The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, July 29, 1906, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON CUNDAY1 JOUKIIAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY UOSNIHO. JUEY C3. i::3. :m til go TO Mayor Lain to Offer Sav'arian's Harvesting Operations Show De- Finding for Consideration of Councilman.' crease In , Production From V ! That of Year Ago. Of -the Famous HUD DOGE IS in PROVED ',1"- :1 '. ' ; J .' ;, : '. COUNCIL WIRES UNDERGROUND WILL BE THE SLOGAN City Executive Takes Interest In , Hatter and Will Hold Conference With President H. W. Goods,' of Portland Railway, ft Light Co. To show the oouncU that ths city la In absolute need of safeguards agalnat defective and dangerous wiring. Mayor Lane will send to too eouncU at the next moating tho report which Charles A. Bavarian, superintendent of too fir alarm system, mada to him last wees. The raault of tho reading of thla re- - port will ba additional praaaura brought to baar upon tba council for tha passage of tba ordlnaaoe requiring eiecirio wires, azeapt trolley wires, to ba plaoad underground within tba f Ira limits. la tha meantime Mayor Lana will Intanrlow H. W. Good a, president of tha Portland Railway, Light Power cora- sany.. ... ., - : - -. Fred Olfford, Bavarian's assistant, save ha haa dlaeovarad that Jamaa Bannister, ' tha lineman who waa killed near tha city hail week ago, mat his death by touohlng his hand to a guy , wire which had become charged with enough electricity to kill a horse. At the top of the- pole was a guy wire and-on thla Olfford found pie of akin' which ' had bees burned from Bannister's hand. - It la argued that tha lineman had no reaaon to believe the guy wire, wnicn la auppoaed to do nothing mora than support the pole, had become charged, and Tearleaaly laid hold of It (n awing - tag around tha top of the pole. - . One - touch meant death death so quick that ha never knew his mlatake,' Well aware that tho underground wire ordinance will take some time for pas sage and that It will bo many months before all the - wires in ' the buslneaa aeotlon of tha elty are placed under the . pavement. If It peases, tha. linemen's union has a committee at work framing np an ordlnanoe which will regulate the placing of wires upon poles. It Is declared that In . other cities linemen are not exposed to suoh danger as in Portland because proper spaos haa been allowed between high-power lines and there is no occasion for a lineman to mistake a wire carrying a heavy current for one which he- may touch with cora paratlve Impunity; This measure will be introduced to the council at an early meeting. Its purpose Is to provide some safeguards Tor the linemen pending the removal of the wires underground- 4f .that ordl nanoe is passed. It has been held back at the request of the Portland General Electric company and will not coma up again until soma urns in August-; EASTERN EXCURSION RATE August T. t, a, September and 10. On tha above dates the Great North' era Railway will have on sale tickets to Chicago and return at rate ef 171.(0, fit. Louis and return M7.0, Bt Paul. Minneapolis ana, - uuiuta, superior or Sioux City and return,. 1(0. Tickets first-class, good going- via tha Great Northern, ret u ring same or any direct route, stopovers snowed, ror tickets. sleeplngcar reservations or ' any addi tional Information call on or address H. Dickson. C. P. a T. A, 114 Third street, . rortlaaeV- , .. , CRY FOR HELP IS MOST U PRONOUNCED JUST NOW Farm laborers Ars Badly Needed in ."tha Fields and Very High Wages Ars Offered - With Few Taken Walla Walla Samples Not Perfect While' there are still some vary bad reports of damage to tha wheat crop It la now generally believed that first re ports of disaster to the crop were badly overestimated., present indications, however, are that . tha . crop will not reach the totals of a year ago in either of tha states of tba Pacina nortn weal. Tha crop 'for help Is tha principal worry to the grangers at thla tints, but no aenoua loas on tnis account is an tlclpatad unless heavy rains sat In be fore harvest is concluded. A SHORTAGE IN UNION Where Skats Zs atneh