The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, June 10, 1906, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Text' iHE OREGON StJNDAY JOURNAL, PORTL AND. SITODAY MPRfflNGZJUKE 10. . 1SS3. lORTHwEST 1 GIGAHTIC WHEAT CROP HARVES at? n m r-7fK . n - n - - --- - fl ri :- FiftyFive Million Bushels of Grain Estimated as Crop df;Oregon;.Washington and Idaho ThiSeaspn-6rpwing Grains in ;Godd V- ShapeWeeii a Menace. ? " . i rrelimtaary" Wii illBi. , , Thla year-Laat year:.. Oregon ".. 15,000,00 . 1,0.00 ' Wash. tj..O.0O.00r M.09 Idaho ,...l.900.00v ,3,00. - t' ... ; tii 1 1' . . ' "i By Hyman H. Cohen. - ; Itg a. vsry bad weather that does, no good to anyone Just now weather con ditions are the principal Mail ot the grain trade, r What effect "they wll have i on the sosilng crop can only ba guessed '-,. at this aarty In Uia season but a good guess ia batter tbaa none at all, . f ', ', Oregon, Idaho and Washington will ' Jaarvest a' sB.OOO.OOO-bushel Crop of ' "wheat this falL That la now: tha out " look for the sesson.. To data this yaar . '-'U aorta of waathara have-prevailed the rain dlatrlcta -and It to quite likely that these conditions will, contlnua for aiai tlma. - -?,:.-'.. ; , .;. Crop Is ia. Oood Shape, ' The wheat, crop of tha Paolno north 1 ... Mat in tha vary beat shapa at thla ' tima. There has been a considerable in. ' creese-ia the, acreage .'over that of tha - ... preceding ' Huon but Just what thla acreage amounts . to at this time even ' tha largest dealers In wheat are unable -to ssy."-The acreage tart year rtn the '"".TTTT 'fa-" i'Orhwefft;mttea-'inoarited -to : !U,tH acres In OreBoninj3t,00(r""acris ' In Idaho, and l.Ml.OOO acres In Wub - s mrton. i The hree aUteo had a totsj acreage last year of WU.000 acres J quits a lliue strsica 01 iniuwu. . t . -v iagton, had, nearly twice aa many acres "I -eeedsd to wheat as Oregon . a"year-'-g ' but tha percentage of gain In acreage will be -iln , Oregon this aeaaon. The evening of new railroads' In places very remote from tha roads a few years ago ' " - and tha extension of old roada Into fer tile ralleya where grain growa Just for the- sowing will add considerably thia 7 - yaar to tha acreage of Oregon during the v" season' of l0t While there will be soma Increase In Washington's acre ' age this season tha new landa seeded i ! to wheat In Idaho will be much gremter . . an account jpf the state's more- exten- aiv. univaluDd lands. It la now OUlte safe to aay ..that .tha Faciflo-norlhwest . : has J, 400,000 acres aeeoea ta.wnesi wis ' year; This means anr mcreaea of sllght ly less than 100,000 additional acres In - aa a usual rule Oregon puts' most of i- her wheat land Into seed , during the ; fall-winter montha This year weather - e onditiona made; .extensive fall-winter seeding almost Impossible and the re- suit was that thla year's crop will be .! ,.( the spring-sown variety not ao good .as ordinarily, but still better than that abtalned elsewhere. Generally speaking. the state of Washington sows most of ' its wheat during the spring months, but ' even during normal timea tha percent- aga of fall-aown grain is. quits large. ' This year but a small amount of fall -v . wheat waa sown there the sama con . ditions making this traposslbla aa In Oregon. -- . '.- . weathat Kaa sUadered. ' the wheat -crop of tha -Pacific- north' west- has vary much to contend with thus far this season. Climatic con- dltiona have been cold when they should .. -.have been- warm; have been warm when cooler weather would have answered' ' better, and while rains have been need ed the most of the wheat belts wars - . , given-mora sunshine than during any two previous years in recent timea , Suffering, from a" lack of rain the . soli has hiwn-drenched with -abundant . showers until in some places the very t - soil -was -washed away, wheat-ana-all. . m -These conditions bay - been general ' ones and have not -affected one section ., mors than another. The grain was given so ranch vitality earlier in tha aeaaon . that It was able to withstand more than . 1 Its usual quota of mlsf ortunate . r weather. Grain that was knocked down C by the heavy rains through ths Walla '--Wallavaltey and In other-nearby-eec- tlons Is again beginning to stand aright . ' and there are still hopes that most of It wm b in a condition to harvest next i . month. ,; . ., t .1-' ',- , , t ': ' ' Bamaga From Wind, .' ' Therd is one section, however, that felt the weather more than othera Along the Columbia river, throughout .- , - the river counties, ths winds were given , ' free rein a month or- so ago. Con . . slderabla wheat was blown out of the t ground by tha high wlnda, and In other , places the grain was blown down, but ; was saved later. ,' .m . , - Most of the damage' reports thus fsr ARE YOU TRYING TO WALK UP l. i ..- .... , r " ; Stairs of Sarid? Climbing tand-ttaira lg an occu pation which will keep yon busy but you won't ARRIVE any-, where I Runnln!