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About Lexington wheatfield. (Lexington, Or.) 1905-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1907)
BLACK HAND REIGNS. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST GOOD PAY FOR HOP PICKERS. Largest Growers In State Will Pay $1.10 Per Hundred. Portland Fifty-flve tents a box is the price that will be paid for picking hops In the Willamette valley this fall. Krebs Bros., the largest growers in the state, announce that they will pay 11.10 per hundred for picking on their yards at Independence and Brooks. Other growers have not announced any fixed price, but as the competition for pickers is always strong, it is more than probable that this price will have to be met in all the hop-growing sec tions. "We have decided to pay $1.10 per hundred for picking our crop of hops," said Conrad Krebs. "We feel, notwith standing the prospects of a low market, that the pickers are entitled to a fair remuneration for their services. High wages are being paid for all kinds of labor, consequently the price paid for picking should be in proportion. Fur thermore, the hoppickers have nothing to do with the market. They did not ' receive any more on a 30-cent market when the growers were piling up a for tune, therefore they are entitled to good pay now regardless of the market. "The crop of the state looks as well as oould be expected. There is not much foliage, which will make it very profitable for pickers. We have never had a finer crop than this year In our own yards." BUTTER PRICE8 SOARING. flow 80 Cunts a Roll, and Will Reach $1 by End of Year. Portland Butter Is going to be an -expensive luxury in the Portland mar ket in the coming fall and winter. A dollar a roll or more will before long be the price charged at the retail stores. The price Is now 80 cents, and during the remainder of the year the advance is certain to be steady. Butter prices are rising all over the country. The consumption, taken as a whole, exceeds the production, and for thjs reason but little surplus butter has been put into cold storage during the flush season in the big butter centers of the United States. The current make, until next spring, will have to satisfy all requirements, and ae the produc tion naturally lessens at this time of year, the natural result is a rise in prices. Two weeks ago the Portland market was raised 2 cents, to 32 cents a pound at wholesale. The officials of the Hazel wood Cream company, at its last- meeting, decided on another 2 cent advance: As all the city creamery -companies are running shorter than last month, the new price wili prob ably abe general immediately. Last year at this time the highest wholesale price of butter in Portland was 32 cents, and the 35-cent mark was not reached until December 6. Two years ago at this time butter was worth 30 -cents, and the highest price in that year was Z2 cents wholesale. County Court Aids Fair. Oregon City Permanent organiza tion of the Clackamas County Fair as sociation is now complete and the pro moters of the scheme for an annual county fair are encouraged by the ac tion of the county court, which has offered to appropriate $450 as soon as organization is complete. The legisla ture of 1905 authorized county courts to expend $500 annually for advertising the county, and it is this fund that the fair association will utilize. The fair will be held this year October 9, 10 and 11, on the Chautauqua grounds, in O lade tone Park. Moving Pears to New York. Grants Pass All day long teams fr&m the various members of the Fruit Growers' union may be seen steadily filing into town with Bartlett pears, where they are unloaded at the ware house and repacked into small boxes with the union label upon each. The first car from Eogue river valley, load ed with fruit, has left here on the through freight for New York. The pear crop is not so large as last year, but the grade Is superior to any, and has been brought to a good standard in growing. Heavy Fleece From Yearling. McMinnville G. W. Keen, living a mile southwest of this city, seems to be in the lead thus far for the heaviest fleece from one sheep. The animal is a yearling, and yielded 8 pounds, while a full sister, 2 years old, pro duced 22 pounds. Mr. Keen sold the clip for 22 cents a pound, and the two fleeces netted him $11.25. More Lights at Stations. Salem The railroad commission Is in receipt of a communication from General Manager O'Brien, of the