CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings of the World at Largi
Told in Brid
CUnaral Return of Important Evntg
Presented In Condensed Form
for Our Busy R,dra.
Bulgarian force ara unabla to lo
cate the Turkiah army.
Vice President Sherman if seriously
ill at bis.hom in Utica, N. Y.
Attomeya of the country are plan
ning radical reforms in court proceed'
ure.
The cruiaer Baltimore baa been
ordered to be ready to fail within 43
houra to a aecret destination.
A plot baa been discovered to kidnap
the ciar of Russia and force him to
abdicate the throne, and also to kill
the crown prince.
Germany will require plenty of life
boats, skilled oarimen, and wire! eat
telegraph on all passenger ahipa fly
ing the German flag.
Rooevelt granted 6rt interview to
newspaper men aince the attempt upon
nil life, and announces bia intention
to re-enter the campaign.
Letters received at Salem, Or.,
atate that there is a scarcity of wheat
in the Middle West, and the Pacific
Coast is looked to for the main supply
Fred S. Newman, fourth son of a
Scotch baron, married a bindery girl
at Moose Jaw, Canada, against the
wishes of bis father and was disin
herited.
The lust vessel to leave St. Mich
aels, Alaska, for the season, has ar
rived at Seattle, and reports that she
was unable to take all the passengers
who wanted to come out, so many will
have to stay all winter or come out
with dog teams to more southerly
ports.
Vera Crui is not damaged during
the fighting between rebels and loyal
troops.
It ia announced that the Santa Fe
railroad now has over 31,000 stock
holders. Berlin women renew raids on butch
er shops which refuse to handle im
ported meats.
Leather has been extensively used
in the construction of a new model fly
ing machine.
General Felix Diaz, captured leader
of the Mexican rebels at Vera Crux,
with his aides, are ordeaed to be shot.
The German reichatag is consider
ing giving pensions to mothers who are
too poor to care for their children.
Many Turks drowned themselves af
ter defeat at Marasch, believing the
Bulgarians massacred all prisoners.
Turks insist the loss of Kirk Kiles
ah is unimportant, though they
fought desperately three days to bold
The reported sickness of the crown
prince of Russia is said to be in
reality a knife wound inflicted by
Nihilist.
Conservative reports insist that the
Turkish army is well drilled, equipped
and capable, and outnumbers the op
posing allied armies.
DIVIDEND NOT DECLARED.
United Stale Eaprasa Compar
Breaks Precedent
New York The United States Ex
preaa company passed ita semi-annual
dividend of $3 a share. The establish
ment of the parcela post and a de
crease in the company's earnings dur
ing the last fiscal year were among
the reasons given by directors for the
failure to declare the dividend.
The company has paid dividends
continuously since 1896. The annual
rate of 6 per cent waa established ia
1910. The following statement waa
i caned by the company :
"The directors of the United SUtes
Express company decided to not de
clare the semi-annual dividend usually
paid In November. tor the year
ended June SO, 1912, groaa revenue
from operation increased 1709,181,
The increase of expenses waa $1,149
481, and net earning for the year
from all sources applicable to divi
dends waa 1233.228.
"In view of these results, of the
establishment of the parcels post, and
other problems now confronting the
cotnpiny. and the uncertainty aris
ing therefrom as to future earnings,
the directors do not feel justified
declaring the dividend at this time.'
FUSE IS LIGHTED ON TRAIN.
Witnesses Testify Dynamite Wat
Thrown From Flyer.
Indianapolis Testimony that two
packages of dynamite were carried on
a last passenger train irom cnicago,
and that after a fuse on each package
waa lighted, both bundles were thrown
out of the train window into some
steel construction work at Indian
Harbor, 111., waa given at the "dyna
mite conspiracy trial.
