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VOL. III. NO. 135.
PARKER ACCEPTS DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION TO PRESIDENCY;
DECLARES THAI IF ELECTED HE
LAYSDOVN
PRINCIPLES
"No Regard for Political
Future Should Infill
1 ence a - Presidential
DON'T MEDDLE ABROAD
Democratic Candidate for White House
Outlines foreign Policy and Favors
freeing the Filipinos Rain
; Mars the Day."
."'.'-' (Journal Special Service.) "". -
Esopus, N. T, Auk. 10.- Former Judge
Alton JJ, Parker was formally notified
thle afternoon of his nomination by the
Democratic convention in St. Louis to
make the race for president of the
United States.' Champ Clark spoke for
tb notification committee - and Mr.
Parker replied.' That was. all the cere
mony, ' 1 ' .v ,
i The notification took place on the
lawn at Rosemont the Parker home, and
the speakers and some of the distln-
. gulshed guests occupied a small plat-
. form directly In front of the .veranda.
Among thorn were Daniel 8. Lnmont,
Mrs. Daniel Manning,- Oerman Consul
RellonT of St. Louts, United States Judge
, Gray. David B. Hill, Chairman Taggart
of the national - executive committee,
William F. Sheehan and August Belmont,
besides the members of Judge Parker's
k Immediate family. Including his aged
another, his uncle, Mrs. James Miles of
Derby, Conn., and her husband
. Heavy In 4
The heaviest rain in Esopus this sum
mer was pouring down when Judge
Parker arose at o'clock this morning.
The streets of the town were running
rivers and there was every prospect of
dismal day. Judge Parker was great
ly disappointed by the weather, but his
hope, that the skies would clear be
fore the ceremonyj was gratified. The
rnln slackened about 10 o'clock and by
12:30 had stopped altogether. The can
didate spent the whole morning com
mitting to memory his speech of ac
ceptance. " Telegrams early In the morning ap
prised the household of the progress of
the notification committee, which left
New Tork at 8 o'clock this morning on
the steamboat Sagamore.
Judge Parker and the members Of his
family were on the front porch looking
down the river when, at 1:06 o'clock this
afternoon "the Sagamore came In sight i
There was -a waving of handkerchiefs
from the plasza and a cheer from the
boat A moment later a little puff of
smoke shot out over her bow .and tne
report of a cannon reached the watchers
at Esopus. For the next 10 minutes the
little cannon was kept in active service
firing salutes to the presidential can
didate and every boom was answered
by a waving of flags and handkerchiefs
from the Parker lawn. '-'.
Greets the Committee.
At 1:1 the Sagamore tied to the
dock at Esopus. There was some diffi
culty tn making the landing as more
than TOO persons, members of the no
tification committee and their guests
were on board. As the members of the
notification committee loft the boat they
formed by twos and marched up the hill
tn. Rosemont At the head of the slope
Judge Parker met them, shaking hands
In turn with each member and ' utter
ing some word of greeting. .
The police arrangements at the house
were simple. Chief Murphy of the New
York detective .bureau was in charge
snd Deputy Sheriff George Webster and
four deputies assisted him. Ropes were
drawn about the plaxsa and about a
portion of the lawn north of the house
snd nearest the speakers' stand. Ad
mission Inside the ropes was only by
ticket .
Charles Murphy, the Tammany leader,
snd Chairman Thomas Taggart of the
national executive committee, walked
up to Hill with National Committeeman
Campau of Michigan and Senator Bailey
of Texas. They were among the first
to greet the nominee. After the hand
shaking, the committeemen repaired to
the lawn, where they found seats re
served for them in front of the flag
draped stand.
.. Ceremonies Begun.
The Seventh regiment band began the
rational air. The banners of the dif
ferent states were planted about the
platform. , The sun came out flooding
the acene with brilliant light Parker's
family was escorted from the house to
seats of-honor by Champ Clark and
state chairman Cord Myer. The same
committee accompanied the nominee,
who leaned on the arm of Champ Clark.
Over 1.000 persons were present When
Tarker reached the stand there was con
siderable cheering. Cord Myer Intro
duced Clark. '.- During Clark's speech.
