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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, ', PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 5, 1008. BEARS PLAYING A BOLD lii'id Are oa Both Sides of "the Market to Mystify -the J Growers of Hops. y flyman H. Cohan. Two Interests are at. work In th hop market that -ft will not pay for produc ers to follow. One of these Is the short seller, who temporarily lg a bull, so that he can by trick force the grower to take care of his yard and In the end allow him to ouy mo hops at low prices. This In terest will estimate the crop at a very iow iitfure, ror that would be encourag In tha frowfr to nick. The second Interest is the dealer who Is long on hops himself and for 'that reason dors not see things In a favor- aDie ugnt ror the grower. He sees a very heavy crop and' everything going to destruction. .- . Neither of these Interests are safe for me grower to tie up to, simply because each has an ax. to grind and each In tends to grind It. in his own peculiar way. Each 1 the friend of the grower lor me lime Demg, or until he can get the best of him. At this time the hop crop la In such a condition that It cannot be estimated. J ho hops, are now even on the vines and how any one. no matter how ex pert, can tell how many bnles a certain place is going to produce la a mystery to the trade. During the. past week the- hop mar ket Was noi so firm. .Those who have been freely offering -9o on contracts seem to nave become afraid of the situation, for several csawers who tried tb contract were turned down. The fact that England Is not going to put a tax on American hops is one of the quieting influences Just now. For quite a while practically all the hop business reported on the Paclflb coast was for English account, but now that It has been definitely decided not to put on the -tax. the Englishmen no longer are In a hurry to purchase. BOARD; OF TRADE ADDS $2,500,000 TO THE PRICE OF WHEAT OAXXERIES SHUT DOWN. Cherries Are" Low In Consequence With Many Tons Going to Waste. Cherries sold at very low prices dur ing the past week owing to the refusal of several of the larger canneries of the state to operate. The crop, while not so heavy as a year ago, Is much heavier than the fresh fruit trade can take care of, and for that reason many tons of cherries are goljyr to waste. Buyers cannot be found who will pay a fraction more than the freight charge. Trade in the Portland fruit market was somewhat better during the past week owing to the warmer weather. Cantaloupes sold well and toward the close of the week the market showed considerable improvement. Plums were a driifr on the market and " very low prices ruled in conseduence. Temon market Is ranging 25c higher because of the heavier demand both here and in the easj. Strawberries were In very, liberal supply and poor quality' was generally shown. Low 'prices were the result. Because of the nearness of the Fourth of July there was but little demand for loganberries for cannjng, and in consequence some very, low prices' were named. Home first-class fruit sold as low ns 50c a crpte. Better demand the coming week. hp Jjt. : h 1 1 - ex. V 4:0 . M7 3V hi V jft - till 1 1 w n i In? " ." i i XamiSlWsws ii ill l v t p .'v 1N : : " 1" f 'M I ' "V 11 1 T, " '1 T 1RAL3 AiiO Augustus Thomas, the Play wnght and Orator, Thinks the Double Standard of Morals the raramount Is sue. ft 5 , i By Hyman H. Cohen. " Grain growers of the Pacific north west received a present of atout 6o a bushel during the past "week. This sum was given them by the Port land Board of Trade for every bushel of wheat they raised had they cared to sell. It has been practically agreed that the coming season's prtcfe for wheat would open here at 80c a bushel and the opening of future trading on the Portland Board of Trade during the past week upset all the plans. To the growers or wheat alone in the three states the opening of the option department of the Board of Trade has added nearly $2. 