THE OREGON'-. SUNDAY JOURNAU PORTLAND; SUNDAY MORNING, : AUGUST 10, 1913.
TAX SCHEME URGED
THAT WOULD SHIFT
BURDEN ON WEALTH
' , I U 11 l , M ( k r
. Protection' That ;Would - FYe-
vent, Monopoly and Gradu
ated Land Tax Wanted, ,
" , Bf . W. . W. Bonn. . V
' Troj Or.. Aug. . Since the enacting
or theMcKlnley tariff there has been
a great change In the status of Amerl
can production ' and manuractorle. At
' that time they needed the proteotipn of
- the strong arm of the government To
day., with a few exception, - they .-are
not n,y holding their own at home, but
have Invaded the markets of the world
and are found in successful competition
with European productions in all quar
ter of the globe. Tet there are aome
, arUclee, If not protected. in which
American labor and capital cannot suc
cessfully compete - with the underpaid
labor of oriental and European coun
. tries. . While protecting these, that the
jiatlon may receive sufficient revenue
'to meet current expenses and prevent
- monopoly In domestic productions, tariff
should not be high enough to, exclude
Importation. When a -tariff excludes
' importation it ceases to. produce a reve
nus. fosters -monopoly,-and enables the
monopolist to demand an exorbitant
price of the-consumer; it !
t In- establishing -'.a?-, tariffs-rate- four
thWfllio;bA! tsj9'tonjaers
' tion;'. i.' "'''"',7'
, Is the article to considered a lux-
nry' or a necessity? -
. " Can it be produced In any part of the
United States to an advantageT
Is the home product exported I
Is the foreign product Imported?
.When Tariff Should Be Removed.
Wnen an American inauairy amis
' swaddling clothes and ttccessfuljy com
petes', Jni. foreign - markets ..with, '.ill com
ers; It does not need the protection of
a tariff, and its productions should be
plaeed on the free list. ' It Is no longer
' an Infant Industry, but should be made
to stand on Its own legs and win by
' Us own merits. A tariff which makes It
profitable for the manufacturer to ex
port an article and sell it for less than
he gets for .the same at home, binders
'competition and creates a' monopoly.
.Unless it be an inheritance tax. the
, consumer and user, either directly or
Indirectly, pays all tariff, taxes and
excises, the burden of which makes free
traders of men who cannot grasp the
intricacies of so complicated a problem
. and see that what benefits a section of
the country and makes its inhabitants
prosperous. Is paramount to all individ
ual advantages. Free traders wish ex
ceptions made In their, own particular
production. In short, they wish to buy
the "other fellow's products" In a free
trade market, but wish to sell their
own under protection. They are free
traders in the ratio of their consump
tion to their production and self inter
est In as large a country as the United
States productions are sectional' while
consumption" is general, and a tariff
which protects either the manufactories
of New England, the cotton, tobacco,
rice and sugar of the south, or the
lumber wool and forest products of the
x WCBt, Willi vmJVV D inuuBiiiso
and productions of a particular seotton,
places a burden on the whole country.
The Question Is simply whether or not
the benefits received are tantamount
to the burden . Imposed.
Equal rarer to All Section.
All protectionists concede that so
long as a tariff protects without fos
tering monopoly it Is a benefit to the
whole country in that It makes possible
'the fostering and development of Infant
and . experimental Industries that will
become self supporting. The nation
should favor all sections of the country
alike when such favor Is needed to
maintain their Industries and develop
their resources. But when that favot
Is extended so as to give exclusive
rights and privileges to a few, and
"forms monopolies, it Is the duty of our
lawmakers to withdraw "that favor.
The majority do not believe in direct
taxes for the support of the general
government but concede that current
expenses should be met by an income
from duties and excises. To the reve
nue received from a tariff sufficient for
protection should be added sufficient
duties and excises on luxuries for cur
rent expenses.
In the enactment of laws for the
production of a revenue a clear dls-
-' tinotion should be made between lux
uries and evils. A Christian nation
should not obtain a revenue from the
licensing of wrong. "A moneyed stipu
lation cannot compensate-for the exist
ence of evil, and the accepting of a sttp
ulated amount fer Its toleration sanc
tions an evil and establishes a prece
dent the effect of which is degrading
and far reaching.
The value of commodities fluctuates
In the markets of the world, and con
gress' ehould simply enact laws provid
ing for -needed protection, and a reve-
" nue sufficient to meet current expense
and not attempt to make rates. That
a tariff on necessaries. produced 4n this
country may yield, a -revenue and at
the same time protect' the tariff should
vary to meet existing prices. This can
not be provided for by a" congress that
meets biannually, nor can experts de
cide on rates and say that they will
y meet all requirements for two years.
' Prices and conditions may repeatedly
change during the interim between ses-
" slcns of congress, and the same fixed
rate be both prohibitive and Inade-
excises should be taken out of politics
snd placed under the department of
. commerce, or a commission created giv
ing it power to fix and change rates
- a wording v to the market, and publish
schedules of rate according to condl
" tions, that dealers may know when and
.where to buy and sell. : .,f
; ' fallacy ef Bsdprooity.
farlesof life that can be produced at
nome, sucn as anecieu- oj un prvpoeea
treaty .with Canada, is -detrimental to
us, snd we may be thankful , that Can-S-
ada turned it down; but a advocated
by Blaine it Is benef lolal that ts the
enacting of a prohibitive tariff on lux
uries, and staples we cannot produce,
and then making arrangements with
: other countries Whereby they admit our
exports free that they may sell us lux
uries. . and necessaries we cannot Pro
duce to an advantage. When reclproo
.. lty weakens protection and thereby Jeop
jv.ardiiaa alther a. II vine- wise for Amer
' lean labor or fair return for American
- capital, it is detrimental to the country
and should sbe turned down.
