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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1911)
'Ill 'ni ti r.i 1 1 to rRRENT OF THE ff JJEK U of the World at Large Told in Dnii. a a- L-l Rasum of importam ivem w w. - - bnnnlnd In Condensed Form for Our Busy Readora. ..t - J prices r soaring ami pro , for tlif winter lire gloomy. r, American warship have been -1 in the acenc of disorder in L ,.,ita in the Portland Postal Sav h.nlc were $5,451 for the tlmt nd i,H'- the second. L.-hinixtM rail the mreateneq strike n Illinois ( entral unfair, ami a jt ia avoiil.-l tcrriirnly. law of the state of Waithington Jing for wmn serving on juries Ma declared uneowuitutional. itere electric atorm, aerom Jb t tidal wave, did'much dnn- Lions' the watoriront in I hicago. lUte election In Maine gave a itvof M for lh reiieul of the iilurn clause of the atate conali x n Fmncinco fireman, noted for ;im and ladiler-senling, fraetur- . ikull hy a fall from a three-foot y and will rotally die. Jcnta were no anxioua to secure i io the training achool at l-o that ninny took place in line rmiineil all night proceeding the n( of the ichdoln. rt G. Fowler made the first of hi aeroplane journey aero fitment in 2 hour and 41 min covering 1.4 milea from San inco to Auhurn, Cat. York police are baffled by mit of bomb outrage. (i mayor or Iacoma rind a that ;ery baker in that city ia sell- kaurt weight loavea. fanhion lor lanaian women nclmle long akirta, to conceal tory mnnider their one defect in irmce - large feet. ixiel RiKiM'Velt aeverely criticize nding Hce trea'.y, declaring will ariite dispute which cannot tiled by arbitration. ny Chinese refuse to pay their and aerioua disorder are feared. bera killed a mine-owner and hia in Pennsylvania, but did not th box containing $2,800 which aeing taken to pay olT the miner. woman mayor of Hunnewell, uv ahe will have a woman marshal, believing a woman can over illicit aliona better than M. PORTLAND MARKETS. 'at Track price: I!luetem, tlub, 2c: red Russian. 7c: val- 2c. tulTa Ilran, $24.60(25 per siiiMling. $.12; short. $26.60o Mled barley. $M.60( .14.60. Vthi.le. $.13: cracked. 134 ton. My- N,w feed, $3132 per ton; rng, f .UW-r 37. k-New white. $2829 ner ton. J' No. 1 Eastern Oregon tim- IISm Hi; No. 1 valley, $14; l- 112; clover, $8.60; grain hay, ultry - Hen, lfije; spring, lfijc; young, lBiii 16c; geese, lift : turkeya, Hl 19c. Jlter Oregon creamerr butter. FPtck, 31c; print extra. - Fresh Oregon ranch, candled. c per dozen. r-rancy, 10J. lie per pound. I-Kanry. 131((il4e. 'ih Fruita Cantaloupe. 3bct ) per crate ; peache. 6,r)((i.85c per WMermelon. lie ner nnumh K 75c per crate; prune, 75c per ci.ii.Z5; grajw. 75cv. 0le, lfiZ.60. stable Heans. Col 10c txiuml! il per hundre.lwi.luM- 1(lc K'r dozen; cucumber, $1(C er aiick: eirv nlanl r.r.i ....i- "I; garlic, l(V,12c: lettuce. 30(,f Vt il"7.cn : hntlunK Ltin tt r. 5 per box; penner. Mhi 10e ner ; ; railiHhe. 12e er doren; toma- I"t oox ; new carrow, Prsa.k; turnip, $1.25; beU, tatoe Oregon, 1c per pound; t putatoe. 3c tier nound. "ion - Calif.. . . , Va, iu 'vi nun- "ight. P 1911 MntrlKli 9K,, 91 ,ery, nominal; 1909 crop, 27c; n; v,.y( I6wl7e; mohair, ttle v.t.. . r (k. wj cnoien Fieera, '''""S.HO: ,wl r. o.kr,,. 'cow, $4.B(4;75. R(Kdi ,4 25 l i0"'1, "verage 1060 pound, ''ft! nimm... o nr.. it. i . ; I4.9(,5j choice bull, $3.60 ''. choice calve, 200 lh, and un "'""7.36; g.K,d calves, $5.60m njmnn. $4(S; rhoi(.a itag, "-76: e,Ki jj or,,,, j ro r.xtra rlw.i ",, fr; choice heavy, f 7c 7.25; $l.2r,((1.60. , choice two and three, choi. n,,.,,.!.;. i i.. : r"ic valley lHmlm, $4 l. choice killing ewea, $2,250 3. 1.15- ENGLISH OFFICER wII0SE VISIT TO FRANCO-GERMAN "vshiick ii Ao IINtLNSED GERMANS. .KMCIIAL llt JOB KKKM II. FRANCE AND GERMANY GROWL Ra Naval Fleata Raady tor Action viawad By Rulart. llerlin Germany Is willing to con cede to France full political freedom of action in Morocco, providing France takes over corresponding political ob- igations, according to an apparently nspired article printed in the Lokal Anzeiger. The paper declares that these obi igationa include the protec tion of the livea and proerty of Ger man subject. Germany will insist that the abnor mal status by whlrn the r rencn au thorities take shelter behind the local authorities whenever German right are infringed be ended. France is welcome to a free hand in Morocco, but she must assume the accompany- ng resgionsibilty. Germany then will mk to r ranee lor reoress ami noi io the irresponsible Moroccan govern ment if German suffer. The Anzeiger say that France is not haggling over the question of ter ritorial compensation, but place her demand that she be left free in Moroc co at the head of the list. Notwithstanding the absence of a conference between the representa tive of the two countries, there