Condon globe., April 10, 1908, Image 2

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GLEIOBIISE
HT ODfilil Hi
JJUUGATION TOWN
WAKES GOOD PROGRESS.
, timM of Norta TiUn Deokte o
rxafcUsh Regular MetrojwllMn
Oartuc nou-DiIr Volume at
Burfneaa Win Be RX' I J.
That North Taktwa Is rapidly as
suming metropom- a- ta from
commercial standp. shown that
a clearing house t- : be eetab-
llsned by the banket -.1 that thrl
tne city. The Rt pubSio wo; . t
Definite annou moment was made
this morning by Charles Heath of the
, Takima Valley bank that within
short time the bank ot North Takima
, will b conducting clearing house op
erations. - Th banker have consider
ed the feasibility or establishing
.-'riiiK house here for some time and
f ss! arrangements have been com
t '.'ted. "
, The r.ir room of the Takima Na.
. tlonal bank will be fitted up tor the
clwsrins- house. A manager of the sys-tern-
w . be elected at the next meet-
DaMyKoporte! to Be Hade. ' .4
This announcement means progress
, !i the business affairs of North Yskl
ma. It means that each day a report
wiil be Issued by the manager, stating
the elearlnga of that day. Each bank
will send its clearings to the boose and
the agrtrresate amount of all the banks
HI constitute the clearings for that
This irj-fitem rs, as la known, carried
.n in all the large ctties of the United
-h. North Takima will be ona of
t . fw towns of Its else of the country
r , An boast of a clearing house.
T; t fact certainly. a' splendid bar-
ter of prosperity In Itself.' The
. (fem w"I rote this city with such
c.Jee as flattie, Portland, Spokane,
and Tat'oaiik. ?i Itfrrporta will be
published ;:h tSvslra.
There are 'dlcals published and
circulated th i;h the country which
devote their pages to bank clearings.
end the comparing of them with the"TVie
different cities. All banks or assXKUJVeryw:
a ted banks, are dealt with in tnis njjj,.
ner and North lamms win, 01 cyurM
be rated among the prosperou, Ulj
thrifty associations of Amerk
Manager Ye to BoJJweeB.
mmyilttTg ftviSISJuTness for the
""work to begin. All that remains to be
-one is to elect a manager and
0 fit up his room In the Takima
tank building. Bankers and property
(wners In general are much pleased
,(6 rer the decision reached by the asso-
elated bankers, and North Takima hat
added another factor in the building
of a great city."
' MAT CONDEMN DAM SITE.
Otmiamitent May Be Forced to Setae
i- Land Near Blackfoot.
. Thomas Ik Martin of Boise, a ape
' I clal agent of the Indian office, who
y spent thai greater part of last aum-
mer and fall along the Blackfoot riv
er, purchasing land for the govern-1
merit from settlers whose holding!
:'! be flooded by. the big Blackfoot I
rLv.i.'sre reservoir, which will furnish I
v,-nt..r for the Irrigation of the VorAfbridglng crews are now working west
'ifct;act, is In the city today to
Mters relating to acquir-
Me to th
i :e!lo Tribune,
Only & few hundred acres remain
yet to be purchased by . the govern-
r-'Tt. and Mr. Martin Is of th optn
l,n that this can be secured without
a jn-eat deal of trouble. When asked
nether'or not It would be necessary
1 bring condemnation suits, Mr. Mar.
I hope not When the few re
maining settlers realize the reason'
abieness of the government' position
'tvthls matter, I am sure they would
it go of their land without further
trouble. However, If It becomes ne
cessary, condemnation suit will be
J-riuRht, because It is not the desire
' ' ' e Indian office that work of
truction of the reservoir should
x delayed by failure to attain title to
' tav remaining acres."
. i no government has been very lib
eral with. Blockfoot settlers along the
,. ens or 'uie proposed reservoir. An
average of close to $20 per acre has
b"i paid pr land which will be
' o4ed, and this Is considerably
her, Buys Mr. Martin, than any In
dividual would offer.
T,v-te la a arm belief that work
r-. t:i Uiackfoot dam will begin as
-. t.u spring as the weather will
ii.'t. - -'. .
- Martin will leave In a few days
tor i.ie site or the reservoir, where
he will have a final conference with
- r'.'ilcltrnt settlers, and unless mat
ters are brought to a head, ho will
put in a few days gathering evidence
5 nn irmcn to base suits for condero
, .nuiion Of, the remaining land.
