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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING,' JANUARY -2, 1911. mum -.';. .- ' J . HOLD LABORERS TO Commissioner Keefe Lectures . Them to Their Faces and Exposes Them to the World Has Plans for Whites. "INDIAN GEORGE" AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF AGE . i , ' . . I "' ' ' ,,:'v""' ' 5 T k i m ' ' v "f'a'-i a:vv.'4:1:.''1 t , ragrgSr II WllllWX,; - ' JZmrr, I 4 (Rpwtal Plfjwtofc to The Journal.) San Francisco,- Jan. 2.-T.Daniol J. . Kffe, commissioner general of Inriml- ' ""gratlan, believes he has a solution of the ' labor problem In the Hawaiian Inlands, ; and Incidentally a plan for peopling the Islands with Americans, or with whites who will become American eltlsens. He" has returned from Honolulu and will . lrvV.hra few days for Washington, where he will make a full report to President Taft of conditions affecting the immigration problem, as he found ,r ihem in the island territory, with recom mendations for the amelioration of ex isting wrongs. Kan Tali to tn. Planter. Before leaving Hawaii. Keefe had a heart to heart talk with the planters. He spoke so plainly, that representatives 'of the press were excluded from the ; meeting. He has spoken plainly here, placing responsibility for labor condi tions in Hawaii directly upon the planter "I visited a large number of the plan tations," said Keefe, "and . very thor- - oughly investigated the conditions under which laborers are living In the islands. I found that the wages paid are from 40 to 60 per cent lower than In the United States, and that the cost of-llv-Ing, for the laborers, is very much . higher. Of 42,000 men employed, only (60 are Americans. There are 22,000 Japs. Men, women and children axe em ployed oh the plantations, where the ; work, as I taw it. is hard and plentiful ,"' Company Store nourishes. 1 "Over each little group there is a boss, or luna, a they call hlnv who, has .no hesitation Jo palling the attention o those under htm to the necessity . for steady application to. the (ask at hand. I saw the laboresa prepare their break fast, I followed them to the fields, I . went with them to the stores, and I taw their homes, and I think I have a very fair Idea of the conditions under which they are living. "On each plantation 'Is maintained a company store. The employes are not compelled to purchase their supplies there, but as they have no money and this store Is the only place where their .credit Is good their chance of dealing - elsewhere is small. The Laborer's Cost of Urlng. "The cost of supplies varies on dlf- ; ferent plantations. I have a iul list of prices, but here are a few samples: - ' "The price of coal oil at these com pany stores runs from f 1 to 11.50 a five ' gallon can. It was as low as $1 on only one plantation. Potatoes are from 1 quarter cent; 40, J L .cents, a, pound; the , lower price prevailed on ohty two plan- tatlona. Flour Is from 11.56 to 11.75 a . sack of fifty pound. Cora beef is IS to 20 cents a pound. Salt pork is 20 v to 13 cents, according to the plantation. Bacon is from 22 to St cents, and la sold only In the whole piece. Sugar Is ult a luxury on these sugar plantations. For the unrefined article the laborers are charged from 4 to cents a pound ant for granulated ""gar 10 cents a pounaVr pounds tor 25 cents. "Such Russians as I found there at work are as good laborers as any in the world, but they will not stay, and the reason they give for leaving la ,that they are paid Insufficient wages to fur nish food. "White laborers are paid from $22 to $24 a month. Asiatics are paid $18 a month. Twenty-six days of 10 hours each constitutes a month, and it is rare ly possible for a man to get a full month.- Women and children are em ployed at till smaller wages. The men . working in the mills have a 12-hour day, - and receive about $2 a month more than those who work In the fields." Indian George," a Hood River Indian, over one hundred years old. (Special DUpttch to The JonraiLt Hood River, Or., Jan. 2. There Is no face more familiar to the old time citizens of Hood River than the face of "Indian George" as he is known, but whose right name Is Oeorge ChliuWere. "Indian George" Is over 100 years of age. No one knowsnot even himself his exact age. Joe- Elick, an other old time Indian of Hood River, came here over 80 years ago and he states that "Oeorge" was then a man grown. "George" was born at Hood River. He was twice married and raised two boys and three girls all of which have passed to the "happy hunting ground" together with his two wives. "George" stated that at an early day there were over two thousand Indians ' at Hood River and as many more at the Cascade Locks. Their greatest foes were the Snake . Indiana ' who would come here and kidnap the boys and girls and steal the cayuses from the, range. Re atat ed that the Hood Rivers greatly feared the Snakes -because their arrows were dipped In such deadly poison, and If one of their arrows penetrated the body it meant sure death. His account of how the Spokane, Yakima and Snake tribes would pass up and down the Co lumbia river in their canoes hewn out of rough logs, under the light of the pitch torch or in the glimmering rays of the pale moon, was most thrilling. He said . that the Hood River Indians were never molested by the Spokanea or Taklma tribes, but that they made constant warfare on the Cascade In dians. Indian "Ooorge" stated that all his kinsfolk have been burled on Mamalooee Island but that he desireB to be burled in the white man's graveyard when he dies. "Qeprge" is practically blind and though he is about , en the streets ev ery day, it id: evident that he la Hear ing his end on earth. EUGENE SHOWS - RIGO GETS HIS GREAT PROGRESS! HADLEYS MIXED Stomach Sufferers Squander Millions In Search of Relief. Trial Package of Ctnarfs Dyspepsia Tablets rree. The world is full of disordered stom achs and 90 per cent of them oney spent upon physicians and drugs goes in an attempt to cure the stomach. , People are made to believe that In order to gain health they must doctor their stomach and use cathartics. So the doctor gets his fee for the stomach treatment and the druggist for the physics, until the savings of a lifetime are exhausted and yet no cure. Let's be reasonable. The sick stomach is in every case the result of overeating, hurried mas tication and Improper choice of foods. The mucous lining all the way down the food tract loses its sensitiveness, and when food is forced down the muscles fall to respond. They do not churn the food as they should. The elandH no longer give out gastric Juice to dissolve the food and render It cap able of assimilation. The man has be come a dyspeptic. There is one sure way and only one to bring positive relief. Put into that stomach of yours the very elements that it lacks to get that food Into liquid form. It takes pepsin, diastase, golden seal and other ferments to accomplish this. The healthy stomach contains these elements. The dyspeptic stomach lacks part or all of them. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet is made up of Just What the dyspeptic stomach lacks . nature's digestives. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are not a .' medicine, not a drug, not a cathartic They do not cur anybody of anything but Dyspepsia and Indigestion? and such ' ailments as arise from poorly digested food. While they digest the food the stom ach recuperates. The mucous . mem brane ia coming out of its stupor, the gastric Juice Is. coming to the surface, the muscles are regaining their power. K very organ of the body takes on new - Ufa, the skin gains color, arid the eyes era no longer tinged with yellow. You iv. - . . , Why doctor and why drug yourself? Stuart's ; 'jDypepsi Tablets will take -car of ; your food while Nature cures yrtfeS"-. '. ' " "iia'oootyotirawggTBtiNrceias; Or, tf you prefer a free trial package , before buying, tend your name and ad . ' dress today.;, J A. Stuart Co- 160 Stu art tldf, Marshall. Mich, 1 r Year of 1910 Was Greatest in City's HistoryMany Good - Things Coming in Future. (Special Diipitch to The JonrntL) Eugene, Or., Jan. 2. The progress of Eugene during 1910 is indicated In carefully compiled reports gathered by Manager Freeman of the Commercial club, closing with the records Saturday, showing that business and trade In creases of this year are in excess of the records of 1909 by from 20 to 80 per cent. Street car travel, gas and electric consumption, etc., have increased about 25 per cent. Building permits for the year are $700,009 wnich, added to the $250,000 expenditures of the Oregoa Power company in this community In extensions and" betterments of their plant, new office building and sub station in Springfield, rans the total for new construction up to the million dol lar mark. The building record, therefore, is sustained, equaling last year. The Portland, Eugene & Eastern has ex pended nearly $100,000 in betterments and extensions of the trolley system, but these are construction figures not covered in the ordinary building per mits. The largest and finest equipped department store, probably in the state, outside of Portland, will be ppened at the comer of Sixth and Willamette streets February 1. The fruit crop of Lane county for 1910, from compilations and