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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-09
An fxp|anation---An Apologize Protest

AAAYBE you''e been out of town.
AVA Maybe you've just come to town.
1t is to you we speak. for YOU don't know
what's going on
We, the management of The Wonder,
want to make an explanation. From the
men and women in whose charge this
store now is we have besought space
to make this apology. Would they give
us section at the top of the page?
They would mott Which is characteristic
when you read what follows.
Somebody-whoever it was won't ad-
nit 1t now-prcposed turning over this
store to the managers of its departments
every manager to run his own little
store without hindrance on our part; to
make any prices he saw fit to make, to
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-11
A Max o,RelI story.

Before he attained fame with his va.
rlous books NJ. Blouet (Max O'RelD
who was for several years French
master at st. Paul's school, related
how he obtained his post there After
two or three earlier applicants had re
turned unsuccessful from their inter
view with DR.. Walker, who was at the
time headmaster Of the school, NJ
Blouet's turn came.
81 want" said the doctor after u
few words, "a French master who can
preserve discipline. My last was a
perfect gentleman and good fellow.
but he could not keep the classes In
order The end Of it was that after
being much worried by one of the
boys the poor fellow went home and
shot himself"
"Sir," replied Max O'Rell, that is
where my countryman made a little
mistake. / should have shot the boy"
The doctor rose, says NJ. Blouet, and
grasped my hand.
an. Blouet," he exclaimed, you are
my French masterw-London Captain
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-11

the same time and since mas ,oo.
, Tvu,el lnnumerable times and in many
instances by mediocre sprinters
IN talking Of race between b,mso,,
and Walker, Rector said.
900 am willing to meet Walker IN rho
loo yards at any place in Amer,oo
ana at any time this summer m,
wing ,, TO have any starter in the
world just so he is impartial. /
Hont starter who will hold us on
Tue mark till the pistol cracks"
during the Olympic games in Lon.
uoh last summer. when the South AZ.
rican defeated Rector in the 100 meter
race walker went off the mark seven
times In advance Of the pistol.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-11
Tins costllsr Than Treats.

They were going out Of the Waldorf
when he saw her look so longingly IN
at the big beautiful roomful of white
tables laden with roses that he said
"Will you go in and have a cup of tea
OF somethlng|
She assented willingly.
"Your hat and overcoat, sir" said the
waiter firmly. you are not allowed tc
sit in here with your overcoat on"
But" objected he. 81 shall stay only
a few minutes"
mo matter, sir" said the waiter and
took his hat and overcoat with an air
of determination and disappeared.
That's the third time" sighed he.
that l have started to go home, me-
somebody and parted from my hat and
coat to treat them. If 1t happens again
the tips to the walters for keeping my
hat and coat will amount to more than
the sum have paid for the treats
New York Press.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-11
CAUGHT OFF THE BAT

Detroit fired Winter, but kent Sum.
mers. Jennings probably thought warn
weather would be of value to the team
First Baseman Bill Abstein has beer
mauling the leather for Plttsburg. but
as fielder he Is hardly a second Hal
Chase.
Charley Comiskey is not sorry that
ne took Cravath Off Boston's hands
Cravath is the life of the Chicago
Americans.
George Stone has been walloping the
ball for the st. Louis Americans this
season and may again be factor in
the batting championship.
The acquisition Of young Bush, to
gether with Moriarity, has keyed up
the Detroit infeld wonderfully. Al
that, nobody accused 1t IT being SLOW
last year.
McGraw made no mistake when he
landed Murray Of st. Louis He is a
whaler with the bat, covers much
ground in the outfleld and has an in
spring style.
If Bresnahan could only get a good
shortstop his st. Louis Cardinals
would gain 10 per cent in net power.
Osteen will hardly do, and Enright
seems too raw.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-11
WALKER vs., RECTOR,
Great Interest In Proposed Race
Between Great Sprlnters.
PAIR MAY MEET IN July

