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NEWS NOTES OF CURRENT WEEK Resume of World's Importan Events Told in BrieL as The craws of eight ducks killed by St. Helens, Or., man produced many gold nuggets. A huge steel caisson used by tho U S. navy in tests is wrecked by a aingl shot of n new explosive. After being set nfiro four times within 24 hours, a Eugene, Or., houso was totally destroyed by fire. Senator Lnnc, of Oregon, says con gress is grinding out too many laws and thinks a pause is advisable. lno uarranzn-villa mediation con fcrenco adjourned after signing a pro tocol covering all of its discussions. Captain Bartlett, of the Karluk, de nies he gave report of the loss of eight men in the iStefansson Arctic expedi tion. Tho National Education association went on record for equal pay for tench ers of both sexes and endorsed woman suffrage. A nignt-Dioommg cereus plant in Portland, opened a flower nine inches in diameter between G and 9 o'clock in the evening. Tho administration is strongly op posed in its first attempt to appoint two members of the Federal Reserve banking board. Prisoners in the penitentiary at Blackwell's Island. New York, mu tinied in the tailor shop, setting a fire and cutting a big power belt. Chicago meat packers predict that beef will have to be sold to the meat markets at 16 cents, at an early date on account of cattle shortage. Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, daughter of Col. Roosevelt, sailed for home from Southampton, England. Dr. David Starr Jordan, of Stan ford University, has been elected pres ident of the National Education Asso ciation, in session in St. Paul. The constitutionalist forces in Mex ico capture the City of 'Guadalajara, the second largest city in Mexico, after routing 12,000 federal soldiers. Francis A. Ogden, a wealthy octo genarian who died at Houston, Tex. June b, lei t a. will in wnicn he pro vides that his entire estate be devoted to the education of country children, especially children whose educationa advantage are limited. PORTLAND MARKETS. "Wheat Track prices : New club. 7778c per bushel; new forty-fold vowjyc: new Diuestem, ozc: new red Russian, 76c; old club, 86c. Millfeed Bran, $23 per ton; shorts, 26; middlings, $30. Barley Feed, $2021 per ton brewing, $21.5022; rolled, $23.50. Hay Choice timothy, $1617 per ton; mixed, timothy, $1215; valley grain hay, $1012; alfalfa, $11. Vegetables Cucumbers, 5090c per dozen ;4eggplant, 15c per pound; pep pers, 20c; radishes, 15 17Jc per dozen; head lettuce, $1.75 per crate artichokes, 85c per dozen; celery $1.50; tomatoes, 75c per crate; spin ach, 57c per pound; rhubarb, 2J3c cabbage, lie; asparagus, $1 1.50 dozen; peas, 46c per pound; beans, 67c; corn, 3035c per dozen; tur nips, new, $1.25 per sack; carrots, $1.50; beets, $1.50. Onions Red, $3.25 per sack; yel low, $3.25; Walla Walla, $3.25. Green Fruits Apples, old, $1.50 2 per box; new, $11.25; cherries, 3 8c per pound; apricots, $1.50 per box; cantaloupes, $2 2.50 per crate; peaches, 40c$l per box; plums, 75c $1.25; watermelons, l 2c per pound; loganberries, 7590c per crate. Potatoes Oregon, new, 12ljc per pound. isggs Tesn uregon ranch, case count, 24c per dozen; candled, 2526c. Poultry Hens, 14c per pound; springs, 1819c; turkeys, live, 20c; dressed, choice, 25c; ducks, 1213c; geese, 10c. Butter Creamery prints, extra, 27Jc per pound; cubes, 2223c. Pork Fancy, 1010Jc per pound. Veal Fancy, 10llc per pound. Hops 1913 crop, prime and choice, 1416Jc; 1914 contracts, 15c. Wool Valley, 1820$c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 16 20c; mohair, 1914 clip, 27ic Cattle Prime steers, $7 7.25; choice, $6.757; medium, $6.500.75; choico cows, $6.256.50; medium, $6 ($6.25; heifers, $6.256.75; calves, $68.50; bulls, $35; stags, $5 5.50. Hogs Light, $7.25(28.20; heavy, $6.257.25. Sheep Wethers, $44,8C; owes, $8.2G4.25; yearling lambs, $4,500 4.85; spring lambs, $5.500. J Wilson Agrees to Modify 7 rust Legislation Program Washington, D. C. Ropresonta tives of "big business" had a long conferonco with Prolsdont Wilson at the White House Friday about tho nd ministration's anti-trust program Ton leading members of tho Chlncgo Association of Commorco gavo Mr. Wilson