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TURKS ARE DRIVEN BACK RAPIDLY Servians March Into Uskup Unopposed and Adrlanople 13 Invested. A SUMMARY OF -IMPORTANT EVENTS National, Political end Per sonal News Items Briefly Sketched. r,- JOHN SCHRANK Fruit and -AT- London the wiriiifim ami i-fTIH. rticy tit 111.' onward iiiiivimn-ni of the iiriiikN r the allied l,;lkim state 11 tiiHklnsj i:ttrip open lwr eye. From Hi" uonh niul nit uIiiiik dm lino from lirecr 011 the south tin-)- urn crowd Inn l.ui It Uui boundaries of the Otto man Kmpira In Kuroi. TI10 ofin I'reiilcti-d untl Unit dcluycd day when llm Turk will have lU bark against the nil H-1)H Hi hiiml. The two pivotal points of Turkey's tli fntKK on llm north vr A'lrlunople nil I'skup. The llulgurlan army In the ml has ti fcnlm! Iho Turku lit Kirk Klllsseli, whlrh Is Iho strongest ouipuMt of Adrlauople, unci Invented that fortriM. Tlx Hi'rvlua army in the west wulk Ml lulu linkup without opposition. Tin Turkish Kurrlwin there withdrew on th riillwny toward Siiloulkt, Kvi-uin ntiout Adrtutiopla are even more Important. The llulKurlnnit ap parently are proceeding successfully with the Investment of the fortress. The Turklnh nrmy whlrh wnn defeat ed at Kirk Klllnneh did Uut full bnck upon Ailiinnopln, according to news, but took the road to the south, where It could connect with the mllwny to Constantinople. The second tlulKnr Un nrmy followed through the moun tnlnn, currying on the right ell day la an endeavor to cut off the rci renting force. ' The military authorities are asking how many men Turkey ban In Adrian ople and how long they will be able to wlthnland a alegn. There I a gen eral belief that If the Hulgarlan In vestment la completed and railway communication with Constantinople rut the Turk will be ntarved out within a month. In the meantime the Montenegrin! are punning their attack on Scutari. The Greeks have entered a few nmiill townn In the courne of their advance to t'.ie uurth. Bnvtrldge Returned Contribution Washington. After hearing ex Sen ator llrvorldge tell of returning 167, CiUU mint to him for campaign une In ltH'4, the senate campaign contribu tlonn committee adjourned Indefinite ly. Chairman Clapu believe the com mittee will hold no more mealing un til lifter elect Ion. Mince Reptember SO the committee had been In nlmont continuous session with Senators Clapp, Oliver, Puyntcr and Pomcrene conducting the examin ation of witnesses. J. P. Morgan, Col onel iiTheodore Roosevelt, Charles P. Tuft. (Imirge W. Perkins, ami a score of other witnesses have testified. DIAZ CONDEMNED TO DEATH Thrje Aasoelatst Art Alio 8entenoed By Mexican Court Martial. Mexico City. (lenernl Felix Tilnx, lender of the revolution recently In augurated In Vera Crui, and throe of hln confederates have been sentenced to deuth by the court mnrtlal hufore which they were tried In that city. At the urune time that word of the verdict against Dln was received, came tho report that the military court had decided to recognise tho or der of suspension of sentence upon the revolutionary leader, granted by the supreme court, pending inveatlgu tlon na 10 whether tho trial of Dial should he by military of civil court. Kffortn to save their liven, especially that of Ilia?., continue unubuted. Prom Incut women, men high In affairs, members of congress, mid even high tinny officers lmve appealed to Tronl Uent Madero for cleinuuey. Colonel Spend Birthday Quietly. Oyster Tlay, N. Y. Theodore Roose velt celebrated his 64th birthday quiet ly Indoors with his family. Mm. Hoonevelt, Mine Kthel, Theodore, Jr., anil bin wife and Qtiontln sat down at tho table for tho birthday dinner with the head of the family. Kormlt, Archlii, and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth wore unable to be there. Mr. Baldwin Head League. Portland, Or. Mrs. Lola O.