A GOOD POSITION ITALY DECLARES
WAR ON GERMANY
T h e re Is a g o o d p o sitio n o p p o rtu n ity —in
c re a se d pay— w h en you a re ready
L et us help
you now. C h eck w h a t you w an t to be a n d m ail
today. C a ta lo g tree.
formal Aitkin Against Kaiser Result of
Pressure by Allies.
— cim r n*mxA
m i n jic m t u t
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orna MAJuaa
cot*? tu roa rn
MILITARY PHASE UNCHANGED
<??W V vi\V väÖ Ö oÄ V tT
B U S IN E S S C O L X f.C E
P o r tL o d . O r . .
Both Countries Have Been Drifting
Steadily Toward Break— Troops
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T h e r e is o n ly o n e w a y to g e t a
good V io lin W ith o u t G r e a t E x
p e n s e . w h ic h is: S e n d in y o u r
O ld B ad O ne a n d h a v e i t m ad e
in to a n Old Good O ne. E s t i
m a te s g iv e n f re e .
A ll w o rk
g u a ra n te e d . S e n d to
T H E C O U L T E R C O .,
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T a y lo r S tr e e t
P o r t la n d , O r e g o n
FA R M S AND BUSINESS SOLD
I *o y ou w a n t to sell y o u r fa r m , h o m e o r b u s in e s s
fo r c a s h “’ W ria e to C A R T E R R E A L T Y C O ..
6 0 4 B u ch a n a n B u ild in g , P o rtla n d , O re g o n
ELECTRIC MOTORS
B o u g h t, S o ld , R e n te d a n d R e p a ire d
W A L K E R E L E C T R IC W O R K S
B u rn s id e , c o r. lo th .
P o r tla n d . O re.
REDUCED F R E I G H T R A T ES
'lo a n d fro m .ill p o in ts on h o u se h o ld g o o d s, p ianos,
a n d a u to m o b ile s .
I n fo rm a tio n c h e e r f u lly giv en .
Pacific Coast Forwarding C o .,
H ID E S , P E L T S , C A S C A R A B A R K ,
W O O L A N D M O H A IR .
we »ml ail ion have Write for prices and shippini tags
THE H. f. NORTON CO. Portland, Ore., Seattle, Wn
P lum s U eber Alles.
H ave you any Idea of the space food
occupies in th e m ind of th e m an at
th e fro n t? Y esterd ay I w as crossing
a bullet sw ep t o rch ard w ith a n o th e r
officer, w hen I noticed plum s! T er
rified le s t my p a rtn e r should see
them , I suggested th a t we leave Quick
ly a s the place w as too unhealthy. So
we craw led aw ay. T h a t nig h t in the
lig h t of a big moon, m y cook and I
stole Into th e o rch ard and g athered
tw o sand bags full of plum s. T he
b u llets w histling through the tree s
h u rrie d th e picking. — (/apt. Louis
K eene in C arto o n s M agazine.
L ost in London.
P a trio tic S cots L ady (p a tro llin g Vic
to ria line sta tio n to a ssist any of her
stra n d e d co u n try m en a rriv in g from
th e fro n t)—Can 1 help you in any
w ay?
P erplexed Soot—T h an k yon, mam
Is th e toon far frae the sta tio n ? —
L ondon Punch.
Most Eminent Medical
Authorities Endorse It.
D r. E berle and D r. Braithw aito as
wed as Dr. Sim on — all distinguished
author«—agree th a t w hatever may be
the disease, tue urine seldom fails in
furnishing us with a clue to the princi.
pies upon which it is to be treated ,
and accurate knowledge concerning the
nature of disease can th u s bo obtained.
II backache, scalding u rin e or frequent
urination bother o r distress you. or if
uric acid in the blood has caused rheu
m atism , gout o r sciatica o r you suspect
kidney or bladder trouble ju st write Dr.
Pierce a t the Surgical In stitu te , Buffalo,
N .Y .; send a sam ple of urine and de-
ocribe svm ptom s. You will receive iron
m edical advice after D r.Pierce’s chem ist
has exam ined th e uriue — this will be
carefully done w ithout charge, and you
will be under no obligation. Dr. Pierce
during m any vears of experim entation
has discovered a new rem edy which he
finds is thirty-seven tim e t m ore pow er
ful th a n lithia in rem oving uric acid
from the system . If you are suffering
from backache or the pains of rheum a
tism , go to y our best druggist and ask
for a oO-cent box of “ A t t u n e " put up
by Dr. Pierce. D r. P ierce’s Favorite
Prescription for w eak w om en and D r.
Pierce’s Golden M edical Discovery for
the blood have been favorably known
for the p ast forty years a n d more. They
are sta n d ard rem edies to-dav—as well
as D octor Pierce’s P leasan t Pellets for
the liver a n d bowels. You can get a
sam ple of any one of these rem edies
by a n tin g D r. Pierce.
Rome— Ita ly Sunday declared w ar on
G erm any.
Italy and G erm any have been d r i f t
ing stead ily tow ard w ar. The d e clara
tio n becam e in ev itab le when Ita ly re
cently se n t troops to Saloniki to co
o p e ra te in th e cam paign of the e n te n te
a llies on th e M acedonian fro n t, as G er
m any is d ire c tin g th e opposing forces
and has troops on th is b a ttle line.
