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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-10-16
OREGON'S
FRUIT
CROP
SeiS Record for Prices and Proves
Big Advertisement for the State

The snug sum of $4,275,135 vii;
be disbursed among the fruit grow.
ers of Oregon this year, according to
the report of President w. X. New
ell, read at the semi-annual meeting
of the board of horticulture Monday
morning.
Good crops OF all varieties and
good prices are reported, while the
demand from beyond the boundaries
OF the state creates market which
evidently cannot be appeased for
many years to come. Oregon's
matchless position as a fruit raising
state | becoming acknowledged
'abroad as It never was before. Never
before In the history of the Industry
have prices ruled so high on such
large quantities of fruit.
When the report of the Hood Riy-
er Apple Growers union sale OF ap-
pies was made public II seemed the
highest possible mark for prices had
been reached. A price OF 1915 per
box for Newtons and s3.27h for
fanclest Spltzenbergs seemed almost
beyond belief, but when there is add
ed to this report of sales OF Bartlett
pears from Rogue river. In Boston
and New York, at $3.50 and $500
per box, and of one carload Of
Comice pears from Rogue river SELL
Ing In New York for s4622.SO. or for
an average OF $685. per half box,
and of a car of Comlce pears from
Salem selling in New York for $3.7O
per half box, II is hard to realize
Think of It, pears selling at whole.
sale at 10 cents per pear.
The following figures are submit
ted as a safe and conservative estl-
mate of the amount and value OF
this years fruit crop for the state.
The figures are compiled from tho
reports sent in by county fruit in
spectors and others in a position to
judge, and have been checked by
comparison with former yields. as
we'll as by personal observation OF
the growing crop in nearly all parts
OF the state. and are believed to be
approximately correct:
Value.
Apples, boxes. LOSE 200. 81 ,423, 500
Dried prunes, pounds. 25.-
100000 80. -. =. 1.2OS.s75
Prunes and plums shipped
green or sold fresh to
Gamers and others,
tons. 41S5 ....... 90.650
Pears, boxes. 247.76O... 2S6, 900
Cherries, boxes. 5,459.OOO 24s.26O
Apricots. boxes, $500. $500
Strawberries, pounds. g.
$4,000 49,. 49,. 100000
Blackberries, pounds, o.
lOO,OOo ........ .... $500
Raspberries. pounds. l.
100000 ..... .... 74,b00
Logan berries. pounds. l.
10000 ......,. 49,. $500
Currants. pounds, 370.-
900 ......... ... $1,000
Goosberries. ib.. $4,000 12,5OO
Grapes, ms. 3.945.OOO.. 124.5OO
other fruits ........ 10000
Total value .......S4275,135
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-10-16
Petticoats of Oating Flannel

White trimmed with lace al
sertion, colored stripes, ruffle,
scalloped.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-10-16
X-RAYS

Albany Is one of those towns
where a man gets title to his drink
by prescription and prescription.
by the way, according to legal terms,
means tn eimmemorial use.
Luper is on trial for perjury, and
IL the attorneys both for and against
him are not up for assault and bat
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-10-16

camp OI his EACelleHCy, lHe TTesl-
dent?"
Once in while there Is a great
big whopper told outside OF news.
paper offices. Dad Geier says he was
sued once In a Salem justice court
The man had fair and square case
against Dad, and a fellow came to
him and said he could fix II for so
cents. Dad didn't believe II could
be done. but gave the fellow the so
cents. He gave It to the Justice and
the case, TO his surprise, was dis
missed. He wouldn't name the JUS
tice, but thinks they have come up
since then.
A rule that should be changed.
and case where the anti-corpora-
tion members OF the city council
could be of some practical use to the
people of this city, is the one by
which street cars must stop and
await the convenience of switch en-
gines. Cattle and merchandise are
not of more Importance than human
beings, and for a street car full of
citizens, business men and students
on their way to school. to stand on
the track and patiently await the
pleasure OF a switch engine, is re-
yersing the legitimate order of things
An order of the city council asking
that street cars be given the right of
way. at least during hours when peo-
pie are going to and from their la
bors and to church would be appre-
eiated.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-10-16

terry before the case is settled, 1t will
be a matter for wonder.
Hops going up in price makes the
hop contract that a month ago was
OF an indigo hue, assume more
rosy tinge. hence they are worth
"courting."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-10-16
SMILES

