REGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
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Hf ruin rnsnge ai tni mj,
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Mtiii-r tiullrnlluli Kiln( o
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1 un!"iii ruin rmiim himiti.
Iititlf Hate lo KlamttH.
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i". lm htm riHurni'it from Hnil
Ihi it li..r I.m ni.il lint Mjlllfll
fl'mlllr fri'lRht eimrll. ulnlr-
a ttirmiKli frrlcht ntt will !t
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f Mrtntlrn TriiiiiiMirtnt!iin coni
I huh, llx nil frnluhl Itiln thin
'n. mid i will rnnintn In rUnrtln
l h.iulhi'rn Pacific until (li'llv-
I lo trii riinalunpn.
I.n mli.M Iimwm tim inihHi.tiiiil nnil
Pinirli Inwur limn over Iho Thrll-
fitnmn mm. Thu rnl frnin 1'iirt-
I ami Hun r'rnnrliwii nrn Ihn miu.
CrUih Hocii for Roilt.
triH 'Ihn ruuitly cl(rk hn
!ha:ii 11 ih-w roi'K iTimiiir. Hh
nnriiy of is ion an hour, ami a
Imrw iiiiwnr iollir nnij Klno
It Iiiik illris-ti'il Ihi Inki'ii ti)
quarry ittsir Olnoy. Tho nmnller
flf-t iinw hi (h (llni.y qunrry In
" llinvril In HOIIlli iolllt fnrlli'r
"ti Urn, of tin. riuul Ih'Iiik Iiiiiii
Ni'hiili-in vlli'jr. Moth rrimli
1111 In. iiirriiti'il nil miiiuii'T In
P' linn mi miirh iih ihihhIIiIk of ll
"mil inn lin riiviTi'il Willi rocK
I"1' Hit' nilim of iii-M full.
Cntnmarclal Club f lct.
I ll.jx ri v Tim llrowKHvlllo Coni-
'lull him niimiim'it r'in,w,il
'Hy Hint hn cliom-ii Iho follow-
niiicciii: Pri'Hlili'iit. I'M
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CAN T AUHtE ON PHICK.
Salmon Cannari Hivt Matln( But
No Seal It Bat,
Antiiilii A liKMHIiiK alliin,.i! I..
ri'iriwiilrtllviii of iraclliiily nil On,
anliiioii unti.rlin of (ha ('oliirnlilu
rlvur wiik ti l1 hum 1I1U Hriiriiiinn to
dim-Una tin, (irlr.-a lo lie pulil fur ntw
flnll iturliiK I In- mmaou, wlilrli will
oik'H hi mum on Viliiitilny, but n.
Ilnlh two HKcaloiu wurti held In nil
I'ffui'l to git toKi'lhi'r, 110 imri'i'iiii'tit
wna ri'iirliiil i la 11 m).. rnt 101I aonin
of tint 1'iiiiiirra w 11 nt i, 10 pay 5 ronla
a jmunil for rnintury flali mul g ri tita
for rulit aliinmi. flah, thoiu wi'IkIiIiik
6 iioiuiila or ovvr, otliiua wniitm! to
fl tlm prlrca nl 6 iiimI 7 cinia, th
aumit na a.,l by Urn KlnlaiTiiinii'a
I'iiIoii, whlln allll ulliira riinli-iiiliMl
Hint b I'i'Ula for amnll flah nnd H
ri'Wa for all uvnr 3t pounda In
wi-lKht wna propi-r. Wbnt tbo ilia-
Kiinlilflit will rxaul! In la hard Id
foriUi'll. I111I a prolmlilti tlm ami
aoii will opt-n lit th prlrtu flji-d by
lhi f lain risii rj mid Ui alto of tlm
rutrh aoon t inn 1 11 t wlu.tliiir or
not th ratna will ko hlKhr.
WAN T IO tttE FLEET,
Nawport Will Try to Mava Shlpt Stop
Ona Hour Off Vaccina Bay.
