THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAJf, PORTLAND, JULY 1, 1917,
BUTTE COMPANY
AND MEN CONFER
Counter Proposition From Em
ployers to Be Considered
by Electricians.
PROPOSAL HELD - SECRET
That Metal Mine Workers "Union Be
Recognized by Mining Companies
Demand- Mines Continue to
Operate 10 Per Cent Normal.
BUTTE, June 30. Two conferences
were held here today by the electri
cians and officials of the Montana
Power Company in an effort to bring
to an end the electricians strike,
which, with the sympathetic strikes
and the strike of the Metal Mine Work
ers Union, has thrown 15,000 men out
of work in the copper and zinc mines
of the- Butte district.
At the first conference the electri
cians stated their demands for $1 in
crease in the daily wages, which the
company refused to grant, and then
they asked for a counter proposition
from the company. This was delivered
at an afternoon conference, which was
held in the Courthouse, as the electri
cians refused to meet the company: in
Its offices.
The counter proposition of the com
pany was not made public, but the
electricians said they would consider
it at a meeting of their union, and noti
fy the company next week of their de
cision. The electricians. In their demands on
the mining companies, which are being
considered by the power company in
the conference, insisted that the Metal
Mine Workers' Union be recognized by
the mining companies.
The mines continued to operate today
with about 10 -per- cent of a normal
working force.. W. . H. Rodgers, Fed
eral mediator, who is to receive the as
sistance tomorrow of John McBride,
another mediator, conferred with a
committee of union labor men and with
organizers of international -unions who
are here.
The international organizers are at
tempting "to organize the Metal Mine
"Workers, so that they can be affiliated
with the American Federation of La
bor. The Metal Mine Workers held an
open mass meeting at a park. It was
largely attended.
M'ARTHUR'S STAY SHORT
OREGOV REPRESENTATIVE GOES
BACK TO DITTIES IX CONGRESS.
Favorable Action on Submarine Naval
Base In Columbia River Is Expected
and Wooden Ships Advocated.
C. N. McArthur, representative In
Congress from tlie' Third Oregon Dis
trict, qomprising Multnomah .County,
left Portland last night over the North
.Hank road for Washington, having been
"here just a week on a flying trip made
: necessary .by urgent private affairs.
He met many of his friends at the
Imperial Hotel yesterday. Several hun
dred persons called, in. the course of the
afternoon.
.Representative McArthur said before
taking the train last night that he ex
pected Congress-to take favorable ac
tion -on tlio recommendation of the spe
cial 'board headed by Admiral Helms
for establishment of a submarine naval
base at Tongue Point, near Astoria,, for
the protection of the mouth of the Co
lumbia River.
Speaking of the shipbuilding pro
gramme. Representative McArthur
said:
"There 13 no question that a great
fleet of wooden ships can be built in
a few months, and that they will be im
mediately available to carry supplies
to our allies and to our troops fighting
in France. Even should they have to
be scrapped in a few years, and men
who know wooden ships say this would
not be the case, their building would
have been justified a hundred times
over if an average of only one -voyage
to Europe with supplies by each ship
were made."
FARMERS FEAR DAMS
EXPERTS ARE ASKED TO MAKE
OCCASIONAL. EXAMINATIONS.
County Judge Finds Two Bridges and
Several Approaches Carried
Awny ly l"Iood.
BAKER, Or., June 30. (Special.)
Determined that there shall be no repe
tition of disaster like that wrought
Thursday by the breaking: of the Killi
niaque Lake dam. when the town of
Hock Creek was wiped out and thou
sands of acres ot crops flooded, ranch
ers along vhe streams that flow down
the side of the Klkhorn mountains,
where irrigation reservoirs have been
built at the sources, have started &
movement toward protecting them
selves. Lomplaii.i is made that the owners
of reservoirs are incapable of taking
care of thni and that experts should
be employed to inspect the dams occa
sionally to ascertain their strength.
