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FREEZE-OUT GAME TO END IN HIGH PRICES OF ANOTHER FOOD USED BY THE MILLIONS ? | ——— A BANANA OCTOPUS NEXT, a THAT HUGE FRUIT (PORTING CONCERN 18 EM STANDARD = OIL pLovING parnops TO KILL COMPE ls Grion IN THE TRADE OF BANANAS mw THs COUNTRY e Star's Bolvsive Services » JACOB WAL omc ee K, Sep CMR wee that the Usted Pret confident WOR comewettl var {bulk of TRe beams bum Cx “ r . = Fe a ip enmared is out atl fine eone tempt to fren aiyyeTiotes nfs oe the Anfrriean poonste Bitty bs gaeen) that government af. | Decome interested suit ~~ atong the | ; the present inquiry on ‘of food products wilt ; | prates but Pitted Fruit Co Jersey char in Boston seideornt Preston ts pre charte company wae | b-} grow and distr! trog Sy tela and products. It was/ uote wht here by the United some instances to $1.26 a bunch. ‘eal the consolidat | Prait Co. Five years ago the sal There has beén no tnerease tn | re om land companies and) by the Pratt Dispatch Co. in the the selling price in this country. | ah ‘steamship compan) The | United States and Canada amount Rananaa bought at the giltedged | con | ed to $8,000,000, and it t# said that that record has since been te the: prices represented by some of ia for all those offers can only be marketed | gerne $11,219,500 irr cash | p the compa has creased by many miliions. at a lowe. | that time the r | = aoeatly increasing Kt» influ) Tt is charged that the combine 1s) “This moans,” say the independ: | been com: | trying to corner bananas by paying ents, “that th mbine is wilting gece watil few inde remain in the growers from two to four times to stand a temporary lows if there | me fatest public pment | the value of the fratt, The payment by ft can drive the tn company sot forth he | of this big bonus is conditioned on companies out of the biel stock issued amounted to | the planter agreeing not to sel! In| has plenty of money. If it ean ' 900 and the net carvings the future to Independent com- ner the supply, the people which might be| Independents say that 36 cents {# Increased food prices er Dy fe surplus fund. heat wee $2.62 fair price for a bunch of bananas In this country bananas are 19¢ G@ied its war at WA, The cash on hand amounted | where grown, About two weeks sold for from $1.50 to $2.26 a “Reg. ago planters who had not contract. bunch. In England, where there is t wm RHEL Ge Hatpendents charge that injed to sell to any particular com-| no competition, they are sold fo Unhe | eter @ bide its hnge profits the | pany suddenly recetved offers of 70 / $5 a bunch. What do you rocks 356 Geubinn organized the Fruit Div /cents a bunch from the combine. will happeu here if competition ts ibber patch Oo, which seis the prod! Within a week offers soared In se; i financters pe National Bankers’ Convention. } ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, Sept. 24 | Leading bankers and THE SEATTLE STAR—T vw ee * *) & QEADS SLEUTH STORIES; #) * WIFE GETS DAVORCE ne “ “* * MUNCIH, Ind, Sopt. % ‘ * Mocause Wm, Campbell pre % o | * ferred reading cheap deteo * ® tive stories to working, Mrs & * Minnie Campbell was granted #] 7 - * a divoree from bh 1 didn't #} A oe ef * mind his reading Indian * (By United Press.) of the nati@ial MoKiuley mon * stories day and night so mich, #1 OYSTER BAY, N.Y, Sept a meee } * but when he got onte th Phalleter ay has tuet cue é After leaving Canton, the pres! |] % tootiye atorion Mbalked,” andl ge] ARter Bay has just cne day s dont will proceed to Keokuk, Ia ® Mr#e Campbell, and the court ® asthe aummer ¢ apital of the nation, and take a steamboat down the # said she did “quite right # | 4nd theh It will again relapse into Minsissippl. Stops will be anade at v % } ~ # joblivian andthe deop gloom of ob St. Louie, Galo, Memphis, Vicks siseniieainasiaeaiies ae eee Oe Oe eee \WOrly Tomorrow the presence burg and Nashville The president re Smee which the world’s © are will apeak in all