: , But the enacting of equitable tariff
laws is not the ons andenly panacea for
;' all " our social, political . and , financial
Ills. That th burden "of taxation may
rest where It .can most easily be. borne
and not oppress the wv 'wi should
be enacted placing it more on wealth
y and n6t so much on Industry and thrift
. Laws . establishing an inheritance taa,
an Income tax, and a direct graduated
single .tax on- l,and and publio service
corporations Is legislation in the right
direction. The. enacting of such laws
should be by the sutes and not by the
general government . f
An Inheritance tax Is a tax on un
earned wealth, that Is so far as bene
ficiaries are concerned, while the bur
den of an income tax and a direct gradu.
ated single tax on land and : publio
service corporations tails on exploiters
and the amassers of wealth."-, tt
. One of the drawbacks of our present
system of taxation . Is that assessor
have trouble Hating personal property
which binder existing laws should Day
its-pro rata of taxes, It i often kept
so covered up . that it ' escapes assessr
ment and taxes for years, even though
the owner, may repeatedly perjure him
altJ,S:)h :?.;: v-1
"; erne ef Oraduated X.nd Tax. -
' Many of the state have , law pro
hibiting investment in real estate by
aliens. , But these laws are so formu
lated with provisos that they are easily
evade) and ineffective.. A single fjrad
uated 4 tax on land, and publio!; service
corporations would not onlr-Jiprevent
further attainment of title by nonresi
dent aliens.- but' without : being retro
active, it would eliminate those already
holding land by making the Molding Of
it for an advance In value and not for
a ' home, unprofitable. Under tbe pro
vailing system capitalists have gotten
possession of much of the land and are
holding It not alone for a revenue from
its productions, but for an advance in
price, .thus exploiting ; the ; labors . of
those to whom they make no compensa
tion .. ';--:..;. ; ;
If the states were to raise their reve
nue by an Inheritance tax, an income
tax' and, a single graduated tag on land
and publio, service corporations. It would
cure these, tils and readjust conditions
so that the man of limited means who
wishes to till the soIL could obtain title
to it at a reasonable price and on rea
sonable terms, and secure the necessary
loans and 'credits to carry on his, busi
ness at not more than half tbe rate of
Interest he ha to pay at present. That
would redound-to his benefit and more
than compensate for the taxes be would
have to pay on his land. ;;:',
In states ' where money and paper
representing money are assessed the man
who borrows 'either ha to pay a torn
mission to an agent of . foreign capi
talist or reimburse the resident capital
ist .for the. taxes he has to pay on
money loaned. Money loaners may be
philanthropists.' but they do not psy
taxes on money used to develop and
establish homes 1 without recompense,
even though the owners of these homes
pay taxes on them. In these states bor
rowers must pay taxes twice, once di
rectly and once either as commission
or as higher Interest Just as surely
as an insurer1 pays the commission of
the agent who Insure him, or the man
who consumes an ardol pays the com
mission of all middle men through
whose hands It passes and the freight
from where it is produced to where it
is consumed.
An inheritance tax, an Income tax,
and a single graduated tax on land and
publio service corporation would ' put
the real home builder in possession of
the land and to a large extent solve
the problem of the faddist who Is o
vehemently and eloquently crying "back
to the land." One of the principal rea
sons for the Influx .of.- the rural popu
lation to the cities, 1 that' exploiters
have vied with each ether in dispossess
ing them of tbe soil, and. by slow but
sure process, are Instituting a landlord
and tenant servitude such as found
among the peasantry of Europe. -
Free trade will drive tbe urban bob-
ulatlon to ths land, as it will make
conditions suoh that they cannot obtain
a living in the congested centers; but
it wui leave tbe laborer and property
producer 4 servant to the money lords.
Laws providing for an Inheritance tax,
an Income tax, and a single graduated
tax on land and publio service corpora
tions. Instead of driving - them, would
lure them to It by holding out Induce
ment whereby they can obtain homes
anu inuepenaencs.
Such conditions would lessen eauses
for strike, lockout and labor Mots, as
It would stimulate men to become home
builders and tillers of the soil labor
ers with Teatdfntereet and without
spectflo wsges and the intervention of
an employer. The average man will not
evince me earns Interest In a business
that, pays him speclflo wages that be
does in one in which he ha a vested
right and a personal interest
The argument an opposer of an In
heritance tax and an income tax sets
forth is that every man, rich or ooor.
simply because he Is a man, should pay
an equai part or tne expenses of gov
erning the land and for paolla utilities.
Or they quote the Isolated text from
the Biblei "For whosoever hath, to
him shall be given, and he shall have
more abundance; but whosoever hath
not from him shall be taken away even
that he hath," and olalm that even ths
scriptures teach the favoring of tho
financially successful. Antlgraduated
single tax advocates instead of meeting
tbe question and discaseln it ea it la.
attack the theory advanced by Henry
George and asVume that all In favbr of
a single graduated tax on land and pub
lie servloe corporations are disciples of
bis without reserve, and wish to destroy
all value In land, which is far from
being true.
