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October 2a, 1010.
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THE "RUINED" LUMBER INDUSTRY
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF HUGHES
Hue-hes newsoaper orcans and campaign speakers
have only one Northwest industry left that has been
crippled by the Underwood tariff, and their hold on that
is slipping fast, borne 01 tnem sun narp on lumoer, oiu
it looks as if that industry would be booming, too, if the
Southern Pacific company was able to shunt a few more
empty cars on to the sawmill sidings. For instance, Sat
urday's Portland Evening Telegram, the most rabid
Hughes paper in the Northwest, printed the following
news story on its market page:
"Telegrams received today from various sections of the Pacific north
west indicate tli.it there lias' liewi an advance of approximately .l a thou
mud tin all.grades of lumber. The nil ion is the result entirely of Ihe car
jdmrtiigc unit on account of the heavy rush of orders received. The action
taken liV the lumbermen has been entirely independent and on their own in
itiative.' The advance is fully warranted in every particular ami it will
l.e surprising it' there is not n 'further boost in the near future. At the same
time there has been an inlvnuce in the shingle market, where prices have
l.cen sharply elevated. Like lumber, this tuition is justifiable and has been
expected for some time. . .
"Vesterdav n brief meeting of the Willamette Valley Lumber association
was held here mill, while it lasted onlyshort time, the consensu of opinion of
the members was that prices should be advanced fully a thousand. While
m, r .cried action wns taken looking to this end, it is understood the mem
ber will, on their own hook, make the advance.to become effective at once.
'Reports from all over the country tell of favorble conditions in the
market. Kroiil Houston, Tex., comes word thut the most serious car shortage,
in the historv of the market has caused n marked stiffening in prices mid
that values are about W above what they were :IU days ago. Very few inaiiii
fnetiiiers are willing to take any business at nil.
"Krom Kansas fit v. Mo., comes word that the majority of manufacturers
linve had salesmen off the road for 10 days on account of the heavy order
files, far supply in the Smith is -10 per cent of requirements and is cou
cidered a serious barometer. "
Think of that, another $1 per thousand added to the
already high market price of this product destroyed by
Underwood tariff law! and lumber is so high now, com
pared with the price we used to pay for it when Taft was
president that it ought to be added to the long list of
luxuries, out of reach of the man of ordinary means.
Senator Chamberlain, in an address at Dallas, last
week, gave some facts and figures as follows:
"I have n letter from the United Suites bureau of foreign mid domestic
commerce written bv the chief of Hint bureau on June 3, Inst year, and giv
ing the record of his department , as to imports nnd exports of lumber from
fiinnda from July 1, 1W!I, up to nnd -including the first Hi months ot the
fiscrJ vear.
"This record shows during the yenreniling .Tune 30, HMO, under President
Taft's adiiiinist ration In round number", 1,0 l.'.OOO feet of sawed lumber were
imported from fnnailn. During lull this fell to I trifle .more thnn NOIIJMIO
feet, while for the year ending Juno 30, It'l.'l, before the Underwood tariff
net was passed, the imports rose to 1,0.1,000 feet.
"In IIM4. largely under the Vnderwood tariff, the importations were, in
,,0111111 numbers, Miii.OOO feet, in l!ll." H00.OOO, nnd the same in li'lfi.
"Myfriend down there (referring to a questioner in the audience) who is
worrying about the Oregon market, knows that it is not Canadian lumber
Hint is hurting the Oregon mills," the senator continued.
"He knows that it is a lacK of transportation facilities. He knows that
the railroad company has not furnished cars nnd that the ships have been
taken for over sen business on the Atlantic coast. He kuows that if he had
transportation now he would be selling his lumber iu the markets of
America, liud of the world, for a higher price than he ever got before."
The senator's assertion that the car shortage is only
holding the price of lumber within reasonable bounds is
borne out by the review of the situation reprinted above
from the market and financial page of the Telegram.