John F. Byrne, a night watchman,
testified that at 1 a. m. on May 24
1909, he toticed the sputter of a fuse
burning in the darkness. He said he
found the fuse attached reaching 14
sticks of dynamite wrapped together
in a Chicago newspaper. Unable to
extinguish the fuse, he threw the dy
namite into an inlet of the lake. Near
a patrol box, where be waa going to
send in a call, Byrne testified he found
another package of 14 sticks of dyna-
mite, the fuse to which had been
ighted, but had gone out. The wit
ness said no one could nave put the
explosive at these points except by
throwing it off the train.
APPLE GROWERS WILL CONFER
A Spokane man, with his wife and
7-year old daughter, have arrived
safely in Los Angeles from Spokane
on motorcycle, traveling 1814 miles.
Police Lieutenant Becker, of New
York City, was found guilty of mur
der in the first degree for the killing
of gambler who refused to pay
tribute.
After three days' of desperate fight
ing the city of Kirk Kilessah was cap
tured by the Bulgarians, and the gar
rison of 60.000 Turks is reported to
have surrendered.
PORTLAND MARKETS
Wheat Track prices: Club, 78c;
bluestem, 821c; forty-fold, 7879c;
red Kursian, 76e; valley, 79c.
Hay Timothy, choice, $l7fa 13 ;
No. 1, 16; oat and vetch, $12; alfal
fa, $12; clover, $10; atraw, $6'i7.
Corn Whole, $38; cracked, $39.
Millstuffs Bran, $22 ton; shorts,
$24; middlings, $30.
Barley Feed, $2424.60 ton;
brewing, $27ft,28; rolled, $2627.60.
Oata White, $25 ton; gray feed,
$24.60; gray milling, $25.60.
Fresh Fruits Apples, ordinary,
60tf$1.60 per box; peaches, 86u;50e;
pears, $1,2561.35; grapes, 90ctft$l;
cranberries. $9.60 per barrel; casa
baa, 75cy?4$1.60 per dozen.
Onions Oregon, $1. 10ft 1.25 sack.
Potatoes Jobbing prices: Bur
banks, 75c per hundred.
Vegetables Beans, 10c pound;
eabbage, l0ljc; cauliflower, 40ctf
$1.25 per dozen; celery, 2576c; cu
cumbers, 60?i60c; eggplant, $1.25J
1.50 per box; head lettuce, 90c per
dozen; peppers, 6fir 8c pound; sprouts,
8c; tomatoes, 75jJ$l per box; car
rots, $1.25 per sack; turnips, $1;
beets, $1.10; parsnips, $1.25.
Eggs Fresh locals, candled, 40(H
421c per dozen; Eastern, 30T435c.
Butter Oregon creamery, cubes,
85Je pound; prints, 36 Jc.
Pork Fancy, 11c pound.
Veal Fancy, 12e pound.
Poultry Hens, 14r,.14ie; broilers,
1414je; ducks, your.g, 13tffl4e;
geese, 11c; turkeys, live, 18f?i20c;
dressed, 25c.
Hops 1921 crop, prime and choice,
18ft.20je pound.
Cattle Choice steers, $8.75(56.85;
good, $6.25r-7 A.65; medium, $68.76;
choice cows, &a 8.60; good, $5.60rt
6.76; medium, $5tf5.25; choice cal
ves. $7H7.R5; good heavy calves,
$8.25647; bulls, $3r,j,6; stags, $4.75r,t
6.25.
Hogs Light, $8.25(f.8.60; heavy,
$77.60.
Sheep Yearlings. $4.2Cffl4.76;
wethers, $3.604.65; ewes, $2.76
8.80; lambs, $3.855.70.
With Others Interested, to Discuss
Many Important Questions.
Spokane One thousand apple grow
ers of the Pacific Northwest, together
with orchard by-product manufactur
ers, railway traffic managers and
bankers, will hold an important con
ference in Spokane for one week.
commencing November 11, to endeavor
to solve a number of pressing prob
leros affecting the apple industry.
