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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1911)
CURRENT EVENTS OF THE WEEK Doings of the World at Large Told in BrieU CWnera Resume of Important Event Presented in Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. The Astoria postal savings bank opened May i, with a good patronage. Krupp. the German gunmaker, has patented an aerial terpedo for use by airships against each other. The accused Los Angeles dynamiters will seek no delay in trail and prob ably will not even ask a change of venue. Madame Gadski, the world-renowned singer, is helpless with sciatica and has been taken to Europe for treat' ment. Chris Evans, noted outlaw, has been paroled from Folsom penitentiary and will return to Oregon to live quietly and try to regain his health. Mexican rebels have captured Top olobampo. an important port on the western coast. This gives them seaport for the importation of arms. More than 25,000 skilled workmen struck in Chicago May 1. including elevated railway employes. brick layers, marble workers, builders, etc. Fredrick Warde spoke at length to the prisoners in the Oregon state pen itentiary. He says a convict in Con necticut is the best known authority on Shakespeare. San Francisco department stores put their women employes on a strict eight-hour day May 1, although the new eight-hour law does not take effect until May 22. District Attorney J. D. Fredrick. of Los Angeles, who is conducting the prosecution of the alleged dynamiters, keeps a heavy revolver on his desk while he works, owing to tee many threatening letters he has received. The Supreme court of the United States has upheld the constitutionality of the New York statute forbidding the use of a photograph or name of another for trade or advertising pur poses without the permission of the subject. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Track prices: Bluet tem 90fci91e; elub, 85iS6e; red Russian, 84a85ciJley, 85c; 40-fold, 85riS6c. Barley Choice feed. $23 per ton. Millstuffs Bran. $23.50vt24 ton Biddings. $31; shorts, $25.50; rolled barley. $2.i30. Corn Whole, $23; cracked. $29 per ton. Oats So. 1 white $29i29.50 ton. Hay Timothy, Eastern Oregon, No. 1. $21.50I2Z50; light mixed, $1920; heavy mixed. $17.50rtil3.50; afalfa, $14.iil5; clover, $12.50(3 13.50; grain hay, $13.50i 14.50 ton. Apples Fancy, $2i2.50; choice, $lfrl.50; common. 75cM$l per box. Vegetables Asparagus, $l'zl.75 per crate; hothouse lettuce, $1.50i2; per box; lettuce, 50c per dozen; rad ishes, 15c; rhubarb, 3c per pound; sprouts. 9c; carrots. $1.25'tl.50 per sack; parnsips, ll.2Val.50; turnips, Sl.25uil.oO; beets. $1.50. Potatoes Oregon, jobbing price. $2.50 per hundred; new potatoes, "'a Be per pound. Onions Jobbing prices: Oregon, 13.50 per IW. Australian, jj.dO per 100; Texas. I2.2a per crate. Poultry Hens, 17Ulc; broilers, 30c; turkeys, 20c; ducks. 2'i22c; geese, 12c; dressed turkeys, choice, 25c Eggi Oregon ranch, carried, 2(V7 21c; case count, 19c. Butter City creamery, extra, 1 and 2-pound prints, in boxes, 24c per pound; less than box lots, cartons and delivery extra. Pork Fancy, lOilOie per pound. Veal Fancy, 85 to 125 pounds, 10 6i lOJc per pound. Spring lambs Pelted, 12m. I3e per pound. Hops 1910 crop. I?ci20c; 1509 crop, Wills; 1911 contracts, 17c; furffle contracts. 19c. Wool Eastern Oregon, nominal, 12 14c per pound; according to shrinkage; valley. 12.'-il5c; mohair. choice. 36-1 3c Catlle Prime grain fed steers, $6.75f'i7; choice, $5.2.Vj6.50; good to choice. ia. ofi6; fair to good, $5.50 wo.io; common, .7oi5; prime cows. J5.5t';8; good to choice cows. $53 5.25; fair to good. $4.?5'i5 poor, $4rr4.50; choice heifers. $5.50 x5.75; choice bulls. $4.75"i5; good to choice. $4.50rtj 4.75; choice light calves, xs.50't.3.75; good to choice, $i8.25; fair to medium, $7.50i8 choice heavy calves, $5.506; fair to medium, $4.75rti5; choice stag. $5.25 &5.50; good to choice, $4.5015; fair to medium, $44.50. Hogs Choice. $7S7.25; good to choice light, $6.4 5Ci 7; choice heavy, $.60tfi7; good to choice heavy, $ .50; common, $5i J; stock bogs, $7. 507. 75. Sheep Grain fed wethers, heavy, $4.50i5; choice young wether, grain fed. $515.25; old wethers $4't 4.50; good to choice shorn wethers, $4. 2-r 4.50; choice ewes, grain fed, $4.5i4.75; fair to medium ewes, $3.75)r4; choice wool lambs, grain fed. $5.501 5.75; rood to choice wool lambs, grain fed, $5. 