', Parker stood by his side and frequently
clapped his hands at telling points of
the sddress. ' While Clark was speaking
ot began raining saln. Parker refused
a proffered umbrella and got a wetting
before the Mlssourlan finished.
. There was ,a great outburst of applause
' (Continued on Page Two.)
TERMINAL YARDS
TO BE ENLARGED
Engineers Survey Company's Property
and Reported Extension. Is Not
' Denied by Officials. .'
Increasing business has made -the
yards of tne Nortnern Pacific Terminal
company Inadequate to handle the traf
fic, and plans are now being made for
the enlargement of the yards. While
nothing definite has been decided upon.
they do admit that more yard room Is
needed. i
At various times during the past few
weeks civil engineers have been at work
In the yards, but just what they are
locating has not been given out. From
good authority It has been learned that
the company has under consideration
plans for -the extending of Its main
tracks south to the fence separating
the yards from the Willamette Iron &
Steel works and north several blocks
beyond the site of the old Weldler mllL
This will mean an expenditure of many
hundreds of thousands of "dollars and
will enable the terminal company to
handle the vast amount of business of
fered it far easier and mors quickly
than It la now able to go.
"Who told you we were planning to
enlarge the yards r was the first re
mark made by Manager EM ward Lyons
this morning when asked regarding the
proposed - Improvements. Mr. Lyons.
after thinking real hard for a minute
or two, said: "Why we are able to
handle the traffic all right- lust now.
but some day changes may be made."
, He stated that this matter was in the
hands of the engineers, and that .he
was not sure what they were planning
to do. . - '
"Of course, they have been doing con
siderable surveying about the yards and
beyond the Weldler mill property, but
that is, Just in the course of human
events."
- But Mr. Lyons did not deny thst there
were plans on foot for the enlargement
of the terminal yards. i .
"I don't know of anything new In the
'matter," said Attorney Cyrus A. Dolph,
president of the company, this morning,
when asked how soon they, expected to
have the proposed Improvements com
pleted. "I appointed a committee to
look Into this question some time ago.
but as yet it has not reported, so I do
not know what we ll do.
Mr. Dolph. while denying that there
was anything . , now planned - for the
yards, said that along next September
he might think of 1 something to say
that would be of much interest to the
business and traveling public
SERIOUSLY INJURED '
BY UNKNOWN THUG
' (Special Dispatch to The Joornal.)
- Helena, Mont, ' Aug. ' 10. George
Booker, a prominent " thirty-second
degree Mason, a Shriner and for many
years secretary r' the -local blue lodge,
lost his left eye' as ' the result of a
murderous attack last night by an un
known thug. Booker was proceeding
homeward when attacked.
Whether the assailant used a knife or
bludgeon Booker does not know. He
rained blows on Booker's head snd face
J"" 1t' J" helpless and finally
rsn away.. Booker's left eye was de
stroyed and his face badly lacerated. It
Is believed that his assailant mistook
Booker for another. . No arrests have
been made, ,. , . -s
RUSSIA AND PORTE
REACH AGREEMENT
(Journal Special Service.)
Constantinople, Aug. 10. Terms for
the passage through the ' Dardanelles
by Russian volunteer vessels have been
definitely agreed upon .; between the
porte and Rdssla.
The vessels are not to carry arms,
munitions of war, must fly the com
mercial flag and traverse the straits
separately and at stated intervals. The
first vessel Is expected tomorrow.
WHEAT BOOH ENDS;
PRICES STILL UP
r . .
(Jonrsal' Special Service.)
f Chicago, Aug. 10. After an exciting
morning In the wheat pit accompany a
1-cent rise of wheat options, the mar
ket broke at noon on reports from the
northwest that damage to wheal crops
there Is overestimated and the crop
Is equal to that of last year. Old Sep
tember sold at $1.0214 and 81.08. New
September sold at fl.02 and $1.01..
atlQBAXi WmOBTO l FXYS DXS. ,
" (Joarnat Special Service.)
