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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. .THURSDAY EVENING,' MARCH 10. 1910.
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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."
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COMPETING COASTERS
Tl
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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. - " "
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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.
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Stops
Neuralgia
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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.
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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
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The; Most Progressive Shoe Stores on the Pacific Slope
PORTLAND
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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
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