, t -.-T-KEABY FOR EXCURSION.
LcwtAton Prepares Big Reception tor
Tisilorjl Wbea Riparla Braadl Is
The committee in charge of the ar
rangement for entertaining the vis-
Kors to Lwiston from Portland and
ether cities upon the occasion of the
' compleUon of tjie LewUton-Riparia
- road met at the Zollinger hotel at
v n(. toaay, sas the Lewizton Teller.
is ' ' secretary was , instructed - to
rri k special Invitations to Charles
Fi8ciAdams,'fpunder of the Lew--'.li'
arkstqn company; the mayor
v i ueina-ano. tne governors of the
' ..-.. -8 states, .Oregon, Washington and
j. 1. - come to Lewlstoa at this
itT a-; Joln-hr the celebration of
i pf of the water grade route
' i-ewtston and Clarkston to the
a committee composed of IB. H.
y, C. W. Mount, O. A. EJos, A.
. fc:acy, H L. Powers and BL J. Ball,
- s an olnted to visit Portland and
Interest the Portland bu?3ne4 men
their attendance fur the. occasion
It has been learned that A sum
ber ot Portland ladles will visit Lew
tttton aa member of the Portland ex
cursion party, and a special ear has
been reserved for their use and
oommlttee ot Lawiaton ladles will be
appointed to provide special enter
tainment tor them while here.
SALOO.VISTS FIGHT CLUBS.
Seattle liquor Dealer Declare Plague
of 80-Otlled Clubs Rota Business.
Holding that Seattle la threatened
with a plague of so-called "clubs,'
which are organised for the purpose
ot dispensing liquor refreshments on
Sundays and at other time when the
law places a .ban on retail liquor
selling, the Seattle Liquor Dealers
association. In secret conclave, named
a committee to watt on Mayor Miller
and protest against the toleration of
the new "clubs."
Ttve new clubs have been organ
issd, ostensibly on social lines, but
really for the purpose of selling li
quor all night and during Sunday,
when the law makes the saloons
close," said a member ot the associa
tion . The retail liquor dealer will
try to find from Mayor Miller how
far the law will protect them against
this evil".
President James Weir named the
following committee' to take charge
of the fight against the so-called
"clubs." and to take action against
the Independent Brewing company.
which la making a fight to take over
a license for a saloon under the name
of "Doss b Jlm" located on James
street; James Weir, .chairman; Pat
rick Sullivan, -Henry Beck and Josepn
Goldle . This commute wis Instructed
to call on the mayor and the license
and revenue committee aof the coun
cil and to make plain the fact that
the saloon men's organisation will
take legal step to protect members
holding liquor licenses, and will seek
to eliminate the new clubs, It it can
find a legal way to do It .
"The fact that a club, organised
under existing conditions" regarding
Sunday closing and the like, appl.es
for a federal . permit to dispense li
quor and take -out a state license,
should be sufficient evidence for Its
taxation by the Imposition of a city
Ilcense.'WtlOOO a vejaIi said James
Welrsldeerftne oWltion.
new clubs are sprlfrgTlIf up
erywhere. There Is one over the
Olympus, another has been started In
the Lumber Exchange building, and
one or two more are planned. W
take the position that If this thing
continues the saloon men will be com.
polled In self-protection to organize
clnbs. each over his own saloon.
"We are m favor of obeying the
laws, but If we do that and play
square we believe we are entitled to
a square deal from the law and the
lawful authorities, state and city.
BUILDING INTO CANADA.
Great Northern Reaching Out In Up
per Columbia River District.
A dispatch from Wenatchee says of
the Great Northern ' proposed rail
road line to Canada:
Apparently reliable Information has
come to Wenatchee that the Great
Northern contractors are at work
ding for a railroad near the Cana
an line on the west side . from
overdale. The road has been grad-
a distance of about SO miles west
Cloverdale, and the grading and
from Sumaa up the Nooksack river.
The intention of the Great North.
ern, la to pass through the Cascades
frt the pass at the head of Slate creek
then descend on this side down the
Method river.
Following the course of the Meth
ow river to where It flows into the
Columbia, the road win follow the
Columbia down to Wenatchee. From
the mouth of the Method, north to
the Canadian line, another branch
will be built
The preliminary surveys for the
line along the Columbia river from
Wenatchee were made last summer
ana it is expected that this action
bears out the conjectures the people
had at that time,
TRADE WITH TERRITORIES.