wonderful Splinter Who Broke wo.II,.
Record For Hundred Yards In lon
don Last Summer Due In EnoI.nd
May 22-Rsetor Anxious For Rae.
Considerable interest Is being man,
rested In the proposed visit of po,,
maid Walker, the South African whist
WIND. holder Of the worlds record for
hundred yards and several OHIO,
marks to this country the latter nurt
Oh July to run against any Of America :
cracks Jim Rector Of Virginia nre
ferred P'
Walker is due In England on Nuv 81
and after staying until after the cham.
pionships Gully proposes to visit Can
ada and the United States. The LITTLE
Natal Splinter Is yards faster than
when ne landed In England last sum.
mer ana is now sound 8 As seconds
man for the 100 and equal to II S.5
seconds for 12O yards. wSc no can
also run a splendid 80
NS many OtheI HluleICS, walker
broke into prominence all at once. He
won the hundred meter dash hnndllv
at the Olympic games in London last
year and broke all existing records for
the distance. Immediately after the
Olympic games Walker went to Wales.
where he covered the century in o 2.5
seconds. The performance simply was
an exhibition, but 1t set the athletic
world to thinking that Walker was
runner Of great ability. On this side
little attention was given the record
until recently, when the African re.
peated In the same time at Johannes.
burg. South Africa.
Walker is a little fellow, light of
build, Weighing only 1876 pounds. He
is five feet seven inches in height and
Is twenty years old. He has long, mus
cular legs and is the embodiment of
nervous energy. He fights from the
crack Of the gun until he reaches the
tape and has that burst of speed In
the last fifteen or twenty yards which
him to win his races.
In running hundred yards In 0 2-5
seconds Walker averages 10 3O-47
yards per second. His sprlnting stride
Is 6 feet 9 inches. and when going at
top speed he thus takes at least five
strides a second. for In his final burst
MS strides will shorten to about six
feet
Not long ago 10 seconds was con-
'idered fast time in 100 yard dash,
md any runner who could repeat in
hat time was considered topnotcher,
Many were credited with 8 40 seconds,
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-11
Humor In Advertising.

It is agreed on all sides that as rule
humorous advertisements are to be
avoided. Business is business, and the
businesslike ad. is the one that counts
Nevertheless 1t is interesting to come
upon an odd, amusing or out OF the
ordinary specimen-for instance. that
of the photographer who made a spe-
cialty OF baby photographs. His ad-
vertisement read:
Bring your dear little babies IL
they don't sit still won't get cross.
I was a baby once myself"
What is especially rare is to find an
advertiser who will exhibit any candor
about the negative qualities of his
goods. 1t is all the morMrefreshing.
then. to peruse the announcement OF
an innkeeper in one of the smaller
states who was evidently burning with
n desire to tell the exact truth about
his establishment;
"Not the largest hotel In the town.
not newly furnished throughout no
free bus to train. not the best grub the
market affords, but simply clean beds
and good food, 20 cents to sleep 20
cents to eat. Toothpicks and ice water
thrown in. Try us. Pay up. And II
not satisfied keep muml'-London An
swers.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-11

MODERN PULLMAN EQUIPMENT
operating daily through seeper from Jacksonville New
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-11

F|REl FIRE. FIRE.
sait until it is too late and
'''pstty is destroyed before TAX
y some FIRE INSURANCE.
n present the following time
"a 'ud fire tested companies:
''pdop : Lancashire
7'''ptOt Hartford
s .''sqiS Of Brooklyn
'''sish Union
''s'gis Home
JACKSON. Fort Pierce.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-11

Seaboard Express---seaboard Railway.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-11


but as there were no official records
kept of the various performances ~
seconds was long considered the rec
ord.
Barney Wefers was about the hrst
to gain recognition from the A. A. u
He covered the distance in New YORK
in 1895 in 94-5 seconds. Since tna'
time many other sprinters have equal nn
cd that time, and it was not untii lSV[
that Arthur Duffy clipped ore-hftn OF
a second off the record at Berkeley
oval, New York.
4, On June %, 1906, Dan Kelley OF spo-
kane ran 100 yards in competition ~
93-5 seconds. The performance was
carefully investigated by the A. a. u
with the result that Kelley was even
credit for the performance and the rec '.'
ord allowed to stand The western
Sier never has been able to repeat in
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
APPLES AT TOP PRICE.
Hood River Union Closes Sl5O,0OO
Deal With Eastern Buyers.

Hood River-Joseph Steinhardt, of
the commission firm of Steinhardt &
Kelly, the New York firm that bought
the output of the Hood River Apple
growers union last year, has set the
apple buying ball rolling by again pur-
hcasing the entire crop handled by the
union at gross figure that will total
over $3.50, 600.
According to Mr.. Steinhardt and the
officers of the union, the announcement
of the sale will cause quick scramble
for box fruit in other Northwest Sec
tions, as they have been waiting for
the signal from Hood River in order to
get line on prices.
The sale includes the purchase of
so, 600 to $1,000 boxes of fancy fruit,
or about 125 cars, and it is claimed
that it will be the biggest deal made
this year by one firm. The fruit is to
be especially packed for Steinhardt and
Kelly and will be labeled with new
label just adopted by the union and an
effort will be made to send one large
shipment in a solid train of refrigera-
tor cars to New York.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
GENERAL CORBIN DEAD.
Noted Army Man Passes Away After
Long Illness.

