EVENINGEDITIOH
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TO ADVEUTISKRA
Don't sit down In tte
meadow and wait for
the cow to back up
and be milked o af
ter the cow.
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Pair tonight and
Tuesday; light frost
tonight.
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VOL. 21.
EVER IN OREGON
State Cannot Accommodate
All Exhibitors in Pavilion
and Grounds.
PRESIDENT W. P. MATLOCK
PLEASED WITH OUTLOOK.
Oregon State Pair Which Opens on
September 14 for a Week, Will 1W
the IUt Ever Held Mre Exhlb
its of All Kinds Tiian Ever Before
Space Will He Limited for Late
Applicants Machinery Building I
Needed Now to Display Oregon
Manufactures rri)erly.
That the state fair board Is having
difficulty In providing enough' room
to accommodate the Increasing num
ber of exhibitors la declared by W. F.
Matlock, president of the fair board.
ho Is In Pendleton today,
"The state fair needs more build
ings badly," nays Mr. Matlock. "We
keep adding new buildings constantly
but the state Is growing so and In
terest In tho fair Is Increasing so fast
that we have a hard time keeping up.
What wo need the mw now Is a
machinery building where we could
house all of tho machinery offered for
exhibit at the fair."
For the past few months Mr. Mat
lock has been at Salem most of the
time attending to business In connec
tion with the fair. As president Ot
the board he is now the one upon
whom the burden of responsibility
fulls and there Is much administra
tive work to be done at this time es
pecially. The state fair this year commences
on Monday, September 14. The val
ley counties are taking more Interest
than usual In the fair, practically all
of them having secured space for
large 'exhibits.
BLIND ri(;' ARTISTS
UNDER $500 BONDS.
In the "blind pig" cases at Echo
Saturday afternoon each of the five
men arrested was required to give
$f00 bull. Three of the men, M. H.
Gillette, Norman Stone and Morrison
waived examination and their, cases
will go before the grand Jury. M. B.
Gillette and Frank Neaee will be
given a preliminary hearing In the
Justice's court Friday. Iilstrlrt At
torney Pholps and Judge Fee, the
latter .being attorney for the defen
dants, returned home from Echo Sst
mrday evening.
Crisis on Canadian Pacific.
Vancouver, .11.' C, Aug. 31. Winni
peg dispatches say a crisis is ap
proaching In the mechanic's strike
on tho Canadian Pacific. A commit
tee meeting at Winnipeg representing
all jthe unions was' given this week
ti doeldo whether It wfN meet In con
ference with the object of settling
the strike or have the whole system
tied up.
Taeotna's Population, 107,500.
Tacoma, Aug. 31. The Advance
Sheets of the 1908 directory show
this city has a population of 107,500,
an Increase of 9760 in a year. The
suburbs -of Ruston and Fern Hill are
included In tho new directory.
Jersey Horse Fair.
Newton, N. J., Aug. 31. A horse
fair and carnival which has attract
ed many lovers of thoroughbred
equlnes from all over the state was
opened here today and will continue
through the week.
Hon. Aaron S. Watklns, prohibition ,
candidate for vice-president of the
United States, Is scheduled to speak
here on political day of the dlptrlet
fair. By reason of his high standing
In the ranks of his party his presence
should add much to political day.
News that the vice-presidential
candidate may be here was received
this morning by Judge Fltz Gerald,
CHARLES SCHWAB PLAYS ")
ROLE OF "SPOTTEB.-"
Bethlehem, Pa., Aug. 81.
Employes of the Bethlehem
Steel works are shaking In their
boots today awaiting the out-
come of a little visit paid to
the works by Charles Schwab,
the steel magnate and former
president of the steel trust, In
the garb of a workman. It Is
reported he saw several men
asleep.
AN ACTRESS' COURT
IV ARCHDUKE'S PALACE
Vienna, Aug. 31. The Palace of
Archduke Louis Victor, the younger
brother of Franz Josef, Is being re
modeled for Mme. Catherine Schratt,
the actress, to whom the ruler has
been devoted for years. The emperor
took the palace away from his broth
er and banished him for Immorality.
Mme. Schratt will set up a sort of
second court in it. Her power with
the emperor Is strong.
THREE MR COMPANIES
WORKING FULL CAPACITY.
Over 300 People Employed in tlic
Milton-Freewntcr District in Handl
ing Fruit Crop peaches, Prunes,
Apples nnd Pears Going Out
Daily Thirteen Cars to Be Load
ed Saturday Shipments Go to
Every Eastern State.
Freewater, Ore., Aug. 31. The
three fruit packing houses In the MII-ton-Freewatcr
section, namely the
Shields Fruit company, Milton Fruit
growers' union and Walla Walla Pro
duce company, arc doing a rushing
business these days. Three are over
300 packers at work and still they are
culling for help. Fifty more, at least
must be had.