600,000 to the value of their crops so It Is quite likely that the producers will support the Institution. Tha operating of a board of trade means that hereafter one or two men will control the wheat market of the Pacific northwest 'for hereafter the trading will be in the open and every one will have a chance to bid In compe tition. This will give the producer eevry cent his grain is worth. The openiog session of the board w:is well attended; among those present be ing some of the largest operators on the Pacific coast The photograph printed above is the one taken at tho opening can. Interest in the Portland Board of Trade has multiplied since It was de cided to deal in futures. Inquiries re garding the membership fee and the mode of Joining are coming from every section or trie pacific coairt and rrom present indications the new venture will prove a lasting success. CHKESE MARKKT BETTER. Improvement Due to Heavy Buying by PiiRet Sound and California. The Improvement In the cheese mar ket came ns somewhat of a surprise to some of the local Jobbers who had all along believed they would be able to buy their storage stock at smaller figures. During the week the price was ad- vanreci .c a pound locally hv all deal ers but some put up the price an addi tional sum and the general expectation of the trade Is that 14c will be the gen rral price for flats, daisies and trlploca imp coming wpok. The fact that California and Puiret pound Interests have taken the entire Jim' mailt1 at Tillamook hns added muh strength to an already strong marker. There Is a weaker tone In the cream ery butter market because of the'small outside demand. Tho make during the past week was very heavy nnd some crpatnerlps report difficulty In movlnjr the usual amount. Stocks placed !n stome the past week were the great est of the season. SMALL ADVANCE IN EGGS. rriee Is PntFp 2r but That Shows a Somewhat Better Market. ." nrf advanced In price because of the smaller amount of arrivals and ! each: short wool, 25 040c; medium wool, 60cgi$l each: long woo', 75c4? J1.25 each. MOHAIR 1907 Nominal, mftufivc. HIDES Drv hides. lZfiMSc lb; green. 4 6c; calves, green, 6 8c; kips, 6 Kc lb; bulls, green salt, 84c lb. TALLOW Prime, per lb. 3pc; jno. z and iTPuxe. 2f?2V-e. CHITTIM BARK 3 4 He. Fruits and Vegetables. POTATOKS Old. selling. 6675c; sweet, 65c; new potatoes, 11.60 1.75. ONIONS Bermuda, J1.Z5 per bo-io. crate; 5-crate lots. $1-40 per crate: California red, J1.25 per sack; yellow. $1.50; garlic. 16c lb. APPLES New California. $1.50. FRESH FRUITS -Oranges $3.75 4.25; bananas, 6c per lb; crated, 6c; lemons, $3.7504.75 box; grapefruit, $4 $4.60; pineapples, Hawaiian, $5.00 doz; strawberries, Willamette valley 50c$1.00: cantaloupes. $ 1.25 1.75 ; ap ricots, 90cfi)$1.15; blackberries, $1.40; peaches, $1: pears. $1.35; grapes, $1.50; ras(Vrles, 10c; loganberries, 5scQ$l; cherries. Royal Ajin, 8c lb. VEGETABLES Turnips, new Oregon, 20c; beets, 20c; carrots, 20c kpr dozen' bunches: narsnlps. 85c$1.00; cabbage. $1.50; tomatoes, California, $1 - box; beans. Rfi'9c lb; cauliflower, California, crate, $1.75(2.00; peas, Oregon, 6c: horseradish, 83HOc; artichokes. ( ) doz; arreen onions. 15c doz: peppers, bell, 20c; Chile, 20c lb; head lettuce, 25 S30c doz; cucumbers, hothouse, local, 85cf$l doz; radishes, 15c doz'bunches; rhubarb, Oregon, 2f3c; celery, ( ); asparagus, California, 8(8 9e lb; goose berries. 5c; eprplant, 1015c; green corn, 12&'3'15c doz. Oroceriss. jrnti. Etc SUGAR California & Hawaiian Re finery Cube, $6. CO; powderea, $6.45: berry. 16.25: dry granulated. $6.25; XXX granulated. $8.15: conf. A., $6.25: extra B.. $5.80; golden O., 6.36; D.. yellow. $5.65: beet granulated $6.05; barruls, 15c: half barrels 30c; boxes. 65c ad vance on sack basis. (Above prices ara CO days net cash Quotations.) HONET $ 60 per crate. COFFEE Package brands. $16.50. SALT Coarse Half ground. 100a. $11.00 per ton: 60s, $11.60; table, dairy 60s $16.50; IOCS, $16.00: tuttes. $2 35: Imported Liverpool. 