Alkali Wheat la - ,; - Balned. T (Beeelal Mspetea ts Tss Joaraal.) La Grande. Or., July It. A. B. Con- ley, union eountya wheat king, - has 17,00 seres of "nis vast holdings in wheat this season, 1,000 acres of which is higher than four-wire fence, and there never wss finer wheat grown in Oregon. Some of the wheat on his land Is somewhat damaged by the long hot spell, and there will be a ahortago of from one to five buahels to the sera on moat grain In tha county. - In some places where there Is a little alkali In tha soil the wheat Is almost ruined. Haying will ba over In tha eounty ths last of this week, snd there Is an im mense crop. Harvesting will bs oa la ths next week or 1 days. Binders on 40-fold whest wftl be started Monday and the work will con tinue nntil harvest la over In Union county. A shortage In help is Antici pated, although it la expected tha situa tion will be considerably relieved by workers from ths beet fields who will soon be through with the work of culti vating. - There seem to ba varied opin ions ss to tho condition of tha grain crop. . Spring wheat and lata fields have undoubtedly been damaged by tha long hot spell, while fall grain is not exten sively Injured. - Cool nights during ths past 10 daya have been beneficial. Gen erally speaking ths grain and fruit crop are above ths sverago In Grand Bonde mis season, j,,v-. : Panned on THdn yo guarantee dls yah leetrle ran ro; two yeanar Tea. air; bat not against accidents," "Den yo gotta gimme a new fan, sab. Ah done bunted dia obah Will Washing ton's held, an' 'twan't no accident, . nuthah. Ah done It a-puhpose." Ccfe snd f.Iusic Hall . WEEK BBarNNTNO MONDAY. JULY 30 ALL STAR BILL, Prof. Hunt's Dog and Monkey Circus Wonderful Trained Animals, la . trodoclng New Tricks snd . . .Novelties, . , . : v, The Great MERLO THS HUMAN 7TJBNACK :'" Is Ha Man or ZevuT CHIRLIIICIONE ACBOBATIO XQUTUBRIBT. Gencvivc DeFowett ' ,' - . vocaust. . ' Trixetta Serpentina Dnnoer and - Uoulst Dellc Lawrence j "THB " BOHEMIAT TnoHTTir- GALA - ' SCOTlaTO) STOTtlaUML Ths ' Henpecked Husband's Ite :. venge." Daily Matinees from S 'clock. ts I Program Change Bally, M SI STorta Third Street, SI, SS sad SS STorta Sssv ad street, aad 143, SOS aad S7 kiiSHit street. ... LINN CROPS ARE GOOD. -r to tke Contrary Are Wot Be. . . Bewa ta Albany. ; ("pell DUpitfli te Tb 7MvnaLl - Albany. Or. July It. In aplte of the re porta to tha contrary crops In Linn eounty are in ' good condition and the farming element well satisfied with the prospects. The fall grain Is now in shock, as are also tha oats, tho spring grain . Is ripening; rapidly-and moat of thla will be ready for tho sickle ere long.- The hay crop la immense and great portion is still In the field await ing the pleasure of the grower. xnresning. begins Monday, one ma chine starting - today. Taking every' thing Into consideration the season la s most favorable one, there being no rust or other destroying pesta known. With favorable prices the farmer will ba well repaid for tha season's endeavor and be among ths most prosperous of our citizens. Hops are In a healthy condition snd strong, no Indication of Ilea being pres ent. . nop men are jubilant over the prospects and tha healthy tons Of the market Is most encouraging. The apple crop will be Immense, the trees fairly groaning beneath the load of ripening and growing fruit. Growers say that the crop will be great. Most of the growers have resorted to the plaa of thoroughly spraying tha trees, which will moat, wonderfully Improve the quality. , GOOD-REPORrFROW BAKER. GlliliiiSili.; Continues tottract the men w and real value giving. All light and medium weight suits' are on sale, including Blcclxs and . DIUC3.V No reserveeverything on sale and everything as advertised. Cbssterfield Suits $15.00 Suits, sale price. ...............fll.SO 18.00 Suits, sale price. .. ........ ..... .813.50 ; $20.00 Suits, sale price 815.00 $25.00 Suits, sale price. ........... $19.00 . $30.00 Suits,' sale price...... ....r.... $23.50 $35.00 Suits,' sale price.. $20.50 $40.00 Suits, sale price.. .............. .$29.50 Fine Trousers Straw Hats $4.00 Trousers, at sale.... ..M...;$3.25 $5.00 Trousers; at sale.... ....