X
NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume of World's Important
Events Told in Brief!
Carbajal, now president of Mexico,
has freed all political prisoners.
A trolley car in Norfolk, Vn., strikes
n freight train, killing four persons.
Huerta's family arrived safely at
Puerto Mexico, where they will env
bark for a foreign port.
The home of a Eugene, Or., boot
blnck. was mysteriously set on fire for
the Bixth time in one week.
The new president of Mexico, Car-
bajal. is to resign in favor of General
Carranza, the constitutionalist leader.
After attending Secretary Lano's
60th birthday anniversary dinner, Pres
ident Wilson became ill with indi
gestion.
Victor Berger, Socialist ex-congress
man, declares equal wages for both
sexes will practically solve the vice
question.
Two sisters who were born joined
together, back to back, were cut" apart
by a surgeon, in Paris. The operation
was successful.
Mrs. Pankhurst, the London mili
tant suffragette, was captured as an
ambulance was about to take her to
address a meeting.
Twelve Baker county, Or. farmers
lynched an unidentified man who had
attempted a criminal assault on an
eight-year-old girl.
Secretary Bryan, in a public state
ment, openly endorses woman suffrage,
declaring he asks no political privilege
he would not grant his wife.
Electrolysis has destroyed a number
of telephone cables at Oregon City,
Or.,, and it is feared the samo agency
may render the suspension bridge
cables in that city useless.
Bandits held up two auto stages in
California and secured $12.50 from the
passengers, but missed $300 which two
women dropped to the floor of the
tonneau when they were getting out.
Delegates to the general conference
of the Methodist Protestant Church of
America, in session at Columbus, 0
accepted the report recommending a
merger with the United Brethren
Church of America. This practically
settles a ten-year agitation for a union
of the two churches, which would
affect about 500,000 persons. The
United Protestant Church is the name
which has been selected for the new
organization.
PORTLAND 3TARKETS.
Wheat Track prices: Club, 78c;
forty-fold, 79c; bluestem, 83c; red
Russian, 77c; Turkey red, 80c.
Millfeed Bran, $23; shorts, $26;
middlings, $31.
Oats No. 1 white milling, $22
22.50 ton.
Barley Feed, $2121.50 ton;
brewing, $22.50; rolled, $28.50.
Hay Choice timothy, $1617;
mixed timothy, $1215; valley grain
hay, $1012: alfalfa, $12.
Vegetables Cucumbers, 50 90c
dozen; eggplant, 15c pound; peppers,
20c; radishes, 1517$c dozen; head
let',uce, $1.75 crate; artichokes, 85c
dozen; celery, 90c$l dozen; toma
toes, 50c$1.50 crate; spinach, 57c
pound;, rhubarb. 23c pound; cab
bage, ljc pound; asparagus, $11.50
dozen; peas, 56c pound; beans, 4
6c; corn, 3035c dozen.
Onions Red, $3.25; yellow, $3.25
sack; Walla Walla, $3.25.
" Green Fruits Apples, old, $11.75
box; new, 75c$1.50; cherries, 58c
pound; apricots, $1.101.15 box; can
taloupes, $22.75 crate; peaches, 50
90r box; plums, 75c$1.25; water
melons, lf2c pound; casabas, $2.25
dozen; peat's, $2.252.50 box; black
berries, $1.50 crate.
Potatoes Oregon, new, ljljc
pound.
Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, case
-count, 2323ic; candled, 2526c doz.
Poultry Hens, 1515c; springs,
1822; turkeys, live, 2022; dressed,
choice, 25c; ducks, ll12Jc; geese,
10llc.
Butter Creamery prints, extra, 25c
per pound; cubes, 19J21c.
Pork Block, lllljc per pound.
Veal Fancy, 14$16c per pound.
Hops 1913 crop, prime and choice,
1416c; 1914 contracts, nominal.
Wool Valley, 1821c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 1620Jc; mohair,
1914 clip, 27Jc.
Cattle Prime steers, $77.25;
choice, $6.75 7; medium, $6.50
6.75; choice cows, $6.2506.60; me
dium, $06,25; heifers, $6,256.75;
calves, $0(5,8; bulls, $35; stags, $5
.50.
Hogs Light, $88.50; heavy, $7
7.50.