6rs, $20.00: 100s, 114.00; 4s, 113.00; extra fine barrels, 2i, 6a and 10b, ; 4.60 6.50; Liverpool lump rock, 2O.50 per ton. RICE Imperial Janan No. 1, 6c; No. S. 6Mr5c; New Orleans, head, 7o: Ajax. (); Creole, BC BEANS Small white. $4.76; large white. $4.75; pink, $3.85: bayou, $3.88; Llmas S.K8: Mexican reds f ). Meats, Fish and Provisions. DRESSED MEATS Fron street Hogs, fancy, c lb; ordinary, 6 He; TONE BETTER Ifi LIVESTOCK Fourth of July Week an AM to Market Cattle Qual ity Not Very Good. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK RUN. Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. Past week 629 1907 508 1906 211 1905 24 760 1.025 1,265 942 1.687 2.702 2,605 1.34S the ereater demand. During the week i mrge, 6ii6c; veal. extra, the receipts were not nearly up to the nverage of the former six days and this had a good effect upon the demand. For broilers nnd fryers, the chicken market was Improved during the past week. Fourth of July demand was up to the average of former years and this brousrht about a higher price for poul try in general. There remains but a limited demand for old ducks or geene, but good, large springers found a fair sale. FRONT STREET REVIEWS. 8c per of Brief Notes of Various Linen Trade During tho Past Week. Dressed meats sold quite well during the week if in first-class shape. Fish run was better In the Columbia and "salmon prices are down about He a pound. Season for local asparagus Is about over. Provisions were advanced during the week because of a shortage of live hogs old- potatoes are finding but little demand and sales are being made as low as 50c a sick. Front streets sells at the following prices. i nose paia snippers sre less regular commissions: ' Orals, Flour anA Sir. WHEAT Buying price Track Portland Club 8Sc; blueatem. gc; red, t4o; WMUrmtte Valley. 86c bushel. FLOUR Selling price Eastern Ore- fon patents. $4.85; straights. $4 0B 6G: exports. $3.6601.70: valley,. $4 45; graham, S s. $4.40; whole whest, $4.45. rye, 6s, 15 5fl; hales. $3. MILLSTFFFS Felling price Bran $26; middlings. $30.60; shorts, $28S 25 60; chctf $ 21 2 per Jon. HAT Producers' price Timothy, , Willamette valley, fancy. $l$a$ll.i0:i ordinary. $1I6'(3!18; eastern Oregon, $16617; mixed. $10ri060. clover. $$ tr; grain. $11912: cheat. $11011; lfalfs. Il. BARLEY Feed. $25.80; relied. $J7.6 Jl$ 60: brewing. $t7. OAT& Nv 1 whits. $27.60; grsy. $17 per ton. Mutt, Err a Twwn?. BUTTER .FAT Delivery f. a. Pert land Stmt cream. 23 He; sour. 11 t lb. - BUTTER Extra creamery. $c; fan cy. J$Sc; ordinary. llttOZXfce; store. I.e. Condon. Or, July i Whether Condon EOOS-Extra f.ncy. candled. 110 wU, , WMBlnr rtar abu to Uy CHEE8E nill rrwni. mil triplets claim of being the northwest's primary ad delates. lltOIlt; Toung Amert- shipping petat Is a matter that Is agltat- "poULTKv'-Mlxad ehlrk,a HHel,r th wht '" t,on- rp ih: f.iw hens. l?e: roosters aih t I.st year CemJnn wreeted the honor c lb: fryers, lie lb; broil era. iieifrota the town of Ritsrtlle. Wsah., btil lb: reese. sprlna. lie: turker. allro. Pr',.t. prospocia ror a tig grain yield lb.; ordinary. 77!o per lb.; heavy, 7c per ID.; mutton. lancy, tigiiMd per .o.; spring lamb, 7c. HAMS. BACON, ETC. Portland pack (local) hams, 10 to 13 lbs, 16c per lb; breakfast bacon. 523oTer lb; picnics, lie per lb; cottage -roll 12c lb: regular short clears smoked. 12c per lb; backs, smoked, 124c lb; smoked short clears, ISttc lb; clear bellies, smoked. 13Hc lb; shoulders, 12c per lb; pickled tongues. 70c each. LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf. 10s, l$4e i er lb; 6s. IS He per lb; 60 lb tins, 2Hc per lb; steam rendered. 10s. l$14c per lb: 6s, 12H per lb; compound, 10s, j 8 He per lb. FISH Rock cod. 12 o lb; nounaera, 6c per lb; halibut, 6c per lb; striped bass, 15c per lb; catfish, lie per lb: sal mon, chlnook,' 9c lb; bluebacks, 8c lb; steelhead. Sc lb; herrings, 6c lb; soles, 7c per lb; shrimp lOo per lb. perch, 6c per lb; tomccd, 11c per lb; lobsters, 25c per lb; fresh mackerel, 8c per lb; crawfish. 25c cer doien: sturgeon. 11V4C per lb; black bass, 20o per lb, silver smelt, 6i8f7c per lb: black cod. 'Ho lb: crabs, $1000 1.60 doi; shad. J.'Ac; roe hsd, 6c; shad roe, 11 OTSTKRS Shoalwater Bay. per gal lon, $2.50: per 100-lb sack. $5 00; Olym- rla, per gallon, (2.40; per 100-lD sack. 6.00 e ( 60: Eagle, canned, 60c can. $7.00 doien: eastern in shell. $1.76 per 100. CLAMS Hardshell, per box. $$.49; razor clams. $2.00 per box. 10c oer do, ralata. Coal on. Eta. ROPE Pure Manila. 