$4.00 $6.00 Trousers, at sale. .. .......... ....$4.50 $7.00 Trousers, at sale.. ......... $5.00 $8.00 Trousers, at sale................$6.0O $9.00 Trousers, at sale. .......... $6.75 $10.00 Trousers, at sale... $7.50 s e - ;AiSpccto Solo Men Negligee ShirtsJ $1.50 quality, cuffs attached and deUched; special price 85. All $2 shirts, special price 81.65 All $3.00 ahirts, special price $2.25. All $3.50 and $4.00 shirts at. .$2.75 $2.00 Hats at $3.00 Hats at..,..... $3.50 Hats at................... $4.00 Hats at. .... .... $5.00 Hats at..; .Z... -$8.00 Hats at. .. . $10.00 JPanamas at. .. .... $12.00 Panamas at. . $15.00 Panamas at..M-...w......$ S13 C2.00 $25 $2.65 $35 84.00 6.00 8.00. 10.00 $20.00 Panamas at. ................ .. .$12.00 1 Spedal Sato Men't Watstcosts S3 Per Cent Discount Given on Entire linen Come Monday, secure your share of the EXTRAORDINARY VALUES offered on Men's Fine Wearing Apparel GEIAY Ovata Crop 4sU to be' la Tery flood Snaps fat Ooutty. - (Bseebl Dlapalek ts TC IaeraeL Baker City,-July II. Baker county erops will be the largest In years. That is tha opinion of tho farmers In this vicinity who ere more than pleased with the outlook. Having passed through the heat and through heavy storms without serious damage the grains ars facing but one difficulty, lack of - hands for harvest. And the farmers do not an ticipate great trouble on that account. . Tha grains are in splendid condition for the most part. There haa been some slight damage through heavy storms, since the grain waa heavy with ita own weight and toppled over In tha face of tha wind. Little of tha grain haa been burned that little so backward as 'to havs been of doubtful value, and the growth snd yletj is exceptional In thoee fields which were ' not damaged. The heat has been for ths most part only what waa needed. . Farmers are cutting tha second crop of alfalfa. , On Virtue flat tha first whsat Is being out and within a few days the harvest of barley will begin. WHEAT WEIGHING HEAVY. aUrtythree rounds Ss Bnsnat garveaSsd . at SHnaleton. - -SseeM XHepetca te The soeraal.) Pendleton. Or. July II. Harvest Ins Is now in full blast all over Umatilla eounty, snd many - threshing- machines are at work In every direction, while ths grain waa damaged to soma extant by the hot winds, the yield will be bet ter than waa expected by the farmers. and new wheat coming la weighs well. much or it weighing as high as II pounds per bushel. - The wheat yield In ths Hall. Athens. WestoS and Adams country, the -heart of the Umatilla wheat belt, la averaglag i a Dusneia aad in soms instances less or more to tha acre. The farmers are gen' orally well pleased and It Is tha same old story, "wheat failures ars vary rare in umaiuia county. . y ALL LOOK FOR HELP. Wssss Coanty Crop gaffers From Ta. ;'.'' (loas Ceases. : Mr1al Dfep.tr The fosraaLt The Dalles, Or., July St. Harvest has begun and sufficient grain haa been out to give some Idea of the loss caused by the hot weather. Ths condition of the wheat crop will be better known when It !' threshed. It Is feared that the heads which appear plump and full now when thrashed will ba shriveled liter ally cooked by tha hot weather while In that period of growth Known as -us milk." - - ' , " Farmers have - been In town ' every day thla week looking for harvest hands snd from convsrsatlons with them one gleans various reports regarding tne output.- Soma aay their fields will not yield halt tha usual crop, while others, cspeclaly those who have deep soil, stats tbst ths yield will be nearly an avaraae. From a mass of information. contradictory In many Instances, It la most difficult to arrive at aeriniia lacia. It seems that on hill land, where the soil is light, the loss will be very heavy, and scarcely half a crop will ba harvested. Barley and -oats nave also suffered considerably, and there WW be a considerable ahortage. - -- . On Tvsh ridge, the best wheat-grow ing region in Wasco county, a large area waa sown la rau wneat. ana mis was not ereatlv damaged by - the sold weather in March. There will be large harvest In- this section Around