251 5.50; choice shorn lambs, grain fed, $5.251 5.40; good shorn lambs, grain fed, $5i5.25; fair to good lambs, grain fed, $4.TVx 8.25; culls, S2.50oj3.50. UNIONS RETALIATE. Bums and Assistants Are Placed Un der Arrest for Kidnaping. Indianapolis, April 26. Detective Burns was served with a warrant at 6 o'clock this evening, charging him with complicity in the kidnaping of J. J. McNamara, secretary-treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. Three attorney, arraigned today op the same charge, spent two hours in jail because of delay in obtaining bonds. They are Waiter Drew and J. A. G. Badorf. of New York, counsel and assistant counsel for the National Erectors' association, and W. Joseph Ford, assistant district attorney of Los Angeles. Burns was arrested while going to the court of Justice Manning to sur render himself. He was released un der $10,000 bond to appear before the grand jury and was subpoenaed to tes tify tomorrow morning. Irew, tsa- dorf and Ford were released under bonds of the same amount. They waived preliminary examination and were bound over to the grand jury. Frank Fox, chauffeur, charged with assisting in the alleged kidnap ing of McNamara. who was taken from here last Saturday, was released under $5,000 bond to appear before the grand jury. Constables with "John Doe warrants are said to be seeking some of Bums' assistants. NEAR-MAGIC SAVES JEWEL. Woman's Brooch Sticks en Auto Tire and Travels I.OOO Miles. Ocean Park, Cal. Near-magic has been discovered in a diamond brooch bv Mrs. Walter Keating, wife of one of the wealthy heirs of the late nitrate king. Though the brooch fell from her waist into the street, it was neither lost nor harmed. Mrs. Keat ir.g dropped the jewel nearly two weeks ago, while automobiling with her husband, and both mourned it as lost. It was set with 20 fine gems. They searched the streets for hours and gave up hope. Today a message reached them from their garage that the precious article had been found. It bad fallen in such a way that tne sharp end imbedded itself in one of the tires with the brooch proper on the side of the wheel, so it came in contact with nothing. It is estimated that the brooch was carried more than 1,000 miles. PIRATES LOOT SHIP. Held Off Onh By Arms While Pas. sengers Are Transferred. Shanghai, China Warships prob much ably will be sent to recover as possible of the wrecked steamer Asia's cargo, which was abandoned to Chinese pirates' when the passengers and crew were taken off by the Chi nese steamer Shoaking. The value of the cargo, made up principally of silk is estimated at $500,000. After the passengers had escaped. pirates attacked the crew and though the sailors put up a hard fight, cap tured one stoker and carried him away. The others of the crew, with the passengers and tne mails, were brought to this port. According to passengers, tne officers bad to use their revolvers to keep the pirates at bay while the passengers were being transferred. Directly the Asia was abandoned the pirates looted her. It is estimated the total loss of ship and cargo amounts to $1,500,000. Spare America's Sore Spot. London It was learned that it was in consequence of communications be tween London and vV ashington and hints to the Canadian committee, that decision was reached to eliminate from the coronation program Canada's principal contribution to the pageant ry, "Festival of Empire." The piece is entitled "Chateau Gay." where Canada was held for the "Empire." and was intended to represent the de feat through strategy of the invading American force in 1812 by a handful of Canadians. Gomez Hastens to El Paso. San Antonio. Tex. Dt. Vasquez Gomez, diplomatic agent of the Mex ican revolutionists in the United States, stopped here en route to El Paso, Tex. He said he had not re ceived any advices from General Fran cisco I. Madero. Jr., naming him as peace commissioner for the revolution ists, but had received a message here urging him to hasten to El Paso. It is believed Dr. Gomez will be the peace representative of the rebels. Banks Piling Up Money. Washington Bank reports from all sections indicate an enormous piling up of cash. Reserve and central re serve citie especially report large holding. Two conclusions are drawn from this condition by treasury offi cials. One is that a slackening condi tion of business, ascribed to many different cause, is driving money into the banks. The other is that the banks are beginning early to prepare lor late summer and autumn demands from the interior. Building to Be Highest. -New York Plans have been filed by the Broadway-Park Place company for the construction at Broadway and Park Place of the highest building in the world. From the curb to the apex of the tower it will stand 750 feet. There will be 30 stories In the main building and an additional 25 in the tower 55 in all. Direct Vote is Favored. Albany, N. Y. By a vote of 107 to 30 the assembly has adopted the reso lutions of Senator