the cities named | f (fill hi hi 4 PREACHER DID not jtersed will Ko hence and Oyster and hin lant days in Oyster Bay |} Wil Tuite your Ig est heater oe Bay will be wrapped in the desola ; have beeu busily spent in preparing |) Pre RA aga) Roe keno wicel pipet Saar teen on of a country village the on or olght add on he in| are She ape juite so much cheer ‘and mnie rt tos | to Washington, where he will con tress to congress heating stove—if you are interested in this kifd of a sider be eral exe ative m atten y and Mt we that the meme 4 tored heater—one that will hold fire for60 hours with one filling (By United Press.) net the working force of his office | up by the president during bis vaca pals Sus " ee. CLEVELAND; ©, Sept. 24 Installed before leaving Sunday for |Uan at Sagamore Hill will be morely |], of coal : ae Buck Hot Blast Heater—al Not guilty” was the verdict ren-| CaHtan, Where on Monday he will | taxed before he returns to Washing: | lutely the most reliable and economical heating stove dered by the tral committon of 16 | 2#ll¥er an address at the dedication | toa | nace of the Rast Ohio M. 8. conference " , 7 ’ in the case of Prostding Eider ©. ESTATE APPRAISED | B k H t BH. Henthorne, The trial lasted ON THE FRONT | | Lic S Oo fm er— thre » days, ‘The charges and vote |" tie aatnte Of eoree f. Photan,! ‘ : eee e . fo: . oi ‘ produces more heat with leas fuel Kissing Rosetta Sooft, nat gufity,| | Catala will not be carnected | Hamer member uf the “uae = than any other heater in the vote 12 to #; plagiarising fram De| With caBte thin fall according to as Gee eames world Witt Talmage's sermons, uot gutl-|!satructions from the secretary of | soo, MMe Neen appraiuad @ thie heater has « gas burning | ty, unanimous vote; slander, not} Wr. The Burnside now in the “ | ring in the firebox which con. guilty, unanimous vote; defamation | #Fth will return here. CASE 18 DISMISSED } sumer all the gases generated by of character, not guilty, unanimous The aurvivora from the schooner Soe the tie; Wil grefuen enotien vote; lying, not guilty, unanimous — Carrier, wrecked at Bristol) ne case against F. H. Fink, the} more heat with the same amount vote; Interference, not guilty, um-| ay. were rescued by the revenue! piocer charged with selling mitk| of fuel over any other. heater nimous vote or McCullough, transferred t | m madé; will burn either wood or When Rev. Honthorné was noti-|(h® cutter Thetis and are now on! disniused ty Assistant Proescutiag ct " ’ fled of the favorable verdict page, “retool Seattle. There wore 238) jiiorney J. W. Witham. fire can be kept in this stove for - pe a | , wept “ Cnet Mewket Watele os wel ron Tega ae | 60 hours with one hod of caal— BE mer Indianapolis, has been » | Se SOE IOVS eee we do from the charges of Walter . “ ate VERI GE Is TO |Milnor who made statements that| The Methodist Preachers’ asso wo will place one of these tine the former had carelessly crossed | Cou ye aio ao aed heaters in your home on trial, FIGHT THE Vv. Pins hows uf the Htallunce endaneen |}0Wing officers: President, Rev. W and if, after using fi, yon Go net |! i H. Leech; vice-president, Rev. V find it will do all we claim for it, : ae 1. Byers; secretary, Rev. Harry e will tak k fund Capt. Emil Francke of the wreck. | ‘ | we will take it back and refun a United Press) = led steamer Dakota has won an ap |C Wilson | your money INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 24.