It was feared several weeks ago that
the Pine Creek reservoir was overflow
ing. t7on inspection,, it was found
that the dam had washed put to a
depth of four feet and that it was go
ing fast. The pressure was relieved
through the spillway.
County Judge Duby has returned
from inspecting the damage of the
flood and reported that only two ot
t the county bridges had " been carried
' away. A few approaches have been
taken out, but they can, he says, be
easily repaired.
Work upon reconstructing the- Ore
gon Power Company's flume and trans
mission line has been started. It is
expected that the flume will be in
operation within two weeks and that
the line will be repaired in one week.
COAL PACT IS REJECTED
Continued From First Paire.)
complished a. notable achievement in
inducing the coal operators to asrree to
a. price far below that now " effective.
Secretary Lane, a central fisure in the
conference, and other officials declined
to comment, but it was pointed out
that Secretary Baker spoke only in his
capacity as head of the Defense Council
and that he did not attempt to repudi
ate the approval Given the operators
new price scale by the Interior Depart-
merrt 'and Federal - Trade Commission
officials.
Several explanations "for the letter
were suggested tonight, among those
familiar with the situation. One was
that the Department of Justice is anx
ious that the fate of the pending prose-
cutions in New York against a few coal
operators be not jeopardized by the ac
tion taken here regarding prices.
Issoe May Reach Cabinet
Those who take a different view be
lieve that in the near future there may
be an issue in the Cabinet that will in
volve the -very problem presented in
this case. Some members of the Cabi
net are understood to feel that the best
way to handle big business interests in
war time is to appeal to their sense
of patriotism and fair play and that a
little more than ordinary, profit would
not be a bad thing if it would stimulate
production. Another group is under
stood to feel that there must be a con
stant use of the great power of the
Government to coerce business inter
ests intfj giving the lowest possible
prices. .
How deep the difference goes has not
become apparent, but it is possible that
it will lead to many difficulties among
officials.
LIQUOR COMES LATE
VANCOUVER RECEIVES SHIPMENT
IN LAST HALF HOUR.
Clarke County Isaacs 15,577 Permits In
Tear and Half. Spokane
County 170.&48.
VANCOUVER, Wash., June 30. (Spe
cial.) The three express offices In
Vancouver were the most nooular
places of business here today and the I
agents were the busiest of men, de
livering liquor shipments to the ones
preparing- for the long drought, which
Degins at midnight tonight. One com
pany received a shipment at 11:30 P. M.
today and at least a dozen thirsty
and anxious ones were on hand at the
train to receive the shipment Just be
fore the law limit. '
All liquor -left on hand, and It could
all be carried by one man, will be
shipped back to the dealers on the
first- train tomorrow. While the
liquor law was in effect here for the
past two years 15.577 permits were
issued. The record number issued In
any one day was 224, around the first
of June, and since that time, after the
law was stayed by the petition for
referendum, the record was 213.
SPOKANE, Wash.. June ' 30. (Spe
cial. -Liquor permits have come and
gone in Spokane County.
At 12 o'clock today Auditor Ander
son closed the doors of the room
through which 170.948 persons have
passed to secure possession of the lit
tle 'pink slips since January 1, 1916.- -
A deputy stood on duty in the per
mit room throughout the forenoon to
day ready to serve any who might de
sire to take a chance on the permits,
but not a person deposited his 25 cents.
GARDEN EXPERT MARRIES
Bride of Portland Man Connected
With O. A. C. Business Office.
William Henry Dunham, former su
pervisor of school gardens of Portland,
was married yesterday at the Church
of the Good Shepherd to Miss Maude
Lillian Cline, niece of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank G. Leonard. The Rev. John
Dawson officiated.
The bridegroom Is a graduate of
Oregon Agricultural College in the class
of 1913. The bride was connected with
the administrative office of the college.
Mr. and Mrs. Dunham left after the
ceremony for the Puget Sound country,
where the honeymoon will be passed.