Roosevelt, advocat ing the election of United States sena tors by direct vote of the oeoDle. Twenty Republicans voted with the Democrats in favor of the measure, i riEST COMPLETE BET TEACHERS' TRAIN WRECKED IN EAST Three Dead; Dght Missing and Many Injured. Five Excursion Cars Demolished Wreck Takes Fire and Wound ed Die in Flames. Easton, Fa., May 1. Three persons lost their lives, eight are missing and are believed to te deaJ, ami hair a hundred others were injured this af ternoon at Martin's Creek, N. J., in the wreck of an excursion train carry ing 170 school teacher and friends from L'tica and Syracuse. N. Y., and vicinity to Washington for a week's outing. The train was one furnished by the Delaware, Lackawanna &. Western railroad and the accident occurred while it was traveling at high speed over tracks controled by the Pennsyl vania railroad. The locomotive jump ed the track, the cars toppled over and were set on fire by exploding oil. the wrecked coaches having struck an oil tank along the track when they left the rails. The entire train was quickly envel oped in flames and completely con sumed by the fire. The eight missing persons, seven of whom were women and lived in L'tica. are believed to have been burned to death in the wreckage. The finding of charred bodies led the railroad wrecking crews to the conclusion that they are dead. 1 he most seriously injured were re moved to the Easton hospital, where three of them. Miss Eleanor E. Ruth e fiord, I tica teacher: Charles M. Pearson, of Stroudsburg. Pa., a Penn sylvania railroad conductor, and Wil liam annoy, Trenton, N. J., en gineer, died tonight. The physicians at the hospital said late tonight that most of those ,in the hospital will get well. Z The cause of the wreck has not been determined. The place where the acc; dent occurred had been undergoing re pairs and unfinished work may have been responsible for the train leaving the track. There was a terrific explosion at the scene of the wreck tonight. There is no communication with the wrecking party but local railroad men say either the boiler of the wrecked locomotive or a gas tank exploded. DYNAMITE CASE DELAYED. Attorney Darrow Hesitates to Take Charge of Defense. Los Angeles, May 2. Clarence Dar row has not promised definitely that he will undertake the defense of John and James McNamara, and larking such assurances, those interested in the case of the accused dynamite con spirators said today they were "up in the air" regarding the arraignment of the prisoners. Labor leaders who are arranging the preliminaries do not want the men arraigned until Darrow is on the Mazatlan Standing Siege. Nogales, Mexico What is believed to be an authentic report has reached this city from Mazatlan, the big port on the western coast of the state of Sinaloa, saying it is completey sur rounded by rebels. The Mexican gun boat began shelling the rebel position from the harbor, but yielded to the united protests of foreign consuls and ceased firing, and later put to sea. Trains are not running to Mazatlan from the north, the rebels having burned a bridge 13 mile out. Trains south to Culiacaa are also stopped. Big Families to Parade. Pari Contrary to general belief there are some large families in this country, and they are being asked to parade in force some Sunday in Paris. . Fathers, mothers and progeny are to muster on the Place des Invaiidem. They will then march with bands and banner to the chamber of deputies which they will not, however, invade with their children, pass by, tramp ing on to the Place de la Concorde, where they will disperse. Famine Threatens Fez. I Fez, Morocco The city is quiet, but the stock of provisions is low and famine threatens the populace. There have been no further attack by the rebels among whom dissension appear to be springing up. OT PH0T0G BATES OT MEXICO'S 1 B-wtr IB . . I I 1 i i 1 1 ' II; W vl Big ABOVE. JOK ME I IKOTOIH, WI'T K lK H r. W. M inHIHJI II, hiii.hi, nimti:n KuM:Ti Mt:l. ; l .. wii. TKR ir H IK Wit NtKIM'.l DKMIMKIll kolll. IIT:M Jl'tim Hl'l.nW, MMIKT IKOIIM.I KZ, WIMT:H Of KlHUI Ml ITIIH AU risi.ir iinki iimuK ikhi kitiul, imth rt ni ir i- -RICTl. IKtCIMO OK UG LA SkHHt, IIIMlTKR Vr ftM KIOX HHLTIO. ground, and the best information they had todav was that the Chicairo attor- ney, instead of coming personally to Los Angeles, has sent a confidential representative to look over the situa tion before he would agree to accept the task of chief cour.J in such momentous struggle. In consequence the arraignment, which was scheduled to take place not later than next Wednesday, may be deferred, and the district attorney is expected to consent to the delay, as it is understood that he is not