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Forestry patrol official! report th
situation so far this season as unusu
ally good.
Ttaa Pacific States Telephone com
pany has advanced the wages of many
of its Portland employes.
The French premier will confer
with the cxar of Russia regarding
mutual protect! ye alliance
Seven trans-Atlantic steamers ar
rived in New York Monday, with an
aggregate of 9,287 passengers.
Northern Pacific freight handlers at
Spokane were granted a raise or
wages after a four-days' strike.
Stock of the big grain-carrying rail
roads has increased considerably in
price, owing to the good crop pros
pects. Hmina to the failure of the rice crop
in Si am and Burmah, the price has
now reached the highest point ever
known.
A long "moo" was adopted as a
fetich of the new Republican party,
more commonly known as the "bull
moose" party.
At the Eighth Annual Conference of
Applied Chemistry in New York City
next month, the words of every speak
er will be recorded on phonograph cyl
inders. House and senate committees of
congress have allowed $697,000 for
the improvement of Crater Lake na
tional park and the roads in the park
and leading to it.
After successfully eluding heavily
armed possees for more than a week, a
Colorado outlaw was captured by a
woman rancher, tied and turned over
to the sheriff.
Cloudbursts and floods stopped all
traffic and did much damage in Ne
vada. American industrial enterprises in
Northern Mexico are being abandoned
and Americans are fleeing for their
lives.
Captain E. W. Bixby. the Missis
sippi river boatman who taught Mark
Twain how to pilot a steamboat, is
dead.
Infantile paralysis has been fatal to
S3 out of 173 children in Los Angeles,
and public playgrounds are being
closed.
Bubonic plague and cholera are
weeping over Amoy, China,
Farmers of San Joaquin county,
Cal., have threshed one of the biggest
barley crops on record, over 2,000,000
bushels.
It is believed ML Hood has a rival
in Eagle Cap, situated in Eastern Ore
gon, and accurate measurements will
be made.
The steamer F. A. Kilburn caught
fire off the California coast and was
saved only after a heroic fight of over
two hours by her crew.
Residents of Texss and Arizona are
becoming indignant at the failure of
the United States to stop the outrages
to Americans in Mexico.
The right of Roosevelt delegates
from Kansas to have places on the
national ballot is to be decided by the
Supreme court of the United States in
October.
Rival candidates for go verm nor of
Washington spent the night under the
same blanket, when one's auto got
stuck in the mud in Snoqualmie pass
and the other unable to get around it
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices : New : Club,
77c; bluestem, 80c; old wheat, nomi
nal. Millstoffs Bran, $25.50 ton;
aborts, $28.50; middlings, $32.
Hay Timothy, $14il5; alfalfa,
$Uri12; clover, $10; oats and vetch,
$12; grain hay, $9.
Corn Whole, $39; cracked, $40.
Oats New, $25(226 ton.
Eggs Case count, 23c; candled,
25c; extras. 27c, dozen.
Butter Oregon creamery butter,
cubes, 81e pound; prints, 2222c.
Pork Fancy, lOJlle pound.
Veal Fancy, 13rUjc pound.
Poultry Hens, 1313ie pound;
broilers, 15tfll6c; ducks, young, 12c;
geese, lOffUe; turkeys, live, 18(?g
20c; dressed, 24(5; 25c.
Fresh fruits Cherries, Wilt
pound; apples, old, $1.50fz3 box;
new, 75ctfi$1.60; peaches, 60(51 90c;
pears, $1.60(1.75; currants, $1.608
1.75; plums, 4075c; apricots, 753
90c; grapes, $1.75(,2.25 crate;
blackberries, lift 1.10.
Melons Cantaloupes, $2.25(2.60
per crate; watermelons, 90cfa,$l per
hundred.
Potatoes Jobbing prices: Bur
banks, new, 60tf7Se per hundred.
Vegetables Artichokes, 65f75e
dozen; beans, 2e pound; cabbage, Ca,
lie; cauliflower, $1(W1.25 dozen; cel
ery, 85cC4$l; corn, 15V?25c; cucum
bers, 60c box; eggplant 10?U2e
pound; head lettuce, 20Q25e dozen ;
peas, 8fiJ9c pound ; peppers, 8(10c.
Hope 1912 contracts, 18(fil9c;
crop, nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon, l4V3,18e
pound; valley, 21fi23c; mohair,
choice, 32.
