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AILT EAST OREOOXlAJf. PEITDLETTOK, ORCQON, WEDNESDAY, MAItCH 22, 1911
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CHARNING FROCKS OF
SOFT SILK
Afore clever little Silk Dresses are added to the stock
every day as they come in by express. Among recent
arrivals are some charming styles in soft Taf
fetas, Messalines and Pongees, and besides these a
very large number in handsome foulards. Silk Dresses
bid fair to be more popular during the spring sea
son than they have for years.
Foulard patterns are mostly small, with black and navy blue grounds bcins mostly in de
mand. .
STYLES VARY, but the dresses are all made on the close fitting, straight lines which
scorn to be universal in spring fashions. Skirls are for the most part ijuite plain; the yokes
of the waists are usually of lace or fancy net; some are shown with colored embroidery.
Smart buttons and ribbons are used on others. '
Prices Range From $15.00 to $50.00
0. A. C. HAS BIG SHOW
MOltK THAN 1300 l'EKSOXS
ATTEND IXliJTlUCAL DIS1I;AY
Oregon Agricultural tllot Engineers
Tnko In Over $500 In Two Nights.
Original and Exclusive
Styles
NOW OX DISPLAY IX OUR MILLI
NERY DEPT. THE MOST COMPRE
HENSIVE STOCK OF BEAUTIFUT
MILLINER. WE IXVITE YOUR IX
SPECTIOX. WE KNOW YOU WILL
RE DELIGHTED WITH OUR EXHIB
IT. ALL AT DEPARTMENT STORE
PRICES TOO.
Childrens Wash Dresses
New and dainty little dresses in white
and colors. Also Irnens trimmed with pret
ty Persian bands, ginghams and percales in
all the good colors and strictly up-to-date
stvles. Sizes 2 to 1-4 years. Prices 9S to
$15.00.
25c Parasilks 25c
A nice selection of patterns and colors in
this new cotton goods. Looks like silk,
wears better, laundries well. 25 Para
silk . 25?
65 TUB SILK 50
10' different colors and stripes in this
splendid silk. ''Tub Silk," as it is called, is
better because it needs no starch when wash
ed. Always looks new and fresh. Special
tomorrow 65 Tub Silk 50
$1.85 Broad Cloth $1.39
Several shades of this chiffon weight
Broadcloth, the light and medium - shades,
however, 54-inehes wide, for a wrap or coat.
91.83 Broadcloth ?139
$6.50 PARASOLS $1.49
We hare about 3 dozen parasols of all col
ors, mostly tans. A very fine lot, values up
to $6.50, for the remainder of this week we
will close them out at, each $1.49
Pure Food in Oir Clean Sanitary, Basement
We are headquarters for Fancy Groceries
Pineapple cheese, delicious with pie ea. 65
Neufchatel, for dainty candwiches, each 15
German Breakfasts, each . 10
Individual Roquefort, each 15
Nippy, packages, each 15
Full Cream, pound 25 .
Imported Swiss, pound 45
Brick, pound 30
Pare Masen, grated, lxttles each 50
Yezet, caii3 each 50
Camenbert, can 60
Compressed Yeast, fresh daily, 2 cakes...5
Fancy Table Raisins, large pkgs . 50
Imported Figs, pound 30
.Tap Crab Meat, can 35
Fig Puding, can . 25
Peanut Butter 15, 20, 35
THE PEOPLES
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WAREHOUSE
Where it Payt to Trade
FARM PRODUCTS IN NORTHWEST
ADVANCING IN PRICE RAPIDLY
Prices paid the farmer for his pro-i
tiucts in the Portland market have ad
vanced more than 31.4 per cent dur
ing the past eight years, according to
figures compiled by President Harvey
Beckwith of the Portland Commercial
club. He ransacked the records of
the Wells-Fargo Express company, of
which he Is general agent, for prices
in the local market during the spring
and fall of 1902, 1905 and 1910 and
baed his comparison upon these fig
ures. President B-ckwith's findings are
startling. That the staple farm pro
ducts have advanced in price almost
tne-;hird is not generally known, al
Jhough the householder has had It
Impressed upon him frequently that
the essentfals were flying high. They
are still up in the blue and still rising.
The final altitude record does not ap
pear to be yet in sight.
The eleven commodities Investigat
ed by President Beckwith are plain
necessities. They have nothing to do
with high living and are potatoes,
onions, mutton, veal, ham, tomatoes,
turnips, butter, eggs, cheese and poul
try. Turnips, alone, have remained
the same price In October, 1910, as
in October, 1902. However, it Is not
ed that the humble turnip got am
bitious in 1902 and Jumped over 40
per cent between April and October
of that year.