Sheep Wethers, $4l,75; ewes.
$3.2G8!2G; Yearling Jambs, $4.50
4.85; uprlng Jamba, $5.500,0.
U; S. Will Help Oregon
Forest Fire Fighters
Salem State Forester Elliott has
announced that the Fodoral govern
ment would co-oporato this year with
his department by appropriating $10,
000 for use in patroling timber lands
at tho headwaters of navigable
streams. Tho foresters said that tho
money would bo used when tho danger
from firo appeared to bo greatest. It
will provide about GO fire-lighters.
"I am ploascd," said Mr. Elliott,
"over appropriating $25,000 for pa
troling the forfeited land of tho Ore
gon & California Railroad company.
Tho bill has passed tho senate and I
understand the chances of its passing
Home Credits
Both Pupils and Parents
Bucna Vista That tho homo credit
system has succeeded In bringing
about a closer relationship between
tho schools and homes of Polk county
and an interest in the industries of tho
farm heretofore unparalleled is shown
by attendance records and statistics
compiled for some of tho rural schools
where the plan has been in operation.
Under the rules of tho system credit
is given at school for work done at
home outsido of school hours, includ
ing the walking of long distances to
school and regular attendance.
Credit is given for washing dishes,
milking cows, doing chores, sleeping
with windows open and proper care of
body. The result has been a healthier
appearance by the pupils.
The parents also declare that more
work was done at home during the
term and that the child's attitude
toward the common every-day duties
of farm life oro changed, with the
realization by the children that the
performance of all duties is a real part
of their education.
At Buena Vista and Fairview sys
tems of industrial education were be
gun, which, it is asserted, will compel
a continuation of home credit giving
in all future terms. When the system
was nrst inaugurated tho parents:
Big Salmon Run Reported.
Astoria All classes of fishing in the
lower harbor is doing well and quite
a number of gulnetters aro getting as
high as 500 or 600 pounds to the boat.
The present week should be one of the
best of the season, as the salmon en
tering the river are' large and the tides
arc favorable for fishing. Tho water
is a little muddy, moro than it has
been for some time, but it is not bad
enough to interfere materially with
fishing operations. Several of the
gillnetters, drifting about the mouth
of the river, report snagging their
nets on the submarine mine that was
planted some time ago on the edge of
Peacock Spit. One gillnetter returned
with his net in four pieces as a result
of fouling that obstruction.
Carver Franchise" Urged.
Milwaukie The Milwaukie Com
mercial club met recently at the home
of the secretary, Mrs. Maggio John
son, and decided to assist Stephen Car
ver in obtaining a franchise for the
Portland & Oregon City Railway com
pany through Milwaukee and for i
grade crossing over tho Southern Pa
cihe at Uak street. The matter was
referred to the club railway commit
tee, which will confer with Mr. Carver
this week. The franchise is pending
in the council, but will not come up
for final action until the August meet
ing.
The club decided to appeal to the
State Railway commission for a stop
at Washington street on tho Oregon
City branch of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company.
Streetcar Line Talked.
Baker Promoters here are busy
with a proposal to build a streetcar
system in Baker and to Eagle valley,
a rich farming community, 45 miles
out of this city in the northeastern
part of the county.
Joseph Kries, of Portland, conferred
with prominent men here relative to
forming a company to back the scheme.
Mr. Kries is said to have among his
backers John B. Yeon, and others con
nected with the Eagle River Electric
company. The farmers have already
been sounded on tho proposal, and
have welcomed it heartily.
Prominent bankers and other lead
ing citizens of Baker who havo con
ferred with Mr. Kries were inclined to
regard tho project as feasible and the
backing to be sound.
Albany Gets Concrete Bridge.
Albany A concrete bridge, 60 feet
long and 36 feet wide, is being con
structed on Ninth street over tho Leb
anon-Albany canal. This bridge is
erected preparatory to the paving of
this thoroughfare and while this work
itf Jn progress tho Oregon Powor com
puny also Is building ft cofferdam In
tho canal hero, to control tho supply of
water in tho canal, ,
tho houso nro good. Sinco the lands
aro in litigation they cannot bo taxed
for any purposo, but must bo patrolcd
whether they contribute tholr share to
tho firo patrol fund or not. There aro
about 2,300,000 acres which aro alter
nate sections."