New York, Sept. 9. = Lieutenant
General Henry C. Corbin died in Roose:
velt hospoital in this city yesterday
after an operation for a renal disorder.
General Corbin would have been 81
years old in few days. Mrs. Corbin
and Ex-Governor Myron T. Herrick
were at his bedside when death occurr-
ed. He had been i'll for two years.
Accompanied by Mrs. Corbin and his
daughter, Mrs. Parsons, of Ardsley,
N. Y, he went to Carlsbad for treat
ment on June IL last. The waters
there appeared to have improved his
condition after two weeks stay, and he
returned to England, where his former
trouble recurred and he went to Paris
to consult physicians. The trouble de-
veloped more seriously while in Paris.
and he determined to return to Ameri-
ca. j. G. Schmidlapp, of Cincinnati,
met him in Paris and with Mrs. Corbin
they sailed for New York on the steam
er Rotterdam, which arrived here Sun
day. The general was taken to the
Hotel Martinique in this city, and DR..
Frank Erdwurm was summoned. The
physicians advised that General Corbin
be removed to the Roosevelt hospital,
and he was taken there OIL Monday.
The operation was performed Tuesday
morning by DR.. Lauceus Hotchkiss.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16

his brother Orlando, and cleared enough
to buy himself, in August, 1870, seat
on the New York stock exchange.
Young Hartman married early in life
and married very well. His wife was
Miss Mary Averell, of Rochester, N.
Y, whose father was a capitalist and
successful railroad man.
For number of years the broker
firm of E. H. Hartman & Co. did a
thriving business on Wall street, spec
ulating with its own funds and execut-
ing commissions for the Vanderbilts
and other wealthy capitalist clients. 1t
was not until 1883 that E. H. Harri-
man came actively into the railroad
field. At that time he had become
known as capitalist, one of the few
who had gathered together great for
tune in the ten trouble years between
1870 and 1880. He was credited with
having in his strong box fair list of
stocks he had picked up at extremely
low prices during the various panics.
Along in 1883 he was elected a d.
rector of the Illinois Central railroad.
Whether Mr.. Hartman entered the
railroad field in accordance with an al
ready matured plan of his or whether
his accidental acquaintance with rail-
road matters suggested to him the
enormous possibilities of acquiring the
control of large railroad systems, is
not definitely known. At all events,
Mr.. Harriman's entry into the direct
crate of the Illinois Central railroad
marked the beginning of his career as
manipulation of railrorad stocks and
reorganizer of railosd systems which,
in the course of 10 or Is years made
him one of the greatest railroad kings
ever known in the United States and
placed him in control of more than 54,-
600 miles of water transportation lines
and of railroad lines of an estimated
length of $4,000 miles.
The railroads included in the Harri-
man system were of sufficient mileage
to reach more than two and one-half
times around the globe. They COM
prised the following:
Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Ore
gon Short Line, Oregon Railroad &
Navigation company, Illinois Central,
Georgia Central, Baltimore & Ohio,
Delaware & Hudson, Erie, New York
Central, Pere Marquette, San Pedro,
Les Angeles & Salt Lake, st. Joseph &
Grand Island, st. Paul & Northwestern.
Hartman was in addition the head
of four steamship companies, one OF
which operates steamers across the Pa
cific. He was also in the directorate
of the Wells Fargo Express company,
the Western Union Telegraph company,
the Colorado Fuel & Iron, The Guaran.
tee Trust, and the Equitable companies
of New York, the National City bank,
and 81 other corporations.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
FARM SELLS FOR sIoe, 500.
Ashland Tract, Cultivated Since 1853,
Brings Fancy Price.

Ashland-One of the biggest real es-
tate deals in the history of this section
was the sale of the E. K. Anderson
farm, FIVE miles northeast of Ashland,
one of the oldest and choicest farms
in the Rogue river valley to G. A.
Morse for S106, 500. Mr.. Morse is re-
Gently from Louisiana, and he has ex-
tensive investments in this section.
The farm disposed of consists of 300
acres, the sale price being $3.50 an
acre. OF the tract sold 43 acres are
in apple and peach trees from two to
seven years old. Fifty acres are in
alfalfa, the remainder being devoted to
general farming. All of it is choice
fruit land favorably located, and the
entire tract will eventually be turned
into fruit acreage.
Mr.. Anderson has farmed this par
ticular tract of land since 1853, and
upon it grew the first wheat ever
milled in this part of the state. Some
years ago he purchased home property
in Ashland and has only lived on the
farm portion of the time, a son, G.
N. Anderson, having charge of the
lace.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Squaw's Claims Settled.