The reason why Canadian competition is not be feared
by Oregon and Washington lumbermen is because it costs
more to manufacture lumber in Canada than on this side
of the line, accordingly the retail prices of the product
are higher there than here, as anyone may ascertain who
takes the trouble to look up current lumber quotations.
The Orcgonian this morning says: -
The American bnrkeutine Mnkuweli sailed yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
for Newcastle, Australia, with about l.OOU.Otiii feet of lumber on board. She
tis loaded tit Westport. and goes Hi the service of Hind, Rolph & Co.
The same company has the schooner llonoipu, now en route to the Coluin
Idn river, for lumber bailing. The sehojner left Newcastle, Australia, for this
(ort September -1. She will be dispatched to Australia.
The schooner Carrie Dove got away from Adelaide for this port Septem
ber 7, and will take on lumber lor Australian shipment. She is booked by J.
J. Moore.
Here we are shipping millions of feet lumber into one
of the British colonies, disproving the allegation that
Canada is a dangerous competitor. This market is open
to Canada, also a part of the British empire, but Oregon
mills are filling the orders' for lumber. The Oregonian's
editorial page, like that of the Evening Telegram, dis
agrees with its market and commercial news probably
because the latter is founded on facts.
Leone Cass Baer, the Oregonian special staff writer,
had an article in that paper yesterday in which she set
forth the principal points in the speeches of Mrs. E. B.
Hanley, the star, woman orator in the Hughes campaign.
She selects the following bright utterances as. the most
typical of the reasons advanced why Hughes should be
elected president of the United' States:;,.
It's' just like belonging to a lodge to be a republican. You've got the
password the minute you say you're one.
"A republican is a republican because he loves something and a demo-
crat is a democrat because he hates something. -
"Woodrow must have been on the right side some of the time, for he's
been on both sides. . , .
" No wonder Ellis Parker Butler is for Wilson. He wrote 'Pigs is Pigs
vou remember, and the democratic administration is full of pork.
"As for Ellison, that gentleman is highly fluttered and still smothered
in jov because of Daniels' attention nndrecognition. Mr. Edison is interested
in things that switch on and off and naturally the democratic party appeals
to him. Luther Hurbank thinks the salvation of the world lies in his inven
tion of spineless cactus and naturally It follows that lie would give a lot of
attention to a spineless statesman.
"Democrats make the extravagnnt i-luinis for this administration. They
claim everything from the discovery of the North pole to finding Charlie
Ross.
We can't answer these "arguments" they are simply
unanswerable, provided of course the Hughes campaign
ers have correctly sized up the intelligence of the people
of Oregon. If that kind of tommy-rot appeals to those
voters who have to decide the issue between Wilson and
Hughes on November seventh it would be a. waste of time
to argue the question.
AFRAID OF STATE AID
Pomona Grange at a recent meeting had up the sub
ject of getting lime for use on the farms, and it was sug
gested that the state be urged to secure limestone deposits
and put in a plant for grinding and preparing the stone
for use. One delegate suggested that in view of the
state's wonderful mismanagement of the flax experiment
that it would be better not to have it know anything about
it but that the grange should take the matter up itself.
Unfortunately the basis for this statement was truth.
While the state was generous in providing for the flax
experiment putting up $50,000 for the purpose, and while
it was a matter .of supreme importance to . the whole
country west of the Cascades those in charge .could not
rise above petty politics and give the experiment a chance.
Instead of being tried out in a business way it was botched
and butchered until instead of being a help it has been a
hindrance to getting the flax industry started. Pomona
grange did well to avoid getting the state tangled up with
its lime project, that is if the grange, really wanted the
lime. The suggestion was made that the lime plant be
worked by convict labor. Perhaps the member -who ob
jected to state aid realized that at the present rate, of
paroling and pardoning, there will not be any convict
labor long. Eight per cent let out at once is a pretty good
start toward cleaning out the prison.
tho Pvnt.pst.flnt Eniscooal
church is having a dispute as to the propriety of praying
for the army and navy. One delegate advanced the idea
that it was wrong to pray for them because it would en
courage the young men to go to war and turn them from
pure religion, and from God. Considering the results in
Europe where the warring nations are all praying for
success over their enemies, it looks very much as though
iJ ' 1 A 1 1 4-1. Z mn r wr rvAO
the prayers are not very eiiecuve. uuugs c pos
sible with God;" and yet it is difficult for mere man to
understand how He can answer the prayers of all and
give each the victory.