averse to having further time to adjust various technical points in the state's side of the case. These points are said to concern the indictments against the accused men which were drawn hastily after Bums had taken James McNamara and Me- Manigal into custody at Detroit. It was aso reported In official quar ters that the arraignment might await the arrival of attorneys representing the National Erectors afsociatinn. ho. it is said, will join District At torney Fredericks and his assitants. W. J. Ford, in the prosecution of the McNamara. Since his alleged con fession to the prosecutor three days aeo and his subsequent refusal to see attorney for the defene. Mc.Manigal is no longer considered by the defense. FIRE LOSS SS 0O0.0OO. One-Third of Bargor, Main, Lie in Blackened Ruin. Bangor, Me.. May 2. One-third of Bangor is in ruins, thousands of per sons are homeless and a property loss estimated at $6,000,00 has been sus tained, as the result of a conflagration which raged for hour tonight. Starting in a hay shed on Broad street, the fire swept along Broad and Exchange streets through the heart of the city, leaving resiliences, churche, schools. buine-!S block and all the Girls Play Baseball. Montclair, N. J. Baseball a a sport for girl has received the official approval of the high school authorities here. It is to replace basketball on the athletic calendar. Several teams have been organized and interclass games will be arranged as soon a they have engaged in sufficient prac tice. Games with other schools are a possibility later in the season. Base ball was introduced widely as a pas time for school girls several year ago, but the (port was decided to be too strenuous at that time. Turin E position Open. Turin The International Exhibi tion of Industries and Labor, the big gest affair of it kind ever attempted in Italy, opened here Saturday. The i - . . . .. exmoiuon occupies iz.wu.wo square i eel. extending on eitner side it i uie -.o play comprises the comprises the largest exhibit ever made abroad by that government. In all there were 15.000 exhibitors. t American Gunboat to Rescue. Washington. D. C The United State runboat Wilminrton ha sailed from Honrkone-for Canton in " , any aseisUnce necessary to American citizen on account of the disturbed condiUonaatthelatfrpl , XEV7 CABINET MTOTSTESS. r$ 1 & Jji ' public building with the exception of " nas or smoking ashes. For many hour the firemen, assisted 1 by men and apparatus from other Maine cities, battled against the blaze before they conquered it. Dynamite proved of iitUe avail. Buildings were blown up, but it was not until the wind, which had been blowing almost a gale during the night, shifted and a light rain fell, that there was any in dication that the firemen would win. Cheered by the help from this unex pected quarter, the fire-fighting force were concentrated near the corner of Hammond and Central streets, nearly two mile from the place where the blaze darted, and there the spread of flames was checked at midi lht. But while the rain and the shifting of the wind to the eat saved the ret of the city, it only added to the dis cwnf rts cf thousands who hail seen tneir homes jo up in flames, and who were huddled together in the streets. The burning of churches and puMie buildings left many of the unfortu nates without shelter. Three live are known to have been lost, although the names of the dead have not teen learned. Bones of Eight Found. Easton, Pa., Msy 2. As far as it is posib!e to ascertain here and at the scene of the acciJert, eight prraont were burned to death, three fatally injured, two other so seriou.vly in jured that their lives are despaired of and scores of persona were cut. burned and bruised in the wreck of the teach ers' ipfcial from L'tica to Wahinirton on the Belvedere-Delaware division of the I'ennnlvania railroad at Martins Creek, N. J. yesterday The line was reotwned for traffic to. day. Bene of eight person have been taken from the dehri and the wrecking crew has quit work. Rebel to Fight Extradition. Los Angeles Francisco Vaso'ie Ss. linas, late commander of the Mexican Liberal force in Lower California, who was arrested in this citv on charge of robbery, declared he wt jn- nocent of the offense named, and th.t the charge had been f ramed up for the purpose or securing of hi person by ine jiexican government so that he mignt te punished for his uartirina, iK-n in the rebellion. The Mexican i-ioerai junta or ls Angeles has em ployed lawyers to help defend Sa- una. Motorcycle Hits Train. lacoma, wash. Lewis Priest, of aeaiue. alter racing across the coun- "J w several miles on a motorcycle yi wiocu ne naa lost complete control, crashed into