To Destroy lead Xorploltetlom.
A, properly adjusted single gradua
ted tax will not cause Improved lands
to deteriorate in value. The ' one and
only holder of land who will lose by
such a system is the exploiter the mau
who has unlmprovsd holdings and prof
its by thetabors snd thrift of the home
builder while letting his own land lis
idle. And even he, if he will yield and
dispose of such holdings or4mprove
them, will not sustain serious losses.
He will simply have to- oesse his graft
and monopolisation and get off the
backs o& those who by their labor S,nd
thrift are creating wealth for Invest
ors and money sharks while making
nomea tor tnemseives.
The fertile and productive land of
America for the home of American clti
sens, be they native born or natural
ised, who have produced Its wealth by
their labors and thrift a constant bet
tering of their condition, and the pro
tection of the actual and : permanent
home builder, should ever be our slogan.
nopoly, the favoring of wis man wlthl
smau, nomings by the shifting Of the
ouraen or taxation to wealth, and tho
making of those of extensive wealth
bear their lust share of taxation, would
do wondsrs In bringing about these con
ditions, , , . i ,s , , ; i 7
; CHICAGO HOGS HIGHER V
' 'VG;',; "I" 1 "jc,:;.;'":' )
Market Vp Klckel; Some Strengtb
;jV:F--8 ft Shown for Sheep. "
Chios go,j: AU,i .Hogs, ? "B00;S putt
oyer, . $000. Receipt year ago, 7600.
Market to lower. Mixed and butchers,
18.100Mb; good and heavy, SS.70M
iB' rough and heavy, $7.0l.f0; light
MifM6y. --.' ' ' ,.
Cattle,' 60,"-v1arket-teady.-iV:::' ".a
Sheep, 180 J. . Market steady.
KANSAS CITV LIVESTOCK :
...y:,. -.-,,,: '
Hogg 8, to 10 Cent " Higher Wfth
Topg at 9.05 Sheep Strong. -Kansas
City, ; Aug. Hogs, . DS0&
Market to to 10b hlirher. Tone. 18.011. ;
. Cattle, 100. Market steady,. ,
Sheep, too, Market Bo higher.
Rem iji iscences of a : Country School Teacher
.; "! 1 1 "' ". ii I it In i 1 1 i i i , , in i, .in. ' ,ii m. mi - ii ,t m ' iimh i"i III mi .11 II I I.
4 .Written for The Journal by Jessie Buoy. Darnell
KALAMA, WASH., Aug. 9. -I was not
greatly pleased with my first view
, .,: of eastern Oregon, said Teacher, 'al
though when -r: had taught a term I
liked the country better. I still missed
my, beloved green hills and little fish
Ing stream and the noisy ocesn. . Some
how in all these year's I have never beet,
satisfied Jong away from a Urge body
of water and the mountains,.
But on this first visit to th eastern
part of th state, ; had gone up from
Portland on an evening train which .got
Into Pendleton about S o'clock on a very
dark morning and bo my. first view of
tho country was when later in the morn
Ing, I raised the,Und in the window of
my room In the Golden Rule hotel and
saw tbe : bald bluffs and , little bare
knolls across th. Umatilla. .. ,-
Later in' thedky, on the .train bound
for Adams, I noticed our train ran close
by what X termed, a small stream and
wa astonished upon inquiry to find
the stream was the poted Wild .Horse,
which I, had always supposed was a real
river. : . I think there have - been times,
however, when the Wild Horse was real
enough. :V.-.irf;. Xs:.;:.iA?&: :,..,
It was the third of January when I
arrived at Adams and ; wa met by a
neighbor who wa to conduct me to my
boarding place. . . : v
There were few houses In Adams at
that, time and, the farm houses looked
vwy s far apart across the rolling, dull
Unted country.- The day wa gray and
dull looking, too, and Just as we were
leaving the little town a cold dry sleet
began " to fall, which the wind blew
sharply against my face until my Mr
and nose fairly tinglsM, : and long be
fore we had reached the end of our four
mile Journey I was entiled to the bone
although the little team of bays cov
ered .the grround rapidly. :fsr ft "y ;v,-..f;- :J
After 1 had begun to think I was fast
turning Into , ah Icicle, & the neighbor
halted his team at the gate of a little
white farm house and called to the oc
cupants, who came hurrying eut ,
Well, . I've brought your chool
ma'am. he announced Jovially. "I ex
pect you'll rhave to thaw : her out for 1
guess she'e!- about t rose," and tbey 1 did.
They thawed me out before a roaring
open fire, with delicious hot coffee and
tempting lunch. I liked Mr. and Mrs.
Schuettler from the flrst-
1 think most any one would after
such a reception, but I found them to, be
PRUNE CROP IS HEAVY
AT MYRTLE CREEK AND
PRICES ARE VERY GOOD
Outlook for Growers Is Better Than
Ever Before; Large Sized Fruit
Is Likely to Predominate; Free
From Disease,1
8pcUl to Th Journal.)