Dufur, Boyd snd Wrenthsm the fall wheat was nearly all killed, and tha anrir.e-aown grain waa considerably damasred bv the hot Weather. - Taking 4hs eounty as a whole It Is fair to esti mate that the harvest win proauos about half tha grain to ths acre that it did In former years. In this connection It must bs stated that the acreage In wheat was largely In excess of former years. -A great deal of wheat will ba harvested, notwithstanding ths late frosts in March and the axcesslv hot weather In July. In thess regards this hss been an exceptional year In ths his tory of ths county. The fruit crop, haa also surxerea rrom the heat Cherries were damaged - by the March frosts, snd prunes end apples hsve fallen from the trees in an unripe condition by reaaon of tha extreme beat chce have not bean Injured., and tne yield will bs abundant. Notwlthstand- ins tha damage suffered by farmers snd orchardists they ars not In the least dis couraged, and the same energy will be dlsployed this faU in planting wheat fielda and putting out fruit trees as In former years. Such a disastrous year as the present may not be experienced for a long time, snd tne next harvest msy bs a phenomenally good one. FORMER REPORTS EXCITED. Yield Arearfl Athena ttotpated Short Tims Ago. : ' ' rinMUl Dhateh Is Tk. JeanaLt Athena. Or.. July 18. Harvesting Is now at Its hsight in tba country sur rounding Athena, many - of the outfits being In full operation. The yioia wiu be far better In' many localities than was at first anticipated, yielding as high ss 41 bushels to ths acre, where for a time It was believed It would yield but 10 bushels on account of ths long hot weather. As hsrveet progresses in this vicinity It Is apparent that tha damage to grain is not as extensive as predicted some weeks ago. . Tha grain is testing well, some tests having been made where the grain shows IS pounds to the bushel. So far rrom s to la anowa o ba tha average yield. Harvest hands are very scarce and in a rew insianoea full-blooded Umatilla Indiana are being used to fill out a header crew. LOSS IS SERIOUS ENOUGH. Damage ta Crop Mot Quits Ss Oread as SMret Thought. Bpedal TMasatek te The Jasraat.) Walla Walla, WaslL. July St. Al though the loss Is serious enough, dam- age to Walla Walla eounty erops by the hot wavs early In July is not as great as first estimated. Conservative farm ers" and grain men conversant -with tha yield in different parts of ths eounty estlmsts that 11 per oent will cover the damage to spring grain and IS to II per cent on fall grain. These estimates are based on returns mada by farmers who bsvs kept tab on tho yield as they have threehed. Harvey MoDonald, farming about 100 sores five miles north of the city har vested o Dusneia of Turkey red wheat that graded up No. I and gave no indi cation of being affected by hot weather. Mr. McDonald before threshing did not expect over II to II buahela Further north In the Eureka Flat belt, spring grain Is averaging from II to 14 bushels snd wintsr wheat from II to II bushels. Ths spring grain, however. Is badly shriveled in certain localities and will haxdl grade better (haa- No, I wheat Tha faU wheat seems all right and will grade No. 1. Tha greatest loss as predicted earlier la the season is being felt by farmers In tha lower flat and Touohat districts where many fielda were - out for hay. Tha spring yield In those districts will hardly average over II bushels and fall wheat a little better than 10 buahels. Ths best orops In ths oounty are being harvested in the foothill dlstrlots where the yield Is running as high as 41 bushels. Fred Stlne hss about 100 acres that will go better than 40 bushels and Edward Reser, one of tha biggest farm' era In the foothill district, said to Journal representative yesterday that his yield wiU not fall below 41 bushels. -Harvest has- been pretty-well started over the entire eoanty and grain la al ready being delivered - to warehouses along the W. at C and a R. N. The price starts off about tho aame as laat year, II cents to II eents for blues tarn and II to 10 cents for club. So far there hare been but few sales mada aad thoss In limited quantities by .farmers who needed a little money to osxry mem tnrougn harvest. ALL WELL AT CONDON.