Reading Candidate Hughes's speeches one cannot but
wonder at the maidenly modesty which bears so heavily
on him. About everything President Wilson has done
brings "the blush of shame" to his cheeks so he says, but
. i i 1 .1 J. Ti.
as he wears whiskers one has to taKe nis wora ior iu it
: nw,m.VnV,lr fhtif rna wVin QO Q BllflVPTTIP COlll't
justice could decide, as he did, the Oregon-California land
. ..... i i i a
grant case, and still be capable ot biusning ai anyimng.
Mt Angel News
(Capital Journal Special Service.)
Mount Angel, Or., Oct; 23. Sunday
morning at five o'clock the sad news
of Mrs. Annen's death was announced,
she began to feel weak Saturday after
noon and continued getting weaker.
The cause, of her death was dyspepsia.
Her funeral was held Tuesday morning
at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Nathmnn her
daughter from .Sjjlem arrived Saturday
night before her death.
Mrs. Young a sister-in-law of Mr. R.
L. Yeons of this city, is here for a few
weeks' visit from Dallas.
Sunday evening, Oct. 21, the young
Ladies will give a social in the Parish
Hall consisting of a program, card
playing and lunch.
Mr. Otto Oswald and his sisters Mrs.
A. Oswald, Mrs. Feldman and Miss An
na autoed to Salem Wednesday to
visit their t'nele Alex Schnrbach.
Misses Mary nnd Tillie Overroedder
who havp. been visiting at Bronkey's
for a week, left last Monday for their
home in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. ,. J. Keber autoed to
Portland Saturday for a trip.
Miss Barbara Kamp came home
Friday to visit with her parents a
short time. She is doing light house
at Salem.
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AUKOBA HOP N02ES.
Hugh Smith of Forest Grove claims the Championship
for his little hen Rebecca. He claims she laid two eggs
in ten minutes. Owing to rush of business Rebecca did
not have much time in which to advertise her first pro
duction. Mr. Smith should see that the biddy has time
to cackle a little between eggs.
LADD & BUSH, Bankers
Established 1863
CAPITAL
$500,000.00
Transact a General Banking Business
Safety Deposit Boxes
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
The Wolf Hop company hns made
several, purchases in this section this
week, Tuesday, lsiwcson bought the
following lots for that fmr.: 17 bales
from Bimning & Ernst, at St. Fnul at
8 1-2 cents; 3 bales frnrt brooding lit
Hubbard at 10 cents and 53 bates
from Chris Trost of tl.is place at 11
cent. Another sal" Topoited Tuesd'ij
was the Chas. Kunust- ig lot- of 10i
bales to Louis Lachmund of Salem at
11 cents.
Renewed activity in the hop market
is apparent again this week. Yakimas
aro reported to have sold as high as 13
cents. In Western Washington there
were a number of lots sold at 11 l-2c.
California trading has been, heavy, and
2,000 bales of Sonomas changed hands
at 11 to 12 J-2e. The Wolf Hop com
pany getting 700 bales of these at
11 i-2 cents.
Wm. Brown again bought hops in
this section at the top price or near
it. Thursday last he purchased the
C. H. Lorenz lot of 28 bales and the
Ed Graves lot of Go bales at HUe
Both lots were prime to choice Hops, it
is reported. Another sale to Brown
was the .). K. Cribble lot of 79 bales
at 11 cents.
MH 'amnion, of t"e irP Cirowcrs
Association office at Salem was here
Friday in the interests of the Asso
ciation. . Like manager Clark of the
Association, the employes are not do-'
ing so much talking as they did last
year. Experience is a stern teacher.
Training
For All the Pupils
rhysicnl training for every boy and
girl' in the junior high schools is part
of the regular course this year and in
following out the plan, the Washing
ton junior Ingn senooi nns orgnmzeu
five football teams.