-rTtorrf "i" bust - mm enteipriee, without adver tising will keep you busy but you won't arrive tnywBerei "Sand-stair" methods of adver tiains may be pretty -to look at but they, won't bear your weightthey crumble at ; tha first preggure. '.jji When you are tired o illusiona and ready for realities, you will - break yourself of tha "sand stairs" habit and rely upon the good v old-fathioned "way-up" In ' buslnets a, ' campaign of newspaper advertlaing., , "Sand gtairg" are related to real atalrs at "other ttalrg" of advertising are related to THE JOURNAL newspaper advertising. . -this seasoi) come from !: Oregon ' and Washington,. Idaho has been mors for tunate than' tier sister states. Weather conditions. there hava been Juit about what waa wanted, ao, a very good crop is -now expected, a. year ago tna asm age in Idaho was greater .than la Ore gon.. .J-, At this time ths Crop' is 'Just being started.- Some-or the grain is beginning io neai well, while In other sections the growth has been backward. Warm weather Is now needed everywhere In the Paclf to northwest -to mature fully the crop. The Willamette valley la suf fering mors from' a lack of sunshine than any other place at this time, but a good spell of sun would be welcome throughout ths great wheat belts of the North Pacific coast. Continued ralna would be very detrimental to ths coming crop and may bring tha production con siderably under that of a year ago. All dependa upon what . sort .of - weather comes within ths next few weeks. ,, WBea'Ia a sfsnsas."""" ,,"' In ths Wslla '-Walla valley a sreat danger at preaent confronts ths coming crop. . A rank weed la making consider able headway through ths valley, and wnerever it appears complete possession is taksn of everything that growa Just what tha weed la or Just -how much damage It Is capabto of doing there to much difference ot opinion, but that it is dangsrous to tha future of the wheat industry of that section all interests at presenrsT-Q;.detarmInsd7affortS evu lor me reason that fsw realise It danges lintH too lata to remedy it. ' Oregon,7 Idaho and Washington wars not the- only ones by any means to ex perience unfavorable weather for grain the, latter part of -the eeaaea..-Fe-sev era! months it has rained so mucji In California that the acreage there la but a fraction of the normal one. 'A year ago California had S86.00O aorea. sown to winter wheat, but reports from' there state that there will be a considerable decrease this season on account of ths wet weather at planting tlmIWlth favorable weather California may pro duce mo.-e wheat than a year ago. Last year it suffered from ruat and lack of moisture during" Its - most important growing Jtime; butthisBesson.Jth as had more moisture than for many pre vious ones, but still there is a danger of considerable rust. This has already appeared In some sections; but it is not yet general. In the northwest no rust has been noted to this time, but a con tinuance of wet weather will make it appear, , :. With its increased acreage It is now almost a rtainty that Oregon win produce 15,000.000 bushels of wheat thla season, as- sgalnst a production of a trifle more than- It, 000,000 bushels dur ing ths season of 1106.; Although Wash ington's acreage has been increased there has been a larger per cent of dam age to the growing crop there thle season than in thla stats and it is quits likely that thla tims her production of wheat will reach now mors than. 80.. 000,000 buahela A year ago Idaho pro duced , ,168,000 bushels of wheat, but with its larger acreage it is expected that . the sum total of her production this year will surely reach 10.ooo.ooo bushels. That's at least what preaent,! weather, however. SENSATION JS SPRUNG IN ---BREIVERVSUII- Charge Is Made That Two of the Directors Conspired Against the Third, '. .. An answer to ths suit ot 3, L. Taugh ar to recover 4100 attorney's fees from the Portland Brewing company has been filed in the circuit 'court, in which Tsugher is Charged with conspiring with two members of ths board of di rectors of that corporation to exclude the third member from - the manage ment of the concern. It is alleged that differences of opinion caused some feel ing between ths members of ths board, and that Jacob Meyer and George Wll helm attempted to change the bylawa of tha corporation to their individual advantage and against ths Interests of ths corporation and the third member. pen'u. otauaenmeyer. -jaugner. aiiegea in ms suit that a resolution wss passed by ths board of directors authorising his employment as attorney Jtor- six months at $50 per monin. xns answer to the suit alleges thst Taugher, Meyer and Wilhelm con spired together and pretended to create the necessity for the employment of an attomeyr and thst-Taughsr urged Meyer and Wilhelm to disputes sad con troversies with Staudenmeyer. and caused ths passage .of the . resolu tion. - It is also alleged that Tausher has been paid foe all services he ever rendered the corporation. Cake Cake and Bauer aV Green appear aa attor neys for ths brewing company, ': WORTHY WOMAN IN NEED OFt NECESSITIES ' Mrs. May Mclrvin, -Unfortunate and Blind, Cheerful in Midst . of Misfortune. - V;-.Ia.,.,..,..