Cattle Choice steers, $8.75(37;
good, $6ra,6.50; medium, $5.75(Ji6;
choice cows, $5.76ft 6.25; good, $5.60
rh5.75"; medium, $6-Vj.6.60; choice cal
ves, $70 8.25; good heavy calves, $6
0(8.50; bulls, $3.60r6.10; stags,
$4.7546.
Hogs Light, $88.75; heavy,
$6.25frt7.60.
Sheep Yearlings, $34.25; weth
ers, $3(34.60; ewes, $&&3.75; lambs,
$435.30.
ONE MAN RULE WINS.
Senate Adopt Measure Giving Presi
dent Cortrol of Canal. ,
Washington, D. C The future of
the Panama canal will rest in the
hand of a "one-man government"
through the decision of the senate to
support a plan already endorsed by the
bouse of representatives.
By a vote of 43 to 14 it adopted a
provision giving the president control
of all affair at Panama, with power
to appoint a governor to "complete,
govern and operate the canal tone.
Spurred on by a special message
from President Taft urging the need
of immediate legislation to prvide for
the organisation of the canal operat
ing force the senate made marked
progress on the canal bill. Tbe ques
tion of toll and the proposed free
passage of American ahipa was under
dieeustion when adjournment was
taken.
A vote probably will be taken on
Senator Burton' motion to strike
from the house bill that paragraph
which would exempt American coast
wise vessel from the payment of
tolls.
The senate overturned the recom
mendations of its committee on inter-
oceanic canals in adopting me pi an
for a single governor. The commit
tee had proposed a commission of
three, one to operate the canal, one to
control, and one to administer the
civil government of the canal zone.
PLAN CELILO-PANAMA FETE.
Idaho Would Celebrate Completion
of Great Waterways.
Lewiston, Idaho Ibe governing
board of the Lewiston Commercial
club has taken the initial step toward
holding a Lewiaton-Celilo-Panama wa
terway celebration in honor of the
completion of the Panama and Celilo
canals and the opening of the Colum
bia and Snake rivers to navigation to
Lewiston, the farthest inland river
point available to sea navigation west
of the Rocky mountains.
A large provisional committee was
authorized to take charge of prelimin
ary arrangements and co-operate with
Portland, The Dalles, Pasco and other
river points on a celebration fittingly
commemorating this important event.
The provisional committee immediate
ly will prepare an outline for the pro
posed celebration and will present the
plan in full to the Columbia and
Snake River Waterways convention
hich will assemble at Lewiston, Oc
tober 4 and 5.
The plans of the committee will
also include invistions to the govern
ors and officials of the United States
government. United States senators
and members of tbe National Rivers
and Harbors congress, officials of the
Panama canal and United States gov
ernment engineers of the Pacific
Coast, representatives of the commer
cial bodies of the Pacific Coast and tbe
transcontinental railways serving the
Pacific Northwest
The slogan "Lewiston to the Sea"
has been suggested and will probably
be adopted for use on the official flag.
Long Siege Expected in Nicaragua
Manages, Nicaragua Strong pro
tests have been made by the manager
of the American railway to American
Minister Weitzel against the seizure
of the railway recently by armed
forces. He asks for protection.
The minister In turn requested the
government to protect the railway,
and received the reply that the govern
ment was anxious to do so, but was
unable to give the necessary protec
tion because of the revolution. Tbe
government asked for the assistance
of an American armed force.
In response to this request a detach
ment of American marines was dis
patched from the United States gun
boat Annapolis, now stationed at Co
rinto. The marines are now quartered
at tbe American legation.
Business throughout tbe country is
paralyzed by the revolution. Mer
chants refuse to pay customs dutes.
Protests have been sent to the Ameri
can minister by the American collector
general of customs and the American
judges of claims commission against
interference in the matter of the cus
toms duties.
PROGRESSIVES NOMINATE
ROOSEV&T AND JOHNSON
New Precedent Established by Notifying
Both Candidates Immediately.
No Sign of Discord Mara Proceedings of First National
Convention of "Progressive" Party Colonel Su
perintends Construction of Platform.
Hall of Fame Is Plan.
San Francisco San Francisco is to
have a Hall of Fame. Therein the
20 native sons and daughters of Cali
fornia that have done most to reflect
glory on their state are to be glorified.