San Francisco, Sept. 10. = Heirs
named in the will of John R. Hite, a
millionaire mining man of Mariposa,
CAL, have effected settlement with
his Indian widow, it was announced to-
day, and within week more thar &c.
600, 900 will be distributed. Hite was
pioneer in the California gold fields
and married an Indian woman, from
whom he afterwards separated, making
an allowance for her maintenance. She
was not provided for in his will and
the contest followed at his death. The
suit was compromised for $100, 900.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
CHILDREN GREET TAFT,
Spectacular Feature Given President
When He Goes to Chicago.

Spectacular FEATURE Glven President
When He Goes to Chicago.
Chicago. Sept. 13.-The sound of
l5O,O 900 children's voices singing "Co-
lumbia the Gem of the Ocean," in uni
son will greet President Taft within
half an hour after he steps off his spe-
cial train in Chicago next Thursday
morning, according to official plans for
the celebration of the coming of the
nations chief executive, announced
tonight.
The board of education this afternoon
officially designated Thursday as "Taft
day and declared a holiday for all
public schools. The committee from
the commercial bodies which is in
charge of the entertainment of the
president has completed the arrange
ments and it is proposed to make the
demonstration by the school children
the most spectacular feature of the
presidents visit. Places have already
been arranged for $50, 900 children in
the parks through which the president
VIII pass during the parade arranged
for his party.
The president will remain in CHICAGO
from ll:15 a. m. Thursday to 2:45 a
m. Friday, when he will depart for
Milwaukee.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
HARTMAN IN TOMB.
Services Attended Principally by EN-
ployes of Estate.

pIoyes of Estate.
Arden, N. Y, Sept. 13.-Through
the quiet aisles of Ramapo woods, the
body of Edward Henry Hartman was
carried yesterday from the great house
he never lived to see completed, and
laid in its last resting place on the
Arden hillside.
The rulers of Wall street came from
New York to pay their last tribute,
but the most prominent part in the GER
emony was taken by the men who knew
him best as country squire and mas
ter of the great estate, which covers
43, 900 acres of hill and valley.
His general superintendent, his mas
ter carpenter, his master mason and
the managers and assistant managers of
his dairies, his farms and his trotting
stables bore his coffin. The funeral
was private and only those who were
personal friends of the family and had
received invitations from Mrs. Harri-
man were admitted. The out-of-town
party arrived at Arden at 3:15 p. m.
on special train.
The first service was holy commu-
nion, celebrated at 10 a. m. by the
Rev. j. Holmes McGuiness, at the
Hartman home, on Tower Hill. At
II o'clock there came public memori-
al service at st. Johns church for the
employees of the farm and parishioners,
who, on account of lack of space, were
unable to attend the funeral service
later. Mrs. Charles d. Simons, Mr..
Harriman's sister, her husband, two
daughters and Orlando H. Hartman, q
brother-in-law were the only relatives
present.
Elaborate precautions were taken to
preserve the privacy of the afternoon
service. Several score of employees,
aided by number of policemen, guard
ed all roads over which the funeral pro-
cession passed and kept watch at inter
walls of 20 yards around the patch OF
woods which includes the Hartman
burial plot.
The casket-one solid mass Of lilies
of the valley and green vines with ar
immense bunch of crimson roses on TOP
was carried to the altar by eight
bearers in black and wearing black
skull caps. The regular funeral service
was conducted by DR.. McGuiness, as
sisted by Rev. G. Nelson, archdeacor
of the Cathedral of st. John the Divine
in New York. A male quartet and the
choir of Grace church, New York, sang
"Abide With Me" and "There Is q
Land of Pure Delight" Mr.. Harri.
mans favorite hymns. The service
lasted but 20 minutes. Then the bear.
ers carried the casket to the burial
plot, 100 yards up the hill. There was
no room inside the burial ground for
more than Is or 20 beside the mourners
and the two officiating clergymen.
Others stood on the road outside and
looked over the stone wall
Several hundred Hartman employees
and their families stood with barred
heads outside the church during the
service.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Prune Packers at Work.