Ita ly ’s position in re g ard to G er
m any has been an anom alous one since
Doctor Pierce’s Pellets a re uneqnaled
Ita ly w ithdrew from th e T riple A lli
ance May 23 o f la s t y e ar and declared »1 a Liver Pill. One ttn v , Sugar-coated
l^
lle
t a Duee. C ure S'ck H eadache,
w a r on A u stria . A lthough by th is act
Bilious H eadache, Dizziuess, C onstipa
•he a rra y e d h e rself a g a in st her form er tion, In d ig estio n , Bilious A ttacks, a n d
allies, G erm any and A u stria , she re all derangem ents of the L iver, Stom ach
m ained officially a t peace w ith G er and Bowels.
m any u n til Sunday.
B efore Ita ly took th is ste p G erm any
e x e rte d every ett’o rt to induce h e r to
rem ain n e u tra l, sending to Romo as an
am bassador P rin ce von Buelow.
The
If y o u a r e lo o k in g fo r P ro m p t R eturn«,
prince fo r som e tim e a v erted w a r be
G o o d P rice» e n d e S q u a re D e a l, m a k e
tw een A u s tria and Italy , and w hen he
y o u r n e x t sh ip m e n t o f C r e a m to
saw a ru p tu re w as in ev itab le took
ste p s tow ard p re serv a tio n of an official
peace b etw een G erm any and Italy .
PORTLAND.
H e n eg o tia te d a special a g ree m e n t un
d e r w hich, in case of w ar betw een
“The
Home
of
the Sa’isdeJ Shipper”
A u s tria and Italy , G erm any and Ita ly
pledged th em selv es to re sp ec t th e •
p ro p e rties and lives o f th e ir re sp ec tiv e
su b je cts in one a n o th e r’s dom ains.
L earned Som ething.
A ccording to unofficial re p o rts from
“ W h a t’s th e m a tte r w ith Flubdub?
E urope, I ta ly ’s a llies w ere dissatisfied H e used to claim th a t o u r p oliticians
and a t th e P a ris council o f e n te n te w ere th e m ost un scru p u lo u s In the
pow ers in F e b ru a ry la st asked th e I ta l w orld.”
“ H e h a s been tra v e lin g abroad. 1
ian re p re se n ta tiv e s why th e ir nation
w as not a t w a r w ith G erm any. Ita ly th in k it w as a g re at blow to his civic
alread y had ag reed not to conclude a pride w hen he found th ey w ere no t.”
—L ouisville C ourier-Journal.
se p a ra te peace and a t th e P a ris con
ference sanctioned th e plan fo r a per
V indicated Self-Esteem .
m an e n t h ig h council of th e e n te n te
“T h e W oggses seem to have a high
pow ers fo r fu tu re conduct of th e w ar. opinion of th em selv es."
The in cre asin g co-operation am ong
“ Yes. You seo the sam e cook has
th e e n te n te a llies and the necessity con sen ted to rem ain In th e ir em ploy
fo r b rin g in g into serv ice I ta ly ’s su r for th re e o r four years. So th e y feel
plus of troops g ra d u ally b rought Ita ly e n title d to th in k th a t th ey a re ra th e r
in to such a position th a t i t becam e nice people.”— W ashington S tar.
e v id en t a d e clara tio n of h o stilitie s
He K new T h at.
a g a in st G erm any w as c ertain .
"W h at is th e ch ief m ineral w ealth
T he first o v e rt a c t in th is d irectio n
h e ' A lleghanles?"
occurred sh o rtly a f te r th e P a ris c onfer of “ t Onnno,
m um .”
ence, F e b ru a ry 29, when Ita ly requi-
“ Yes, you do. W h at do you c a rry
stioned 34 o f th e 37 G erm an ste am In a sc u ttle ? ”
ships in tern ed in Ita lia n p o rts to help
"S uds, m um ." — L ouisville Courier-
m eet the p re ssin g need o f th e allies Jo u rn al.
fo r ship p in g fa c ilitie s. O th e r indica -1
P lain E nough.
tio n s of app ro ach in g w a r have been
“ How do you like A m erica, c o u n t? "
observed in re c e n t w eeks.
“Q uite m uch, b u t yo u r fig u res of
speech a re som ew hat h a rd to u n d e r
stand. Now, w hen it daw ns upon you
U . S. fleet “ Sunk;” “ Enemy”
BUTTERFAT GONE UP
H A ZELW O O D CO.,
lands Army on long Island
“ You begin to see d a y lig h t!” ex
plained the o th e r m an .—L ouisville
C ourier-Journal.
W ashington, D. C. — The g re a te s t
T h read of In tere st.
| w a r gam e e v er u n d e rta k en by th e
"T h is cookbook o u g h t to be popu
A m erican navy ended Sunday w ith a
j victo ry fo r A dm iral M ayo’s “ R e d ” lar."
“W hy so ? ”
fleet, w hich, th eo re tic ally , w iped out
" T h e re 's a love sto ry m ixed In with
th e d efending “ B lue” fleet and landed
the recip es." — L ouisville Courier-
an invad in g a rm y a t F a r R o c k a w a y ; Jo u rn al.
P oor Picking.
"W h a t's th e m a t t e r ? ' ask ed the ; Beach, Long Island.
R ear-A dm iral K n ig h t, a c tin g 's * um
Foolish Man.
first flea. “ You looked sta rv e d .”
"T h ey a rc m ak in g th ese toy dogs pire, announced th e re su lt in th is r e
“C an’t say I like th a t new h a t of
y o u rs.”
so n a tu ra l." explained the o th e r flea po rt to th e navy d e p a rtm e n t:
“ M aneuver com pleted.