O. R. & N., stating that the request of the commission for additional lights upon the platforms of the depots at Pendle ton and Heppner Junction will be com plied with. 8 E8S OP IRRIGATION. Wonderful Progress Being Made In Bend District. Bend Expressions of surprise and satisfaction were frequently uttered by the Governor and other members of the party that came to Bend recently for the purpose of investigating the condi tion of the reclamation projects that have been started In this vicinity. While the representatives of the state and the government have not yet given attention to the details of their task, and are not In a position to express an opinion which will indicate their final conclusions, they, freely voiced their pleasure over the rapid progress that has been made in agriculture in the Deschutes country. Three years ago, when the state land board made its first visit of inspection to the Deschutes project, there was not an irrigated field within the limits of either of the immense tracts Bet apart for reclamation. The party that oame to Bend passed dozens of irrigated fields, where settlers have transformed sage brush plains into fields of alfalfa, wheat, oats, corn, potatoes and garden vegetables. The view of these many thrifty, growing crops was a Dractical demonstration of the success of irriga tion on the Deschutes, for fields were seen where two crops of alfalfa, aggre gating three tons to the acre, were cut on land seeded down last season, and where fully matured wheat of first class quality has been harvested long before the frost season has arrived. Three years ago there was scarcely a settler's cabin on the whole 140,000 acres which the Deschutes company had undertaken to reclaim. Today there are 250 families residing on the farm lands, 120,000 acres are green with growing' crops, many more fami lies have applied for lands and will come here to make homes when water has been supplied and several thousand acres have been cleared and plowed this year ready for production of crops next year. ' Test New Prison Dogs. Salem The youngest two of the trio of thoroughbred bloodhounds recently added to the state penitentiary equip ment were given a practical test by Warden Curtis, and they worked fully up to the guarantee and the expecta tions of the prison officials. Two trusty convicts were turned out, one at a time, and each resorted to all the tricks known and practiced by fugi tives to evade man-hunting dogs, such as back-tracking, wading through streams, climbing trees, and each was given an hour start, but the dogs, whioh were lashed together, followed the scent unfailingly and treed both men in short order. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 80c; bluestem, 82c; valley, 80c; red, 78c. Oats No. 1 white, $25; gray, nominal. Barley Feed, $21.50I2 per ton; brewing, nominal; rollei, $23.50 24.50. Corn Whole, $28; cracked, $29 per ton. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $17 18 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $2123; clover, $9; cheat, $910; grain hay, $910; alfalfa, $1314. Butter Fancy creamery, 2T30o per pound. Poultry Average old hens, 12 13o per pound; mixed chickens, 12o; spring chickens, 1516c; old roosters, 89c; dressed chickens, 1617c; tur keys, live, 1215c; turkeys, dressed, choice,' nominal; geese, live, 8llc; ducks, 814c. Eggs French ranch, candled, 22 23c per dozen. Fruits Cherries, 812o a pound; apples, $1.502.25 per box; Spitjen bergs, $3.50 per box; - cantaloupes, $2.503.50 per crate; peaches, 60c $1,25 per crate; raspberries, $1.25 1.50 per crate; blackberries, 57c per pound; loganberries, $1 per crate; apricots, $1.502 per crate. Vegetables Turnips, $1.75 per sack; carrots, $2 per sack; beets, $2 per sack; aspaiagus, lOo per pound; beans, 35o per pouDd ; cabbage, 2o per pound; celery, $1.25 per dozen; corn, 2535oper dozen; cucumbers, 50c$l per box; lettuoe,a head, 25o per dozen; onions, 1520o per dozen; peas, 45o per pound; radishes, 20c per dozen; tomatoes, $11.25 perorate. Potatoes New, l2o per pound. Veal Dressed, 5&o per pound.. Beef Dressed bulls, 34o per pound; cows, 66c; oountry steers, Mutton Dressed, fancy, 89o per pound; ordinary, 67c; spring lambs, 99c per pound. Pork Dressed, 68e per pound. Hops fl7)fo per pound, according to quality. . Wool 'Eastern Oregon, average beat, 1622c per pound, according to shrink age; valley, 2022o, according to fine Bess; mohair choice, 2930o a pound. Pennsylvania Citizens Are In