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iiiiiii Published warr Wedne-dajr by W. R. BURNER EijitocmadPiotikilor. Subscription Rates ' Per veer tl-M Per six months 1.00 Per three months . .76 Y CO THE GOUKTEB -Is deroted to the beet luteiet of SPRAT and WHKEI.KB COUNTY. TheUberalpctnef as or the eitiieiis of this e ttoa Is lespoctiuUr solicited. SPli A Y, OREGON", WEDNESDAY, 4 OCTOBEK 30, 1912. NO. 52. VOL. XI. 8PKA OFTHETVEEK Doings of the World at Large ; ToIdin Bricst.' - , General Resume of Important Event -. Presented In Condensed form for Our Busy Readers. Vefa Cruz , is not. damaged during the fighting between rebels and loyal troops. " 1 - , It is announced that the Santa Fe , railroad now has over 81,000 stock '"'holders. y '.. ;,' ,.. Berlin women renew raids on butch . , ej shops which refuse to handle im- ported meats. . v,.., , , . -.. "-.'Leather haB been extensively used 5 j' in the .construction of a new model fly ing machine. . General Felix Diaz, captured leader of the Mexican rebels , at Vera Cruz, was executed by shooting. ' The German reichstag' is consider .. . , ing giving pensions to mothers who are too poor to care for their children.. " .-..-, Many Turks drowned themselves af- ' ter defeat at Marasch, believing the ..' Bulgarians massacred, all prisoners. , ' Turks insist the loss of Kirk Kiles- . . sah is unimportant, - though they . fought desperately three days to hold ;' it.; - : . . .. The reported sickness of the crown prince; of Russia is said to be in . reality a knife wound inflicted by a Nihilist. ; ; - . , Conservative reports insist that the Turkish army is well drilled, equipped and capable, and outnumbers the .op , posing allied armies. : ; . ;'v f A Spokane man, with his 'wife and 7-year old daughter, have arrived safely in Los Angeles from Spokane on a motorcycle, traveling 1814 miles. ..... ... Police Lieutenant Becker, of New ' -YotkCity, was found' guilty of mnr- - 'der. in the first degree for ' the killing of a gambler who refused to pay . After three days' of desperate fight ing the. city of Kirk Kilessab was cap tured. by tne Bulgarians, ana tne gar- ,H1, risonof 60,000 Turks is reported to ihave surrendered. vv "'"(t Witnesses told in detail of secret .'. Accounts kept by the. Structural'' Iron- workers- anion in the dyns-miting cases: ' The-latest developments m the Mex . lean situation are .commanding the " eata'est attention of the War depart- ' ment. ,. .,,..,,.,. ,.... PORTLAND MARKETS'. ? Wheat Track ' prices: Club, 77 78C5 bluestem, '-8082cr fortyfold, 78c; red Russian, 76c; valley, 78c. Hay Timothy, choice, 1718; No. 1, $16; oat and vetch, $12; alfal- --ia fuis; ciover, i; straw, -Corn Whole, 38; cracked, $319 ton. Millstuffs Bran, $21 per ton; shorts, $23 middlings, $29.,, ,..,-.. Barley Feed, '$2424.S0 ton; brewing, S2728; rolled, $8627.60. Oataj-White, $25 ton; gray feed, $24.69; gray milling, $25.69. Fresh fruits Apples, ordinary, 60c ffi$1.60 box; peaches, 40(3: 50c; pears, $11.80; 'grapes, 65c$lJ cranber ries, $9.50 per barrel; casubas, 76c) $1.50 doien. , , ' Onions Oregon, $1.10Q;1.25 sack. Potatoes i . Jobbing prices: Bur-, banks, 75c per hundred. , - ( t Vegetables Beans, 5c. j pound".; cab bage, lljc; cauliflower, 40c(i2$L25 dozen ; '. celery, 2575c ; . cucn rubers, 4050e box; eggplant, $1.2i'K1.60 box;, bead lettuce, 2025e dozen; garlic, ,.66e pound; carrots, $1.25 sack; turnips, $1; beets, $1.10; par nips. $1.26. Eggs-r'resh locals, candled,' 40c per dozeti; case count, 8536c . " Bottef Oregon creamery, cal es, 851c pound; prints, 36i37c Pork Fancy, lie pound. Veal--Fancy, 13e pound. , Poultry -Hens, 14c; broilers. 13,; 14c; ducks, young,' 12(f14c; geese, 11c; turkeys, live, 18g20e; dressed, 26c ;,; -" Hops-1912 crop, prime aiid choice, 183!20e pound. . . , Wool Eastern Oregon, ' I418c pound; valley, 21i221e; mohair, . choice, 82c. Cattle Choice steers, ''$6.75627; good, $6.25(3.6.65; medi um, ,$6(6.76; choice cows, $665:6.60; good,. $5.50 6.75; medium, $5g:5.fj5; el oiee cal ves, $7(S8.76; good heavy calves, $6.257; bolls, $3(35; stags, $4.75 B.25. .. Hogs Light, $8, 26Y5;3.70 ; heavy, $7(97.60 .' hw TearlinfTS, - MJt54.85; wethers, $S.0ftf 4.50; ewa, I f2-764; lambs, sj.8tKa&.7S. BRITISH TITLE 'SPURNED. "Soo" President Does Not Wish to Be Lord Muncastsr. Minneapolis That if be choose, some day be may Inherit . the estate and title of Lord Muncaster, master of an English estate, was the state ment of Edmund Bennington, presi dent of the "Soo" line, and well known throughout tne Northwest. President Pennington said, however, that be would not attempt to obtain the title, but would remain an Ameri can. ;. The story became known on receipt of a dispatch saying that Lord Mun caster was searching for tne descend. ants of a branch of the family which came to America many years ago and asking concerning Mr. Pennington's ancestors..