R ed and
" th a t I a rra n g e d to sum m er on one of
"Y et you liked It In th e sto re .”
them by m ista k e ."— Louisville Courier- Blue bodies engaged 9:30 to 10:30, 10
"W ell, It did look p re tty w hen th e
Jo u rn al.
m iles south of A m brose I.ig h th ip . Blue girl trie d It on."
T hen th e tro u b le s ta rte d .— Louis
d ecisivley d efeated . Red g a in in g com
Good, No M atter W hat.
m and o f Bea.
Red effects landing a t ville C ourier-Journal.
T h e O fficer (a fte r a com plaint) —
Forw ard a t Home.
T h is te a 's all right. W h at's th e com F o rt R ockaw ay and secures b a s e .’’
T he final re p o rt follow ed one a n
p lain t?
School T ea ch e r—I'm so rry to say,
T om m y— It a in ’t tea, sir; it's stoo! nouncing th a t R ear-A dm iral H e lm ’s Mr. Jo n e s, th a t your boy is very b a c k
T h e O fficer—And very nice stoo! “ B lue” defen d in g fleet v irtu a lly had w ard in his studies.
been a n n ih ilated in a d ra m a tic fight
— L ondon Sketch.
Jo n e s—T h a t's stra n g e ! At hom o In
off Scotland L ig h tsh ip a t th e e n tra n ce con v ersatio n w ith m e he seem s to
O ptical A stonishm ents.
to th e N ew Y ork harb o r.
W ith the know it all.—B oston T ra n sc rip t.
“ S eeing is believing,” said th e read y exception o f a few lig h t c ra ft, th e e n
m ad e philosopher.
S ticks T here.
t ir e “ B lu e " fleet w as “ s u n k .”
The
"N ot alw ays, w hen you a re looking
T h e m an who d ro p s his a n c h o r In
full
e
x
te
n
t
o
f
th
e
“
R
ed
”
losses
w
as
a t the m ovies."— W ashington S tar.
the Slough of D espond n e v er g ets any
not known, a lth o u g h e arly re p o rts fa rth e r.—A nsw ers.
show
ed
th
a
t
th
e
y
included
th
e
super-
Falling in Line.
“ I am going to a p re p are d n ess m eet d re ad n a u g h ts N evada and T ex a s and
ing. my d ear, of our club."
tw o d e stro y ers.
"A ll rig h t, W illiam . You had b e tte r
leave m e all th e loose change you have
A m e r ic a n F la g o n P a c ific A g a in ,
ab o u t you."— B altim ore A m erican.
San F rancisco — T he A m erican flag
w as re sto red M onday to th e tr a n s
pacific serv ice w hen th e Pacific Mail
AUTO SCHOOL
lin e r E cuador le ft fo r th e F a r E ast
C arried Safely T h ro u g h C hang*
T h e on*y A u to m o b ile School on t h e P a
w ith m ore th an 5000 tons o f fre ig h t
o f Life by Lydia L. P in k h a m ’a
cific C o a s t m a in ta in in g s L a» T r a c to r
and a full com plem ent o f passengers.
D ept.. U s in g H o lt C e te rp illa r. <\ L Beat
V egetable C om pound.
T ra c k la y e r a n d W heel T ra c to r» , b o th in th e
The significance o f th e occasion was
tch o o l a n d o p e ra tin g 1 field.
recognized by th e governm ent, and the
445 H aw thorn* A t *.
P ortland. O r»
b a ttle s h ip O regon and th e U nited
N ashville,T enn.-—“ W hen I w as going
S ta te s q u a ra n tin e ste a m e r A rgonaut through the C hange o f L ife I had a tu-
accom panied th e lin e r ac fa r as the
i "inuraor as larg e a s a
lig h tsh ip . T his w as th e first tim e in
child ■ h#-mt
The
n v
¥ ¥ ¥ ^
V e a l. P o r k . B e e f.
th e h isto ry of th e p o rt th a t a com m er
doctor said it waa
P o u ltr y . B u tte r . E gg*
A A A
a n tj p A rm P r o d u c e
th re e y ears com ing
cial lin e r has had a navy e sc o rt to sea.
to th e Old R eliab le E v e r d in g h o u se w ith a
and g av e me m edi
record o f 4& y e a r* o f S q u a r e rte n 'in g s . a n d
cine to r it until I
A b d u c tio n P lo t F a ils .
beaaaurwd o f T O P M A R K E T PR IC ES
w as called a w a y
Boise, Idaho — M ark A. L ufkin.
F. M. CRONKHITE
from th s city for
D avis McLoy and R alph C uaelt w ere
4 5 -4 7 F ro n t S tr e e t
P o rtla n d , O re g o n
om e tim e . O f
landed in ja il a t SL A nthony, Idaho,
¡course 1 could not.
Sunday and a re held on a c h arg e of
'¡go to him then, so
p lo ttin g to ab d u ct R oland H a rrim a n ,
iimy s is te r in-law told
th e I 6 -year-old »on o f *f 1 s. E. H. Har-
jm e th a t she th o u g h t
rim an, widow o f th e g re a t financier.
Some w eeks ago a forem an on th e L ydia E. Pink ham a V egetable Com
K eeps off flies or m oney beck. 11
I t helped both
H a rrim a n sum m er ranch, on th e upper pound would cure iL
a ?a!.on from vour * e tier, or order
Snake riv er, receiv ed a le tte r signed th e C hange of L ife and th s tum or and
Ly m ail. PLUMMER DRUG CO.
by tw o o f th e m en, in w hich they when I g o t home I did net need Otr dt*ieir.
