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X t THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. MONDAY KVENINO., JULY : 20. . 1908. good, and this wilt make up the dlf- rehouses. At present what Is being sold to the mills goes at from ft) to T4 cents. fflfJG OFF .Aula uttWArd. erenoe, Down In the Eoho and Pilot Rock country, the; average Is .about SO bushels to the aore. Borne fields In different parte of the county will ay erase 40 and 41 bushels. The local whaat market has not yet opened, and , probably will not until some of the grain Is hauled to the TOM TAfiflART AND HIS DONKEY M1)K MOCKACY" Thrmiuh tile bis- wheat belt In the Athens wesion, Aaamas ana jieux country, tno average yield last year "Could you bring yourself to live la a was i bushels, an thl Is year It WJU shela. To t(M flat on twenty dollars a week?" "1 v, nlnnil 80 or SB bushels. To could Harold. answered the pampered u.trtii in the Cold florlnas country they vat unspoiled damn. ' Hill 'But I do not re ireidng an average of 10 bushels know just how It would suit my French AT PAWA o the acre. i ne prices promise 10 oe mald'The Tattler. IB I t f Employes Receive Money Every Fifteen Days Money Kept in Concrete Vaults Methods of Identification. ' imW sesssssssssfsaai , . . ----- - . I- - -. I III I If . vVw - fo4--u . , JJf a- nr FREDERIC J. HASKIX. V Washington. July zo n taaes i . tons of liver an3 about 1.E00 pounds . Of gold to pay off the canal force each ' ( month. It takes five nun three full .'tay, working nearly 11 hour a day. , to hand across the counter enough ' money to settle the monthly bill for 1 skilled end unskilled labor. Money Is handled like so many brick, or ao much sand. It loses all Interest to the pay ' clerks,' and they cease even to make It " subject Of Jest. Payday begin on , ? the morning of the twelfth and lasts .--Until the evening of the fifteenth of ' each month. Before this time the pay , tickets have all been made out in ae cordance with the accounts of the time 1 keeper; and the Panamanian silver has ( boon counted out and wrapped up In packages of $5 and multiple.! thereof. If you happen to be In Empire about ; I o'clock In the morning on the twelfth x of any month and are awake, you will see a half dozen lanterns moving from different points toward the disbursing office. And then you will hear the rumble of half a dozen wagons going In the same direction. Over in the dis- tance Gold Hill and Culebra mountain 'stand like lone sentinels guarding the Isthmian strong box. If you were not 'initiated you might think some revivi fied buccaneer or freebooters of the old Spanish Main had planned a raid 'on the several million dollars of gold j and silver stored there. But It Is only the Bay force going to load the pay car. ' The vaults In which the money Is i stored are made of concrete In which , are embedded all sorts of old Iron, from steels rails to horseshoes, to give It .security. ' - The vault doors are opened, and while VB. dozen. ronelpolleemen, armed to the ..: f a half doien brawny Spaniards carry the gold and silver out to the wagons. ; The bags of silver, each holding $1,000, i weight 58 pounds each. The gold Is carried in bags having 125,000 In each. 'Six tons of silver and about 1150,000 in gold are carried out Into the wagons, f and then the Jack-o'-lantern parade pro ceeds to the pay car, a half mile In the (distance. The money is loaded Into It, and by sunrise all hands are ready for ilireakfast. This Is eaten in shifts, half (the force staying with the pay car while the other half goes to breakfast. I By 6 o'clock breakfast Is over and the f pay train starts for La Boca, the Paciflo end nf the canal, where tha paying oil hg.tns. . M Handling the Crowds. Excellent arrangements have been made for handling the crowds of labor- iiera. In the pay car there are Ave doors wn each side, opposite each other. At j one end there Is the, center door, and at the other end two doors, one In each ..corner. . The "silver" men are lined up oft the right-hand side of the car In ,our flies. Four streams of men are kept pouring through the car all the time. A half dozen policemen line up - he laborers. As one -comes to the counter of the pay clerk he Is com manded to take oft his hat and produce M metal Identification check. The po liceman stationed at the counter exam ines the pay check and the Identifica tion check. If the numbers on them -irorrespena ' the pay clerk takes it, throws -the amount of money called for Into the hat of the laborer and com mands him to pass on. ...tkTbere- i no.