- .:.'-."'..-''-' "I- have known about this for years," Mr. Pennington said. "My niece has visited the estate of Lord Muncaster and members of my family tell me that there is no doubt that I am the legal beir to the title and es. tate. I am not interested in investi gating the matter or in communicat ing with Lord Muncaster." : i TROOPS PREVENT RAfcES. Indiana Militia Keeps All Away From Track By Order of Governor. Porter. Ind. The Mineral Springs race track at Porter is in the hands of the Indiana state troops. Ordered by Governor Marshall to remain at the track until all racing had been stop ped, the troops arrived Thursday morning bringing wttn tnem tnree days' rations. - - v . It had been decided by the owners of the course to make an attempt to hold the races in defiance of the gov eror's order, but when the horses ap peared from the paddocks for the first race they were halted by the troops and the races were called off. . With the advent of the state troops many of the horsemen began shipping their stables away, apparently having come to the conclusion that racing at the Mineral Springs track is at an end. ELY, RESUMING NORMAL, Several Hundred Return to Work in . Mine and Smelter. ' -' Ely, Nev. Several hundred 'miners and smeltermen have returned to their work here. The Carpenters' union at McGill has called the strike off and it is reported that the machinists have aBked consent from their ' national headquarters to take the same action. There have been no recent disturb ances and the camp is assuming its normal condition rapidly. ; Bingham, Utah. Nearly 2000 men m at TOnlr In fliA miiui Vl pr Mfl.nV former employes of the Utah Copper company returned hi wura aim iuo w- -1 ,.mKa nf man nnv ttf nrnrlr for this company is more than 1000. The district is now producing aDoui ou per cent oi i DorniHi oubpuu . , CHANGES PLANS OF TAFT. Washington Hears Rumor of Special Session on Mexico. ' Washington, D. C Speculation con nects the approaching return to Wash ington of President Taft, contrary to arrangements previously made for a sojourn at Hot Springs, Va., with the critical situation in Mexico, and there are bints of the possibility of a spe cial session of congress to relieve the president of a decision as to whether the time is ripe for intervention. ' Officially the idea is scouted and the determination of the. government to adhere to its present policy in regard to Mexico IB reaffirmed. Secretary. Stimson is returning to Washington from New York, it is un derstood in advance of original plans. j Grand Duke Alexis III. St. Petersburg The Russian Crown Prince, the Grand Dnke Alexis, is ser iously ill at the imperial hunting lodge of Spala, in Russian Poland, as the result of an accident on October 15. He then suffered an injury on the left side of the groin, which caused no anxiety until a few days later, when his temperature was 103.6. Several court physicians are in attendance. The Grand Duke is only eight years Old. : ' . , : J Turks Massacre Christians Belgrade The first column of the Qw.! ami hea mtntnril the) .mom a fAtuihan. 4K Tn I I OU.t ClI tskup. One report has it that before retiring the Turks masBaerea many Christian inhabitants. The first Ser vian amw hoo-nn en Mttflrk on Knman- ova, 10 miles north of Uskup, and ex pects to capture it witnout oimcuity. Admiral to Be Cautious. Washington, D. C. No trouble Is expected on election day, November S, in Nicaragua, according to a cable fr"ra Rear-Admiral Southerland, in chaw, of the American forces there. Th4rciral mii, however, that he coca-fane it wise to be prepared and woaid retain the present force on shore until after the election. INDUSTRIAL DEVEU)PSIENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE . SCIENCE BRINGS REWARD. Immense Increase on Farms Where O. A. C. Methods Were Used. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis An average yield of 20 to 30 per cent more in crops raised on farms of the O. A. C. experiment station than on other farms in the same local ity is reported by Prof. H. D. Scud- der, of the agronomy department, who has just returned from an inspection tour of the Sherman, Crook and Har ney county experiment farms. He attributes these results to the scien tific methods in conjunction with un usually favorable weather conditions, Corn, field peas, alfalfa and Turkey Red wheat have succeeded on the land of a number of Eastern Oregon farm ers, indicating a promising future for them in the dry-farming areas. Five years ago it was claimed that these crops could not grow there with any profit to the farmer, but 'the college insisted then as now, on their future importance in the development of dry farming. That the farmers, notably in Sherman and Crook counties, have a growing reliance upon the wisdom of the college experts is shown by the fact that more than ball the wbeat acreaee is now in Turkey Red. On the Moro branch experiment farm this variety has consistently proven its superiority in yield over other varie ties. .... ;-' "' At Metolius and Redmond, as well as at Moro, the value of corn to the dry farmer has been proven by its suc cess, both as a grain and as forage. The variety which made the best showing is a college-bred corn which Prof. Scudder has been introducing to hundreds of farmers, not in Eastern Oregon alone, but throughout the western part of the state also. . . An equal success has been gained with field peas, even better results than expected being achieved at both Moro and Metolius in the matter of production f or seed and hay and for pasturing pigs. Returns in pork of $12 to $18 for each acre of peas were obtained at both stations. This makes peas a better crop for financial gain than wheat, as there is no har vesting expense, and, still -more -im portant, it increases rawer tnan de pletes the soil fertility. The Brown field pea proved far the best and will be grown for distribution as fast as possible.' V - Alfalfa grown in cultivated rows for seed production gave the greatest success of all, and proved most grati fying to Prof. Scudder, who has advo cated this particular form of produc tion, and now feels that the college is well justified in pushing this form of dry farming work. A variety which he introduced from the Dakotas is far superior , to all others not only in drought resistance, but in seed pro duction and resistance to frosts. For mer estimates of a possible profit of $20 an acre each year from the seed crop, it is believed, will be exceeded considerably. The seed is of unusual value, both for its hardiness and vigor and because of its environment. It has already proven its superiority to wheat as a money maker, and its val ue as a soil builder is unquestioned. More than a ton of bay to the acre was also obtained this year in the al falfa fields at Moro, and improvement in methods is expected to bring the yield up to a ton and a half. Certain varieties of potatoes intro duced in Sherman and Crook counties by the college have also proven su perior in yield and quality, and as po tatoes are always of unusual quality on the dry-farming land, the varieties now being developed on the experi ment station fields will prove profit bringers. , Ample demonstration on the experi ment farm has been made of the greater profits that may be obtained from more intensive methods or lam ing where corn, potatoes, field peas and alfalfa replace wheat, as rotation crops used with it. The improvement of the soil and the maintenance of fer tility, always the ultimate object of the college in its work, is considered the greatest result of such a system. - Timothy Nets Big Profit : Klamath Falls Threshing is nearly completed. The early rains softened the ground, so much fall plowing will be done. There are three large trac tion engines in the northen part of the county engaged in plowing, and many teams in the southern part are at the same work. The best record crop so far reported is that of if. W. Cox, of Fort Klamath who netted $1200 from the timothy seed raised on 12 acres of ground. New Courses to 