., A,0any arm will handle 20
p'uaes this year.
r. Albany Democrat thinks
= members should be more re-
-, 80 Use has been found for
H., river water-to give ele-
\, !, Oa'A' The circus the other
/ A.. !, !. herd roll, spout and blow
-'' hearts content.
l'.,,. albany Herald is enlarged to
'' and beautiful evening pa,
.sss. '':Sa Ledger springs a euts
aas |, De big Republican ele /.
NJ ~ 'As Louisiana eaneSr.ss. =.
y ~. s.' labeled third term"
" direct me to the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-10-16
rand Opera Hose
JOHN F. coRDRAY, Mgr.

shih Annual Tour OF Jacob
rs Incompatible Company in
h Most Popular American
q Ever Written.
n Brighter, Better Than Ever.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-10-16

camp of His Excellency, the Presl-
dent?"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-10-16
Foreign students ia German
Universities.

Consul Thomas II. Norton OF
Chemitz reports that the attendance
in German uniyerities for the sum
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-18

that it was hoped to straighten out
affairs in a short time. F. Augustus
Heinze, in his statement of resigna-
ton, said he retired from the presi-
dency of the bank in order to be free
to devote ample time to the task of
rehabilitating his brothers firm. W.
B. Ridgely, comptroller of the cur.
rency, has been invited to become
president of the Mercantile National
bank, but so far has not said whether
he will accept. The troubles of Otto
Heinze & Co. and the failure Of Gross
& Kleeberg resulted directly from the
general unfavOrable condition Of the
copper market. For months it has
been understood in Wall street that
curtailment of copper production and
reduction of price were necessary.
United Copper, Heinze property,
declined sharply. Another feature Of
the days copper news was the tenn
pOrary suspension of the State Saw
ings bank of Butte, Mont, a city
which is dependent on the copper in
dustry.
The stock market opened nervous
and developed considerable weakness
during the first hour. Later it be-
came considerably frmer, but at 1:30
p. m. the tendency was again down.
ward, with Amalgamated Copper es-
pecially weak.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-18
APPEALS TO HIGHEST COURT
Suit Of Clarence II. Venner Against
James J. Hill.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-In the su-
preme court Of the United States an
appeal was filed in the suit of Clar-
ence H. Venner of New York to CON-
pei j. J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railway, to restore to the
plaintiff, as owner of 800 shares of
the Great Northern stock, as we'll as
to the other stockholders of that CON-
pany, the profit of $1O,O0O,O0O which
Hill is alleged to have made by pur-
chasing in 1900 and 1901 $25,000,000
worth of Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy railroad stock at an average
of $3.50 a share and then selling it to
his own company for 5000 a share
So the supreme court is asked to re-
mand the suit back for trial to the
supreme court of the state of New
York. where it was originally brought
in May, 1906. At that time, on petit
ton Of the defendant, the suit was
taken to the circuit; court for the
Southern district OF New York on the
ground Of adverse citizenship. This
court dismissed the suit on the ground
that the plaintiff did not own his inter-
est in the Great Northern company at
the time the injury complained of &C.
Cured 1t is alleged that it is not
necessary for this showing in the
state courts of New York.
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BUTTE SAVINGS BANK FAILS
Owes Depositors Over Four and a
Half Millions.

Butte, Mont, Oct. 1S.-The State
Savings bank of Butte has temporar-
lily suspended. The bank, according
to recent statement, owes depositors
$4,621,970. Although a savings bank
the institution transacted a general
banking business.
Because of the suspension Of what
are known as the Heinze brokerage
firms In New York a run was started
on the savings bank, in which Heinze
IL the leading stakeholder and d..
rector, and that bank, availing itself
of the thirty days privilege, closed tia
doors. None Of the other banks, 1t Is
said, are affected. They experienced
no runs. The following bulletin was
posted by the officers of the State
Savings bank:
Because Of unsolid conditions, and
rumors that cannot be verified that
may cause unusual demands by de-
positors and owing to the shortage OF
currency and inability to secure addi-
tional currency Immediately to pay
demands which may be made the man.
agement has deemed it advisable in
the interest Of all depositors to sus.
pend for the time being. The bank
Il solvent
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-18
Death LIST THIRTY.SlX,
Funerals of Explosion Victims Begin
at Fontanet. Ind.