12Vsc: standard, 11c; slsaL fcc; I. b. elsal. lU LINSKIlD OIL Raw bbls. 61c; oases, 6"9c: bollr-d, bbls, 63c. cases. 67e a gal; lots of '50 gallons, lc less; oil cake meal. $34 ton. .BENZINE S6 deg, cases. lHo per CSI. iron Mill. 12 He per sal. TURPENTINE: In cases, 72c per gal; .wood bbls, 9c per gaL WHITE LEAD Ton lota 7e per lt; Keo-ib tots, sc id; less lota, i lb. WIRE NAILS Present basis $1.86. LURE fi! OOflE T0 1 908 THEAT CROP By Toyman H. Cohen. Portland Union Stockyards. July 4. Independence week had a good effect upon the livestock for during the bIx days there was a stiffening of tone and all lines show an Improvement with two or them securing higher prices. Hogs are advanced 10c for the "week, while the sheep market Is up 26c. This seems to bo the extent of the improve ment at this time because of oualltv. There was no change In cattle values during the week owing to the general poor quality of arrivals. During the latter part of the week some sllg.it im provement in quality was noted, but It was not sufficient to induce packers to pay a higher price and best steers are still ruling at $4. A year ago for this same week all lines were easy with prices barely maintained. Official yard- prices todav: Hogs Rest stuff, $6.25($6.36: China fats. $".75 g 6.00; stockers and feeders, $4.R0(ff 5.00. Cattle Best eastern Oregon steers. $4.00; medium steers, $3.003.76; prime i rat cows, 'Jj.on; medium cows, $2.60 2.75; bulls aivd stags. $2.0082.60. , Sheep Host wethers, $3.754.00; spring. Iambs, $4.60 4.75; mixed lots, $3.25)3.60. SPIRIT OF 76 LIVES 116 American Patriotism Is Ex emplified in Fourth Celebrations. (Salem BoWn of Tbe Journal.) Salem, Or., July 4. Close to 15,000 people celebrated today In Salem. The day was Ideal, and people of Marlon and Polk counties swarmed into tho city to renew memories of events thai brought the United States of America into existence. Five county bands furnished music. The parade was the best in years. Willis S. Dunlway was the orator of the day and delivered a stirring address appropriate to tne occasion, ine dec laration of independence was read by Walter Wlnslow. The afternoon was spent in athletic contests and other sports. CHAMBERLAIN TALKS AT SHEEIDAN FOURTH KLAMATH HAY PROSPECTS. Stockmen Believe There Will Bo Sufficient to Sleet Requirements. Klamath Falls Or.. July 4. Through out the entire Klamath basin the crops are about two weeks later than last year. While the crops are not the best, still most of the grain and alfalfa un der the canal Is about up to the aver age. The cutting of the first crop of the alfalfa hay will begin in about two weeks. The wild hay is now being har vested in some parts of the county and the vield is almost up to the average. Stockmen are of the opinion that there will be enough to supply the demand. In the Tule lake vallev the crons have been Injured because of a lack of water. tireaKs in tne canal and nils In the ditches have shut off the water for more than three weeks and crops of all kinds have been damaged in that section. (Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.) Sheridan, Or., July 4. Dressed in gala attire, with a profusion of bunting and a patriotic display of the national emblem In honor of the anniversary of tho American independence, Sheridan celebrated the Fourth as never before. A vast crowd of people attended. The exercises of the celebration began with an address by Governor Chamberlain, which was listened to by citizens from Yamhill, Polk and Tilla mook counties. ' The governor's speech was devoted mainly to the early day settlers, to whose daring efforts, he said, belongs the credit of making Ore gon a state peopled By citizens of in dustry, refinement and intelligence. Various sports provided entertain ment for the city's guests, including a closely contested ball game between the Willamina and Sheridan clubs. Judge Wlllinm Galloway of the cir cuit bench delivered the forenoon