-Hnldwln of the Portland police department, was selected to head tho first orgaul tatlon of women pollen ever formed In the United Stntes. This was porf not ed lit the conclusion of n three days' convention of women engaged In po lice work nnd protection of girls In the cities and owns lit tho raclflc Northwest. Forty women were pres ent, representing Portland, Seattle, Tucoma, Spokane, San Francisco, Oak land, Sacrumonto and several of the larger cities of Oregon. Octopu Quit Fuel Oil. Chicago. Action stopping sale of fuel oil after December 1, a stop ex pected to advance prices in many Im portant manufacturing lines as much as 50 per cent, has been taken by t1 Standard Oil company. If r4 V '1 ) . f'f 9 l'1 fcr Amnrlcnn l'r AMntln John 8chnnk', who triad to aiann Inat Colonel Roonevnlt at Mil waukee, BATTLE IN HAVANA STREETS Connnrvatlvtt and Liberal In Clash In Heart of City. Havana. More than 20 person were wounded here In a pitched street battle between conaervatlves and lib eral. In which several hundred shots were fired. The trouble ntarted at the clone of a meeting of liberal, support ers of Vic Prenldent Alfredo Zaya. candidate for the presidency, and a number of conservative who favor the reelection of Prenldent Gomes. The fight was precipitated by the connervatlve attempting to force the liberal from the ddewalk In front of the Hotel Ingleterra. The battle raged about central park, In the heart of the city, until mounted police and cavalry charged the fighter with drawn much etea. Prenldent Gomes placed hi res ignation In the hand of the secretary of stale, but he wa forced to with draw It by the connervatlve who In sisted that ha stay In the fight Roosevelt Sues Editor For Libel. Marquette, Mich. Su.lt for $10,000 fur libel was filed here by a Detroit attorney, acting for Theodore tloose velt, against George A. Newett, editor of the Iron Ore, of Ishpemlng, Mich. The praecipe alleges libel in that Newett printed an article In his paper charging that Colonel Roosevelt was Intemperate In tho use of language and liquor. 10 Wive Claim On Man. Philadelphia. A story of blgnmy and crime was told when Addison P. Kllsworth was arraigned before Mag istrate Ileal on on a charge of enibes zlement It was testified by city de tectives that Kllsworth had at least ten wives In different parta of the country, Including several' In New York- City. JUDGE, JURY AND LAWYERS IN FEAR New York. An extraordinary situ ation for uny civilised community has developed since Lieutenant Pecker was found guilty of murder in the flnit degree. The men who did their duty the Judge of the court, tho law yers for both sides, jurors nnd wit nesses cannot walk the streets with B feeling of safety. Justice Goff was threatened by let ter and over his private telephone be fore tho Jury returned a verdict. Dis trict Attorney Whitman has received threntH that he will not live to prose cute another cane, and John F. Mcln tyre, chief counsel for Decker, makes no secret of his belief thut his life is In danger. j Friends of the Jurors who convicted Pecker have been getting anonymous letters nnd telephone calls, some of which have been alarming. Justice C.ofT. niatrict Attorney Whitman, At torn ey Molntyro nnd others who dis like Kciisutloualism, have sought to minimize the facts that Indicate that men who hire out for assassination ami assaults seek nn oportunity to cap the Uiwentlial case with a crime more atrocious even than the killing of Ros euHuil, hut the facts are that vicious Hi- ., Ii.'ivb been received and that l;.-..iiit!.m ire being taken by the nn ; 1 ihi v.it-ulPd. Cables Aro Passenger Z. Mt; K. Infants In arms are pas Hni .vra under a ruling received here f ;'yi''i t'.ie department of commerce and lul or, which upheld the marine In tnjcciors in fining Captain Hunt, of the steamer Dove, operating out of Ta comti, for carrying 100 passengers, when the steamer's certificate of in spection authorized her to carry only 100. Captain Hunt, In his appeal to the department, contended thut the excess number consisted of babies In arms, Total nt.tl:ieuee In s been enjoined O'l nil Imlli'ii ngitii and Indian em ployes by Acting Coinmlsslonor- Ab bot!, of the 1 11 1 1 in ti bureau. Km timl volcino, which caused great duiaiiK 011 the Alaiiku Peiilunuia and mljui-'Tit Inlands last June, Is believed to b In violent eruption nxuln. Plans for the administration of the nxecutlve order of President Tft, placing all fourth-class postmasters under civil service huv been an nounced. Washington, D. C, was chosen by lie executive committee of the nation ul women's Chrlsllaii Temperance tin Ion, us the place for the 1!13 national convention. , The presidential election In Cuba la to be held Saturday and the result I awaited with keen Interest because of the disturbed financial and political conditions In the Island republic. Naval constructor have Just com pleted a new hydroplane