8tart. Prairie City The newly organized Union high school board of education of this place has decided to incorpor ate in the new course of study a com pletely equipped and ap-to-data de partment of stenography and type writing. This department will be in charge of Miss Madge Hyde, of this city, who recently frradnated from the Baker Businrss College. WILL FOUND IDEAL FARM. Wealthy Portlander to Demonstrate , Burbank Products Free. Portland A plan for the most im portant lift ever given the Oregon movement for better farming is ' an nounced by Martin Winch, well known Portland capitalist That to serve his purpose, Mr. Winch has bought one of the most at tractive and valuable tracts in the district immediately east of Mount Tabor became known this week. Here the object lesson farm will be estab lished. So big is the scheme that a year will be required in equipment alone. Luther Burbank, famous plant wizard, will co-operate directly with Mr. Winch in making the plan a suc cess.' Services of experts from the department at Washington are to be sj cured. With Mr.' Winch will be associated the Btate's leaders in the encouragement of "demonstration ed ucation" as a means of co-operating with the Agricultural college and to aid in peopling and developing Oregon. Before allowing any part of tne plan to become public, Mr. Winch has definitely arranged all its details. He will leave immediately for a tour oi the East, during which he will make a large outlay in the best bred live stock; the most advanced farm equip ment. Agents of the .Northwest Farm Development company, the cor porate name of the new enterprise, will search throughout the nation and abroad for the best specimens of horses, cattle and hogs. . , "We propose to prove that A-l method farming wilt pay. We are not otherwise interested in commercializ ing the plan," explained Mr. Winch, who for many years ran the famous Ladd and Reed farms. "We will establish a dairy of 60 cows upon a scale that will prove that certified, absolutely pure milk can be produced, delivered and sold at a profit. While in the East 1 will visit .Urn. world's dairy - show at Chicago, prepared to buy. "I will go into the poultry business for- all it is worth. We will secure between 3000 and 4000 of the best bred hens and will sell stamped eggs. 'I have nearly closed a deal for the best Clydesdale sire and two mares in America. They will be placed on the object lesson farm. Sheep and hogs of the best breeding will be purchased and out on the farm. The object lesson farm will represent the best stock, the best plants, the best equip ment, the best buildings, not only of Oregon, but of the nation. 'We are now getting into touch with the best known breeders of horses, cattle, pigs, sheep and chick ens in Oregon. We are inviting them to have this part in the farm: That they send to 11s specimens of tneir best animals of whatever kind. We will represent them. The newcomer to Oregon, the prospective investor, the settler, can then come to the farm and in panorama see what Oregon has for him. , It will all be assembled there. 'I will have made a profile man. On it Will be shown just where every thing 4n the farm is. The model of the dairy buildings, for instance, will have glass roofs so that the viewer can look within and see just how every operation is performed. The same means of learning our plan for loganberries, arid all other small fruits, the grains and grasses, the livestock, will be afforded." The work of the object lesson farm, says Mr. Winch, will not be restricted to food crops. An entire department will be given over to floriculture. Specimens of all native Oregon flow ers will be grown. Roses will be given especial attention, and, by mak ing it a supply station for the entire United States, the farm will give Portland better than ever the name, "RoseCity." In the same way horticulture will be carried on. Experts will be placed in charge of the orchards, in the same way that proficient men will be given charge of other departments. "This will not be for selfish bene fit," said Mr. Winch. "We will go from farm to farm, learning condi tions there. If we find a man with an old orchard we will offer to top bis trees and graft thereon as many cat tings as are necessary to renew that orchard, his part of the compact being an