-tima-fac-.tha laborer to "fount hie money, but on the outside of "the car there are several plain-clothes "members of the police force who keep a "weather eye out to eee that they do not make away with a part of their money nd then come back, and claim that they 5iave received short change. Tcan gold, with Panamanian silver for the smaller change. The negroes are Jpaid off In Panamanian silver entirely. Phe nesroes get only half as much Der Jiour in wages an tne wnite laborers. ,et they ae obliged to take theirs in silver, and a month's wages In Pana manian sliver Is a bulky pile of money. .One American silver dollar Is north Just two Panamanian silver dollars, va riously known as "Splgotty money," ."tin money" and "monkey money." Hegroee Get Worst of It. When the negro gets a whole hatful "of this stuff and sees a Spaniard w ho works by his side get double as much Teal money, and In neat, convenient American gold pieces at that, he Is 1n BO very pleasant frame of mind Put yet he realizes that ha is still getting t Have you everything you 'want for that va- ; cation? ' 1 You know idle peo- 'pie are very critical and observing of dress. tHere are the right wearables to make a : man feel perfectly sure of himself and sure of the impression he - makes. THIRD ST. CLOTHIERS Snapshot" taken atJenver, Bhowing Thomas Taggart of Indiana, with the donkey representing the Dem ocratic party, ' far more than he would have gotten In his native land, and that there Is an other negro waiting for his Job, so he makes the best of things. Elaborate pecautlons are made to protect the men against mistakes on the part of pay clerks and from the cu pidity of their fellow-laborers. Amer ican gold la always at a premium among the negro laborers, and they will pay liberal differences to get It. Some of the Spaniards who have been partly paid In gold will loiter around ana or fer them a 5 gold piece for J 11 "Spl- gotty, . Many takers are found ror these offers, but plain-clothes men are mixing In the crowd and usually tne money changer has rather unceremo nious notice to move on. Correct tug Errors. When a laborer thinks he is under paid he goes to the cashier of the pay car and makes his oomplalnt. If he can tell which clerk paid him the mat ter is looked up at once. It is usually found that he has forgotten that there was a deduction for commissary books, and that things are all right. If his cash does not tally with his ticket a note of it is made, and when the bal ances are taken they can tell whether & mistake has been made or not. There are InterDreters who accompany the Davcar who can speak every language and dialect used in tne zone. The paying off of the negro labor in Panamanian silver Is an expensive con cession to the Republic of Panama. The United fltates Is not bound to do so, but does it simply out of the goodness of Its heart, In order to keep the Pana manian money in circulation. There are no exact figures -to be had on the subject, but It is not Improbable that it costs the United States $1,000 a month or more to pay off the labor force In this - "Splggoty" money than it would cost to pay orr in gooa Amen can KOld. Imagine the task of count lng out $1,000,000 In American silver, and then reflect that you have to count two Dleces of "Splggoty" money for every piece of American silver, and you . . . iv. , . . . . V. . V, I Will oegin IU BCD lilt? Liuuui" auu Dense involves In handling this Pana manian money rather than American fold. If $1,0(50 a month is a fair es imate of the added expense, and it takes six years more to bulla the canal It will cost us the tidy sum of $72,000 to help the Panamanians keep an im- possible curreocy In circ ulatlon. Spending the Silver. And this, even, la a mere bagatelle compared