The whole subject is Interesting
and has been gone into thoroughly by
President Beckwith. While his reve
lations are not calculated to add to
the peace of mind of the heads of
families, they at least point the way
out. In his opinion, the answer to
the problem Is to go onto the soil
and raise something, it don't seem to
matter much what.
"These figures Indicate that Port
land Is a high-priced market for
farm produce," said President Beck
with, "and It should be noted that
those quotations are' wholesale, what
Is paid to the farmer. The high
prices are due to the increase in con
sumption over production. While the
production has Increased In the Pa
cific northwest, the Increase in con
sumption has been even more rapid,
necessitating bringing farm produce
from the middle west that should,
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and could, be raised at home.
"There are two Items, In the table
of prices submitted, to which I de
sire to can particular attention eggs
and poultry. There Is no good rea
son why the Pacific northwe.it should
not produce enough eggs and chick
ens to fully supply the local demand
and thus relieve the wholesalers of
the necessity of ordering carload af
ter carload from the middle west.
There is absolutely no danger of an
overproduction In these lines, as there
Is little prospect that the Increase In
supply will exceed, or even equal the
demand occasioned by a rapidly grow
ing population.
"Let us assume that there are 6,
000 farmers in Oregon and that
each farmer keeps an average of 20
hens at the present time; that each
hen will raise, during the coming
summer, a brood of 10 chickens, and
during the balance of the year will
lay 12 dozen eggs. Thf chickens
should certainly be worth 50 cents
each when ready for market and the
eggs will sell for a minimum price of
25 cents per dozen, making a total of
8, and the farmer still has the orig
inal hen. An addition of only one
hen by each farmer, on the above
basis, will amount to $40,000 annu
ally.
"There has been so much talk of
fruit growing In the Pacific north
west that we are inclined to overlook
the staples so much In demand. These
are really more important than fruit
yet no one brags about the potato
crop or the wealth to be made in
growing turnips. In compiling this
table, it was my desire to call atten
tion to the prices actually received by
the producer and show what a splen
did market exists right here at homo
for these farm crops.
"Because of the activity of
lumber camps, the great amount of
railroad construction, mining devel
opment and other big sources of de
mand for farm produce, this condi
tion is one that will not be changed
for a long time. If ever, and the srt
uatlon is a very Inviting one to the
producer. More people should go on
the farms. Why should one slave m
the city to make a hare living when
he may achieve Independence in the
country? The opportunities the soli
offer are the greatest and the rewards
the most certain. There Is room In
Oregon for thousands of farmers;
this is the state's greatest need." '
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallls, Ore.. March 22. Over 1509
people witnessed the electric show
of the engineering students of the
Orvg.m Agricultural college last Fri
day and Saturday nights, and the
gate and other receipts amounted to
over $500. .Although the larger part
of this sum it necessary to cover the
heavy expenses of the enterprise
the airship brought from Salem for
the peoasinn, the speciul train from
Albany, and other big features there
is a neat account to be added to the
support of The Student Engineer, the
monthly nuiglzine Issued by the engi
neering students of the college.
Much credit is due, not only to
Prof. T. M. Gardner of the electrical
engineering department, who father
ed the undertaking, but to the stu
dent committee who put In hard work
to achieve the big success. L. V.
Hicks, '11, Ashland, Jackson county,
was the chief engineer; L. C. Hulif
son. '11, Salem, Marion county, and
M. T. Calef, '11, Portland, Multnomah
county, were the general managers;
H. J. Pfundheefer, '11, Falls City.
Polk county, was floor manager; and
AV. C. Dyer, '11, Salem, nad charge
of the various refreshment booths.
The two biggest , drawing cards
were the aviation exhibit and the
wireless telegraph demonstrations.
The aeroplane hangar was erected
south of the engineering building and
housed the Curtis biplane brought
from Salem by the owners. Dr. Sco
vll und Mr. Hoyt. As the frame was
almost entirely of spruce Instead of
bamboo, as In the ordinary biplane
models, it attracted an unusual
amount of interest. With It was displayed-a
glider built by students who
have themselves done some flying in
it from adjacent heights. Models of
monoplanes and different forms of bi
planes were shown also by students
who had built them.
Wireless Station Attracts.
The wireless telegraph station con
structed and operated by Joseph H.
Hallock of Portland a sophomore elec
trical student, held crowds all during
the show, while he gave a series of
short lectures In explanation of the
theory, construction and practical use
of the instrument. He has not only
sent messages a distance of 506 mfles
with this apparatus, but has also re-
ceiveu messages irom as far as
southern California and Sitka. Alas
ka.
The radio-telephone, the electric
fountain, the electric piano, the danc
ing manikins on the static machine,
O. A. C. perpetual motion" apparat
us (designed by the students), the
bucking broncho" motor, the weld
ing transformer of 1000 amperes, and
the moving picture apparatus, all
erected and operated by students, who
explained them to the visitors, were
included In the interesting and edu
cational features of the show.