T-hey-will -be at 'home after- August 1
at Lacey, Wash. :
POSTOFFICE BARS PAPER
"American Socialist" Ruled to Be
Unmailable at This Time.
CHICAGO, June 30 The issue of
June 19 of the American .Socialist or
gan of the National Socialist party, has
been held -up since that date, editors of
the paper were informed at the post
office today.
Objections to , the present issue are
said to have been based specifically on
an advertisement .of-, a Socialist pam
phlet entitled, "The Price We Pay," and
in general 'to the whole tone of the
paper in opposing the war and the
draft.
Spend the Fourth at North Beach.
Round-trip tickets to North Beach
resorts, $3. On sale July 3 and 4; return-limit
July 5. Trip may be made
by rail or steamer. Ask O.-W. R. & N.
City Office, 3d and Washington; tele
phones, Broadway 4500, A-6121, for in
formation, steamer tickets and reser
vations. Purchase rail tickets at S. P.
& S. station, 11th and Hoyt sts. Adv.
jroN
EER OP 1848 DIES
HOME NEAK DALLAS,
.-1
'Wllllam K. Burn..
William E. Burns, born in Ken
dall County, Illinois, September
26, 1840. passed away June 23
at his farn home near Dallas,
aed 76 years, 9 months. He came
with his parents to Oresron In
1S4S and. with the exception of
a short time spent in Yamhill
County, had lived continuously on
his Dallas farm. He was united
in marriagre, on October 4, 1866,
to Drucilla M. Johnston and three
children were born to them
William J., who lives on the home
farm: Mrs. A. A. Linderman, of
Corvallis. Or., and Mrs. J. T.
Alexander, of Portland. He leaves
also three grandchildren Laird
X. Linderman, Marsraret and Ruth
Alexander; one brother James
H. Burns, who lives on an- ad
joining farm, and three sisters
Mrs. B. F. Smith. Mrs. Ann Staats
and Mrs. Phya Daly. The funeral
services, which were conducted
by Rev. T. V. PolintT. of Dallas,
were held at the home under the
maple trees on the lawh and were
largely attended. '
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WAR TAX BILL IS
GUT $148,000,000
Income and Excess Profits
to Bear Major - Part
of Burden.
HOUSE MEASURE REVISED
Publishers to Pay on 5 Per Cent
of Net Incomes in Excess
of $4000 Final Draft
Is Approved.
WASHINGTON. June 30. Revision
of the $1,800,000,000 war tax bill passed
by the House five weeks ago was com
pleted by the Senate finance committee
today. The measure virtually was re
written and reduced to $1,652,170,000.
with no authorization of additional
bonds. The final draft will have for
mal committee approval Monday and
be reported to the Senate by Chairman
Simmons early next week.
Incomes and excess profits will bear
about -two-thirds of the new tax bur
dens under the revised bill about half
a billion dollars each with a large
share of the remainder secured from
liquors and tobacco. - Many House
taxes were entirely eliminated by the
committee and others added.
Profit Taxes Increased.
Radical Increase of taxes on war ex
cess profits of corporations, partner
ships and individuals, decided upon to
day, enabled the committee to dispense
with the suggestion made of additional
bond Issues of from $500,000,000 to $1.
000,000,000. Senator Stone withdrew an
amendment for a $500,000,000 issue.
While the bill falls short by about
$600,000,000 ""of meeting the Treasury
estimates of war expenses next year,
the committee decided that by issuing
$135,000,000 of authorized but unsold
Panama Canal bonds the expenses can
be met untiL Congress reconvenes in
December.
As finally drafted the much debated
publishers' tax section proposes a & per
cent tax upon publishers profits over
$4000, yielding $7,500,000 revenue and an
increase of a quarter cent a pound in
second-class postage rates, yielding $3,
000,000. Incomes to Provide Mucin.