to what It will eventually cost the Americans on the isthmus. The stuff is so bulky and so mich in one's way that no one from the states treats It as money. Men spend It wheia they would not think of spending their American silver and gold. Tender a J 10 gold piece In a native store when buying a dollar's worth of stuff and you would have to walk around with a traveling grip If you were doing or dinary shopping, and trouble a wheel barrow if you were going to spend a riav replenishing your wardrobe. The Indifference of the American to t!m stuff costs him about 26 per cent, and his enforced use of Panamanian silvr puts a premium on extravagance and an extra burden on his shoulders. I)ls bursing Officer Williams has long advo cated the payment of all bills frr labor and otherwise in American giin ann and more satisfactory, hut regards the natter at settled In favor of a con tinuance of the present policy. Wo Paper Money. There is almost a total absence of paper money on the isthmus, except for the $1 and $2 bill paid Out 'o Americans on the paycar In making) ct.ang'-, and that brought here by the tourist, oi;e sees but very little paper money. There are two reasons fir this Cine Is It g"0n R6ts Into a bad condition owing tn the dampness of the climate and to th fact that It ;h often carried :n a negro's hut crown; and the other Is that It proves an m tractle form in which a Chinaman, Spaniard or negro may send his earn ings away When the canal f rre was first or guniied nearly all of the West Indians wanted to be paid off In English I sovereigns They were rather Insist ent upon it. Hut when they lound that la $5 gold pie"" was north about 14 ! rents more than an English sovereign, the ! sovereign was no longer in demand I rlburslng Officer Williams has also 1 had a great deal of trouble educating ) the Jamaicans and the Ilarbadlans up tn the point or nuyir.g money oraers when they send their money home They r a suspicious race and think elrn lrg an application for a money order might b signing away a birthright. 8o they send the bulk of their money home !n American raper. when they can get it. In the open malls Mails Xot Swire. The security of the mails in th West Indies is nm to be compared with that of our own postal service, and the result is that a large percentage of the letters are royterlnusi re lieved cf their money before they rech their owners For a lor.g time TMsburslng Officer Willi rr,s had great diflculty in keeping gold enough on the iethmus to meet his monthly bills. The Panamanian bankers would charge him all sorts of percentages for It. out he finally mit gnraled them, and new has the sup ply f gold sader his owe control, teus Mtlrr thoaeande of dollsm every year Mr. Wiiltame hss one of the ht whe-els wiiMn the big wheel on "he isthmus The pay siateta he has.fn ugjte4 ia co seeded t be It years HEARST'S III TRAINS CHARTER Far-Western Delegates to Enter Chicago in a Body Anti-Bryan Fight. (Unite rress Leased Wlre.V San Francisco, July 20. Special trains have been chartered and final prepara tions are being made today by Chair man Hugh J. Mclsaac of the state cen tral committee for the Journey to the Chicaao convention of the western dele gates of the Independence party. The California delegation will leave Wednesday night. At Reno, Nev., the next morning the Nevada delegates wfll Join the Callfornians. At Denver the New Mexico delegation will Join the train. Tha Washington delegates will Join the Oregon delegates at Portland Wed nesday, taking their departure for Chicago on a special train at 6 o'clock in the evening. Idaho delegates will Join tho Oregon and Washington train. The Colorado and Utah delegations will Join the train when the two trains are combined. They expect to arrive at Chicago July27. Hearst Opposition to Bryan. New York, July 20. With one excep tion all of the presidential tickets have been named for the November election. The exception is the ticket to be placed in the field by the National party, bet ter known as the National Independence league, of which William R. Hearst is tha founder and guiding spirit. Tho candidates for president and vice-president will be named