Myrtle Creek, Or., Aug. t.-With
prune harvest but one month away pros
pects for a large and profitable prune
crop' were never better than st present
The output in pounds is going to be
large, and never In the history of the
prune industry in this section has mon
etary returns promised better, and our
f rune growers are in good spirits over
he outlook.
This has been a most favorable sea
son for prunes. There was no damage
from frost last spring, other than in a
few orchards. The cold rains, which
sometimes are fatal to the - young
prunes, especially the Italian variety,
were absent during the blooming sea
son. Then, when we are usually in want
of rain during the ordinary season, this
year it has rained bounteously, and
prunes have made a large growth, and
sixes promise to be above Uft average.
The prunes this season are also free
from rust or scab, whereas last season
eastern buyers used the presence of the
scab as a pretext for the lowness of
prioes Offered. And Just now, right
when It Is needed to put sugar into the
prunes, the weather Is hot and dry. The
growers are trusting for their luck to
continue te the end of the season and
tSov Hn nnt ripuir nnv na rl v rain at
Prune buyers have been active In thlsOrexoa
vicinity during me past zortnicnt, ana
many contracts. have bsen signed, u. U
Gil, of Roseburg, Oregon, and E. L.
French, of Vancouver, Wash., who has
a packing plant hers, have been the
principal -buyers. While early offers
were not so good as at present every
grower who- has sold hss dons so at a
reasonable price. Edwin Weaver, one of
the largest growers in Douglas county,
old his entire croo to Mr. French at 8 V4
cents per pound, orchard run. R. L,. Olle
closed several contracts here recently,
for both French and Italian prunes, at
tt cents per pound for Sis to 40s, with
a one-fourth cent droa. on each succeed
ing lower grade; and that I the price
.ABtltn maw Q I n . a t nrim.
fse to be larger than usual this seasoi
many growers are claiming that thelt
fruit will bring them at least an aver-W
age oi e cents per rouna, and at sucn a
price they will make a fair profit.
In ordinary years this place ships
from 50 to 76 cars of dried prunes, and
the local packing house is busy for two
or three months, employing quite a
largo force of men and women.
LIVESTOCK TRADE IS
VERY BEARISH DURING
" WEEK IN THE YARDS
(Continued from preeedinb page.)
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regoa ................ 12 ,
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220
400 i
such simple, - kindly people. ' Just brim
full of love for each other, with enough
to spare for others. They- were Ger
mans, "bk young couple, fairly well edu
cated, who had been In - this , country
since childhood and having met he as
a hired girl and he as a hired man, de
cided; to farm. the remainder , of their
lives and had saved up enough te make
a good payment down on their 60 acres
and were working hard to earn and save
toward future payment. -
Ws did have some gloriously good
I times that winter, sleigh riding and at
tending our literary aeoating society
and - in social gatherings about the
neighborhood, i but . the death of ' little
Mrs. Schuttler near ths end of my term
saddened the memory of it all
v:,i- . .--f :i ... ri ' ,-. . ; -.. ;
SHORTLY after I entered tb Schuet
tler home the little woman' told of
the great Joy that was coming to
their litUe home In the spring and that
was one reason why aha had wanted to
board the Teacher, so she would not al
ways be alone when" her- husband was
obliged to be away for a few days.
So I spent my spare time reading to
lihe little mother-to-be,' trying to talk
ner language ana neiping ner witn ner
tiny bits of sewlngt . ' ,
' One morning In the latter part of
March Mr. Schuettler started to the
barn with the milk-pall on bis arm but
soon returned for gun and spade, telling
us be had seen a coyote run Into a hole
In a bit of bluff behind the house near
where he had begun some plowing. .
: Going out to' the place he soon found
the entrance to the den,, then filling th
opening with dirt he dug down a little
farther back and struck the runway to
the den. i The little mother coyot let
her' curiosity get -the better of her rl
dom, there, wa a flash and her puppies
wr without a mother. Mr. Schuettler
brought them down, nine of them with
the dead mother, that we might se the
pretty -Uttl4 things,' then he shot them
tpo for there wa a bounty of IS on each
soaln and $!0 was not o often dug out
of the-Trround. f 'v.. ..'(
That' night as we a wasung our
toes by the open fire, a long-drawn dole
ful cry cams from the hillside and ws
shivered a we listened, at least the lit
tle woman and I did.; Again and again
It came and I could scarcely sleep" that
night for the cries. Mr. Schuettler had
told us not to be afraid as it was Just
the old father coyote tcrylpg for his
COWS.
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Oregon
Oregoa
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Montana
Oregoa
Oregoa
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...... l ! 885 7.00
21 1000 T.OO
27 045 8.75
2 045 8.S5
2 1070 8.25
8 080 8.25
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1 810 8.23
35 1013 6.00
4 1018 6.00
1 060 8.00
1 1470 8.00
1 1880 5.00
1 1090 BOO
3 1090 , 6.00
...... 2 1410 4 25
1 1450 4.0U
HOGS. I
...... 24 225 89.T5
24 173 9.50
...... 82 148 9.25
...... 8 840 8.60
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Tuesday Kerning Salei,
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No. At. lbs. Price.
15 924- 8850
15 8X5 6.20
5 444 6.00
COWS. , . .
15 775 ' 85.55
30 975 5.00
S 1180 8.00
1 800 8.25
BBFEB8.