Exports From United State Aggregate
$70,000,000 and Importa .Reach
$90,000,000.
The trade of the United States with
Porto Rico, Alaska, the Hawaiian
Islands, the Philippine Islands, the
Midway Islands, Guam and Tutuila,
known aa noncontiguous territories,
in 1907 aggregated 1147,000,000. The
exports from the United States aggre
gated $70,000,000 In value, and the
imports from those territories were of
the value of $80,000,000, Including
$12,000,000 In gold from AlaBka. The
exports Included $11,000,000 worth
sent to the Philippine Islands, $1(,
000,000 worth to the Hawaiian
Islands, $17,600,000 to Alaska, and
$25,000,000 to Porto Rico. Of the
$78,000,000 worth of merchandise re
celved from those territories $11,000,.
000 worth was from Alaska, $12,000,-
000 worth from the Philippines, $23,
000,000 from Porto Rico, and $32,-
000,000 from Hawaii.
March Winds Traveled Far.
The wind traveled S652 miles
through Spokane last month. It did
this at an average hourly rate of 7H
miles, though on the 23d of the month
It made a record of 30 miles an hour.
The prevailing direction was from the
southwest, - says the Spokesman-Re
view, Only eight of the days were
cloudy, the sun shining all or part of
the time on the remaining 23. The
precipitation during the entire month
amounted almost to half an Inch.
The average temperature was a trifle
above 40 degrees, the highest recorded
temperature being ES degrees on the
23d, and the lowest figure touched be
ing S4 degrees on the iSth.
It I estimated that South America
furnishes about S per cent of the
world' upply of India rubber.
is
surcKssriTi ciltivation
IN LOWER CALIFORNIA
Company Enul"Ttig 1004
Has EMUUkrhed Succeaaful
nam That reje I surest
rami n the World some
Thing About Pearls Two
Buat
Pcart New
Year
Required for Growth ot Ordinary
S1m41
Consul W D Shaughnessy of Aguaa
callentes, transmits an article from
the Mexican Herald of February II,
1(08. wherein It la claimed that the
honor of being first to discover and
put Into successful operation the
secret of cultivating pearls belongs
to a Mexican company The follow
ing paragraphs are taken from this
article:
Under the old system the pearl In
dustry was an uncertain one. Bushels
ot shells might yield but a tew gems
or possibly none at all. But this
company, which Is working under
concession from the Mexican govern
ment, has taken up the cultivation
of pearls as a practical Industry, and
la now operating the largest pearl
farm In the world, employing in the
harvesting season more than 1000
people. They are operating In the
Gulf of Lower California. The pres
ent markets for the company's pro.
duct are Paris, London and Berlin,
and Hamburg and Bremen for the
mother of pearl, which Is exported
In large quantities
Two years are required for the
growth of an ordinary shell which
forms slowly In layers, like an onion,
After two years the shell loses its
gem, and. unless opened at the prop
er time, there Is nothing of value
within. Mr. Vlves who spent It
years In studying and experimenting.
discovered this fact, and thereupon
he devised the system whereby the
shells are cultivated until the proper
time and then opened.
in me nrst place, tne shells are
gathered In the season when the easa
are nemg deposited. These eggs are
carefully placed In little artificial
channels like the natural bottom of
the sea, care being taken In these
cRJrhnels to protest the little "ant
mala" from their natural enemies At
the proper stage they are transplant
ed Into deeper water, where larger
boxes continue to protect them. Ine
stock Is also Inspected and the "dead"
ones removed and replaced by "live'
shells. In the deeper channels the
shells are left to develop, and at the
end or two years the harvest is ready.
in tne deep-water cages; where the
pearls develop, the divers can descend
without risk
Three distinct kinds of pearls are
produced In the California Gulf, the
most valuable, black pears, ranging
close to $300 per carat gold The
next in point of value are the white
pearls, about $2E0 a carat, the price
varying with the size and perfection
or tne gem The yellowish pearl, al
though ranking third in value. Is, as
a rule, first In favor among the fem.
Inlne admirers because of the bril
liancy of the gems These prices are
ror the rarest and most perfect
pearis.
PLANS FOR WOOL WAREHOUSE.
Central Market for Wool to Be Es
tablished In Omaha.
