NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
KUSH WORK ON TARIFF BILL
Spend Much Time on Rates for Au
tomobiles and Parts.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
^ I solated
General News of the Industrial and Educational Development
Washington, D. C.—Senate Demo
and Progress of Rural Communities, Public Institutions, Etc.
crats succeeded Thursday for the first
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| time in speeding up on the tariff bill,
making considerable progress in the FRUITMEN WILL VISIT EAST COVE GROWS FINE CHERIES
metal schedule despite protests of
Senators Oliver, Smith of Michigan, Condition of Crops En Route Will Experimental Farm ia Great Aid to
Cummins and Smoot against many of
Be Studied by Distributors.
Farmer« of Vicinity.
Fourteen men were killed in a mine the rates.
Cove, an Eastern Oregon village ten
Hood River — Wilmer Sieg, sales
Chief opposition centered in the
explosion in Pennsylvania.
manager, and H. F. Davidson, presi miles north of Union, is the center of
Senators of each party are claiming rates on automobiles, which the com dent of the North Pacific Fruit Dis a district that nestles in among the
mittee fixed at 16 per cent on cars
mountains and grows remarkably fine
credit for the country’s prosperity.
valued at $1000 or less; 30 per cent tributors, will leave soon for Spokane, cherries. This is the substance of the
Smallpox has made its appearance on cars valued at more than $1000 and where they will attend a meeting of report of Professor W. S. Brown, of
on Coos Bay, Or., and authorities have {less than $1600; 46 per cent on cars
the horticultural department of the
taken strenuous measures to stamp it valued at $1600 and over, and 30 per the officials of the distributors and Oregon Agricultural college, who has
an d
D E A N HOA
then
proceed
to
Minneapolis,
Chicago
out.
cent on automobile parts. Senators
just returned from that section. Cove COPYRIGHT. ìSftò -BY W.dLGHAPMAN IN T » UTCTTD filATtS AND OttAT BRITAIN ♦
The fruit crop of the Milton-Free- Cummins and Smoot both insisted that and Cleveland, at the latter of which holds a cherry fair annually and Pro
ruddy cheeked man was w atching the
8YNOP8I8.
water district of Oregon and Washing« the rates on completed cars would be places the National Apple Shippers’ fessor Brown was called there to judge
helioboard with In te re s t He enjoyed
ton now in sight is estimated at 400 useless, because all foreign cars would convention will be held. They will be the cherries. He finds that the region
be brought in at the 30 per cent rate, joined at Spokane by J. H. Robbins, is particularly adapted to the growing F o r fif ty y e a rn th e c o n tin e n t o f N o r th the g re a t city Im mensely, and at th a t
carloads.
A m e ric a h a d b e en is o la te d fro m th e re a t
in parts.
general manager of the distributors.
of fine specimnes of the leading varie l of th e w o rld b y th e une of Z -ra y e , a w o n m om ent he w as laughing heartily a t
Reductions of express rates costing
Efforts of Senator Oliver also were
After the convention Mr. Davidson ties. The annual cherry fairs attract d e r f u l in v e n tio n o f H a n n ib a l P ru d e n t« the comic section show n on th e board.
T h e In v e n tio n h a d s a v e d th e c o u n tr y The new spaper was reproducing some
the companies $26,000,000 yearly are | unavailing to increase the rates on will proceed to New York, where he
m fo r e ig n in v a s io n , a n d th e c o n tin e n t
ordered by the Interstate Commerce iron products. His argument was that will arrange for an office for the fruit a great deal of attention, and this fro
h a d b e e n u n ite d u n d e r o n e g o v e r n m e n t funny pictures m ade by a Chicago a r t
year
the
little
place
was
overrun
with
w
ith
P r u d e n t « • p re s id e n t. F o r h a l f a
commission.
bar iron was more costly of production distributors. Mr. Robbins will go to growers and visitors.
The fair is c e n t u r y p e a c e a n d p ro s p e r ity re ig n e d in ist In th e early days of the tw entieth
Eighteen giant frogs, two feet long, than conversion of steel from pig iron. the Southwest, where he will make a held in a little grove donated by the th i s p a r t o f th e w o rld . T h e s to r y o p e n s century. "I have never seen such
I w ith P r e s id e n t P r u d e n t c r itic a lly ill. H is
Mr. Sieg Episcopal church.
have been brought from the Philippine Before consideration of the schedule study of crop conditions.