Eugene-The Eugene Fruit Growers
association has begun packing fresh
prunes for shipment. The association
expects to ship carload of prunes to
the East every other day for two weeks
or more. Contracts have been made
for over six carloads. The crop in the
vicinity of Eugene this year, while
light, is of excellent quality and will
bring the highest price in the Eastern
markets. Besides the prunes to be
shipped by the Fruit Growers associa-
tion, there will be several carloads
sent out by the Allen Fruit company,
which operates an evaporator and can
nery here,
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Butter-City creamery, extras, 34c
fancy outside creamery, 30@34c; store,
2l@22c. Butter fat prices average
&c per pound under regular butter
prices.
Eggs-oregon ranch, candled, 3O@
31c per dozen.
Poultry-Hens, 15@151&c; springs,
l6@l6%c; roosters, 9@l0c: ducks
young, 141ac; geese, young, iOc; tur.
keys, zoe; squads, $1.75@2 per dozen,
Pork-Fancy, 10@1O1Sc per pound.
veal-Extra, lO@1O16c per pound.
Wheat-Bluestem, 94c; club, Sac
red Russian, S216c; valley, s9c; fife,
Sac; Turkey red, S4c; 4O-fold, S615c
Barley-Feed, S26. so per ton; brew.
ing, $27.5O.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette vallev.
Sl3@l5 per ton; Eastern Oregon
S16.5O@17.50; alfalfa, s14; clover
Sl4; cheat, $13@14.5O; grain hay, s15
Grain Bags-614c each.
Fruits-Apples, S1@2.25 per box
pears, Sl.25@l.50; peaches, 5OcMs1 10
per crate; cantaloupes, $l@2. so: plums
2o@75c per box; watermelons, 1m1 Hc
per pound; grapes, 75c@s1. .25.
Potatoes-$l per sack; sweet pota-
toes, 214c per pound.
Onions-S1.25 per sack.
Vegetables-Beans, 4@5c Der pound
cabbage, l@1Ac; caulifiower. 75cG
$l.26 per dozen; celery. 5Oc@si: corn
iogZOc; cucumbers, 10@25c; onions
l21a@l5c; parsley, 35c; peas. To No,
pound; peppers, 5@1Oc; pumpkins II
@l &c; radishes, 15c per dozen. sonash
DC per pound; tomatoes, 4O@6Oc DER hoy
hops-l9O9 contracts, 2lc per pound !.
1908 crop, l5@l51ac; 1907 crop 1IG
111ac; 1906 crop, Sc. p' Ai~
Wool-Eastern Oregon. 166oac no.
24@25c. 'noice,
Cattle-Steers, top, $3.50: fair 20
good, S4@4.25; common. So 750S.
cows, top, $3.40@3.65; fair to oood
scoops; common to medium 80 % sOG
10; calves, top, s5@5.5O: heavy
sS.oOg4; bulls bulls and stays, So. 75@s. Is !:
oneepETop wethers, 81; fair to
good, SS.5O@3.75; ewes, 16c lsss ~. ~
all grades; yearlings, best, 81: fair % 70
good' se SS'6O@S.75; spring lambs, $50
Hogs.Best, sS.25@8.75; fair 70
good, S7.75@s; stockers, $6a7: China ~
fats, S7.50@8. oh'na
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Otter Hunting is stopped.

Victoria, B. c., Sept. lO.-Word has
been received by the Victoria Sealing
company that the sealing schooner
Thomas F. Bayard, which has been in
Behring sea hunting for sea otter, has
been orderd from the hunting grounds
by United States revenue cutter. As
hunting for sea otter is not prohibited,
protest will be made to Ottawa with a
view to having representations made
to Washington.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Suffering Follows Floods.

Monterey, Mexico. Sept. 1O.-Be-
lieving that the people in the outlying
districts are facing starvation and
death as a result of the raging waters,
several expeditions are being formed
here today to go to their relief. A
priest arriving from Ascension states
that the town and its population of g.
600 souls have entirely disappeared.
The people have fled to the hills or
have perished, either in the food or
from hunger.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Both Stories undouhted

Rome, Sept. 9.-Commander Cagni,
who was with the Duke of Abruzzi on
his Polar expedition, said today: "Tha
Peary would reach the Pole one day
never doubted, nor have | doubts as to
the sincerity of DR.. Cook. The doubts
with regard to Cook arise from the
vagueness of his first statements, the
misunderstanding regarding the Polar
temperature, the position of the newly
discovered land and his apparent lack
pof preparation for the expedition"
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-16
Drill for Oil Near Rosehure.

Roseburg-The billiard Development
company has received drilling outfit
to be used in drilling for oil near Look
ing Glass, about IL miles west of this
city. Indications of oil have been
known in this vicinity for long time.
Although the machine is capable of
going down 1000 feet, it is expected
oil will be reached at less than that
depth.