Constant Dread of Assassination. Pittsburg, Aug. 13. The whole mill" district of Western Pennsylva nia has been roused to action by the outrages charged to the murderous Black Hand Society. The streets of New Castle and HUlsvllle are being patrolled by Troop D of the State Constabulary. More than 40 sus pects, Including four known leaders, are In jail at New Castle. The State Constabulary was ordered out by Governor Edwin Stuart on petition of citizens, who are afraid to leave their homes, fearing attack. Evidence Is being secured by Pln kerton detectives employed by the United States Steel Company. The detectives are working among the Italians and as fast as evidence is secured suspects are rounded up by the state troops, ine poace or. Al legheny City today made the most Important captures during the cru sade against the Black Hand, In which the officials of New York, Philadelphia. Rochester and other cities are co-operating. Glatana Kacco is in jan, accused of slashing the throat of Mrs. Mary B. Bazusko at her home, when she refused to give up money demanded by him and another Italian, for whom the -police are looking. The woman has positively identified Rac co as the man who slashed her throat with a razor, while his ac complice held a cap over her face. Racco was Identified as one or tne assasslnB of Dominio Marattlo, a wealthy Italian lured from home at niifht and shot to death, after re ceiving Black Hand letters that threatened death unless ne gave up tR nnn Racco was Identified by Samuel McKee, who witnessed the murder from his borne, Kacco uvea in New York, from where the threat ening letters came to Marattlo. The police believe he was sent here as the agent of the society to assassi nate the wealthy Italians. Mlchaelo Govlnlte, a wealthy own er of fruit stands in Pittsburg and Allegheny markets, has appealed to th nnllrA for nrotectlon. During the last week he has received letters from New York, London, rnnaaei phla and Rochester, demanding $5, ono. under threats of death. All were written in red Ink and signed "Mag- hlflco." He is living in constant rear of assassination. ROADS NOT TO BLAME. Harriman Talks About the Threatened Coal Shortage. Omaha, Neb., Aug. 13. E. H. Harriman and his two sons attended church at Trinity Episcopal Cathe dral here Sunday during a break In the Westward vacation trip which the railroad magnate is making in his special train. The Harriman party was accompanied from Chi cago to Omaha by President Hara han, of the Illinois Central. Mr. Harriman gave out a long In terview Sunday afternoon. Many of his statements had, however, been made before. He declined to com ment upon recent court actions against corporations. In answer to questions, Mr. Har riman said: "I think we shall have a coal shortage this winter, due to the gen eral increase In the consumption of coal by reason of the great expan sion of all lines of industries all over the country, and also to the fact that some mines are not able to turn out as much as they might because of a lack of labor, and then there Is the shortage of freight cars to be reckoned with. And to this car shortage I want to say a word In reply to the general charge that the railroads are wholly to blame for car shortage. The charge is unjust In many respects. Numerous causes conspire to bring about a shortage or congestion In cars where the peo pie know nothing, and they are causes for which the railroads are not responsible and cannot avoid." ' A. P. Strike Not General. . Chicago, Aug.' 13. The Associated Press operators in Chicago, New York and other leased wire points in the West and South struck at 7:30 last night. The operators in Minne apolis, -Dulath, Milwaukee, Indian apolls, Detroit and Cleveland re- mained at their posts. The strike was against the wishes of General Secretary Russell, of the Telegraph era' Union, who, with a majority of the operators desired 24 hours as Mr. Stone had expressed his willing ness to endeavor to arrive at an un derstanding. Gompers Will Take a Hand. Detroit, Aug. 12. President Samuel Gompers spoke at the Ep- worth League Chautauqua at Colfax this afternoon and hurried to Des Moines and took the train for Chi cago. He declined to discuss the telegraphers' strike except that he would be In Chicago several days. Southern Pacific Will "Compete " El Reno, Tex., Aug. 13. The Southern Pacific has delivered an ultimatum to the Phelps-Dodge In terests that if its proposition to buy the Nacozari road from