Excess profits due to the war under
the revised bill would bear $730,000,000
in taxes graduated from 12 to 40 per
cent, according to the proportion of ex
cess. From income taxes $532,700,000 would
be raised, $66,000,000 less than the
House provided the decrease being
made entirely upon incomes of $40,000
annually and above with the commit
tee approving the House plan of low
ering income tax exemptions to $1000
for single persons, $2000 for married
persons, additional normal taxes of 2
per cent upon incomes up to $5000, and
surtaxes graduated from' 1 to 33 per
cent upon larger incomes.
The committee also changed the plan
of collecting income taxes from that of
"collection at the source" to "informa
tion at the source' to .accomplish direct
payment. ...
Many Industries Taxed.
A comparison of the estimated re
venue to be gained from other -sources
under- the -revised bill and the House
bill, 'respectively,, follows:
Liquors, $155,000,000 against $151,000,
000; tobacco, $56,600,000 against $68,
200,000; freight transportation, $77.
500,000, unchanged; passenger trans
portation, $37,500,000 against $75,000,
000; automobiles. $40,000,000 against
$68,000,000 (payable under the revised
bill by pleasure car owners and not
manufacturers)'; amusement admis
sions, $23,000,000 against $60,000,000;
.nd first-class mall, $50,0000,000 against
$70,000,000 (by retaining the 1-cent in
crease for first-class mail and striking
out the increase upon postcards).
House levies of 5 per cent upon gross
sales of many manufactures ; were
stricken out entirely and taxes oh pat
ent medicines, perfumery," cosmetics,
Pullman accommodations and "soft
drinks greatly reduced. '
Liquor Taxes Unchanged.
Believing a compromise on prohibi
tion legislation will not stop consump
tion and revenue yield from distilled
spirits, beer or wines, the committee
made little change in the House liquor
taxes.
The committee struck out entirely
the House 10 per cent general tariff
tax upon virtually all imports, estimat
ed to raise $200,000,000. It substituted
consumption taxes totaling $86,000,000
and bearing -more directly .upon con
sumers, of half a cent a pound on sugar.
2 cents on coffee, 5 cents on tea and
3 cents on cocoa and substitutes.
All Snanieh wn i ctn ntr a y wstu 1
tae virtually re-imposed under the bill.
the committee adding a new tax of 1
cent each on bank checks over $5. From
stamp taxes $33,000,000 revenue was
proposed under the House bill and $30,
000,000 under the" committee revision.
JUNIOR MARKET TO OPEN
CHILDREN WILL DISPOSE OF GAR.
. DEN PRODUCTS.
Plan of School Plantings Carried Ont
by Parent-Teaeher Associations'
and Sebool Heads.
The Juvenile Market will open Tues
day morning on Yamhill street, op
posite the Public Market, and here
after, while the garden truck is In
season, the market will be open on
Tuesdays and Saturdays of each week,
allowing the children to dispose of
products. The recent good weather
has brought out some fine Spring
garden truck. The garden movement
has been under the direction of the
Parent-Teache- associations and the
individual school heads. Mrs. E. J.
Steele is general market chairman. Dis
tricts have been represented as follows:
Alameda Park W. p. staley, 763 Ala
meda drive.
Arleta J. H. Zehruns. 7105 Forty -eighth
avenue Southeast.
Beaumont H. H. Ellnr. 6S5 East Forty
fifth street Korth.
Buckman George Seellg. 411 East Burn
aide street.
Chapman C. C. Murton. 898 Overton
atreet.
Clinton Kelly p. E. Alger, 833 East Thir-ty-aecond
street.
Creaton A. P. Anderson, 1143 East Frank
lin atreet.
Fernwood Elof T. Hedlund, 927 Sehuyler
atreet.
Glenhaven Mary Vyae, 469 East Elehty
aecond street.
Han-thorne Edith A. SUnger. 724 East
Yamhill atreet.
Highland v. B. Crewdaon. 1062 East
Ninth atreet North.
Hoffman C F. Galloway, 1SGO Divlalon
atreet.
Holladay E. E. Klngsiey. 495 Weldler
atreet.