their ideas of proper trado commission and railroad securities bills and as a result tho bills passed by the houso and now pending in tho son ate may bo modified as to details. As a direct result of tho discussion tho Prcsidont tolegraphed to Ropreson tativo Covington, of Maryland, who framed tho houso trado commisison bill, asking him to return to Washing ton to confer with tho Chicago dolcga tion. Tho Chicago delegation advocated a trado commission with broad powers of investigation and authority to order tho discontinuance of practices con trary to law. They objected to mak' ing all corporations return annual re ports to tho commission, and thought too many definitions of illegal prac ticcs wore unnecessary. President Wilson was particularly pleased to hear that the delegation did not object to tho projxsed commission passage on questions of unfair compe tition and practices. The Chicngoans summarized tho points for which they contended as follow : Tho Sherman law should be retained and not changed. It should bo admin istcred by a strong, busincss-liKc com mission, which should act on its own initiative, on the request of tho Presi dent, tho department of Justico or on complaint of aggrieved individuals. An extensive system of definitions is not practicable. Each caso should de pend on its own circumstances. The criterion is not whether competition is to some extent reduced, but whether the practice is fair or reasonable and not against the public interest. The commission should havo broad powers of investigation and power to determine and order the discontinuance of'those practices foridden by tho law, and such investigation should precede action in the courts by tho attorney general. The commission should havo juris diction over individuals as well as corporations. The commission should have power to award damages as reparation to in jured parties. With regard to the Clayton anti trust bill, the association maintained that section two, forbidding discrimin ation in price between different pur chasers, necessarily would make fixed prices and destroy, rather than aid, competition. It held that section three, forbidding refusal of owners of mines and others to sell to any representative of a firm, will be covered by the' Sherman law. where such practices wero made con trary to public benefit; that section four, forbidding the disposition of merchandise on condition that the pur chaser shall not use or deal in mer chandise of a competitor, can bo read ily .reached by the Sherman law, and that u applied literally, it would re duce the incentive to capitalize good will in American trado names. Other sections the association thought covered by the Sherman law and section seven, exempting certain organizations from the operation of the act, it held to be "class discrim ination." School Superintendents Fix Rules for Rural Districts Salem Superintendent of Public Instruction Churchill has announced that tho county school superintendents, who havo been in session here for more than a week, had agreed upon a sot of rules for tho standardization of tho rural and village schools. Oregon was ono of tho pioneer states in starting tho work of standardizing her schools. Already thoro aro such schools in Coos, Polk, Marion, Linn, Lane, Douglas, Jackson, Klnmath, Umatilln and Yamhill. Tho rules provide that a flag must bo unfurled above school buildings when tho weather ia propitious, school buildings must bo well lighted, must havo jacketed Btoves and propor ven tilating systems at tho windows, tho desks must bo properly adapted and suitably placed; thoy must havo black boards and window shaded In good con ditlon. The schoolrooms must bo nt tractive, tho irroumltt must bu clean and tmiHt havo Decennary wulkn and at least three features of piny apparatus. Each room must have at least one standard .picture framed. Tho li brary must havo n caso for bookn and volumes must bo catalogued. Tho school miiHt bo supplied with pure drinking water. Outbuildings tmiHt bo in good repair and sanitary. It is provided that tho teachers must arrive at schools not later than 8 :!i0 o'clock. The teacher must mibcrlbo for at leant ono educational paper. Tho attendance inUBt bo of an