Is now making his annual visit to the Pacific, Coast, will be in Oregon on Au gust l'n. An elaborate demonstration is .ill In rearHness and the public will 3w J: - V V.,.. . , p,,fh v ... f , Xle- Jt- A 3 i - 3 John J. O'lirady. Head ot the Foresters of America. have the opportunity of meeting and hearing this able speaker at the Arm orv on the night of August 11. Mr. O'Grady is from New York City; and this beinK Ills first trip to the Coast, he is very much pleased with the work that is being carried on in California and Colorado, and It is be lieved that he will be surprised at the progress of the work In Oregon. Mr. O'Grady Is at the present time in Sacramento. A. Is Brown, of Salem, grand chief ranger of OrfRnn, will meet Mr. O'Grady at the state line and take him to Salem to meet the state officials there. Ocean tJraln Hates Advance. NEW YORK. Aug. 1. The ocean frejght rates from New York to the ports of con tinental Europe have been advanced by the steamship lines. To Antwerp the rate has been doubled, and to a number of other ports nearly doubled.. This advance, coming at a time when the steamship lines arc protesting to the railroads against what they term a discriminating freight rate that has diverted grain ship ments from the Norttiwest from New York to Montreal, tin." caused comment among railroad n r. The steamship men sav, however, that the increase has noth ing to do with the railroad question; that the reason the cost of transporting corn, wheat and other cereals from New York to Continental ports has been put up be cause large orders for grain have been placed recently in New York by European agents, and that this has caused a short age of freigtit space in the holds of grain rarrying ocean'steamships. WILL CAKE ACCEPT? No Answer " From Boston to Fulton's Overtures. MESSAGE GOES BY . WIRE Senator's Plan, Approved by Party Leaders, Is' That Cake Shall Re main Chairman and Commit tee Direct Campaign. Senator Fulton lias offered peace terms to Chairman Cake, of the Re publican state central committee, but Cake has not accepted, and the ques tion arises, will he accept? Though the word has gone out that there will be a truce between Cake and Fulton, all that has b.-en accomplished is Fulton's offer and the sending of a' telegraph message containing It to Cake in Bos ton. The wires have brought no reply. Strictly ppeaking, the Fulton plan, while originating with Fulton, has other sponsors than himself. It was approved by J. P. Kennedy, chairman of the Republican county committee of Multnomah, and Ralph Williams. Na tional committeeman. Senator Fulton was willing to have this or-one of several other mtthods proposed to Cake. In the tjiterest of party har mony anything So secure united sup port for Taft. He made a special trip from Astoria to put a stop to the movement Among liis followers to oust Cake from the chairmanship. But how the question arises: Will Cake accept the proposal? Will he name an executive committee. as recommended by National Uommlttee man Williams and County Chairman Kennedy? Will he appoint the com mitter suggested ty them or one of his own choosing? Will he take his own time In the matter and let politics drift until his return In September? If so. what are the Fulton men going to do about It. since they admit that they cannot . force him out of the state ohn irmanship? The personnel of the committee as recommended by Williams and Ken nedy to Cake is: Ralph K. Williams. J. P. Kennedy. F. W. I-adhetter, Ben Riesland. president of the Forty-fifth Precinct RepublWan Club, and George II. Williams. This committee would conta-in friends of Cake and would not be heavy with Fulton men. WOMEN GIVE PROGRAMME Have Complete Charge or Knlertain mcnt of Kvening Star Grange. A women's programme wag rendered yesterday afternoon in the hall of Evening Star Grange. Patrons of Hus bandry, on the Section, .Line road. Mrs. Wllda Buokman was in ctvarge. Men were present, but th'only' part they were allowed to take was to applaud the women who were entertaining. From start to finish, about tw6 hours, the men were -permitted to -hear what the women had to say, but. could say nothing themselves. It was a little hard for B. Leo Paget. J. D. T.ee. C. H. Welch. J J. Johnson. A. F. Miller, B. J. Spooner and some others to remain quiet, but they had to do It. It waj a splendid programme, and was full of gcod things. Music , was the first number. It consisted of a Grange song, sung by the women standing. Then the triple, "What I En Joy Best at Grange Meetings." was dis cussed by Mrs. Elizabeth Dunning and Mrs. K. J. Spooner. who said they en Joyed the social and educational fea tures. A well written and thoughtful paper on "How to Spend Vacation." was read by Mrs. S. Taylor, which re ceived merited applause. Mrs. C. H. Welch told how she made salad, and described such a lllcious' dish that the men asked when she made it. Mrs. Minnie Buckley, a local author of some repute, read a fine sketch on domestic life. Mrs. H. L. Vail closed the talks with remarks on "Method." Several solos were given. More than 100 members were present. The next meeting will be held Septem ber 6. when the anniversary of the Kvening Star Grange will be celebrated Willi an appropriate programme. In memory of the late John F. Caples the .flog was placed at half-mast over the hall, the charter was draped and a committee on resolutions was appointed. Mrs. Cox Wants Divorce. Mrs. Flora Cox yesterday filed a suit for divorce. She and Arthur Cox were married In this