In addition to a ; d e a t h is h a s te n e d b y th e r e c e ip t o f a am using brain products In my life,” he
Islands and will be presented to Golden began Senator Saulsbury, of Dela ; will return home by way of Omaha fine program, two bands, two baseball m e s s a g e fro m C o u n t von W e r d e n s te in 9 f said.
e rm a n y t h a t h e h a s a t la s t s u c c e e d e d in
ware, discussed the tariff generally, and will visit Colorado points to make games and other sports enlivened the j G
Edison sm iled a t the am usem ent of
Gate park, San Francisco.
p e n e t r a tin g th e ra y s . D y in g , h e w a r n s
predicting success for the bill and a study of the crop conditions there.
h is d a u g h te r A s t r a t h a t th is m e a n s & f o r th e m an he called Santos. T aking his
occasion.
On
the
night
preceding
the
John W. Drummond, son of the assailing protection and socialism as
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Hood River is arranging to make an fair the alumni of the O. A. C. gave th e I s la n d o f C iry n lth . b u t d ie s b e fo re h e arm , he led him to the elevator. T his
American tobacco magnate, is tired of “ twin evils and ill-omened birds.”
tim e they w ent to the subway tube
apple display at the convention. The an enjoyable dance, which was partici c a n te ll th e lo c a tio n o f th e p la c e.
high life and is living the simple life
Senator Brandegee sought to amend green fruit of different varieties will pated in by some two hundred. The
and, a fte r m aking som e Inquiries of
in the foothills near San Diego, Cal.
CHAPTER II.—C ontinued.
the automobile rates by making the be taken back and the dealers will be hall was beautifully decorated in the
the guard, Edison bought two tick ets
One of them , noticeable for bis tall, for New York. It took two hours for
The National Association Opposed to rates on chassis equal to the rates on able thus to make a prediction as to colors of the college. Crops in gener
Woman Suffrage declares that eight finished cars—46 per cent on chassis the size of the fruit on maturity.
al in this section Mr. Brown found to upright figure, c le a r eyes and bronzed them to m ake th e Journey betw een
per cent of the women are trying to or high-priced cars and 30 per cent on
“ The crop conditions throughout the be in very good condition. Fall wheat face, hastened to th e helioboard; he W ashington and New York.
A fter they left th e train , the two
force woman suffrage on the other 92 chassis cars valued at $1000 or less country,” says Mr. Sieg, ’“ are indefi is nearly ready to cut, and the outlook was followed by a sh o rt man, whoee
than $1500 and 15 per cent on chassis nite, and in the sections where they is good for this and all cereal and hay j rotundity m ore th an m ade up for his elbowed th eir way through excited and
per cent.
lack of height. T he tall man w ith the
of cars valued at less than $1000. The
Pictures of missing persons and amendment was lost, 46 to 21. Sena have the greatest quantity of apples crops. Many weeds are springing up bronzed face eagerly w atched the m ourning crowds. Santos could hardly
fugitive criminals are to be thrown on tors Bristow, Crawford, Cummins, the quality is poorest. It looks now in that country, however, and immedi sparkling news, as he had been out keep * p ace w ith the long strid es of
the screens in moving picture shows. Gronna, Sherman and Sterling, of the as if the Northwest were going to ate steps should be taken to control off from any form of com m unication E dison They turned Into Forty-sec
ond s tre e t from the avenue and h u r
It is said many have already been minority, voted with the Democrats have a reasonably good market, but it and eradicate them.
all depends on the judgment in getting
Before returning Mr. Brown spent on th e T ube L ine for fourteen hours. ried Into the H ippodrom e, an Im mense,
found in this way.
The
sp
ark
s
a
t
th
a
t
m
om
ent
w
ere
prints
against it. The committee rates were the opening price. If we follow out a day with Mr. Robert Withycombe,
but very old stru ctu re, a relic of the
Bound for San Francisco by way of then approved.
our intentions as now set, and place a director of the Union Experiment Sta lng som e u n in terestin g com m ercial n in eteen th century.
news, but soon th e following notice ap
the Panama canal, a 28-horse power
The 26 per cent rate on bicycles and reasonable yet profitable price on our tion. Of his visit Mr. Brown says:
T he continental p arty had gathered
and sail boat started out Monday from motorcycles also was agreed to. Ax commodities, we will be able to create
In th is building and a som ew hat stout
“ Mr. Withycombe ¡3 a royal good peared;
Todd’s head, the most easterly point les at 10 per cent, blacksmith tools a consumptive demand that will allow fellow and seems to know everybody
“T he crem ation of the ex-Presldent, woman was speaking when th e two
of the United States.
and bolts at 10 per cent, and nuts and us to advance the price from time to by their first names up in that part of H annibal P rudent, will be held a t 4:00 stra n g e rs entered. T he audience list
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ened to the woman w ith Intense a tte n
the state. He is doing a remarkable p. m. T hursday.”