average of 92 per cont a year and must not ox eved 2 per cont in tnrdlnosH. A term of not less than eight months is provided. Car Shortage Hoped to Be Avoided by Commission Salem Announcement has boon mado by tho State Railroad commis sion that it would in a fow days send to shippers and railroad managements rules and suggestions designed to min imize tho threatened car shortago tho coming fall. A similar sot of rules and suggestions was issued by tho com mission last year and, as a result, tho crops wero handled more expeditiously thnn in previous yenrs. Because of the immense grain crop in Eastern Oregon, tho increasing nc- tivitiy in the lumber industry and tho largo fruit yield, it is feared that tho shortago this year will bo more seri ous than usual, and tho commission will do everything possible to increase efllcioncy by urging teamwork among shippors, consignees and railroads. Tho shippers will bo urged to load cars as rapidly as pons! bio to full ca pacity, tho railroads to provido emp ties and take away loaded cars without delays and tho consignee will unload cars with tho utmost dispatch. xao ruics ana reinitnituim unginnicu by tho Oregon commission last year havo boon adopted by tho commissions of sovcral states, notably Kansas, which ia facing tho problem of ship' ping ono of its largest crops of grain. PEACE IN MEXICO THOUGHT NEAR General Ilucria to Resign Part of Program. as Arrangements Made tor an Honest Election Dictator to Leave Under Safe ICscort. Hood River District Ships 65 Tons Choice Cherries Hood River "Hood River has re coived tho record price for its crop of Royal Ann cherries this year," Baid Wilmcr Sicg, Bales manager of tho North Pacific Fruit Distributers, who has just returned from Spokane, whero ho has been attending a meeting of tho board of trustees. 'Cherries form ono of tho most in definite factors wc havo to deal with in Northwestern fruit circles. Wo Japan Is Wholly Neutral With U. S. and Mexico Washington, D. C. How Japan has adhered to its declared intention of maintaining neutrality in Mexican troubles was described in a report re ceived at the Navy department from Captain Andrews, of the cruiser Mary land, on the Pacific Coast. "I am told by Captain Moryama, of the Idzuma (Japanese) cruiser," said the report, "that the Japanese mer chant steamer Soiyo Maru, which touched at Manzaniilo and Salina Cruz, her regular ports of call, recently, did not bring any arms or ammunition to Mexico, because the Japanese govern ment did not permit her to do bo. Before tho departure of the Soiyo Maru from her last Japanese port she -was thoroughly searched by tho Jap anese government to make sure that she did not carry any arms and am munition. "I am further informed by tho cap tain of the Idzuma that the Mitsui company has or had a contract with the Huerta government for arms and ammunition, but that the Japanese government would not permit delivery at this time, out of friendship to the United States. " find that wo havo got from threo to five times as many as wo had figured on, and instead of a short crop wo aro having an excess. Last year wo mar keted from Hood River 50 tonB of Royal Anns. This year the associa tion shipped 65 tons. "That there i'b good money in cher ries -is shown by tho report of J. R. Nunamaker, who has tho largest orch ard in tho valley. Ho told me ho would net $1300 from an aero and a quarter of his Royal Anns. "BingB, Lamberts and Black Repub licans have been damaged in all sec tions by weather conditions and rains. The effect on the market has not yet been determined, but the bad fruit will havo a bad effect on the good quality stuff." air. &ieg says tnat excellent pros i a. . a a pects lor tne XNorinwestern apple crop continue, provided there is the fullest co-operation in marketing. In protection to tho apple industry, the independent shipper must cease to being competitive and must realize the necessity of affiliating with some re sponsible marketing agency." lhe strawberry season is nearly end .1 mt a a eu. me season nas been a long one and a heavy crop has been harvested in all sections. Hood River growers have received a satisfactory return. Polk Display Planned. Rickreall Preparations are under