agreement to scientifically tend the trees thereafter." . v. Snow on Hills of Hood River. Hood River A cold wave swept over the Hood River valley and the heavy rain was turned into snow in the foothills surrounding the valley. It is reported that snow fell in some of the orchards of higher altitude. It is a rare occasion to have snow fall here during October. The Indians' prophecy that there will be a hard winter this year is beginning to be realise!. ROOSEVELT IMPROVES. Passes Night Unattended and Insists He Is "All Right." " Oyster Bay, N. Y. The quiet rou tine of life at Sagamore Hill was re sumed Wednesday by Colonel Roose velt and his family as though it bad not been interrupted by the attempt to assassinate the former president For the first time since he was wounded Colonel Roosevelt was unat tended over night by a physician. There was no one in the house except members of the family and servants and the Colonel spoke hopefully of be ing able, after a day or two more of rest, to gradually resume his work. Four physicians were with the Colo nel on his arrival and after they bad dressed his wound they told him that the one essential thing was complete rest. It their directions are observed, it is believed complete recovery is probable. ' Dr. ' Alexander Lambert and Dr. Scurry L. Terrell, who accompanied Colonel Roosevelt from Chicago, were joined in New York by Dr. Joseph A. Blake and Dr. George E.;! Brewer. After examination they said, the wound was still wide open, spoke of the possibility of infection, and added they were unablo to say whether it would be possible for him to resume campaign work. Colonel Roosevelt said when his wound had been dressed that there was no longer the need of constant su pervision of physicians, because be was "all right" , , MUNICIPAL PHONE BOUGHT. Seattle Council Authorizes Plans for ... City's Own System, , Seattle The city council has ad vanced another step toward the con struction of a municipal telephone system and a municipal street rail way. -':' , .,'.; An ordinance was passed appropri ating $1500 for preparing plans and specifications for a telephone system to be submitted to the voters for their approval at the city election next spring. '-: i' '" . -' "'"v''. '. Another ordinance was introduced appropriating $300,000 for the con struction of the north section of the municipal railroad for which $800,000 bonds were voted two years ago. The line to be built now will connect the downtown district with Ballard and will constitute the north half of a trunk line running from the northern to the southern city limits. SPOKANE GETS BIG PLANT. Largest Storage Building In North west to Be Erected. '.'.'.. Spokane The largest cold storage plant in the American Northwest west of Minneapolis will be built in Spo kane by E. H. Stanton & Company. The plant will be ten stories high and 100 feet square and will cost approxi mately $100,000. ' It will have a capacity for 600 car loads, and its construction will in clude the latest scientific ; achieve ments in cold storage. . "The new storage-in-transit rate of the Northern Pacific for Spokane, which went into effect on October 19, opens up tremendous opportunities for this city as a storage center," said E. H. Stanton, president of the Stanton company. GOOD TIMES AHEAD. President Gray, of Great Northern, Is Optimistic. Spokane Immense crops, with bus iness conditions getting better every day, was the report made in Spokane by Carl R. Gray, president of the Great Northern railway. President Gray arrived in Spokane Monday and spent the day in conference with other officials of the Great Northern and Joseph E. Young, of Portland, presi dent of the Hill steam and electric line in the Northwest "Our freight earnings for last year were between $6,000,000 and $6,000, 000 bette than the year before," de clared President Gray. Geese Invade Arlington. Arlington, Or. To the delight of sportsmen, the geese have arrived bare and are still flocking In, and it is evident that the season is open in full blast The iky and islands of the Co lumbia seem to be alive with them, and from the way it looks now this season will surpass all former ones. The geese do not seem to be aware of the hunters that will arrive from far and near in the next few days. Al ready several parties have been