The temple is being erected by the
Native Sons. In the main hall are 20
oval frames garlanded with laurel
wreaths. In each will be placed tbe
art glass effigy of one who has helped
make history in California. Three
daughters of the state Gertrude Ath
erton, Sybil Sanderson and Mary An
derson are selected for the honor.
Kansas Goes for Roosevelt.
Topeka, Kan. Partial primary re
turns indicate almost to a certainty
tbe nomination of the Roosevelt elec
tor on the Republican ticket. Arth
ur Capper, publisher of the Topeka
Capital, was nominated as Republican
candidate for governor by a majority
estimated at 40,000. The contest be
tween Governor Stubba and Senator
Curtis for nomination for United
State senator is so elose a to be in
doubt R. J. Hopkins apparently has
won the nomination for congress in
the Seventh district.
Appointment I Fought.
Washington, D. C The senate ju
diciary eommitt ha been requested
by E. C. Greene, of this city, to re
verse the action of a subcommittee
which has reported favorably upon the
nomination of Fred E. Fuller for ap
pointment a federal judge for the
Fourth Alaska district It ia charged
by Greene that Fuller after accepting
employment as attorney for the plain
tin! In lawsuit, accepted employment
from the defendant in tbe same ease.
Extend Pacific Highway.
San Francisco The full length of
the Pacific highway, as its founders
plsn it, will stretch from the British
boundary on the north and to Mexico
City on the south. The third annual
congress of the Pacific highway asso
ciation passed resolution inviting the
Mexican government to extend the
highway from San Diego southward
to the Mexican capital.
Nominee of Progressive Party at
Chicago Convention,
For President Theodore Roose
velt, of New York.
For Vice President Hiram W.
Johnson, of California.
Chicago, Aug. 7. Singing "On
ard. Christian Soldiers," and the
Battle Hymn of the Republic," the
delegates to the first national conven
tion of the new Prog rewire party to
night proclaimed Theodore Roosevelt,
of New York, as their candidate for
president, and Hiram W. Johnson,
governor of California, as their choice
for vice president.
Marking a departure in the proceed
ings of national conventions, the two
candidatea were then notified of their
nominations, and in the midst of deaf
ening cheers they appeared before the
delegate to voice their acceptance and
to pledge their best efforts to the com
ing campaign.
For several hours during the after
noon and early evening tbe Coliseum
had listened to a flow of oratory in
nominating and seconding speeches in
which the dominant note expiessed
was the belief that victory would come
to the new party in November. Ray
mond Robbins, of Illinois, pledged a
100,000 majority for the national
ticket in Illinois, and Gifford Pincbot
predicted a 300,000 majority for
Colonel Roosevelt and Governor John
son in his home state of Pennsylvania.
These statements were cheered to the
echo.
The party formally christens itself
the "Progressive party," leaving off
the prefix "national," by which it has
heretofore been known, but provision
was made for the recognition of "real"
progressives in any of the states by
whatever name they should be locally
designated because of stste laws.
Tbe convention adjourned at 7 :24 p,
m., witn me delegates singing me
"Doxology" in lusty voices. During
the three days it was in session there
was not a rollcall or a ballot The
delegates asked no such formalities,
either in placing their candidates in
nomination or in voting for them.
There was not a voice of opposition
either to Colonel Roosevelt or Gover
nor Johnson. The delay in nominat
ing them was due to the large number
of seconding speeches allowed.
As has always been the case in na
tional political conveniens, the bulk of
the work of tbe progressive gathering
was carried on in the committee. Tbe
only semblace of a conflict of opinion
on the floor was a brief debate today
as to whether an hour's recess should
be taken. The point was not mater
ial, but, as one delegate expressed it.
"we just had to fight about something
to make it a regular convention."
There was a sharp discussion, how
ever, in several committee bearings
and no little difficulty in agreeing
upon the platform as fiaaly adopted.
Colonel Roosevelt worked with the
sub-committe in charge of the plat
form until late this afernoon, going
over their work of the two previous
days and nights and vigorously help
ing to mould the draft which at last
proved acceptable to him. The plat
form did not take up the Negro ques
tion. In this connection one of the inter
esting seconding speeches of the day
was that of F. R. deed, of New
York, a Negro. Gleed aaid the Ne
groes had faith in the new party;
faith that it would do all in its power
to right the wrongs of the race.
