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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY KVENlNO. AUGUST 28. 1908.
QUIZZING !
FARMERS)
i
Salvation Army Work to Be
in Charge of New Officers
Uncle Sam's Mm Will ;
About Finding What's tli''
Matter With Fa run-in mid j
Tlifii Fitrnre Out th'
J'roxr hVmt'ilv. j
Br I ItKM.IW .1. HASK1V.
(Cop rlitlil. !9"i. v l're.lerh- J H-kln
W.hlr,K' n AuK lrl'lt.
fact thnl I lie farmer of tl.n nritlon
have ma.ln rapl'1 MrMrs townul nem-nil
Improvrnn-nt during the pn.t .h-nulo,
they hne not yrt. In the oplrlnn of
tile prrsl.lem of thfl I'nUed Stntes. ni
talned to Hi Industrial, eri:i,m fa
cial an! erturatlonnl utamlimls th'it nn
within thtr reach. So the prest'ient
haa appointed a committee
: - iW- i Wfij
A. I).
EM THAW IS
BEmjBHIEH
Registers nt New York Hos
pital as Mrs. Fitzgerald
Has N'o Funds.
(t'nltetl Preaa t.aaard Wlra.l
New York Aug ; --1 1 l reporlnd
'fie today tliat Mn Ku'.yn N'ealdt
I Law li In a sanitarium, a narvoua
wrei-k. tier eii.ensea helnir paid hy
ti !rn.ln. Mia Thii la aald to be reitla-
irir.l a l Urn hoci'ltul under the name
, f Mia Kit iKn aid
N..w tint the l.nnkrupt pniceellnjfa of
I:.t I'.inl'.-md hnve cut her off from
f ;i .i Mm TlntM I aald to h In pov
rifi ,m h!i aprnt her allowntirc aa fn.it
.t.-i Mie tf.il II
Hit fi Inula preval In1 upon her ti) R
u u sn n i a r I uin after her dorter had
1 1 . 1 . 1 tier hIi muat tuko a real or alio
would On nn Invultd.
Adjutant and Mrs.
Rloat.
if five prom- I
Innnl nen In ell I 'l'h lite till' fllMIO'lR or.
' the nation on all matters relative to
their Reneral condition. This commit- !
tee will report to Mm hnd the (reneral .
facta thev will present will he embod
ied In i he prealdcnt s next nieeaage to
consreaa.
The committee recentlv nnmed by the
president, Is composed of five men who
nave done much toward the advance
ment of the aclence of agriculture and
who understand the farmer, his trials,
hla opportunltlea and his capabilities
The men named are Professor h. H.
Ballev dean of Cornell College of Agri
culture. New York: Henrv Wallace, edi
tor of "Wallnce'a Farmer." lies Moines,
Iowa: President Keni-on Butterfleld
of the Agricultural College of Mnssn
chuaetta; Olfford Plikchot foreater of
the I'nlterl States, and Walter H. Page.
, editor of "World's Work."
Many "Whya" for rarraara.
The plan of work has been already
roughly blocked out, and a great dia
gram ornamenting the forester's office
Shows the line along which iho general
Catechism will procepi. There are
bout 10.nno.000 farmers In the Cnlted
Btates and they with their families
make a total agricultural population of
87.000.000 people. Many of these are
leaving the farms. Already one third
of th count rv'n population has eon-
frregated In cities of more than fi.OoO
nhabltants. Because of this constant
migration cityward, which results In
the congestion of the cities and the
bandonment of good farms, the presi
dent and his commission are asking of
the 10,000.000 farmers and their fam
ilies "Are you too, golne Why?"
"Are you not happy on the farm? Why?-'
and again, "Why and Why?" of many
things.
The land will receive tha first at
tention at the hands of the cntechlats
appointed by the general committee.
