DRAMATIC
and SPORTING
SECTION FOUR
Pages 1 to lO
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, NOYE3IBER 29, 1908
NO. 48.
FEIV OOPS USED
IN MAKING BEER
HALIF-EEIC
Growers Testify Only Five
Eighths Pound Domestic
Product in Barrel.
FURNITURE VALUES THAT YOU'LL NEVER FORGET. ITS OUR GREAT HALF-PRICE SALE
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FURNITURE FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS
Writing Desk! '
Desk Chairs
Writing Tables
Bookcases
Book Backs
Magazine Backs
Library Tables
Card Tables
Sewing Tables
Parlor Tables
Tabourets
India Stools
Footstools
Jardiniere Stands
Music Cabinets
Parlor Cabinets
China Cabinets
Cellarets
Smoking Tables
Smoking Stands
- Morris Chairs
Morris Bockers
Mission Arm Chairs
Mission Arm Bockers
Mission Tables
Mission Desks
Mission Settees
Mission Bookcases
Parlor Bockers
Parlor Sets
Dressers
Chiffoniers
Toilet Tables
Dressing Cases
Bockers
Arm Chairs
Lounges
Divans
Davenports
Parlor Chairs
Cheval Glasses
Hall Mirrors
Parlor Mirrors
Shaving Mirrors
Beed Chairs
Beed Bockers
$35 RANGE FOR
$27.50
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the best quality coldrolled
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braced and bolted, asbestos
lined throughout, nickel
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gay $27.50
THIS DRESSER FOR
$9.50
This Dresser, finished in a
rich golden oak color, with
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mirror; Gadshys' pr. .
$20 TABLE FOR $10.00
LADIES
DRESSING
TABLES
Something a lady
always wants.
She can sit down
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HALF PRICE.
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OUR GREAT SPECIAL SALE FINE MORRIS CHAIRS
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These Chairs are solid oak, polished finish, spring seats and adjustable
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$12.50
$13.50
$15.00
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JIahoeany finish on birch, upholstered in green two-tone verona;
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PRICE. ..--
$20.00 BUFFET
HALF PRICE
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$20.00 Buffet, finished in golden oak, $10.00
SPECIAL NOTICE -
Wilton Velvet, reg. $1.60. Sale price $1.00
Axminsters, reg. $1.60. Sale price. ,$1.00
Raxonv Axminsters. Regular $1.50. Sale
90
price
Extra TaDestrv Brussels, regular $1.35,
Sale price
CARPET BARGAINS
Tapestry Brussels, Smith's, regular $1.25.
Sale price ..75
Mottled Brusselette, regular 65c. Sale
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Japanese Matting Remnants, regular 35c.
Sale price . .
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Solid quarter-sawed oak or mahogany finish,
worth $14.00; Ondsbys' price $7,00
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Couch, full roll edge, upholstered in veronas; regularly . t7 50
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$40.00 BRASS BEDS
$20.00
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$3.65
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top measures 24 inches in
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cheap at $10. Regular price
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at
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$19.00
This $38.00 Boston -Leather Rocker,
onehalf price '. $19.00
$55.00 DRESSER EOR
$27.50
This Dresser, solid oak or mahogany,
with a French plate mirror. Regular
$55.00. HALF PEICE .... $27.50
ASK FOR INCREASED DUTY
Figures Submitted Show Exports Ex
ceed Imports Many Millions ot
Pounds Committee Xot Fa
vorable to Raising Rate.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ingon. Nov. 25. The House committee
on Ways and Means, which Is to frame
the tariff bill at the special session of
Congress, will evidently have to be
convinced that the hopgrowers of
America are really in need of greater
protection than they receive under the
Dingley law, before they will grant the
demand for increased duty, made at
the recent hearing by Herman Klaher
of Portland, and E. C. Horst of San
Francisco. These two gentlemen were
the sole representatives of hnpgrowers
to appear before the committee, and
were given but Brant opportunity to
present their arguments, but the com
mitteee plainly showed that It was
more impressed by the fact that large
quantities of American hops are being
annually exported, than they were by
statements of the serious condition of
the hop Industry, due to heavy impor
tations from Europe.