Peaches, prunes and apples are the
principal fruits now on hand. They
are being shipped out at the rate of
five carloads a day. On Saturday
afternoon there were 13 refrigerator
cars standing on the tracks awaiting
shipment.
Some go over the O. It. & N. and
others in the Northern Pacific cart-
wer the Walla Walla Valley Trac
tion company's lines and are being
billed to New York, Plttsbnrg, Chi
cago, St. Louis, Minneapolis and
points In Montana and Dakota, flood
prices are being obtained.
Ready for Peach Day
All preparations are being com
pleted for a big tlmo at the ap
preachlng pear day, Sept. 2. The only
drawback Is the late date, as the crop
hag matured earlier than was antic
ipated a few weeks ago. Still there
will be peaches galore. It Is expect
ed that there will bo a' big delegation
from Pendleton.
New Gotham Theater.
New York, Aug. 31. New York's
newest theater, tho Gaiety, at Broad
way and 46th street, will be opened
tonight by George M, Cohan in "The
Yankee Prince." Tho house will b
devoted exclusively to comedy.
Bids on Aqueduct.
New York, Aug. 31. Bids will be
opened tomorrow for another section,
costing $1,300,000, of tho Catsklll
aqueduct, the gigantic project which
In to carry water from the Catsklll
mountains to the metropolis.
FRUIT ne
III FULL BLAST
HE TO BE IT
secretary of the fair commission. Ho
received a letter from J. P. Newell,
state chairman of tho prohibitionists
saying that Mr. Watklns Is to he In
Oregon during the campaign, nnd that
ho would endeavor to have him ap
pear here during tho fair week.
Should he be unable to do so some
other national figure In prohibition
circles will be sent here.
COMMITTEES IRE
IF
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I
Democratic and Republican
Leaders Are Not Flush With
Gold for Campaign,
t
$
DEMOCRATS HAVE ONLY 1
ABOUT DO,000 ON HAND.
Willi Million Dollar Canrpalgn Now
on Both tho lurty Lenders re
Knitting Their Brows Over 'the
IYospect Democrats, by Good
Management Saved Over $03,000
From Denver Convention Rich
Men Arc Not Contributing to tho
Funds of Either Committee as Yet.
Chicago, Aug. 31. Their la an
aching void In the campaign coffers
of both the democratic and republij
can parlies, according to political gos.'
sip and leaders have begun to knit
their brows over the outlook.
The campaigns have thus far been
conducted on a conservative financial
busls, tho managers being hopeful
that conditions will Improve. Some
thing has seemed to dampen the ar
dor of the rich men who formerly
opened their wallets for liberal
amounts.
So far the democratic national
committee has taken in 325,000 which
added to a balance of 365,000 left
over from tho Denver convention,
amounts to a total of 390,000 with
which to pay the expenses of half a
million dollar campaign.
The republicans have a small com
fortable sum. It Is reported that
Taft's brother, Charlie, has contrib
uted the largest sum.
Hitchcock Arrives.
Chicago, Aug. 21. Hitchcock,
chairman of the national republican
committee, arrived here from the
east today. It Is expected that the
democratic charges of corporation
management will soon be answered
from Hitchcock's office.
Polsont lleeovering From Storm.
Las Vegas, Aug. 31. Folsom is
gradually recovering from the effects
of the cloudburst. Food and cloth
ing is being supplied to families.
Thirty victims have been bulled. The
country surrounding Is devastated. It
Is estimated the loss will reach half
a million. The wrecked houses have
been Inspected and the search for
more victims is proceeding.
Old Soldiers Arriving.
Toledo, Aug. 31. Hundreds of
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic are 'arriving here tsday tr
attend the national encampment
opening tomorrow-. Commander in
Chief Charles Burton, of Missnnri, has
established headquarters ut the Boody
house.
Aslniry Park Carnival.
Asbury Paik, X. J., Aug. 31. With
a mad and merry masque, the reign
of Queen Tltania over Asbury Park
will come to an end tonight, closing
one of the most successful summer
carnivals In the history of this re
sort Negroes Discuss. Politics.
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 31. Negro
editors are today gathering in Pitts
burg for n general convention during
the next three days, at which the po
lltlacl situation, as it affects the col
ored race, will be the principal sub
ject of discussion.
Unused Himself pi Ills Cell.
James Bovard was arrested at
Oa'.resdale Monday night for drunken
ness and Tuesday morning was sent
to Jail to serve out a $5 fine. Shortly
afterwards ho was found hanging In
lils cell, having used the roller towel
for a rope. He was dead when he
was found.
CnndUlnto Accused of Crime.
