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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14

notable predisposng cause of failure, 342 per cent of the number being attributed to this cause, as against 87.1 per cent in 1907 and 359 per cent in 1906. Incompe- tence, with 216 per cent of the number; inexperience, with per cent; neglect, with 2.2 per cent and unwise credits, with per cent, all claimed relatively fewer victims than in the actual panic year while specific conditions, whien cover extraneous and extraordinary cir cumstances produced 1S.9 per cent or the failures, as against 16.3 per cent III 1907 and 17.S per cent in 1906 Failures or others and undue competition aiso claimed slightly larger percentage or the suspensions While lack of capital was the most important cause Of sus, pension, it was not. however, as hurtiui as regards liabilities as were specinc conditions. which accounted TOT si'o per cert of the aggregate failure da image, as against PIP per cent due to lack or capital. .....
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Force of Habit.
m Everybody's Magazine

From Eyerybody's Magazine.
 Habits are hard to break" said Walter Prichard Eaton the other day. Perhaps you've heard of the automobile enthusi- ast who bought motor boat?"
 He tool a days instruction in the art of managing it and keeping the machin- cry in running order, and then started out on his first trip alone. It was late In the afternoon when he returned home. He came in by the back way. His clothes were wet and his hair was hanging over his eyes in strings
 John! exclaimed his wife What or earth-n
 Its all right Mary he hastened to assure her. No. l didnt ui set Every things all right But when l had been out on the water couple of hours some thing went wrong with the motor and
 Yes?
 Well, before I--er--realized 1t I was over the side and trying to get under the blame thing to fix it.'''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14

governor of Fiji, relates a most trying experience he went through during one of these mad frolics He says that the players suddenly burst in among the huts swarmed up the roofs tearing great mouthfuls of thatch away in their flight, and the dashed into the rooms, up- setting everything they came across and
 destroying food and furniture. The old
 man of the settlement and his wife, in
 real anxiety for their goods, tried to protect what they could. tearing 1t even
 from out of the monkeys hands or throwing food to them to distract their attention from more valuable property. At last, with the help of two bystanders, 1 the old man secured the more violent of
 the players. and, despite some too genu-
 inc scratchings and bitings. managed to
 fasten them by ropes round their loins,
 monkey-wise to the posts of houses. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
habits)

habits).
 Personal extravagance.
 Fraud ulent disposition of property.
 B. Not due to faults of those failing:
 Specific conditions disaster, etc).
 Failure of others (of apparently solvent debtors).
 Competition.
 In 1908 the eight facto~s f 'st 'nfr'io''o' caused 77.5 per cent of all the failures, as against (S1.1 per cent in l3o. anu y.. ,- / cent in 1906 The three influences beyond individual control accounted for 22.5 per cent of all the failures, as against 18.9 per cent in 1907 and 20.3 per cent in 1SOe These percentages on their face indicate that the causes outside of the individuals themselves were more fatal last year than in the panic year; but in this connection 1t needs to be borne in mind that the panic did not benoina scute until the last quarter of 1907, S>aving the fullest effects of the dfstur bance, a re- saras the number of casualties, to be exerted in the year just closed. It will be recalled that very large sus- pensions in the last quarter of 1907 swelled the aggregate of failure damage very largely In 1893 73.6 per cent of the failures and 437 per cent of the lia- bities were due to faults of those fail- ing while 2e.4 per cent of the number and 56.3 per cent of the liabilities were attributed to outside influences.
 Lack of capital was, as usual. the most
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
WHY MEN FAILED IN 1908.
Variety of Causes Cited by Financial
 Authority.
From Bradstreet's.

From Bradstreet's.
 Many years of experience have shown that eight leading causes are subjective and attributable to those who fail, while three others exert their influence from circumstances superior to the individuals themselves. These causes are grouped as follows:
 A. Due to faults of those failing:
 incompetence Irrespective of other causes.)
 Inexperience (without other incompe- tence).
 Lack of capital.
 Unwse granting of credits.
 Speculation (outside of regular busi- ness).
 Neglect of business (due to douotfui
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
Ve YEARS IN aUsli~ Ess

Tailored and fancy Dress Waists of the new material-white Crepe the fancy waists trimmed with lace edging and insertion; long tucked sleeves and high neclzs. The tailored waists are $2.95 and $3.5O; the fancy waists, S4.5O and :. $5.95
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
MEN. FREE TRIAL.