What about the land supply? Is there
enough for all? Of the farmer alreadv
ettled they would know If the land
Is hla, or has he leased It, or Is he a
"share-cropper," and what the rental
rates are in his locality, how much are
the taxes? And If he owns the l.tnd.
what did he pay for It. and what Is
It now worth? Having set all this
down they would know something of
the laws and tenures pertaining to land
In that particular locality. What sys
tem is the farmer using extensive or
Intensive? What is the character of
his land humid, arid or riparian? If
arid. Is he Irrigating it or Is he apply
ing the science of dry farming? If It
Adjutant A. I' Shmte and Mrs. Ploata
have come 10 i.'ike chip of Salvation
Army corps work at Madison and Third
streets. Adjutant ISloate has been In
tlili work f r nine than 12 years and
his wife for IS years, together they
have held some uf
commands In tie
Canada preloun
land they have l-o'ii eii.iK
Spokane and Itel 1 1 n I n n.
t hat were I n ,11m ,!a M
leg the work here wUh 01
the ni.'st responsible
I 11 ! 1 . I S'.i 1cm and
I.. . mm. I im- lo I'.i :
I a I Sent 1 le
illl'l I'I'f'IC
are cut. r-
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BABY MOBPXXITB FIENDS
re made by all soothing syrups and
baby medicines that contain opium and
narcotics. McOees Baby Elixir con
tains no injurious or narcotic drugs of
any kind. A sure and Bafe cure for dis
ordered stomachs, bowels and fretful
nesa splendid for teething infanta.
Bold by Srldmore Drug company.
Is awamp land, how much can bo re
claimed and has he reclaimed any?
About Crops and Idarksts.
They would know what kind of orofs
the farmer raises on each farm. They
would know how far it Is to a shipping
point and how he se.ids his produce
to that point. They know already that
the average number of working days
required to haul the annual crop of
12 lending products to market Is 21.
417.frin anil that It takes 30,319. noo
wngonlonda to get It all there There
must he some sv-stem of shortening the
time, and whether It la to he don by
having hetter roads, better teams, more
systematic work on the farms or co
operation among farmers and the build
ing of traction lines to lessen the haul
- that the commissioners mean to find
out. Thev know that In some Rocky
Mountain communities farmers make a
I11111I of wheat or oats 100 miles and
of wool 165 miles, and that certain
farmers In tho far southwest have
honied cotton hv wagon 110 miles
Io these people find that long hauls
pav? Can a better sv stem be devised
for them or a less expensive crop?
What kind of roads have these farm
ers anvwav? If thev are dirt roads
and harelv kept up. the commissioner
nre likely to point out the fact that
the land will consequently depreclat In
value, 'the wagons and stock he worn
nut. the general condition of the family
have the same appearance of negleet
for such Is the law of roads and road
side dwellers.
And of the Farmer Himself.
They would with all politeness
know of the farmer himself. Ia. h
well-built, well-elad, well-fed'' Has he
strength vitality and Intelligence that j
argue well for his advancement In his
chosen vocation? What about his fam-
H'v and his help? If he employs one
man. the conventional "hired man" of
remote New Knpllsh places or If he
employs his nunoreds or negroes on a
southern plantation In the semi-feudal
style of his ancestors the questions
will be propounded just the same, for
the commissioners would know the type
of laborer, his hablta. his wages, his
phvelcal and msmtal condition.
Thev will go toward the house with
the farmer and the catechism will con
tinue, for the barns, the outhouses, the
tools, the cattle, the, horses, the. poultry
the hogs, the aheen, even the dogs!
will come in for a polite inspection.
What breeds of th ese has the farmer
tried? What attempts has he made to
Improve these breeds? Ioes he know
that this variety of corn fed to his
hogs will produce J75. where the kind
he Is using will only produce J50?
hat about the water supply for him
self and his stock? Does he use well
cistern or stream water? Mow Is It
distributed on the place? Does he know
Your Fall
Suit.
Sir
so
We're sure you'll prefer to
buy it at a store where you'll
feel at home the moment you
cross the threshold.
We know you like to buy
your Clothes at a store
where' there is a feeling of
confidence on every side,
and where you know that
the Clothes are the best, and
that you will get real honest
value in return for your dol
lars. In other words, Sir, if you
buy your Fall Suit here
you'll get satisfaction, as
well as Clothes not an ad
vertised, fictitious value.
We've a magnificent line of
Fall Suits artistically cut and
tailored by experts.
The new colorings in the
fabrics are handsome.
Suits at $10, $15, $20 to $35
of the r-'litlon l.etwe. i rtaln dls
eases and ins water supply"
Kloiself, Wtf and Child.
The questions w!;i urow more per
sonal. Tlow nre his i hlldren cared for,
as to food, clothing and education, and
how does he car.- for the sick of liU
household? The ln,o..r llfo of the
farmers wife will be met with questions
which are expected to ultimately bring ,
an awakening t" her and offer her aj
lightening of bur, 1. us. a broadening of,
ideas, a prolonging of jouth and health.