Albany -A niovi-nii'iit la nodnr
way Ihtii for an ntli'inpt to hnvo thi
batlli'ahlp flint atop for a abort tllnn
off Yiuiuinn Imy on Ha northward
trip Tbo lili'H wua aiiKitcati'd lit
N'nwport mtd Altialiy la tukltiK II u
It la plniini'd to ban. i In- tmtiim'rrliil
rluba of Albany and iith-r valliy
i ltli-a attt'tnpt to a.riirr thla arraiiKi'
' iih-lit throiiKh Hi'' On nun di'liKutlon
In romcn-aa. If nrrnri Ki'iiiiiitta 11 rr
mail aa plnnnnd tho Hint will roruo
ua rloan to tile ahoro u ioaalbli off
Yaqulna bay and atop for poaalbly
an hour. In tlm ovi-iu that arruiiK1''
111 1-lit a are mado, bin nruralona will
bn run from Albany and Corvalll to
Newport and boat will Iliac crowd
out to lf Ilia ftix't.
I Rand Oat a Library.
tlnnd Hi'inl now haa a friM- puhllr
library, with a paid librarian. A
abort limn Httu a IjkIIih' Library
Club a irnnli'il and thla rlub,
with th altani' of I bo biialnraa
nun and othr. haa prorlil.il fund
to pay ltn librarian and hn alo aub-at-rlbcd
for about 30 rniiitntlm nnd
purlodliai. Th library board h
nlxi . urrd a library of 41 volume
from tho On-con Library t'oininla
aloli. boaldoa whirl) tho llrtld luatltu
lli.n haa 60 votuiiio of fiction and
mm. fiction work.
Trout or Union County.
I.a Orando - Appnulmalidy 10..
000 flab will bo rocoivrd In t'nlon
icuunty within JO day to be uaod
jua atorklnK matcrtnl for thi many
iiinmitaln trinni In thl Ttclnlty.
MciiiIht of tho Kaaturn (irncnn Klah
and (la mo ax-sitlon have rcrolvcd
liiotlco that tho ahliuni'iita will !'
forthromlnie In a ahort tlinn, and
'that tho partlo 10 whom tho run
r conaUnod miiai b In readlni"
to plant th fry,
POHfLAND MAHK6TS.
Wlual Track price Club. 4c
pur buithel. red Ktiaalnn. Sic, bluo.
atom. 7c: valloy, 6"
Itarlov Kii'il, i4 10 por ton;
rolled. J 7 t . browing. $2
Out. No I white. J f0i 3,
per ton. (tray. 126,
MIII-ttitT HiMtl. 124 50 per Ion:
itildilllnit. 27 abort, country.
127 do: cltv. $27. wheat and biirlcy
chop. 127 tiO,
Hay Tlniothv, Willamette alley,
I7 per ton, Vlllam"tt Valley, or
dinary, t; Kaatern OreRon. 117.50;
mlied. f 16; clover. 114; nlfnir. f 12;
Birulf meal. 120.
llutter Kxtrna. 57 40 per pound;
(nnry Sc: choice, 2!ic; tre, I'Se
KlK l-o " commlaalon oil.
ICHM I7r per iloreii.
Chooa Kimcy cream tmina. I5HC
per pound, cream brick, 20o;
blk 20c: llmbnrner. 22 He.
I'onllrv Mixed chicken. 13c per
lb ; f.incy hena. H4l4Hc; rooater.
old c; frver. 1U . sue; nron. i-
22S4f5f'e; drenaed poultry per
pound. 1c hlKher.
I'olntoea Soleet. aelllnit price 70c
k..n,lril' v ainmie mn'7.
Mrhflld Claana Up.
Flitrnliflniil -Tho rlminliiT of nun-
I'll" InniiKiinitcd n inovoini'tit
't "ili'iiliiiii" iluv In Mnralifli'ld.
Hie Iiiillcu of Ihn ArllHtlCi Numtlo-
lh Club Inivn iikiimhI to take
'wi or ihn work mid nrrniiKo for
Ptetlernl rlciinlnn IIP of tho city.
r uuiyor nnd flly ollliinla will co
I'lnte, a nil nrnlinlilv Hm itnv will
huyliiK price. 4 per hundred; Kat
Mt.ltnom.ih. huylne
Clnrkamn. I'tiylna J.rlce. 5 Re r
hundred; new California. Mf"Hr
per pound; a wont. Mi n'-r Prnmrl.