We give three weeks free trial of our scientific appliance; guaranteed by na- tional bank deposit. It restores ouiclx- ly permanent natural strength and vii tality, cures weak, shrunken or dis eased organic troubles. Free trial sat- isfies; if not return it. No c. 0. D. frauds. Illustrated circulars, plain en- velope. James Manyille, E. South Saint Joseph, Mo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14

captves screamed and shrieked and yelled they rolled as fast as their cords would allow, and tore with their teeth anything that came in their way: food, clothes, hammocks, pans and calabashes. The whole mighty uproar only ceased when all were literally too tired to do moren
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14

Special-A small lot of the celebrated Smart Set Corsets; $5, $7.50 and $10 numbers, which have been discontin- ued by the makers, but perfectly good styles; your choice for. ....... $2.50
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14
nIc0RDIS VITAL Ks REST0R 0RATlvE

Restores Menss Vitality Price e1. At all druggists. Always on hand at Collier Drug Co., 1O0 Nortn xOth street. Mail orders solicited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14

Monday-Infants Long Lawn Dress es; some embroidery yokes, others Bishop style-real good values at reg
 ular price of $1; special for 69c
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
BATTLE WITH INDIANS.
Savages Yield After Five Hours Fight
With Police.

Victoria, B. c., Nov. 8.-After a
five hours battle, beginning this morn
ing at daybreak, force of so special
police. under Chief Constable Maitland
Dougall, and embracing virtually all
male inhabitants of Hazleton, on the
Skeena river, captured the Indian vii
lage of Kispiox, and made prisoners
several chiefs of the tribes who have
been melting the related nations of the
Skeena to war upon the whites, OBJ
structing railway construction and this
week seizing supplies and stopping
provincial road work.
Chief Constable Maitland Dougall
makes no report of casualties to Super
intendent Hussey here, although pri-
vate kilograms say firing was practical
ly continuous from daybreak until noon.
Despite the fact that the Canadian
government had ridiculed the sugges-
tion, residents of the North country
apprehended serious trouble all along
the Speena as soon as winter sealed the
waterway, the Indians nursing an orig
inal and legitimate grievance as to
game laws and fisheries regulations in
terfering with their basic supplies un-
til it was famed into flame by agita-
tors who have all summer been preach
ing the legal rights of the Skeena ma
tions to all the lands along that river.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
CATTLEMAN ADMITS RAID.
Two Turn States Evidence in Wyom.
ing Trial.

Basin, Wyo., Nov. S.-Albert Keyes
and Charles Farris, participants in the
raid on the sheep camp in the Tensleep
country last spring, in which three
men were killed, today turned states
evidence in the trial of Herbert Brink.
first of the seven indicted cattlemen to
be brought to trial.
On the stand today both admitted
completely, but declared they Joined
the raiders with the distinct under
standing that only the sheep and prop
erty would be destroyed and that the
sheepmen would be ordered to quit the
country. Keyes denied having seen
anyone shoot or having fired a shot
himself. Farris admitted discharginp
his rifle and seeing James Allemand.
owner of the sheep outfit, killed. He
testified that Herbert Brink, the pres
ent defendant, fired the fatal shot.
Farris stated that every man under ar
rest was in the party when the raid
was made.
Pierre Caffarel and Charles Helmer.
sheepherders, testified that they were
summoned from camp on the night of
April 2 by a band of masked men.
marched to Orevhill at the point of
rifles and kept under guard while raid
ers made their descent upon the camp.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
Oregon State items OF INTEREST
FARMERS REGISTER KICK.
Pass Resolutions Protesting Against
Marine League Measure.

Pendleton - Resolutions protesting
strongly against the efforts of the
Merchant Marine league of Seattle to
secure an order forbidding foreign ves-
sells which bring coal to the Pacific
coast from carrying wheat On their re
turn trip were passed at mass meet
ing of citizens, held in the Circuit court
room at the court house here. When
the vote was taken not a dissenting
voice was heard and the indorsal was
unanimous. Judge S. A. Lowell was
made chairman and Charles A. Barrett,
of Athena, secretary.
Congressman w. R. Ellis was pres
ent and voiced his sentiments against
the proposed measure and extended his
services in cooperation with the citi-
zens. ]. T. Lieuallen, president of the
county organization of the Farmers
Educational & Cooperative union of
America; Judge S. A. Lowell and C..
A. Barrett were the speakers. AS the
proposed action of the Merchant Ma
rine league would tend to lower the
price of wheat, the protest was couched
in vigorous terms.
A telegram was sent to the secretary
of the navy by the meeting, asking
postponement of action until the receipt
of the signed circular of protest. Con-
gresham Ellis also sent personal tel
egram to the secretary, requesting in
vestigation into the farmers plea.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
PORTLAND MARKETS,

