THE ; OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAU, PORTLAND. SUNDAY " MORNING; JUNE 7. 1908
50 YEARS
OF CABLES
' Investment of $200,000,000
-in Been - Senr-Gansrlifr-bf
Wires; That - Annihilate
Distances Between. Ra
tions: and Brings-News. 1
' (Special Dlapateh to Tht Journal)
Nw: York, Jun I. International
business this year will celebrate- the flf
tietli anoiyarsary of tha laying of ;tb
first trans-Atlantic cable. That. eaMa
oori broke; but It Va the beginning of
tbi7 world' present . day , ganglia. of
deep-sea cables In which PW $200,000,.
' 000 1 Invested. It wu in 1858 that
the firet cable, 8.000 mile long wu
laid across the Atlantic, from two to
.: . three, mile deep. Seven year later
i e the second one. which was a success.
went down In the U11. darlc depth of
! (lift ' Cftim. ''in'' i1-' j- f-w' ""- ,;
Wltbln the brief ' pan of the fifty
year the world ha built more than
too, 000 miles of submarine cable, suf
floient to girdle the glob eight time.
f..M th ttoo.ooo.ooo Investment in
, cable there 1 a . fleet of 4 . cable
: iteam era, kept in constant service. And,
besides the cables already. In operation,
several other ara In various stages ef
construction. Every effort is i being
made to annihilate th distance between
different parts of the world and ilmlta
by cables or by "wireless," countries
separated by vast bodies of water. Tha
reunite in the business world are hug.
Thai cahla service of most direct im
portance to th general publio is that
of transmitting the reports of crop and
general commercial conditions -of wide
ly separated nations. This service is
intimately tied up with a most Inter
esting compilation of these report, , a
system which enables the exporter In
New Tork and Portland, and the dealer
In Chicago to govern their business by
vworldwld conaitons.
, umerlea DiffUmlti,
There ara numberless difficulties in
Illiterate countries in leathering the
fact for these crop cable. Talc th
crop new of India and Russia for in
stance;" India exported In 18QJ,. 88,834.
000 bushels of wheat per year Russia,
11,928,500. In both thea countries tha
task of collecting new relative to th
crops, prospect and especially about
the social and' economic condition of
the people 1 extremely difficult a the
agriculturists are utterly illiterate. In
. Hindustan, for Instance, only ten per
cent of the men are able to read and
write; 96 per cent of Bast Indians ara
agrloulturlst and not more than two
or three per cent of them oan sign
-their own name. Tha men who gather j
crop facts there ' have multitudes of
problems and difficulties. Similarly in
Russia, out or a population oz ,,
000, only I. 668, 000 are able to reau
and write. In. the Republlo of Argen
tina, now one of tha largest grain pro
ducing countries In th world, ' 41 par
cent or tna people ara utterly illiterate.
Yet some people do wring from suoh
people reliable crop facta, which coma
unilAV AMsn ivtrv Aav. -
Th calhamr nt ataHattPH la Artantal
countries la received at ' tha villages
with hospitality.' In India, ha gees to
the farmer in the field, making it
'point to catch -him eating his midday
meal so that ne will nave th chance
of finding him at leisure. - He ia cer
tain to be .asked to Join the Hindu in
his meal. m break th wheat or corn
bread with hla hand, sops ur a little
gravy, and drinks sips of buttermilk
with each bit of bread. While so en
gaged ha discusses - tha weather and
crop prospects and the social event
' agitating the mind of the farmer-folks.
In Russia, If tha news-gatherer is mak
ing his rounds in the agricultural dis
trict he Is likely to be taken for tha
spy of the government, unless he Is a
local man. Even if ha is a well known
figure In the village he has to mova
very cautiouaiy , amongst tna Russian
farmers. , , .
JTo Discrimination Shown. '
Tha Chicago Board of Trade receive
cable to it from the leading centejr ef
commerce lis Asia, Africa, Europe, th
two Americas ana Australia. These ara
furnished Immediately on receipt, not
only to members of the board but also
to tha newspapers, free of any charge
whatever and without discrimination.
The gist of the cable reports is flashed
by telegraph to tha exchanges of lesser
magnitude. In this way every day and
every hour the public in tha United
States has accurate and up-to-date ln
. formation of the world's markets and
the conditions which control them;
What could the business world do with
out the cables or a practical substitute?