by the National In dependence party at a convention to be held in Chicago next week. At tne head quarters of the party in this city it was said today that the arrangements for the convention are about completed and that a large and representative at tendance is assured. Upon his recent return from Europe Mr. Hearst lost no time in getting down to work in anticipation of the national campaign. It was predicted all along that the Hearst rorces would not lift a hand to prevent the nomination of Mr. Bryan by the Democrats, but would work strenuously to prevent the Ne- braskan's election. The prediction did not wait long for fulfillment. The morning following the nomination of Mr. Bryan by the Denver cenventlon the Hearst newspapers in this cltv con tained editorials that made It plain that Mr. Brvan could not count on the sup port of Hearst In the campaign. All efforts of Mr. Bryan to conciliate the New York editor will prove futile. In the belirf of political loaders here. Mr. Hearst has an old score to settle with his contempornry of the "Com moner." After supporting the Nebras kan In 18S6 and l600 Mr. Hearst relied upon Mr Bryan's support in his con test for the Democratic nomination four years ago, when the Nebraska leader was not a candidate. But not onlv djd Mr. Bryan refuse to aid Mr. Hearst on that occasion, but seconded the nom ination of former Senator Cockrell of Missouri. SnUFFLE, BIT FIRST TELL YOUR TROUBLES (fnltea Preaa Leeeed Wire.) Pan Francisco July 20 An sntl sulclde bureau is the project Upon which Staff Captain William F Pay. of the Salvation army, is working- to day, and he Is confident that hundreds of' 8an Franciscans' lives could be saved were his plan put into effect. His' plan Is to lave two reception rooms where would-be nuicldes are to be induced to call snd tell their trou bles before ending their lives. Salva tionists will hear the tales of woe and then try o Induce their callers to abandon the Idea of self-destruction. Other large cities in America and sev eral In England hae eetsbllshed bu reaus of this kind, and Pan Francisco will have one within the next few weeks If Captain rar succeeds. MAINE AND ALABAMA ARRIVE AT MANILA Manila. July ?0 The battleships Maine and A,Um. which sailed from Pan Francisco June . arrived In the harbor here t"dir They comprise the rpeclal service squadron cf the At lantic fleet, having been sent in ad vance Tbey were reported In advance bv wireless and s larae crowd was on the trserfrorit to welcome then as the fnrerusfciers of tbe great armada ahead of anytMT,s; In the United States lie w-a orougM from the Chicago A Northwestern, where be disbursed $1 -f04.6 a year. t his prevent asMSitioa. where lie disburses $t,,,l. FIVE SCALDED II Three Bluejackets Seriously Injured Steam Pipe In vestigation Due- (United Press Leased Wire.) Honolulu, July 20. Three bluejackets are seriously Injured and two others are badly scalded as a result of the explosion of a steam pipe In the boiler room of the United States battleship ti.ea.rsarge. ins explosion, which occurred oat urday, was similar to that on the United States cruiser Tennessee, off San Pedro, June 6. One of the steam pipes In the for ward starboard holler blew up while five men were in the rooms. There was a rush of scalding steam and when their shipmates rescued them, all of tha men proved to be more or less injured. The fires were promptly drawn to prevent rurtner aisaster. Naval officers here believe an off! clal investigation into the charges that defective boiler tubing has been foisted upon the government will result from this aisaster. WILL GIVE WORK 10 THOUSAND MEN 0. K. & X. Extension at El gin Going Forward at Rapid Rate. (Special Plupntch to Tbe Journal.) Klgln, Or., July 20. Track laying on the extension of the O. R. & N. from Elgin to Joseph is now going on at the rate of one-half mile a day. Work is now going on beyond the mouth of the Wallowa river. At pres ent about 4ft0 men are employed at different places along the road, and as soon as the track is extended a dis tance of several miles, the crew will be Increased to over 1 000 men. The road will run Into the town of Wal lowa by