Everything for the convenience or
the housewife which can be operated
electrically was shown, including
pneumatic cleaners, electric ranges,
power sewing machines, coffee per
colators, bread toasters, chafing dish
es, flat irons, washing machines.
churns, plates for frying pancakes by
electricity and luminous heaters and
fans for hot weather use. A small
model of a farm house and barn was
wired to show what a gasoline engine
belted to an electric generator can
do in lighting and running the churn,
washing machine and other power
machines all at once.
Apparatus to show how to read the
electric meter and thus know just
what you are getting when you pay
your bill; for understanding the oper
ation of the automatic telephone ex
change; for explaining the X-ray; and
other interesting features showed the
ingenuity of the students and their
instructors. An illustrated, lecture on
good roads and a fine mining exhib
it showing all the processes in acrual
operation ore assay, electro-chemical
treatment, placer mining, the
stamp mill, the furnace, and a big
mineral display, added to the value of
the exhibition, and to its success,
helping to establish It as a perma
nent feature of the engineer's calen
dar for the year.
working quarters.
The members of the commission
who became ex-senators nt the close
of the session were Atdrlch Itop. R.
I.), Burrows (Rep. Mien.), naie
(Hep. Mo,)t Money (Hem. Miss.),
Flint (Rep. Cal.). and Taluferro
(Dem. Fla.). Appointments were
thrown to the latter two like life lines
n f,,v minutes before the senate ad
journed.
Aldrlch, 'as i-tm'rman of the finance
committee and of the monetary com
mission, controlled half a dozen
rooms, one of which, a largo one, has
becoino famous as the room in which
the Pnyne-Aldrleh tariff bill was
handled. With his work reduced to
the invention of a law to reform the
currency system of the country Al
drlch may give up half of his reser
vation. Other members have desir
able suits of two rooms.
Former Senator Teller of Colorado,
a comm'sstoner, has held his suit
since he left the senate two years ago.
As that .involved only a single pair
o: rooms It attracted no attention.
With six more ex-senators to pro
vide for, the committee on rules finds
it a topla for serious discussion. A
score of new senators will be coming
In soon and it is suspected that they
will desire the best quarters avail
able. No commissioners created by
congress, except the monetarien. will
have quarters in the office building.
PORTLAND
IRRIGATE M ASSAClll'SETTS.
New .Mexico Kceliiliiis Million Aitcs
of Deert inn! Hns Water for Four
Million Acres More.
Water enougn to irrigate nearly the
whole state of Massachusetts, to make
a garden out of Rhode Island four
times over, or to flood the entire state
of Texas several Inches deep is now
waiting for new farmers In the new
state of New Mexico, according to a
rrport of the state engineer just pub
lished. As a result of the most com
plete stream flow investigation in any
western state, at a cost of $10,000 a
year, it has been found that six mil
lion acre feet of water Is available
from New Mexico streams for Irriga
tion.' enough to raise crops on four
million lores. A few years ago New
Mexico was considered an arid des
ert; now nearly a million acres are
covered with grain, orchards and
gardens, and four times this area Is
waiting the magic touch of water.
The engineer has also found that half
a million horse power in hydraulic en
ergy Is available in the streams. As
an evidence of the Influx of Irriga
tors, the engineer reports nearly three
hundred water permits for irrigation
Issued In the past two years, repre
senting a million acres of land.
IDEAS CRITICIZED
Washington, March N 22. Sometime
ago Senator Bourne received from
Mr. II. A. Jackson of Tonawunda, N.
V.,'aii inquiry for information re
garding the opportunities for home-.
seekers lu Oregon, senator uourne
replied with such information as he
bud at his command also suggested
that Mr. Jackson write to the Port
land Chumber of Commerce for rur
tlier information. Senator liourne
today received from Mr. Jackson a
b iter In which ho says:
"Acting upon your kind suggestion,
I communicated with the Portland
Chamber of Commerce, who sent con
siderable data to me, together with
.several newspupers, aoug which wore
two Issues of the oregoulan, ana x
connection with same 1 would say
that the principle attraction Oregon
had for mo was her truly democratic
system of government, and It la this
reason which is making your statu
world famous and which is attracting
the best people from all over
country to Oregon, thuuks to the en
lightening efforts of yourself and oth
ers engaged In the same work. Im
iiKiiie my surprise, however, when I
encountered a vicious editorial in each
iNSUe of the Oregoniau directed
against the very feature of govern
ment which was calculutod to araw
myself and others to Oregon. DIs
heurtencd at encountering, even In
democratic Oregon, the fulso beacon
lights of respectable crookedness I
half determined to change my mind
and plans us to Oregon, but upon ro-
coii.sldcring resolved to do as I had
I i i st decided.