a fast interurban train at Orilla. near Kent. Washington. lUii ,nJ w" almost .instantly kiiicu. uoin machine and train . vrjinir ei m i.mn. .... . i icum was ruling his eye e from Ta. -- "t - utrrn no- ticed during hi ride by several people. Rebels Are Active in Sonora. Douglas. Ariz. Despite peace ne gotiations at El Paso, the rebel activ. ity in the state of Sonora. acms the border from here, continue, unabated r,w , . numbering .,L,lmV!to,, "bering be- - ' wv ana l.OOtJ mrm rwi marching southward toward mT, ma from the countrr around k H' 7$ mile, .outhf u"' -t-ii oti inn l.lHHl ... REBATE SUITS REACH MILLION Indictments Against Roadj i treat Lakes Issued. Iron Ors Shippers Involved-, .ling of Dock Charge Use to Cover Illegal Acts. Cleveland. O., April 27.-ThirtJ Indictment on 111) count chirjiJ Tour lion ore-carrying railroads eitUt ii:g Cleveland with rebating ami tilt. ing that two were guilty of cuninjnJ to violate the Klkin law were rvtunA ed by the Federal grand jury her day. Indictment of individuals tJ were returned. The railroad are the IYnnjrWiaJ the 1-ake Shore & Michigan Southm! the Bessemer A Lake Erie and tJ U.w York, rhireiro A St. I'.,il iV:l - - - - i .mi. el Plate). The indictment were as fullowi; Dan R. Hanna, president, and R. U Ireland, second vice prcaident of tl M. A. Hanna company, Cleveland, J D. T. McCale. of I'ltUburg. fowJ vice president of the Pennsyln railroad. They are charged with J spiring to violate the Elkins law. District Attorney W. L. Dsy nounced. after the filing of the reprJ that "large and Important u,u would bet'n Immediately. The rase are Inb-nttate Commtr commission action, brought to insn-J that published ore hipping ratesiJ effective. The government will srti to show the indicted railroads o:4 ikicking facilities in Ashtahula, 0 an. I Conneaut. O., harbor; that tW were otwrated by companies, in ef. "hired" by the railroads; that td roads paid excessive rate to thedx ing companies, paid over a portios the money received to the shipH and that the whole constitutes ctJ s pi racy In violation of the Klkins bi The penalty fur rebating is a fiat J not less than $1,000 nor more uJ $20,000, with imprisonment not Is o ceed two year. The penalty tuttei piracy I not to exceed a fine of ! 000 and imprisonment not to txct4 two year. In addition, under the Elk in U the government ha the right to brJ civil suit for three times the anwei of money rebated. It would be pa ble. in rase of conviction, for the t emment to collect many million dollar. The Investigation leading up tew day s action began several neeW ago, and i the first government quiry into or transportation meuVl in the lower lake region. HIT KITES ON THE FLY. Experiment Show Aeroplanes Cq Be Destroyed By Marksmen. Washington, D. C Reports reived at the Navy department W just made public show it was cone, sively proved at the target prartiefi the Atlantic fleet about ten days Ifl that the American battleship caab it own against an attacking flet 4 a'rplane. During the target practice April the battleship Mississippi eondttcul the experiment w ith kites as a sub tute for aeroplanes and demorstriH that an enemy approaching throtn the air would be shot full of hole I fore it could get near enough to lui damage. Publishers in Session. New York The member of American Newspaper Publishers ciation met here in executive teH Among the subjects discussed weniH vertising. circulation, labor, H print paper and wood pulp, ways' moans for extending the raeity plants, new inventions and ths tf publicity evil. The association also listen to leaders of the vsnV unions whose member are emploj by newspaper, and new officers be electvd. It i understood & President Herman Riddcr will rvtiH Missionary Is Robbed. hai report that Rev John Murrtr Presbyterian missionary of t hisn' was attacked by rioters and sustsl many wounds while he was trsvelif at a point 45 miles from Chianfu. assault arose from the disseminstR or the rumor that foreigners kill Chinese peon. Perpetrators of attack have been arrested. The Cfc nese authorities treated th miMi ary with th utmost care. 7.000 Japs Face Oesth. Victoria, B. C A severe faW prevails in Ibaraki crovince In So Jpan. is the report received by h maba Maru. The Hvhi has a m patch from Mito uinr that 1 people are starving. Tragie de. labor and other causes it is said v all traceable to the indigence aris'8 from floods. Protest I Sent ta London. London The Mirn eovernm"11 has communicated to ik. British t" eign office a formal protest agains'f" cuon or laptain Vivian, of th. ih sloop Shearwater, in landing ine at San Ouentin. Iwef C fornia. which art ion I. rl..rrihed M ! interrerence in the internal affairf Mexico,