Eastern express companies are plan washers at 6 per cent encountered no tim e.”
“Too la te ! ” w hispered th e stra n g e r tion; h e r pleasant, stro n g contralto
work for the people of that section.
ning to take orders from city buyers effective opposition. Other rates ap
and place them with shippers, receiv proved were nut locks, 26 per cent; WATER PROJECT IS FEASIBLE Among some of his most interesting Badly, rem oving hie hat. “Friend San voice filled the g re a t hall and ebe
experiments is that of forming new tos, we are too late. How happy, how brought out Im portant points In h er
ing the supplies when ready and de chains of iron and steel, 20 per cent;
sprocket chains, 26 per cent; welded Engineer Lewis Approves Proposed varieties of wheat, barley, rye, and contented he would have been had he address w ith deolslve strokes.
livering them to the customer.
steel tubes, pipes, etc., 20 per cent;
E dison and Santos stopped and list
other cereals by different crosses. He received th e new s I w anted to give
Dead Ox Flat Proposition.
Secretary McAdoo has called the sword blades and side arms, 30 per
has some remarkably promising hy him personally before he left.” He ened.
bankers of 69 cities to confer as to the cent.
took
th
e
arm
of
his
friend.
"Come,
Salem—Irrigation projects in Mal brids which he has sown extensively
“To whom do we owe all these bless
distribution of the $60,000,000 which
An amendment by Senator Galling- heur county are proceeding satisfac for the first time this year. The ex Santos, we have som e hard w ork In ings? To whom m ust we give thanks
he proposes to deposit in the banks of er to substitute the Payne-Aldrich torily, according to John H. Lewis, perimental farm now comprises some store."
for th e thousands of o th er things th a t
the country with which to move crops. rates for the proposed rates on table state engineer, who has returned from six hundred and twenty acres, mostly
T hey took th e elevator to th e aero add com fort to hom e life, travel and
knives and such cutlery was voted a trip of inspection through that coun very fine land, and is the largest ex statio n of the depot, w here they board national existence? To whom but the
A Louisania senator predicts ruin down,
45 to 17. The committee rates ty. He thinks the Dead Ox proposi perimental farm in the Northwest.”
ed the south-bound aero bus. A few m an w hose soul has left th e clay and
from the new tariff.
of 26 per cent and 30 per cent prevail tion, designed to irrigate 27,000 acres,
m inutes la te r they landed at th e te r en tered the land of peace: H annibal
Wilson announces determination not ed.
feasible, but will make a further in
race of th e A m erican Hotel.
P rudent, ex-Presldent of the U nited
EUGENICS
PLANS
COMPLETED
to recognize the Huerta regime in
vestigation before giving a definite
The game m orning A stra received R epublics of America.
WOMEN
“
COPS”
SWORN
IN
Mexico.
decision.
several com m ittees offering th e ir sym
“I know th a t many of th e eectlon-
The engineer inspected the work on Entries for State Fair Commence pathise and condolences. W hen th e lBts and In tern atio n alists say we a re
Trial of German army officers in Chief Telia Female Aides Not to Willow Creek and Malheur River and
la st one had gone she san k exhausted Isolated from the countries th a t gave
and 400 Expected.
connection with fraud in buying arms
tributaries, where three surveying
on a couch. She had rested but a
Use
Too
Much
Force.
and ammunition is begun.
Salem—Plans for the Eugenics ex m om ent when a serv an t brought In a us o u r an cesto rs; I know th a t th e seo-
parties are measuring private ditches
tlo n lsts think the Isolation was an out-
Chicago -Eight of Chicago’s ten
hibition to be conducted in connection
An effort to stop Sunday baseball in new police women were sworn in Wed which divert water from the main with the forthcoming state fair were card. She sighed w earily and m ade rage ag ain st our fu rth e r developm ent
the Portland public parks has been re nesday. The others failed to appear streams. This information will be completed at Salem recently when O. a m otion of dissatisfaction when she In a rt, lite ra tu re and science. They
read th e nam e “Ambroslo H ale.”
furnished the water board to be used
th in k th o se things, but we contlnental-
fused by the city commissioners.
and sent no word to Chief McWeeny.
T he m an was adm itted. As he en
in determining rights of property own M. Plummer, superintendent of the
The finest of Chicago’s “ finest” were ers on the stream. Testimony will be eugenics department, Dr. Mary V. tered he bowed deeply before the Ists know differently.