city May 3, 1902, and In the following November were located on a farm in Lincoln County. One day. Airs. Cox alleges, her husband became warlike and proceeded to bump her head against the wall until she bled from her nose and mouth. She also declares that hia love-taps grew very strong on April 18, 1908. when he beat her about the head and face until she bore black and blue spots. Mrs. Cox says she Is still suffering from the effects of her brutal treatment. Cox "Is alleged to own $2300 worth of real es tate. He Is a teamster. ENGLISH .H0P INDUSTRY While Acreage Declines, Increased Yield Balances Product. Kentish Observer. The report Issued of tne select com mittee on the hop Industry' contains an exhaustive statement In regard to the Industry in various countries, the cost of production, and a variety of cognate matters, such as drying, marking, rail way rates, cold storage, prices and land tenure. The committee reviews at length the evidence submitted by the 42 wit nesses examined, but on only one or two points do it commit itself to a definite recommendation. Perhaps the most, notable suggestion is that the use of hop substitutes should be prohibited by law. Their main findings may be thus summarised: While the arreaae under hops in England baa declined In tho last 20 yeara by about a third, the produce, owing to tho Increased yield per aero uhlch has characterised the last 15 veara, remains nearly the same. If 40 he taken as tho average annual coat of raiding and placing on tho market the product of an aero of hopa. and 10 cwt. per acre be taken as an average yield. It la clear that a price exceeding 80a a hundred weight muat he obtained In order to Insure a profit to the grower. The committee la led to conclude that tho amount of foreign Importation has. dur ing tho last 30 yearn, shown no tendency to increase, but on the other hand, has ex hibited some .reduction, and that the pro portion of home-grown hopa ued by brewers In the t'nlted Kingdom, amounta to more than 70 per cent of the total quantity they employ. Thev are not satisfied that any special meaaurea directed against the. Importation of foreign hops are called for. Neither do they consider that foreign competition la so potent a factor in tha causation of the depression during recent yeara as to demand auch exceptional treat ment of thia particular Industry. Hop substitutes cannot in any true aeno aupply tho peculiar properties of the hop; they "introduce an unnecessary and foreign element In tha process ot brewing; they may be the source of dangerous contamina tion: and. In the opinion of tho committee, their employment ahouid ba prohibited by the legislature. Oreat advantage would accrue to bop farmers in thle country If bulletins dealing with improved modea of cultivation and tha lateet atattictlcfl of the foreign trade and In dustry were placed at their aervlce by tho Foard of Agriculture, and for the supplying of thla Information the committee atrongly recommends the appointment of apeclal agenta abroad. Production and Consumption. The average annual consumption of hops In this country has In recent years been about SOO.OOO cwt. Roughly speak ing, the committee finds that of this quantity rather more than two-thirds Is supplied by this country, and one third from abroad. While the average annual acreage under hops has been re duced In the last decade by 13 per cent, the average annual yield per acre has increased 14 per cent. The decreased acreage has. in fact, been balanced by the increased yield. Generally, the committee finds that apart from any question of foreign Im ports, many Influences have been at work some extending over a considerable per iod of time, others which have been es pecially operative during recent years, but all tending to exert depressing In fluences on the prices obtainable by English growers. The reduced con sumption of .beer, the diminishing propor tion of hops used in the production of beer as now brewed, coupled with the maintenance of the home produce de spite extensive grubhings of hop lands, have caused the supply to exceed the demand. To a small extent the use of hop substitutes and supplements; In 1B04 and 105 -'the arsenic scare": but last and most Important, the levelling In fluence of cold storage, have all co operated to the detriment .fit the English Industry. In addition to these relatively recent Influences, there are more permanent factors of the unequal treatment of the home and foreign grower of hops In the matter of "marking" and possibly also In the matter of railway charges, the burden of the extraordinary -tithe, the rise In rates, and. according to some wit nesses, the system of tenure of hop lands. Foreign Competition. Dealing with the position of hdV growlng abroad, the committee states that their attention was specially di rected to large consignments of Pacific Coast hops In the Sprlnp of this year, and in particular to a cargo of hops of 1906 growth, which reached these shores on a vessel named the Adriatic. "The importations of hops from abroad during the current year for the six months ending February, 1908. were 142.541 cwts.. compaied with 166.991 cwts. during the corresponding period in the preceding year. During the months oftlarch and April, however. Big Carpet Hu$ Specials A big special purchase of Carpets and Rugs just arrived enables us to quote sensational prices this . wpftk in our Carnet Deoartment. Look at these: $15 Brussels Rugs, Only $11.50 These are reversible Rugs use. either side. Colors are