Third and Madison. Portland, Or.
broached th e p ro jec t of abdu ctin g the I took the I ’inkham rem edies until the
boy and holding him in th e fa stn esses tu m o r w as gone, the doctor said, and I
o f th e Idaho m ountains fo r a ransom . have not fe ll it since. I tell every one
how I w as cured. I f th is le tte r will
help o tn e n you a re Welcome to use i t . ”
W o rd “ C ilk" H eld D eceit.
—Mrs. E. H. B ea n , 525 Joseph A venue,
D ay arvd n ig h t r i a s s sa
E x p e r t t r a in in g
New Y ork— The F ed eral T rad e Com N ashville, Tenn.
?» r e p a irin g , d r iv in g a n d m a r h in e w o rk ,
m ission has issued an order d ire c tin g
«ne!tid in g fo rg e , la th e . s h a p s r . d rill p re s s .
Lydia £ . Pink h a m 's V egetable Com
t r a e 4«ir*, e t*
T im e u n lim ite d
CO M PE
th e C ircle C ilk com pany, o f P h ilad el pound, a p a ra rem edy containing th e
TENT c h a u f f e u r s a n d m e c h a n .
phia, to disco n tin u e u sin g th e word e x tra c tiv e properties o f good old fash
1C» S U P P L I E D
W R IT E US.
“ c ilk ” in re fe re n ce to any of its prod ioned roots and herbs, m eets th s needs
uct» o th e r th a n real silk in connection of wom an ■ system a t th is critical period
w ith «sie«, tra d e m a rk s and a d v e rtis in g o f h e r life. T ry i t
N o. 3A . 1818
P. N. U.
m a tte r. T he com m ission held th a t the
I f t h e r e I s a n y «? m p t o m In y n n r
use of th e word " c i l k " for products r a s e w h i c h p u z z l e s y o n , w r i t e t o
m
ade
o
f
m
ercerized
sea
island
cotton
va lervi m u w u
pl— mm-
t h e I .y d l a K. I ’ i n k l i a m M e d i c i n e
"
M m t* M p a p -r
th rea d w as deceptive. The decision is C o « L y n n , M a s s .
looked on as a precedent.
HOW MRS. BEAN
MET THE CRISIS
HAWTHORNE
S p r a y -a -C o w
Portland Y.M.C. A. Auto School
j
ROUMANIA DECLARES WAR ON
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY; JOINS AIDES
i f
j NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS;
GENERAL
i
CROP CONDITIONS»
Berlin, Aug. 28, via London— Rou-
P o rtla n d —W heat — tUueatem, * !.2 6
m ania declared w ar on A u stria-H an - per b u sh e l; fortyfold, *1.23; club,
g a ria on Sunday evening, i t is an $1.22; red fife. *1.23; red R ussian,
nounced officially here.
* 1. 21.
M illfeed—Spot p rice s; Bran, *23.50
P aris, Aug. 2 8 - R oum ania declared per to n ; shorts. *25.50; rolled barley,
w ar
a g a in st
A u stria -H u n g ary last *35(436.
n ight, say s a H avas d isp a tc h from
C orn— Whole, *42 p e r to n ; cracked,
B erne, S w itzerland, w hich declares *43.
th a t the W olff agency a t B erlin m ade
H ay— P ro d u c e rs’ p ric e s; T im othy,
th e announcem ent.
E a s te rn O regon, *16.506(18 per to n ;
R oum ania’a decision to e n te r the a lfa lfa , * U .5 0 , w h eat hay, $12.60@
w ar w as reached a t a m eeting of th e 13.50; oat and vetch, * 12 ( 4 1 2 . 50 .
Crown council held a t B ucharest yes
B u tte r — E xch an g e p ric e s : Cubes,
terd a y m orning, says a H avas disp atch e x tra s, 29 Jc per pound bid. Jo b b in g
from G eneva.
p ric e s: P rin ts, e x tra s , 30@34c; but-
The W olff agency announces th a t the te r f a t. No. 1, 31c; No. 2, 29c, P o rt
G erm an fe d era l council w as convoked land.
im m ediately a f te r th e decision becam e
E g g s — O regon ranch,
exchange
known.
price, c u rre n t re ce ip ts, 2tiJ(u27c per
dozen. Jo b b in g p ric e s: O regon ranch,
Will Investigate New President of Panama candled, 28(<i30e; selects, 32c.
P o u ltr y —H ens, 13(4l6c per pound;
broilers, 16(4 17c; tu rk ey s, live, 18@
<r
• ^
22c; ducks. ll@ 1 4 4 c ; geese, 9 ( 4 l ie .
V eal— Fancy, 12Jc per pound.
P o rk — Fancy, 12(412Jc per pound.
V e g eta b le s— A rtichokes, 75 c( 4 * l per
dozen; tom atoes, 85(475c per c ra te ;
cabbage, *1.75 per h undred; g arlic, 8 c
per p o u n d ; peppers. 5(<t 6 c ; e g g p la n t,
7(410c; lettu ce. 20@25c p e r dozen; cu
cum bers, 25(435c per box; (teas, 4 ( 4 5 c
per pound; beans, 3 ( 4 4 c , celery, 75(4
86 c p e r dozen; corn. 10 ( 420 c.
P o ta to e s— New, *16(1.25 per hun
d re d ; sw eets, 3 J(ii.4c.