Chicago, Aug. 10. Through a blunder
tn giving signals a Baltimore A Ohio
passenger train collided with a Chicago
& Erie freight train at Brighton cross
ing at I o'clock last night and a family
of six, was killed, all save .the father,
C. M.( Bchwarts of Garrett, Ind. Ills
wife and four children were instantly
killed and he Is In a hospital with his
left leg crushed. He may die. , Five
others were slightly hurt
TO nrSFBOT COAST BBFBBSB.
(Jonrnol Special Serrlee.! .
Waehtngton, Dk C, Aug. 10. Within
a few days Capt George F. Barney will
start for the Paclflq coast to prepare a
report on ths arrangements for subma
rine mining at ths mouth of ths Colum
bia river, Puget sound and San Diego.
PORTLAND. OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING,
TRAP
LAID
IN A FOG
. ' - "V'.' '. '. ' - . ' , '
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Sun Uncovers Ambush
Laid-for Russians
it-Time. '
KUROPATKIN TO FIGHT
Paris Foreign Office Has a Message
That the Russian Will Give Battle
, to the' Japanese at .
! ; : Liao , Yang. :
(Journal Special Service.) ,:
' St ' Petersburg,. Aug. 10. doners!
Kuropatkin reports ' several , . minor
clashes with Japaneae outposts.
"The Japanese southern outposts,
when IS or 15 versts north of Hal
Cheng," he telegraphs, "collided August
1 with our outposts. A force of Cos
sacks. August I, approached within S
versts of Tslan Chang. During a fog we
occupied the valley and the heights
about Tslan Chang. When the fog
lifted the Cossacks attempted to out
flank the enemy. In doing so they un
masked a Japanese ambush and - re
treated, losing only two killed and 11
Injured. - The Cossacks discovered that
the Japanese have field artillery and in
fantry reserves."
Reports from Port Arthur are that
the Japaneae have been repulsed In at
tempting -to advance against the' last
line of forts surrounding the town.
battli xxrosTDiira."
Bepor from Varls is That Busslans
'-..WW rig-nt, .. ,
(Journal Special Sarvlee.)
Paris, Aug. 10. A telegram received
at the foreign office today states that
General Kuropatkin will not' abandon
Llao Tang, but intencs to give battle
to the Japaneae within three ' or four
days.-
WEALTHY CHICAGO
MAN KILLS HIMSELF
(Special DUpatra to The Journal.)
Chicago, Aug. 10. W. R. Mans, the
son of J. Mans, the millionaire en
graver, committed suicide this morning
by takfhg poison. Hs was despondent
on account of illness. He was aged 41
years, snd was sasociated In his father's
business and the prospective heir to
millions. .
BEGIN SURVEY FROM
SALEM TO PORTLAND
(Special Dtapatca te The Journal) .
Salem,' Or.. Aug. 10. The surveyors
of the i Portland A Southern electric,
railway reached here this morning, and
will begin' the survey of the routs to
day toward Portland. '
Wl NS FAME BUT CAN
WM-M EVER VI EW
Henry Rustln. for years a resident of
Portland, and more recently chief elec
trician and mechanical engineer of the
St Louis fair, who conceived and de
vised ths electrlcsl .illumination at ths
exposition, has been forbidden to visit
St Louis snd will likely, be denied a
view of his brilliant achievement. Phys
icians have ordered him to Arisona,
where he must reside to escape the
ravages of consumption.
Rustln's story Is ons or grst achieve
ment and great despair. - Though he
planned and created the crowning glory
of the great World's fair he must never
view the magnificent spectacle. He may
hear his- praises sung by others, but
must not view the great work with his
own eyes.
For five years hs lived. In Portland
and It was here that he was married. He
Is known by many residents of Portland.
He came to this city in May, 18M, and
resided here until August. 1895. For
two years he .was electrician for the
Multnomah Street Railway company
and was afterwards electrician and as
sistant superintendent of the Portland
Consolidated Railway company. The
company no longer exists.