early September. FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN 3ITREA AT BROOKLYN d'nlted Press Leased Wire.) New T'-rk. July 20 Word has been received her that tho funeral of the late Captain Henry McCrea, of the battleship Gonrida, is to be held at Rrnr.klyn MrCrea died suddenly at the naval hospital In Brooklyn yesterday afternoon after a short Illness. He was captain rf the battleship Georgia on the voyage of the Atlantic fleet frnm Hampton Roads to Kan Fran cisco, and was taken with Brlght's dis ease on the way. Captain McCrea was relieved Of his command while the fleet was In Ban Francisco harbor and placed In charge of the lighthouse bureau. Althouagi he was Importuned to stay on the Piclfle coast and take a rut, he Insisted on coming to Washington, and on June 10 he took up his nw duties. , Two dars later he was taken to the naval hospital. PLAN NEW CHURCH FOR THE METHODISTS (Sped! D'.pt$ to Tke Jearaet ) Im OranJe Or., July 10 A $11,000 rhurrh 1 what the official board of the Methrvdtst church decided upon at a speriai soeslon called for this purpoe Saturday Plans for the new building wlU sxn be outline! sufficiently to place in the hands of Ihe architect, snd at the next meeting of the quarterly corferenre. the building- committee will be selected FTVKST WHEAT IX UMATILLA COUNTY racial mssatrk to The 4ewaaL Pendleton, Or, July Hew wheat Is beginning to' come Into the markets cf t'matllia county, mad the tn tilers say that It Is the best wheat fnr wahing purpose that tne couji has rarer proSoced. U are tntlcf ail SR rA I' PL FREE! Clever Boys and Girls Will Be Given Free Cash Awards for Pleasant Work During Vacation. The valuable scholarships and cash awards offered by The Journal to ambitious stu dents shoul.d interest every young scholar. The fortunate young people who poll the highest number of votes in their respective districts will secure the scholarships and cash awards as explained below. Votes are determined by subscriptions. It behooves all to get down to work without delay. The students of the great Oregon country are especially favored by having such a grand opportunity within their reach. Remerp ber, all over 10 and under 30 years of age are eligible. SCHOLARSHIPS As far as they are at present listed are herewith submitted. More schools will be added from day to day during the contest as the choice of new contestants is learned. A&BA2TT OOIiXiSail, ALBAITf, OB. One year's tuition In any department, except conservatory. Value of scholar ship -IBB. baksb orrr bustbttsi oouvbob, BAJtXB OXTT, OB. One year's tuition In shorthand, type- writing, English, bookkeeping and pen manship. Value of scholarship J 100. Bimn-vainiB BUgnrass ooi.- LEQE. FOBTIAJTD. OB. On a veer's tuition In combined busi ness and shorthand course. Value of scholarship fltt. oapxtaZi Busnrrss oouuaa, SALEM, OB. Ten montbs tuition in business or shorthand course. Value of scholar ship $100. BAX&Afl OOXXZOE. 91UUU, OB, One rear's tuition In anr department value or scnoiarsnip su. ECTU1CTTO BTTRTNBSS I) Ml VJBBSXTTi run i iJLBt jj, us. One rear's tuition In combined busi ness and shorthand coursea Value of scholarship, J 100. HXX.B BaUTABY A OAS EXT, POBT- LAID, ua. One year's tuition in all branches without board. .Value of scholarship 1120. KOUCES BTJSIJTESB COXJU10B, FOBTXjABB, OB. One year's tuition In combined busi ness end shorthand course. value of scholarship $100. ZBTEBHATTOVAI. OOBBBtTPOBDCBOB SCBOOXjS Or BCBABTOW, PA. Comnlete course In architecture. chemistry and chemical technology, elec trical, civil engineering, steam, electrio, mechanical engineering and mining; en gineering. Value of scholarship $131. b. max irrxB soKoox. or abt, VOBTLAID, OB. Blx months' evening course. Vilue of scholarship ISO. Brxanrrxz.z.B oolujob, snrxsrjr- VXIOE, OB. One rear's tuition In any department of the college. Value of scholarship HO. CASH AWARDS In addition to the scholarship awards The Journal will make the fol lowing cash awards to help defray eapenses of the students who may poll the largest rote: Cash with first choice of scholarship f 150 Cash with second choice of scholarship S125 Cash with third choice of