Her kitchen Harden am! (lower garden
will be visited. She will be nuked how
much of her foM.i Is home-raised and
home-cooked, and how much Is bought :
In the reiuly-to-iiHO state. They will ask
more closely as 10 what kind of cook
she really is. Sometimes she will be i
able to answer with a pride that Is Jus- I
tided, in dishes that would make a king
forget his ,-rown and long to be a!
farmer forever and ever And again,
she may be of that most patheiie of all
t pes the woman of the poor whites of
some remote southern community who
do? not know how to cook, and whose
nurrterous progeny bear every evidence
of the fact In their sallow f.ves and :
general laasltude. Then the esthetic j
side of the home life will be looked j
Into the decorations, the fancy work,!
the taste evidenced In the furnishings -
all will have their weight. The house- j
wife's knowledge of hygiene and sanl-
tation will bo tested. j
Does He Know How to Farm?
They would know how progressive
each farmer Is What has he done for
the upbuilding; of his particular farm?)
Has he practiced rotation In crops, has j
he studied the matter of fertilization, j
and Is he tutored in the uses of the i
proper kind .' Hoes he know that there i
are laws In all the states east of the
Mississippi and some west that protect
the farmer In the purchase of fertilisers '
and tlrat the $50,000,000 yearly spent on I
this commodity Is really worth while?!
Hoes he read farm bulletins? Does he
ever attend lectures on "farming, or drive
over to the railroad when the state
train with Its lecturers and sterenptlcon
workers aboard Is ready to switch off
there a few days and talk with him and
show him how to help his crops along?
Does He Cultivate Brains?
Has he a good school, and has h
ever thought what a splendid social
center that schoolhouse Is; that read- I
Ings. lectures and meetings for the:
benefit of himself, his neighbors, their I
wives and their children can be had '
there at little trouble and expense? :
poes he belong to a farmers' Institute?
Have he and his neighbors clubs, or
combinations of any kind for Insurance,
for the building of elevators, or ware
houses, or for any other cooperative
schemes? Have they a library or a
hospital? Have they daily mail, tele
phones, telegraph, railways or electric
cars close to them? What have they
done In the way of manufacturing their
raw products by building cooperative
factories, creameries, etc.?
Do they know that there are 60 gov
ernment experiment stations created by
the Hatch bill of 1SST. expending $15,000
or more apiece every year, working in
their interest, and ready to help them,
and do they ever go or write for advice?
Do they know that there are some 65
state agricultural and mechanical col
leges, born of the Morril act of 1862.
spending $1 1,000,000 a year, glve,n by
state and nation, and having an enroll
ment of 60,000 students? Are his sons
there, and if so, does he mean to keep
them on the farm when thev have grad
uated and let them apply their newly
learned wisdom to the betterment of
his place, or Is he going on the obsolete
principle that what was good enough
for a generation ago is good enough for
today? Does he know that these col
leges will teach him and his sons and
often his daughters. ton -agromonv
chemistry, climatology, veterinary sci
ence, moohanies, entomology, botany,
dairying, business methods, and a dozen
other things that will cleiate farming I
many bundled fold nt.,,ve his present r
status, if only advantage be taken of'
them? Hoes he know that -he I'nlted
States government had n n lv ;, onn men
and women, l.nno of whom are trained.
scientists, workir.g sol.-i f,,, the pur-'
pose of helolng the farmers? They want i
to show him how to work to the beM '
advantage in his eff-.rts to iupplv rot'
only his own fambv, hut all the rest
the fO.O'ui. "''1 people iv Cnlted.
States with fc.(,d and tin of their
clothing, to sa, not , inn f what he
sends abroad. I mc ,e kr., w that there
are 1 2. 000. noo copies of farmers' bull-!
tins sent out from the de; ,:) rt n-fnt every t
year, w ritten 1'T Mm and pea rg on the
things In which he ts mM Interested''
All these questions and hundreds more
the men of the commission j.r.d the:- co
workers will ask the farmers, Mm! from
their answers will draw deductions that
will show Just what oranges a. h farmer
has had for doing the best pox. hie with
XOT.VHU'S KETHKX
OX MAUKETANIA
I fulled I'reM leased Wlr
N'ew York, Aug. 2S The great
I'unarder, Mauretania, the hlngcst ship
afloat, arrived today from Liverpool
and Vueriislown. having made the pas
sage In five davs and 59 minutes an
average speed of" 23 .knots
Among the passengers on the big ship
was Senator Halo of Maine, a member
of the monetary commission appointed
by congress to investigate the f I n unci tl
systems of foreign countries Tin)
other members of the commission are
making an entended tour througu
France No announcement of the find
ings of the commission will be made
until a report Is submitted to congress.