ad dress at the City Park. J. T. Simp son read the declaration of independ ence. In the afternoon Hon. E. S. Mc Allister of Portland addressed the large audience. TEN THOUSAND VISIT ASTORIA Weekly Report of Wheat Crop During the past week there has been but little change in the position of the growing wheat crop of the PaclflO north west. The warm weather was usual for this time of the year and the damage reported was nominal. Rains are still needed but are promised by the weather bureau for the entire wheat belt. Says the Condon Globe: "Frank Moore brought tb town a sample of wheat from his ranch yesterday to show that, the wheat in this vicinity Is In fine condition. The sample tood three and a half feet with the finest of heads. To see such a sample leads one to discredit and forget stories of burning crops." (Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.) Astoria, Or., July 4. A crowd esti mated at 10,000 people witnessed the Fourth of July celebration here. Dur Ing the morning there were sports of all kinds on the streets. The parade in the afternoon was one or tne largest ever seen in. Astoria. It consisted of United States troops, G. A. R. veterans, civic societies, floats, automobiles, car riages and citizens on horseback. The weather was cool, but not disagreeable. Senator C. W. Fulton delivered the oration of the day before an immense assemblage. J. M. Anderson read the declaration of Independence. The choruft of 100 singers under the direction of Dr. Emll Knna of Portland was a grand success. The day concluded with a magnificent display of fireworks from a barge anchored in the river In front of the Flavel dock. towns came en masse andeasslsted In making of the Albany celebration the greatest eVer attempted. In baseball the Alco club of this city defeated the Bralnard Cubs of Portland by the de cisive score of 14 to 1. The largest crowd ever at a local baseball game witnessed the sport. HEM DUD FOR OUTPUT New Corvallis Cannery Has Orders Booked Ahead of Supply. (Special Dispatch to The Journal. Corvallis, July 4. After a successful run on strawberries, during which about 200 cases of 24 cans each were put up, the Corvallis cannery begins Monday morning on Royal Ann cherries and there Is promise of a good supply. An old eanneryman from California visited the Corvallis plant and pronounced the strawberries canned as first class In every respect. Inquiries are,, received every day from would-be purcnasers abroad, some of whom desire to contract for the entire season's output of the local establish ment. Following the run on Royal Ann cher ries it is the intention to can loganber ries, beans, tomatoes, peaches, pears. squash and pumpkins. It Is believed that every can will find a ready mar ket. , Every care is being taken to put out only a first class article. Plats of land for gardening purposes are in greater demand than ever before as a 41-sult of the opening of the new cannery. Bv next year it is expected to have an abundant supply of all kinds of vegetables and fruits In the imme diate vicinity or corvallis. NEW YORK DESTINED TO BE LARGEST CITY PARADE, GAMES AXP BALL AT HOOD RIVER ITc: dreaced. ItetOc lb; spring ducks. 1)6 15c It- pta-ons. tl ft .os. dreeeed poultry. ICIfco lb. higher. Mt pa, Weel aa KMea. HOPS crop, first prime. ; r-rlme, 4 He: se4tm te ftrlme. : ir ilom. IHe lb: rrop. 11 He tb; contrta, esd 1 e fee tare yeara. WoOLe I tesr-Willamette valley. 11 iiiiiTSSXNl ttearxng. '' licit In Gilliam county are not roseate. In fart la some places the estimate of this veer's rroo Is tlar4 as low as one half of what it -wis la 17, when Condon h cawie know 4a -'The Wheat City." There Is nS f anoinure, bet -If ao hot wlnde prevail, the crops will not materially eyffer. f-o fsr the breezes have not boea mieb as to eesse damage te the rrtp It 1 a d!ffitiW matter te get exactly at t, real eituattn rel ative to ILe euiptit'ef waeat la tail county. By some It tabelleved that the yield in tne county as a wnoie win not be less than a third as large as last year. In some sections as Mayvllle and Ferrr Canron tiie yield will be pretty well