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13 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. .THURSDAY EVENING,' MARCH 10. 1910. nidi MILES OF THREAD Tif ADE ANNUALLY Numbering of Spools Interest ing. Process 15,000 Tons . of Wood Used . Yearly in , Manufacturing Spools. By Fwdric .1. Hnskfn. Washington, March 10. Thread Is such a small article that it usual'.v fs rape serious conslderat I'm, yi II 1 ' lnifprllng how much It takes to sup i ply the needs of mankind At one fac tory slnne over lL'Oii dlffi rent kinds of thread are ramie the dally output being , JI.OO0 odd miles Thin Is an average of ever a 1"'0 miles an hour, or 20 miles a minute. Nor Is that nil Ten thou sand doirn spools are used dally. The aggregate engine force amount to 30. ()()( horsepower, and requires oo tons Of i-oa.1 dally. Thin power drives over half million spindles. Thf number of ' employe Is ahout lo.onn. The factory Itself covers 100 arrcs of ground. SzpaailT to Max Cotton Thread. 'The manufacture of rot ton thread, as well as linen. Is confined almost en tirely to large factories, ac thp process In both cases is such an elaborate nnd expensive one as to preclude the possi bility of Its being a profitable business When conducted on a mall scale. At one time It wan declared that the moist ur of Great Britain, nnd of Scotland especially, was essential to the proper maklnfr of the thread, and that It could not -be made In this country on that account. However, Yankee shrewdness surmounted that obstacle, steam serv ing; not only to furnish tfie necewstry moleture hut heat as well, the latter being another Important factor. risaaeea of Thread. : One of the most Intet-e.stlnff features of thread manufacture, la the number ing. The heaviest cotton "thread Is railed number one, and of this, sire (tight hundred and forty yards are need- d to make a pound. Thin size forms I i - . the baelsof all tlie numbering.1 Fifty cotton Is fifty times aa fine', and there for require fifty times eight hundred and forty yards to weigh a pound. It I" the same way with the Isrger numbers, and ne the most popular grades nre from sixty to eighty It readily nun be Imagined how long a distance would ho covered by a pound. The highest num ber In general use Is one hundred, al thoiiKh for unusually fine work two hundred is sometimes used. A fsr as la known the finest ever made was seven hundred, so fine in fact that It wns of no vulue as sewing cotton. A pound of this number would cover four thousand, seven hundred and seventy miles. Much Wood for Spools. The prnco of manufacturing the thread ulone Is not the end of the work. Spools have to he made on which to wind the cotton, nnd then stickers are placed on both ends, Cotton was orig inally nld In hnnks, . nnd afterwards wound Into balls as worsted Is today. Wishing to be accommodating a Scotch manufacturer In tho early Sua wound the thread on u ..pool for his custom ers. For this service he charged a halfpenny, to he refunded when the empty spool was returned. Today the manufacture of spools requires about 15,000 tons of wood, which Is converted Into hImiui 2I( .mid oiiO spools The woo. at first came from Sect land. it its for ests becoming greatly ,e, nased. Oir supply now comes from northein Ko rope and North Ami rl' h The cheapness of cotton as c.,n o i red with linen thread has alwuvs lrn an Important Item In favor of former. Hy a recent discovery, however, Ilncn has been put on an almost evi n footing with cotton. Tim process of removing the woody part Idee from the fibre has heretofore been n long and tedious one. In olden times It took In weeks be tween the time of "pulling" the flax and tlie delivery of the goods--even to day It taken 11 w'cks. where the old process Is used hi Kuropc Hy the new process It Is possible to convert the raw flax into pure white linen fibre, ready for solnnlng. In one day. Hv this method linen can lie sold as cheaply as cotton, nnd with a much largtr prof It to the manufacturer and dealer. Linen Thread Made in 70 s. 'Cotton thread manufacture la doselv connected with the making of linen thread so far as Its history Is concerned. The beginning of linen thread, in Scot land at least. Is traced to Chrltitlan Shaw, who In the early 7'i's i -om Iced the Idea of making Hewing thread out of linen. The necessary apparatus was brought from Holland. The attempt proved successful, and the product, known as Itargarran thread, obtained a wide notoriety. Cotton thread being made by hand at that time whs unable to compete with the linen, but In J78 the Industry ws revolutionized by In ventlon, and since then bag been In the lead. ' , KUk thread has a large consumption, New York Is the greatest port, with, the sole exception of Shanghai, for raw silk In the world, raterson, N. J.. Is the principal silk .manufacturing renter In the l ulled strifes, and makes about one half of all the products used. In this country, Silk culture is carried on. ex tensively In China and Japan, and from there we get the most of our raw ma terial. Of the cocoons used, only the perfect specimens are converted Into the raw material, the others being put aside to be later converted Into floss silk Used for Man Purposes. Thread, both cotton nnd linen. Is used extensively for luce making, the -former nlHo having s large oVmand for use ns fish lines fish nets and for sewing shoes. 