Plans which, it is expected, will
give the Wyoming woolgrower a more
even chance with the woolbuyer, have
been perfected by a company compos.
ed of prominent sheepmen of this
state together with Omaha business
men, the sheepmen, however, eon
trolling the situation, says the Chey
enne Tribune.
The plans ar for the construction
of a warehoune In Omaha in which
20,000,000 pounds of wool can be
stored by the Wyoming woolgrowers
until such time as they see fit to sell
It This warehouse will be erected
by the company above mentioned at a
cost of, $15,000.
The oreat Northern railroad will
also erect a warehouse for the stor
age of western wool of a capacity of
30,000,000 pounds.
This will give the sheepmen of the
state who do not receive satisfactory
prices for their product a safe repos
itory until such time as they may
choose to sell. The great advantage
of the plan is that the Omaha banks
have agreed to carry the sheepmen In
definitely on warehouse certificates,
thus eliminating one factor which
made It compulsory for the woolgrow
er to sell during the spring season In
order to meet the Indebtedness in
curred In the wintering of his flocks.
Ground will be broken Immediately
for the warehouse to be erected by
the Wyoming men, and will be ready
for occupancy some time during the
summer.
SOLD SHORT CORDS.
Manager of Lumber Company at
Pullman Arrested for Violating Or
dinance. J. O. Brownson, manager of the
Potlatch Lumber company's yard at
this place, was arrested this morning
on a warrant Issued by Police Judge
Wenham, on complaint of J. W.
Mathews, who charges Brownson with
selling short measure on a cord of
wood, says a Pullman, Wash., news
Hem.
Mnch complaint has been made re
cently about short measure. In wood
and short weight in coal, and when
Mr. Mathews, who Is an ex-clty and
ex-county attorney, ordered a cord of
wood he piled It up carefully, and
claims there was but three-quarters
of a cord.
Several of Mr. Mathews neigh
bors mads the same complaint J.
Page, a neighbor, paid the same firm
for. a cord which he and" Mathews
piled carefully and measured, and
found It to contain but three-quarters
of a cord, so they claim. A commit
tee was appointed to Investigate the
mi
wood business and many complaints
were registered.
There Is an ordinance providing
minimum fine of lit for charging for
more wood or coal than Is actually
delivered. The city ' council will be
asked at Ha next meeting to take
steps to secure Mil measure or woo
and coal, and a city scale may be -put
In with a olty officer to do the weigh
Ing. Brownson had th case contln
ued until tomorrow, and was releas
ed on his own recognisance. He has
been here a year.
HITS CURB STONES DEALERS,
8atwm Judge VphoMa City Ordinance
Protecting Legitimate Real Estate
Dealers.
Judge Burnett made an Important
ruling yesterday affecting the city
ordinance relative to the licensing of
real estate brokers. The rule
nounced waa In the case of a Page,
plaintiff, vs. C. W, Brasher, defend
ant wherein plaintiff brought an ac
tion against defendant for a real es
tate commission amounting to $306
IS. says the Salem Statesman. Brash,
er appeared by his attorneys, John
H. and C. L. McNary. and filed an
answer alleging among other things
that the sale was made within the
corporate limits ot Salem, and that
the plaintiff had not complied with
the city ordinance In that he failed
to procure a lloense to sell real es
tate and therefore could not main
tain an aotlon to recover his commis
sion
The plaintiff, through his attorney,
Mr. Pogue, filed a demurrer to th
answer upon the ground that the or
dinance was defective In that the
legislation did not delegate the au
thorlty to the city to Impose a tax
upon real estate brokers and that the
ordinance Imposed a tax rather than
a license
The case was argued some time ago
and taken under advisement and de
cided by the court yesterday. The
demurrer was overruled which holding
sustains the city ordinance and maket
It legnlly Impossible for a real estate
man to recover his commission unless
he has a license from the city.
The validity of the ordinance has
been questioned for some time, but
yesterday's ruling removes all doubt.
The decision Is a body blow to the
'curb-stonvrs." whose only offices are
on the street corners and who pay no
license and usually not a great deal
of taxes
EIJKCTRIO ROAD HELPS
O. R. N. Says Railroad la rteneflt-
ed by Ncr I tine la Territory.
When In Dayton the first of the
week, O. R, A N. passenger agent, C
F. Vandewater, of Walla Walla, was
asked what effect the electric line
between Walla Walla and Milton had
on his company's business. Mr. Van,
dewater replied that the first week
the electric line operated the O. R.