Wheat - Bluestem, $1.02 0 1.04 /;
club, 92c; red Russian, 90@91c; val
ley, 9lc; Fife, 92c; Turkey red, 92c;
40-fold, 95c.
Barley-Feed, s27 per ton; brew
ing, $27.5O.
Corn-Whole, s35 per ton; cracked,
$50.
Oats-No. white, 2S. so per ton.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette valley,
$14@17 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $18
@2O; alfalfa, $15@16; clover, s14;
cheat, $l3@14.50; grain hay, $14@15.
Butter-City creamery, extras, 36c
per pound; fancy outside creamery,
$30@36c; store, 22T@24c. Butter
fat prices average 11ac per pound un-
der regular butter prices.
Eggs-Orsgon, 35@36c per dozen !;
Eastern, 30M34c.
Poultry-Hens, 15c; springs, 15c /:
ROSTERS, 9@10c; ducks, 15Ml5%c; !;
geese, 10c; turkeys, TIC; squads,
81. 75@2 per dozen.
Pork-Fancy, 9@915c per pound.
Veal-Extras, 91a@1015c per pound.
Fruits-Apples, $1@2.25 per box ;
pears, $1@1.50; grapes, S0c@$1. 25
per crate; 121ac per basket; casabas,
81. 25@l.50 per dozen; ounces, $1@
1.25 per box; cranberries, SO. 5O@9 per
barrel;' persimmons, $1.50 per box; /;
huckleberries, SC per pound.
Potatoes-50@60c per sack; sweet
potatoes, 124@2c per pound.
Observation-Disclosures 75c per doz-
en-; beans, 10c per pound; cabbage, "a
ale; caulifiower, S0@6Oc per pound !;
celery, 50@S5c; corn. $1@1.25 per
sack; horseradish, 9@10c per dozen;
peas, 10c per pound; peppers, 5@6c;
pumpkins, @ 1Ac; sprouts, Sc;
squash, $1@1.10; tomatoes, 25M6Oc; !;
turnips. 75c@$1 per sack: carrots, 81 !;
beets, SLIPS; rutabagas, $1.1O.
Onions-$1@1.25 per sack.
Hops-1909 crop, 24@26c per pound; ;
1908 crop, Zoe; 1907 crop, l2c; 1906
crop, &c.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, 16@23c per
pound; mohair, choice, 24c.
Cattle-Best steers, $3.50; fair to
good, $4@4.25; medium and feeders,
SO. .50@3.75; best cows, $3.50; medi-
um, $3@3.25; common to medium,
so. 50@2.75; bulls, $2@2.5O; stays,
50. 6o@3.5O; calves, light, s5.25@
$50; heavy, $4@4.75.
Hogs = Best, s7.85@8; medium,
$7.50@7.75; stockers, $5@6.
Sheep-Best wethers, $4.25; fair to
good, $3.75@4; best ewes, $3.75@4;
fair to good, $3.50@3.75; lambs, $5@
$50.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
TROLLEY LINE FOR CROOK.
Portlanders Furnish Funds for Opal
City -Prineville Electric.

Prineville.-County Surveyor Fred A.
Rice has the contract for the compile
tion of a survey for an electric road
from Opal City, the new town on the
north side of Crooked river, on the Ore
gon Trunk and Hartman line surveys
to Prineville, by way of Lamonta gap
and Mckay fiat.
The contract for the surveying was
awarded by Jos. G. Houston, who rep,
resents Portland capital in the Oden
Falls project and a reclamation prof.
ect in the vicinity of Opal City. 1t is
the purpose of Mr.. Houston to generate
the power for the electric line at Oden
Falls, where contracts have already
been awarded for the construction OF
power plants.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
Mail Service Impaired.

Marshfeld-The mail service to Coos
Bay is seriously impaired as a result of
the change in the schedule made by the
government. Under the new arrange
ment the outgoing mail will be eight or
ten hours late. The department or
dered that the service by way of Sum
ner over the Coos Bay wagon road be
discontinued October 81. No provision
for carrying the mail was made until
the next day, when Inspector Vaille in
structed the Marshfield postmaster to
send the mail by train to Myrtle Point
and thence by stage to Roseburg.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
Douglas County Onions.