8 550 $5.00
HOGS.
77 108 89.60
2 830 8.00
Tuesday Af teraeea Salsa.
No. At. lbs. Price.
STKKB3 A
1 1200 88.60
, 1 1170 8.00
22 1147 7.50
2 1135 7.50
1 1000 7:25
1 W70 7.25
6 1155 7.00
1 800 6.50
COWS
4 . 1120 $8.50
14 1046 8.23
1 1280 6 25
4 1052 8.25
1 800 6.00
A 8 1170 6.50
1 1840 5.28
8 790 5.23
BULLS
1 1880 $3.25
VTt 1 1500 5.00
1 1240 4.00
t 890 8.00
1 1010 2.00
BOGS
II 213 $9.75
'.. 6 108 8.85
45 102 9.80
EWES .
128 . 95 $400
it ' 94 4.00
WedaWay Kerning gales.
Oregon
California
Oregon .
California
California
California
Oregon .
Oregon . ,
Idaho '..
Oregon
Oregon
BOGS
52
i e 34
48
20
...... a
92
Oregon
Washington ......
Washington ......
Waihlugton ......
' Wi
150
133
179
230
187
290
137
400
1010
At. lbs.
1058
1180
840 .
900
970
1078
1115
1350
$9.85
90
9.60
9.60
9.15
900
8.65
8.25
8.15
$5.00
Pries.
$7.50
T.60
T.W
6.20
$8.50
6.60
6.50
6.50
$5.00
Waahlngtoa.
laa no ......
Oregoa ...
Washington
Washington
Oregon ...
Section-
Oregon . . .
Oregon . . .
Oregon . . .
Oregon ...
Oregon . . .
Oregoa ...
Oregon . . .
Oregon . .
Oregoa ...
2
95
1
BULLS
1
STEERS
No.
3
8
8
IT
COWS
1
8
It:::: 'i
STAGS
1
1000
Wednesday Afternoon Bales.
, COWS ,
Section.
Idaho ..
Idaho ..
Idaho ..
Idaho
Oregon
Idaho ..
Idaho
Idaho ..
Idaho ..
Idaho .,
No.
Are. lb.
955
- 930
-. 0(18
1074
1250
, 958
108T
A5
077
1090
Price.
- $6.80
6.85
6.85
5.76
8.75
8.73
6.2.1
6.25
6.2S
. 6.23
83
19
IS
6
1
20
11
33
8
2
Thursday Kerning galea, .
BULLS
Section. No. Are. lbs.
Oregon 2 80S
Oregon 3 893
, HOGS
Oregon 48 212
Oregon I 156
Oregon 2 115
Oregon 1 120
Oregon 4 , 185'
Oregoa 5 . 125
Oregoa 1 210
...... gxgEBS
Montana 8- - 1078
Oregon ' 936
COWS
Oregon ................ 15 lof4
Oregon ................ 1 , 1180
Oregon ....... I ,870 '
Oregon 1 880
, BULLS
Oregon 8 ' 1218
a-- ' Thursday A ft rn son Bales.
STEERS
Section. ' 'No. Ave. lbs.
Oregon 24 1088
Oregon ....... 6 : 1040
Oregon '. ....... ...7T., T (W2
Oregon I 1190
..; V;:.:;.3,'iV' COWS
Oregon ,o..,..'..;...". I , . 940
Oregon $ 1150
Oregon' r& ,. S 1153
Orsgon ................ 1 1110
Oregon t..,i... 2 ; 910
Oregon I ..,.1120
- ,
Price.
$5.25
4.25
$9.60
9.20
9.00
9.00
9.00
0.00
6.00
$8.00
7.00
l $6.T3
6.50
6.00
6.50
$4.50
Price.
$7.50
7 50
A. 50
;f 6.oo
$6 60
6 50
e oo
600
. 6.60
. 6.00
mat and little ones. It worried the lit
tle woman and she told t me she had
erled In her pillow when, her. husband
was fast asleep.
But each night It came and we began
soon s.?d Mr? ueter each'ev.
but the coyote did not go.
' f"''YV' ,i . ' .r ;y ;"v :,''i:' ' ' .' r ' T1!;,'
THE next Saturday,, he started, early
. In the morning, "to Pendleton to
collect the bounty for, the aoalp
and attend to some business, expecting
to be gone over night. . s; i
About noon little Mrs. Schuettler went
to . the barn , to lead a team of work
horses out to water. They were gentle
old horses and I never thought of dan
ger untl) I heard one of them racing
about the barnyard. . ZcJ'-:--'Running
'out I found Mrs. Bchnettler
unconscious near the bam door. Whether
the horse had klcke'd her r Just what
happened We never knew, but I managed
to carry, her to the house and lay her
on her bed.
As I ran to the kitchen for water I
saw through a window a team passing
by and I ran to the door calling fot
help. In half an hour two neighbor
women were mere ana no
after : tlie doctor came. A neignDor
Started at ' once for Pendleton to sum
mon Mr. Schuettler but the poor fellow
gat back Just in time to whisper fare
well toMs falthful little wife and see
his little' dead ' babe. - To this day I
never bar the German folk say "lebs
wohl" but I see the face of, Herman
Schuettler and hear him as he, whisp
ered It to his little Annie, and a lump
comes In my throat and tears in my
eyes in spite of myself.