Foremost among the probelma are
the question of distribution of the
fast-increasing apple crop, and the
matter of profitable utilization of
orchard by-products. The conference
is called at the instanre of Robert E
Strahorn. vice president of the Oregon-
Washington Railroad & Navigation
company, who is president or the
Fifth National Apple show, in con
junction with which the conference
will be held.
Bird Killing ia Costly.
Washington, D. C The killing of
certain birds cost the United States
in food destruction approximately
$420,100,000, according to the com
mittee on wild life protection of the
National conservative congress, which
has announced its intention of seeking
national legislation to protect the
feathered friends of man.
Three measures providing for the
protection of certain birds are pending
before congress.
Among the birds that should be pro
tected for the good they do in keeping
down insect plagues, according to the
committee, are all song birds, swal
lows, woodpeckers, blackbirds, quail,
doves and nighthawks.
Katahdin to Be Target.
Washington, D. C With a view to
determining finally whether explosive
shells are more effective than armor
piercing projectiles in disabling a
battleship, tests wero begun in earn
est at the naval proving ground at In
dian Head, Md. Rear Admiral Nath
an C. Twining, chief of the bureau of
ordnance is opposed to the explosive
shell. Although he has reported
against it, be will be present at the
tests which will include the firing of
both types of shells by the Tallahassee,
with the ram Katahdin aa the target
Smuggler Queen Goes Free.
Los Angeles Mrs. Ethel Hall,
known here as the "smuggler queen,"
was released from the county jail.
Mrs. Hall was taken before Federal
Judge Olin Wellborn and entered a
plea of guilty to one of the indict
ments against her. A fine of $10
was imposed and on the other indict
ments the woman was released upon
her own recognizance. The action of
Judge Wellborn was taken because of
the ill health of the young woman.
She is said to have been the directing
genius of the amuggling ring.
Express Robbera Burn Bridge.
Denison, Tex. Forcing the engi
neer of a Missouri, Kansas & Texas
limited train to cross a burning trestle
near Wirth, Okla., three bandits blew
open the express car safe and escaped
with $3000. The outlaws stopped the
train close to the trestle, which they
had already set on fire, and compelled
the engineer to uncouple the baggage
and express car and proceed across the
bridge, which collapsed just as they
reached the opposte side.
Austria May Fight.
Vienna "Peace at any price will
not be the Austrian Dolicv." This
statement, made here by President
Sturges of the Austrian ministry.
after a 12-hour conference on the Bal
kan aituation, was taken as indication
that Austria will resent, by force of
arms, any acquisition by the Balkan
allies of Turkish territory which Aus
tria believes is necessary to her own
expansion in the near East
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
AUfO ROAD NEARLY READY.
Coat of Portland-Hood River Boule
vard Less Than Estimates.
Hood River With the exception o
work to be don at points where the
roadway will run short distances over
the right of way of the O.-W. R. & N
com ran v. the Portland-Hood River
automobile boulevard has been con
structed and the convicts, under the
supervision of Adam Shorten, are at
work east of Shell Rock extending the
road toward Viento. The construc
tion of the road around the mountai
of loose stone was cheaper than had
been anticiDated. Murray Kay. who
conducted the work, declares that it
will not consume the whole of the
$10,000 fund donated for the purpose
by S. Benson, the wealthy Portland
lumberman.
The road district in which ar lo
cated the stations of Wyeth and Cas
cade Locks, baa completed and graded
and surfaced the highway between the
two points. The stretch of road
more than six miles in length, forms a
roadway now ready for use. Within
a short time travel from this city will
be able to reach Cascade Locks. A
present short stretches between here
and Shell Rock are impassable. The
county will extend tte road from Cas
cade Locks to the Multnomah county
line next year.
NEW MILL AT OTTER ROCKS.
Large
Plant Indicates Soma Future
Railroad Building.
Newport A new sawmill plant is
to be located at Otter Rocks. The
promoters of it are Messrs. Crane,
Case and Marsters, of Roseburg, al
though, it is reported other interests
are financing the plant. The boilers,
two 80-horsepower each, a trimmer and
edger and other equipment are now en
route to Otter Rocks, about 12 miles
up the coast from Newport The ca
pacity of the mill will be from 25,000
to 30.000 per day.