Hudaon Oma If. Acer, 1933 Hawthorne
avenue.
tr vine ton. Paul Dlck. . 480
street.
Ktrnt William Kavanaueh,
. Thompson
B68 East
Couch street.
Kennedy H. M. King;, 1361 Eat Twenty
sixth street North.
I-add A. R. Mattlnfly. 69 Fourteenth
street.
Lents E. A. Hershner, 5DOA Eightieth
street Southeast.
Llewellyn Mrs. Hill, East Fourteenth and
Henry streets.
Montavllla D. H. Lyman, 303 East Sev
entieth street.
Mount Tabor J. E. Wells, 94 East Sixty
eighth street North.
Ockley Ureen James Matthews. 1361 Gay
streot. .C. J. Ocvereaux, 175 West Emer
son street.
Peninsular1 Ann Is Gray, 1550 Vincent
street.
Richmond A. E. Eller, 1191 TIbbetts
street.
Rose City Park E. C. Gabler, 476 East
Fifty-fourth street North.
Kellwood C. T. Price, Maiden avenue.
Shaver Ida Knutson. 171 Morris street.
Stephens IL. F. Wheeler, 47 East Tenth
street.
Sunnyslde Oscar Ilatton, 258 East Thirty
first street.
TerwilltBer S. S. Kingery, 1401 Corbett
street.
Thompson Julius Wetzel, 904 Vancouver
avenue.
Vtrnon E. E. Julian, 984 East Thirty
second street North, and O. E. Wise.
Woodlawn Joseph Flaherty, 3S9 Simpson
street.
Woodmere G. .W. Dust in, Jr., Utopia and
Klndorf streets.
Woodstock Mrs. Green.
IDAHO REFUSES RISE
LARGER CARRIERS HELD TO BE
EARNING ENOUGH.
State Commission Grant, That Rlsins:
Prices May Make Neeessary .
Later Increase.
BOISE, Idaho. June 30. (Special.)
The application of the larger railroads
of this state for. a. 15 per cent hori
zontal freight rate increase was de
nied today by the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission. On the 13 carriers mak
ing the application to increase their
rates July 1, those of the following;
are denied: Oregon Short Line, Oregon-Washington
Railroad .& Naviga
tion. Great Northern, Northern Pa
cific, Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul,
Spokane & Inland Empire, Spokane In
ternational, and the Ogden, Logan &
Utah.
The Commission grants the following
roads the right to increase their rates
15 per cent: Caldwell Traction. Pacific
& Idaho Northern, Lewiston, Nez Perce
& Eastern, Camas Prairie & Boise. Val
ley Traction Company. .
The refusal to permit the larger car-'
riers to increase their freight rates is
based by the Commission on the
grounds that their respective revenues
are much greater than their operating
expenses.
"The Commission feels that the
world-wide phenomenon of rising
prices is by this time no novelty," says
the Commission in its order and opin
ion. "Since 1906 prices have been steadily
rising and this gradual rise has mir
rored itself in the rising cost of living.
This rise in the price level must even
tually be reckoned with In railroading.
For a time its effect may be overcome
by increases in the volume of traffic
and economies practiced by the rail
roads. -
"A large number of industrial enter
prises are making enormous returns
and unless railroad returns bear some
reasonable relationship to the returns
from these enterprises, it will be very
difficult to secure capital for railroad
Investment."
The decision of the commission Is
unanimous.
SMUT TO BE BANISHED
DOCKAGE CHARGES .WILL HAKE
POOR WHEAT UNPROFITABLE. "
Public Service Commissions, Grain
Dealers. Mills and Farmers of
Two States Confer.
SEATTLE, Wash., June 30. (Spe
cial.) Extinction of the smut evil in
Washington and Oregon wheat through
dockage and conditioning charges was
practically begun by the action, of the
joint committee of public service offi-
cials of both states, grain dealers, mill
ers and representatives of the farming
industry at the meeting of the Mer
chants' Exchange today. Discussion of
the problem consumed the larger part
of the two-day session, but the com
mittee was able to make a report to
the public service commissions of the
two states that will. It is expected, lay
the foundation for wiping out the
plague.