I
WENT to a neighbor's foi the night
and the day after we held the funeral.
That night several of the neighbors
tried to persuade Hermann Schuettler
to go home with them but to the invi
tation' of each he shook his head. The
next morning early the r neighbor to
whose home I had gone went with me
for my trunk and as we drove into the
yard at the Schuettler place we saw
Hermann driving his plow team to the
field. .
As he followed them across the new
ploughed ground he stumbled over
something which he kicked aside; It was
tha dead body of the old coyote, who
1 had howled by the nest each night.
81G JEWEL
AFFORDS
ENGROSSING TOPIC
Disappearance in Transit of
$650,000 Pearl Necklace
Causes Endless Speculation
(B the International News SerTlcs.)
Paris, Aug. 9. Parisians are .being
treated to their regular sumnier mys
tery, which the Parisian truly - loves.
Tbe disappearance of a $660,000 pearl
necklace from the mails between Paris
and London, has set the French police
and the Scotland Yard sleuths busier
than they have been In years.
But the "great necklace myetery" a
the newspapers rerer to it, naa more
than tne mere great value of the pearls
to attract popular attention. The fact
that when the packet reached London
the plaoe of the pearls bad been taken
by 11 lumps of sugar, has fired tbe
Imagination of the public The entire
story reads like detective fiction.
Jewels Sealed la raeke,
M. Salamon sealed In a packet a
necklace of oriental pearls valued at
$669,000 and said to be the most pre
cious in the world, for shipment by
registered post to Max Meyer, London.
Many times before had M. Salamon
sent valuable jewels to his business
associate, Mr. Meyer,- and never bad
anything been stolen or lost
It now develops that on the day that
M. Salamon mailed the valuable pack
et, atranger sauntered into a small
restaurant on the Boulevard Hauss
man, not far from the branch post
office where the pearls were consigned
to the care of the government, and
seated himself at one of tbe tables.
. His order was not large. It consisted
of somes cheap dishes, and a demand
for coffee, to be brought at once. The
waiter served the coffee as Instructed.
After setting the liquid upon the table,
he chanced to glance back and saw
tbe customer take three lumps of sugar
and deposit them in his pocket. The
guest seemed to be busy with his
thoughts for a moment, and then, after
glancing about as if to make sure he
was unobserved, he again pilfered the
sugar bowl.
' . Walter Telia Story.
The'' waiter's conclusion at the time
was that his guest was some struggling
art student or artist, although he didn't
look like one, but in Parla one never
can tell. Finally the waiter decided
that the stranger was merely taking
lumps of sugar for his pet dog, when
the loss of ths pearl necklace was
made publio and a reward of $50,000
for its reoovery and the arrest and con
viction of the thieves offered. Also, the
story told of how lumps of sugar bad
been substituted for the pearls. On see
ing this the waiter spared neither his
strength nor his money in getting to
see the prefect of police. Detectives
ar now at work on the difficult task
of tracing ' the mysterious pilferer of
the lumps of sugar, while all of Paris
holds its breath and realises that it
is having a drama enacted before its
eyes. '
CALVES
2
1
2
' HOGS
........w... Tl
............ 96
1
........ f
Oregon ..
Oregon . .
Oregon . .
Montana' ,
California
Montana
Montana
MYSTERY
PARISIANS
150 $0.00
130 8.C0
835 T.OO
195 89.20
10O . 9.20
280 8.70
83T 8.20
ItUmr Homing Sales.
HOGS .
. No. Ave. lbs.
............ ?S 190
,.. .. S 215
2 V 180
1 . 240
1 ''' - w
Friday Aft rn son galea, "
Section.
Washing ton
Wasbington
Washington
Wasblngtou
Washington
Pries,
, $9.69
9.80
10
8.80
(.60
.jt .BIKJBUS
Section. ' f No, Ar. tbe.
Idaho ........ ."(..'' 29 , 806
OMAHA HOGS ARB OFF
Price..
80.00
Market ILose Early Strength and
Closes 5 Cents Below Friday. '
South Omaha. Neb Aug. I. Cattle
Receipts, none. ,'.
Hogs Receipts, , 7000; market steady
to strong: closs So lower st $1.05 & 8.95.
- 6heep -Receipts, 1000; market, steady,
fearlinga. 16.055.26; wethers?' 24.35
v60; lambs. 20.7607.10; ewes, M.160
C40, .7.i'v.f,M; ;i',- vV.'Mvv,v,:,;i;:;,:: ,, ,
journal Want AdJ bring results.
WHEAT OPTIONS HAVE
; EARLY DROP BUT RISE
TOWARD END OF DAY
th
4.
vnange,., Altnongn snarp ixm
; Was General Expectation of the
Trade; Corn Lose Early Advance,
Chicago, Aug. I Everybody ' expect
ed that 4he bullish figures on corn and
the: bearish ' figures on wheat would
have some affect right at tbe outset
today and they did. Wheat had. an ear
ly dip but met most excellent buying.
Corn had a sharp bulger and met quick
and heavy selling from which there was
no very decided recovery at the close.
Selling pressure In September wheat
caused the price to have some dip but
warehouses and other strong Interests
had good buying orders, only part of
which could be filled until the market
turned rather sharply.