Tlirt liaht wpiahtfl will hnvp ft chnilCC
nloug with those of a heavier build.
Three of the teams are in the heavy
weight section. With the dividing of
the teams according to tnc weignt, at
tonal tin nf the bovs are cettine the
training given by foot bnll with the
chances tor injury rcaucea to a min
imum, as the boys ares all playing
against th se of an equal weight. Boys
not in footfall will be gi'n oppor
tunity to piny playground ball and vol
ley ball.
To.t Tkiia,lnr the first of the
scheduled games "were played resulting
in a score of J3 to v, me team cap
tained by Amory will winning oer
the one captained by Eussell Moffit.
Each of the teams will play two
the others of eaunl weight
and the winner of the series will bo
given a banner by the student Douy.
All games are played on the senior
Sending
Funds
Away
IN the dead letter office at Washington a force
of clerks is engaged opening letters, which for
. various reasons, mainly improper or careless
addressing, fail to reach their intended destination.
Q Thousands of letters are opened which contain cur
rency, the ownership of which it is impossible to trace.
(J But when bank drafts are found, their restoration
is quite easy.
(J There are various ways of safely transmitting funds
through the mails, but business houses prefer the
Bank Draft. Post-office and express orders do not
admit of many endorsements, and the exchange on
them costs the sender more than when a bank draft
is purchased.
Q Should a bank draft become lost a duplicate is
issued on application and payment on original
stopped. No bond is necessary, as in the case of
some other forms of exchange.
Q The business-like and all-round satisfactory way
to send funds away is to purchase a Bank Draft.
UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK
Salem, Oregon
Member Federal Reserve Bank
1
high field and the days selected are
Tuesdars and Thursdays.
DAMS ABE BLOWN UP
Two dams on the Vpper Abiqua
which have been a hindrance to the
fish in the stream from going up
stream above the dams, were blown out
last Thursday by an order of the state
game commission. An effort has been
made several times before to remove
these dams but not until S. Ames of
fered to donate the powder was any
definite action taken.
Messrs. Barker and Bremmer of
Salem, two attaches of the game office
came over and witnessed the explo
sions. The work, wns well done, the
dams V licing thoroughly Temoved.
Twenty-five dollars worth of powder
wns used. Silverton Appcnl.
ACHES AND PAINS
Bon t neglect a pain anywhere, but
find out what causes it and conquer
the cause. Fain iu the kidney region
may put you on your back tomorrow.
Don't blame the weather for swollci.
feet, it may be an advanced warning
of Brieht's disease. A rain in tho stora-
Ineh mav be tho first symptom of up-
pendicitis. A creak in joint may be
I the forerunner of rheumatism. Chronie
j headaches more than likely warn yo
I of serious stomach trouble. The Ties
i way is to keep in good condition iajr
' in and dav out bv regularly taking
iOLD MEDAL HAARLEM OIL Cap
' stiles. Sold by reliable druggists. Mon
j ey refunded if they do not help you.
I Beware of substitutes. The only pure
imported Haarlem Oil Capsules are th
I GOLD MEDAL.
Physical
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MAKING GOOD
I bought an ax of Ezra Wax, who said to
me, "Now, sonny, if it s no good at chop
ping wood, come back and get your money.
If I sell junk that turns out punk, the buyer
is no loser; I'll make it good, as dealers
should I'm that sort of a snoozer." With
that new ax I took some whacks at divers
kinds of lumber; the edge was spoiled, and
I was roiled, and said thinsrs without num
ber. I took the ax to Ezra Wax, and showed
him it was pewter, and for an hour, with
wrathful power. I roared like baseball
rooter. My spiel he heard; without a word, he handed
me a new one; an ax so neat, so bright, so sweet, a keen
one and a true one! Said Ezra Wax, "You bet your yaks,
warthogs and dromedaries, that I make good as dealers
should my system never varies!" I buy my tacks of
Ezra Wax, my wringers and my whistles, my hoes and
rakes and oil meal cakes, my seed of grass and thistles.