The rule adopted by the committee
governing smutty wheat established a
differential on smutty wheat of 1 per
cent of the price when delivered on
contract with the addition of a condi
tioning charge of 65 cents per ton for
wheat containing 1 to . 3 per cent of
smut. Wheat containing 3 to 7 per cent
smut will be subjected to a charge of 25
cents per toi. i.dtlitional; on wheat with
7 to 12 per cent of smut a further
charge of 15 cents per ton will be
made; ovr 12 per cent the accumulated
charges will be accentuated by 10 cents
per ton more, the dockage increasing
with the ratio of smut in the wheat of
fered. PARLEY OFFERED RUSSIA
Germany "Would Permit Armistice
During Elections. '
COPENHAGEN', June!t0. It Is re
ported from German sources that Field
Marshal von Hindertburg-, chief of the
general staff, in & wireless message
has again offered an armistice to Rus
sia. This time his wish is to suspend hos
tilities during the election of delegates
to the Russian constitutional conven
tion. U.S.
GOVERNMENT
LAND SALE
Half million acres of valuable
lands soon to be sold by U. S. Gov
ernment on easy yearly payments
without taxes until fully paid for.
Chance of a lifetime to share In
Uncle Sam's bargains. All In tat
great oil belt. You do not have to
live on the land or Improve it- For
Investors and speculators.
Visit the Big Pullman Exhibit car
without delay and learn of the great
possibilities of the Great State, of
Oklahoma.
Admission and Information Free;
Maps. Charts. Plats, Blue Prints,
Geological Surveys, Agricultural,
Mineral Products, Etc., on car, with
demonstrators to explain all condi
tions. Car open daily. 9 to 12 A. M,
1 to 5 P. M., 7 to 9 P. M.
PORTLAND
North Park and Hoyt Streets
at S.,P. Freight Depot
THIS LIKLY" BAG' $8.75
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We've other LIKLY LUGGAGE Suitcases, Portfolios, Brief Cases.
TRUNKS Dress, Steamer, Wardrobe and Military.
We engrave or letter free.
!fq Kodakers
I ll 1 1 H Ae develop your
ll f?JJ prints are or
Uhiiail dered. Prompt,
expert work.
"ANSCO" Films
spell perfect photos. We have them
for every camera or kodak. , ;.
RESCUE SHIP SAILS
Dash to Save Crockerland Ex
pedition Starts.
TONS OF FOOD ARE. ABOARD
Candy, Jelly and Other Sweets to
Keep Esquimos in Good Humor
Also Are' Carried on Cap
tain Bartlctt's Neptune.
NEW YORK. Juno 30. The steam
sailing vessel Neptune Is ready today
to leave St. Johns. Newfoundland, to
make the third attempt to bring back
to civilization the members of the
Crocker land expedition, marooned In
the Arctic. Captain Robert A- Bartlett.
who- accompanied Rear-Admiral Peary
to the Arctic regarded as one of the
moat . skillful of navigators of the
frozen regions of the North, Is in com
mand of the Neptune.
The departure of this, the third relief
vessel to be sent to the. rescue of the
Crocker land expedition, marks one of
the most costly enterprises of explora
tion. Two other vessels, the George
B. Cluett and the Denmark, made Inef
fectual attempts to bring back the ex
plorers, who four years ago went In
quest of the mysterious Crocker land,
which Rear-Admiral Robert E. Peary
believed he had seen in 1906. What
appeared to the eyes of the discoverer
of the North Pole was declared by. Don
ald B. MacMlllan to be merely a mirage.
and the party has looked for Crocker
land in vain.