- Oreia Crops ta Ooot OoadlMosi sTsrp Is . sTaors. rsnedal Buvateh te The Jearaal.i - Condon. July II. Harvesting Is on In gooa shape in and around Condon. There Is - considerable trouble Securing good harvest hands at wagea ranging from 11.00 to $7.00 per day. drain has not suffered in this vicinity to sny ex tent except lata spring wheat and that will make good hay. Fall wheat la averaging II bushels per acre. Spring wheat II bushels. In ths north and of ths oounty conditions are not so good. ths freeseont last spring snd hot winds early In July doing great damage to spring wneat ana Tiariey. The yield In the Ferry Canyon win be double .that of laat year. Maryvllle and Condon will equal last year. Gwendolen, Clem and Alex will bs about ths game as last yeaiv-up in ths Blalocxs country and on the Snutler flat the yield will bs probably half as much as last year, USUAL DAMAGE IS DONE. Old Oenmty . gxperieaoes Mot Weathe. ISceslal Dim tea to The Jnm.Lt La Grande, Or., July II. While the dry spell now prevailing has been of much longer duration than usual and ths heat greater than Is often expert eneed ' In this part of ths country, ths damage to crops haa not been as great as might be expected. . Fall grain Is damaged very little, in soms localities not at alL Spring grain has not fared so well, snd it ts estimated about one third of tba crop will be lost; i Fruit has not been hurt at an and there ars prospects for aa unusually heavy yield of apples, which look as If they would come up to ths nsual stand ard In quality. Pears and other fruits are also looking well. - A BIG BARLEY CROP. tdgatr Bushels to tha Aors Ben Was- . ton. Oregon, (ftseelel Dkoatek to The Seeraslt Waa ton. Or., July ttX remarkably heavy barley crop was harvested on many places la - -this - section of the eounty. Otis snd O. C Turner, who live two miles north of town, had 40 acres which yielded 111 sscks, or 1,117 bush els, u. Le oraw had 41 seres which brought him 10 bushels to ths sere. HEEL CATCHES SKIRT "BREAKS' WOMAN'S LEQ Eugene, Or.i July It. Mrs. Bessie Rlokmsn, who conducts a fruit farm near Eugene, met with a peculiar aeot dent yesterday. While working around the house she caught her foot In her skirt, tripping and falling, with tba re sult that the bones of ths left leg be tween the knee snd snkle were broken. Sard tot. " intend with soring 1 toroid liver and blockaded hnv.li unlass yon awaken them to their prop er action with Dr. King's New Life Kills; the pleasanteet and moat effective cure for oonatlpation. They prevent appendicitis and tone Up the system. Ilo at 8. O. Sklduors company's drug store, -. . ..'f EVELYN AT PARTING OF THE WAYS Mrs. Thaw, Forced to Choss, - -Takes Sides With Husband Against Mother. WORKS NIGHT AND DAY - FOR HARRY'S INTERESTS Wsars Simpls Oarb 8o as Not -to "Appear" OmspJcu6tilmrTldmltt HerLovt for FinelyThinks Hna- - band Wiu Bs Aeqnhts4.T" Oearasl tiislil New Tors. July 11. For the first time slnoa her husband, Harry K. Thaw, was put In the Tombs, awaiting trial for the murder of Stanford White, has Mrs. Thaw, tha young wife of the accused man, - permitted herself to be : Inter viewed. - "In many ways this . interview Is agreeable to tne, , said Mrs. Thaw 'Tirst, because Harry la willing that should talk. But la a way It Is hard to talk, for there are so many things which Mr. Hartrldgo deems It Inadvisa ble that I should talk about at the p res eat time. It U agreeable beoaass there t T are so msny things that have been, pub- iisnea which srs untrue that X should like to correct." "Will yon permit your mother's let ters to standi do you bell ere that she wss acting la your Interests when she wrote to Stanford White of yon and of narry xnawr was aaseo. "Toe Know now, aa the matter stands, ss ths world sees it, you must take a stand slther against your mother or against your nusoano wmcn is it T "Oh, please do not ask me that! cannot it hurts; you must know that It hurts. My mother, my husband.' And ths face took on an expression that somes when the heart Is touched when there comes ths crucial