The Canadian crop Is approaching
harvest under fine conditions. Ths
northwest spring crop appears to be
coming out. better than expected and
about an average for a number of years.
Ther was a sola of 10.1.000 hlT.hil- f
; ,heat to an to atora hr. On th.
to so . to store here. On tha
whole the market held better than ax-
fected without much help from corn on
he buying side.
In corn, an early rush 1 of buying
caused all months to advenee but hait
an hour later there was a. break of lUe
in ino eariy monins. une ; promise or
rnaiena.i reiiec to in crop wnicn l
firing and almost a failure in western
states had the trade In check all day.
There was no letuo in bad eomDlalnts
from Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
snd th crop is at the firing point In
IUinole -and other states east of the
river. Last prices were but little over
the low point of tbe morning and action
Monday morning will depend entirely
ou me exieni or tne ramzaii.
m All oats futures showed about c loss
ito riuajr on mai trsaes
Month.",
Sept. .Y
. WHEAT
j . : - Open, . Htgs.
85 m
tew. Close.
85ty 85 SB
894A
94 94A
T1H , TJ
m 68WB
Si 6SV4B
4iH 41B
48 H 48B
48 V, 48
use.
Sf-ot,
Decv
2082
2000
1912
1115 B
1127 A
1072 B
1102 B
1105 A
1012 A
Sept.
Oct.
Jan.
Sept
Oct
Jn. ....
ALL MONEY MARKETS
SHOW IMPROVEMENT
(Continued from preeedinb page.)
which though having a rough road, will
have the full backing of President Wil
son's great and steadily growing Influ
ence. It would be a positive misfortune
and a neglect of duty if congress falls
to pass a satisfactory currency bill be
fore adjourning. The only othsr course
left open would be to make such amend
ments to the present emergency law as
suggested In these advices a week ago.
There 1 one other Impediment to busi
ness recovery not yet adequately recog
nised In legislative circles, and that Is
the universal prejudice against business
interests, especially those centering at
New Tork, which is manifested not only
at Washington, but in many stats leg
islatures. , Our law makers may think
that this adds to their popularity among
their, constituents, but such popularity
la based solely on ignorance and Is sure
to provoke a reaction against those who
pandtr to suoh propensities.
The chief element of danger In the
money market 1 tbe Insistent demand
for nsw capital at home. and. abroad. In
this market the. total of new Issue re'
corded for July sras-mrer 195,000,000,
an increase of more than ' 164.000,000
compared with a year ago. A consider
able portion of this num. about 160,000,
000, was lasued to take up maturing ob
ligations; and the maturities In August
are expected to reach near 125,000,000.
so -that tha net amount of new capital
applications at this center must be con
siderably, below a year ago. The phe
nomenal steel report bad much to do
with strengthening confidence in the
general market.
The large receipts of grain Indubed
by good crop conditions and close money
will furnish Increased traffic to the rail
roads, stimulate exports, provide a good
supply of exchange, strengthen our
credit abroad and make gold exports
more difficult If not Impossible. In fact
before long we shall probably be Im
porting gold. Important negotiations
are pending regarding the Union Pa
clflo dissolution, and these also will be
a factor In the local' market The re
duction In New Haven and Illinois Cen
tral dividends wer unfavorable factors,
but have been already amply discounted.
Indications point to a more active mar
ket with the trend of price fluctuating
but generally toward a hlghed level.
Secretary McAdoo'a offer, as reported,
to drposit government funds up to 150,
000,000 will of course have a reassuring
effect upon many minds, especially at
the west: but the announcement I think.
Is probably premature and such action
may become unnecessary and It la to be
hoped It will. '
In an experimental way motion pic
tures recently were taken under water
in Chesapeake Bay by a man who de
scended from a boat In a tube, aided by
an electric' light suspended outside the
tube....,. :
Now It the Tune to Get Rid
; of these Ugly Spoti. ,
' There' no longer the slightest need ef
feeling ashamed of yeur freckles, a th
prescription othinedouble strength 'is
guaranteed to . remove theae homely
POtS. ti I''A, ft p. i?- jCf .
Simply get an ounce ef ethlne doubl
strength from Woodard. Clark A Co,
nd apply a little of It night and morn
ing and you should soon see that even
the worst freckle have begun te disap
pear, while the lighter one have van
ished entirely. It Is seldom that more
than an ounce Is needed to completely
clear the skin and gain a beautiful clear
complexion. "'', v "
Be sure to ask for tha double strength
othine, as this 1 sold under guarantee
of money back If it fall to remove
freckles. ' . - ' . : '
9414 95 ,
; CORN '
..! T2H T8
TV( 68 -
SOS 69Ui
OATS
Copt 4214 42
Dec U 4tf
Mi 47 , 472
PORK
Sept S085 2085 2055
Oct 2030 2030 1007
Jan. 1940 1040 191$
LARD
w r-s i-rv 1 18T1 '-$ I3T - 1 19
1147 ,1147', 1125
1082 1082 1072
BIBS
HIT ' 109T
1117 1117 1100
1020 1022 1012
mmmm
vtmm l.
K 111 PARiS m
:T0 EVICTED FAf.V.UZ-
..i-' .'y- ,"y- L..tiS,''' V;.'--' ?,i ' 1 " . ""' ' '-'
Daughter of Late Oregon Scn
5 ator Goes In for Charity on
Large Scales; . .