—The| peal and can take an examination the Buck Hot Blast Heater ts gubernatorial candidacy of Con-| for first mate's papers. Hix cap |MARKET PERMIT GRANTED. made in five stz 8 follow Breseman Watson has swung the |tain's license was suspended for No. has ldinch Hrepot. Prt Fairbanks and feveridge clan in two ye a. The etty counct! Inst night grant into an open fight. Watean The steamer Altemont fr ed the petition of Ballard for use r as 12-4 t banks’ candidate, Chas. W./iand, to t ned by the of & portion of Market st, tn that No. 4B has 12-Inch firepot of Goshen is the Beveridge! hoime in th th, has place for a public market ate Catalla | No. 6B has 14-inch firepot was formerly Attorney Gen. Ceci! Clay Dead. and Beveridge claimed the| | WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—Gen No. 6E has 16-4nch firepot yvernorship for him on thet NEW INCORPORATIONS Cecil Clay, son of the noted New t ; York artint, and himself the holder éround that Fairbanks named Han-| 1 | y (Star Special Service.) Frienda of Beveridge threaten| OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept, 24.—The that if Miller is not nominated Fair-| following corporation papers were banks would not have a solid flied in the office of the necretary of state Appleton Investment Corporation gation from Indiana in the national convention mnt [from overy state of the Union and) The whole power of the Falr.jiimtted, of Seattle, $500,000, by F. J } trom € ia, Cuba, Mexteo, Porto banks organization ts back of Wat-| Appleton, ¢ A. Appleton, J. F trie, | Rico and Hawall, rep: ting "0-| son, and the fight may be the fun-| Douglas, A. F. Appletan, Fred Ba sits, <sihhchatileDulse {told millions of wealth, are assem-|\oral of either Beveridge or the | gen, James A. Harvey and A. 8. El ies, (By United Prose) | brotherindaw, John Churchitl, owns | bied in the Mariborough Be beim | vice president, politically speaktag. | ford of " i Charetii! Downs, is ber aunt } i, where the Amertcan Ban Mt. Vernon Investment company EW YORK. Sept. 24:-—An early |", Getoctive In the wife's employ | agsoctation has extablished of CHEERFULLY ¢ Mt. Vernon, 81 . . wed “ emp’ of ‘ernon, $10,000, Geo. D. Me of — ny i —_ a mr says he shadowed Kavanaugh to | ficial headquarters. The general WAITING Lean, W. M. King, FG. Pickering leit : Kavanaugh ways she found 1 ia convention will be called to order | W. H. Pickoring, R. L. Davis, B.S. be Pemea, forms the basis for | 2°24sh's door, pretending to be « | say Foe ain, See reat him Maracaash has Pinmber, and says be found Kar CRAND JURY TQ PROBE | . gh. aE » She anys her 828%eb and Miss Brown in the | (By United Press.) atthe, $250,000, Beall Foster, H. M filed at Patohago ce says Der yoom. Mra Kavanaugh hurried to} LR oo a Case a iidiess here been \ r BEEF TRUST | CLEVELAND, fe 1.—Leo | Casey B Porry, William P the scene and notified Kavanaugh | | Adrian i# cheerfully walting for Cinniff, H. M. Herrin. t® Marcaret Brown, « . bi @ a the wexwt day that she was going }death, He's convinced his finish Oertificate of tnerense of the cap Mrs. Kavanaugh asks for 250% ek ® divorce }in an accident was foretold him tn tal stock of the Kitsap County Co (By United Press.) CHICAGO, Sept. 26--A fo grand jury will be drawn on Octo Democratic Annual Banquet LINCOL, Nob. Sept. 24 Leading democrats of Nebraska are alimony, her hws’ * in me being aboot $50,000 anonaily The suit was filed secretly last aadgalp came (o light yester ed in Lincotn today for the | P** | to consider mast 4 al banquet of the democratic | 27 United States Dk fe wife was Miss Julla | gtate central committee, which wili | 5!™* Pertaining to m beef trust. It ts mon high t= the financial will be indicted. be held this evening. William J f Bryan will deliver the principal ad dvens, and tt Is expected that bis) Grass state utterances will be af national tm Qe KILLS BY MISTAKE Pier 2 w sco battionniy | Yur your bat of EN Wrooks **- (Co, 1381 Second av | . (By United Press.) LOUISVILLE, Ky Sept. 4 A world daughter of J. N. Rick ie. Her tarnfly ix Woet aristocratic im the SPELGER & HURLSUT—A STORE FOR EVERYBODY. Micensational turn in the Virginia . , ae Etty murder case was taken last night, when James Hot wax ar Frosted by C. W. Henry, who claims 1 be w detective, and charged with an Sample Sale of | the crime. jeut Mra. Etty’ last November whi throat she © be jim bed. Her husband was charged j with the crime, and her daughter j confessed he did it Henry