The passenger list also Included
Ethel Barryinore and nine Olympic ath
letes who will lake part In the big re
ception tomorrow.
JOSHES DOCTORS
AS HE LOSES HIS LEG
(Special ptapateh to The JoairnaM
Kdgemont. H. IV, Aug. 2S. Surgeons
amputated the leg of W. (i. Blair of
Omaha near the hip. while Dlalr smoked
a cigarette and "Joshed" them about
their bloody work.
His leg was injured In a railroad ac
cident near here and the surgeons pre.
oared to administer an anesthetic but
iilalr would not permit them to do It.
lie insisted that If thev would give
him a cigarette he would go through
the operation without being put to
sleep, and he did.
CASTOR I A
For Infant and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears tho
Blgnatoro of
CRANBERRIES
Season's - End
Sale Bamboo
and Wicker
Suitcases and
Handbags
For a few days we will
sell Wicker and Bamboo
Suitcases and Hand Bags at
greatly reduced prices. A
few arc .listed below; many
more can be seen in our
leather section:
$3.7f Bamboo Suitcase, pood
lock and holts leather
bound, waterproof. Trice
for tins o
rTrcat sale 3) )
$.2.r Wicker Suitcase, riv
rted frame, leather bound,
feather weiplit, strong lock
nd bolts. (l -I -
Sale price VllD
$r.?5 Ramboo Suitcase, ex-
frame,
$3.15
GREAT RAZOR SALE
$2.50, $3.00 IMPORTED RAZ0T& 97c
$3.00 Razor
on
Sole 97c
$2.00
Sell Honing
Strop 97c
Tbc line includes IX I., Brandt, Wade & Butcher, Peerless,
Pipe and numerous other equally good blades; each one
honed, stropped and set ready for use; rj
sale price SfC
EVERYONE GUARANTEED.
$2.00 SELF HONING STROP 97c
The only razor strop that will hone and strop a razor. They
are all worked in and ready for use when sold; ad- A7
vertised and sold everywhere at $2; sale price U (C
EVERYONE GUARANTEED.
WE SELL ONLY PURE DRUGS.
tra wide, riveted
good straps and
bolts
$3.65 2fi-inch Bamboo Suit
case, reinforced corners, wa
terproof, good
lock and holts.
$1.79
$4.00 26-inch Bamboo Suit
case, pegmoid bound, rivet-
eci irame, icainer nanaie,
well locked
and bolted . . ,
$1.98
S12.R5 hand-woven Wicker
Suitcase, cowhide bound,
leather straps, extra riveted
frame, English linen lined,
very light.
Sale price ....
$6.98
We carry "Cross" Lon
don Leathers, Gloves and
Novelties, also "Likly"
Trunks.
VERY EASY TERMS
WE SEND A VICTOR
To Your Home and Let You Try It lor
A MONTH FBEE
AFTED THAT
YOU PAY ON
EASY TERMS
ALL THE LATEST RECORDS NOW IN
COME AND HEAR THE FREE CONCERT EVERY
EVENING IN THE VICTOR PARLORS.
FOUNTAIN PENS
WATERMAN'S IDEAL, CONKLIN'S SELF-FILLING,
PARKER'S LUCKY CURVE, THE INK PENCIL AND
OUR OWN SPECIAL FOUNTAIN PEN, THE WOOD
ARD, CLARKE & CO. WE CLEAN AND FILL FOUN
TAIN PENS FREE.
We Take Cana
dian Money at
Face Value
Let Us
Frame Your
Pictures
Tomorrow Saturday the Last Day of the
GREAT CLEAN-UP
SALE
Men's Shoes
$1.85 and ?2. 85 Bright kanga
roo and patent leather, men's
Dress Shoes, all sizes and styles;
regular $4 and $5 values.
AT THE
STORl m VXJmTtD STATIC
Ladies' Shoes
?1.50 for ladies' kid Oxfords, all
sizes and styles; values to $3.50.