& N. did not carry a passenger or
load of freight between Walla Walla
and Milton, and that the local bust
ness Is done by the electric line but
by the end of the fourth week their
business had Increased from SO
12S per cent, says a Dayton dispatch
They carried as high as 16 carloads
of produce In a day that was grown
on the small tracts that were cultl
vated along the electric line to fruit
vegetables and all kinds of garden
truck. Mr. Vandewater said that any
thing that tended to develop the
country and increase business helped
tnem and thnt nothing else would
populate a district so quickly and get
the maximum yield from the soli as
an electric railroad,
This section of Washington has
been producing, on an average, about
a ton per acre, when it I capable of
yielding many tons under proper cul
tlvatlon. The large farms, concluded
Mr. Vandewater, are a detriment to
the country. No man can properly
cultivate 160 acres of land and wnen
It comes to monopolizing thousands
of acres, the country at large Is the
loser.
WANTS TRAIN TO STOP.
Kcnnewlck Auk NorUiern Pacific to
Stop Flyers There.
Trains running through Kennewlck
Will have to come to time or else
they will be subjected to all kinds of
inconveniences, according to J. J,
Schlffner, who returned today from
Kennewlck, says the Walla Walla
Bulletin.
Kennewlok wants N. P. train No,
z to stop in Kennewlck Instead of
simply going faster when It nears this
rapidly growing town. Courteously
nas u made the request and still No.
3 goes by without more than a whis
tle of derision.
The good citizens of Kennewlck are
getting madder every day and unless
the n. pi. decides to grant the reaueat
ana mat mighty quick, the olty coun
oil , will pass an ordinance requiring
every train that goes through Kenne
wlck to go as slow as the law pro-
viaes, ana furthermore, this law will
oe enforced.
Tl I 1 . . . .
xvciinewicK oojects to belnff a
whistle station on the N. P. or anv
other old road and the citizens are
thoroughly in earnest about getting
weir aemanas.
Three Delegates Named.
Governor Chamberlain has annolnt.
ed as the three representatives from
Oregon to the conference on the con
servation of natural resources to be
held with the president at the White
House next month, Judge R. S. Bean
of the state supreme court, Salem; H.
W. Scott and C. S, Jackson of Port
land. This conference has been call
ed by President Roosevelt and each
governor has been asked to attend
and appoint three representative cit
izens to be present at the conference.
The Important matters to come be
fore the conference will probably be
timber and coal lands and their pres
ervation. The conference will be held
May 18, 14 and 15.
The province of Alberta, Canada.
has purchased from the Bell Tele
phone company all lines and equip
ment In the province and will operate
the same hereafter. The price paid
the company waa $675,000.
Ifllfl LEGEND
F POGATELLO
PLACE WAS NAMED FOR
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN
Hot Spring on Kite ot Ixttlo Was
Faiued Among Indiana tor It Mo
dMnal Qualltlrw Old tlifctudn
Woe Finally Thrown Into th Spring
and DlsiHMared.
A writer In the Mining West, a
well known publication, takes a long
draw at th pip of fanoy and Indite
the following legend about Pocatslio
Nearly every traveler over th Or
erland route to the coast passes
through the town of Pocatello, one
of the thriving cities ot Idaho. This
place Is among the historical spots of
the Intermountaln country.
The site of pocatello long before
It was made a white man's town was
ths camping ground of the Bannock
Indians. And even down to the pres
ent time. It Is one of the favorlats
places of the red man. Within short
distances of the town are numerous
hot springs.
The place was named for a orioe
well known llannock chief Pocatel
lo. This particular spot was his own
hunting grounds and on wslt known
hot spring he claimed as his own.
This spring was near tne base of
Bannock mountain and the wily old
chief no doubt, copying after white
men with whom he had experience.
rxnrted from the Indians ot his tribe
and from othors a well, tribute
whenever they saw fit to use the
wonderful waters of the spring,
Among (ho Indians the spring was
noted for its great medicinal quail
ties. It wits accredited with being
sure panacea for cramps, colics,
rhfumiitlnm and other complaints too
numerous to mention.
Euch Indian using the waters
this spring for bathing purposes was
required to pay to Pocatello one
beaver tall for each bath, and If th
bathers desired to enjoy the waters
to the fullest extent "from sun
sun." he could soak himself In the
waters of the spring for an entire
beaver sklu.