By the Intsrnatlooal News Barries. V
Paris. Aug. t.The Countess de la
Rochefoucauld, : th ; daughter V of the
late United State Senator Mitchell of
Oregon, ha gone In for " charity. Her
flrt step In this dlfectlon wa rather
startling and has ' aroused much : in
terest The countess has turned the
magnificent horn aha an
occupied at No. IT Boulevard Lances,
over to unfortunate evicted families.
k is said the count fully approves, r
M. Cochon. lMilar nf Hi, lmU,iul.
lord league, became very friendly with
mo count ana countess and succeeded
in enlistina- them in tha ranka r.f th.
league. The result, of this was the
determination to turn over the da la
Rochefoucauld home to the unfortunates
if monms oeiore the lease expired.
The countess hss undertaken to supply
the evicted families with, food during
their stay, ;
The evicted families, headed by "M.
Cochon, assembled in the Place Victor
Hugo and. marched tn triumph to their
new home. ,
Cops Charged With Snooting Craps
New Tork, Aug. I, Seven ' cops
were charged, at the regular ' poUce
trials at headquarters today, with set
ting a very bad example to young Amer
ca. In other words, the seven policemen
were charged by their captain, -August
Kuhne, . of the Lenox avenue . station,
with engaging tn the fascinating game
of craps which until now has been
generally considered the newsboys' own
pastime.
A new line of dyeatuffs, the invention
of German chemists, has proved so
successful that they have been adopted
by ths German, Austrian snd Swiss
armies for ' the manufacture of mili
tary Cloth. ,; ' '':,i-i.',..',r.,W:li:r.y ...!'
TODACCO HABITS rTr
tnpMt.sMIssk,iikwtinakaaia. mia aat
vlgtysalss mm iss,sl rsyssa ikeainatstfrosta.
WknlMr ,m am r ssuts mf, asgarstSiia. mn. m my ta
tonMlac frtaoos Bms. WsriaT to wdrtt la arisTst aU4 rn
f. J. WOODS. S34 Sixth At. 287 A. New Vers. nTy.
d).-d)-:KEEFE'
Chrael sad Mervaoa D la
ss sae readily aoceamb
r tboraogh and exaaas
tire SMtboos ef treat
Sl wWi mv ara
earotnU sad ceaalatantlv
followed. silsUka are
st a saialmsst, be
eaose I bava traaud
Meceastnllr tnosaaada at
cases exaetlr like year
' to aeek tbe adTte a a
spsvuuw woo sas aie
teen of axoarlaaca
gives exelnal persoaal atteaUoe te the
treatsMot ot ancb eaaaav I ass Ueenswe
to pracUee la tbe states ef Oregon, Wasb
ington, California and Nevada. My office
at uraroagBiy cquippaa wiu every eisotrt.
cat ana aaeeaanieai oewo
irr tn
lam PEHBiuif ircavawnf m jouw suunenta.
I aaaunlster tbe World's lataat reaiaalas,
I Treat SoeeessraDri .
CHBOinC. KEKVOU8. ULOOD. SKI
BLADDER. LIVSR and K1DNKT OIsC
EASES, KHEUMATISM. KBUBASTHKNlT
ECZEMA. SOBES, ULOKttS, tflUia aij
Conanltatloa snd ExanilnaHon PSSI.
te s I to I Valli susdaa 19 te f.
J. J. KEEFE, Ph. C M. D.
Booms 11-lf, Lafayette Bldg.
818H WASHWOTOX ST.. COB. 8TH
. F0KTXAMD, OB.
CtoronicBiseases
I TREAT. SUCCESSFULLY
Catarrh.. Throat
trouble. Weak
Lungs, Rh lunif,
ttsm. Nervous Pls
ease. Stomach and
Intestinal troubles.
Kidney, Xlvet. Blad
der and Urinary
Diseases, Skin Pis
eases, Rupture,
Piles. ; Fistula, and
all Rectal troubles.
i"Y-NI) gKILL should be
considered when you sslect a physi
cian to treat you. . a correct diag
nosis Is absolutely necessary for suc
cess In any case, and In many chronic
ailments the average physician has
not the ability to make the proper
diagnosis, and, of course, could not
spply th proper treatment. Many
years devoted to Just this line of
work has enabled me to become un
usually successful and my diagnosis
of a case will stand the test of time.
By correct diagnosis and knowing
th proper treatment to give, I am
able to cure obstinate diseases of
many years standing and after fail
ure of many other treatments. .
MY METHODS appeal to those
who THINK and who want the bene
fit of the LATEST SCIENTIFIC
PROGRESS that drives PldEAeEU
GERMS out of your body. My advice
Is FREE and valuable, whether you
ar treated or not. If you need help,
make your wants known to an HOM
OBABLE SPECIALIST. , No matter
about money, COMB If possible.
IT'S BEST. I will expaln to you wy
methods of treatment i . ;'tv-: .. , ,
Consultation V'&v,:
F R E E
portuntty to get my xpert opinion
about their trouble. My office la
open daily from I a, m. to I p. m, 7
to I evening and Sunday from, 10
to 1 only. Ailing . people out of
town who cannot call, writ for ad-,
vise, Y'ttS-''" ''''''''''v : ,-,'
i 22ltf Morrlion St. Corner Fint
cr TH2
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