Married Kiss Ooodwia. -
While here he met and was marrlod
to Miss Elisabeth Goodwin, a daughter
of Captain W. P. Goodwin, Fourteenth
Infantry- U.. 8. A., stationed at Van
couver barracks. From Portland ha
went to Haseltnn, Pa., to accept a more
responsible position than ths ens hs oc
cupied here. J ; -
From ths time of his earliest ooneep-
PORTE
PROMISES
FAVORABLE REPLY
Sultan Communicates With Minister
Regarding American Represents
tions as to School Question.
' (JcmroaJ Special Service.)
Constantinople, Aug. 10. The Porte
has communicated to Minister. Lelshman
promising a favorable reply to . the
American representations within a day
orXWo regarding the-school-question
and other subjects.
' That the sultan is somewhat alarmed
over the prompt action of the American
government in dispatching the European
squadron to Smyrna, is evidenced by his
action. Heretofore ltvhas been the cus
tom of the Porte to occupy a much
longer time in replying to representa
tions from Minister Lelshman than was
necessary, and oft repeated promises
have been as repeatedly broken.
1 In diplomatic circles. It is thought
that by the time the squadron arrives
the Porte will have made satisfactory
replies and concessions, such as will
result In the removal of the squadron,
leaving the affair, to all appearances, as
though it had been merely sn'fllclal
Visit to a neighboring power.
On the other hand, these asms authorities-take.
Into consideration the fact
that other European complications and
matters may bs brought to bear on ths
sultan, that may Influence him to re
frain from' making the concessions he
desires in favor of the United States.
In this- event. It' Is considered practi
cally certain that negotiations will be
broken by the departure of Minister
Lelshman. In which event the end Is a
matter of conjecture, the affairs of
Turkey are being closely watched b7
the whole of Europe. -
The message received from the Porte
by Lelshman states that a favorable
communication regarding the American
claims may be expected within 4$ hours.
tu QUABBOB' TAMST KXSSIBA.
(Journal Special Serrlee.)
Messina, Sicily, Aug. 10. Ths Amer
ican squadron, bound for Smyrna, passed
the straits this afternoon.
BRITAIN TO. BUILD
GIANT BATTLE SHIPS
. , , ..V;
- . (Journal Special Sarvlee.)'
' Glasgow, Aug. 10. Clyde ship builders
have been asked to make bids for the
quick construction of several British
battleships which will excel, when com
pleted, anything in the world tn the
shape of naval vessels.
Upon this announcement becoming
public, considerable speculation la be
ing indulged in ss to this hurried no
tion on the part of ths government
Among many who are familiar with
European international affairs it is pre
sumed that the recent action ot the Rus
sian volunteer squadron in the, Red sea,
hss proved to Great Brftaln in a forcible
manner the necessity for strengthening
her sea power. , . .
OBXOOH AT TXX rAZB.
(Joarnat Special Sarvlee.)
World's Fair. St Louis, Aug. 10.
Oregon visitors at the fair today: Henry
Challaoombe, Cornelius; R. R. Turner,
Grants Pass; E. D. Ressler, Monmouth;
Mr. and I Mrs. A. B. Crandall. Hlllsboro;
Mrs, A.I F. oreen. uearora; wnuam
Pollman, Baker City; M. J. Ahlstrom,
Ashland; Ira D. McDowell, Eugene; Mrs.
Prank Bid well. Union; 8. T. Bowman,
H. M. Rowman. Josephine Newton and
Frank Newton, Oregon City; J. H. Black.
Fred E. Sheakley, Ruby L. Archambeau,
Mrs. W. L. Archambeau, E. C. Stuart
and G. A. Mooney, Portland.
HBNRT RUSTIN.
tlon of the electrlo illumination, now
world-famous ss ths most beautiful
spectacle at the fair, Rustln was the
Initiative .and directing genius of the
work. He mapped out the entire plan
and scope of the illumination. He de
signed the detail for the lighting of
every building and had charge of erect
ing the enormous power plant necessary
for the Illumination of his planning.
One evening before his -breakdown In
health compelled him to leave St Louis,
the north elevation of the Educational
building was Illuminated for bis benefit
AUGUST 10, 1904.
BUTCHERS
ALSO OUT
Sympathetic Strike to
Aid Chicago Packers'
Employes
1,000 DISOBEY ORDER
Refuse to Join Their 2,500 Brethren
in a Strike Trouble Is Feared -in
Consequence Police in
- Several Clashes. ' ;
' (Jearnal Special Service.)'