The grand lodge dance of the Chip
“It Is tru e no Italian singers can be
in their new duties by the taken by the superintendent of the Madigan and Mrs. W. W. Williams, w eary girl who stood th ere In her
pewa Indians at Minnesota agencies instructed
chairman of the child welfare depart black gown, looking like an angel of Im ported to please th e ears of the
chief and his first deputy. Mrs. Gert eastern division next spring.
has been forbidden, as the medicine rude Howe Britton, of the Juvenile
ment of the Oregon Mothers’ Con sorrow. The exquisite face had taken w ealthy; It Is tru e th a t we cannot add
men have too much influence over the Protective association, also addressed
gress, met with Secretary Meredith, on a new beauty through her affliction, an cie n t pictures to o u r collections of
Indians.
m asterpieces; It is tru e th a t the
Polk Cherry Trees Hit.
of the state fair board.
the police women. She said that Chi
w hich the new com er quickly noticed. y achts of our rich cannot m ake a to u r
Rickreall—As a result of attacks by
Arrangements were made for the
Divorced women are to be allowed cago's young boys and girls were par
"I have come, my poor, suffering
pensions under the widow’s pension ticularly the object of their care and slugs, aphis and borers, hundreds of erection of a frame building 40x80 girl, as a friend of your father. Dur- of th e M editerranean; but com pare
young cherry trees in Polk county feet just inside the main entrance of lng th e se days of sorrow your wom our losses w ith our gains!
act, according to a decision of the watchfulness.
"Since the isolation we have cre a t
Cowlitz County Superior court of
Chief McWeeny delivered a long list orchards have died. A large orchard the state fair grounds. This structure a n ’s h e a rt needs th e aid of a strong
ed
o u r A m erican a rt! Does not th a t
east
of
this
place
on
the
Salem
road
will
house
the
eugenics
exhibit
and
the
Washington.
of “ don’ts” to be observed by the new
man. Your fath e r honored m e with alone pay for our Isolation?
presents
a
queer
yellowish
color,
and
display
of
the
child
welfare
depart
minions
of
the
law.
Some
of
them
his
Intim
ate
friendship,
and
I
w
ant
to
Secretary McAdoo promises to de
"O ur sin g ers sing th e airs of our
the leaves have dropped off, as do the ment, and will connect with the play offer you my services.”
posit twenty-five to fifty millions of were:
cou n try ; our a rtis ts p ain t pure, be
leaves
on
a
maple
tree
ih
the
fall.
grounds
that
have
been
fitted
up
there.
“
Don’t
stretch
the
truth.
"T hank you very much, Mr. Hale.
government money in national banks
A complete perforation has taken
Mr. Plummer anticipates that more Your kindness touches me. It Is good loved objects and scenes known to all
“ Don’t be too stern; have compas
of the South and West to help move
of us.
place,
and
the
destructive
work
of
the
than
400
children
will
be
entered
in
sion.
to know th a t th ere are friends upon
the season’s crops.
"Look a t our m agnificent, lofty a r
“ Present all cases fairly and square pests has attracted passers-by to such the eugenics exhibit this year. More whom I can count during th ese sad
an extent that numerous inquiries than $1000 in cash and in prizes have days. My beloved father, however, chitecture, our te rra c e s and roof gar
Women delegates from all parts of ly-
have been made as to what is doing been offered.
Entries already are m ade such far-reaching arrangem ents dens a t our reversible s tre e t covers,
"Don’t be nosey.
the country presented their pleas to
the damage. Despite the sprayings coming in. Every part of the state is th a t I hardly th in k th ere Is any need a t th e sw inging gardens, tu b s and
“ Don’t complain about long hours.
congress, the senate listening for two
aerial roads. T hese a re our own—
“ Don’t use too much force in mak I that have been given the orchards by represented.
hours to their pleas.
of your assistance. B ut I th an k you th ese a re not influenced by foreign
the anxious growers, the pests kept on
Gertrude B. Lane, managing editor w ith all my h eart.”
ing arrests.
education.
W e created them our
Night mail service will be establish
“ Don’t talk more than necessary; coming into the orchards until the of the Woman’s Home Companion, and
W ith th ese w ords she offered h er
ed August 16 on the Owl train of the | let your commanding officers do most leaves were so badly eaten that they Anna Steese Richardson, author of the hand to H ale, who retained It In his selves.”
She stopped for a m om ent, stretched
dropped off the trees.
“ Better Babies” stories, will attend. grasp greedily.
O.-W. R. & O. N., between Portland of the taking.”
out h e r shapely arm and continued:
and Puget Sound points.
"I also w ant to tell you som ething
Resume of World’s Important
Events Told in Brie!
A San Francisco embezzler reaped
profits of $70,000 by judiciously in
vesting $30,000 which he had stolen in
small amounts from his employers.
He will be prosecuted for his steal
ings, however.