up to the a vera are. but In other por tions It will fall nearly to one half. In this Immediate section a number of the wheat men are rutting their craps for hav. which ieam a considerable loss Harvest also will not begin gen erally for three weeks, though in some parts of the connty net wek will see the beginning of the harvest time. It Is not thought that the wages for har vest will be very high, as the fanners do not expect to be swamped with work as they were with the exceptionally large crop of last rear. Science so far has fatted to furntah any eirlsnatloh of tbe mystery of seed less fruits. They ere net the outcome ef the work of man. Maa perpetuates tr,em;' tie oo-s no more. (Special Dlspetch to Tbe Journal.) Hood River, Or.. July 4. The Fourth of July celebration held here today un der the auspices of Park grange was participated in by many hundreds of residents of the city and valley. The day was started by a parade led by the Hood Klver band, in which aDDeared the flont purchased by Hood River for the Portland Rose Festival with Miss Margaret Nlckelaen occupying ' the throne as queen. Officers of the association, masquer adere, Indiana cowboys and carriages containing visiters and the speakers of the day made up the parade. Cm the arrival of the procession at the Orange hall a program consisting of music, reading of tbe Declaration of Independ ence, orations and singing of patriotic songs was carried- out. A basket dinner was served at noon, after which field sports and a baseball ?ane took place, followed by Japanese I reworks, donated by the Japanese residents of Hood River. The ceiebra tion was concluded this evening by a grand ball. In which hundreds of young couples throughout tho valley partici pated. ALBANY'S FOURTH BRINGS THOUSANDS (Special Dlapatcn to The Journal.) New Yorlf, July 2. In New York City over 250,000 people work at night. Coney Island is sometimes visited by 600,000 people a day. There are 132 de partment stores employing over 10,000 people. Th population Is now 4,800.000. London's population Is 600.000 more, but New York is growing seven times as fast as the Britluh metropolis, and should become tho largest city In the world Inside of 10 years. The popula tion Increases at the ratio of five to one, compared with the Increase of the rest of the country. There aro 112 the atres and two grand opera houses, seat ing about 110.000 people. About 45.000 marriages are solemnized every year. One in everv minute. In 1885 New urk had only 28 mil lionaires; now it has over 2.000. Over 476,000,000 gallons of water are used every day in the prater city. A chili Is born every four minutes and a death occurs every seven minutes. Tha city contains 8.000 lawvers. R.O00 actors, 3.U00 actresses, 6.000 artists. 10.000 musicians, 16,000 stenographers, 6.900 salesmen and saleswomen. 1 .900 farm ers, 1,600 undertakers nnd S62 female barbers. No. 1 Wall street Is con sidered the highest priced property In the United States. Several years ago It sold for $700 a square foot and .s assessed by the city at a llttlo over $4 per square Inch. The transient hotol population Is figured at 250,000 people j a aav. J no noiei uruytiuci i o vniuu at over $80,000,000. TRAVELERS AND WAYS IX BRITAIN tl.-vdtl DUpatr te Tbe JowraaL ) Albany. Or- Julr' 4. Flftees thou- The seedless Is nd people celebrated the Fourth of (rsee was foand in a state Of seed-1 July (a Arbany today. Corvallis, L iesa.VMa '.sauea. SelOr aad oLhar surrouadias oa ibslr feic; ciea. It has long been the custom of Eng lish railways to display in the stations and inside of the railway coaches large and varied selection of pictures. ' uauallv photographs, showing the seen la tirorHnn. nf thir rennertlve lines So acceptable have these proved to the ' public and to such an extent has It undoubtedly contributed to increased travel, that the Midland railway of, England has recently ' Introduced still another feature, designed to inform the traveler and to assist him in determin ing his routes. I Fixed In frames In the booking hall or, passage where the ticket offices ire lo cated, or 4fn some