way in various sections of Polk county for exhibits at the Panama-Pacific ex position in 1915. Prune and hop sam pies, grains, sheep, goats, hogs, cows and poultry will be exhibited. Tho fine flocks of sheep and goats of Wil Hum Riddell & Sons, of Monmouth, and F. A. Kozer, of Rickreall, aro to be represented. This stock has won in strong competition in tho North west for many years. Polk County Completes Oiling All Main Roads Dallas Oiling of all tho main roads of Polk county was com pleted last week. Tho road oiling be gan when tho two and one-half milo stretch out of Monmouth was oiled last year. Realizing tho valuo of thin work, Vera Cruz Tho nwlgnntlon of Pro visional President Huerta may lie placed before congress within tho next few dnyH, tho general departing Imme diately thoroaftor for Puorta Mexico or Vera Cruz, under British escort, ac cording to reports in circulation hero, which originated from a source that in usually well informed. Washington, D. C. Information was received from Molxco City by diplomats hero that General Huerta would resign within two or three days In favor of I ranciHco Carbajal, nowly appointed minister of foreign affairs. It wan learned that thu appoint ment of Carbajal, In part of a general program by which it In hoped to mako peaco with tho constitutionalists, Tho Huerta delegates to tho Niagara conferonco aro understood to havo been awaiting tills move for several days. Carbajal has long been a mutnbor of tho Supremo court of Mexico and My 31 last wan olected chief justice. Realizing that tho constitutionalist generals would disapprove tho plan for peaco conferences with representatives of General Huerta an proposed by tho mediators, because thoy do not wish to havo dealing" in any form with Huerta, tho suggestion wan mado to tho Huerta group that another man bo placed In power with whom tho constitutionalists might feel dtsjwsed to treat. It In believed hero that Carbajal will endeavor to arrange terms of peaco whichjwlll bo virtually terms of surrender. tho County court offered to put up dol- T)i. r c:. r lar for dollar with any dub, individual "lame for Sinking of Em or community to oil tho roads of this county. Tho Dallas Commercial club took up tho proposal and raised money to oil six milcB cast on tho Salem road. Indcpcr.dcnco oiled six miles north to tho point whero the road meets tho Salem-Dallas road. A committee of tho Independence club mot a commit tee from tho Salem club and mado ar rangementa to oil tho romalning,jjx miles to Salem. Sinco that timotho main roads out of Dallas and Falls City havo been oiled, tho roads from Monmouth north and south havo all been oiled. rrt a a a , i a . i no on manes mem as level as a water-bound macadam. Fifteen Hurt by Collision. rarlbauit, Mlnn.i'llteen persons were injured, several probably fatally, when a freightt rain crashed into a suburban car near hero lato Thursday. Women and men in the forward end of theZcar wero jammed and cut with broken glass and wooden splinters. Ono woman had both eyes put out by glass. Tho motorman of tho car did not hco tho on-coming freight until too uto to avert tho collision, Compensation Plea Filed. Salem Retail meat, poultry fish markets and grocery stores do not como under tho Workmen's Compensa tion act, according to an announce ment to the State Industrial Accident commission. Thu commission said tho businesses were not of a hazardous na ture. C. W. Pcttijuhn, of Lowell, who wbb seriously injured whilo oper ating a donkey engine, filed an appli cation for compensation. He is cm- ployed by Wilbur Hyland. Railroad Work Pushed. Crescent City -Work on tho Califor nia-Oregon Coast railroad, la progress ing rapidly. Tho pile driver has again been shifted and is driving plies for the Applcgato structure. It Is ex pected that boforo track laying in thin section in completed, arrangements will havo boon made to complete con struction to CrcHcent City, Silocrton Wins Its Suit. Salem Declaring that no evidenco tending to provo that the emptying of sowago into Silver Creek at Sllvertoit had constituted a nuisance had been introduced nt tho trial, tho Supremo court reversed tho judgment of tho Marion County court in tho suit of the State