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CRACKER TRUST
BEING FORMED
COAST BISCUIT COMPANIES TO
FORM TRUST.
Ntw Oraanliatlon Will Endeavor to
Protect" the MrHt Agalnet Out-
Id Interference Prices Will be
Raleod le Hlghtr Level.
Bun KrncliKO, Ie. 14. Aftr
the Brat of the )a: a crarker truxt
wilt be la full awing on the Pacific
Coast, with the object of controlling
tho trade, elevating and maintain
log the prices Oil cracker products,
nil ti a 1 1 n k aa far a poaalble trade
dlarounts and "protecting" I hi mar
ket KalnNt outside Interference.
Tlila la to be brounht about
through the formation of a new com
pany having for Ha head Janus
lMinn, one of the oldest rrticker men
on the CottHt, which will absorb the
Tarinc Count lilacult Company, that
concern retiring from the Hold of
California. lllMhop & Co., of Ia
Angeles, wilt act Independently, but
will maintain price.
At present the Pacific Count Hln
cult Company maintain manufac
turing ptanlM at Sacramento and Ioh
Angeles, but theHti will be cloned
when thin U''ikJ Ih comploled.
Putrid Iterf ltepoiishlo.
8nn Francisco, !!. 13. At a con
ference held thin afternoon between
Dr. J. J. ilogan, of Vallejo, Dr. Mar
tin ItegeiiHhurger, president of tile
State Ilonrd of Health, and Coroner
Lei ami, of Kun Francisco, to Inquire
Into the poisoning of a number of
giK'Hto who intended tho launching
of tho collier Prometheus hint week
At Mare iHland, It hat) been decided
that decayed bi'ef was responsible
for tho Illness that followed the
lunclieou nerved by Cutetcr L. 3.
Cohen.
Cobbler ie(H Fortune,
I.oh Angeles, I Jen. 13. William J.
Perrey, a cobbler working at bis
trade lu a littlo four-by-dfteen font
hole In the wall In South Main street
luiH been suddenly raised Irom his
humble Mutton to a position of af
fluence by the inheritance of his
wife of $100,000 In dlvldend-paylnn
stocks and a promise of 300,000
more on May 1.
Perrey says ho will not give up his
trade Just yet, us ho has always
worked for his living and It "would
seem mighty bard to He around
Idle."
Itevenuo Shows IJecreiisc,
Washington, Doc. 13. Commis
sioner John O. Caperg of the Internal
revenue bureau, In his annual report
states that for the luBt flscul year
there was a dec-reuse In the receipts
of $17,998,072 as compured with the
previous year. The production of
distilled grain spirits showod a de
crease of more than 4 5,000,000 gal
lons. The prohibition movement,
the high price of grain and the
agreoment among distillers to cur
tall production are assigned as tho
reason.
liarrlmnn Holds- Winning Iltuid.
Washington, Deo. 15 In an opin
ion by Justice Holmes, in the su
preme court of the United States, he
held that IS. H. Hurrlmun and Otto
Kuhn, the latter a New York banker,
should not be required to answer the
Interstate Commerce Commission's
questions concerning dealings in
stocks and bonds between the Union
Pacific and other roads to whtch
they refused to make response when
the subject was under Investigation
In New York.
rOKTTiAXD MARKETS,
Wheat Track prlceB: Club, 90c;
red Russian, 88c; hluestem, 96c;
Valley, 92c.
Barley Feed, $26.50; rolled,
$28 29.
Oats No. 1 white, $31; gray,
$30.
Hay Timothy, Willamette Valley,
fancy, $15; do. ordinary, $12; East
ern Oregon, mixed, $16; do. fancy,
$17.50; alfalfa, $12; clover, $12.
Butter Extra, 36 37c; fancy,
33 34c; choice, 30c; store, 18c.
Eggs Extra 43 4 5c.
jjopu 1908, choice, 8c; prime,
7c; medium, 56c; 1907, 34c.
Wool Valley, 1415c; lb.;
Eastern Oregon, 8 16c, as to
shrinkage.
Mohair Choice, 18 19c.
Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds tha
may develop Into pneumonia over
night are quickly cured by Foley's
Honey and Tar, as It soothes inflam
ed membranes, heals the lungs, and
expels the cold from the system. P.