equally convenient ' place, sre 'large ordnance maps of the neighboring country, drawn to the scale of one Inch to tne mile. Each map Is composed of one-Inch ordnance she-eta, the entire area covered berag 14 miles from north to south and $t miles from I east to west, thus giving some '4 square miles of territory In detail. Tbe' maps are or tne contour series, eo mat it Is quite possible for intelligent trav elers to locate the hills and dales oa this route. In most cases there la a Bote on the man-Indicating tha eiact! be'rht above sea level (ordnance datum) J of the railway tracts at the particular 1 stations. These rasps are attracting iroch at-' tent Ion, since they aro not only sere-: treeble to persons traveling by tne rail waya but are often of equal raise te , cyclists and even pedestrians. Cycles In particular frequently get tbetr data for a trip from theee rew a.1vertlmg snaps, often smceeding part of the way i i By John E. Lathrop. (Staff Correspondent of The Journal.) New York, July 2. "The double standard of morals Is the paramount Issue In American politics," was the as sertion of Augustus Thomas, the cele brated playwright and author, at the Lambs' club, where 'he was talking poli tics at my request. It was staggering at first, until he went on to explain that he had been preparing a seconding Bryan speech for the Denver convention and had run across that phrase "double standard of morals" in his verbal storehouse and had dragged it forth to utilize in centering attention on nia re marks remarks wliich will be pregnant with meaning, eloquent and loaded with the fruits of deep study and patriotic thought. "You don't purpose to Introduce the Harry Thaws and the Chester Gll lettes and their ilk International poli ties 7" i asked. Two Standards. "Oh, no," he answered; "the double standard of morals in business the life which permits a business man to at tend his church with! his family, pri vately dp all that an Ideal citlsen woud do, and then walk down town Monday morning or any morning and, as 4t man ager of a corporation, order his general counsel to go and debauch his court or corrupt that legislature." Mr. Thomas contends that the present Issue is moral, and that the moral comes before the economic In political Importance. "You see, it s like tnis ir we cannot cure the awrul state or immorality which has cursed the country, and per mitted men to do as business men what they dare not do as private citizens, if we cannot make It unrespectable for a lawver to take a case which does not make for truth and Justice arid the people's good, if we cannot make It per sonally unpopular for managers of big business to divert the course of honest government, then it is futile to estab lish healthy economic truths, for we cannot get them put into effect." Augustus Tnomas, wno was saying this. Impresses ono as being a very large man mentally, and that he pos- ..... 1 .... I n . w.ll SPSSCS llliaiieciuni cliiu ilium. CD , as physical graces moat people iooc ( conceded. , Yesterday, on tl.a suggestion of a newspaper acquaintance here, I called Mr. Thomas on the telephone ant aaked, for an Interview, lie was at East Hampton, 1U0 miles away. "I want some political lulormatloa touching New York." I said. "I'll meet you tomorrow at 11:10 at the Lambs' club," he answered, and el that celebrated place the next day tbe man who wrote VAlabama" revealed his wonderfully broad Interest In his fel low man and bis great mental develop ment. . Honesty and flood WIU. "Honesty and good will,", thase he named as two essentials of uooeasfui popular government honesty that the people may get their will carried out. and good will that' that carried out will may be such as to bring happi ness to all. Then he admitted that be had writ ten those plays like "Alabama" with serious purpose to draw together th then sundertd north and south, to ameliorate the conditions of bard.reql lng, to fuse again the two portions which had been broken apart. , So that, with those years of earnest effort alone those lines back of that platitude of "honesty and good will." Augustus Thomas' words