is no disguising the fact that the people of Jermany feel apprehension. Ihi Is elt in business everywhere, and it is accentuated by the happening just now of the naval review of the two power first Involved. The German Meet is making formidable showing at Kiel; the French president and his cabinet reviewed the fleet of their country at Toulon. The announce ment that the German ship were in such shae that they could go into bat tle at a moment notice il necessary, i regarded a a sinister aspect. FLOOD DROWNS THOUSANDS. FREE LOCKS APPROVED. Oregon City Property Owner Unani mous for Improvement. Oregon City, Or. One of the most important mass meetings ever held in Oregon City took place Saturday in the Commercial club rooms, when the property-owner and business men went on record by a unanimous vote in favor of the construction of free lock on the East aide of the Willlamette river at Oregon City. Colonel Charles II. Dye obtained an amendment to the original resolution, which is designed to protect the mill ing interests of Oregon City from nec essary molestation. Many of those present, fearing that the amendment would tend to retard construction of the locks, voted against it, but it was finally carried by a vote of 28 to 25, and then the resolution, as amended, went through without a dissenting voice. W. P. Ilawley, who ha been quoted a saying the construction of the locks along the route suggested would put him out of business, made a brief speech and went over the ground from his point of view. He is in favor of the free locks, he said. MERGER SUIT IS APPEALED. China Swept By Most Disastrous Ca tastrophe Crop Gone, rekin The great flood which ia devastating a part of the Cnineae em pire extend from lchian, in the pro- ' - . r. i . . . I . ince or llupen, to anangnai, on me coast, a distance of about 700 mile. The bank of the Yangtse-Kiang have been obliterated, except in the high land and around the walled citiea and town. So far the loai of life can only be estimated, but it is believed that thousand of person have been row nod. Farmhouse and brush hut have been submerged throughout the entire district, or are floating down the river. The loss to foreign property is extensive. Shanghai trane nas ueen seriou.njr tTected and the cotton and rice crops in the Yangtse-Kiang vulley have been , tf Mil 4 I lestroyea. 1 ne consequent iwuiin ; loubtles will be more severe even than that of last year. The Liao river In Manchuria la also . W L .... I.....M iImiwiijuI ooileu. many navo u--u "m"" and a seriou famine in that region is certain. Government Allege 62 Errors in Decision Favoring Harriman. Salt Lake City Appeal papers have just been filed in the United States Circuit court in this city by the Fed eral government in the suit against the Union Pacific Railroad company and others, known as the Harriman merger suit, which was decided last June by the United State Circuit court for the F.ighth district in favor of the railway defendant. In the opinion handed down by the majority of the court, it wa held that the railroad companies were not com peting line and that the bherman anti-trust law wa not being volated. The governments appeal from this decision filed here contains 62 alleged error of the Circuit court judges, many of which are concerned with what are competing lines and others concerned with stock deals among the railroads themselves. The effect of the appeal, if the United State Supreme court chooses to consider it on all the grounds sub mitted, will bring virtually every find ing of fact by the Circuit court into question again. German Fleet All Ready. Kiel, Germany The great German . . 1 A t f mn..M..a. aval neei was review uj iriv. William in the harbor here, thousands f spectator observing the fleet a it could take to aea in a day, If neces sary, ready for action. The three new- est battleship "e usuneamiiu type did not join the fleet, a techni call they are till undergoing triala. Though fully completed, these three 20.000-ton warship remained at an chor and saluted the emperor. Sinaloa Remain Loyal. Culiacan. MexlcoFarly return of Wednesday's election indicate a sweep ing victory for Jose Kenteria over lovernor Handera for me governor ship of Sinaloa. The result Is taKen to indicate thut tne popuiuce noes ran approve of Governor Bandera' threats to declare Sinaloa' Independence of Mexico. "Coffin Nails" Burnsd Up. Ashevillc. N. C. With students, faculty and citizens praying and sing- the last stock of tobacco and cigarettes in Marahill, N. C, was burned on the campus of Marshill col lege, as the climax of an anti-cigarette crusade. The college student had aopted resolutions calling on mer chants of the town to give up the sale of tobacco and cigarettes, and raised money to reimburse them for their sacrificed stocks. BRIBE-TAKING IS CHARGED. John