M. KIrkland.
BflRfiOtt AND WAlll(lTO
VI.XS IMMUIM HhII I, A MM
Portland. Or.. In. I . With the
adoption by the Washington flam
flherlr Communion of the recom
mendation;! of (ha Columbia river
Bithcrmnn for longer closed lejaona,
the enactment of protective mImi
legislation by thu legislature f Ore
gon and Wahliigton this winter la
believed to be assured. The rwiDM
mediations of the Columbia rlv.r
fixhermen were adopted by the
WaHhlngton State Commission with
only mm alight amendment. Am
originally recommended, It waa sug
gested that the fall cloned season e
tend from August 20 to September
10, but the Washington Commission
decided to give the salmon protec
tion for five days more and recom
mended that the Kali closed season
continue until Bentetnber 16. Tho
other recommendations for a spring
dotied seaaon from March 1 to May
I, and for a closed Sunday from May
1 to Attaint 20. were Indorsed by the
commission and Included In Its re
port and recommendations as to flan
legislation made to Governor Mead.
ro spe!ke east
Ilrnejr Mill Lecture Ilcfore Many
1 to for in (iulm.
Wnahlngtrtn, Dec. 14. President
Itooaevelt has received word that
Francis J Heney, the San Kranclaoo
"Kraft" proMoc-uior. will be able to
M T
i-lUASCtS 1. UENST.
come Enst in January and keep en
gagements to make speeches before
reform clubs In a large number of
cities between San Francisco and
New York. Mr. Heney also will con
fer with the President.
Fleet Keaches Ceylon.
Colombo. Cevlon. Dec. 13. The
United States battleship fleet was 1
anxiously awaited here by a great
gathering of Europeans and natives
at Colombo. Tho fleet, which was
sighted at 7 o'clock this morning,
approached slowly In single file. The
flagship Connecticut entered tho har
bor at 9 o'clock, the others follow
ing at short intervals.
The health of the crew la excel
lent, with the exception of one case
of smallpox on the Georgia. The
smallpox victim is seriously til and
all the Georgia's crew have been
vaccinated. '
This is one of the most difficult
harbors as yet entered by the fleet,
but all the battleships were berthed
without Incident.
Forger Is Artist.
Rnnifano. Wash.. Dec. 14 Wlnl-
frert Moter. the Newport minister's
adopted daughter, who deserted her
husband, A. G. Daniels, a unicago,
Milwaukee & St.. Paul employe.
just before the sun went down on
their wedding day at Cheney last
September, and was arrested in Spo
irana fnr forcinor his name to a $300
check, will pose for a full-length oil
portrait In the county Jail.
The artist, who will depict on nis
canvas the face and figure of the
fair young forger Is Harry Palmer,
who is serving a jail sentence for
havinc nut. in the market a $5 pen-
and-tnk production of the same sort
as that which the subject oi ms new
painting is charged with having ex
ecuted.
Notice to the Public.
Notice is hereby given that Hanna
Bros, have this day bought all right,
title and interest in the store of
Hanna & Irvine, hardware dealers of
Independence, from S. E. Irvine, and
tltat all outstanding accounts due said
firm are payable to J. L. Hanna at
the office of Hanna Bros. All ac
counts owing by said firm of Hanna
& Irvine will be paid by J. L. Hanna
at the office of Hanna Bros.
J. L. HANNA.
S. E IRVINE.
Dated this 1st day of December,
1908. 27-31
DUTCH VESSEL
SEIZES SHIP
VENEZUELA VC88CL CAPTURES
VESSEL ANO CREW.
IXGiflMTnrtfl vrnn.ii nr.
op: mam ii.axi cnr.
Persistant Rumor of Revolution In
ths Interior of Venezuela, Report
ed at Maraclabo, Is no Longer a
Matter of Doubt.
Wlllrmatad, Cuaracao, Dec. 14.
Tho Dutch cruiser Gelderland on
Saturday morning captured tho Ven
exuelan roast-guard ship Allx out
elds Puerto Cahello. The Dutch flag
waa hoisted over the Allx oulalde of
Puerto Cabello and the crew of th
Allx was put aabore. The guard
ahlp waa then manned by Dutch offl
cere and marlnea and towed to Wlll
emHtad. arriving here Sunday morn
ing, Although the seUure of the Allx
was plainly discernible from Puerto
Cabello, the forts there did not Are
upon the Gelderland.