Plea for Old Frigate Made.
Governor West Assures Fishermen.
Washington, D. C.—The old frigate
Constellation, built in Baltimore in
1797 when President Washington laid
the foundations of the American navy,
and under Captain Thomas Truxton
the victor of decisive fights with the
French frigates La Insurgente in 1799
and La Vengeance in 1800, which es
tablished the United States as a mari
time power, came into the records of
congress again as a living part of the
nation's establishment.
An appropriation of $50,000 was
asked by Representative Linthicum,
of Maryland, for the “ repair and fit
ting out” of the historic old ship, the
oldest in the navy. The Constellation
is now at Newport. The resolution
would provide for her transfer to
Baltimore for public exhibition.
Medford—Governor West while here
recently with Secretary of the Navy
Daniels en route north, assured local
fishermen that he would make a per
sonal effort to see that the new state
law requiring fish screens in irrigation
ditches preventing the destruction of
numberless trout fry, be enforced.
He aiao said he would either accom
pany the Medford good roads delega
tion to the good roads meeting at
Eureka, Cal., August 21, or would ac
company the party escorting Secre
tary of the Interior Lane to Crater
Lake on August 22.
Asked if he would be a candidate
for Governor again Governor West
emphatically stated he would not con
sider the proposition under any cir
cumstances.
Road Fund is Allotted.
Salem—Announcement is made by
Governor West of his recommendation
to the Interior department for the dis
tribution of the 10 per cent road fund
provided by the department, through
the sale of timber lands in forest re
serves. The governor, whose recom
mendations are always accepted, has
PORTLAND MARKETS
suggested that the money be distrib
uted as follows;
Wheat — Track prices: New club,
McKenzie wagon road, $5000;
78c per bushel; new bluestem, 82c;
Grouse creek road, $1000; Desolation
new forty-fold, 79(<t)80c; new red,
wagon road, $2000; Cook & Green
76(<u77c.
wagon road, $1000; Bend-Sparks Lake
Oats — No. 1 white, $29 per ton;
road, $1000; Paisley-Chewaucan road,
new, $26(u)25.50.
$750; Murderers’ Creek-Sproul road,
Milistuffs— Bran, $24.50 per ton;
$1280; Cove-Minam road, $900;
shorts, $26.50; middlings, $31.
Prineville-Mitchell road, $ 1 0 0 0 ;
Barley—Feed, $24.(<r24.60 per ton;
Gates-Quartzville road, $780.
brewing, nominal; new feed, $23.60(0)
The Cook & Green wagon road is a
24; rolled, $26.50(0)27.50.
part of the Oregon-Caiifornia highway
Hay—Eastern Oregon timothy, old,
W'ater Helps Crops.
Lightning Doesn’t Awaken.
and the McKenzie wagon road connects
$18 per ton; new, $22; alfalfa, new,
$13.50.
West Stayton—There has not been a the Willamette valley with Eastern
La Crosse, Wis.—George R. Barber,
Poultry—Hens, 14<^14ic per pound; well-to-do Mindoro business man, is a day for the past two weeks that irri Oregon.
springs, 20c; turkeys, live, $18(o)20c;
gation has not been used in this dis
Loganberries Are Dried.
dressed, choice, 24(o)25c; ducks, 12(o) sound sleeper. Last Wednesday night trict. One settler who did not get his
there was a terriffic storm at Mindoro,
16c; geese, young. 12|c.
Rickreall
— Several prune driers
16 miles above here, and a bolt of potatoes in until June 22 has succeed
Eggs Oregon ranch, case count, 23 1 lightning
have been engaged during the past
ed
by
irrigation
in
bringing
them
to
struck
the
room
in
which
(ii)24c per dozen; candled, 28(n30c.
few weeks in Polk county drying the
Butter—Oregon creamery, cubes, Barber was sleeping, tearing the plas fine condition and within four days crops
of loganberries for the first
after he irrigated his pumpkins they
32c pound; butter fat, delivered, 32c. ter from the walls and splintering the grew
as much as five feet, while at time. This is considered a new meth
bed on which he lay.
The landlady
Pork- Fancy, 12(u'12ic per pound.
rushed to his room, expecting to find the same time non-irrigated plants ap- , od in preparing the excellent fruit for
Veal—Fancy, 16(n.l6ir per pound.
Another farmer market and the product sells at a high
him dead, but found him sleeping peared dormant.
Onions Walla Walla, $1.60 sack.
declares
that
within
four days after price. Last year only 6 per cent of
and
uninjured.