1mc making forms an Important Industry In many of the towns of Ku- rope, and Its manufacture Is taught as part oi t tie school curriculum. Notting ham makes wonderful lace curtains, a single pair having cost as high ns $5000 Hand made lace Is always highly valued but the demand for this article has In creased to such an extent that a large per cent Is nwvv turned out hy machinery The best llotilton lace. In the time of President Jefferson, was so expensive that a l ady's veil of finest quality sunic- I times brought as much as J.'iOaO. In- day similar machine made goods are so ! i heap that one can be had for ?. HTHII ID HEADACHE GO. A little Diapepsin regulates bad Stomachs m five minutes. Every family here ought to keep some Diapepsin, In the house, as any one of you may have an attack of Indigestion or stomach trouble at anv time, day or night Thla harmless preparation will digest anything you eat and overcome a dis tressed, out-of-order stomach five min utes afterwards. If your meals don't tempt you, or what little you do cat seems to fill yo.u, or lays like a lump of lead In your stomach, or If you have heartburn, that Is a sign of Indigestion. Ask your Pharmacist for a 60-cent case of Tape's Diapepsin and take a little Just as soon as you ran. There will be no sour risings, no belching of undigested food mixed with add, no etomuch gas or herfVthurn, fullness or heavy feeling In the stomach. Nausea, Debilitating Headaches. Dizziness or In testinal griping. This will all go, and. besides, there will be no sour food left over In the stomach to poison your breath with nauseous odors. Papo's Diapepsin is a certain cure for out-of-order stomachs, because It pre vents fermentation and takes bold of your food and digests It just the same as if your stomach wasn't there. Relief in five minutes from all stom ach misery Is at any drug store, waiting for you. These large 60-cent cases contain more than sufficient to cure almost any chronic case of Dyspepsia. Indigestion or nnv other Stomach trouble. Thread Making- In Oregon. A new thread for weaving purposes Is tlng made In Oregon nnd California. This Is made from "bull" br yellow pine needles, and Is used for making blan kets, nrctlc boots and mattresses. This tree Is not a "timber" product In the western sense, and the I'nlled States forest service has encouraged the In dustry, believing It to be beneficial to the trees. The needles are pb ked In the spring, anil 2.1 cents Is paid for 100 pounds. Ati average day's work is about 600 pounds. The process of pre paring tiie needles Is somewhat similar to the manner In which flax is done. Another thread for weaving which has recently received serious consideration Is Kamle. This Is a nettle grass which grows principally In China where It is extensively used for clothing. It also grows In Porto Ilico and the Philippine Islands. This Is not only good for thread, fishing lines and nets, tint fori cloth. it does not tot. It will grow where cotton will, and In places where even that plant does not thrive. It Is equally as cheap to produce. The most expensive part of the process of con verting it Into thread was degummlng the fiber, but a method has now Ix-en discovered by which It takes but 10 CITY PARK HAS ONE OF TV0 ROSE TREES Dr. J. IV Cardwtll, collector of va rieties of conifers, on evergreen trees. explains the rarity of the, plcea brew erlana, a seedling of which family has been presented to the city by Oscar Heers of TnktJma, Or,, through The Journal, and -lias been feet' out In the city park. "So far as I know," said Dr. Card well, mly ,two civilised members . of the plcea brewerlana live. One la that set out In the city park. I have the other. Mine Is the last of 100 seedlings. It Is about 10 years old and six or sev en feet high. It Is well established. the plcea brewerlana Is about ex tinct. It grows only In one part of the world In the Siskiyou mountains In southern Oregon, st an altitude of 11000 feet. It was discovered by Thomas Howell, the Oregon ' botanist, In the 0's. It was named for Professor llrewer, the great botanist. "The plcea brewerlana is one of the most striking and symmetrical of all onlfers. It Is of rich green color nd has the drooping habit. A green pe grows on the under side of the limb and droops and sways In the breeies. The plcea Is essentially, a char acter, tree. - '!,. ; . j..-, . 'Three hundred j thousand seedlings of the species wera bought by Douglas & Bon, growers of evergreens. 