Chicago,. Aug. 10. A strike of butch
ers, begun! this morning in sympathy
with the striking packing house em
ployes, seemed to give fresh impetus to
the riotous propensities of some of the
strikers.' Mors , trouble with striking
workmen was encountered today than
there has been for nearly a week.
Clashes between the . police and bodies
of strikers were frequent and before
noon more .than 10 arrests had been
made, chiefly oa charges of disorderly
conduct
- The strike of the butchers was ordered
In the face of the opposition of a strong
minority in the.. union, and its unpopu
larity among some of the workmen was
manifested when fully 1.000 of the 1.500
members of butchers' union refused to
obey ths order to strike, but remained
at work - this morning.. It wss the
vigorous efforts of their comrades . to
get them to quit work that caused most
of the . trouble. Further trouble is ex
pected as the result of the failure to
get these men to go out The men re
fusing to obey the union's order are
chiefly carriers and drivers. . As they
set out delivering meat this morning
many, of them were stoned, and in one
or two Instances dragged from their
seats and beaten and the contents of
their wagons scattered about ths streets.
After a few incidents of this kind a
guard of policemen was sent out with
every wagon.
Further trouble is expected, as the
labor committee in chargedCJhe strike
is maaung a nouse to nouse canvass oi
the members of ths union to learn the
attitude of every man regarding the
strike. ' '
The retail market drivers' union is
bringing pressure to bear upon the re
tail butchers' snd grocers' association
to Induce ths members of that organisa
tion to use their Influence to arrange
another conference of strikers and
packers.
The packers declare, however, that
they will flu the places of the butchers
who struck for no grievance of their
own, but in sympathy with ths packers.
Representatives of the retail meat
drivers' union and ths retail butchers'
and grocers' association are in session
this afternoon striving to secure a solu
tion of ths struggle between the peckers
and their striking employes. It Is be
lieved that sufficient influenoe. can be
brought to bear upon the packers and
have the dispute submitted to disinter
ested parties for arbitration.
HIS WORK
This little fragment of ths greet work
is all that wss sver seen by the man who
conceived and created the whole. He
In now fighting for his life In climes
that promise a. renewal of health to con
sumptives. First he" hurried to Colo
rado In this struggle. Then he wss sent
to Saranao Lake, N. T to try ths open
air cure. From there he went to Omaha,
his birthplace, and on to Arisona.
Mart wot Tlsis bonis.
' Under no circumstances, say his phys
icians, must he ever return to St. Lou la
The price of his disobedience would be
death, they declare. It Is in St Louis
that his schlvement is now exciting the
wonder and admiration of the world,
ths completed work that ho Is forbidden
to sea.
It was at ths time ofthe World's falf
dedication ceremonies, now more than
a year ago, that Henry Rustln con
tracted the severs cold responsible for
his subsequent breakdown. He had been
very busy up to that moment and the
preparations for the dedication Imposed
a still severer strain upon htm. 1
His wife and children were then ab
sent from St Louis and Rustln took up
his quarters In a World's fair dormitory,
sleeping and eating at the scene of his
toll. It is said by his associates that he
worked IS out of every 14 hours during
that time. After contracting ths cold
his doctors told him hs must abandon
ths work, at least temporarily. Ho re
fused to do so and wss compelled to re
sign because of 111 health May 1 of this
year, only a few days before ths entire
lighting scheme was completed. .
NO SECOND TERM
TWO DIG THROUGH
WALL TO FREEDOM
While Sheriff of Wheeler County is
Absent, Men Accused of Forgery
and Horse Stealing Break JalL
(Special Diapatch to The Journal.)
Fossil, Or.. Aug. 10. Two prisoners
broke out of the wheeler county jail
laat night during the absence of Sheriff
white, who went to Salem witb an Jn
aane prisoner yes teraay.
When the deputy in charge during the
absence of the sheriff closed the cells
last night hs did not notice that- a tiny
wedge of wood .prevented the complete
locking of ths door of the cage tn which
were William Teel, accused of forgery.
and John Tarborough, awaiting trial on
a chargeof horse stealing.