scholarship flOO Cash with fourth choice of scholarship 9TB Cash with fifth choice of scholarship 50 Cash with sixth choice of scholarship f 25 .The abore sums in cash will be paid contestants Immediately after the close of the contest, in the order of their standing. Cash commis sions will be allowed on all new subscribers, in addition to the cash awards, so that a contestant may earn money every 'day during the contest Th's contest began June 22 and will last about three months. No ambitious boy or gin, young man or young woman snouia anow tnis grana opporiunuy 10 acquire a gooa college education pass by without making a vigorous effort to win a scholarship and a handsome cash award. All between the ages of 10 and 30 years are eligible, FOR FULL PARTICULARS APPLY JO CONTEST; MMAGER Food for thought Food for work Food for brain (LPneeda Biscuit The most nourishing of all wheat foods. J In dust tight. ewwev w g ' w j -- Nettr sold in bulk. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY OBBOOB OOHBBBTATOBT 0T BCTTSZO, POBTXeABB, OB. One rear's course In piano depart menu- v ai ueel acnolarsni p n ev OBBOOBT EXPBBT COUUBCtl. FOBI- ZjABS, OB. Combined course In telegraphy and stenography, value or scnoiarsnip iiza OBBOOB XaAW COMBOS. POBT- XeAJTD, OB. One year's tuition. Value of scholar ship 150. paoxtzo ooiLiai, nvano, ob. One year's tuition. Value of scholar ship 50. MOQIO TnrXTBBftTTT. TOBXST OBOTB, OB. One yenr"e tuition In oollege depart- ment vaiue or scnoiarsnip sou. FEjrDLBTOir AOABinrr. TOW, OB. niBBUB Two rears' instruction in classical, scientific or commercial courses. Value of scholarship $100. rOBTTeABS ACABZMT, OBT LABS, OB. One rear's tuition in any of the four academy classes, vaiue oi sciioiarsmy 1120. KM. WALTEB BBSS, POBTTeAVD wee. Vocal lessons. Value of scholarship. 1100. BOSS OXTT BTSKsTBSB OOIeBBOB. BOBTXeAJTD. OB. One rear's tuition In combined busl ness and shorthand course, scholarship 1100. Value of ST BCABT'fl AOADBMT, Saudis, oak One year's tuition In music depart ment Value of scholarship lioo. WSSTBBIT AOADBMT Or MTJBTO ABB ELOCUTIOST, rOBTZaji9, ga. Course in elocution, oratory or dra matic art Value of scholarship 16U. wauiam ttbttsbsxtt, saubm. Kim- One year's tuition In college depart ment Value of scholarship lo. - Yi Scholarships and Big Rates and Credits. : Prepaid subscriptions, only, count for rotes In the Oregon Journal contest, many more points allowed for new sub scriptions than for payment on old sub scriptions. The same number of yotea are allowed whether the Vaper goes to the subscriber by mall or by carrier. In order to procure rotes on an old sub scription, the advance payment shall be made for not less than three months. Vote - are allowed h new- trabcrlp- -tlons, for advance payments for one month or more, an outline of the voting values being as follows: Daily and Sunday. One month: Price by mall, 65 oeuts; price delivered by carrier, at points having carrier service, (15 cents; rotes allowed. If new, S rotes; If old, none. Two months: Price by mall or deliv ered, I I SO; rotes allowed. If new, 125 votes. If old, rone. Three months: Price by mail $1.90; delivered. 11.95: votes allowed, if new, 800; If old. 175. Four months: By maiL ll.so- a.. llvered. $2.60; rotes allowed, if new 400; if old 200. Five months: Price by mall, 13.26; by carrier. 13.25: vote. allowed if new, 600; If old, 225. Six months: By mall IJ.75; by carrier f t.tO; and so on. ' Twelve months: By matL 17 in- carrier. $7.80; votes allowed, if new 2,000; if old. 1,000. " At ily Without Snnday. One month: Price by mail, B0 eents: delivered, 45 cents; votes allowed, tf new, 40; If old. none. Two months: Price br mail. $1; delivered, 90 oents; votes allowed. If new. 100: If nirl Three months: By mall, $1.40; deliv ered. $1.J5; votes allowed, if new. 100: If old, 80. Four months: By mall $1.76 by carrier. $1.80; votes allowed, if new' 160; If old, 110. Five months: By ma!L $1.$0; by carrier. $2.25: vote. .n If new. $00; If old. 140. Six month.:' By mall, $3.75: by carrier. 12. SO: rnt.. allowed, if new. 400; if old. 300; and so on. 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