O nions— C alifo rn ia, *1.75 (ter sack;
W alla W alla, *1.76.
G reen F ru its — A pples, new, 90c(4
*1.75 p e r box; cantaloupes, 60c(4$1.60
per c r a te ; peaches, 40@ 86c per box;
w aterm elons, 16(1 fc per pound; figs,
$16(1.60 per box; plum s, 75e(4*1.25;
I tears, *1.50(41.76; grapes, *1.356(2;
casabas, 1 Jc per pound.
Sack V egetables — T urnips, *1.25;
c a rro ts, *1.25; beets, *1.25(41.60.
H ops— 1915 crop, nom inal; 1916 con
tra c ts , nom inal.
W ool — E a s te rn O regon, fine, 23(4
26c p e r pound; coarse, 30(432c; v a l
f
" r a m o n
VA l P L Z , , ' l T T
ley, 35c.
C ascara B a rk — Old and new, 4 Jc (ter
A re p o rt has reached W ashington
th a t Ramon Valdez has been in stru pound.
C a ttle —S te e .s, p rim e lig h t. *6.75(4
m ental in g e ttin g a large land conces
sion for th e Ja p a n e se governm ent n ear 6.90; prim e heavy, $ 6 . 75 ( 4 7 . 1 0 ; good,
th e P anam a canal. S e c retary I.anBing $ 6 . 76 ( 4 6 . 2 6 ; choice cows, *f>.26<u 5.76;
has ordered an in v estig a tio n to asc er m edium to good, $ 4 . 60 ( 4 6 ; he ife rs,
ta in w h e th er V aldez has m ade th e con * 3 . 50 ( 4 6 . 7 5 ; bulls, $ 8 ( 4 6 ; calves, *3.50
cession of land to a S apniaru nam ed @ 7.50.
H ogs — P rim e lig h t, *9.26(49.60;
Fernandez, who is the H avana a g en t
fo r Ja p a n e se silk firm s. T he land, a p p rim e stro n g w eig h ts, *9.40 @ 9.60;
pro x im ately 60,000 acres, is said to he rough heavy packing, *8.65 @ 8.76;
on the A tla n tic seaboard, d ire c tly op pigs and skips, *8.50(49.10.
S heep — S p rin g lam bs, *8 @ 8.36;
posite th e Bay of San M iguel. I t
m ig h t be very valuable to th e Ja p a n comm on lam bs, *5.60 (a) 6.00; choice
ese g overnm ent fo r the e stab lish m en t y e arlin g s, *6 (4 6 .2 6 ; good y earlings,
$5.60(46.75; choice w eth ers, $6(46.60;
of a naval base th e re .
choice ew es, $5(45.25; common ewes,
$2.50(ii3.
last Chance to Avert Strike Appears
To lie in Action of Congress J Fruit and Melons Meet With
Good Demand at Tacoma
W ashington, D. C .— P re sid e n t W il
son’s n e g o tia tio n s for a v e rtin g th e
th re a te n e d nation-w ide railro ad s trik e
a re in th e last sta g e w ith a break o r a
se ttle m e n t a p p a re n tly not fa r off.
W ith th e ra ilw a y ex ec u tiv e s sta n d in g
firm a g a in st conceding th e eig h t-h o u r
day and th e brotherhood leaders s till
sta n d in g out a g a in st a r b itr a tin g it,
th e hope of p re v e n tin g a tie -u p o f th e
c o u n try ’s
tra n s p o rta tio n s y s t e m s
seem ed to lie w ith congress.
J u s t e x ac tly w h at can be done, none
o f th e -ongressional lead ers th em se l
ves Beem to know.
C onferences
am ong th em and w ith P re sid e n t W il-
Bon, which began Sunday n ig h t, w ere
continued Monday.
The situ a tio n w as view ed on all
sides as th e m ost perilous since th e ne
g o tia tio n s began tw o w eeks ago.
T he
hope o f th e P re sid e n t and a d m in istra
tion lead ers was in th e p o ssib ility of
g e ttin g th e brotherhood m en to give
m ore tim e to continue th e n e g o tia
tions.
It is re liab ly r e t r i e d th a t th e s trik e
order w hich th e chairm en c arried in
sealed envelopes w hen th ey le ft W ash
ington Monday, is to e n te r in to effect
on S eptem ber 4, unless an a g re e m e n t
should be reached p rior to th a t date.
The fo u r brotherhood heads issued a
sta te m e n t rep ly in g to P re sid e n t Rea,
of th e P ennsylvania, who m ade an a n
nouncem ent th a t ra th e r th a n give up
to a rb itra tio n th e road» p re fe rre d to
fa re a strik e . Th<* sta te m e n t charged
th e P ennsylvania w ith inconsistency in
th a t tw o y e ars ago it fo u g h t th e e f
fo rts o f its shopm en to org an ize and
a rb itra te . It also declared th a t as th e
c o n tro llin g in te re s t In five sm all roads
i t has refu sed them re p re se n ta tio n on
th e m a n a g e rs' conference com m ittee,
and th a t if a rb itra tio n w ere ag reed up
on i t would apply to th ese roads.
M exicans Beg fo r H elp.