Mr.' Elliott said tho various associa
tions for firo patrol throughout tho
Btato wore ready to do their part In
fighting fires this summor. Reports
from wardens from all sections, ho
said, indicated that the period of dan
ger from fires had arrived, and that as
comploto a forco as possible would bo
put to work at onco.
System Wins
looked upon it as a mero experiment,
but they aro now its most enthusiastic
supporters.
A typical homo credit school is that
at Fairview, in South Polk county.
The pupils took up tho work in the fall
of 1912 and were successful through
out tho torm in adhering to tho rules.
Tho children thus, pleased their par
ents, who demanded that tho system
bo employed during tho next term.
Tho plan has been changed from
timo to time. Tho pupils must earn
800 credits before taking a holiday in
stead of GOO. Tho number of minute
credits for milking cows was increased
from five to 15 for each cow and a
rcasonablo amount of credit was al
lowed for all work not named in the
list of chores. Children living over a
mile and a half from school were al
lowed credit for tho distanco they had
to walk in proportion to tho others and
5 per cent instead of 10 was added at
tho end of tho year on their final aver
ages. Two prizes were offered by tho
district, $3 and $2, respectively.
Children seldom took advantage of tho
holiday for the 800-minutc credit, as
they were taught that a day lost meant
tho loss of a day's work as well.
Tardiness on tho part of any pupil
meant tho loss of so many credits al
ready accumulated.
How Navyle88 Denmark
Has Best Navy in World
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor-
vallls Denmark is said by its king to
have the best and biggest navy in tho
world, as reported in a Chautauqua
lecture at the O. A. C. summer schoo
by Dr. Thomas E. Green, vico prcsi
dent of tho International Peace associ
ation. When asked where tho nnvy
is, the king replied that it is Den
mark's dairy industry.
Denmark supplies the English homo
and soldier citizen with butter, cheese
and other dairy products. Every week
large vessels carry vast stores of dairy
products from Copenhagen to English
ports. If tho Britishers were deprived
of this supply many of them would
suffer, and internal conditions of the
government would not bo pleasant. In
order to insure the dairy supply Great
Britain will neither attack Denmark
herself nor permit other nations to do
so. She would even go the length of
using her immense navy, the best and
biggest in tho world, to defend Den
mark from any attack whatsoever.
And in this sense, Denmark has for
her support the world's greatest navy,
although sne does not own a single
great battleship.
It is hardly necessary to add that
Dr. Green thinks America's best de
fense is her food exports, without
which most European nations would
soon go to'the wall.
Convict Labor Espoused.
Corvallis Tho Benton county court
has authorized Sam II. Moore, of this
city, to represent tho county at the
Good Roads convention at Medford the
last of this month.
Mr. Mooro is tho originator of a
plan to use convict labor in the manu
facture of road materials, state roads
also to receive state aid in materials
and convict labor, so far as available.
He advocates tho purchase by the
state of a shale, and rock, or cement,
deposit, the building of a cement plant
and the operution of tho plant with
convict labor. He believes that the
convicts will be doing labor not likely
to be done by paid labor.
New Berry Record Made.
Hood River A. M. Gooch, a West
Sido orchardist, has obtained record
returns from his strawberry crop this
year and heads tho list for producition
among those shipping through tho Ap
ple Growers' association. From a five
acre tract, with berries planted be
tween apple rows, Mr, Gooch shipped
1117 crates, receiving $1500.
Warehouse Dock Site Bought.
Astoria Georgo W, Sanborn pur-
chased trom tho Kumm.cBtuto, of Port
land, a tract of 110 foot of water
frontugo adjoining tho Sanborn wharf
and located between Eighth Ufid Ninth
street,
Flying Boat About to Be
gin Acro88-Occan Flight
llnmmondsport, N, Y. Lloutonnnt
Porto, pilot of thu Rodman Wniiu
maker Hying boat, expects to start for
Now Foundlnnd not later than August
1 with tho America.
An tho America now stands, without
installing tho third motor, it Ih ho
llo ved who cnn carry Lieutenant Porte
and George Ilnllctt, his aldo, with fuel
and oil for 24 liourn and another nun
drcdwolght or provisions and acces
sories.