There is much speculation going
around as to the object of putting in
such plant at this particular point
While Otter Rocks ia certainly
charming place for a summer retreat
and there is a demand for lumber for
building cotttges, yet this demand is
limited, and a mill of this class would
cut more lumber within a few days
than would supply the needs for
year to come. It is also too far from
any shipping point to make shipping
the output a possibility.
The only feasible solution of the
problem seems to be that it is being
located there with a view to railroad
building in the near future, when it
would be conveniently available for
cutting railroad material.
CREAMERY FIELD IS OPEN.
John
Day Valley Residents Offer Bus
Iness for Big Plant.
Prairie City The people of the
John Day valley have long been ship
ping out to a distance of more than
125 miles the cream product of ita
hundreds of blooded dairy cows and
shipping back from a like distance
practically all the butter for ita own
consumption, thus paying two freights
on this prime table necessity.
Such a business anomaly cannot ex-
st when the facta become known to
those who are seeking locations for
creameries, and a movement is on foot
looking to the establishment of a fac
tory. There are already more than
300 dairy cows in the valley and the
herds are increasing from year to
year. W ith the finest water power
maginable, an abundance of the best
pasturage for dairy cows and home
market for butter at good prices,
there is no doubt that those interested
will meet with success in the quest
for practical creamery enterprise.
New Cannery Projected.
Florence Steps are being taken to
ward the formation of a stock com
pany to operate a fruit and vegetable
cannery here. George Melvin Miller,
f Eugene, who owns interest here,
as offered to put up a water-front
building and give a five-year lease,
rent free, if the company will put in
the necessary machinery and operate
the cannery for this length of time.
The soil and climate here are well
suited to growing of berries and small
fruits, aa well as apples, prunes, etc.
Huckleberries and evergreen black
berries abound here in a wild atate.
nd, with the large amount of vegeta-
es which can be easily grown here.
this bids fair to be a very profitable
enterprise.
Rye Avenges 40 Bushels.
Klamathl Falls Forty bushels of
rye an acre from 20 acres and 37)
bushels an acre from 40 acres are re
ported by farmers near Malin in this
county. The usual yield is about 20
bushels. Reports continue to come In
f phenomenal yields of wheat, many
fields being reported as yielding 25 to
40 bushels to the acre. Joseph Vic
torin, of Malin, has the record for in
crease. He imported a peck of im
proved variety of barley, sowed it for
seed, sowed that seed again this year
ard the yield is about 600 bushels.
Good Profit In Strawberries.
Cottage Grove J. A. Prophet is
proving beyond possible contradiction
the adaptability of the Cottage Grove
country to berry culture. Since early
in the spring he has been shipping
strawberries to the Portland market,
his sales for a time running as high as
$16 a day. Mr. Prophet made a ship
ment of four crates this week, for
which he received $4 a crate, or $16
in all. This was the pick for three
days from one acre. He had a photo
graph taken of four of the berries,
which filled a half-foot rule.
WiLL FOUND IDEAL FARM.
Wealthy Portlander to Demonatrat
Durban. Products Free.
Portland A plan for the moat Im
portant lift ever given the Oregon
movement for better farming is an
nounced by Martin Winch, well known
Portland capitalist
That to aerv his purpose, Mr.
Winch haa bought on of th most at
tractive and valuable tracts in the
district immediately east of Mount
Tabor became known this week. Here
the object lesson farm will be estab
lished. So big I th scheme that a
year will be required in equipment
alone. Luther Burbank, famous plant
wizard, will co-optrate directly with
Mr. Winch in making the plan a suc
cess. Services of experts from the
department at Washington are to be
secured. With Mr. Winch will be
associated the state's leaders in the
encouragement of "demonstration ed
ucation" as a means of co-operating
with the Agricultural college and to
aid in peopling and developing Oregon.