El Paso, T ex a s An a p p eal of th e
people o f A guas C alientes and Z ac a te
cas to a u th o ritie s of th e d e fac to gov
e rn m e n t in M exico C ity to send physi
cians, m edicines and food to a lle v ia te
disease and fam ine ra m p a n t in th e
tw o s ta te s has been fru itle ss, accord
ing to p riv a te advices here. T he re
po rt said th e re was not m ore th a n
enough food in th e Federal d is tr ic t to
provide fo r th e people th e re , and th a t
if th e re w ere any physiciaa a v ailab le
th ey could do nothing, fo r th e re w ere
no serm s to com bat th e epidem ics.
P re s id e n t’s O rd e r S a v e s.
New York — A special o rd e r from
P re sid e n t W ilson w hich reached the
steam sh ip N ieuw A m sterdam ju s t be
fore th e lin e r sailed Sunday saved Mrs.
S arah Schim elson and h e r d a u g h te r,
E sth er, from d e p o rta tio n .
T he wo
m an’s husband waa executed by th e
R ussians in S uw alki, R ussian Poland,
fo r sellin g bread to the G erm an s a fte r
th e T eutons first cap tu red th a t place.
W hen th e G erm ans retook th e tow n,
th e widow, h e r d a u g h te r and h e r 1 1 -
year-old son w ere sen t to B erlin and
given a p assp o rt to A m erica.
S eize C o u n terfe itin g P lant.
O axland — O p e rativ es o f th e U n ite d
S ta te s se c re t serv ice seized h e re Mon
day a com plete c o u n te rfe itin g plan t,
w hich included molds, dies and bogus
coins m ade in im itatio n o f silv e r dol
lar» and gold *5 and $10 piece*. T he
seizu re w as m ade follow ing th e a r r e s t
of C harles G. Bush and L ouis M iller,
th e fo rm e r of whom, acco rd in g to
H a rry M, Moffitt, head o f th e se c re t
serv ice b ureau a t San Francisco, has
served a sentence for c o u n te rfeitin g .
T acom a — L arg e c o n sig n m en ts of
f r u it and m elons a re a rriv in g in T a
com a th is w eek from C a lifo rn ia and
Y akim a d istric ts, and th e dem and is
alm ost as g re a t as th e supply. P eaches
and cantaloupes lead in p o p u larity
am ong th e f r u it and m elons, w hile
Y ak im a tom atoes a re th e m ost popular
v eg etab le s being received. T he end of
th e season fo r red ra sp b e rrie s and lo-
g a n tie rrie s is a t hand, b u t sm all re
c e ip ts a re still a d aily occurrence.
Y ak im a cantaloupes a re fa s t re p la c
ing th e C a lifo rn ia product, a lth o u g h
th e la tte r a re of b e tte r q u a lity . The
Y ak im a cantaloupes a re sm all and are
a little green yet.
E lh e rta s a re off
th e m a rk e t a t p rse en t, th e C a lifo rn ia
crop h a sin g gone and th e Y akim a crop
b ein g as y e t un rip e. A few E lb e rta s
m ay a rriv e th e la tte r p a rt of th e w eek.
T here is a sc a rc ity o f Slappy and E arly
C raw ford peaches on th e m ark e t, but
plenty of c lingstone v a rie tie s. Pears,
plumH and g ra d es a re m e e tin g w ith a
good dem and. G ra v en ste in e a tin g ap
ples a re hard to g e t and th e ir sc a rc ity
m akes th e p rice high.
T h ere a re
p len ty o f cooking apples.
S w ee t p otatoes a re Belling well.
G reen corn co n tin u es scarce and high.
C ucum bers a re p le n tifu l and cheap.
B u tte r holds its advance to 34 cents.
E g g prices a re steady.
Walla Walla Prune Harvest to
Yield $500,000 to Growers
W alla W alla— P ru n e h a rv e st s ta rte d
in W alla W alla th is w eek, sev eral hun
d red pick ers b e in g given work in the
m any orchards. H a rv e s t is ab o u t tw o
w eeks la te r th an uusual.
Close to
$600,000 w ill be b ro u g h t in to th e v al
ley th ia year. T he p rice o f p ru n es is
th e h ig h est know n here. Tw o w eeks
ago $60 a ton w as quoted. T hen the
p rice advanced 10 p e r cent, and several
o rc h a rd ists say th e y w ere offered b e t
te r p rice s th an th ese.
E lsew h ere in
th e N o rth w e st fro s t w iped o u t nearly
all prunes. T hose in th e W alla W alla
valley w ere not dam aged.
H a rv e s t of onions is well u n d e r way.
T h ere w ill be 600 c a rs of onions th is
year, w orth a bout $400 a car. O n the
Blalock f r u it fa rm 842 sacks w ere se
cured from one a c re .
A t a cent a
pound th e re tu rn s fro m th is a cre w ere
$842.
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S hot S hells
F o r the hi^h flyers, o r th e low flyers, “ L ead er” and
“ R epeater' shells have the reach, spread and penetra
tion. T heir great sale is due to these qualities, w hich
insure a full bag.
Made in m any gauges and loads.
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N e w C la s s e s W ill B e S ta r te d T h e n .
M a n y S tu d e n ts A lre a d y E n ro lled .
A s k F o r C a ta lo g u e .
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C om forter.
Cranuialed Eyelids,
E y e « ii ( L in e d b y e x p o
Dr. B ates B ingham of Boston, on
s u r e t o S u n , b u s t a n d b : 1J
his re tu rn hom e from doing am bulance
[u ic k ly r e lie v e d b y tlu r la a
w ork in F rance, w as ask ed by a re
» « lin n e t ) . N o S u u r tc g ,
p o rte r his opinion of a G erm an note.
ju st E y e C o m fo r t.