Board of Health against Sil . . mm venon. circuit juugo uaiioway en joined tho city from emptying scwago into the creek and tho Supremo court now dissolves tho injunction. r .a m . v armors living uciow tho city com plained that tho creek water was con taminatcd. Tho opinion says thoro was no issue raised that privato prop erty was taken, health menaced, or that tho stream was rendered foul- Bmelling. Attorney Grant Corby. rep resenting Silverton, contended that tho existence of a nuisance must bo proved. Express Company Liable. Salem W. S. Foster, local manntrcr oi the ureat Northern express enm. pany, has been notified by Sheriff Esch that the company had been indicted for shipping liquor into dry territory with out having it properly labeled. Tho liquor was consigned to J. A. Bcnia min, of this city, having boon shipped Dy mo uoso uity import nir comnanv. or Portland. Tho police declared tho package was not labeled as intox icating liquor, and Governor West natructed District Attorney Riwro to start prosecution. It was later learned that tho Portland company had labeled tho package as required by law, but tho express company had covered the abel with ono of Its own. Hop Crop Is Promising. Independence Tho hot wcathnr nf tho Inst few weeks has kent tho linns free from vermin in this district. Tho growers aro going ahead and preparing wj spray moir nops jtiBt tho samo, Tho vines aro showing a irood trrowth and aro In first-class condition and a good crop is looked for from thin part of tho vauoy. a few yards aro a tt o snot. ted, Int thin la duo somewhat tn a slow growth of Homo of tho vlnoH, IT an m press or lrciana riacca Quebec Alfred TuftcncH, third ofll cer of the Danish collier Storstad, wan held by tho Wreck commission to bo directly to blamo for tho collision with tho LmprcMH of Ireland in tho St Law rence river that caused tho loss of moro than 1000 liven. Tho commission flnda tho young mate wan "wrong and negligent in keeping tho navigation of tho vessel in his own hands and failing to call tho captain when he saw the fog com ing on." Tho report nys tho disaster wan not due to any special characteristics of tho St. Lawrence. It was a disaster which might havo occurred in any river in similar circumstances. It in held that tho dominant cause of tho collision waa tho Storstad's change of course, which tho third officer ordered without consulting his superior, tho first officer, who waa in chargo of tho ship at tho time. Tho report notes a radical conflict in tho testimony of officers of tho Em press and of the Storstad. "Witnesses from tho Storstad." reads tho report, "say thoy were ap proaching so ns to pass red to red. while Ihoso from tho Empress nay thoy wero approaching ho hb to pass green to green. Tho BtoricB aro aro irre concilable. Wo havo, therefore, thought It advisable to found our con clusions almost entirely on tho oventa spoken of by tho witnesses and on their probablo sequence in order to ar- rivo at n solution of tho difficulty," Women Are Told "Baby Crop" Should Come First Washington, D. C, -Declarimr that "tho American baby crop" Is tho moBt important product of this country nnd that tho work incident thereto is a big job, Miss Mnrjorio Dorman. Becre- tary of tho Wago Earnora' Antl Buffrago league, Issued a statement that possession of tho ballot will In- juro rather than benefit working women. Since, according to tho last census. only 19.5 per cent of tho women of this country aro unmarried," declared Miss Dorman, "it is only natural to Bupposo that tho great majority of women aro concentrating and npecial Izing on tho baby crop. iils is tho most direct influonco n woman can bring to bear unon the state" Train Kills Six Picnickers. Rochester, N. Y, Six persons ro. turning from a Sunday hcIiooI picnic wero killed when tho buckboard wairon a good on which thoy wero riding was hit by a iroigm train, Tho party of 10 wan Inglng "Nearer, My God to Thco" as their wagon rumbled down tho road toward fmi iifinlfu urift fink .istl.i.i... Walker BrothorH recently sold 80 ImlcH drowned out tho iioIho of tho train. ji uioir iuj hops ror 10 cento. Thla Tho doad.all wero botwoon 14 and 18 a tho only milo recorded hero of lato, yearn of ago,