Nacozarl to Douglas, Ariz., is not accepted by September 1 the Southern Paclflo will construct a parallel line. NEWS FROM THE FIGHT FOR CANTEEN. Spanish War Veterans Plan to Storm Next Congress. Washington, Aug. 14. The fight to restore the canteen at army posts is to be reopened with renewed vigor next winter. Plans have been perfected for making a strong appeal to congress to wipe from the statute books the anti- canteen legislation. -All prominent officers of the army in their reports to the department making suggestions . for the improvement of the army urge the re-establishment of the canteen. Aside from the great mass of these reports, which may not be considered to express a disinterested opinion, the Spanish War veterans are Bending thousands of letters in behalf of the canteen. The veterans last year opened a campaign which was vigorously pros ecuted until congress refused to amend the law. They have prepared once again to . make a fight and expect to win this time with the argument that the W. C. T. TL, the liquor dealers' association and disreputable resorts have combined to prevent the re establishment of the canteen. When some of the literature which has been prepared is circulated the W. C. T. U., which forced congress to abolish the canteen, will put on its armor and enter the list in repudiation of some of the charges concerning the interests which are alleged to be work ing with it. The veterans seem deter mined to join issue,' and lively times may be expected when congress meets in December. " WILL COLLECT THE FINE. Attorney General Bonaparte Will Gel Cash or Bust Company, New York, Aug. 13. Attorney- General Bonaparte, who visited President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, stopped for a brief period in this city before going to his home In Bal timore. While here he talked fully or his conference with the President and Intimated that next month might bring further developments of Importance In the campaign against alleged lawbreaklng corporations. "I do not wish to make any secret of the fact that the talk between the President and myself was in refer ence to the fine Imposed by Judge Landls against the Standard Oil Company of Indiana," said Mr. Bon aparte. We discussed that, also what .Bte"p should be taken as a result of the investigation of the Interstate Commerce Commission on the Har riman railroad system. What will be done In regard to both these ques tlons I cannot tell at the present time." "Will the Standard Oil Company of Indiana be forced to pay the fine If Its appeal falls?" "That Is a question, the answer to which can only be found in the fu ture," said, Mr. Bonaparte smiling. "The President and I talked over the amount of the fine imposed by the courts and we both sympathized very much with the company," add ed the Attorney-General, and his smile broadened. "But how can the Standard Oil Company of Indiana pay a fine of over $29,000,000 on a capital of only $1,000,000?" he was asked. "If the decision just obtained Is affirmed by the Court of Appeals, then we will go after our money and get it In some way," answered Mr. Bonaparte. "It Is true that a stone has no blood," he added, "but a stone may be ground up. Powder Trust's Fine Work. Washington, Aug. 13. It was stated at the Department of Justice that an amended bill had been filed by the government in the powder trust case at Wilmington, Del., al leging that since the preparation of the government s petition on or about July 7 last, the E. I. Dupont de Nemours Powder Company of Delaware transfered a lage part of its unsold finished poducts and raw materials and things necessary to the operation of Its business to the E. I. Dupont de Nemours Powder Company of New Jersay. Standard Hit In Manila. Manila, Aug. 13. The Attorney General has been instructed by the Department of Justice at Washing ton to file suit against the Standard Oil Company to recover $40,000 lm port duty on an old claim dating back to the time when the military turned over the government to the civil authorities. The amount repre sents the difference between the Dlngley. rates and the present tariff, Captain Fox In Command. Washington, Aug. 16. Captain C. E. Fox has been assigned to the com mand of the cruiser South Dakota, which, with the California, Tennessee and Washington will comprise the new Pacific cruiser squadron. Redding Man Recommended. Washington, Aug. 17. Senators Perkins and Flint have recommended that Judge Edward