A t
"T h e re is no m ore real satisfactio n ."
(he d istin g u ish e d physician replied, Y o u r D r u g g is t* * 5 0 c p e r B o t i l e , « m i n e E ) «
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"or co m fo rt in It th a n th e re w as in
D r u g g i s t s o r M a r ia e E y e R e m e d y C e .* C bkafiO
the b la c k sn a k e 's ruse.
"A Pike county m o th e r once left
h e r little one seuted outside the shack
W ILL YOU BUY N SW TlHKS NOW
or m ake your old o n e . l a ,t th rou gh
and pulling on a full m ilk b o ttle when
th e w in te r. W rite u* a t,tu t thia.
a hln ck sn ak e cam e gliding up.
r./KBCON VI lA A M /.I M i CO..
"T he anuko nestled close to the
650 W a a lttn a tu n S t..
P orU antl. O r a
child, drew th e rutiher nipple from Its
m outh and proceeded to drink the
m ilk; but a t th e sam e tim e the sn ak e
Pow er of P etrol.
did not fo rg et to slip the end of Its
T hum p, thum p, w eut the m o to r c a r
tall gently betw een th e In fan t's lips
as it stood outside a railw ay slaliou.
by way of a com forter."
A crow d of ru stic s stood round, gaping
Rub It In T horoughly.
a t th e chau ffeu r ami passing re m a rk s
A sp ra in o r stra in should have Im th a t m ade him sm ile.
m ed iate a tte n tio n to check the sw ell
"S ay, m iste r," said one, a t last,
ing. Kub on. and rub In thoroughly "w h a t pow er d riv es the c ar along a t
llu u f o r d s B alsam of M yrrh and you such a speed?”
should have quick relief. Always have
"P e tro l, my m an," he replied, w ith
a buttle on hand for accidents. Adv. a condescending sinile.
" 'E a r th a t, T o m ?” said th e Inquirer
He Asked For It.
to his friend, who had ju s t app eared
More sto rie s a rc told about S ir H e r on th e scene.
“ P etrol shoves ’e r
b e rt T re e th a n about alm ost any o th e r along."
public m an in England.
H ere is a
" A h !” w as th e reply, " th a t a in 't
good one, exem plifying the ready an n o th in ' 1100 . P e tro l shoved our Mary
«wer for which he is so Justly famed. Ann through th e bark door a n ' se n t
One day when he w as com ing out 'e r flying slap hang agin th e barn.
of the G arrick club a m an. whom he 'E r 'ad bin try in ’ to light th e fire w ith
did not know Ironi Adam, approached, it.”—London T it-B its.
and, w ith a sw eeping bow, said In a
Y ankee tw ang:
Ask your d e a le r for the free book
"E x cuse me, sir, but they tell me let, “ U seful H in ts for H orse O w ners. ’
som e p re tty well know n folk belong to Issued by O. ('. H anford Mfg. Co., S y ra
th is club. Are you anyone of Im port cuse, N. Y„ m an u fa ctu re rs of H aa-
ance?”
ford 's Balsam of M yrrh. Adv.
S ir H e rb e rt T ree looked the ques
Honor coldly up and down. "I d o n ’t
A eroplanes to Aid E xplorers.
really think 1 can be, or I w ouldn't
A
eroplanes
a rc to he included in
he seen talk in g to you," he said Icily.
th e equipm ent of an exploring expedi
—P e a rso n 's W eekly.
tion th a t is se ttin g out from Buenos
A ires to study a little know n region
W istful.
which includes Mur C hiqulta. a lake
T he a rch b ish o p had preached a having all a re a of som e 1,000 sq u are
fine serm on on m arried life and Its m iles, located ab o u t 350 m iles no rth
beauties. T w o old Irishw om en w ere w est of Buenos Aires. It is th e belief
heard com ing out of ch u rch com m ent of the ex p lo rers th at w ith a ero p lan es
ing on th e a d d ress:
it will be possible to se cu re punoruinlo
" T I s a fine serm on h is rlvercnoe p h otographs which will prove invalua
would be a fte r giving u s,” said one ble In show ing the topography and
to the other,
geography of th e country
From the
"It Is, Indude," w as the quick reply, S e p tem b e r P o p u lar M echanics M aga
“and I wish 1 knew as little ab o u t the zine.
m a tte r as lie does."—L ondon S a tu r
day Jo u rn a l.
No Alibi.
"T h e w ar is doing me a good tu rn ,
W iadom.
D uring a lesson on e le m en tary com anyhow .”
position a little girl re ad th e follow ing I "In w hat w ay?"
"I don't h ave to th in k up excuses
as h e r e f fo r t:
"O nce a Penny and a Shilling m et j for not tak in g my fam ily to E urope
In a m an's pocket. T he Shilling tu rn j th is sum m er.”— D etroit F ree Press.
ed up Its nose a t th e Penny, ami said,
T he F a n 's Favorite.
sc o rn fu lly :
" 'W h y , ! am w orth a dozen of you.'I
She— W hat Is your fa v o rite sto n e?
" Y'es,' said the Penny, 'but even at
H e—T he baseball diam ond.— Boston
th a t I am a good b it b e tte r th an you T ran scrip t.
are. I go ev ery Sunday to church, and
you n e v e r do.’ ”—L ondon T it Bits.
IF YOU HAVE
L’so H a n fo rd 's B alsam w hen all else
fails. Adv.
Sore
Eyes?
8 he U nderstood.