of distinctive design. The new craft was built at the Wunhlngton nuvy yard and rein forced leather enters largely Into It conntructlon, It Is said. Thursday the battleship New York, now building at the Brooklyn navy yard, wa launched. -The New York I a sister ship to the dreadnought Texas, recently launched at Newport News. The two vesnels will be the largest fighting ships of the American navy. William Hamilton of the Morgan firm testified at the hearing In the gov ernment proceeding against the In ternational Harvester company, that J. P. Morgan A Co. received 13,000,000 In International Harvester stock a a commission for the sale of D. M. Os borne A Co.'s plant to the so-called -trust. Political News Bits Colonel Theodore Roosevelt I rap Idly recovering from the wound In flicted by John Schrank'a bullet Figures complied by Secretary ot State Frank Jordan place the total number of registered voters In Cali fornia at 988,706. Colonel Roosevelt expect to be able to attend the final campaign rallies ot hi party In New York city. Cover nor Wilson will make aeveral speeches and Governor Marshall will be heard In aeveral of the western states, wind ing up In Chicago the Saturday night before election. The State Supreme Court handed down an unanlmoua decision In Ne braska, holding that the six Taft elec tors chosen by the republican state committee, together with the two re publican electors chosen at the spring primary who remained loyal to Taft. j are entitled to the designation "re ' publican," on the ballot. I The week will see the close of the ! presidential and state political cam-: palgns. All parties are preparing for the customary "whirlwind" finish, al though doubt la expressed in well in formed quarters whether the heaviest oratorical guna that cun be brought into action will be effective in dispel ling the pnll of Indifference with which the nation's financial and business In terests, and to a great extent the public nt large, appear to await the outcome of the election on November S. People in the News John Evers, second baseman of the Chicago National League team, will be manager of the team next season, succeeding Frank Chnnfe. After a vacation of nearly two months, President Tnft has returned to Washington to take up the labors of what he expects will prove a busy winter. Governor Osborn of Michigan was one of the 13 persona injured at Chi cago In Btreetcur and train wrecks due to a dense fog. The governor es caped with a slight hurt. Police Lieutenant Charles Becker was found guilty of murder In the first degree by the Jury which recent ly tried him for Instigating the death ot Herman Rosenthal, the gambler. Mrs. Bolva Ann Lockwood, veteran champibu of woman's rights, candi date for the Equal Rights party for president of the United States In 1884, celebrated her 82d birthday recently. Saying she was inspired by the at mosphere of a state where women vote, Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall, wife of tho candidate for vice president on the democratic ticket, gave her maid en speech at a meeting of democratic women at t)w Spokane hotel. " The election of United States Sea ator Root of New York, as Stafford Little leetufijr on public affairs, wns announced by the meeting ot the board of trustees of Princeton uni versity. Tnu chair, was held by H Presldent Cleveland until his deatn In 19U8. Ion'l be afraid of the U. S. Government Carey Act Irrigation Project in Oregon. The. day of irrecponciljle irrigation companion in this state is past. When the NorthMfsl Townsite Company of Philadelphia took over the Paisley projxct in Lake county it gave the largest bond ever given in the s'ale fifty thousand dollarr guaranU-eing completion of the project. Every three monthr it makes an itemized statement of ex-peni-es to the Den-rt Land Hoard. All of its adverting books, maps, contracts,- subscription agreements and literature U submitted to the Ie.frt Land Poard for inspection before being isuea. Tbe land is level, free from rork, and is a rich volcanic soil. The climate is perfect for fruit, which now growl to perfection at Paialey apples, peaches, plums, pears, prunes. Construction work, upon the dam and reservoir ba now been in progress for three months with Tboraaa Hawthorne, State Inspector, on the ground. He wa formerly with the U. S Gov't. Reclamation Ser vice, on the Umatilla