"We stand by the platform," he
said; "we stand by Colonel Roose
velt's letter; we stand by bis speech.
And as we stood by him st San Juan
Hill, so we will stand by you in No
vember and fight for victory."
Miss Jane Ad lams, of Hull House,
Chicsgo, was among those who sec
onded (Colonel Roosevelt She was
greeted enthusiastically. The ne
party formally placed itself on record
as favoring equal suffrage, and fur
ther recognized the suffrage move
ment bv providing for four women
members-at-large on the national com'
mittee.
Orozeo' Men Victorious.
Tucson, Ariz. Orozco's rebel forces,
according to advice received here,
defeated the government soldier un
der General Sanjine and Velasco at
Sehueripa and continued their advance
a far as Ladura, Sonora There they
opened fire on the town, which was
defended by 25 or 30 federals. The
railroad agent, hiding himself under
the station, sent out the report of the
attack, adding that he intended to
stay where he could be comfortable.
The rebels cut the telegraph wire be
tween Ladura and Mina, Sonora.
"Spitbair Ha New Fear.
Philadelphia Manager Dooln, of the
Philadelphia baseball team, declare
the "spitball" I responsible for the
attack of diphtheria from which
Pitcher Ad Brennan Is suffering.
Therefore be mean to make applica
tion to President Lynch, of the Na
tional league, for permission for hi
pitcher to us disinfectant on the
hall when they are opposing "spit
ball" artist According to Dooin,
every man who played with Brennan
in the game against St. Louis rsn the
risk of being infected with diphtheria.
Ballplayer Seek Union.
New York David Fultz. a lawyer,
who was formerly outfielder with the
New York American and the Phila
delphia Americans, admitted that
activities toward forming a union of
big league baseball player were In
progress. He laid members of the
National league clubs met In his office
last Sunday and that American league
players met secretly in New York two
weeks earlier. The sixteen club of
the major league were represented.
Chicago, Aug. 6. Song and party
yella whiled away the time at the N
tional Progressive convention today
after the delegates bad assembled and
while they were waiting to be called
to order. Occasionally there came the
long, low "moo of the bull moose.
The women delegates in various state
organizations stood up on chairs with
the men and joined in the cheers and
songs that kept things in an uproar
until the gavel fell. Suddenly the
Colorado folk sprang a big sign and
carried it about the hall. It read :
No more Guggenheim; no more
Devine; no more 'Angel Archie,' foi
us. Down with the bosses."
The Coloradoans explained that by
"Angel Archie" was meant A. M
Stevenson of that state sometimes
known as "Big Steve."
Michigan delegates started a new
song, which soon was caught up by
the other delegations until practically
the entire floor was singing. This i
the way it went:
"Follow, follow.
We will follow Roosevelt,
Anywhere, everywhere,
We will follow on."
At 12:35 Senator Dixon interrupted
the singing by rspping for order.
Chairman Beveridge caused to be
read a telegram from Colonel William
R. Nelson, of the Kansas City Star.
It was dated Magnolia, Miss., and
was aa follows:
"Lord, how I wish I were with you.
What a great day the launching of
a party of imagination, hope and pros
pect. We can afford to give the
other fellows their memories and dis
appointments. The past has no in
terest for us. The future is our fruit
Give Colonel Roosevelt my love.
have never missed a chance to place a
bet on him, and have never lost when
there was a square deal. The Lord is
surely with us. He has given us the
men, as well aa the opportunity.
cannot help but feel what a narrow
escspe we hsd in the June convention,
Roosevelt might have been nominated
there. My congratulations to every
body and regret that I cannot be with
you."
Wild applause followed the resding,
It was 12:47 when Chairman Bever
idge announced the arrival of Colonel
Roosevelt at the Coliseum. Delegates
and the galleries jumped to their feet
and cheered. A minute later the
Colonel appeared on the stsgc, almost
aa if by magic. In the midst of the
deafening din, the Colonel stepped
onto the insulated speaking platform
under tbe big sounding board. He
bowed to right and left with a broad
grin and waved greetings to friends
on the stsge and floor.
Airs. Koosevelt, clad in black, ap
peared in a box to the left of the plat
form. She carried a red bandana
handkerchief and waved it enthusiaa
tically. Mrs. Koosevelt was accom
panied by George Roosevelt, a nephew
of the Colonel.