'Though carefully cared . for. all died but one. At the end of six rears,- the . remaining tree died. It was then six Inches In height land had cost 1100 an Inch to rear. "The tree will grow only In tha most barren soil. If watered too freely It will die. The one tree with which, I have had . success, I neglected alto gether." C0BURNS TO CONTEST AGED UNCLE'S WILL -Ban Francisco, March 10. Carl and Airo Coburn, nephews of Loren Coburn. an aged millionaire of escadero, who married his dead wife's sister recently, asserted today that they would pro ceed with two separate actions against their 84-year-old uncle to have him de clared Incompetent. Asro Coburn, who arrived here from Holyoko. .Mass., where he has a batik, declared he would bring action to have the marriage annulled. The nephews charge that the .octo genarian married to spite them. They base thin assertion ' on a remark made by Coburn shortly after the ceremony. February 28, when he Is quoted a hav ing said that be "would fool them tt." 1.1 COMPETING COASTERS Tl liimiHb bUHoll PUT UP TO UNCLE SAM (Wiiklattna Burets of The Journal.) -Washington, March 10. vBates and Chesbroiigh and Bpreckels of San. Fran cisco have submitted proposals to the secretary of war to put on steamers on the ipaclflo coast to run to Panama, In accordance with resolutions adopted by all chambers- of commerce of the coast cities., including Portland. ; The steamers would compete against ' the Harrtman system's Pacific Ala il line. Bates would give service onca svery two weeks. be held at the Commercial club this evening to make the first, pjans for ft fight to bring tho prise here. - " " 1-.. 1 ... "J 1 1 'I For the Woman Who : r; & '''Hai Dcavtifvl Hair COUNTY SEAT WAR . IN WASHINGTON (Dnitid Press Leseed Wire.) Wilson Creek, Wash., March 10,- Orant county Is preparing for a county seat war. When the county was formed last year Wilson Creek slumbered on and allowed Ephrata to get the county seat. This whiter Adrian, a new town. began to circulate petitions for the re moval of the county seat. Now Wilson Creek Is In the fight. A meeting will . (New .York Theatrical News) .. ' The beauties In the Anna Held chorus. re famous for their pulchritude.; Their coiffures- add great " deal f to their charms. . How they can "manage" such abundance of beautiful tresses day. In and day out, keeping always the same well-groomed - appearance, la, beyond the ken of the average woman., But, listen, while I whisper, these girls de- , pend altogether upon dry shampooing to keep their hair fine and glossy. . They mix 4 ounces of powdered orris root with 4 ounces of therox, and they are prepared for -season's shampoo ing. Once or twice 'a, -week they sprinkle a tablespoonful of this- mixture on the head and then brush the p6wdr well through the hair. That Is all there Is to It, and they have escaped the bother and discomfort that accom pany washing, rinsing and 'drying the hair, together with the danger of catch ing cold. ' v The wonderful rvsults- they achieve with therox convinces me that It la the only thing that can grow hair, for their hair Is long and abundant In addition to being fluffy and lustrous. minutes. Pleasant Work. 1. J JMT Stops Neuralgia KM ssflitj r ains HERE'S THE PROOF. Mr. J. C. Lee, of iioo Ninth St., S.E., Washington, D.C., writes : "I advised a lady who was a great sufferer from neuralgia ,to try Sloan's Liniment. After one applica tion the pain left her and she has not been troubled with it since." Mrs. Daniel H. Dikhl, of Mann's Choice, R.F.D. No. i, Pa., writes: " Please send me a bottle of Sloan's Lini ment for rheumatism and stiff joints. It is the best remedy I ever knew, for I can't do without it" Better than plasters The making of thread Is considered to lie both easy and pleasant work. Some of the manufacturers are trying to make the life nf their employes as happy as possible. The work Is such that young girls and boys can readily do It, and of the wholo force a con siderable per rent Is young people. In Scotland a school has been erected where the girls can receive a training which will enable them to get ahead In their work. The same has been done for the hoys. A home has also been built for girls living at too great a distance from the factory. Here they can board at the lowest possible rati; under the care of a auitabln matron. Tennis courts, cricket and football grounds are set -jp for the benefit of the young peo ple, and during the year several excur sions are given. Making of Needles. As a close companion to thread comes the needle. This Is . another small article which does considerable to In crease the list of manufactures in this country.. Connecticut produces the greatest number of these, muklng about 2in.onn,on0 each year, their value being estimated nt approximately over tl.OOn, Onn. To make a needle requires 'VI pro cesses. Sewing machine needles are made in this country, but the ordi nary sewing and darning needles are almost entirely made abroad, this coun try receiving about $300,01)1) worth each year. Tho needle was It) use in pre