D. Support Plan. Cleveland, O. A special service In stitution backed by John D. Rockefel ler will be built by the Euclid-Avenue Baptist church aoon. Tlan for such a structure were submitted to the board of trustee a few months ago but were not acted upon, because Mr. Rockefeller, to whom they were shown, objected to some of the feat ure. The plana have been redrawn and now have hi approval. CorTs Plant Dynamited. Toledo, O. An attempt to wreck the building of the J. M. Bour com pany, coffee and tea importers, whs made when three dynamite bombs were exploded in an alley in the rear of the plant. Considerable damage was done. Mayor and Councilman of Gary, Ind , Under Arrest. Gary Ind. Charged with accepting a bribe of $5,000 in connection with the granting of a heating franchise Thom as E. Knotts, mayor of Gary, spec tacular figure in a district of fast and furiou politic, waa arrested with five of hi councilmen and C. A. Wil liston, city engineer, by deputy sher iff from Crown Point. The arrest of Gary'a municipal offi cial threw the Steel City into the wildest excitement, and added fuel to the flame of factional strife which characterized Knott's political career. Those arrested are Thomaa E. Knotts, mayor of Gary; C. A. Will ia ton, city engineer, and Walter Gibson, Anthony Baukus, Dominick Szyman ski, Emernon Bowser and John Simia skia, aldermen. Bolaf Simiaskia son of the alderman was also arrested as a go-between. HEALTH IS BEST IN WEST, Washington Leads With Low Death )Rat. With Montana Second. Washington D. C. Washington state leads the commonwealths of the nation in healthfulness according to a special statement issued by the census bureau. The Northwestern states' death list per thousand population in 1910 was only 10. That of the United States or those states included in the "regis tration area." the only ones covered in statistics, was 15. 1 he census bureau's figures are based on a group of states whose population comprises 59 per cent of the total, of all the states, ahd give a fairly accurate idea of the health of the nation. According to the figures, the North west is the healthiest part of the country, Montana was second in the list of the least number of deaths, the returns showing 10.6 death per thous and in 1910. FLOODS RAVAGE GRAVES. Floating Coffin Show Extent of Damags Done in China. Pekin Only meager report have reached the capital from the walled towns about the Yangtse valley, where the floods have hemmed in the missionaries and other foreigners. The report received by the American mission at Wuhu, estimating that 100,000 persons had been drowned, ha not yet been verified, but every ac count confirms the great extent of the disaster. Travelers arriving by steam boat at Hankow from the upper reaches of the river report that many coffins of a huge Chinese type were encountered floating in the Yangtse, which indicates that the waters are robbing the graves of former years. From Chang Teh, in the Province of Hunan, comes word that the receding water are being followed by pesti lence. The International Relief so ciety which will convene at Shanghai September 15, will consider the ques tion of extending it relief measures beyond the provinces of Ngan-Hwei and Kiang Su. GERMAN PUBLIC UNQUIET. Bank Run Starts While French Cabi net Digest Proposals. Rerlin Develonments in the Mor- 1 m 1 ocean mediations are expected while the French cabinet is digesting Ger many's counter proposals. The situa tion is quiet enough, but uneasiness persists among the uninformed public. The run on the savings banka at Stettin has ceased, but a similar run has been started on banks at Koenigs-berg. Chines Hair tor Americans. San Francisco In the extensive and valuable cargo on the Pacific Mail liner Corea, which arrived in port Sat urday, were ten bales of human hair Chinese hair shorn from the heads of men and women, later to be combed, dyed, and made into switches for American women. 1 he large con signment of human hair which will later adorn the heads of American so ciety belle was accompanied by H. L. Ehrenfels, general agent at Hongkong for a concern of haircomber and im porters. Perjury it Admitted. Ixs Aneele Hiram W RiiHll INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE PROJECT TO BE REVIVED. Laidlaw Reclamation Plan I Consid ered by Board. Salem As a final resort, as told In a letter being sent to the holders of rights under the old Columbia South ern project near Laidlaw, an effort is being made to reorganize the com pany by the Oregon, Washington & Idaho Finance company, of Portland. George W. Hinshaw, of Marion, a holder under the company, has been in conference with Secretary Olcott and member of the state board, and the letter containing the new proposi tion to finance the scheme was exhib ited. This project, which includes about 