(.iilona Job price, M."iPrn
hundred: huyltiK prl.e. $4.25W4.f0
per hundred; Krllc I fie per pound
Apple Select. $2 50 per hoi.
fnncv. 2; oholce, 11.50; ordinary.
"l-'reah Krult- "ramtoa. $2 00 0 3
tmr I'ox; iemonH. $2. 1 & 91 ''
Cat tin -Beat ateer.
.... ai r. a 4 7 5 :
co,mnon;'$3.2r.i3.7r,; calve MIT
4Hheep-loHt wether, SflCrTfi.r.O:
ewe, $tiftriUiO; apring Inrnh. noml-
$S7firn ; feeder. $5.25ff 5 50.
-fr nr 'per potiml i oM. 1 T t 'Ac per
Pmwml-Kntern OroKon. nvernM
!rh.lnkio: Valley, 12 16c. c-
nttntlt V.
M;Z.;ichoioc; 2020Vi Per
pound. '
$4.7B(if 5:
rnninioti
CAN08CAPE Qa.RDfc.NINQ.
Bibjset Ev.ry M im Lover fihouli'
Olva Anantlon.
ri. H.RIiInn, l'r..fi.. of IPvtlnultur. Idaht
KlrtiMfil Ulatlua. Uiaovw.
Moat ol Ilia Weat I new country ,
tharefora It l not nrprlainn that com
paratlvaly few dwllitiKand farmaUada
within her buumlarira ara aurrounded
hy attractively arranged planting! of
tree, flowara and ilirutj. Natuially,
tlie attrntlon of moat cltisen of thi
Itreat commonwealth haa beeo oonflned
to Hi ona Idea ol money making; pal
ilalia tli plaoa lia been mortvaged and
averjr aflort liai bean brnt to re I leva
I lil condition; or, noma may liava aet
a certain tandard of money aocumula
tion and have devoted thair enarglea to
working toward till goal. Th roanlt
ol theae onnditicn haa linen that of let
ting a de the real beautifying of home
ground aa a aecondary oonaideratlon.
Another vary prevalent reaaoo why peo
ple neglect thla all-lmporlant matter,
It found In the fact that acaroely one
peraon In thouaand tep aalde and
givei the matUir ailrnnate thought.
Although ona may appreoiaU the at
tractive plate of other, (till the idea
of makli 1 bia own plaie equally attrac
tive la lar from the Imagination. A
third ola of peopla ara thoea wbo
really love the touch which nature
glvee the home urrounllng, but from
lack ol forethought and ryitematlc
planning their effort fall lar abort of
lucre. All ol thnae ole ol home
maker can profitably devoU lome at
tention to thla anbject, commonly
known a "landacape gardening," and
It application to home of out country.
Ilia ultimate aim of all landacape
gardening, whether conducted on a
atnall or on laige acale, abould be to
preeenl a pleaaing picture. In other
word, landacape gardening may be de-1
fined aa the art of arranging and group
ing treee, ahrnb and flower In each a
manner that a pictare of undeniable
beauty prevail Irom aaaaon to aeaaon.
It la not enough that th malarial
ohoeen for th planting thonld give to
(inactive dlaplay for a (Ingle aeaaon,
ach aa tlia painter place upon bia
canvaa, but the eelaotlon iboald go
farther, presenting matatial that will
glv Increasing variety and alluring
beauty lot each day, each week and
each month.
From tbla tatmnt of th aubjeat
it 1 quite evident that the landacape
gaidener who wield th tool which
niture piece at bia diipoaal cccupie a
poaltlon on equal footing with tbrtlt
wbo wield th brnah In transferring
the picture to the canvaa Yet It i
quite poaalble lor moat of ua to play the
lrt ol the former, even though it be
in a very limited manner. A many
painter are imitator to a great degree,
I ona ehonld Imitate th work ol
other In th arranging of planta, he
would be committing no unpardonable
In. In fact, Oil tatter method of
prtredure I likely to prove th mot
fruitful mean (or the average peraon to
employ; at any rale, it will aerv ad
mirably for tli purpo of giving an
Idea of th kind ol plant to (elect and
tli grouping method tniot pleaaing to
th eya.