out jQuaka Felt In Georgia. Macon, Ga. A distinct earthquake was felt in Central Georgia at 8:15 o'clock Wednesday night No damage to property or loss of life has been re ported. In Dublin, 60 miles southeast of Macon, the shock was severe and was aceoispnsied by a loud noise. LOYAL TROOPS TAKE VERA CRUZ General Felix Diaz Captured With Little Trouble. Officers of Rebellious Troops, With Every Tenth Man, Will Be Ex. ecuted by 8hootlng Vera Cruz, Mex. The revolt of General Felix Diaz, nephew of the exiled president has been short-lived. The town of Vera Cruz, which he oc cupied with about 2000 adherents for several days, was captured by the federal forces. The casualties were few. Two federal columns, commanded by Colonel Jimines Castro and General Joaquin Belt ran, entered Vera Cruz from the north and south. There was slight opposition to their advance. Colonel Castro, with fewer than 50 men, captured General Diaz, whose SOO men at police headquarters re fused to fire at his command. The killed and wounded number fewer than 100. No foreigner was hurt. Desultory firing continued af ter the federals entered the town. Instead of a great battle, everything was in a muddle. Rebels and federals encountered each other in the streets without one knowing which side the other was affiliated with, as uniforms of all were alike. Mexico City Following the retak ing of Vera Cruz by federal forces, which was accomplished with little real fighting, General Felix Diaz, Col onel Jose Diaz Ordaz and all the offi cers of the rebellious troops and mar ines will be baled immediately before a court-martial and doubtless will suf fer the death penalty. , Orders have been issued for the convening of the court which will be presided over by General Belt ran. General Diaz, although not now member of the army, is amenable in such a court under the law which pro vides for such trial of any civilian un der like ciroumatances. The soldiers of the .'rebellious troops will be decimated one in ten being executed. They will be chosen by lot to pay the penalty for all. The collapse of the Diaz movement one week after its inception with minimum of fighting and bloodshed has created the greatest surprise here. In administration circles, where ope tfmism has been the keynote since the beginning, the outcome is regarded as the highest possible vindication of the confidence always expressed in the loyalty of the army. General Felix Diaz, after General Reyes, has been regarded as the man who could wield the greatest Influence with the army and the people general ly. His rebellion, ending in a fiasco only slightly less pronounced than that of Reyes last December, removes a danger that long has loomed on the political horizon. WOMEN IN MEAT RIOT. Berlin Housewives Raid Butchers - ' Who Formed Combine. BerlinHundreds 'of Berlin house wives joined in a wild riot Thursday because the butchers in the union markets refused to handle meat im ported so as to reduce the cost of liv ing. The principal troubles occurred in the Wedding district which is entire ly inhabited by working peopled Hun dreds of women who went to the mu nicipal market hoping to profit by reduced prices found that the butchers had agreed not to deal in meats im ported by the municipality. Then they stormed the butchers', stalls. seized all the native raised meat trampled it on the ground and fought with the butchers. The police were forced to close the market to stop the riots. The municipality declares its inten tion of punishing the butchers by can celling their licenses. Thief Passes Up 2 5.O00. Skagway, Alaska Nearly $25,000 in gold in the Wells Fargo company express office was passed by a robber who sandbagged Agent Herbert Tay lor Saturday night The robber took package contain ing $1200. When Taylor went into a rear room for a bucket of coal the robber, who had been concealed in a closet struck him over the bead. Taylor lay nnconslcous until next morning. John D, Underestimated. Yonkers. N. Y. Talking to the stu dents of the commercial department of Yonkers hlch school. Henry Clews, the New York financier, told them that John D. Rockefeller once worked for $15 a week, and when he tried to get an increase was informed that his services were not worth any more than that Clews said the story of the incident was "brand new."