moment the parting of tho ways. , Sloths. Almost arranges, "Mother I do not. know what mother means, scarcely; but shs Is my motner inat worn aver means much. but I shall ssy no mors of her. As for Harry, I love him, snd I am working night and day In his Interest. I in becoming need to oold-Iooklng rooms ths Tombs think of me In ths Tombs to ss Harry think of Harry In tha Tombs sometimes I think It Is a dream when I bear tha a musio floating out from Sherry's or from Delmonloo's ss I sit in my room aiono la ths Lorraine block.". , "Ham doss Mr. Thaw take ttt Is Ths cheerful T" was asked. Her face lightened np perceptibly. "Oh, yes; bo cheerful and so patient I sometimes wonder how ha remains so, but I try to maks him cheerful. He feels that all will bs well for nun when everybody really knows. - Dear me, it Is a long, long tims to wslt for Harry's freedom months. I cannot feel that anyone oaa misunderstand." shs added, muaingiy. - - Sag Simple Costume. V "Misunderstand T Misunderstand what f was aakedX v" "There, there. I did not mean thati oh, well, misunderstand Harry, that Is wnai i mean, l am sure I can aay that Tou see, the lawyers are so particular; they tell me not to say things, but I would like to talk soms Urns, Maybe they will let me later." "How la It Mrs. Thaw" was asked "that you dress so plainly, so slmnlv. when yon are so fond of dress, have always shown by your pictures such beautifully luxurious taste, and now. when the- eyes of every one-ars upon you, or would be, you wear tha aame slrapls llttls brown sultths plain sailor hat the blue snd white shirtwaist, the plain black tie when It seems te me that you would want- to appear at vour best st your prettiest . - For a nigtt-cap "lltcM in tie pantry, a alice or " two of l Butter-Nut Bread spread! jwitli good butter or a jam -will prove a delightful treat. (5 Loef-at All Gmears) : " - ijj-ssit FIRST-CLASS MERCHANDISE -f.. ... h. Of Men's Suits, to clean oat at $6.00, $8.50, $10.00 and $18.50, exactly one half what they are worth. Hats snd Pants, Shirts and Underwear; great rallies, newest patterns, at 50 cents on the dollar. Do not miss this great bargain opportunity at John Dellar's TWO STORES,-181-183 FIRST ST. , AND 53-55 N. THIRD ST. ? rum CUT RATES hare what woman does notf But I do not think I should dress now as I used to. In fsot 1 do not hsvs ths desire to. Harry does not cars what I have on. so long ss I look happy whan I see him, snd I always do that" Shs added, eoyly. States te be Conspicuous. "People who do net know me look en ma for idle curiosity. What would I want to dress for theraT I hats to ap pear conspicuous at suoh a time. Peo ple hsve said so mush and are Ineliictd to criticise me. I sometimes wonder why. What do they really know, after allf I have told none but my lawyers ths real story of my Ufa I shall tell It to no -one until suoh a time aa - they deem advisable, and then only for Just one reason. Ton know that reason, - I love Harry. love makes anything pos sible with a woman, dossn't itT" With true woman's sensitiveness. however, ths little wife looked at her shirtwaist critically, adjusted her long, somber, brown veil about the black straw sailor hat snd asked with a be witching smtls on her youthful face: To I really look plain, unattractive T put n-somsthlng different" I ' have al State Board of Ustnlnsr.- few llttls gowns tnat wniie tney are sot conspicuous, ars very becoming." fcr 33 Daji Only ; fl.00 Gold Crowns.-;. ...SS.OO 11.00 Oold Crowns.... .S3.ftO 110.00 Plates ................. .BS.OO tK.OO Plates 97.SO fillings, up from.... ...86e) ' Work . aaereateed. Boston Dental u Parlors BS1M Korrlsoa On They had quarreled again,' "Perhaps you ars not aware," fhe said. that I had ever a dosea proposals of at, op. . ft Prank's. O. sad OSTEOPATHY DR. a P. SHEPHERD - 4 S01-S SUoleay Bldg. Pkoas Main gsea. President California College of Oateop ' sthy. ;. marrlags before I accepted yours. He f lushedf "And perhepa, madam,' he retorted, haughtily, "you are not aware that 1 propoaed to nearly. In women before X became acquainted with yourself." v.. 1 d love pretty, clothes. I alwaySJ ' . v - : (