During the night Teel and Tarborough
shook open the door of their cell, which
was eaay ' to do since ths wedge they
had Inserted in ths look prevented the
bolt from ' catching. With a chisel
which had been smuggled to them they
set to work on the brick wall of the
jail. Evidently one1 of the men used the
chisel while ths other held a blanket
below to icatch falling bits of plaster
and mortar so .that there should be no
tell-tale noise. Ths bricks taken from
ths wall were . found neatly piled up
across the corridor from ths plaoe where
the men had been at work. The prison
ers dug a hols three feet in diameter
and. crawling through hung by their
hands and dropped to ths ground 10 feet
below. .
No trace of them has been seen since.
By telephone nearby towns were notified
of their escape, which was discovered at
breakfast time this morning. Drivers
of stsges which pass through Fossil
have also been furnished with descrip
tions of ths men and. will spread them
broadcast - ,
It is supposed thst the escaped
prisoners have taken to the woods and
are making their way north to ths rail
road. ,' ,
ALL FRANCE MOURNS
FOR WALDECK-ROSSEAU
.., '. : , :
(Special Dispatch te The Journal.)
Parts, Aug. 10. Pierre Marie Waldeck
Rosseau, the French politician and
lawyer, died today. He had been -ill
for several months past, and a short
time ago was operated on for liver
trouble. He recuperated somewhat, but
never fully recovered his health. His
death came'aa a shock to ths public, to
whom he was well known through his
long career In connection with ths af
fairs of ths nation.
- He was born In 184S. Was a member
Ot the chamber ot deputies from Renneu
In 1879 and 1881. He was minister of
ths Interior from 1851 to 1885, and
formed the ministry in 1890, and was
president of the council and ministry
ot ths Interior 1 and 1903. ,
MYSTERIOUS DEATH
OF YOUNG WOMAN
. (Journal Special Service.)
Junction City, Or., Aug. 10. Martini
Mortensen, a 80-year-old girl, recently
from isebraska, was found dead this
morning. Shs was housekeeper for C
S. Andersen, three miles north of .here.
Her parents live near Andersen's. She
was healthy and the only oauss assigned
is that shs took an ever doss of head
attfis tablets.
Ths coroner will hold an Inquest this
afternoon. The girl was a hard worker,
good looking and no cause la known why
shs would commit suicide.
TRAIN IS ALMOST
DERAILED BY BULL
- (Journal Special Service.)
Hope, Ida., Aug. 10. The east-bound
Northern Paclflo train between Sand
Point and Hope had a narrow escape
from derailment In. coming around a
curve. The engine struck a largs Hol
steln bull. Had tt got under the wheels
the train would have been derailed, but
the engine was stopped with the body of
the bull partly under the pilot
The express messenger shot It three
times and the- crew and passengers
pulled It from under " ths engine and
rolled it off the grade. - "
FIRST WEDDING
IN A CONVENT
(Joarnat Speela Servtce.)
Columbus, O., Aug. 10. In the chapel
of the convent of St. Mary's of ths
Springs, before ths same altar where
many young women have taken the final
vows severing their connection with the
outer world, there took place this morn
ing the wedding of Miss Hannah Mar
garet Leonard, a belle of Columbus, and
Lieut C F. Leonard of the Seventh In
fantry. Special permission was received
from the church to have the wedding
solemnised In the convent and It Is be
lieved to be the first tlms such an avent
has occurred In ths history of Catholi
cism In this country.
faoo,ooo rma at yxctobxa,
(Joarnat Special Service.)'
Victoria, B. C, Aug. 10. Fifty houses
were destroyed by fire, which started In
the Albion Iron Works at 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, Ths loss Is estimated
at 8200,00 .
THE CIRCULATION
OF THE JOURNAL
YESTERDAY WAS
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
This Season Promises to
Be Record One for r
All Crops.
BANNER WHEAT YIELD
Farmers Surprised at the Way Their
Fields Thresh Out Apple Crop
- Will Utlll,.. ( - .
rt.ii :' a. n.i. ' '
miliars in .nair.