at Fontanet. Ind.
Fontanet, Ind, Oct. 1S.-Addison
Webster and Samuel Cothrell, EN-.
ployes of the Dupont Powder com.
pany, who were reported blown to
pieces by the explosion of the plant,
were found seated on coffin in front
Of the undertaking establishment.
Both had sons killed and both had
been seriously injured. Their ap
pearance reduces the number Of dead
to thirty-six.
The one little hearse of the town
during the day began its mournful
march to and from the cemetery. All
of the services were conducted under
the direction of the United Powder
and High Explosive Workers union
No. 101, of which but six members
out Of seventy-two were able to take
part. All others were killed or seri-
Ously injured. The powder company
contributed $4,000 to the relief fund
and Is paying all funeral expenses.
It Is estimated that not more than
one-third of the houses in the town
can be repaired. Food and water are
still scarce. Twelve hundred people
are being cared for.
- a s,
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Small Fire-Little Damage.

A small blaze which originated in
the basement, between Roe & Mark
usen's grocery store and the Owl
Drug store, caused the fire alarm to
be sounded and the fire department
to be brought out. The fire resulted
in small damage, but might have
been serious but for prompt service
on the part of the occupants of the
two buildings mentioned.
Some boxes which were on top of
the boiler, used for heating the build
ing, caught fire, but beyond filling
the basement with smoke the fire
was extinguished and no interior
damage was done.
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An OLD LANDMARK BEING
TORN DOWN AND REMOVED
The Swedback SaWmill Cut Much Tim.
Der for the Pioneers Of BEL
trami County.

The sawmill on Lake Irving
known as the Swedback mill is
being RACED and will soon be a
thing of the past. Mr.. Swedback
has sold the lath mill to A. R. Button
of Big Falls and the plant is being
shipped north as rapidly as possible.
The Smith-Minor Lumber CON-
pany has purchased the planning
mill and will place it on the site of
their lumber yard for use in
finishing their lumber. Other parts of
the mill will be disposed of asrapidly
as possible.
The Swedback sawmill was built
ten years ago, at a time when the
city of Bemidji was very much in
its infancy, and the whole town con-
sisted of but few buildings.
Many thousands of feet of timber
have been sawed in the mill, much
belonging to the early pioneer
settlers, and which gave the jack
pine home builders an opportunity
to realize from the timber taken
off their lands.
The old mill was land mark. of
the early days and it's passing
removes from the scene a relic of
pioneer days.
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TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
Otto Heinze e. Co. Refuse to Pay Ger
tain Obligations.

tain Obligations.
New York, Oct 1S.-Otto Heinze &
Co. have made the announcement that
the firm will permit itself to be tenn
porarily suspended from the privileges
Of the stock exchange. Gross & Klee-
berg have declared that their failure
was due to Otto Heinze & Co. declin-
ing to take up stock purchased for
them by Gross & Kleeberg. Otto
Heinze & Co. made the following
statement at the opening Of the stock
exchange:
Arthur P. Heinze is no longer a
member of the firm of Otto Heinze &
Co.. The firm Of Otto Heinze & Co.
feels itself perfectly solvent and will
meet and pay all its just and legal
obligations in full. The firm, how
ever, refuses to pay obligations which
it does not consider legal or just until
a proper adjudication of the matter
has been made. Rather than submit
to such unjust demands it prefers to
permit itself to temporarily be sus-
pended from the privileges of the
stock exchange"
For some time past the situation in
the copper shares has been rather un-
favorable. For a number of weeks
the Amalgamated Copper company
has been holding down the production
of its mines to about one-half it's nor
NAL output because@of heavy over
production Of the ore and the refusal
Of consumers to buy at the prices
which had prevailed. Since this re-
duction Of output was put into opera
ton the price of the metal has slowly
but steadily been declining.
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MARKET VERY WEAK
Other Stocks Affected by Condi'
tons in Copper Trade.
BAD BREAK IN SOME ISSUES
Union Pacific, AmaIgamated Copper,
Reading, St. Paul and Northern Pa.
clfic Particularly Hard Hit-German
Failure Depresses Situation.