The steamer Maracalbo, which ar
rived here Sunday from Venezuelan
ports, reports that when she was at
Maracalbo the air was full of rumors
of a revolution In tho interior of
Venexuela.
The seizure of the Allx was In
accordance with tho plans of the Hol
land government when instructions
were Issued to tho three Dutch war
ships now In these waters to make
a demonstration off the coast of Ven
ezuela and to capture any Venezue
lan shlpa of war or guard vessels
that they might find.
The governor of Cuaracao in dis
cussing the Incident said: "The cap
ture by our warships of conbt guard
and war vessels U not t be con
sidered an unfriendly act againut the
Venezuelans. It is merely a reprisal
against Castro's government, which
refuses to give satisfaction for his
unfriendly acts toward Holland. The
seizure of these vessels will make it
linmiHsible for the Venezuelan gov
ernment to carry troops or ammuni
tion to and from the various ports."
Castro Furious hevauso Ignored.
Paris, Dec. 13. President Castro,
nf vnpziipla. who arrived in this
city last evening from Bordeaux, has
made no advances to the French
government. He is reported as furi
ously angry at the manner In which
the government has received him in
France. Since his arrival In Paris
ho has remained Bhut up in his
apartment in the hotel as closely as
though he were a prisoner and, bar
ring a few members of the Venezue
lan colony, he has seen nobody.
RUEF IS FOUND GUILTY
Convicted Briber to Be Sentenced
Next Sat unlay.
San Francisco, Dec. 14. Abraham
Ruef', convicted of offering a bribe,
has been granted until Saturday be
fore receiving sentence. The ver
dict of guilty was reached after the
jury had deliberated 24 hours. The
hopes of Ruef and his attorneys had
risen with every hour of the delay,
and the adherents of the prosecution
were proportionately discouraged.
The penalty may reach 14 years.
JOCATKI,IjO TO HAVE 43TW
WOOUiKOWF.IW CONVENTION
Pocatello, Idaho, Dec. 14. The
4 5th annual convention of the Na
tional Wooigrowers' Convention will
be held in this city January 14, 15
and 16, 1909. This meeting will by
long odds be the most important in
the history of the national organiza
tion. Final and definite arrange
ments for the establishment of a
great central wool market at Chica
go will bo made, and the questions
of federal control of grazing on un
appropriated public lands, govern
ment control of forest reserves and
the maintenance of a protective tar
iff will be considered.
In connection with the convention
a midwinter sheep show will be held,
at which the city of Pocatello will
distribute cash prizes aggregating
$1500 in addition to the handsome
silver trophy cup which the National
Association annually offers for the
best individual exhibit. Over 600
sheep have been entered for the
show.
Announcement is made from Na
tional headquarters at Cheyenne that
15,000,000 out of the required 25,
000,000 pounds necessary for the
establishment of an immense market
in Chicago have been pledged by
Western growers.
New sewing machines, fully war
ranted, from $13.75 to $25.00, also
supplies for your gasoline lamps may
be had from H. H. Jasperson. . tf.
Tan.ma. Waah.. Dec. H Stale
Senator Htewart, of Cowllu county,
nd Hiiauir MrCoaan, of Pacific
eounjr, and Itepreapinatlve Durkn,
of WahklaMun county, Inter
viewing flonrnor Mead and Attorney-General
Atklnaon relatlvn lo a
reoppcln.t of l!iB V.'tti.lilnf ton-Out Jtl
bondary lln taa rerently dnrlded
by the I'nlted 8'atea supreme court.
It Is contended that lb decision
lakes y from the elate of Wah
Ington Hand Inland and PuK't la
land, territory that always belonged
to thta state. Kevenuea to the state
have been aerloualy redtiod. It i
maintained, and the finding fntereata
of the state have been greatly af
fected. It la believed by those Interested
that if Governor Mead and Attorney
General Atklnaon will Intervene on
behalf of the state the supreme court
of the I'nlted States may be Induced
to give thla a'ate n re hearing upon
new evidence that will be submitted.
400 Student on Strike.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Dec. 13.
Failure of tho athlotic committee of
the board of regents of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical College
In special aenalon at Stillwater to
rescind an order discharging Coach
er K. Parry of th college football
team, resulted In 400 students of the
college declaring that they would not
return to school unloss Parry was re-Instated.
OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL
luteifNting KventH of thn Week In
Washington, I). C.
WaHhlngton, D. C. It Is held by
the supreme court of tho District
of Columbia that the Interior De
partment cannot require that entry
men under the timber and stone act
shall personally go upon the land
sought before making their initiative
entry. This decision was rendered
in the case of Mary S. NesH, whose
timber entry of a tract In the Rose
burg. Or., land office had been can
celled because she had not visited
the nd before filing. The court
holds that the department was with
out authority in cancelling this en
try merely on the ground "that the
applicant discovered the character of
the land from having had an expert
examine it." This decision is of far
reaching effect, and seriously affects
the new regulations recently promul
gated for the enforcement of the
timber and stone act.
The Initial movement to carry out
a recommendation of the President
was taken Saturday when Represen
tative Hull, chairman of the commit
tee on military affairs, introduced a
bill, suggested by the President, and
prepared under the direction of Mr.
Taft, to provide for a volunteer army
In time of emergency. The bill would
revise the present law to provide for
the raising of a volunteer army,
which has been described by the
President as having been placed on
the statute book piecemeal and hur
riedly. It is claimed for the bill that it is
elastic and under its provisions a
force of 2,000,000 men could be
raised as well as one of 50,000.
A reserve supply depot for differ
ent departments of the army to be
established on Corregidor Island at
the entrance to Manila Bay, to cost
$250,000, and the construction on
the Manila reservation of store
houses for the supply department of
the army at a cost of $1,250,000,
are among the important plans
which the War Department has com
pleted to facilitate the delivery of
supplies to troops in the Philippines
and providing a reserve for emergencies.
Determined that the dignity of
the United States shall no longer be
jeopardized by the failure of this
government to provide suitable
buildings for its diplomatic and con
sular representatives abroad, advo
cates of an immediate appropriation
to becln the construction or pur
chase of suitable buildings have de
cided to press the matter at the pres
ent session of congress. Representa
tive Nicholas Longworth will lead
the fight again this session, as he
did last year.
Both Houses of Congress expect
to conclude the ante-Christmas holi
day work of the session during the
present week. The date of the ad
journment for the holidays has not
been definitely determined, but most
probably it will fall on December 21.
In that event It is not expected that
any business will be done on Mon
day week because when the date be
comes known, members will leave
for their homes in such numbers it
will be impossible to maintain a quo
rum.
The Independence Enterprise has
150 lbs. new body type for sale.
Used less than six months. Will sell
It for half cost price. Write today
about it
Holiday Novelties
YOU'LL find ourdisplay
I of Holiday Goods un
usually laruc this season,
and the values are better
than ever before.
DOLLS, GAMES. PICTURE BOOKS,
For the Children.
TOILET CASES, MANICURE SETS,
POST CARD ALBUMS. COLLAR aV
CUFF BOXES, MILITARY SETS,
SHAVING SETS,
and an endless variety of trinkets
suitable for presents.
HOLIDAY 8LIPPERS FOR LADIES.
HOLIDAY SLIPPERS FOR MEN.
Why not make your wife a present
of a fine linen table t loth with nap
kins to match, or one of our
FANCY HANDLE SILK PARASOLS.
PRACTICAL PRESENTS
will be appreciated by your friends
because they are useful.
Give your husband or your boy a
SUIT OF CLOTHES or a GOOD
RAIN COAT or a pair of SHOES.
You'll find our prices reasonable
because we stick to the spot cat.li
plan and are satisfied with smalt
profits.
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SALEM, OREGON
SALEM, OREGON
OUR EXHIBITION
of "Christmas Merchandise is great
spick and span new goods from the
best manufacturers of America and
Europe. New Dress and Waisting
Silks, new Wool Suitings in the new
directoire materials.
We are showing the lates New York
craze: the
EmpressNippon Coats
Also all the new styles in Directoire
Suits, sheath Skirts, silk Petticoats,
fine Furs, silk Umbrellas, kid Gloves
in all shades, fancy neck wear and
Ruchings. We show the strongest
line of up-to-date new merchandise
shown in this part of the w'orld and
at prices you cannot beat in Chicago
or New York.