What would follow the obliteration of
exchanges built up to perform this
crop-news, service T One is apt to dis
miss Much Droblems concerning th
"thlnra that are: aa to what w iM
do without the telegraph, th telephone,
the board of trade. Nowadays the av
erage man in business and tha newspa
per reader are so accustomed to ac
quaint themselves with prices ruling
and tha conditions v prevallng In tha
grain and provision markets the world
over that they rarely recall that they
are Indebted to tha cable service of tha
great -exchanges.
. In tha early days It cost 8100, to send
a message aorosa tha Atlantic Tha
cable companies made a charge of IS
a word and tha minimum amount of
words to be transmitted was fixed at
' twenty. Recent developments fn Cable
ma kin r mil nniinittnp mk(..4 i.w
healthy competition batwean mhia
paniea have proved Instrumental m
bringing down tha cable toll. "Wire
leas" telegraphy has become an import
ant factor in tha field. Tha rates for
cable massages, despite the faot that
they are much less than they were 40
year ago, still continue to be high.
Nevertheless big business uses the ea-
bias eagerly, vast sums of money are
annually expended by boards of trade,
exporting houses and newspapers In
obtaining Information from foreign
countries by means -of them. l. .
WORKED ON FEAR
OF Illf WITLESS
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Supreme Court of Washing
ton Makes T.F, Seyfang:
Put Things Back,' ;
Special PUpatca te-Iha-JonriuLl
Olympla, Wash.. Juno 6. By praying
upon the fear of Phi'llp H. Collltrs and
his aged mother that Phillip would be
reincarcerated in th ' slat Insane asy
lum, T. F. Beyfang In 1104 obtained for
a nominal figure a long term lease on
valuable lands in Thurston county. The
supreme court ha rendered a decision,
which oust him from possession, oan-
eels his leases ana requires mm to pay
for 15 head of stock that were on th
place when he got it. I '
Collins owned the land subject to a
Ufa Interest held by his mother. Both
are weak In intellect. Collins was once
in the asylum and both he and hi
mother hav been living in constant
roar that na would di sent mere saain.
They alleged in- their complaint
against Beyfang that the latter repre
sented that he could keen Phillip out
of th asylum and that If he got th
lease on the farm he would- take care
of . Mrs. Collins for the remainoer oi
The two signed a lease running for
term or xo year on i acres or nigmy
cultivated land worth $250 per year, for
$15. Another tract of 100 acres was
leased for 11 years for $50 for the first
three year and $150 thereafter. Tho
lease carried with it every vestige of
reraonal property - except . tha clothing
ha two wore. Beyfang failed to keep
his promise to take care oi me moiner,
and sublet the property for $400 per
year. : - -
The $400 per year has bean paid Into
tha registry of the court and will ba
turned over to the Collinses. An addi
tional Judgment for $276 for the stock
on the place i given against Beyfang.
The opinion of tha supreme court de
clares that tna evidence snows mat me
facts were substantially a alleged in
tn complaint. . .
MEMO EY FOR
SOLDIERS'WIDOVVS
No Necessity, to Make Formal
Application for Pen
sion increase.
.(Waabingtoa Bares ef The JraraaL)
Washington, June 6. According to a
ruling made by Commissioner of Pen
sion Warner, it will not ba necessary
for soldiers' widow now on tha pension
rolls at a rat of less than $18 per
month to make any formal application
to tha department to obtain the in
creased rate provided for by the widows'
pension bill signed by the president
April 19 last. To alt those now on the
rolls the increase will take place auto
matically and tha higher rate will ba
paid by tha pension agent at tha next
Quarterly payment upon receipt of tha
voucher properly executed: The rata of
$11 begin with tha data of tha
Widow not on th roll who were)
married to a veteran prior to June it,
1H90, are required to make application,
but do not have to prove dependence
a before, or that the soldier died as
result of his war eervlce. Application
blank for this purpose can be obtained
from senators or representatives.
iiiiliTifov
OIILYTfpTES
Hence the Drys Want a Be-
count in Hopes That
Scale May Turn.
DEAD ELECTRICIAN
. HELD BY LIFE STB API
' ' Nttrtted Press Leaks , Wire.! ' ' ' s
Bt. Joseph, Mo., June 6.i-Affer: ?ia
had been killed by coming in contact
with a live wire the body of John F.
Shelton, an electrician held suspended
In a network of wires for an hour' to
day before his plight ' was discovered.