New York, Oct. 18.-Under the COM
bined influence Of the collapse Of the
United Copper company and the fail
ure OF Gross G. Kleeberg, added to the
generally pessimistic sentiment that
has prevailed for weeks past, the
stock market opened nervous and
soon developed a weak, reactionary
tone. Southern Pacific and the Cop
per shares were decidedly weak and
there was heavy selling of the United
States Steel stocks. The consequence
Was break in some issues through
the lowest prices touched the previ-
Gus day. Union Pacific in the first
forty-fve minutes Of trading sold down
to = 1861, Amalgamated Copper to
4s%, Reading to 86A, St. Paul to
112% and Northern Pacific to 116.
Sentiment was further unsettled by
news of the failure of Halter, Soehle
& Co., an old banking house of Ham
burg, Germany, with liabilities of
from 100000 to 100000. This firm
did a large business with European
Industrial concerns.
Towards II o'clock there was a rally
In the market and a somewhat more
cheerful feeling prevailed among the
brokers', who took the view that the
market had acted better in the first
hour than might have been expected.
It was said also that all of the weak
points in the banking situation had
been taken care of and that the in
dividual necessities Of one very prom
inent capitalist had been supplied.
The total sales of stocks in the first
hour was 333,750 shares.
Stocks made a good recovery when
1t became known that all sheets had
passed the ~stock exchange clearing
house successfully, thus indicating
that no failures had occurred. The
market settled into a quieter tone
after that.
Amalgamated Copper sold off rap
idly from SO to 1874 on the announce
ment of the reduction in the dividend
and closed at 1925. The general mar
ket was quite nervous at the close
There was rather heavy buying dur
ing the afternoon, said to be to cover
up short sales already made at higher
prices.
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DROP AS LOW AS $40.

United Copper Shares Continue Down.
ward Course.
New York, Oct. 1S.-The curb stock
market, to which all the trading in
United Copper shares is confined,
opened active and excited. United
Copper was weak and active. The
first sale of the common stock was
at $13, as compared with the closing
price of SIS. It quickly dropped to
$40 and then recovered to $3.50.
The strength of Consolidated Steam
ship company's bonds was a feature
of the opening of the market. These
bonds, which were weak during the
excitement Of Wednesday, sold at
21A, as compared with closing price
Of 1917. The Consolidated Steamship
company is operated by Charles w.
Morse, who is associated with F. All
gustus Heinze III the Mercantile Ma.
tional bank.
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A Smooth "J0iner Of Souls"

NJ. J. Slocum, the local justice of
the peace, yesterday ofiiciated at
the joining of two hearts that beat
as one," at his Office on Second
street.
The contracting parties to the
marriage ceremony were Leonard
Johnson and Miss Ingeborg Benson
of Blackjack.
Whether the judge accompanied
the ceremony with the customary
osculatorial salutation to the bride
is not definitely known, but Judging
from the judges wide smile this
morning, he smacked" the new
Mrs. Johnson.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-18
MANY lABOR|NG men
MOVING TOWARD CAMPS
Lumberjacks Coming From All Oirec-
lions to Work in Northern Woods
This Winter.

The usual fall movement of the
large crowds of laboring men from
the cities in the north part of the
state to the lumber camps, has
already commenced, and this city is
sort of general distribution point
for the lumber companies and others
who desire working men for the
winter. -
Incoming trains from Duluth,
Grand Forks, Crookston, Brainerd,
St. Paul and Minneapolis bring
many laborers, looking for work.
Many of the men are hired before
they reach this city and the re-
mainder are soon in the hands of
the local employment agents, who
have more orders for men than they
can fill.
Most of the travel to this city
is over the line of the Nj. & I. rail-
way north to the lumber camps
along the line from this city as far
as International Falls.
Many more men are wanted
the demand at present exceeding
the supply. Good wages are being
offered for the winters work, and
laboring men could not do better
than to come to this section for
the winter.
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IN THE HEINZE FAILURE.
Number Of Other New York Firms
Said to Be Involved.