On the other hand, it i Deceaeary
that the per eon who ia to become the
amateur landecap gardener ihould on
deratand lorn of th prime ential(
and common aenae rule ol thi art.
Where aball the flower b placed?
Khali the tree and ahrub come lo the
middle ol the lawn or ahall they find a
more appropriate location in aoma
othet point? I It good taite to make
walk and rod in cntvee? Theae and
many other qurstlon naturally aria
111 the mind ot thnae who ai careiuuy
prospecting In thl ub)ect. It there
f, re behoove u to get gome working
idea of theae virion topic. Every
home-lover ahould give ample attention
to thi aubject.
Of Intareit to Farmer,
The following publication ol internet
to farmera and other have been leaned
by the Agricultural department of the
Federal government and will b furn
iahed Ire. o long a they are avail,
hi. bare ntherwlee noted, no
on application to the Superintendent
. .- n h D.Ulinn
01 llocumenia, uinrninirin i'""l
Olliee. waaningion, u. v-.;
Bulletin No. MB rreparlng Ijtnd
for Irrigation and Metlioda of Applying
Water. 1'repared by the agent of irii
gation inveatlgation. Pp. 84, pi. 7,
... -11 Price IB cent. Thi bulletin
glvea deacriptlon of method of remov
ing Mgebrueh, ot (inoomng lanu, 01
nt it.liU Inr dlfTerent ivatem
of applying water, and of the different
ayitenia 01 applying water, uh nn
o'u tnellKxl are compared aa to coat
and elllcicnry.
llulleltn No. 148. Current wneei:
Ti..ir it., in I lltiim Water for Imita
tion. Prepared in the nfflc of experi
ment atation. irrignnon inveeiiuoiia.
Tp. 88. pl. 4, fig. 21. Price 10 cent.
Iirawingri and photograph of a large
number of wheel used for ring water
Irom (tream are given, accompanied
by deaerlptioin, ttatemont of coat, and
diar-tiMiona ' efllcinncy. A general dl
durrIoii of the theory ol current wheol
i alo given.
lad On of Her Own.
Mr. Lutlakiila, who had been Invited
to attend the opening araalon of the moth
era' eongreaa, waa arudiug her regret
.1.. I.l.nlinlia
Viri ...
"If awfully kind of you to ak me,
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Mra. Onuego, an aaia, um 1 can 1 nma
I I'm too buy looking after th children.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF
1 prohibiting butting in the Dlatrict of
Columbia. The bill wa celled up by
Cartor of the Dltitrict committee, and
after being read, waa Immediately
put on Ita passage.
Tho antl-gambllnK provision la a
'rldex on a bill providing for the wid
ening of Bennlng road, the princi
pal thoroughfare leading to the race
courae at tne iudutd 01 uenDinga.
Saturday, April 18
WaKhlngton, April 18. Crltlclam
of luvlah entortalninent by rich Arn
urlcun diplomat In ordor to etub-
IIhIi a aocliil rtundlng abroad wu
hoard In tho Ihjuhh today in the
coiirae of the conaldnratlon of the
diplomatic and coiiHulur bill. Too
occupation of JJorchimter hoime, lAitt,-
don, by Ambiiudor Wtiltfilaw Kctti,
and a elnillar dlnplay of wen 1th In
H;rlln by AmbiiHador 'lower, were
partlculurly ttmphitHtzcd In that con
nection.
Ah one nicuna of counteracting the
effect ot their oHtentatlon It waa
urged by many that America should
own It legation building.
The chance that Emperor William
baaed hi obJectlonR to Dr. Mill aa
AmbaHHiidor to Berlin solely on that
gentleman' lack of fortune wa re
pented by lyjugworth of Ohio. He
mado a Mtronic plea for the mainten
ance by the government of aultable
legation building at the vurlou for
eign capital.
The diplomatic, bill wn paaaed un
der HUHiienalon of th; rule. It car
ried an aggregate of $3,520,23.