Shelton's pliers cut . a main feed wire
and he died instantly; his life-saving
strap neiu mm suspenaea, nowever,
apparently at work and it was not un
til a passerby noticed he did not
move mat an investigation, was made.
Shelton was 23 years old. and. was to
have been. married tomorrow..-
(Special Diapatcb to Tba Journal.)
Newport, Or., June (.Although Lin
coln county went wet Monday by tha
very narrow margin of three votes, the
dry refua to abide by the .decision of
tha vote and propose to contest the re
sult They were confident that this
county had gone prohibition to stay and
th reversal of the decision of two year
aero seem inexplicable to them. There
ia no accusation of crooked work on
tha nart of the advocates of a wet
county, but the local optlonlsts hope
that a recount may posamiy reauii in
some wet votes being thrown out The
contest will be more In the nature of a
fishing expedition tnan anytning eise.
- Lincoln county is said to be the only
county In the United States that ever
voted to restore tna saioons arter nav
lng once shut them out The liquor men
seem to feel that they are back again
only on aufferanc and hav made prom
ises that in future, their places shall b
run in a manner to which no exception
can be taken.
John Porter, who ran a saloon In
Newport before the - previous election,
at which th county went dry, appeared
before the citv council here Wednes
day and registered that an ordinance b
enacted requiring saloons to close their
doors at 18 o'clock midnight stating
that he and the other saloonkeeper of
this town would agree to abide by uch.
an ordinance, and also that they would
run their places in an orderly manner.
This action will undoubtedly be taken
as soon -as the ordinance can be pre
pared. The saloon license will also be
Increased, probably to 81,000, bat more
probably to $700 or 8800., . -
X-RAY JtALPRACTICE
ALiElilCilliS 1100
PLEASE LOIIDOil
Vaudeville Turns From This
, :,, Side of Ocean in Every
: Playhouse.
(Beartt News by Longest Leased Wire.) .
London, June Reciprocating tha in
vaslon of America last year by English
musio. hall artists. American -vande-
villlsu have Invaded England this year
by tha hundreds. There 1 scarcely a
musio hall program in the United King
dorn that does not contain from one w
five American acts. ,
. Where, In former year. Americans
had difficulty In getting; booking on
Mhla aid of th pond, they find engage
ments ' easy" to obtain; fn faot, man
ager now seem to go out of their wsy
to give the American work- in th
West End halls of London, the fash
ionable places of amusements, Ameri
can acta Draetlcallv nnmlnata tha hllla.
' 'At-tha Palace, which i perhaps the
" note in music nauis, Mana Al
lan, th Salome dancer;-. Marlon Win
chester, R. a. Knowles, the Juggling
McBanns and the famou horse, Prin
cess Trixle, all American, practically
constitute the program. "
At this house leading; American ar
tists, will appear all summer. Walter
C. Kelly, the "Virginia Judge," who
achieved instant and lasting success
'i jw in uodooii, openi June s tor
an eight weeks' engagement at the high
eat salary ever paid a single turn in
England. The Palace has engaged Mr.
jvciijr IUF a, aimiiar perioa ior tne com
ing three years, while he la offered 10
imrm worn in in provincea
' ' Truly Bbattook a Xaadllna.'
At the Empire, In Leicester square,
are Truly Bhattuck, who still retains
her pulchritude and voice; Sidney Val
entine, Hallen and Hayes and Bissett
and Scott
At the Alhamhra ValaaVa Hrn-ntt tha
ynginat uiDson gin, sna William UOU1U,
are the headliners of the variety enter
tainmen Mis Buratt's gowna having
made a tremendous i sensation. Then
oome the Zaneigs, the . marvelous
inougnt reaaers, and tna Kooney sis
ters, tha two daughter of Pat Rooney.
At tha Pnvlllnn Tilllon Mnmrn with Vl-
monologue, "Levlnaky at the Wedding,"
head the bill. Grace Hasard occupies
a similar leading position at the Coli
seum. At the voli, "Happy Fanny"
Fields shares honors with those English
favorltea Harrv , Lauder. Little Tlch
and George Robey.
ai tne Hoioorn Empire, Tommy
ourna - occupies most or in program,
while at Hengler's olrcus Jack Johnson
heads tha list of attractlona
Vrefar to Star Abroad.
At tha Camden Town ara Rlaka and
Amber and William Tucker, the cham
pion ball puncher of the world.
At the Oxford Meredith Meredro has
made a big hit with several new songs
ne Drougnt rrom America.