New York, Oct. s18.-Alarming ru-
mors We're in circulation in Wall street
just before the close of the stock
market to the effect that otheN firms
than Gross & Kleeberg had suffered
heavily through the operations of Otto
Heinze & Co. in United Copper. -Four
other firms We're involved, it was said,
to the extent Of about $1,5O0,OOO.
A statement issued by Gross & Klee-
berg alleges that Otto Heinze C Co.
owed them 100000.
Max M. Schultze, stock exchange
member Of Otto Heinze & Co., was in
definitely suspended during the after
noon, his suspension being announced
by the secretary of the exchange In
the following notice:
"The president of the exchange de-
cided to suspend Max M. SchultZe, it
being imperative under the rules, in
asmuch as he had time and oppor-
tunity to notify the exchange of his
Insolvency and had failed to do so.
The suspension will stand until he has
met all his obligations and has been
reinstated by the committee on ad-
miSSiOnS"
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Bena Indians Prosperous.

Henry Warren, superintendent OF
the Indian school at Bena, and in
charge of the sub-Indian agency at
Bena, was a visitor in the city last
night, having come up from Walker
on the evening train.
Mr.. Warren states that Bena
Indians and those living around
Lake Winnibigoshish are in very
good condition to stand the rigors
of the coming winter. Although the
wild rice crop was not as large as
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-18
HIGH COURT TO DECIDE,
Is a Wake a Legitimate Part Of ,
Funeral Ceremony? 49,

New York, Oct. 1S.-The justices in
the appellate division of the supreme
court must decide whether a wake is
legitimate part of a funeral cere.
mony in an Irish family. The ques-
ton was brought up by Joseph H.
McCallagh, who seeks to be reim
bursed for the expenses attending the
wake Of an uncle, Peter McCallagh,
who died two years ago.
The executors and trustees under
the will of Peter McCallagh refused
to allow for these expenses. The
nephew declared it was customary for
a guard of honor to have refresh.
ments. He ordered q liberal quantity
Of food and beverages, he said, under
the direction of the widow.
His counsel, William F. Glare, in
insisting that the custom was so we'll
established the court could not fail to
recognize it, quoted from the diction.
airy the definition of the word wake"
as the sitting up of persons with a
dead body, often attended with de,
gree Of festivity, chiefly among the
Irish"
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Settled OUT of Court.

J. A. Hendricks, the Fosston
attorney, came down this morning
from International Falls, where he
appeared as attorney for Edward
Larson in damage suit wherein the
latter was sued for personal injuries
alleged to have been received by
Donald Stephens at the hands of
Larson. Stephens sued for $4,000
damages. The case was settled out
of court, without expense to the
defendant.
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No Excursion From Big Falls.

Late this afternoon, the Pioneer
received advices from Big Falls that
there would be no excursion from
Big Falls to International Falls Sum-
day, as had been planned by some
of the north-country people.
There is much work to do on the
northern extension and the railway
officials desire the track clear as
much as possible, in order that
gravel trains may be operated with
out interference Sunday.
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Timothy Hay Sells for $21.

Chicago, Oct. 1S.-No. 1 timothy
hay sold here during the day at $21
per ton, which is the highest price
ever paid for that commodity in this
city at this season of the year. Choice
timothy is quoted at about 81 per ton
higher than the No. 1, but there IS
none of this grade on the market
Local dealers ascribe as the cause of
the scarcity an alleged embargo which
they claim has been placed on hay by
certain railroads because of the poor
financial returns derived from the
handling of it.
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Two Men Crushed to Death,

Spring Green, Wis.,, Oct. 49,
George Smith and Charles Cutler were
caught under a heavy traction engine
as it crashed through a bridge four
miles south of here and were crushed
to death. Smith was instantly killed.
Cutler, caught under the engine, was
slowly scalded to death.
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was expected, the price was high,
and the Indians realized consider
able from their harves of the rice.
The blueberry season was profit
able one for the reds; and altogether
they are in excellent condition, and
have no complaints to make.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-18
GREAT DISTRESS PREVAILS
Hundreds of French Towns Suffer
From Floods.

Hundreds OF French Towns Suffer
From Floods.
Paris, Oct. 18.-Dispatches from the
center and south Of France confirm
the worst reports of destruction
caused by the floods The Rivers
Loire, Rhone and Saone and their
tributaries are raging torrents, the
water in some places being the high
est ever recorded. In hundreds of
cities and towns there is from two to
ten feet of water in the streets. Great
distress has resulted.
Railroad traffic is utterly disorgan-
lied. At places the roadbeds have
been washed away and the stations
are under water.
Fortunately the storm center is
now moving seward, the weather
clearing and the worst appears to be
over