After having been In contlnuou
atnalon lnce April K by returning to
the proceii of roceruttiig from day to
day, the houe ut 6; IS ), m.. ad-
Journi.'d until II tomorrow, when
euli'Kle will be delivered on tho
lain Representative George Smith of
IIII110I.
Fridiy, April 17.
VI'.. uV.t.ir..n Anrll 1? lnlltnr-
tlon agi.inHt the enforcement of nate
luw con only be laaued by a major
ity 01 inree leaerai juur.rj woo niu
to piiaR upon them If a bill that
piiHaed the m-nate today becomea a
law. The bill waa drafted In the judi
ciary committee from a number of
nicMMirea under connlderatlon. It waa
reported by Mr. Overman ana ua
urovlalona were explained by him to
the aenate. A aubatltute by Mr. Uur-
ketl wa disagreed to.
The Overman bill wa opposed by
Mr. Heyburn on the ground that the
greut distance between the federal
court In the weat would operate to
delay the granting of necessary In
junction. Mr. Knox favored passage
of the bill and opposed Mr. Hey-
uurn arguments,
Thu ..... ,. , Hie..tiMMl nr tonirth the
bill to appropriate the proceed from
the sale of certain public rand to the
reclamation of swamp land, but
made little progress toward Its pas
sage.
Washington. April 17 The army
la practically assured of an Increase
In pay. The conferee of the enate
and house have reached an agre?-
nieut on this Item of the army appro
priation bill substantially along the
Hues of the senate amendment, which
truil.d the authorized luereas-s ac
cording to the various brancho 01
the service.
No iiKrei'nieiit ha been arrived at
on the amendment to the appropria
tion for barrack and quarters
which, ha increased to the extent ol
$ 1.472,5SO by the senate, making
he total $4,500,000.
Thursday, April 10
Washington. April 16. The long-
exlstlnir controversy as to whntner ... , ,,,,.,, .i.h President
the I'nlled States navy should have ; KooH6Wlt today, Watson, of Indiana,
sul.marliie torpedo-boats of the Hoi- tnp K(.pubCBn "whip" of the house,
land type, ns recommended by tnei he h)d gn apl.o)nlnient to dls
commltlee on naval affairs, was set- . h 1)resUlent a proKram of
tied In the house of represent nt I V4 ,...,,,,.,,,. - ,h ,.inHgr of th
today when, after a lengthy and live- I a , ... vtson has In mind a
Iv debate the proviso limiting tuei . , . .,nn,nin, viov a under.
secretary of the navy to the purchase- . ,... bf.n f,irmulated by
of boats only of the Holland l'le; ..,,,...1.11 .-an leader sin conKress. The
was stricken on:. The effect ol tins ,srllBslon wlli rm,race all of the
hA c.uientiir'F n .... . .
Tuesday, April 14.
Wuuhlnirtnn. Ti. C. ADrll 14. .
The message of the president In sup
port or ni pian ior an approyrmnuu
for four new battleship, concerning:
which there haa been bo much apecu
lation, waa received today by both
house of congress. There waa con
alderable delay In the reading ot the
message In both the senate and the
house; in the aenate because Senator
Foraker waa engaged in making hi
Brownsville speech when the docu
ment waa received; and In the bouse
i...nuA tlint hrirlv vm In committee
of the whole on the naval appropria
tion lilii. .
That the message wa delgned to
Influence the bouse to increase the
number of battleships provided for
in the naval bill from two to four
was generally understood, and tbe
dispatch of the message was lntend
aA t. ho 111 tlmoit ua in reach the
house Just before taking up that pro
vision.
It wa enthusiastically received by
the advocate of a larger navy. The
"antls" later gave vent to their feel
ing by authorizing a petition from a
number of citizen of New York City,
which wa read at the Instance of
Mr. Tawney, protesting against "the
extravagance or spending over ov.
000,000 for four battleships."
On an objection by Williams, Hob
son waa prevented from reading a
memorial from laboring men favor
ing tbe building of more ships.