27,000 acres under the Carey act, ha had troublous times for several year It was originally known a the Three Sisters project, when later its name was changed to the Columbia South ern Irrigation company, and again to the Columbia Southern Irrigating com pany. The plan hai embraced an idea to construct a reservoir and store the water of Tumalo creek, from which creek the water now on the project is furnished. Mr. Hinshaw Bays; that now there are a sufficient number of ditches dug to water the entire pro ject if the ditches were in the right place and were not too low. It will be necessary to construct the proposed reservoir, and for this pur pose the new scheme is launched to secure additional capital. The condi tions of the affairs of the project are such, according to the letter sent out by the finance company, that the new plan is a last resort, and that if the project is ever to be put on its feet it must be done at once. GOOSE LAKE VALLEY 'COMING Future Great Witn Artesian Water to Be Used in Irrigation. Lakeview A plan that will mean much to the future of Goose lake val ley was started among the business men of this territory this week. They have secured the service of George Ede. a professional well dig ger, who will make several drives for artesian water. The reports of the United States geological survey indicate that all of Lake county is artesian basin, and it has long been believed by the resi dents of this section that artesian wa ter could be had at a depth not ex ceeding 300 feet. In addition to thia is the possibility that the big irrigation system of the Lakeview Irrigation & Power com pany will have water ready for distri bution by early spring next year for about 40,000 acres. NEW ALFALFA PEST FOUND. fcv ...... (..vpuvais, wmen Wt.i , j by the German foreign minister, Herr Von Kidderlein-Waechter, to Ambas sador Cambon in Berlin. La Liberte affirms that, notwithstanding denial and explanations, Germany is gradual ly concentrating her troop close to the French frontier. World's Champion I Hero. Tendleton, Or. Bearing down upon a crowded corner of Main street a team of runaway horses was halted when Buffalo Vernon, world's cham pion steer bulldogger and cowboy of renown, leaped to his saddle anil threw the noose of his lariat around their necks. In the general panic three other teams ran away on the main street. No serious damago waa done. Professor O'Gara Make Discovery in Southern Oregon. Medford New crown gall, a disease that effects the roots and tops of alfal fa, and which is unknown to the De partment of agriculture at Washing ton. D. C, has been discovered by Pro fessor P. J. O'Gara, former govern ment pathologist, now employed by Jackson county. The affected plants show numerous galls which inhabit the growth and which, if allowed to spread, will destroy the alfalfa crop of an entire valley. After months of study of the disease and of the records of the department. Prof. O'Gara came to the conclusion that he had discovered a plant disease that was indeed new. A letter to V. K. Charles, acting mycologist at Washington, brought a request for samples, and upon the examination Mr. Charles also pronounced the dis ease new. He also asks for a large collection of it for the mycological exchange . Professor O'Gara is pre paring a bulletin on the subject which will be ready for publication toon. GOVERNMENT WANTS MONEY. Little Leniency to Be Shown to Set tler on Irrigated Land. WaBhingtono, D. C Settler under Western reclamation projects may ex pect no undue leniency from Direc tor Newell as to deferred payments. On his return from the Northwest, the director made this significant state ment : "There i nothing paternalistic in the government' irrigation work." Director Newell nearly always has argued against the extension of pay ments when Western member could present the claims of worthy settlers, and statement made since his return indicate no change in his opinions. Normal School to Open. Monmouth The outlook for the re opening of the normal i good, and from the present information received at the president's office indications are for a large number at the entrance enrollment, which has been set for September 18. Several members of the faculty are on the ground getting familiar with the accommodations for their respective work. The faculty and the citizen are arranging a public reception for the opening day. Convicts Work n Capitol. Salem Now the striped-shirted con victs have penetrated as far as the State capitol building, and two of Gov ernor West' honor men are being used to assist George Dunsford, jani tor, in cleaning out the basement of the capitol. Many visitors were sur prised to see the convicts walk back and forth through the corridors clad in their prison garb. FRY MARKED FOR TAB. Stat to Count Salmon That Run to Columbia