charges Holt Killed the woman, | mistaking her for his mother-to-law { | MICK SAYS HE MIGHT ‘i (By United Press.) At About Half Price purchased the entire 1908 sample fine of Bawe & Dotter, China at an exceptional reduction, and place on sale in the Busy t tomorrow the most complete line of Fancy China in the If) CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 4—Con ‘#t lees than manufacturers’ price. The lot includes but one gressman Nicholas Longworth @# tach decoration, so that you must come early to insure a ff“!!! not deny that he might be willing to accept the Republican ‘Meortment. Included in the sale are China Plates, Cupe and ‘Saucers, Saied Bowls, Creamers, Cake Plates and a beautiful fine mayoralty nomination. When in } formed that his friends were boom " if Vases. The savings amount to from one-third to more than one ing him for mayor, with the wlth . Now ‘ tose ‘ mate object of runningn him for : Se Mane, Ghia prints ‘ere tem, tomatoe your sole Tl] 1 oy lued States senate, he sald tion of China Christmas gifts; the reductions are so great that you tan well atford to purchase early. he was in the dark and wanted to/ There are so many different }iget in touch with politics before : [pieces in the line that we will mot give space for price quotations, ff Committing himself but atk you to see our Second avenue windows, dressed for the ae Sues tne iermews be which he was quoted as saying in j Honolulu that Roosevelt might ac pt another nomination Roller Skates. Crying for Peace } PARIS, Sept. 4 it is officially of beautiful | WORTH $2.00—Pair of Winslow P]jannounced that three rebellious aifferent | Stee! Wheel, Kasy Running, Ad Morocean tribes have asked that lors, and 7 justable Sidewalk Roller ence negotiations be renewed. 98c Skates, Wednesda $1.29 Gen, Drude has couse only clines to suspend milita Hons until an agreement ts ¢ : ed Disston Saws. Farmer \s Fleeced. WORTH $2.25—The Honry Dix TACOMA, Sept. 24.—Robert ston ‘foot Champion Cut-Fast [| Benbrook, a farmer, was fle yvoth Crom Cat Saw. with here Sunday afternoc by sharp extra handle ednes. ers, who took $107, leaving the Food Choppers. Ferry on Snohomish. WORTH $2.25 The 6 t Ladies’ Lanterns. SNOHOMISH, Sept The Birw004 Food Chop county plans to put a ferry across ' te: wil cho WORTH 25c—Ladies’ Brass §]\ the river at the end of avenue EB, ’ Ming; Wednesda $1.29 Household Lantern, with large to bh ft in operation ready to burner; Wed day 17 handle 1 rs hay crop : Rogers Dessert Spoons. Snow Storm tn Chicago. x CHICAGO, Sept. 24.—Snow fel : WORTH, PER Doz. $1.75 Curtain Rods. here late yesterday afternoon but Regers’ Sia $i sffictently hea » caune rat ert WORTH 0c—Solid Brass Px tr 49c ne cw age pag a Preble Will Be Judge acket « mn sale reble Will Be Judg ¥ Fay aay 5c RTH YAKIMA, Sey Gov, Mead has agreed to ap Knives and Forks. Coaster Wagons. J 1. B. Riggs, retired WORTH $150. ranted Bone tH WVeR and Fo, Htee Lares fIt Coaster Wagon, avy WORTH Wheel Welt ¥ $5.00—H S forks, Wed ne ~ TEA “ed over it let it be steaming h the earthen pot; and the loveliest woman pour it vo ort ins Your .me f you.don't like Schiliing's Be ay bin a dream to come tree in October tive association, from $2,000 an haa made pre tons for | to $6,000. He has written ‘ a! Gertifieate of increase of the onp Ac jent Inserance Co. that he dows tal stock of Seattle Klectric not want to take unfair advantage pany, from $10,000,000 sia { company and has asked 060 (adding 25.000 shares of com to cance! his $2,000 policy mon stock.) Fourth incroase mado Adrian's friends say he has grown fat since he made up hts MUST SHOW CAUSE settled with. him, because I've nothing to Judge Frater yesterday denied worry about.” he told them the motion of Samuel Slean, to Now, as the day of his death ap- dismiss the petition of the admin Adrian has gone to Cin-|istrator of the estate of Mary to carry ont his dream reve. Sloan, to compel him to appear From Cincinnati he