ROseburg.-Douglas county continues
to break records. Besides some won
derful yields of fruit, it now comes to
the front with an onion crop yielding
81 800 per acre. From piece of ground
belonging to Joe Snider, at Days Creek,
measuring 80 square rods, approximate
ly one-third of an acre, Mr.. Snider har-
vested a little more than 500 bushels
of onions this year. These were sold at
2 cents per pound, bringing him $500,
or a return of more than $500 per
acre. This beats any crop heard of ex.
cept the immense yield of Spitzenberg
apples grown by J. B. Smith at
Winston's, this county, last year, for
which he realized $2,40O per acre.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
Portland Firm Gets Contract.

Salem-Contract for the erection of
the new receiving ward at the asylum
has been let by the asylum board to
the Northwestern Bridge works at
Portland for $77,sO0. The company is
the same which built the new five.
story steel structure in Salem for the
United States National bank, which
cost $4,000. The contract for wiring
was let to Evans & Nixon of Tacoma
for 81 $50. J. A. Bernardo obtained the
heating contract for $3,27O and the
plumbing for $9,736.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
Complains Against wells-Fargo.

Salem-C. p. Bishop, clothier with
string of stores in the Willamette
valley, has filed a complaint with the
railroad commission against the Wells
Fargo Express company, alleging exces-
sive rates. He says that the rate of
l2 cents pound on shoes from Salem
to Portland is extortionate, in view of
the rate of 16 cents from Chicago to
Salem, and cents from Salem to
Grants Pass
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
Laborers Are in Demand.

Eugene-The work of building the
Natron-Klamath Falls cutoff is pro.
crossing satisfactorily as far as the
work on this end is concerned. How,
ever, more men are being sought to dc
the work and the construction compa.
nies are doing what they can to in,
crease their list of employees. The
wages paid are 1925 on the grade and
So for ak men. These wages include
the use of the bunk houses, but la
borers furnish their own bedding
Meals are furnished at % cents.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
A. & G. Revenues.

Salem.-The net revenues of the As.
toria G. Columbia River railroad, ac.
cording to the report fled with the rail.
road commission, for the year ending
June 30, 1909, were $2l0.7SS.7S. The
total operating revnues for the road
were $622, 2,075.3S; of this 1925, ,532 81
was interstate business and $96,542.4 Al
was Oregon portion of the interstate
business carried. The operating ex.
penses were $410,350.10. The Astoria &
Columbia River road paid taxes amount.
ing to $29,612.17.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
Prosecuted for Air scorchine

Paris, Nov. 8.-The first prosecution
for furious flying will shortly occur in
the courts here. M. Blanch, who
crashed into the crowd at Port Aviation
three weeks ago and hurt several peo-
pie. is the defendant. Two victims
have summoned him for furious driving
in the air. Curiously enough, the pros
ecuting lawyer is Paul Fay, who is a
son-in-law of Mrs. Hartsberg, whose
husband brought Wilbur Wright to
France.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
Hot Tong War Is Feared.

San Francisco, Nov. 8.-The tong
war has assumed such a serious aspect
that the police have placed the local
Chinese quarter in a state of siege.
The warning factions of the zee fam
lily and the On Yick fighting tong are
so closely watched that it is not. be-
lieved that the battle will be resumed
in the regular CHR ese quarter. De-
tectives fear that hostilities may break
out at any moment in the outlying
laundries and gardens, where numbers
of the warning tongs are employed.
These places are closely watched,
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
CHAPTER v


Mrs. Saville was far too much n-o
occupied by her bitter reflections and
vengeful projects to bestow manv
thoughts upon the new member Of he,
household. But Miss Desmond 20
ceived the expected summons In A..
course. and t6urneyed punctuallv hv
the appointed train towards her nan
home. Ae"
lngleneld. Mrs. saville's place hoa
an air Of seclusion not to be- fonnd =,
double the distance In other dirao
tions. The picturesque country round
Egham was comparatively free from
the eruption of villa residences which
crowd other localities.
Mrs. Saville. who felt the o,,,.. =.
her country home rather opnrass,v. -.
began to wish for some ons 70 49,.
the painful monotony of her tbough..
some one whose face and voice r.ss
quite unconnected with the past-..ths
past" to her. meaning the evsr.nr..sn, @
image OF her offending son. She haa
a certain sense of relief In the nrns M
pe'' o. companionship. for in truth
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
GRANGE INTEREST GROWS.
Lecturer Johnson's Visit Adds to Mem
bership at Laidlaw.