estimates made by County Fruit Inspector J. Beebo shows thus far 85 carloads. Of apples, pears and peaches there were 48,400 boxes; cherries shipped, 175 tons; of prunes, 23. cars, and 31,500 crates of berries. The advertising of Lane county's re sources has added several thousand residents during the year, mainly through the advertising developed by the Commercial club's magazine, "Any body's." Shortly after the first of the year, the Eugene municipal power plant will be opened, at Waltervllle, on the McKenzle, developing power for city uses. The bank deposits of the three Eugene banks show great increases over last year. Commencing Sunday even ing Eugene attains Bne more metropoli tan facility In that the telegraph office becomes one of the all' night offices and will remain continuously open. Tae newcomers' reception night Monday-fit the Commercial club has planned to entertain 600 strangers. TOWN OF BANKS MAY SOON B INCORPORATED (Special Dtoptrti to The JoareuM Forest Grove, Or., Jan. The citi zens of Banks, the thriving little town on the P. R. & N. railroad, elght miles north of this city, are preparing i In corporate. Only a few years ago Banks consisted of but three or fon dwelling houses, a schoolhouse and a blacksmith shop; but 'with the coming of the rail road has experienced a . phenomenal growth, and is now one of rhi leadjng towns In Washington county, having several dry goods stores, furniture stores, maat market, a fcank and a news-parW,,whnm-warteC8ntlUrta7tTlie rapid growth of the, town Is accounted fpr from the fact that it is the trading center for a larger arming, and dairying region. - . Introduces New Wife to Old . Friends as Daughter of Yale President. (Pabllihera' Preai Ltued wire.) Budapest, Jan. 2. Janlcezy Rlgo, who was once the husband of Princess Chimay, formerly Clara Ward of De troit, appeared in public here this week with a beautiful American woman ele gantly attired. He introduced her to an interviewer as his new wife, "formerly Katherlne Hadley, the daughter of Pro fessor .Hadley of Tale, owning gold mines in Alaska and extensive property in Oregon." Rlgo and his wife spent a week In his gypsy mother's cottage at Pakoszet, where Katherlne Rlgo will build her mother-in-law a new house. New York, Jan. 2. Rlgo sailed from New York last week with his nres ent wife, who is a daughter of Professor Hadley of Philadelphia and who was di vorced in this city two years ago by Casper Emerson, Jr., who named Rlgo as co-respondent New Southern Train. ' Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 2 The South ern Railway company today put Into operation a new through passenger train between this city and Charleston, 8. C, by way of Lexington, Knoxvllle, Ashe- vllle, Spartanburg and Columbia. Asthma Catarrh WHOOPING COUCH CROUP BRONCHITIS COUGHS COLDS tSTSU8MtO 1ST . . A dmple. Mis tnd effective MeMmeat for br cbial Ireablea, witkoot doiiai tbe t.mack with f run. Utcd with raccei for Ulrty yean. Te air readcret Mrenely latiieptlc, I up) red wlik every bnitb, make Vettklng caay, aaatkea (be tefe ikreat, aad Mope the cough, aaeoriiig net. fnl aiktt. Cretelea ia Invaluable to motbera with rI cblldrea aod a ttm w ruffe re ra fren Atthtra. Scad na postal fbf deaerlptlve beeklet. ALL DRUGGISTS. Try Creaolcae And eeptic Threat Tablet for tae irritated threat. They are aim pie, effect ive aad astlaeptlc. Of year drag lit or from aa, ioc la attape. Vtpo Creioleoe Co. BRING US YOUR CHRISTMAS PICTURES ' TO DEVELOP and PRINT, GOOD WORK QUICK SERVICE POPULAR PRICES BLUMAUER PHOTOSUPPLYCO. .'"'. Ill .SIXTH ST. AGENTS KA8TMAJ? KODAKS IN HIGHEST COURT Judge Munly Diligent in , In terest of Early Decision , and Fisheries Law.' " (Waahlnttoo Korean of The Journal.) ;. Washington, Jan.' 1. M. Q. Munly and bio sons, Raymond and R. N., have arrived In Washington. Judge Munly has been to Boston In the Interest of the sale of the bonds of Portland's Broad way bridge. He came here to, present to Secretary Nagel facts bearing on Alaska salmon fishery properties, repre senting Oregon interests. The proposed legislation for regulation of salmon fishing la Alaskan waters is the occa sion of his presentation to NageL While here) Judge Munly will ascertain what are the prospects for an early de cision by the United States sifpreme court of the case from Portland involv ing the initiative and referendum, in which i telephone company is plaintiff and appellant, and which raises the question whether or not the Oregon laws preserve the Republican form of govern ment Munly beliefs aa early decision wilt be beneficial to all eoneerned. , Journal Want Ads bring results. GOVDflTTO ran .AC. Experimental