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.