A viator (hom e from th e w ar on
lea v e )— And th en when you a re up
p re tty h i g h - t h r e e or four m iles, s a y ,
—a m te y o u look dow n. It's positively
sickening.
It Is stupendous, aw ful
A g re a t h eig h t Is a fearfu l thing, I
can tell you
l,ady (fe e lin g ly )—Yes, I can sym
patlilze w ith you, poor boy. I feel
just th a t way m yself w hen I’m on top
of a a te p lad d e r.—T iger,
RHEUMATISM
you should try A nti-U ric, the fam nut
rem edy m ade from Root» and B erries,
i t is g u a ran tee d to cure this cruel dis
ease tn every sta g e.
W e w ant ev ery read er o f this paper
who is suffering from R heum atism in
any form to try this discovery. Every
package g u a ran tee d or money re fu n d
ed. Price $1.60 prepaid, or we will
send by Parcel Post C. O. D. C ircu
lars ami convincing testim ony free.
A ddress A N TI URIC CO., Ur2 S h e r
wood Building, San Francisco.
Sam e Line.
“ W hen I was a boy," said th e gray- I
haired phyalclan, who happened to be
in a re m in isc en t mood, "I w anted to j
he a so ld ie r; but tny p a re n ts p ersuad j
SC H O O L
ed me to stu d y m edicine."
O ur graduate* a r s o c c u p y in g en v ia b le post
P o ta to C ro p it A bout A verage.
“Oh, w ell,” rejoined the sy m p a th e tic
txm »
T he tea c h in g p rocess ia d iffe r e n t from
P o ta to crop pro«[>ects in th e U n ited d ru g g ist, “ such Is life. M any a m an j ordinary b u sin ess schools. T h u r o u fh , P r a c ti
w ith w holessle a sp ira tio n s has to con j cal. Individu al. SC H O O L FO R M KN O N L Y .
S ta te s a re sum m arized in th e govern te n t him self with a re ta il buatnesa
A iiiim ui T b a R egistrar. Y. M. C. A .. P ortlan d ,
O re g o n , anti r e t data*led in form ation .
m ent m onthly crop re p o rt as follow s;
-—IjondoD Tlt-BIta.
T he A ugust 1 condition of th e potato
To keep clean an healthy ta k e Dr.
crop forecast» ab o u t an a v era g e pro
duction, ta k in g th e U n ited S ta te s aa a P ierce’s I'leaaant Pellets. T hey regu
whole. The fo re c a st i t 364,000,000 late liver, bowels and stom ach.
bushels, w hich is 6 , 000,000 less th an
Now’s T h e ir C hance.
R u ptu re treated m ech an ically
Privet*
th e J u ly i fo re e a sa t, but 5,000,000
fittin g room»
H ig h e st testim on ial*. I?«#-
“ And so you a re convinced, my
» ult» g u aran teed
Call or w rite.
m ore th a n la s t y e a r’» production and friend." ask ed th e c u ra te , " th a t th e re
8 , 000.000 m ore th a n th e a v era g e of 1 ta a place of e te rn a l pu n ish m en t?"
JO H N S O N A U M B A R O M I
4 1 1 - 4 1 2 A l.sk y B u ild in g . P o r t U n d . O r e g o n
th e p re ce d in g five years. D uring Ju ly
"f am ,” replied th e u n c h arita b le
(»arishfoner.
"
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thin*
In
th
is
prospect» im proved m o d era te ly in the
N o rth A tla n tic and Pacific C oeat sta te s. world bad enough for som e people.”— .
I B row ning's M agazine.
N ew Z ealand to S e n d W h eat.
F o r c a lk s use H an fo rd 's Balsam
N ew Zealand is to fe a tu re in th e e x Adv.
p o rta tio n o f w h e at th is year, accord
M l F w o n t S t . N u r N in th . P ortlaad . O w .
Innuendo.
ing to advice» re ce iv e d in P o rtlan d ,
"W om bat saya he trie# to p u t as
and th e fam ous old flip p er bark A ntiope
ta i
has been fixed to load a carg o a t T im a- ! good a face on th in g s a s possible.”
I Umdr *< «II T im s*.
"
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to
p
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your
por-
ru fo r S outh A m erica. Thia, i t is said,
| tra it, old to p .”—K anaas City Jo u rn a l. O « ,
W . U w i m 4 C i WI» i
W .k t w e
w ill be th e first w h e at c arg o shipped
hr T h ,f » . S h f O X S i. O i z - X o t v l n .
from New Zealand to an oversea port
Easy sn d Sure.
s W S h - .' * ? w l M f e w . A h * » . «
for m any year*. T he sc a rc ity o f bot
"W h a t would you do If you had £ 1 , 1 W .W m
~
Etc
B o ile r end M arin e W ork
tom s is indicated by th e fa c t th a t the 0 0 0 , 0 6 0 ? ”
a S p e c ia lty
A ntiope, b u ilt in 186«. should be book
"O h. I d o n 't know
Ju a t alt down A I ^ o A G E N T ! T h e H en derson W illie W elding
a . S
t. l-otj»,
IzOUie. U . 8 . A .
Pesterai
St.
ed fo r handling w h e at. T he A ntiope snd w atch tny w ife spend It, I su p and C u ttin g C (>>.
B rM 8 W e rk s, l i e f S i. A R e d á is A v * . C hu a g e
waa sold in 1914 to a New Z ealand coal pose.”—L ondon Answer#.
Mimrt»nv in I m ronYPriefi in to a hulk. 1
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