Stations to Be Established and Irrigation' Experiments to Be Made. ; (8pclal Dteoatch to The Journal.) ' Oregon Agricultural College, Corval Its, Jan. 2. That the! state of Oregon will receive the aid of the federal gov. ernment in carrying on the extensive experimental work in "agriculture is practically assured by word received to day by President Kerr of the Oregon Agricultural college;, from the authori ties at Washington. ; The messages stati t.iat the bills carrying the appro priations for this work seem certain tp be passed by the present session Of con gress. '.., . j The plans for the extension of this work, which have been promulgated by President Kerr of the Agricultural col lege, have been presented to the board of regents of the college and have been approved by them. The assurances from the federal government that they -wilt be In a position to cooperate With the state In this work now have the mat ter ready for presentation to the state legislature' The work wfll be carried on in co operation with the Agricultural col lege. The plan provides for establish ing experimental stations In central Oregon, southern Oregon and extensive irrigation experiments In the Willamette valley. The central Oregon station will be concerned principally with experi mental work in dry farming wlth'a view of finding . what products - are best suited to the conditions which prevail over that great area. ' The southern Oregon station will take up investiga tions in horticulture, dairying, of vege table raising and other branches of agricultural' work. The Irrigation ex periments will be carried on through out the Willamette valley for the.pur- posa of determining what can be done to increase the productivity of thJs'seo- uon or uie state. - , : 1 Presldont Kerr feels that the assur ances of cooperation on the part of the federal government make it quite cer--' tain that the plan will meet with the approval of, the state authorities. He believes that if the work ia carried on as . provided In this scheme that the state of Oregon will be made richer by many millions of dollars per year. Mendota Nut coal for ranges; no' dirt; tf ton; delivered.' Truscott Fuel Co., ISth and Overton. M. 15, A-16E. Not Sisters . Now and a-gaia yoa see two women pats " inf down the street who look like Uteri. You are astonished to learn that they art Mother aad daughter, and yoa realize that 4 woman at forty or forty-nvs ought to be at hsr iaest and fairest. Why isn't it so? ; Y The general health of woman is so in timately associated with tha local health f the essentially - feminine organs that ; there can be no : red checks aad round , term where there is female weakness. , ' s Women who have safTered treat , ' : th.ii tronble ' have foonb prompt f etief and eare in the ate of Dr. Fieree'e Favorite Prescription, It ves vior and vitality to tie. rtfana of womanhood. ' It eleare the complexion, brightens the . eyes end reddens the cheeks. :j ... . ' r" ' ; Ne alcohol, er hshlt-forralni dregs fs contained in VPsverite Prescription., . Any sick women may, consult Dr. Pierce by letter, free. Every letter k held as sacredly confidential, and answered- ia a plain envelope. Addressr World's Dispensary Medical Association, Dr. R.V. Piercefree. , Bufelo, N.Y. - v ... .. . asn i im . '. MS'' i Politz 285 Morrison Street Polite 285 Morrison Street 1 Politz CLOTHIS t CLOTHES V ' ' CLOTHES JANUARY GLEAN UP SALE No one with even the remotest clothing needs can afford to pass by this clothing sale, because of several weighty reasons: Firstly, because of the character of the goods on sale nothing better to be had and none in the store over three or four months everything up to date. Secondly, because of the very substantial savings made possible on these superb suits and overcoats by the 'Tolitz" policy of closing out each season's goods as the seasons end, so that the new season may be started with an absolutely new and fresh stock. You will find each suit or overcoat bearing the original already low regular price tagyou can tell exactly what you're expected to pay in a word, this is a genuine sale. You're safe in buying at "Politz'." There's nothing reserved, but everything goes on sale at cut prices. Suits and Overcoats Suits and Overcoats Suits and Overcoats Suits and Overcoats Suits and Overcoats AU$20 All $25 All $3.0 All $35 AH $40 I2L65 $29.75 "The Home of Good Clothes " 285 Morrison Street V The Home of Good Clothes" JofK 1 I II w' Vi. ,,.7 V 1 ' m m m. : ft .'".- m ''. : m m w a mm "."'' m . . . av w am , , m a? . m mm.-. m m . . -f WWyg 285. J" I' . ... .......... -r . ... . - ., r i . 1 -! ateaieeyaelJg(r)a ej -frrff! t 'I i 1. : , .-. .