In order to make the trip, tho two
engines in tho America must pound
if t l i fin ... i
inuir nnrucst lor so consecutive nourii,
at thu least calculation. This will on
danger thu light framework and cat up
at least two-thirds of tho fuel. In
caso an adverse head wind in en
countered most of tho way. tho re
maining one-third of tho fuel will bo
exhausted before thu boat could roach
tho Azores.
Assuming that tho air currents aro
favorable, that nothing happens to
mar tho working of tho machinery and
that tho fuel holds out, Porto and Hal
ion musi urive a courno an iruo iih a
bullet through 1200 miles of ocean and
air and pick out tho tiny Azores. They
must give unflagging attention to driv
ing nnd .balancing tliuir craft and at
tho samo timo find their way over tho
vast waste with certain death beneath
them at all times unless they hit tho
mark.
Porto and Hallett put tholr chief
trust In starting with a favoring
breeze and tho swiftness of their
flight. Both men believe tho craft
and its engines Will tttnnd thu strain.
They aro willing to tnko all tho risks,
modestly accepting tho rewards of pio
neers if they succeed and passing like
men of thoy fail.
Tho America is pronounced by all
exports a perfect marvel In noro-yacht
building. Her hull weighs only 560
rounds, and endures most surprisingly
tho immenso pressure of water met
while tho great 3000-pound machine is
ripping through thu water at a rate of
G2 miles an hour. No motorboat has
yet been constructed whoso bow can.
withstand such tremendous head-on'
pressure. Tho wings of tho boat were
manufactured at thu National Physical
Laboratory at Tennington, England,
and arc considered the final word.
They will maintain an equilibrium of
the twin-propeller hydroplane when it
is forced to fly with ono propeller
dead, owing to thu disablement of ono
engine. Tho America, which has twin
engines, has demonstrated its ability
to remain in flight with ono engine out
of commission.
Tablets in Museum Tell
Story 7500 Years
Old
rnunuciphia Although It was
thought tho discovery of tho Nippur
tablets, giving the oldest extant ver
sion of tho creation, flood nnd fall of
man, produced tho oldest documents in
existence in which human writing was
shown, it develops that this is not the
fact.
There aro four tablets which aro cs
teemed to bo tho oldest human writing
in existence, and ono of them is at
tho Pennsylvania University museum
It is only threo inches square, in im
perfect, and is assigned with some
probability to about 7500 years ago,
although it is impossiblo to make
closo estimate.
Tho writing is in idiograph charac
ters, tho picture writing of all primi
tive peoples, and with great labor was
translated by Professor Barton, of
Bryn Mnwr. These conventionalized
pictures from a document dealimr with
tho clearing up a landed cstnto and the
exact purposo of It is not wholly clear,
although it tells of killing locusts nnd
restoring tho property. It may havo
served tho purpose of a deed.
It is known thnt In this irrigated
land of pi en Li', where wheat was said
to havo reproduced two-hundrcd-fold,
any failure of crop was laid to demon
ology nnd it was important to remove
tho spell of witchcrnft. Apparently
tho Bpell had been lifted from this
piece of land.
No other human writing has been
found older than tho four specimens
mentioned.
Abbott Spy for Germany.
Bernay, Frunce Abbott Huertebout,
cure of Fontaino La Louvot, has been
arrested on tho charge of espionage
and has confessed that ho acted in tho
nterest of Germnny. A railway agent
from whom ho sought information re
garding mobilization acted as a go-
jetwecn, bringing about the arrest.
Photographs, plans nnd data in tho
possession of tho abbott havo been
seized.
Girl is Plague Victim.
Now Orleans Tho sixth caso of bu-
onIe plaguo was discovered hero Mon
day, Tho victim is Helen Soell, 10
years old. Sho wus stricken Thursday.
Ier homo Is 10 blocks from whero tho
first pJuguo cuso dovoloncd Juno 27.
A force of men directly under thu u-
prevision or ur, Usciir Halomon, began
nspecting nil freight ov nir tho e tv
y rail, Before oicli car Ih sealed It
h known definitely that It conta iw no
ratu,
FARMERS AGREE
TO HOLDWHEAT
Kansas Growers Ask Big Price
for 100,000,000 Bushels.