Oregon will harvest bumper crops cf
nearly everything that Is grown in ths
Paclflo northwest this year, and if ths
government at Washington will kindly
arrange matters so that ths Ruaslan
bear desists from his capers on ths
high seas, this state will furnish ths
ths orient with all kinds of good things
to eat
The harvest of small grains that is
now being carried on has not yet pro
gressed far enough to enable the statis
tician to glvo detailed figures on the
result, but it is certain that there will
be big crops of wheat oats, barley and
rye. Ths fall-planted wheat yield is
especially heavy and of good quality.
While spring-planted wheat did not do
nearly so woll, owing to late spring
rains and consequently delayed planting,
followed by drought even the spring
wheat yield in eastern Oregon sections
is in excess of last year's crop.
; Tail Wheat Yields Heavily. .'
' The spring-planted wheat In south
ern Oregon and ths Willamette valley
was mors seriously handicapped by the
late spring, and will. yield only from
a quarter to a half a crop. But the per
centage of spring-planted wheat Is small
in comparison with fall wheat, and its
partial failure will out little figure In
ths general result In eastern Oregon
there la a largs Increase of the acreage
planted to Vheat and other small grains
this year. The wheat is yielding all the
way from 10 up to 10 bushels to ths
acre. Umatilla county la especially for
ward In wheat production, and when the
big side hill combine harvesters get
through with their work there will bs
many full granaries in Umatilla oounty. -
All ths counties through which the ,
O. R. A N railway runs are good wheat
producers this year. Morrow oounty
will yield heavier than over before. Mr.
Mahoney, ot the firm of McArthur A
Mahoney, of Ions, estimates that Mor- .
row will ' yield 500,000 bushels more '
wheat this year than last which will
send her crop above 1,000,000 bushels.
Ths hay crop does not squat that ot
laat year, which was ths heaviest In
ths history of Oregon. This year's yield '
Is estimated to bs two-thirds of last
year's ciop. Howsvsr, ths hay supply
has been largely augmented by the cut
ting of a good deal of spring-planted
grain that did not head out satisfac
torily and which is being fed for hay.
Fruit Crop Xeavy.
The fruit yield In the stats Will bs a
full crop of everything but prunes, and
prunes will yield only about a third of
a crop. The prune yield of Oregon laat
year was 16,000,000 pounds of dried
prunes alone, and the market was glutted
with dried prunes. The prlos now, how
ever, has regained a fair figure and Is
expected to maintain it In the iMiddlng
season the fruit was thinned by frosts,
and while this tends to leaaen the out
put It has Improved ths quality of the ,
fruit
There will bs very largs crop of
apples in southern Oregon this fall. Last
year's record of 150 cars of export ap
ples from Jackson county will be dupli
cated and possibly -exceeded this year.
While there has been a largs Increase In
acreage of apples In the laat few years, -some
2000 acres being planted sines
1893, the new orchards have not come .
into bearing and there is little or no.
Increase of bearing acreage this year, '
At Central Point the Ol well Brothers
have cut the acreage of their big
orchard practically In two by taking out
every other row of trees. Wblls this
will decrease ths yield It will result In
producing a higher grade of fruit The
orchard is 160 seres and was planted 11
years sgo. 12,000 trees being put into
ths quarter section. The thinning
process leaves but : 6,000 trees on ths
ground. ' .
, Apple Acreage Increasing.
The Olwells havs planted this year
another 160 acre orchard In the foot "
htHs some distance from their oil
orchard. Clay A Medder, near Phoenix,
have largsly Increased their apple acre
age. They also have 40 acres In almond
trees that will bear heavily thle year.
Last year they gathered 20.000 pounds
of nuts from this grove, which sold at
13V4 cents a pound. Ths crop will be
larger this year. A number of other
growers havs almond' groves that will
bear this year.
Ths pear crop of southern Oregon will
be a full one In some orchards and two
thirds of a crop In others.
, There will be a full peach crop, an. I
from 80 to 90 carloads are eipente.l t.y
shippers at Ashland and Msdford. Let
year, ths peach1 crop was a failure on in-
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