Steven Mngll, candidate f'r coun
ty clerk In Columbia county, has been
arrested at Dayton on the charge of
wronging Ruth Heter, aged 17. It Is
stated that both parties have confessed.
In U MET I
CAUGHT III IMP
Clever Ruse to Discover More
Taxable Personal Property
Worked Like a Charm,
PITTSBURG ASSESSOR LAID
TRAP FOR FAIR ONES
letters Asking for Statement , of
IroHTty Were Unanswered Until
Wedding Gifts Were Mentioned
When Full Statements Were Made
Several Millions Added to Tax-
uhlci ITopeny by the Clevor Ruse-
Woman Rushed to Office hi Haste
to Make Statements.
Pittsburg, Aug. 29. The assessors
today report an Increase of several
millions of dollars In the taxable per
sonal property of the city as the re
sult of a clever ruse worked by the
assessor on wealthy women.
Letters from the assessor to society
women were unanswered until they
received others asking "about the
stock your father gave you as a wed
ding present" and similar questions.
These brought the women to the of
fice with a correct list of their prop
erty. IYoiii Central Oregon.
J. H. Estes and wife returned home
tcday from a long overland hunting
and camping trip which they took In
to central Oregon. They went by
tkan from here to Crook county and
camped during the summer in the
mountaiiiH southeast of Bend.
Fishery Congress.
Washington,. Aug. 31. Announce
ments were made today of plans foi
the International Fisheries congress
opening here September 22. President
Roosevelt, Secretary Root and Secre
tary Straus will welcome the dele
gates. ITolie .Militia Scandal.
Portland, Me., Aug. 31. A court of
Inquiry has been ordered by Gover
nor Cobb to convene here tomorrow
and Investigate charges against the
Montgomery guards, recently expelled
from the Maine militia for alleged
misconduct.
Insurance Loss Paid.
The Christian church today receiv
ed a draft for 34000 to cover that
portion of their Insurance they car
ried In the Oregon Fire Relief asso
ciation, for whom Coutts. Blttner and
Hayes are local agents.
Successful Aeroplane Flight.
Lemans, France, Aug. 31. After a
wonderful flight f 56 seconds over
the military course Avours today,
Wilbur Wright of Dayton, Ohio, was
forced to bring his aeroplane down
on account of a slight accident.
Double Capacity of Big Mill.
The capacity of the Corvallis saw
mill, which is now owned by Eugene
people, now 30,000 feet daily, Is to
be doubled within a short time. The
announcement was made by' o. O.
Bassett, one of the owners who Is to
be the resident manager of the prop
erty, says a Corvallis item. Mr. Bas
sett has been manager for the Booth
Kelly company at Springfield and
other mills for nin? years and is an
expert in the lumber business as well
as In matters financial. His family
arrived In Corvallis thlsweek and
Mr. Bassett will assume personal
charge of the mill in about 10 days.
Arrested for Horse Stealing.
Edward Edwards, of Toppenish has
been arrested on the charge of horse
stealing. It Is stated he was trying
to elope with a Granger girl, but she
refused to go with him and he went
on alone with the rig. He was cap
turned to Prosser.
New Paper for Newport.
J. J. Amlott, formerly from Mon
tana, Is preparing to establish a new
paper at Newport to be known as the
Pend Oreille Press. Ho Is now getting
his office material In shape and ex
pects to Issue the first number about
September 10..
CANADIAN PACIFIC
IMPORTING LABORERS.
Winnipeg, Aug. 31. Trains
are delayed throughout the west
on the Canadian Pacific lines.
The railway commission meets
September 10. It is understood
that many affidavits by rail-
road men in the United States
will be offered supporting the
contention that the railroads
are violating the alien labor law
by a general Importation of
Americans as strike breakers.
DEBS' "RED SPECIAL"
STRIPPED OF ITS COLORS.
Chicago, Aug. 31. Eugene V. Debs
the socialist presidential candidate,
left here today on the socialist "Red
Special." The train was shorn of Its
colors In the depot by order of the
company. As soon as it was out of
the yards It was stopped and decor
ated with red bunting. Debs Btood on
the rear platform.
F.
BICKNELL OFFERED
BUT $1.50 PER HEAD.
rinlto Buyer Would Uke 20,000 Head
But Sheepmen Will - ''Noj Sell
Prices Offered at Irom 25 to 50
Cents Too Low Bicknell Would
Feed Oregon Lambs on Idaho
Ranch.
After trylns In vain to induce some
Umatilla county sheepralsers to part
with their lambs R. F. Bicknell, the
sheepbuyer, will leave for his home
at Parma, Idaho, this evening. He
has been In this section for several
days looking over the situation.