Tbe meaaage waa a brief but vlgor
m.a nnuntinn tor the ranld devel
opment of the navy. China was held
up aa an example 01 tne peace ai
any price" doctrine, and Great Brl-
tnln hnvlnff tha nntnl nnllrv to be
emulated. It waa contended that tbe
result of tbe last Hague conrerence
made it plain that the nations would
not, for sometime. If ever, agree on
a plan of limitation of naval arma
ment.
I Paaa Dry Homestead Bill.
I Washington, April 17. The sen
ate thl evening passed SmooCs 320
acre dry farm homestead bill, omit
ting Idaho from tbe benefits of It
provision. Heyburn does not want
dry farm In Idaho, contending that
they would Interfere with irrigation
under government and the Cary act
project. Representative French
will have Idaho restored when the
bill reaches the house, and he, with
nihap n-ABliirn mpnihurl tlRB the
I promise of the Speaker that oppor
tunity w.111 soon De given 10 Dnng m
Dill 10 a voiv 111 nit? noun?.
I As amended the bill applies only to
' . . . . . 1 . V 1.
(Joloraoo, Aioniann, .-evaua, m
Dakota. Oregon, Utah, Washington,
Wyoming, Arizona and New Mexico.
Scheme to End the Agony.
AVaBhington, April 15. After a
net ion wos lo ulve the secretary n
free baud in the selection of subma
rine hunts.
Washington. April 16 Steps were
taken today to draw the teeth of the
paper combine, which has put upon
the shoulder of publishers an addi
tional burden of more than $22,000.-,
features of this plnn and President
Roosevelt will undoubtedly make
known his desires on the subject.
Own Homes of Diplomats.
Washington, April 16. The pro
posed policy on the part of the
000 In the last two years and now I'nited States of owning embassy and
imposes lo Increase this sum to legation buildings in the cniei coun-
100,000,000. I'resldetil Roosevelt Is. tries of the world was given aenuiie
back of the demand for action and it! from today by Representative Cous-
Is said that Speaker Cannon is in ins. 01 lowa. cnairman 01 me coiu
luvor of free wood pulp. nilttee on foreign affairs. As Intro-
At a caucus to bo held next weeKjduced, the Utll authorizes me necre
thls subject will be brought up and, tary of State to expend $2,000,000 In
If Information Is not forthcoming, it the purchase or erection of suitable
is said a resolution will provide for 1 buildings for the American dlploma
a special Investigation of the print tic and consular representatives In
paper combine by a congressional (Chlna. Japan, Corea, Russia, Austria,
committee, empowered to send for and Germany.
persons and papers and to compel to I
giving of testimony.
Wednesday, P'il IS
Prealdant Receives do.
Washington. April 20. President
Roosevelt today received the mem-
Washington, April 15 By a vote hers of the Japanese party from
Tokio, representing the business In
terests of Japan.
Following the reception at the
White House the party viewed the
city in touring cars, the trip con
cluding at the residence of Hunting
ton Wilson, third assistant secretary
of state, where an Informal tea was.
served.
Million for District of Columbia
Washington, April 20. The Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
was reported to the senate today. It
carries $U.494,8S7, an Increase of
$1.934,3SS over the amount of the
bill as tt was passed by the house.
Open Spokane Indian Land.
Washlncton. April 17. The sen
ate today confirmed the nppointment
of Robert Walker as postmaster at
The senate also passea
of l'JS to SS the house of represen
tatives today decided against the
president's program for four battle
ships and adhered to the recommen
dation of Its committee on naval nf
ralrs for two vessels of that type.
This result was reached lifter a de
bute which lusted for four hours and
It was received with applause.
The entire s'sslon was devoted to
consideration of the Increase provi
sion of the naval appropriation bill.
As this Increase was provided In the
lust section of the bill, the measure
was prtictlrnlly concluded with the
disposition of the provision. The
committee of the whole concluded Its
work nnd It will report to the house
tomorrow for a final vote on Its pas
Washington. April JS. Without
discussion or dissent or division, the
trwiuv within 9. 1 hoiira after I Unndon.
" mill ......... , - - - - I - " . "... . . . n . . i . l
tho winding up of the spring raceiptios' diu openms m oiiun..
meeting at Bennlnga, passed the bllljdlan reservation lands to aettlement.
I'hiliirod a holldny.