The demonstration had been in pro
gress for 45 minutes before the dele
gates recognized Mrs. Koosevelt in
box. They turned to her with a
cheer and she rose and bowed to sc
Knowledge the cheers. Urder was
finally restored, the demonstration
having lasted 46 minute.
Will Troll for 8almon.
Astoria, Or. As result of the
success attained by the men who have
been trolling for salmon outside the
mouth of the river during the present
season, quite an industry in .that line
is promised for this fall. Several
boat are now being rigged for that
particular class of fishing. The boats
will fish well off shore, in the vicinity
of the lightship, and it is asserted
they will not be subject to the state
laws governing the fisheries. They
can thus operate during the closed
season on the river.
Drop Boa of Dynamite,
Portland In an explosion which
shook the Grange Hall at Lents, broke
window in farm house for half a
mil around and threw several people
from their beds. Perry Warren, aged
50 year, real estate dealer of Lents,
was instantly killed at 10:16 Tuesdsy
night, when he dropped on the floor of
his three-room cabin a 60-pound box
of dynamite. The house was blown
over a space of an acre, and no two
piece of lumber were left together.
Warren' body wii badly mangled.
The explosion was heard eight miles.
Montenegrin Fight Turk.
Cettinje, Montenegro Fighting on
the frontier between small guerilla
bands and the Turkish troop hss
been going on continuously for two
days. The cordon .of troops on the
Montenegrin frontier was ordered to
retire and adopt defensive policy.
The Turks crossed the frontier, but
retreated again when the Montene
grins opened Are with their artillery.
Great excitement prevail here and
langeroua complication are feared. 1
SOCIETY BUNGLAR RICH.
Gathered Half Million of Wealth Just
(or Pastime.
Chicago-Jacob F. Guthrie, alleged
society burglar and forger, whose
clever crimes netted him more thsn
half a million dollars in six months, is
declared to be a victim of periodical
Insanity, a sort of madness that drove
him to crime The rare Joy of steal
ing nd the thrill of breaking into
other people's houses lured Guthrie to
his ruin.
Six months of burglary, riotous,
joyous stealing, that were described
by him as he sat in the detective bu
reau, opened up new chapter In
criminal psychology. Burglary had
proved to youthful Guthrie what gsm
bling, drink and stronger stimulants
are to other. Stealing, said he, had
t. . . h.hit with him that he did
not even care to break.
To sit in a house that has been "se
curely" locked before the departure
of Its wealthy owner for some summer
resort, and map out a plan of stealing
all the most valuable heirlooms and
art treasures was to Guthrie what an
at an amusement park or
v. " - -
theater is to more prosaic people. H
made no effort to sell any of the pro
ducts of his thefts.
"I did not care about selling those
things," naively remarked Guthrie.
i ... ..Inviul ataalinir them, and af
... h.t l Hidn't care what became o
th thimra Thrv were like so much
vw ... .
innk "
"There is something queer about
the man." was Chief of Detectives
John Halpin's comment "Here's a
man ha remarkable crimes have
i... him an unormuus fortune, and
he hasn't touched a single article
II does not even dress himself decent
ly. There was no woman on whom he
n.nl Ma mnnittf ! ha didn't drink or
gamble or go joyriding. He stole jus
for the sake of stealing, and not
anv nmflt. aiiDarentlv.
"Hevond a doubt Guthrie has ob
tained the most valuable collection o
atulen articlee I ever ssw. There are
diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emerald
and Dearla worth thousands of dollsrs.
All his burglaries were committed in
the homes of the city wealthiest ell
lawns.
"He read the society notes and
when he noticed a wealthy woman had
left home for a few days he would
break into the house and steul the
most valuale articles he could find.
Apparently be kept all the things he
stole which appealed to hi artistic
taste, but he must have disposed of a
large Quantity of the plunder."
Thousands' of dollars' worth of stol
en articles were identified by society
women.
YANKEE DANES GIVE PARK.
Deed to 400 Acres In Jutland Hsnd
ed to King Christisn.
Aarhurs, Denmark King Christian
has received at Marseilasborg raiitl
the members of the committee repre
senting the AsKocistinn of lan
Americana which has presented to the
government a new national park in
Jutland.