The MacMlllan party, meanwhile, has
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with the bi&, broad, deep tread and the grooves. They're the Firestone
Giant Truck Tires. They're the heavy duty truck tires in all classes
of work. Built in following sizes: 7, 8, 10, 12 and 14 inches. That thick, wide
tread cushions the truck and produces. surprising mileage. The flutes or'' 1
ferooves ferip the road, stop skidding and spinning regardless of season or
road condition. They save gasoline, eliminate accidents and insure uniform wear..
Ask the Firestone Man to tell you what Firestone Giant Tires will do on
your trucks. He has a Firestone for every road, load and condition or service. . - -
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t . Braichn and Uenlrrii Kverj-nrhcre ...
of which we have sold many, is material
and finish, we honestly believe, the best man
has made or money can buy at this price.
Genuine Grain Leather Cowhide, heavy
weight, either dull black or tan, as desired.''
(Not a spilt, buffing or imitation.)
Size either six?en or eighteen-inch.
Corners sewed on sides double stitched.
Lining: heavy stock leather with 3 pockets.
Steel form handle Lift Catches English
Concealed Lock. A beautiful and substan
tial bag. Likly lists it now at $13.00.
Our price, $S.75, will last until present
stock is exhausted.
"Pyralin"
Ivory
Brushes, Combs, Boxes,
Mirrors, Trays, Clocks.
America's most beautiful
ware engraved free.
been conducting explorations on Its
own account and - has discovered six
new Islands, explored new lands, found
extensive deposits of coal and 'other
minerals and has gathered together a
vast store of scientific knowledge. .
Dr. Harrison J. Hunt, the surgeon of
the expedition, who a Jew days ago
came back to this country after a
thrilling journey of H00 miles over the
Ice of Melville Bay, reported that un
less help were sent, his companions
would . be In dire extremity by Au
gust 1. '
The Neptune, -which will be soon on
its way to Etah, the base of the Crocker
land expedition, is one of the stoutest
vessels afloat. Among some of the
stores In. the hold are 2000 pounds of
pork, five barrels of sugar, five crates
of yellow meal, four cases of oatmeal,
five cases of sliced pineapple, two
cases of evaporated apples, two cases
of evaporated peaches. 150 pounds of
butter and a keg of sour pickles.
Dehydrated vegetables are especially
useful in the farthest North, and in the
stores are bone-dry spinach, carrots
and such material. The solace of nico
tine is thoroughly appreciated In the
land of Arctic nights, and. therefore, in
the consignment may be found smokinp
tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and corncob
pipes.
In order to keep up amicable rela
tions with the Eskimos, candles, jellies
and other sweets are found useful, and,
for the purposes of exchange, combs,
buttons;" scissors and the like are held
In high esteem. ' f -
The children of the snows are also
exceedingly fond of- music, and that is
the reason that there are. found In the
cargo of the. Neptune several phono
graphs with records . bearing the live
liest of popular airs.
Roseburg Asks Lowcr Flne for Man.
ROSEBURG, Or., June 30. (Special.)
A petition signed by 80 prominent
Roseburg men was filed with Justice of
the Peace Riddle here today asking
that the fine Imposed on Mose Thomas,
a city employe, be reduced from J75 to
$25. He was co lcted of killing deer
out of season and was sentenced to
pay a fine of 175 and serve 60 days in
the county jail. The Jail sentence was
Giant Tinick
J I
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suspended. Mr. Thomas Is a poor- man,
and the deer killed by him was used by
his family.
Boston has tried successfully the ex
periment of having open-air moving
pictures, which is' an advance in con
serving public health.
PORTLAND'S
First Great
ROUND-UP
Julyll-12-13-14
4 AFTERNOONS
& EVENINGS
at Multnomah Field
.Vast Array of World
Famous Cowboys, Cowgirls,
Trick Riders, Broncho
Busters, Pony Express,
Indians, Bulldoggers,
Ropers
Stars and prize-winners
from Pendleton, Cheyenne
and other famous Round
Ups. Prices 50c
Grandstand $1.00
Afternoons i . . . .23c
Grandstand 50c
.Tires
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