Sweeny, of Red ding, be appointed superintendent of the mint at San Francisco to succeed Frank Leach. NATIONAL CAPITAL BODY BLOWS FOR OCTOPUS. Prosecution Will Continue Until Great Oil Trust Is No More. Washington, Aug. 15. Where la the next "trust-busting" blow to be struck? That is the question that has been raised by the resumption of activ ity at the department of justice today. Attorney General Bonaparte has cut in upon his vacation to come back here and set certain things in action. He will remain m Washington for two weeks before resuming his quest of recreation. During the period of his stay something important is likely to break loose. Mystery surrounds all prospective developments. The attorney general acts and talks like a maif who is anx ious to do something drastic to force anti-trust offenders to book in some manner that will serve a better pur- pone man tne imposing of fines. That there are other anti-trust pro ceedings than those lately in the lime light to receive attention in the near future was strongly intimated today. No details will be given out, however, until matters have reached a focus. As to Standard Oil, it was hinted that the fines already imposed are but a begin ning, and that before the government is through with the parent of all trusts the giant corporation may be mulcted of millions and that the Landis imposi tion will be made to seem a mere baga telle. : - It was also indicated that suit to dis solve the Standard Oil corporation, in stituted at St. Lcuis, is to be prosecut ed with particular vigor. What form the effort of the government to break up the Standard eventually may take is not ceitain. but it is said that some move is in contemplation that will be more effective than the receivership ideas evolved with respect to certain other trusts, and upon which the de partment of justice is inclined to pride itseit greatly. There la little doubt that the admin istration has set to work to knock the Standard Oil company out of existence, if such consummation be possible. NO PROMISE WAS MADE. Bonaparte to Hold Conference Next Monday on Alton Case. Wahingtcn, Aug. 1. Attorney General Bonaparte announces that he will confer here Monday with present and former United States District at torneys who were at Chicago on the question, of the promise made to the Chicago & Alton railroad of immunity from prosecution for rebating to the Standard Oil company. Bonaparte stated he had not promised immunity to anybody, but added that the promise was made with the cognizance of ex Attorney General Mcody. Asked what action might be antici pated against Harriman besides the New York proceedings to compel him to answer the questions of the Inter state Commerce commission, Bonaparte replied that he was considering the re port of the commission and had not yet arrived at a decision. Immunity Bath for Alton. Washington, Aug. 15. It became known today that the Chicago & Alton road was given an immunity bath for its part in connection with illegal re bates for which the Standard Oil com pany was recently convicted and fined $29,240,000. As a reason, it is prob able that the cases against the Alton, which might have carried with them fines amounting to several millions of dollars, will be dropped. Call Harriman Into Court. New York, Aug. 14. United States District Attorney Stimson today filed in the Circuit court In this city a peti tion that E. H. Harriman and Otto H. Kuhn, the latter of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., be summoned into court to show why they should not answer to certain questions relating to the con trol of the Chicago & Alton several months ago. Bonaparte Back to Work. Washington, Aug,. 14. Attorney General Bonaparte returned today from his vacation at Lennox, Mass. He was unwilling to discuss the.report that he had returned to begin criminal prose cution In the Harriman and .Standard Oil cases, but, speaking generally, he said the department stands ready to bring criminal action when there seems a good chance to convict. New Northwest Postmasters. ' Washington. Aug. '9. Postmasters appointed: OreKon Pokeeama. Georee W. Mclntyre, vice G. B. Walters, re signed. - Washington Hall, William A. Geer. vice O. TV Ancnrd. rent en fid! Bingen, Melvln Wetherell, vice S. G. uaaiey, resigned. Presidio Will Now Salute. Washington, Aug. 18. The War de partment has designated the presidio ot San Francisco as the saluting station for the barber instead of Alcatras island.