"in the meuntime, I would suggest
tliut the Chamber of Commerce dis
tribute better advertisements of Ore
gon than papers containing vicious
attacks on the democratic institutions
which are her chief drawing curds.
"You can show his letter to the
Chumber of Commerce, the Orego
nl.in, or whoever you will, und bo as
sured it expresses he sentiment of
U per cent of would-be Oregon citi
zens. Yours sincerely,
II. A. JACKSON,
5 Clinton Street, Tonawanda, N. T.
MFE-SAVIXG CAMPAIGN.
MONSTER ALLIGATOR IS
LASSOED LIKE A STEER
Lassoed like a Texas steer, a mon
ster alligator was captured In the ship
channel Just below Houston and
chained and roped to a large plank
was exhibited on the streets of the
city before being taken to the Cop
ping ranch where it will be kept lu
a huge lank built for the saurian
The alligator measured 16 feet and Is
one of the largest ever taken In those
waters. When captured Its body was
nearly as large around as a barrel,
It apparently having Just swallowed
a hog or calf and was in a torpid
state awaiting digestion of the meal.
The same party brought back a dozen
small gators lately hatched from the
egg.
COMMISSIONERS WANT OFFICES.
We'd bate to invoice the stock of
10-cent store.
Members of Monetary Hoard Who Are
Now Ex-Smators Want I'rcHcnt
Quarters.
A problem confronting the , mone
tary commission and the senate com
mittee on rules concerns the housing
of some of the members of the com
mission. Six of them who wero mem
bers of the senate when they were ap
pointed to the commission retired to
private life at the adjournment of
congress on March 4. As senators
they occupied luxurious suits In the
palatial marble senate office build
ing and now they contend they should
be permitted the use of the suits as
members of the commission. Their
senatorial salaries of $7,600 a year
continue as monetary commissioners
and they fail to see any good reason
why they should be deprived of the
marble and mahogany senatoriol
Minister Hns Plan to Rescue Thous
ands from Death by the
Wliito Plague.
The most unique life-saving cam
paign on record has been inaugurated
by a Congregational minister, the
Rev. R. B. Tolbert of Albuquerque,
N. M., who has started an effective
fight on the national scourge of tu
berculosis through the agency of sev
eral thousand Congregational pastors,
all over the United States. Mr. Tol
bert is sending letters to these min
isters asking for the names of their
church members suffering with or
threatened with consumption. Per
sonal letters will be written to each
with detailed information as to the
perfect dry climate and great busi
ness opportunities of New Mexico,
already recognized as the world'B tu
berculosis sanitarium.
By means of follow-up correspond
ence, sufferers will be located in New
Mexico before it is too late and while
they are in shape to take advantage
of the new state's money making op
portunities. Experts agreo that the
cllmnte of the southwest Is the best
on the globe for tubercular persons.
REPlllUCAXS WILL HECKLE
Liquor men like to argue that peo
ple can also eat too much.
ruction Minority Will Make it Inlor
CMtlnj; for tlio Majority.
A policy of "heckling" bus been de
cided upon by republtcuu leaders, us
the hou.to minority attitude towards
Speuker Chump Clark and the demo
crats in the coming extra session.
The rules of the house are full of
pitfalls for the unwary. "Undo Jou"
Cunmin, as speuker, had to trust him
self to Asher C. Hinds ut least three
or four times a duy for purliumentury
rulings.
There are two parliamentary ex
perts on the democratic side Fitx
gerald of New York and Sherlcy of
Kentucky and many other good rules
men. Among the republicans there
are Hinds, tbe greatest living author
ity on the house rules; "Jim" Mann of
Illinois, Marlin Olmsted of Pennsyl
vania, John Dalzell of Pennsylvania,
Sereno E. Payne of New York, and
Cannon himself.
Representative Mann recently gave
proof of his parliamentary sagacity,'
by a mysterious filibuster against iio
omnibus claims bill. A perfectly
gooa majority In the house had to .re
sign itself to Mann's whims. There
was no stopping him. And he was al
ways within the rules. He gave tha
democrats a fair example of what
they may expect during their regne
at the house. He concluded with a
satirical threat for them to be good.
"I think we will have a good deal
of fun after April 4," said Mann.
"Things will begin to happen right off
the bat."
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your bowels will be regular and your nervous system corrected.
Your blood will be purer and you will feel more cheerful. Your
whole system will be benefited and you will know why so many
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on the INSTALLMENT plan.
Talk with the Pendleton people who have visited these
tracts.
HILL & IIIBBERD, OWNERS
At tho office of MARK MOOR.HOUSE CO.
Orpheum Theatre
J. P. sODESUrAOK.
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