A complete-list of the American ar
tists now workins- either in Ens-lSnd or
on the continent would fill columns.
A large number of these American ar
tists are content to accept far leas
money here than In the states, and
furthermore many of them have no de
sire to work aaraln In America if thev
can get booked on this side.
They say living la cheaper here, that
tha work i steadier and tha "Jumna'
are short
Stomach Not Bead to Heart.
'.Vienna June 6.--"Feed " the- Ijrute"
s a maxim for wives is condemned by
Professor Carl Von Noojrden, one of th
greatest medical experts' In Europe, in
an address on "Food and Nourishment"
he uttered an emphatic protest against
wives who overfeed their husbands.
GIRL HELPS TO
CilTCU THIEVES
. ,'-- .- limit W-;, -
" ' :f -. . . - ' yf
Miss Eleanor Gallagher
Gives Valuable Assistance
to the Detective Force.
V ! (United Pre Leased Wire.) '
; Philadelphia, June 8. Detectives her
believe that , through tha aid of . Mlas
Eleanor Gallagher a young-woman
whose father was, a detective, they
have captured a church sneak tbief who
has operated in all parts of Jiha country.
They have learned that be traveled in
tha west before he cam here. The man
gave his name as Henry Bellwlnkla It
waa hi custom, according to hi con
fession, to go into a Roman Cathollo
church and-enter a pew behind that in
which a well dressed woman was kneel
ing. He says women always leave their
furses on the seat when they pray, and
t is an easy matter to pick them up
and walk out. He says he has no home,
but Is well dressed and of, good appear
ance, wearing a neatly trimmed , Van
Dyk beard. '
BIRTHDAY SCEEBISE;
: NEAR WILS0HYJ1LE
(pedal Dispatch to Tfca loonud.)
WUsonvllle, Or.. Jun 8. - A Tery
pleasant surprise took place at tha beau
tiful farm home of Mr. and Mrs. T. L
Turner, three mile north of thi place,
when all but on of their 10 living chll
dren and : ome of their grandchildren
and great-grandchildren gathered to
celebrate tha anniversary of Mr. Tur
ner's birthday. Her children presented
her with a very handsome oak rocking
chair. After the bounteous dinner th
afternoon was spent in telling atones.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Seely of Woodburn, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Hlleglon of Stafford, Mr. and Mrs. John
Beedllir oi Btarrora. Mr. ana Mrs. Her
bert Turner of Tlsrardville. Mr. and Mrs.
Smith Turner of Frog Pond. John Tur
ner of 'W.ilamette, Charles Turner of
Woodburn. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Seely
Of Monitor, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Seely
of Woodburn, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Seely
of Woodburn. Mr. and Mrs. Berry Seely
of Woodburn, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tur
ner of Frang Pond. Lee Seely, Miss
Ruth Seely, Mies Ella Ellegson, Miss
Rosa Ellegson, Henry Ellegson, H. Pe
ters, Persia, Dennis, Edna, Ethel and
Edith Beely. Sidney and Eva Seedling.
Hatty Gross, Albert Ellegson. Clifford
and Gladice Seely, Orva Seely, Nola and
Norman Turner, Mable Thomas and
Elcle Turner and Forrest and Florence
Turner.
HETTJ GPEN IS
GETTING EXTRAVAGANT
(United Preae Leaaed Wire.)
New Tork, June t. Another rumor of
extravagance on the part of Hetty
Green, who recently qualified a a mem
ber of Nw York' "400" by moving
from her 818 flat In Hoboken and tak
ing apartments at the Plaxa hotel and
giving a dinner to her friends, says ah
ia going to take a summer cottage at
Newport thi season. .
It is stated that the aged minion
atress will make Newport her perma
nent home, and society Is agog with ex
peotation or tne coming oi tne ramous
woman. Tha recent financial deDres-
Inn has forfeit manv entertainers to
curtail the outlay this season, and Hetfy
Green's command of many millions will
N8
RS?C NiwVku Cirv
"kClMkaa
aweUi: KtanaMag''
Tare Especially Well
Here
We See to It That Their Needs
Are; Carefully Met : inr. Fine
Clothes, the Smart Fads They
Seek, in the Right Qualities.
"College Brand" Clothes for
Younger Men
$18.00, $20.00, $25.00 and $27.50'
Other High Grade Makes at .
$8.50, $10.00, $12.00 and $15.00
cause her to be hailed a desirable
acquisition. This is taken to mean that
Mrs. Green intends to take a perma
nent piace in society.