historic times in nil places where man clothed himself tit the fkins of animals or woven materials. The original va riety was made of bone and ivory, and Is still in use at the present time among uncivilized people. Tomorrow Lhasa, the' Hermit City. DID PRESIDENT BUNK POOR OLD UNCLE JOE? TT 1TMTTTMITD I! il HV I II flYII in II TSTnr Mil is the best remedy for sciatica, rheumatism. backache, sore throat, stiff neck and sprains. Prices, 25c, SOc., and $1.00, (I nlteil Presg leaned Wire.) Washington. March 10. Members of President Tnft's official family are tittering over a slight misunderstanding between Taft and Speaker Cannon over an engagement to go f ir a tide In the White House automonne. .lust tiefore the house adjourned the president called Cannon over the telephone and t"Jd him he would pas.s the cnpltol htiildirig in "about 10 min utes" to take the speaker for n spin. Cannon was on the steps at the ap pointed time. He was there 25 minutes later, but the president had not made an appearance. The speaker then became slightly peeved. .He hurled a half smoked ; stogie upon the steps and climbed Into his own machine. He tlyn left, after Instructing a mes penger to tell the president that he had waited ns long as he could. Taft did not put in an appearance. fiiiiiMimmiy iiijpiwiwMiui in iiniui.n .inim.i.111 U - -:. f 1 WKrosT ?j-jf. jp-" a H . t TEMU6HT W" 2 . .-i i-.Cn - J! rouurtn. ti M JSpfcC - Ji.i-,1' luiiwiif .."AjfflnBBa.suiiji.js Pills erlpe theyactvlolentlyandall they do it to more your boweli jsf i mi mcy are not inorou.h. doei the work easily and gently (never rrtpe j or tirKenti- -cut when you eet through you re weu ana an the lnter-relaled or tans of your body are In a healthy i coDamon. This is the Tablet that cures constipation, liver and stomach troubles, rheumatism, ailments of the kidneys, dyspep sia, biliousness and indieestion. Easy Sure to Act s; Cet a 23c Box ANNA MUST PAY UP MORE ANCIENT DEBTS (United Press Leased Wlr. Paris, March 10- The Iiuchcss of Tal leyrand, formerly Countess De Castel iane. has been ordeied by the civil tribunal to continue paying the $5600 annuity to Count Boni s parents, which she contracted to pay. Shortly after b.-r marriage with fionl the duchess, who was .Miss Anna Gould, signed the cont met. At present the payments are ! S.rJOU In arrears. This sum was also asKesacl against the duchess. Countess He Castellane has borne the ro w title of duchess since the death of , rrino. .telle de Sagan s father, the Duke, of Talleyrand. The judge who derided that tho duch ess uhculd continue the payments said: "I am sorry that rioni' squandered I12.000.UOO of his wife's money. That, however, does not relieve her of the binding effect of tho annuity contract." SKIDMOKE DRUG COMPANY Prince Helte de Sagan come Into the enjoyment i in J'rusRlan .ileelii which inherited on the death of hi may never f the estate he recently s father, the J'uke -of 1 allyrand. Idspatehes from Hagan, where the estate Is situated, say that bankruptcy proceedings have 'been instituted against the prince, or the duke, ns he now Is. The claims of De Sagan's creditors, it is said, are suffi cient to take the entire estate. The duchess, It is gem-rally believed, .will satisfy the creditors out rif her allow ance, ns tslie has always been desirous of owning the famous estate. Spring " Nineteen-. en An Exhibition of N$w Spring Styles That Amounts to An Exposition As the eye is the mirror of the soul, so the show window is the mirror that should reflect the innermost recesses of the store. A glance at our windows will show you a reflection of spring styles that is truly marvelous. Even the spectacles of pes simism cannot disguise the fact that our collection of snappy spring styles is the largest and best ever assembled under one room in Portland. We Wish to Call Especial Attention to Our Queen Quality Shoes at $3.50 They form a line of which we are justly proud. Not a shoe in the lot that doesn't look like "five dollars." It is in this line that our "close margin" method of doing business can best be appreciated. This shoe is so good we carry it in four leath ers patent kid, dull French kid, gun- metal and suede. Comes with smoked pearl buttons cloth and leather top medium-weight sole $3.50 - c 'it" ? ' 1 The; Most Progressive Shoe Stores on the Pacific Slope PORTLAND a .!" e L. . - t aisn'', . S A 1M j? tsjr X sUL 'Is JLL b . mm mmm u JLstj IMITATION IS SINCERE FLATTERY ' Anyone can SAY they have the goods, but when it comes to a show down, a good many of them fall shy.' I do not fear competition ; my prices are a quarter to a third less than any store in Portland. Seeing is believing. Come and look. Sample Suits, Spring Styles, Coats 32 and 34 In. Long, fejt n gym Sold AH Over at From $25.00 to $35.00 . ... . . pJi8e) Waists, Regular gj-fl -jjA Guaranteed Silk A 2.00 Petticoats. . . dcl3 COME! LOOSC TORTTHEBIGhr TOU LL COME AGAIN ! 143 SIXTH OPP. MEIER & FRANK'S IT DOESN'T HURT TO I,OOK. r-