Vegetable*— Beans, 4(o)6c pound;
When awakened he complained of irrigation his crop shows an increase the demand for dried loganberries
cabbage, 2(n2ie; cauliflower, $2 per
were filled. Three methods have been
of 26 per cent.
crate; corn, 25(<i30c dozen; cucum unpleasant dreams.
used in caring for the crop—bottling
bers, 20(i(40c box; eggplant, 8i(i£10c
the juice, canning the berries and dry
Projects to Be Inspected.
Strike Settlement Called Off.
pound; head lettuce, 36M40c dozen;
Salem—-The state desert land board ing them. Of the three the drying is
Duluth, Minn. Although the strik
peas, 6(<(7c; peppers, 8(n 10c; rad
ishes, 1 (kit 12c dozen; rhubarb, Li2c ers at the Allouez ore docks had signi has decided to make a tour of inspec found to be by far more profitable.
pound; tomatoes, 60c(it$1.10 box ; gar fied a willingness to go to work again, tion of all irrigation projects in the
Hundreds Work on New Line.
and the company had made all the state starting August 18. Among the
lic, 10 pound.
North Bend—The Tillamook this
Potatoes—New, 76coi $1.26 hundred. concessions the strikers had asked, an projects to be inspected are the Co
Green Fruit—Apples, new, $ 1.25( h ) Industrial Workers of the World lumbia Southern, Deschutes Land com week brought in a large shipment of
2.50 box; apricots, 75c(o$1.25 box; leader succeeded in stopping the nego pany and the Paisley project. It will construction equipment for Hauser &
cantaloupes, $2.60oc3 crate; peaches, tiations for ending the strike and the take the commission several weeks. Hauser, who have the Coos Bay end of
Announcement also was made that the the contract for the construction of
26cot$1.10 per box; watermelons, $2 strikers finally voted to remain out.
The men who had been brought here work on the Columbia Southern proj the Southern Pacific line between here
per cw t.; plums, 75c(u$1.76 lx>x;
raspberries, $l(ul.26 per crate; logan to act as strikebreakers quit in a body. ect was proceeding rapidly, and the and Eugene. Among the machinery
The dock officials had granted all de state would finish its work next year. was s small construction locomotive
berries, 76c; pears, $2.60 box.
Hop# — 1912 crop, 15(itl8c pound; mands made by the strikers, and also The state has appropriated $450,000 which will be utilized in handling the
dirt that will have to be moved in con
for the work.
an increase in pay of 15 cents a day.
1913 contracts, 20fr(20lc.
structing yards in and tracks through
Wool — Eastern Oregon, tl(u l6 c;
Fry to He Planted in Hood River. North Bend. Porter Brothers now
Seven Thousand Women Strike.
valley, 18(d!l9c pound; mohair, 1913
clip, Sle.
Hood River—The first 60,000 trout have about 2200 men at work on
New York—Seven thousand women
Cattle—Choice steers, $7.76(it8.06; employed in East Side knitting mills fry from the state hatchery at Bonne the line.
good, $7.26ot7.76; medium, $7(i£7.26; struck Thursday, demanding shorter ville was brqught here on the state’s
Polk Clover Acreage Big.
choice cows, $7(i£7.75; good, $6.25«f hours, higher pay and more sanitary fish car, "The Rainbow.” William
6.60; medium, $6(it6.25;
choice working conditions. It is estimated Stewart and W. L. Clark met the car
Buena Vista—What is considered to
calves, $RCii:9; good heavy calves, that more women are involved in the here. It was immediately switched be the largest area of clover ever
$6.50rit7.60; bulls, $4(ii6.
strike than in any other labor disturb to the line of the Mount Hood railroad planted in Polk county is now growing
Hogs — Light, $9.26(u9.76; heavy, ances in New York since the great company and taken to Parkdale. in the various districts adapted to that
$8.26(1(8.70.
shirtwaist strike of 1909. Several where the fry were distributed in the crop. The many fields present a clean
Sheep— Wethers, $3.26(i/4; ewes, thousand men went out in sympathy middle and east forks of the Hood appearance and no pests are molesting
the crop.
92.60dt3.60; lambs, $6,500(6.76.
I River.
I with the women workers.
confidential, my d ear A stra: T he Con
tin en tal Club feels th a t this coming
election will bring th e long expected
event—th a t Is, the nom ination of the
first woman President. And the eye
of th e C ontinental Club rests on you!”
A stra sm iled serenely.
“Should th e country select m e for
Its executive, I shall be glad to serve,
and I w ill do my beet to carry out the
plana formed by my fath er for th e f u r
th eran ce of th e U nited Republtos.