Present Price of 60 Cents Thought
Too fAu Dollar a Bunhcl
Popular Slogan.
Topoka, Knn. Knnfliiu farmers will
hold 100,000,000 Intshuln'of wheat this
year, or 25,000,000 bushels moro thai)
tho ontlro crop of 1913, according to
W. II. Mitchell, National vico presi
dent of tho Farmers' Society of Equity.
Mr. MItchull In organizing tho farm
ers of Kansas and urging thorn to hold
their Immense crop for higher prices.
Sixty-cent wheat In KnnHiin has be
come thu rule and has turned tho
thoughtH of tho farmer to thu possibil
ity of holding IiIh grain. When tho
organizers arrive In a community they
find little opposition to tho Idon of
holding thu grain, Mr. Mitchell said.
"I do not believe more than one
fourth of tho wheat grown thin year
will bo sold," snld Mr. MItchull.
Grain binu of frame and cement
construction aro being rushed all over
the state, and In many places wheat In
being plied on tho ground by tho farm
ers who refuse to accept present prices
for It. The 'Farmcrn' Socloty of
Equity in campaigning for dollar
wheat, but thu Kansas members will
sell their grain for less than that
figure, It is generally believed. Most
of them aro preparing to hold for
higher prices than thu 00-odd cents
now offered, however.
Thu money order section of tho
country town postofllcen In Kansas
pVovo that this yenr Is an exception
with tho harvest hand, as well an tho
wheat-growing farmer, for thu harvest
hand Is sending his money homo. Thin
is probably duo to two causes. Ono in
that thu harvest hand has learned thu
value of monoy, and tho other, tho
farmer has learned that he must pro
tect his helpers to bo sure of gutting
them when they aro needed.
For years tho popular diversion with
certain crowd of men who followed
tho harvest wan "harvesting tho har
vest hand." Gamblers began in Knn
san nnd worked with tho harvest to tho
Canadian border. Some of them oven
worked in tho fields, to bo better en
abled to soparato thu harvest hand
from hln monoy. There wan uvery sort
of game that would bo easily tranport
cd and quickly hidden. The layouts
wero not of tho fancy kind, but they
brought quick action on tho wagorn
mnde, and tho quick action rcsultod In
shifting tho money from thu worker to
tho gamblor.
This year a dozen men havo been ar
rested for attempting to defraud har
vest hands.
Gen.
Orozco Starts New
Revolution in Mexico
Mexico City Pascual Orozco and
General Francisco Cardenas, with 4000
men, bognn a new revolutionary move
ment Monday. Orozco In operating
north of Aguaa Callcntes, and Car-
donas is preparing to invade tho stato
of Michoacan.
Fugitives who arrived hero from
Contrcras and Tizpan, villages a few
mileB from .Mexico City, reported n
serious movement by tho forces undor
Zapata. Contrcras waB attacked by
tho Zapatistas early in tho day. Tho
garrison, consiHtlng of only 17 feder
als, was driven ofT, and several thous
and Zapatistas started pillaging nnd
burning the houses. TIzapan In only
about 12 miles from hero, and con
nected directly with tho capital bv an
electric railway.
Many of tho inhabitants of villngcB
In thu federal district aro flcolntr to
tho capital for protection. Federal
troops wero dispatched from tho cap
ital to check the advance of tho ma
rauders.
City Plana Pageants.
Now York Tho tercentenary of tho
beginning of chartered commerce in
Now York and tho opening of tho
Panama canal will bo celebrated in a
scries of pageants in Parka of thin city
from August 12'to October 12, nccord-
ng to plans of tho celebration commis
sion just announced. Boys nnd girla
from tho public schools nro beginning
work on costumes and other ncccHHor-
es to tho celebrations. Tho loirinla-
turo has voted $100,000 to help meet
tho oxpcnBCB of tho festivities.
Grasshoppers in Force.
Pondloton, Or. Not within tho
memory or tho "oldest Inhabitant"
uivo grasshoppers been iih numerous, or
as destructive an at present In tho
west end of Umatilla county. Reports
aro that thoy will greatly reduco tho
yield of tho third cutting of alfalfa.
n some cases thoy havo attacked
orchard and by eating off tho leave
of tho trcoH liavo a topped tho growth
for thin your,
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