"SHADOWS" ORDERED
TO STAND TRIAL
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Ban Francisco, June 0. Judge Short-
ail tnAav overruled the technical ob lec
tions of Smith, Middlemass, Johnson anf
Bhaw, the tour men wno were arrested
ior conspiracy ior snaoowing ueiecuve
William J. Burns, -and- ordered- the -ease
set for trial June V. rne men are em
nloved bv the "hlgheniDe" accused of
with a conspiracy to defeat the end of
justice
CASE REMANDED
Complexions
-
usually .clear, up after a change
.from coffee to ,
POSTDM
There V a Reason
Read 'Th Road to-Wellvllle,
in pkg. t ' ,
- (Special Clapatch to The Journal.) '
Olympla. Wash., Jun . Th some-j
what noted X-Ray malpractice case ha
been reversed by tha auprem court and
remandd to Chehalia county for a new
trial, O. J. Bauers and wife sued Dr.
Paul Sraits of Aberdeen for damages.
aiiao-ina. that. Dr Smits by nesllaent
and unskillful use of an X-ray maohine.
in treating Mrs Bauers' foot, had caused
an incuraoie , sore on tne loot, jjr.
Bmrta won In the lower court.
On appeal hi' attorneys contended
there' should have been a directed -verdict
in hla favor. Regarding this point
the supreme court says:
"Jf it should appear that physicians
and surgeons in such communltle as
Aberdeen wer as ignorant of the ef
fect of X-rav exposures as some of the
testimony tends to show, tha Jury might
well conclude that th use of sucfT a
dangerous agency by one who had little
or no knowledge a to Its probable con
sequences waa negligence per e."
The reversal' 1 on the ground that
th court erred In Instructing the Jury
that negligence on. a. patient's part
whlcn increased or augmeniea . an in
jury caused by the negligence or In
competency of an attending physician
barred a recovery. y---
: y , ' a i i i i.'
The Lualtanla hag 4 clocks on" board.'
all controlled by a master clock In the
chart house." . : , , i , . . -t ........
Auction! Auction! Auction!
a i- I .i i Sinn - J. i in iij ii. . 1 ' ' ,)!l ii in' 1
At Ufebger's Jewelry Store, 342 Washington Street
Must raise money to satisfy creditors. Last week was a
great success for bargain hunters. Everything went 50 per
cent below cost Don't miss these sales, 2:30 afternoon, 750
evening. Prizes given away afternoons and evenings to ladies.
100 Elgin and Waltham Watches $15.00 to $35.00
100 solid gold ladies' O-size $25.00 to $50.00
100 high-grade Elgin and Waltham Railroad Watches. $37.00 "to $100.00
100 Novelty Watches of all kinds $10.00 to. $25.00
25 Diamond Rings .$20.00 to $100.00
25 Diamond Rings .' .$50.00 to $150.00
25 Diamond Rings $100.00, to $250.00
25 Diamond Earrings .-. .$20.00 to $125.00
150 Gold-Filled Bracelets ...$125.00 to $250.00
15 Gold-Filled Bracelets , . . , .$7.50 to $20.00
150 Latest Pattern Diamond Brooches . .$10.00 to $35.00
50 Solid Gold Bracelets $15.00 to $75.00
25 Silver Tea Sets .. . .$15.00 to $50.00
1,000 pieces of fine Cut Glass ; . .$1.50 to $10.00
500 Brauers Hand-Painted Plates) six an4 eight inches
500 Bread and Butters ...$1.50
25 Fruit and Cake Baskets ....................... .$10.00 to $25.00
50 Gold Ornamented Clocks .V.....,..;.; $3.50 to $10.00
.100 Fine Mantel Clocks .$7.50 to $40.00
'. ' 500 Fine Gold-Headed and Pearl Umbrellas $5.00 to $25.00
25 Gold-Headed Canes . .... ........ . t $10.00 to $30.00
Also onr immense stock of Gold Stickpins, Gold Cuff Links, Gold Chains of
aU kinds. Gents Fobs, Solid Silver Flatware, Rogers Flatware, 500 Solid
Gold Rings, ranging from $5.00 to $35.00; Toilet Sets of all kinds, and
our immense stock of Brauers Art Hand-Painted China. Buy any of these
goods at your own prices at this sale. 1
' BfETGER & CO.
342 Washington St, Bet. 7th and Park
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