take ' oa meaning In connection with politics. Before you have seen and beard Thomas, you might smile at the sug gestion of his nomination for vice-president, but after he has talked politics a short while, his nomination for any office In the republlo seems appro priate. He roes to Denver, bat he didn't ret to go easily for Tammany refused him election a a delegate. Bo he wrote hack to his native state Missouri and they gave him a delegateshlp and gave it gladly. Heeds the Organisation. "Those Brvan fellows don't seem to be able to get along with the organiza tion, " one of the Tammany leadera ex plained, as he sat In an office which Tammany had given him with about $10,000 per, while Thomas and his friends had been denied "a lookln" by Mr. Murphy's organization. "They, won't consult. They are too damned Inde pendent." . One remembered reading that La Fol lette "wouldn't consul?': that Is, wouldn't go first to the politicians, but rather went to the people for his or ders. After several days spent this time around the cltv offices and examining again the works of Tammany, one waa Impressed that, as Penrose in Phila delphia, Cox in Cincinnati and Barnes In Albany curse the good name of de cent Republicans, so Tammany does for respectable Democrats In New York, and Augustus Thomas and his kind who won't consult are complimented when Tammany "roasts" them for their per-verseness. Telegraph Lines. . The United States has 1,160,965 miles of telegraph lines against 461,036 miles in Germany, 402,371 miles In the Rus sian empire. 391,275 miles in Franco'.' and 886.353 miles in Great Britain. . Price of Denatured Alcohol. Denatured alcohol sells in Germany at 27 cents per gallon and in this coun try can be hadfor 36, wholesale. At this price, owing to Its great heatlnsr quality. It is claimed to be cheaper than gasoline. One gallon will keep a 150-candle-power Incandescent lamp going for 48 hours. . Portland Construction Company OF PORTLAND, OREGON ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS OF ELECTRIC RAILROADS, POWER GENERATING PLANTS AND CONCRETE DAMS. CAPITAL STOCK, 3500,000 Par Value $100 Per Share 0100,000 PREFERRED, $400,000 COMMON This company has contracts for the construction of 200 miles of electric railway through Gilliam, Wheeler, Wasco, Crook and Grant counties; also contracts for concrete and steel dams on the John Day and the Deschutes rivers; also for concrete work on bridges and buildings amounting to Over $6,000,OOQ. These projects are being financed by a bond issue of the Wasco County Electric & Water-Power Co. to the amount of $15,000,000, and the money se cured fromAhe sale of this bond issue will be de voted to the payment of the above-mentioned con tracts. We Offer $100,000 of the Preferred Stock of This Company, Paying 8 Per Cent Per Annum, at S92 Per Share; guaranteed by contract with the promoters to turn over to a trust company twice the amount of the par value of this stock in bonds of the Wasco County Electric & Water-Power Co., to be held in escrow as security for the payment of this stock at the end of 10 years. A sinking fund to retire this $100,000 of stock at the end of 10 years being a stipulation in the preferred stock, which will pay, as above men tioned, 8 per cent dividends per annum. This stock controls the entire assets of the com pany. The money secured from the sale of this pre- ferred stock will be used for the purchase of equip ment and for actual construction -of 40 miles of -grading and contractors' skeleton railroad to haul material for construction of power dam at the John Day river, and for all other purposes incident to the carrying forward of the work involved in these con-, tracts. We can recommfnd this stock to be first-class ' investment. COOK & TRUBY 511 Corbctt BIdg. Portland, Oreztn A-S184 Overbeck & Cooke Co. Commission llcrctaals, Stocks, EcsSs. Ccttea, Cra!a, Ik 21W17 BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING Members Chicago Board of Trtde, Corfeir-or.Jeriti cf Lrin & !"- ' Chictro, Krsr York, Boston. Wt atvt tli OtiJy privit wire connecting. Tort'in i ' t n " ' " eicsargr.