Exports Exceed Imports.
It was admitted both by Mr. Klaber
and by Mr. Horst that from 10.000,000
to 12,000,000 pounds of American hops
are exported every year, while the im
portations for the past three years
have averaged about 8,000.000 pounds
each year In the five years, prior to
that time the imports averaged only
2.600,000. On its face, it appeared to
the committee taht the exporcs were
far in excess of the Imports, and that
therefore there appeared to be no in
dication that the American hopgrower
was being seriously damaged by com
petition from abroad.
Mr. Klaber undertook. In the brief
time allotted him, to explain to the
committee why it was that the Impor
tations from Europe were injuring
American hopgrowers. He stated that
because of sentimental reasons (most
American brewers being Germans)
there was a strong preference for Euro
pean hops hops grown In Germany or
in Austria. But this preference, he de
clared, was purely sentimental, it hav
ing been practically demonstrated that
beer made from American hops was as
good In every particular as beer manu
factured from European hops. Never
theless, American brewers make one
pound of German or Austrian hops go
twice as far as a pound of American
hops; that is to say, one pound of Euro
pean hops will, under present custom,
make twice as much beer as a pound
of hops grown in this country. For
that reason the duty of 12 cents a
pound on hops affords but 6 cents pro
tection to American hopgrowers.
Cost Greater Here.
He called attention, also, to the fact
that the cost of hop raising in this
country Is far In excess of the cost
of production abroad. Here the grow
er has a field of several hundred acres
in hops; in Europe nearly every farmer
has a small patch of hops, on an av
erage not over two acres, which he
cultivates as a side line. His labor
costs him practically nothing, for it
Is done .by his children, the small acre
age making this possible, whereas In
America all labor employed in hop
growing Is paid, and paid at a good
living wage. He protested against
compelling the American hop-raiser to
enter Into competition with the grow
ers of Europe, for the foregoing reason.
Another interesting - statement made
by Mr. Klaber was that the pure food
act, recently passed by Congress, had
greatly stimulated the Importation of
hops from Europe. Prior to the pass
age of that law, . many brewers were
bottling beer which went on the market
under a label: "Made from Bavarian
hops" or something of the sort. When
the pure food law became effective,
such brewers were compelled to actual
ly use Bavarian hops, or whatever type
was named on their label. Those who
previously had been using American
hops, and making Just as good beer,
were forced to buy their hops abroad, so
as to comply with the requirements
of the Department of Agriculture,
which is prosecuting -violations of the
label-section of the pure food law.
While the pure food law was not in
tended to discriminate against Amer
ican Industry, yet it has dons so in
this way, to the detriment - of the
American hop-raiser.
Impressed by Figure.
Tet In spite of all Mr. Klaber said.
It wa evident, when he was taken off
his feet, that the commltteee had not
come to realize the necessity for an in
crease in the duty on Imported hops.
The bare figures seemed to Impress
them. Mr. Klaber secured permission
to file a brief with the committee,
carying out his argument in detail,
as he could not do so orally, under the
time allotted to him. In that he will
endeavor to convince the committee of
the necessity of doubling the hop
schedule of the tariff law.
In the course of his argument before
the committee Mr. Klaber said:
"The capital Invested in this indus
try is far greater than Is generally
known. We have about 3500 hopgrow
ers in the United States, and have about
53,000 acres in cultivation in hops, and
upon the basis of over $400 an acre
as actual outlay for the equipment. It
represents a total capital Investment of
$20,000,000 to $25,000,000. This does
not cover the value of the land upon
which the Improvements have been
made. The cost of raising hops is
about 15 cents per pound, of which
over 85 per cent Is spent for labor. In
190 we raised 380.0O0 bales in the
United States, which represents over
$10,000,000 disbursed for labor.
"Our hopgrowers are appealing to you
for an advance In the tariff on foreign
ho'ps from 12 cents per pound to 24
cents per pound. On Its face It appears
as an excessive advance, but a study
of the facts will at once dissipate this
idea."