tans, reds, greens, fast colors. Room size. $1.50 Roxbury Carpet, $1.00 bv the vard cut off not laid. No carpet wears so well as the Roxbury. There are ,12 patterns in the lot, among them tan, green, blue, red, floral and Oriental effects very beautiful. All the newest and best. Per yard, only. . $1.01) $50 Brass Beds We recently made a fortunate purchase of 40 of these solid' brass beds and can afford to quote a remarkably low price on the lot. These' are solid brass beds, with 2V-inch con tinuous 'posts and 1-inch fills, nearly like the cut in appear ance. They are beautiful beds for the low price (3 Large $45.00 Colonial Dresser In four different woods, quarter-sawed oak, birdseye ma ple, mahogany and Tuna ma hogany. Size of Frerch bevel plate mirror 32x26 inches; top 22x44 inches. Highly pol ished, perfect in every detail; a special purchase and sold at a special low price; only I in llLJfj Stain's INLAID ENGLISH I Linoleum Best Made Regular $2.00 grade, special price, laid, per yard SI 35 YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD , First and Yamhill A LITTLE DOWN A LITTLE WEEKLY Second and Yamhill owing to phenomenal shipments ' from America of some 84.000 cwts:. chiefly old hops, the Imports for the current year have been exceptionally Inflated. It is alleged that these hops have-been "dumped- here with the hope of secur ing such advantages as might accrue to the vendor in the event of a duty of 40s. per cwt. being Imposed." It is added that many witnesses at tributed the present atate of the in dustry and the low prices in recent GOULD ROADS, FOR ACQUIREMENT OF WHICH HARRIMAN IS NEGOTIATING BLACK LIXES SHOW GOULD ROADS IX OPERATION. DOTTED tlXB SHOWS PROPOSED EXTEXSIOX OF WESTERS PACIFIC. years to foreign competition, and there was practical unanimity that the chief element in this dangerous competition was the great development In hop cul ture which had taken place in the Pa cific Coast States of America. Official statistics show that while the total, amount of hops imported varies less than does the total home produce, yet the impoits from various foreign coun tries show great fluctuations from year to year. During the three decades from 1857 to 1886 there was a rise In the annual average Importations, but dur ing the last two decades there has been a reduction. In regard to American competition, the committee thinks due weight must be given to the condition of things in the Pacific Coast states disclosed by the consular reports from Oregon and San Francisco. "It appears that the 'ruinous condition- of the hop Industry there has resulted in reducing the acreage in Oregon by between 5000 and 6000 acres. In Washington by about 2500 acres, or some 30 or 40 per cent, and the rooting up of plantations in some districts of California. Such re ductions, together with the increased home demand, by reason of the increas ing production of beer in the States, can hardly be without effect on the possible future imports fron America Into this country. The exceptional im portation during the present year ap pears to be not unrelated to forebod ings and anticipations in respect of thejiop trade in this country, which the 'report of the committee may serve to dispel and discourage." It declares against special meas ures In the shape of an import duty, "in view of the fact that the importa tion of foreign hops during the last 30 years has shown a tendency to de cline rather than to increase, and in view of the need there appears to be on the part of many English brewers to use foreign hops because of their special properties as an admixture with English hops."' As to the last question, it suggests that the fact that, and the extent to which, foreign hops are used in the brewing of beer, should be indicated on the cask or bottle in which the beer is sold. Consumers would then be in a position to answer the question, which at present is left in doubt by the evidence, as to how far the present taste requires that foreign hops should be used in the brewing of beer or how far the use of such hops can be safely dispensed with. Finally, the committee recommends that aucli provisions of the Marking Act of 1866 as can be made applicable to foreign hops should be so applied. Grain Firm Sues Railroad. Alleging that they were kept from sell ing four carloads of wheat because the train service Into the city of Cludad Juarez, Mexico, was slow, Kerr, Gifford & Co. of this city have sued the Southern Pacific Railway for JW. It is set forth In the complaint, which was filed yester day In the State Circuit Court, that on May 24. 190i. the railway company asreed to deliver the grain to the Mexican city by June 30 of the same year, but that the four carloads were so slow In milk ing the trip that the local grain firm lost the sale. Record Heat at Jacksonville. JACKSONVILLE. Or., Aug. 1. (Spe cial.) On July 30 the temperature reached 106 degrees, the highest ever registered at Jacksonville. H ELECTRO PAINLESS DENTAL PARLORS 303V4 Washington St.. Cor. Fifth. NO PAIN NO PAIN No More Fear of the Dental Chair Nor a High Dental Bill SPECIAL RATES ALL THIS MONTH Full set, that fit $5.00 Gold down, 22-Karat S3.50 Bridge Teeth, 22-K $3.50 Gold Fillings $1.00 Silver Fillings 50 WHY PAY MORE? If son are neirou or have heart trouble he Kleetro Palnlens Sjntem will do the work when others fall. All work war ranted ten years. Bank Reference. Open Evenings and Sundajn. Lady Attendant. ELECTRO DENTAL PARLORS Corner Fifth ami Washington, from Terklns Hotel. Acroea A