Project. Send for 32 page illustrated book. G j to Paisley bv automobile stage from Bend and see the land. Our agent at Paislev, Hugh K. Gilmour, will show you the land. It ia free to those who pay the cost of putting water on it. Northwest Townsite Co. is among the largest taxpayers in Oregon, owning townsite sub-divisions at Prineville, Madras, Redmond, Bend, Burns, Vale and also the 840-acre Corn Ranch at Paisley, including a 50 barrel-a-day capacity flour mill, and a general store. Our bank references are: First National Bank,' Philadelphia, Pa. Girard National Bank " " Commercial Trust Co. " ' Inter-state Finance Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa. Merchants Trust Co., Camden, N. J. ' Security Savings & Trust Co., Portland, Oregon. Address all communications to our Portland office, 601 Yeon Building. Write now. Tbe average cost ot water will be 146 an acre. We will give you a square deal. Northwestern Townsite Co. 308 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Pioneer None Money Back if You Made at Pioneer Cream Co. Agents DeLaval Separator. A Valuable Silver Cup For tho Best Agricultural Exhibit of products grown tributary to the Oregon Trunk, Spokane, Port land, Seattle, Oregou Electric, aud United Railways, at the Pacific N. W. Land Products Show Portland Nov. 18-23 will $9 QA .0"nd Trlp t0 POKTLAI.D from REDMOND, Ore. Tickets on sale Nov. IS, 11), 20 1.-., u...:. v-.. .p ' ' All.bMlil lllllll, $16 1A Jlonndtr,P Spokane .for the National Apple '111 how" ,llcketa on Nov. 10 to 16th, inclusive. Kfttiirn limit. Nnit 1i T-i I : -,.. egon lirthe morning arrives " . r "wmiip, wu-,, mil ms uirmisueu on application. W. E. COMAN, Gen'l Fr't and Pass. Agent ' PAISLEY - : - Butter Better Are Not Satisfied. Home. be given by these railways t-O, 1T1U CENTRAL OREGON LINE Portland 5:30 p.m., and 8po. Notice ot Hearing Before the Board of Control of the State of Oregon. Water Division No. 2, Crook County. In tbe matter of the determina tion of the relative rights to tbe waters of Crooked river, a tribu tary of Deschutes river. V. W. Brown, plaintiff and con testant, vs. John Davin, defendant and contestee. To John Davin, defendant and contestee above named : In the name of the State of Ore gon : You are hereby notified that the above named contestant has filed a contest against your claim to the waters of Crooked river and its tributaries in Crook county, Oregon, and that Monday the 11th day of November, 1912, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. at the court house in Prineville, Oregon, has been fixed as the time and place for th hearing of said contest. Gko. T. Cochran, , Superintendent of Water Divis ion No. 2 of the State of Oregon. 8-29 lit Citation In the Connty Court o( the State of Oregon for the County of Crook in the matter of the estate of Cornelius Thom son, deceased. To Marguerite Thomson, "Alexander Thomson, John Thomson. Louis Thom son, Mary Thomson. Jennie Thomson. Mrs. Sarah Ely, William Thomson and to all unknown heirs., greeting: In the name of the State of Ortgou, you are hereby cited and required to appear in the Couuty Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Crook at the court room thereof, at Prineville, hi the County of Crook on Mondav, the-itli day of November, 11)12 at 10 o'clock iu the forenoon of that day, then au j there to show cause why the following de scribed real property of said estate should not besold, to-wit: Lot one (1) and the southeast quarter (i ) of the northeast () of section one (1) iu town ship thirteen (13) south of raiiL-o thir teen ( 13) east and lot five (5) am! iuo southeast quarter of the noitii ,v. -t quarter of section si.v (ti) iu to-m .-H -. thirteen (1;!) south of range !,..: v (14) east of the Willamette me ' in viook Couuty, State of Oregon, cuu tainining one hundred and liuv-tlueu and 87 100 (153 87-100) acres, accor-lini to the official plat and Unite..! Stale survey thereof. Witness, the Hon. II. V. FUis j;i'-a ol theCountv Court of the Slate .,i iW gon for the County of Crook with the, seal of said Court affixed, this 23th day of September 11)12. Attest: Warkex Bkowm, By B. F. Wylde, Deputy. 10-3 IO CI XT' I'IX3B n.eeln every J, JU . 8 a t u r d ay u i ,r u t. Strangers welcome. G. P. Reams, N. Q.; C. L. Bhattook, V. Q.; Burt Barnes, Sec; and C. B, Dinwiddle. Treas. Crook County Journal, f 1.50 per yr