goes and shaw cause by what right he to Columime dnd Chicago., If his claims Bm interest in the estate of fate is not settiad then he will re | Mary Goan. turn to Cleveland SINGING GHOST CHICAGO. AGAINST FAST DRIVING. The ¢hauffeuré of the city have | decided to eliminate all “wild death rides,” and hereafter any party of people whe want to go “scandalous” Sept. 4-—Mra. MF McCreary, Weat Pullman, has said to Georgetown will have to be con she will apply to Mrs Annie Bo-| tent with ordinary speed. This was sant, leading light of the Theoso-| decided upon at a meeting of the phists, for relief from the ghost of chauffeurs last nicht her late bushand, who died about 4 years ago. Pour Kitled in Accident The reatiess soul, she says, has| MOBERLY, Mo. Sept .24.—Four finally resorted to singing, tearing | ttainmen were killed when two [shingles off the roof and throwing | freight trains on the Kan head on bricks at the goat house, sas & Toxas road collid without # leen of a medal of honor for gallantry tn the Civil War, is gene Justic al agent of Violet ray trte steam bath number of slight ly used planos at bargain 1 1 others. Kohler Established 1660. Temporary Address, 7th and Pike Gts. (GENTRY BROS FAMOUS SHOWS ¢ World’s Best Trained Animal Aftoraeon and Evening Today, Reoreation 500 ANIM GRAND FREE Ka vibratory massage, Turkish under 6, Was yesterday No. 10£ has 18-inch firepot vad the ¢ He was a partment of YOUR OLD STOVE OR HEATER TAKEN AS PART PAYMENT and ¢ ON THE PURCHASE OF A NEW ONE. the Gr Credit] pig f Ne ij We have See our $590 plane And about 40 Pasy terms. & Chase OM ALL » entabiinh its DEPOSITS onservative and careful rm € UNITED Exhibition Fifth avenue Favorite AL AcToRs. THERT PARADE 5 At the Hyde Park police station ks he acd ent was due to mistake ahe demanded rrant for her orders cil Sedans ghatt._.aiiiesse directs — For the strong—that they her to Mra Besant, Lake Soap. All druggist, — *** may keep their strength. wens TO Gr Bee For the weak—that they eta John Cort, may regain their strength. quate | THE GRAND => _ SANDUSKY. 0.. Sept 4—Heary| TONIGHT nef of peek, metigre, Weterter ont Sutetas For the young that they canteed a. fovtone af 900000. ;ten Mrs the Groping Wesmrs. Boome” may grow in strength. marry his common-law wife, so she tne RQUAW Mad will have statutory vores. The woman's nm Kreybeler, and she bh grounds for di Ry Raw Prices—Night. $2.00 Matinee Next Week—"The Time, o is Freda # lived with Heyder eight years and often : EATTLE donned boots and cher” and , at Y ‘ 4 Heyder raise his nets we S.cumae She te omigivt Fleet of battloslips at navy yard |' ~ and Pine Phones Ma lay. “RHE CO M TRUST & } : SAFE DEPOSIT phe) Se Soren COMPANY ALEXANDPR MYER ayor of Vince and The ¢ THEATER week nue THIRD AVENUE THEATER Ind 94 AWN.” 5 Box seats LOIN THEATER ORANGE 1 Vv. A. SMITH Northwest League--Athle Cast Baseball Today, 3:00--Aberdeen lot Take Vester Car Admission 25 and 56 per Ct, Interest paid on § THURSDAY LADIES DAY $ nLOSSOMs DAILY MATINERS—106 Uneeda Biscuit the most nutritious food made from wheat. Clean, crisp and fresh, a or Wai ¢ In moisture and “ dust proof packages. aed NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY WORNS AND A dollar Is worth one - sor Winnie see x 3 dred and sin conte to = a ‘ Untit Sept. 3 wd he never - retry dam ig tar bev Gheathst itt THE MISTORY OF THE ( ut Ra te intere the concern La pavinan duepeeiied. witha H USE $10.00 Full Set Teeth for ...$7.50 caer eve i THE EDEN MUSEE eee pe od a capit wf one hundred mapa menu 4. ATT OP M Gold Crowns $4.00 and $5.00 thousand dolla > ., ‘ HORRY aTDHE Porcelain Crowns ° SOMETHING, APE EAENT! $3.50 and $5.00 P . Bridgework $4.00 and $5.00 8. rock pe st nt ereenenel 1 Th ‘ bs amen ee THE OLIVER me terete Fillings i 50¢ J. P. HARTMAN y Won . Vice Prosldont stern All Work Warranted 20 Years tic Park ng ae 3 Associated Dentists Under m | | ND 11.2 Second Av., Opp. barvey-Beckanan New Management } |