The American minister of Denmark
Mr. Maurice, on behalf of President
Taft, honorary president of the asso
ciation, read a mesaage from Mr. Taft
extending greetings to the king and
people of Denmark. The message in
part follows:
"It is with great pleasure that I
have witnessed the action of the
American citizens of Danish birth of
this country in acquiring a tract of
400 acres of land near Aalborg for
the purpose of establishing a Danlnh
American national park, to be dedi
cated to the Danish government, and
to be at all timea open to the public.
"I am gratified to he identified with
this act in my capacity as honorary
president of the association. I recng
nize in it a concrete expression of the
cordial relations that have always ex
isted between the Danish and Ameri
can people and which are today based
more firmly thin ever on friendithip,
understanding and mutual esteem.
Many Rebels Are Qjitting,
Mexico City Kncoursgcd by the
success of General Sanjinaz, near the
eastern boundary of Sonora, and rely
ing upon i.eneral I'uerta, to wage sn
energetic campaign against the rebels
with the army that drove them back
from Bacylirnba, government officials
believe that by the end of the week
Pascual Orozeo will be seeking biding
places or begging for amnesty.
Unofficial as well a official dis
patches state that many of Orozco's
men are tiring of fighting without Day
and that desertions are increasing.
Royalists' Plot Exposed.
Lisbon The government has learn
ed of plans for a new Royalist out
break, said to have been arranged for
the middle of August. The informa
tion came from a loyal Republican.
ho learned or the plot from Ludovin
. . .. ...
nuaz, an active novelist amono-
whose admirer he was numbered. The
woman was arrested. The govern
ment said it had evidence that the eon.
spire tors contemplated seizing the
ministers of state and deputies and
simultaneously General Conceive was
to make a raid on the capiUI.
Rebel Die Without Trials!
Mexico City The right to execute
rebel without trial waa conferred an.
on the Mexican army, when the perma
nent committee or congress approved
me diii providing for suspension of
guarantees in three states and por
tions of nine others It will noth.
come effective, however, until approv
ed, article by article.. The measure,
which principally provide for martial
law, will apply to the states where the
rebels are the most harrassing.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATi
. . a at P. aB- a . . .
DUNINQ PERMlTT
Mountain Climber Is 81.
Ashlsnd, Or. More than n
bers of the Sinkivou club of thla
climbed Mount Ashlnnd Sunday, view
ing the panorama of scenic beauty as
seen from the summit of the highest
peak in this section of Southern Ore
gon. W. H. Smith, aired ki
oldest person who successfully made
vuej i.rfB.
WHEAT SURPLUS IS 4.0O0.000
c.. vuiHa an Bit Farm of Gilliam
County.
Condon Harvest I on In Gilliam
county In earnest and every fanner is
hu.v. The crop I unuully Urge
and is being cut as quickly a possible,
Combined harvester are much In evl
,unr. while many farmer are head
Ing and stacking or threshing direct
from the header to the stationary
.-naratur.
The vield I enormous, om field
going to 45 or 60 bushels to the acre,
and men who last fall were In straight
ened circumstance will pay every
,i..h and have a comfortable bank ac-
Minnt.
Hail did considerable damage In the
a..nthrn nart of the county, some-
thlnir that ha never happened before,
but when this loss is estimated It will
a verv small figure in the total
vUl.l.
Hay will be abundant with plenty
nf fruit and potatoes
In the Shuttler. Hlalock and Clem
districts wheat will average between
20 and 30 bushels, while the crop In
Terr t'anvon. Msyville. Condon and
Cooevberrv will be about the aame.
It is a safe estimate 1,500.000 bushel
will be shipped from Condon alone.
while the whole county will export
about 4,000,000 buahels of grain.
The Dries at oresent Is not satis
factory and farmers will not sell until
better price can be obtained.
The barley crop is also excellent
this year.
GOOD PRUNE PRICES ASSURED
(stent of Varion County Crop Not
Yet Certain.
Salem Itumiier crop. In most re
spects, are looked fur in Marion cnun
tv this year. The hsy crop Is large
and the price so far is low. Hay will
run about 17 a ton baled, while it can
be purchased as cheap aa f 4 In the
field. The potato crop gives big
promise. There are more potatore
planted this year than laat by far, and
the crop will be excellent as Well,
Potatoes promise to be cheap as a eon-sequence.