Before allowing any part of the
plan to become public, Mr. Winch has
definitely arranged all its details. He
will leave immediately for a tour of
the East during which he will make
a large outlay in the best bred live
stock, the most advanced farm equip
ment Agents of the Northwest
Farm Development company, the cor
porate name of the new enterprise,
will search throughout the nation and
abroad for the best specimens of
horses, cattle and hogs.
"We propose to prove that A-l
method farming will pay. We are not
otherwise interested in commercializ
ing the plan," explained Mr. Winch,
who for many years ran the famous
Ladd and Reed farms.
"We will establish a dairy of 60
cows upon a scale that will prove that
certified, absolutely pure milk can be
produced, delivered and sold at a
profit While in the East I will visit
the world's dairy show at Chicago,
prepared to buy.
I will go Into the poultry business
for all it is worth. We will secure
between 3000 and 4000 of the best
bred hens and will sell stamped eggs.
"I have nearly closed a deal for the
best Clydesdale sire and two mares in
America. They will be placed on the
object lesson farm. Sheep and hogs
of the best breeding will be purchased
and put on the farm. The object
lesson farm will represent the bnt
stock, the best plants, the best equip
ment the beat buildings, not only of
Oregon, but of the nation.
"Wear now getting into touch
1th the bert known breeders of
horses, cattle, pigs, sheep and chick
ens in Oregon. We are inviting them
to have this part in the farm: That
they send to us specimens of their
best animals of whatever kind. We
will represent them. The newcomer to
Oregon, the prospective investor, the
settler, can then come to the farm and
in psnorama see what Oregon haa for
him. It will all be assembled there.
I will have made a profile map.
On it will he shown just where every
thing on the farm is. The model of
the dairy buildings, for instance, will
have glajs roofs so that th viewer
can look within and see just how
every operation Is performed. The
same means of learning our plan for
loganberries, and all other amall
fruits, the grains and grasses, the
vestock, will be afforded."
The work of the object lesson farm,
says Mr. Winch, will not be restricted
to food crops. An entire department
ill be given over to floriculture.
Specimens of all native Oregon flow
ers will be grown. Roses will be
given especial attention, and, by mak-
ng it a supply station for the entire
United States, the farm will give
Portland better than ever the name,
'Rose City."
In the same wsy horticulture will
be carried on. Experta will be placed
n charge of the orchards, In tne same
way that proficient men will be given
charge of other departments.
This will not be for selfish bene
fit" said Mr. Winch. "We will go
rom farm to farm, learning condi
tions there. If we find man with
n old orchard we will offer to top his
trees and graft thereon aa many cut
tings as are necessary to renew that
orchard, his part of the compact being
an agreement to scientifically tend the
trees thereafter."
BOILER WRECKS BANK.
Five Injured. Two Probably Fatally,
at Salem, Oregon,
Salem, Or.-W. G. East, cashier of
the Salem Bank A Trust company,
waa horribly mangled and probably
fatally Injured; two other wer ser
iously Injured, on perhap fstally,
and others suffered slight Injuries, in
boiler explosion In th bank building
shortly after noon Tuesday. The In
jured: W. G. East cashier Salero Hank A
Trust company, Injurie probably fa
tal. Harry Ahlera. son of president of
bank, dangerously and may b fatally
injured.
I. B. Murhmore. publisher Salem
Buyers' Guide, seriously Injured and
may lose eyesight.
L. H. Roberts, director of th bank,
blown through window, but only cut
about the fac and arms.
A. L. Brockman. Portland. Injured
about the eyes, but not seriously.
The cause of the explosion Is more
or less shrouded in mystery. IWhat is
considered aa the only plausible ex
planation is the probability of water
in the boiler being low and cold water
turned in, resulting in the explosion.
Mr. East had gone into th base
ment attracted by rising steam, and
it is thought he may have turned the
cold water into the boiler. His con
dition was such following the accident
that he could give no explanation.