Years rolled on and Pocatello be
came nin ana decrepit. It was
claimed by some that he lived for
more than a hundred years When
he became almost helpless and the
Indians found that the wonderful
spring water did not renew his youth
they became dlssatlsflod with the ex,
actions In the way of tribute that he
had so long demanded from them
They decided to make him teat the
efficiency of the celebrated spring,
They plated him astride his horse and
taking him to the spring they threw
him bodily In, determined to give him
a long, good soak that would cure
him of his feebleness.
The details of this last bath of Po
eatello are clouded in the misty and
Obscure legends of the remalnlnx
Bannocks, but It Is said that after he
was placed in the spring he was de
serted and a few days later when the
spring was sought no trace of him
or his remains could be found, nor
nns ho appeared since then.
Pocatello, the city which perpetu
ated the name of the noted chief, Is
une 01 me liveliest western towns. It
is In the center of a rich agrlcultur
al district, the resources of which are
rust being developed.
IX) BOOST THE ROSE SHOW.
Engraved Dotttgn of Portland Event
to Bo SontUf-rd Abroad.
Handsome designs for the Rose
Festival Invitations, made from the
Journal prlzo design, and bearing the
journal slogan, have been completed
by the Oregon Engraving company
and 10,000 of them will bo sent to
prominent men and women through
out the country, Including President
Roosovelt, cabinet members, foreign
representatives, governors, and promi
nent army and navy officials, says
tne Oregon Dally Journal.
The Invitations consist of envelopes.
bearing on the cover four of the Ross
festival designs, one in each corner.
and Joined by pink and green ribbons,
and double-folding Invitations, with a
design of a young woman, drawn by
Artist Edward O'Neill of the Ores-on
engraving company, and carrying the
snieia of the festival.
The postal cards have but the one
design of the festival, the sloirrin
"Roses fragrant, roses fair, Portland
rosos everywhere," and a few words
telling of tho festival. Its date and Its
extent. The work Is all unusually
handsome. The Invitations and cards
win be ready for distribution early
next week. There are to be 10.000
special Invitations, 25.000 programs
and 100,0000 postal cards sent out by
me festival association.
HIT BY OWN RULING.
united states compelled to Route
Soldier for Pugot Sound Points by
way or Bpokane.
To reinforce the garrison at Fort
Lawton and tho Coast artillery com
panies sou recruits from Jefferson
oarracks, mo., arrived in Spokane
yesieroay over the O. R, & N. ejjd
were transferred to the great North
ern training leaving at 5:15 for 8a.
attle, saya the Spokesman-Review,
Routing the soldiers destined to
the north coast by way of Spokane
illustrates the effect of the closing
of the Portland gateway by ths rs.
cent ruling of the Portland gateway
oy the recent ruling of the Interstate
commerce commission. Heretofore
all soldiers sent to Fort Lawton and
Alaska over the Union Paclflo and O.
R. & N. were carried to Portland,
from whence they were provided with
transportation over the Northern Pa
clflo to Seattle, the local fare between
those points being absorbed by the
Harrlman lines.
The recent ruling of the Interstate
commission was to th effect thai
railroads having no passenger ar
rangement with other line can not
sell lli'kets beyond their terminals ts
points on such connecting lines at th
through rate In fore over them. The.
Harrlman line have been selllht
tickets to Seattle at the sum rats
charged by the Northern Paclflo and
eastern connections to that elty.
To compete fur th Puget sound 1
trsvsl the Harrlman line have been
selling tickets from Ht Louis to Se
attle at the sums rate a I In foro
by way ot the Burlington and North
me uurungion ana nunn
1, The pasaenier was glv-J
to Portland and on his ar-
he was furnished with
ern Pacific,
en a ticket
rival there
Northern Paclflo ticket to hi destu
nutlon at the expense of th Hrrl
man Una. I ..ia.I
Tills means of meeting the rate, th!
Interstate commerce coin mission held'
Is Illegal. The result Is that passen'
gem tor Beattie traveling on lb)
Union Pnclflo and O. R. 4k N. by w
of Portland have to pay $5 more thai
they would by going by way ot BpoP
kane over the Burlington and North
ern Puclflo or the O. It N, and,
Great Northern, the difference being
the local far from Portland, which j
has heretofore been absorbed by the
Harrlman lines.