It Is predicted that the apple crop
will be enormous.
Prunes hsve suffered somewhat and
there are varying predictions as to
this crop. Some say that there will
he half a crop, some that there will be
a third of a crop, while others say
that they will run as high as two-
thirds of a crop. From what ran be
generally ascertained, however, the
figure placing the crop at ore half
seems to he a conservative estimate,
and practically correct. Prices prom
ise to rsnge well for prunes.
There is comparatively little grain
in Marion county, but what grain there
here ia excellent On the whole the
outlook to the farmers seems to be
satisfactory. Some hay has been In
jured, but otherwise the wrather Con
ditions hsve been good, barring some
small Iste rsins which threatened to
do some hsrm, but condition are now
much imprord.
Crop Best In Year.
Hillslioro Washington county nev
er had better crop prospects. Hsy is
heavier thsn for years, and although
.10 per rent of the clover rut wss dam
aged slightly, the loss is more than
made up by the extra heavy yield.
All fall-sown grain, wheat, oats, bar
ley and rye, will yield belter than for
a number of years, winter wheat in
many places bidding fsir to go from
30 to 45 bushels an acre.
Potato prospects are the beat at this
season of the year that the county has
enjoyed for 16 years, and there Is a
larger acreage than uual, owing to
the big price of last spring.
Hops are superb snd are better than
any prospects at a like season hereto
fore. Apples sre fsir, pears an average
crop, prunes a failure except on ele
vations, where the yield will be better
than uxual. Prices of all products
here are governed by Portland markets.
Cattle Imported for Hay.
Prineville Good crops prevail all
over Crook county this year. Forty
bushels of wheat to the acre will not
be an unusual figure for dry land and
some of the irrigated wheat will yield
better than that The hay crop Is
nearly a third greater than laat year,
but the farmers are beginning to won.
der where they are going to get the
stock to which to feed It On account
of the high prices laat fall and this
spring, most of the stockmen sold off
nerly all of their beef eattle, so It
may be necessary to ship cattle In.
Uold Hill Mayor Original.
Gold Hill To erect a brick hull,!.
Ing with brick burned on the ground
from clay taken from the excavation
for the bssement, I the unique pro
posal of Dr. R. C. Kelsev. Mavor nf
Gold Hill. He will emolnv an
i j . . r ' -
oricamaaer long enough SO
that he and hi sons can o-et the knack
of mixing, molding and burning brick,
after which the work will be a strictly
fsmily affair aa far a possible. The
clsy taken from the excavation ha
been proved by test to be good quality
brick clay.
Farmer Clearing Land lh,uLl .
Fire Laws, s. w.
mi warnen fir u , -V.
county, at.tw that f.rS
engaged in clearing .,i
7 '""itnili
cause state
Official
n
unnecessary trouble thmush Thn
acquaint themaely., wii
law. "I am frequent, etu
to go to a remote part of th.
inspect sla.hing the owne,
burn." said Mr. WoodV
I no occaaion whatever fur thTJ
Section seven of th. ,uu lV'
provide.: "That during ih,?
between June 1 and October 1 It!?
be unlawful for any perioaLIz
lashings, brush or timber land i
out a written permit f,
Thl. action. how.r"V5
tat.: "Thl. restricts JT.
apply to the burning of kV.J
tump or brush heaps in tmij
tie, under adequate precautio
personal control, and in
with any regulations which sWt
adopted by the state board (
It can readily be
seen that
large number of caaea no bemli
quired to burn. The ststs boeri Z
ruled that when burning J
must be contlnuou.ly wtttbi J
the law provides that if flres iJjv
the en doing the burning T-2J
strictly accountable for alleiejlv
If ther I doubt In any psrtoa'iiiSt
a to the safety of burning trNL
beap or brush, property pi ,J
safeguarded, Mr. Woods advii k,
Ing fire warden's assistance. g4
this 1 not th rase, burniinB,,
done a indicated without tii.i
Ih. Ia
TALLEST POLE GOES SOUTH
1
Astoria' Gift to 1015 Fair
Tewed In Log Raft
Astoria Safely stowed la .w1
Hammond cigar-shaped raft tUli
being towed south by the Ua
George W. Fenwirk, ia the eotf
largest flagpole. Tbe stick awean
225 feet and is the gift of Arttnii
the Pacific F.ipositlon rotnmiHMi
Ssn Francisco. The pnlsfttteV
by a crew of the Whitney Lssk
company, which presented it Is It
toria to be erected on the flu W t
Centennial exposition there, bat m
ing to it great height it wJ
placed.