River. Bonneville For the purpose of esti mating the number of fish propagated at the Bonneville hatchery which re turn to the Columbia river and there fore to what extent the hatchery affects the industry, a force of men ia employed at Bonneville in marking 100,000 salmon fry soon to be liber ated. This ia done under the direction of Master Fish Warden, Clanton, whose suggestion that the fish be marked was approved by the commis sion. The mark ii made by clipping a section out of the right gill case. Mr. Clanton decided upon this marking for the reason that all other markings, the cutting of a section of the tail or fins, have already been employed by other fishermen. The new marking in no way injure the fish, as was demonstrated at this place several weeks ago, when it waa found that of the 600 so marked only two died. Mr. Clanton learned seve ral years ago of the success of this marking from a Japanese student in fish sulture at Standford university, who employed it successfully in Japan. The fish marked next year will have the left gill case clipped to avoid con fusion of the two lots. "This system of marking is under taken for the purpose of arriving at an estimate of the number of fish propagated by the state hatchery that return to the Columbia river at ma turity," said Mr. Clanton. "An adult salmon is usually between three and four year old. Now the fish which we are toon to liberate will come back into the river in three or four years. If we get back even 10 per' cent of these it would give us a pretty defi nite basi to compute the proportion of artificially propagated fish in the river. As a matter of fact I should say that a large proportion of the sal mon in the river is propagated by ar tificial means. The natural method has been largely curtailed by the de struction of the spawning grounds by irrigation. " In former years the fish proceeded to the headwaters of the tributaries of the Columbia to spawn, but these streams have been dammed in such away that the fish are prevented from getting into them. The Grand Ronde river, that was once a famous spawn ing place, now has no salmon in it at all. Another fact in connection with the diminished natural propagation is that the salmon has more natural en emies that it had in former years. Bass and carp now prey upon the young salmon. With all these handi caps and the increasing number of fishermen it is only reasonable to con clude that the perpetuation of the salmon industry must more and more depend upon the hatcheries." POTASH INVESTIGATION ON. Government Official Reaches I ake- view to Make Soil Tests, Lakeview Edward E. Free, physi cist of the breau of soil in the de partment of agriculture, has arrived In Lakeview and will make an investi gation and anaysis of all soils lying adjacent to the alkaline lakes in Cen tral and Northern Lake county, with a view of discovering possible deposits of potash, which is said to be plentiful in that territory. This field a year ago was unknown. Now it is recognized by leading au thorities that it hold the largest de posit of soda in the world, the pro duct of the new field showing a practi cally perpetual supply of soda, which, under analysis, reached a purity of 99 1 per cent. In addition to bi-carbonate of aoda, there are 30 other by-producta that will be used in various commer cial ways. One thousand tons of thia product has been sold for immediate delivery to one of the largest firms on the Pacific Coast. WHEAT RUNS 45 BUSHELS. Farmers About Elgin Hurry to Gat Grain to Town Before Rains, Elgin Wheat is being hauled to the warehouses here as fast a the farmers can get it there. They are in a hurry to get their heavy wheat crop to town before the fall rains set in and the roads become soft. Al though all threshing machines of the season are still in the field, it is ex pected that they will finish up thia season' run by the first of next week. Wheat is yielding an average of 45 bushel to the acre, but little is going higher than 50 bushels, thus falling short about 10 bushels from the pre dictions earlier in the season. Woolgrowers' Date Set. Pendleton Official announcement ha just been made by Secretary Smythe that the annual convention of the Oregon Woolgrowers' association will be held t Baker, Oregon, No vember 14 and 15. The executive committee has just selected these dates. Discussion of the wool tariff will be the most important business topic. President Gooding and Secre tary McClure, of the National associa tion, are expected to attend. Much Lumbsr Leave Astoria. Astoria During the month of Au gust, 25 vessels loaded at the sawmills in the Astoria district. Their com bined cargoes amounted to 18,836,501 toot of lumber. In addition to these, one raft was towed from the Columbia river to San Francisco, and it con tained 5,000,000 feet of piling.