All the railroads have Interpreted'
the Internals commerce law to mean
that they can not make special rates.
for officers and soldiers of the Uni
ted States army, so that the govern
merit la compelled on the score of
economy to send troops by the most I
Inexpensive route.
Under the ruling of the commit-j
Ion that route la by way of Spokane
and It requires no more changes of
cars than by way of Portland.
BERRIES PAY BIG JIO.NET.
(nmrr llrwllar 0OO Front Acre
and Half of gtraw-tMirrlra,
The experience of CI. K. Drury, who
Uvea at Ivy poatofflce, rive mile
south ot here, offers conclusive proof
thut strawberries are one ot ths most
profitable crops that can be raised In,
the Inland empire, snya an Item from I
Deary, Idaho Mr. Drury's berry beds!
are laid out on top of a lgh hill back!
of the postofflce, and from an acre,
and a half he realised lost season!
over $1000 gross receipts. The fruit j
Is picked, off the vines In bankets In,
which It Is marketed, and Is alsil crat
ed before leaving the ground. ' j
Mr. Drury has a unique and hand)
arrangement for carrying the small,
baskets about the patch. Ths trs
consists or a flat wooden base, fltte
with springs made of common wire
hold the receptacles In place, and .
wire ball and wooden handhold to
protect the hands. This devke Is an,
Invention of Mr. Drury.
This rancher has also shown th
residents of his section that alfalfi
con be succsasfully grown and has,,
field on top of the hill near his strait 1
berry beds, from which he cuts two
good crops each year, and then getst
good pasture from the tract
RECLUSE WAS ONCE RICIL
Kami Frnivoisro SpcndUirtft Now 1
Ing In Squalor In Alaoka.
A Seattle dispatch says:
KOUP hunfflA4 mllma Dnl,
- .i w m.
narrow, far from all the hannta '
civilised people, lives an old wh
man, who at one time "went the pact
In San Francisco spent an Inherited
sum of $100,000, and then loft forf
the wilds to hide himself forever. i
This strange being was encountere.il
by Captain EJnard Mlkkelsen, .J
famous young Arctlo explorer, wli4
headed the Anglo-American Arctic ex
pcdltlon in search of a great srchl-1
pelago believed to exist in Baufortf
ortg
sen.
The captain came across the hermli
wnne he was on his way from Hei
schel tslan I to Nome. He obtained th
hermit's name, but refuses to dlwulgrj
It, saying tho man's family wss prom
inent In ths states and some members
of It are well known on the Pacific
coast.
The exile has taken a native wlf
end is raising a large family. On
boy Is 17 years old, and this fact alon
goes to show the length of time whlc
tnis strangest of modern human V
Ings has spent on the bleak coast s
the Arctle ocean looking out over h
desolate environment
REDUCING COUNTY DEBT.
Union County Oammisaltmeri Out Oft f
una nail County Indebrntnee i8
One Day.
La Grande. April t. The count
debt In Union county was reduced
the enormous sum of $60,418.01 s
the county court yesterday afternoon'
which closed what Is no doubt one (J
the most remarkable sessions . lrf r
years. t .
This large lump was taken froth ;
county's debt by cancelling wafrau rf
totaltng that amount This leaves thal(
county debt at something like $50.
000 Adjournment waa taken late In11
the afternoon, after routine buslnesay
had been transacted , '
County Judge Henry and Commls i
sloners J M, Selder and Ben Brow'ie
were engaged nearly all forenoon an rn
a greater portion of the afternoon tl4
cancelling county warrants, whlcV
they did to the extent of $50,000, thn.M
reducing the county debt to about
l$5,O00, this amount Inoludlna- thr6 '
estimated accrued Interest on outftj
standing warrant. j
The present county court is ranMll "'
reducing the colossal debt until riosU C
u 10 oniy a matter of not mora thait
two years more until Union comity
can look every man sauarelv in tb
face with the realization that ah hat)
mi a creauor m existence. i
Foreign Moll Receipts. ..
According to the official fl cures of
the postofflce department the receipt
irom tne foreign mall service In lf "
were $8,467,119.28, the cost was it
14,637.96 and the surnlua was 11
462.601.SO. From that waa nn ?
and including 1807 there was a 00 I
tinuous increase In receipts and UP,
plies. In the last named vear th re
ceipt were $.67,04S.4, the osst.
was $2,841,818.87 and the surplus wai(
a,ST,3B.U. . JM 1