She looked a t th e man whose ferret-
like eyes could not leave h e r face,
w hose thick lips w ere parted, showing
a row of gleam ing teeth. In sp ite of
his handsom e appearance A stra had
long ago discovered some bestial tra it
In him , and had often wondered how
h er fa th e r could extend his friendship
to such a man. T h ese thoughts flitted
through the brain of the girl, then an
afterth o u g h t cam e and she asked:
“Mr. H ale, can you give me any In
form ation In reg ard to a place I can
not find?”
"I will do my best, my dear A stra,”
■aid H ale, as A stra hesitated.
“Do you know a town, a district,
village or any o th er place by the
nam e of 'C irynlth?’ ’’
Mr. Hale thought for a m om ent, then
adm itted th a t he had never h eard of
th e place.
A stra felt eom e satisfaction.
As H ale left th e crystal palace, he
m et th e tall, bronzed man who had
arrived on the fourteen-hour lim ited
from San Francisco th a t m orning, on
the broad stairw ay th a t led up to the
main entrance. He eyed the sunburnt
athletlo man curiously; the man. not
w ithstanding his modlah style of drese,
looked a stranger.
In th e hall, he handed his card to
th e w aiting serv an t w ithout a word.
The serv an t looked a t It and saw but
one nam e:
"N apoleon E dison.”
As the stran g er had no appointm ent.
A stra told the se rv a n t to advise him
th a t she could not receive anyone un
til T hursday evening, a fte r the crem a
tion of her fa th e r's earthly rem ain*
Edison shook his head som ew hat tan
patiently.
“If you say It Is her wish not to see
m e until T hursday evenl'ig, I must
w ait notw ithstanding the Im portance
of my m ission.”
He turned, left as hurriedly as he
came. His whole bslng seem ed sur
charged with energy.
Napoleon Edison m et his sh o rt
friend Santos on the roof garden be
te l* the hourly stylograph. T he round.
"B efore the Isolation of o u r conti
nent, we w ere a m ixture of all th e na
tions of th e w orld; today we are a na
tion com plete in ourselves. T here are
no E nglish, Irish, Dutch, G erman, Ital
ians o r S paniards left. T hese nation
alities have m erged and produced the
citizen of A m erica.”
H er voice sank low er and vibrated
with emotion.
“A new Item has sparkled through
Ihe country, a b it of new s even m ors
heart-breaking th an th e new s of the
T hat w as ail he could say, M M i
voice flattened out behind a healthy
slap delivered resoundingly on the d is
turber'« mouth. T he hand and arm
th a t adm inistered lid* rebuke belonged
to Napoleon Edison. W ith a strong
Jerk he turned the surprised man
tow ard th e door and he w as carried
on and on as if he were a w reck be
ing tossed by storm y waves. W hen
order was restored, th e sp eak er con
tinued :
"W ith ail my heart I tru st Mias P ro
dent w ill be th e nom inee o f th s eon-
tlnentallsts. Those who agree With
me, kindly stan d up I”
As one body the audlenoe rose »"#
60,000 voices thundered "H u rra h I tew
the continental nom inee!"
Then th e oratrtx sa t down.
A stra, In h er own room In th e c ry »
tal palace, saw and heard through the
electro-stylograph the whole proceed
ings of the New York continental
party in th e Hippodrome. Sho had
raised h er hand to disconnect h er m a
chine when a man from th e audlenoe
asked for the right to speak.
According to th e rules of th e party,
all who desired had the rig h t to make
an address, so this request w as readily
granted. Since no one asked for this
m an's name, it was not disclosed. Ha
walked calm ly forw ard, closely foV
towed by a short, fat man who
stopped only when his tall frieud
mounted the platform . T his tall man
was dressed In a gray trav elin g suit.
Instead of m ourning, but on his arm
was a broad black band.
All the atten tio n of the g reat audi
ence was centered on the ath letic f i g
ure and the sunburnt, fran k face ol
the young man. A stra's Instrum ent
showed these details to h e r as plainly
aa if she w ere sittin g In one of the
boxes, and she was thrilled as his
eyes seem ed to look stra ig h t Into hers.
"Ladles and G entlem en,” he began.
'T have a m essage to deliver to the
political party In which I believe; do
not ask me how I happen to be the
Instrum ent th a t was selected to con
vey this m essage to you, but I beg
of you to seriously consider my words.
"You have all heard or read about
th e w arning th a t cam e to our dear
dead, th e sx-Presldent, H annibal P n *
dent.”
T here w as silen t em otion in his
voice when he m entioned th a t name.
"T h at w arning Is only too tru e. Our
enem ies, defeated fifty y ears ago, have
found a way to break through our Iso
lation; they h a re spent th ese fifty
years planning revenge!