- i A one-story house, with Ave cheerless, uncarpeted rooms, three scantily fur nished beds, a kitchen stove and a cheap dining-room table: all thia presided over by a blind, friendless woman, with -.' a gross Income of 17 per week. -v. -' Such was ths scene that confronted a Journal reporter, yesterday when.he eailed at the hofns of Mrs. May Mc lrvin, 410 Johnson street. r Mra Me lt vjn . formerly conducted the Alpine boarding house on- ths seat side, hut lost all her property In' ths firs- which swept that district last spring. 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MCklaat 'StbelFlue' ASBESTOS'JJltMOj When you buy an A J AX RANGE you buy a Range that has been tested and one that is guaranteed Let Powers V Furnish f . t Your Home WW mm m uoqssj &&&& . ,Head- quarters for V ;:rT:;Office S Furniture! a second story window, sustaining a dislocation of the. thigh, which confined the unfortunate woman to her bed for a period of seven weeks. Mrs. Me Irvln's only source of income now Is two roomers, ens of whom boards with her, the total incoms being 17 per week. The next month's rent of til will be Hue a week from today. . Thla she will bs unable to pay, aa her pitiful Income Is eonsnmed weekly in buying tha bars neceealttes of life,-,.. ., . v Although totally blind, Mrs. Mclrvin Is cheerful and ensrgtlo, and does s1l her own housswork, but ths burden Is clearly itoo much for. her. k. , Mrs. Mclrvin states that if she hsd Sufficient money to furnish? hsr beds and rooms and psy hsr next month's rent she would be able to provide for herself -in the future. - The Journal will gladly receive any money or other, contributions thst may bs offered and will sea thst they are firomjjUx aaUv.er4 te Mrs. MoIttIu. . COMPLETE PROGRAM FOR -U. OF 0, COMMENCEMENT Unlvsrslty of Oregon, feugene, Or., June t. Ths complete program for ths commencement rexercises at the Blate university has been "given out aa fol lows: ' .t .. ., Sunday: morning, Juns 24 Bacca laureate sermon, Vlllard hall, by Rev. Frank Matthews of Newton, Massachu setts, sL graduate of the class of 6. Monday afternoon,. June It Annual field dsy exhibition.! th tha evening the graduating exercises oC . tha .School, of muslo will be - held, i' .' J Tuesday morning, Jun it Alumni business meeting. In ths afternoon the president's reception, and In the evening the contest, for the Failing and Reek man prizes' of ISO and $100 respec tively. '. . - -: 3Y.eda.Mdar, mgrnins, June t Cprn, mencernent exercises and conferring Of degrees. In ths afternoon the annual alumni banquet in the young men's dor mitory, and- in tha evsning tha alumni ball In the Armory. . . - Tha class address will bs delivered by C E. S. Wood of Portland, who will speak on ."Life's Buecesa" Members of the graduating class who will contest for-the prises on Tuesday evening, and the subject of their ora tions, are as follows! . , . . Miss Nellie Foshay, Albany, Ths Paaalon for Social Service." - Miss Norma Hendricks, Eugene, "A Btons for Poterhof." .-: - - Miss Victoria Mitchell. Cottage Grove,' "Tha Passion, for Boolsi Berv-iee.- - . i .-. ..''- i 1 : . Loiis Johnson, Rugwns, ' 'Idle Slaves of a Lerendary Virtue." Marion McClain. Emerson, Iowa, "A Nation's Call to Msnhood." Walter Wlnslow, Balera, Thou Shalt Ko teal.' .... ., v, AGED SAILOR-VETERAN - DIES AT SPRINGFIELD ' (RiMcial Dispatch te las Joarsal.) ; ' . Eugene, Or, , June '. Zacharlah Tt Moors of Eugene - died at Springfield last evening. He was sitting In a cob bler's shop when , suddenly his head dropped on Ma breast and hs was dead. Mr. Moors wss bora at Port Gibson, Mississippi, January 1, 147, and cams around Cape Horn with his parsnts in 1149, setUIng In Oregon. In IKS the family moved to. California and In that, year Zacharlah enlisted in . the navy, serving on - the man-of-war Baranae. Later ha enlisted In tha : Fourteenth United Btstes Infantry and served dur ing the war In California and Arlsona, being mustered out In 1R6I. He was a member of . J. W. deary post No. T, 0, A, JL, pt Eugenav ?.wa brotlisrs, W. W. Moore, of Kugane. and Richard Moore, of Spokane, aurvrvs him, . Hs waa. single. .. ' .-. . . . .. WARSHIP SENT TO STOP 4 FILIBUSTERING VESSEL - . ' Washington, Juns t Orders wsrs cabled to ths cruiser Marblehead today by ths navy department o intercept tha ship Empire, which is Carrying arms and ammunition to revolutionists in. Nicaragua. .. . .Ths shin Is flying the American flag and officers at the navy department ex nect" a hrtt time when the Marblahaad " apprehends bar. The Marblehead may . nave s taste ox a real scrap as ths filibusters' ship Is heavily armed , and , will light to ths last (ditch.. . v , -. There are maay Waa Ada la today . Jaaxaal that WW IsAssss ysta, . il: t."