Phil Metschan. Portland, kkt pre'
Ised that flag 60s luo feet will at
low the pole to the Golen Cm 4
during th event proopeetir foOJ
il mv4 mat nm uanner will YH
and the site and height of tifaf
pole attract attention to the Orj
country, where it is possibhbR
dure such stick yet I
The Hammond Lumber
provided transportation for tat at
and with th gear available at k
Francisco it Is not doubted bat at
It will be raised without difficoitt.
me fsirve. n
ounty daaajek!
nsl rnsd. I
'or $nn,0M, X
Lane County Asks 80,000.
Eugene Lane county huts'
complaint in the Circuit eosrt, I
purpose of which is to oonpsl
Southern Pacific to make foo4 at
stitute roadway built torrplw
taken by reason of th Natra tik
slon, or pay to the n,
the loss of the origins
The county asks for
Ing that 14 miles of rnid, valwXI
15000 a mile. I rendertd sssle j
Ihm numerous aerliona take III
building of th railroad. I
To guard against a simiUrtwsf
in the Western part ofthsa-sf
where tbe Southern I'sciBc lios M
coast will cut Into eonnly
the Siuslaw valley. &
Price has gone over the surnj i
the court will lnist that w
wsgon roads b eonntructcd iM
..f.11 lufnn tha nlil road) lit,
out by th railroad graders.
Yamhill Pslrols Ferelt
MeMlnnville C. C. tIle
Carlton, has teen appointel M
warden by the County court, st I
ary or 'J0 a monm unui
unless th contract is rooner te
ed by the enurt. Ysmhill eosstj"
a large area of timber land, ssjf
ral men are employed to "SO".
Gus Smith, recently sppo"1"!
warden, haa been her eonferni
th court In the mtter of wr
Federal patrols employ '
on duty in the mountsins
known as Gopher valley.
rs . d: ..A Prleaa Osst
wrvpi "B ' '
Roseburg-Never in ths kiJ
Doufflaa County has th ".
crop been o encoursglnf ,
present time. This P" ,
not only apply to grain
to fruit, notatoe and all wmr
duct. Illesed with Vj
and an ahence of storm siJ
In th .prlng. the fruit bs J
rapidly and are In the best
. t T-L .MB 01
linn. in pa-one. --r
also encouraging. nd it It
I
prediction that this yesr
sopM
far exceed that of previous J""
e . -1 . . Tab, THi
Portland Canlaloupes wbi
not of ufflclent density to iw ,
paper bag, and would L,
pavement, failed to to "".
ical taste of Market 1",
oi ti i.. Th fri. "
oingwr iiiuiau-j. ....MIS
June went had been shipped in
re of the failed to tnd "P ft,I1' J
Hood River Crop Jlmmense.
Hood Rivr Although the earlv
warm spell and th unusually great
....l.li.il M mm m
irccijiiaion oi may and Ji
far toward maklmr f.n,,..
year strawberry crop In th Hood on al. and 8inger. P,,nf I
iT.r Taney, tne rain were th m.k- It drooping by th wy.
Ing of th greatest hav and rmtatt 1 eharea of 85 er" .
rrop the communltv haa l, . i .k ik.m to th v
a - - - nun (. . iiun Bill. " '
So excellent are the prosoecU for the h.r. thw were destroys
i-w ui.i prediction ar now made
that the shipment this season will be
at least 15,000 sacks.
flogue River Outlook I Fin.
Med ford Without i)rinl Inn Mewl.
ford and the Rogue River valley will
hav the largest crops In their history
this year. In fruit there will be a
phenomenal crop of apples. If August
hss an average rainfall pmi,..
O'Giira. county pathologist, predict a
total of 4.10 car. In 1911 ther were
but 81 car.
Olcott Will 8pr
Salem Folio ln
with Dr. C. Win S. VJT
of th stste board of w"1!
Governor Olcott annoiin es
would not Issue a pretm"
Multnomsh t
ztntitilnii
dog and cat with rabies.
Ing th. killing
nnmuzzled dog i"u" '
l.rge. He I.
that he would hav no
to lu such a procims.