W e can,
through H annibal P ru d en t’s efforts,
put off th e ir Invasion for one year,
which will give us a little tim e to p re
pare for defense. C ontlnentallsts, my
brothers In conviction, spread stren g th
and faith through th e m ighty land, aa
God has given us, ju s t as he did fifty
years ago, a man to lib erate th is coun
try from the oppressor’s hand. God,
In his Infinite goodness, has given us
another Instrum ent to repel the stona-
lng enem ies.”
His voice filled the g re a t hall; his
w ords w ere convincing th rough th s
sincerity of the orator.
As he opened his m outh to speak
again, th e large helioboard began to
show m any colored zig-zag sp ark s and
th e audience w atched It In apprehen«
slon; the w hole atm osphere was
charged w ith an Inexplicable feeling of
expectation. N ot a person moved un
til th e m an on th e platform stepped
quickly down to th e operating table of
th e electro-stylograph and adjusted
the In stru m en t into th e rig h t receiving
socket.
T he sparking ceased and
blurred, but discernible, a picture a p
peared.
As th e audience stared th e pictures
becam e som ew hat clearer and they
saw w hat appeared to be trem endous
sea m onsters lying Im movable on the
bosom of th e ocean. The huge bulks
of m etal, show ing unknow n form s of
w arfare, w ere pointed m enacingly a t
th e silen t audience, which was re p rp
sentatlve of the fifty years Just p a st|
the com parison showed clearly th a t
th e science and genius of the E u ro
peans had only produced a perfection
of death-deallug Instrum ents, w hlls
th e A m ericans had advanced In sci
ence, art, lite ra tu re and a general d o
velopm ent of the hum an race.
The g reat audience, w hich had been
so enthusiastic, now sat as m otionless
as a bird th a t has been charm ed hy
a snake, intently w atching th e w onder
ful picture th a t moved and changed
incessantly; huge airships of • < im
proved type, resem bling the ol_ style
Zeppelin, glittered brightly, as they
moved w ith ponderous grace.
E very conceivable form of mono and
b ip la n e cam e gliding by; and eaoh
and every form of locom otion carried
unm istakable signs of th e ir destiny—
a m achine of destruction.
As the pictures vanished s sigh
Issued from every h e a rt and a rustle
of relaxation stirred th e m ultitude.
Many turned tow ard the platform , h o p
lng to see the man who had la s t spok
en, but he was gone.
By the tim e the people who had
been favored by a sight of the enem ies’
destructive forces, began to leave th e
hippodrome, th a t young man w as on
his way to th e capital. He w as none
o th er th an Napoleon Edison.
(T O B E C O N T IN U E D .)
G arn ett by the Ton.
G arnets a re generally classed as
precious stones, and a fine gem may
be w orth from $5 to $26 a carat, ac
cording to variety and size, but It ia
not necessarily true th at th e ow ner of
a garnet m ine is s m illionaire because
hie mine produces garnets by th e toa.
In fact, the bulk of the g arn ets pro
duced are m easured by the toa, b at
these of Inferior quality a re ueed (or
A stra Had Long Ago Discovered abrasive purposes. In 1912 th e pro
duction of abrasive garnet, according
Some Bestial T ra it In Him.
to the U nited S tates Geological Sur
d ep artu re of the g reatest man our vey. am ounted to 4,182 sh o rt tons,
country has produced.
I mean the valued a t $137,800. so th a t the average
news th a t our stronghold Is n ear Its price for e ton of garnets w as not
breakdow n, th a t E uropean scientists quite $33, o r considerably less than
have discovered the way to Invade our double the price of a ton of hay.
Isolation. I pray th a t the n ew t la un
The production of g arn ets In 191 $
true, but should it be true, then we showed an Increase of 106 tons la
will have to prepare for defense.
quantity and $16,052 In value com
"C om patriots, tru e citizens! Who pared with 1911. The th ree garnet-
can fill the executive chair m ore s a tis producing states a re New York. New
factorily than the one who. throughout H am pshire, and N orth Carolina.
her w hole life, has been prepared for
Then He Ran for Hie Life.
It? I call to you and aak you to give
"T hese new, extrem ely narrow skirts
your b e st Judgm ent for the cause end
with one h e a rt and on e thought nomi th e women a re w earing,” said th e box-
nate for the co n tln en tallst candidate office man. “rem ind me of a crowded
the d au g h ter of Prudent, A stra P ru th eater.”
dent—“
“How so?” Inquired the press a g e n t
H ere she w as Interrupted by a heavy ) "B ecause," replied the box-ottge
voice thundering:
man. "th ere seem s to he ‘s tanding
"No fem ale rule for o s '
room only.’ "