He would not break the pledge he'd make, or tramp a
promise under, so I make tracks to Ezra Wax for every
kind of plunder.
The Nation's
Favorite
Butter Noil
Tkere Is No Better
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YOUTH A WOMEN'S GREATEST ASSET
D AND I a
CHAPTER LVI.
lirih ltut riiffnrd tllinks Tile tOO
young:'' ' 1 explained. "You know 1 am
not accustomed to a gay uie. x rccKou
my dad would be scaudalizcd if he saw
me dancing in public even with my
husband's friends.
"Too young! Can one ever be too
v.miii.t T wnmlor. isneciallv when they
are also charming and beautiful? Thank
God for your youtn ana oenuiy. -inn
your naivete is refreshing after oh'
well we can't all be young. Let me give
vou a bit of advice. I am old enough
to do so you know. Get all out of life
that vou can while you are young."
"But Clifford's friends are all much
older than me, yet they have better
'times thau I do," I protested. '
"That is all your own fault. Don't
you know, my dear Mrs. Hammond, that
not a woman your husband know but
would give everything she has in the
world in exchange for your youtht to
say nothing of yonr beauty. For you
are verr lovelv. Hasn't anyone ever
told you sot"
v.. fnr n lnnir time." I admit
ted, "that is unless we count Mandy
she saws I am pretty." men l Diusnea
as I thought of the evening Leonard
Brooke had spent with me. He, too, had
said I was lovely.
niirfArit tthih of the CalL
Mr. l.ockwood had been gone but a
few moments waen v unoru vaiuv ui.
"I hope dinner's redy," he said,
disguising a yawn. "I'm dead tired
and am going to bed as soon as I have
finished."
"It will be ready in a few minutes,
sir," Kate told him, and he sat down
in the library to wait.
"Mr. Lock wood nas been here, Clif
ford," I began rather timidly, I had no
idea of keeping that fact from my hus
band, yet I feared he would be angry.
"hoT 1 was almost asleep."
"Your friend, Mr. l.ockwood,
called."
"What did he wantt"
"Why nothing. He camo to see
me; he asked if he might the other
night."
"I don't wonder after the bold way
you acted. Well he needn't trouble
himself to call again."
Oh, I don't think he will. I didn't
aslc him. I suppose he thought because
he was one of yonr friends he was in
duty bound to call upon your wife." I
explained glibly, pleased that Clifford
had seemed so indifferent.
"Well, as I said, he needn't call
again. Is that dinner ready. Kate," to
the girl who had just appeared in the
doorway. .
"Dinner is served, sir."
A EestfU Night
Clifford scarcely spoke during dinner,
although I had ordered it with partic
ular reference to his taste. He yawned
several times, and as soon as he hui
finished went upstairs. I waited for am
hour, then followed his example. Edit.
thought it a great ioke that daddv had
gone to bed, and Mandy declared he
must be sick.
"I'm going too now, Mnndv," I toli
her. "I am very tired. T sVrl n .)..
at all last night'
"What fo yo no get no sleep! Wm
yo fretiu' 'oout Marsc Hammond.
aginf"
"Never mind, Mandy. You mustn't
ask such questions," and while she sail
no more I could hear her grnmbling un
til beyond the sound of her voice.
j. weni to sleep immediately my heal
touched the nillow. Ct(nrJ . l
ready sleepingf. When I woke in th
uiuruiuK was later tnnn usual, and I
heard him taking his bath. I felt a
fresh, o rested that I sang merrily
v.-hile I dressed. To my surprise Clif
ford Commenced tn n-histlA in ...:..,..
and when I stopped he kept right oa
""in uo uuu iiDisuea me stanza.
"A good night'a sleep does one good
occasionally." h ni.l t1a..u.
he emerged all glowing and shiny from
uis aoiutions- "I'm late now. Wool
you mind rnnning down and seeing that
breakfast is on. the table iniemdiata-lyt"
(Tomorrow The .Silver Lining.)
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