Laidlaw-J. ]. Johnson, state grange
lecturer, was in Laidlaw a few days
ago, and held an enthusiastic meeting
in the interest of grange work. The
result of his visit has been to revive
interest in the order, and a number of
new members have been added to
Pickett Island grange, the local society.
Mr.. johnson has been travelling exten-
sively in Central Oregon, and stated at
the meeting that he had not seen a see
tion of the state that had greater pos
sibilities than in this district, and with
the advent of the railroads in this see
tion he looked to see this part of the
state rapidly settled up.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
N. p. Gets Land Patents,

Pendleton-A patent from the Unit
ed States government to the Northern
Pacific Railroad company, in which
full title is given to more than 10000
acres of land in the counties of Una
tilla, Morrow, Gillian and Sherman,
has just been placed on record in the
office of Recorder Hendley. Thisis
part of that land included in the orig
inal grant to the Northern Pacific in
1866.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
$500, 900 HIS LOOT.
Warriner Lost All in Speculation and
Blackmail.

Blackmail.
Cincinnati, Nov. 8.-An official of
the Big Four railroad stated tonight
that the defalcations for which ex-
Treasurer Charles L. Warmer has
been arrested would be far in excess of
500, 900. According to his estimate,
it will reach nearly $500,000.
Eighty thousand dollars is said to
have been paid in blackmail. Two
women and a man are mentioned as the
blackmailers. Detectives are shadow
ing one of the women, who lives in
Cincinnati, but it is stated that the
railroad company does not intend to
have her arrested, but will try to get
her as witness for the state.
Warmer, who is charged with ap-
propriating $54, 500, was released from
custody late today on bond of 500,
900.
During the day Warmer made re-
markable change of front. In the af-
ternoon he gave out statement admit
ting has responsibility for the short
age, but declaring there were others
in it. Later he changed tactics and
declared that he admitted nothing.
This later declaration is taken to mean
that he intends to force his alleged
partners in guilt into the open.
The $54, 500 in the warrant for War
riner's arrest represents the present
amount owing to the railroad company
and not the entire amount of the short
age.
The balance, according to the state
ment of General Counsel Hackney, has
been covered by property that Warri-
ner has turned over to the company.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
Spanish Army Advances.

Melilla, Morocco, Nov. 8.-Sixteen
thousand Spanish troops, supported by
heavy reserves, began an advance this
morning over the Benz Sicar territory.
The Infanta Carlos Of Bourbon led the
advance guard.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
Coos Bay Is Encouraged.

Marshfield.-A press dispatch from
New York, stating that the Northwest
ern was planning a bond issue for the
completion of the lines Of the company
to the Pacific coast, has created some
interest here, because rumor has con
nected the name of the Northwestern
with one of the local railroad surveys.
There is some hope felt that the North
western may make Coos Bay a terminus.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
Pears Bring $40 Cents Each.

Medford.-A carload of pears from
the Bear Creek orchard sold for So 900
in New York. There were 1904 half
boxes or 44,564 pears, hence each pear
for the car averaged 61A cents. The car
paid the orchard company net $2,215.sO,
or 4.97 cents for each pear.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
Better Service Promised.

Salem. - Announcement has been
made at the office of the railroad COM
mission that hereafter the Corvallis G.
Eastern Railroad will give better serv-
ice between Albany and the coast.
Heretofore during the winter the pas
senger business has been handled by a
mixed train. From this time on the
service will be divided and all freight
will be taken care of by tri-weekly
freight.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
Convict Foundry Rebuilt.

Salem.-The shops destroyed at the
penitentiary early in the summer have
been rebuilt and the new buildings are
ready for occupancy. The buildings
will again be occupied by Loewenberg,
Going & Co., employing convict labor
in the manufacture of stoves and
ranuaS
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
Large Crop Alfalfa Seed.

Union-From six acres of alfalfa 129
bushels of seed were taken this year.
The market value Of the seed is fully
$1,000. The crop was grown on the
Townley farm.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
ITO be continued.)
Identifying 1t.

do you think my peach-oasAe' ~
Is too extravaganza" she asked
"That isn't peach basket, anss~
ed her husband as he groucniiy '.en
ed another check. That's o mAs~
basket" Star.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-11
Hogs Eaual to Eat Steers.

Condon-In carload of hogs shipped
from Condor, Fred Edwards placed a
hog for which he received $36.40.
This is thought to be the record price
for single porker.