$1.75 for ladies' patent kid; values
to $4.
HoKTiiwLST Corner First and .!ALfno 3t.
Here's Your Opportunity to Purchase Staple Seasonable Merchandise
At Twenty-Five Cents on the Dollar
In Fact This Is the End of a Bargain Opportunity That No Man, Woman or Child in Portland Should Miss
May we have the pleasure of showing you what's new in Suits
for the Coming Season ?
hla land, whether It 1,"
tlr hani1.fu of i..
poll In ino nii-.-i s' i re
Tl, e presid-nt. r,,nEre
thy a P!" : i: t v. ,)... .,. ..,
helping hll t , ri l.;e -r ..!.. l e'ie
of llvirfr t'i m, r ,w: . ,. t
Hon of t?e hi es j. ... s i!.r!r
!i a irreaier P,.rlt er,n tr. ; m"i
ti a;reatr P!.it of grouper)! y
( omrwniM Inrnrpornfr-d.
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ferjti',en hm1 ln fl'.-d in
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FOR THE LADIES
Coats
92.05 for ladies' black broadcloth Oats,
sizes to 46, very handsomely trimmed; a
splendid $10 seller, special $295.
$7.00 for ladies' black, brown and castor
Coats, 58 inche long, satin-lined, beau
tifully trimmed; $15 and $17.50 values.
Ladies' Skirts
$2.05 for handsome fall Skirts, seven dif
ferent shades, well tailored and trimmed;
values to $6.
94.05 for unrestricted choice Tanama,
voile, rtamine Skirts; values to $12 50.
94.75 for misses' Coats, browns, sra's,
navy, castor and cardinal; handsomely
trimmed, good, durable materials; values
to $10.
93.75 for children's bearskin Coats, white,
red and blue: values to $7.50.
25? for ladies' full-weight fleeced Under
wear, long sleeves; regular 50c values.
50 for ladies' heary flannelette Night
Gowns, plain and farfty, colors; positively
the best ?5c gown shown in the city.
A elean-up of every summer Waist in
stock; values to $5, special , 50
FOR THE MEN
Every man in Portland should read this ad;
money to be saved in every item. READ
READ READ
12i; fur men's extra fine 25c c.issimere Hose.
25 for broken lines 75c and $1 blood ribbed
'nderwear.
30f for form-fitting $1 fall Underwear.
25 for splendid assortment 50c Suspenders.
t9- for men's 75c Hickory Work Shirts.
50 for men's fast black full-sized sateen
Shirts.
91.50 for men's $2 and $2 50 soft and stiff
Hats; all new late fall styles and shades.
96.85 and 98.85 f.,r $20 and $25
SUITS
Finest all-wool Suits, single and donble
breasted fine tailor-made garments the latest
cuts and shades; all at your choice, tomorrow
S6.85 and S8.85
91-35 for men's genuine $2 50 Englnh Cor
duroy Trousers.
95f for real casimere Trouer; $2 25 values.
91-85 for ill-wool and worsted Taut; values
to $5.
BOYS' SUITS
91.85. 92-85. 93.85 Newest fall tv1e.
serviceable materials, well trimmed and tml
ored, absolutely guaranteed; values 50.
and $7 50; sires 5 to lo
'ml n - ;
f f
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
75 for full 3-yard Itr.gth Nottingham Curtains; gvd
$1 39 values.
91.00 for the best $J Brussels Net Curtains, to be
bought in the city.
912$ for extra fine 11-4 hemmed Marseilles Bed
spreads; standard $2 values. &Of for gray Blankets.
BO for full-sired $1 cluck Tillows
91.00 for an extra large 11-4 double Blanket.
8 for ft grade Hack andf Turkish Towels.
12-ior TiUow Cases to matcK
50 for soft f.nhed full . re P5c Fed Sheet.
We call the attention of every hotel and rooming
houae keeper in the city to these specials; in most cases
the prices are far below actual cost of material alone.
LADIES HOSIERY
8? for ladies' full fanhioned black 15c lice.
IB for the bet brands North Star Hoe.
25 for standard lines 35c and 50c fast Mack full-
fashiored Hose.
tt for children's hesvy ribbed Nrth Star Hose.
lt f-r the famous 25e Nffllh Star Hose; every fair
guaranteed.
Ir C. Partr. WiTlaral&av auid
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