According to Mr. Bicknell, he wish-
ed to buy 20,000 or 25,000 head of
Iambs to feed on his Idaho ranch. He
offered 31.50 per head for them but
found out that his price was from 25
to DO cents lower than what was de
manded. Also he says' that he came
here too early In the season. Durlns
the fall many sheepmen purchase
lambs with the Intention of running
them through the winter, shearing
them and selling them for mutton in j
the spring. This business usually i
creates a considerable local demand
for lambs and It often occurs that I
local buyers take all of the surplus
sheep, leaving none for outside buy
ers. What the situation will be this
fi.il remains to be seen.
According to Mr. Bicknell Iambs
are selling for $1.75 per head in
Idaho nt present. To an Idaho man '
this is equal to a price of $1.60 at (
this point as the freight rate is 15
cents per head to Idaho.
Mr. Bicknell was formerly In part- :
nershlp with F. C. Oxman, but for
over a year past each man has been i
hi business Independently.
Taunted Comade; Is Shot Dead.
Los Angeles, Aug. 31. Leslie
Vertices, the boy shot and killed yes
terday by Earl Orr, aged 17, had
taunted young Orr about being a
poor marksman. The boys were re
turning from a rabbit hunt when Orr
raised his rifle and shot Vertrees
dead. He said he didn't mean to
pull the trigger.
T (S
Writing to his father, W. F. Mat -
lock, under date of August 6.Wesley
Matlock has the following to say re
garding conditions In the north.
"I was in Nome four days the first
of this month and Nome looks to be
a back number. Been no new strikes
made there this last year, the beach
line getting pretty nearly worked out.
It looks like the life of Nome Is
pretty nearly at an end as far as a
business center Is concerned. Of
course there will probably be a town
there for 20 years, but never the old
I IPS SOLD
I! LOW PRICES
NOME
C
IS
FIRE- sura
Priceless Redwood Forests
Threatened by Fire Raging
in Coast Ranges.
OVER 20,000 ACRES OF
TIMBER BURNED NEAR CIHCO
Two Hundred Farmers Are FlghtLna;
the Fires Which Are Being Panned
by a Strong Wind Mountain
Homes and Summer Resorts Are
Threatened Finli Hatchery Near
Uklah Endangered and Tlionsancla
of Acres of Forest and Grail rig Land
Burned Over.
Chlco, Calif., Aug. 31 The forest
fire raging north of here has already
burned 20,000 acres of timber and
grazing land. Two hundred farmeri
are fighting, which is made hard by
a high north wind.
Redwoods Tlireatened.
Santa Cruz, Aug. 21. Over a hun
dred acres of valuable redwood tim
ber land has been burned over already
today by a forest fire raging In
Blackburn gulch four miles away.
Scires are fighting to keep the" fire
from their homes. The burning of a
barn started the fire.
Flames then spread to trees and dry
grass and burned over the John
Walsh ranch, part of Crandall's ram
mer refer?,' Morgan ranch and Dr.
Holmqulsts ranch. The fighters saved
Crandall's place. Back firing was re
sorted to.
Fires Rajre Near Uklah.
Ukiah, Calif., Aug. 31. Fires start
ed last night are raging today on the
mountains west of here threaten to
destroy the fish hatchery of the -Northwestern
Pacific Railroad Co.
SOCIALIST LEADER TOO
NEW IN THE CAUSE
San Francisco, Aug. 31. Because
she has been a member of the social
ists for only six months, Countess
Ponlatowski of Poland, known as
Mrs. Cloudaley Johns of Los Angeles
was turned down by the socialists of
California for a place on the presi
dential electoral ticket at the state
convention last night. She has been
in Jail for speaking for the socialists
on the streets. She Is considered by
outsiders as one of the strongest mem--bers
of the party.
Spanish War Veterans Meet.
Boston, Aug. 31. Hundreds of vis
itors are arriving here today to at-
tend the national encampment of the
United Spanish War Veterans, which
begins tomorrow. It is estimated that
50,000 visitors will be here. The
grand parade will occur Wednesday,
Among the prominent guests are Ad-
mlral Schley and General Miles,
'
Miners' Slrike at an End.
Birmingham, Aug. 31. The Alaba
ma miners' strike was called off to
day by President Lewis of the execu
tive board of the United Mine work-'
ers, after a conference with the local
mine unions.
BiS Theft Case postoiicd.
Chicago, Aug. 31. The hearing ot
Ceorge Fitzgerald, accused cf the
theft of $173,000 from the sub-treasury
a week ago, was postponed today
until September 9.
A
'Nome,
"This morning we could see snow
on the mountains all around us. I
don't know whether It Is an Indica
tion of an early close up or not. Hope
it Is not."
In another portion of the letter the
writer says that his children had been
fishing and gathering huckleberries,
there being many of the latter this
year.
The Matlocks are now at the Mid
night Sun mine at . Solomon City.
Alaska. It Is a point even farther
north than Nome.
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