Ilia injuries seem to preclude little
possibility of his surviving.
APPLES HURT BY FROST.
Wsnatchs Grower Will JSurTsr Loss
This Season.
Wenatchee, Wash. For the first
time since apple growing assumed
commercial proportion in the Wen
atchee valley, growers will lose from
frost this sesson. For five nights the
mercury steadily descended, reaching
a maximum of 25 degrees. It is es
timated that 1.600.000 boxes of late
apples are still on the trees, and many
of these will be hurt for shipment It
is impossible to form an estimate of
the approximate loss, but experts on
fruit growing ssy it will be heavy.
Two unusual conditions have com
bined to cause the loss. This year's
crop matured siowiy am,' harvest is
two weeks later than usual. Further
more, the cold weather came earlier
than usual and was preceded by rains,
which increased the humidity. Apple
shipments continue from this point at
the rate of 50.000 boxes daily. Two
thousand carloads remain to be
shipped.
EXACT TIME BY WIRELESS.
REBEL LEADERS
WILL BE SHOT
Diaz and Three Associates Con
demned by Court Martial
Four Other Oct Prison Sentence--Public
Csnsurss Mannar of
Conducting Trials.
Establishment of Precis Longitude
of Two Hsmisphsres Possible.
Paris The exact time at a given
moment in America and Kurope will
be established shortly by wireless tel
egraphy. About the miildl of No
vember it will be possible for the first
time to establish with precision the
longitudes of America and Europe In
their relation to each other by the ex
change of wireless signals between
the great station at Arlington, Va ,
and the Eiffel tower In Paris and
other European stations.
Commissioner H. II. Hough at the
International Time conference here,
declared that the observatory in
Washington was now distributing
time with errors of only one-thousandth
of a second. Hitherto Euro
pean and American time haa been es
tablished hy cable, allowance being
made for loss of time in transmission.
and it has been fixed only three times
in 1S681870 and 1872.
Vera Cms General Fells Dies,
leader of th recent revolt here, and
Major Zerate, Colonel Antonio Migonl
and Lieutenant Lima, officer under
Diaa In his attempt to overthrow th
government, wer condemned to death
by court martial.
Lieutenant Cam echo, Captain May
en, of th rural guard, and Captain
llermillo Martinez war aentenced to
ten years' Imprisonment each, and
Gabriel Ramos, customs collector, and
llernan Arostegul, censor of tele
graph, wer aentenced to two year'
imprisonment. Nin other officers
and civilians were allowed to go free.
Th court-martial, which wa pre
sided over by General Davlla. aat In
secret session from 2 o'clock Saturday
morning until 3:36 o'clock Sunday
morning. Th sentence caused
sensation. A great crowd, Including
relatives and many friends of th ac
cused men, assembled outslil th
building where th court sat and
waited for houra th finding.
General Davila refused to acknow
ledge the orders of th district Judge
to suspend the proceedings in th case
of General Diaz and Major Zerat.
General Krltran, military commander
of the zone, accepted a writ of habeas
corpus and suspended the executions,
leaving the prisoners temporarily at
the disposition of the district court
It is thought probable that Colonel
Migonl and Lieutenant Lima will be
shut w ithout much more ado.
CLOSINQ IN ON TURKS.
Alfalfa Seed Ready for Market.
Vale The alfalfa seed in the Mal
heur valley is nearly all threshed and
ready for the market. Although there
has been little demand for seed as yet
it is expected that the farmers will
have no trouble In disposing of ft a
little later on. The seed is better
than was expected owing to th light
frost that occurred last month.
Gardiner-Coos Bay Lin Building.
Gardiner Work on th new line of
railroad between Gardiner and Coos
Bay is quite active. About 60 men
and several teams are at work chang
ing the course of Schofleld creek near
the site of the big tunnel. The rail
road company has bought th land on
both sides of the creek from the ap
proach to th tunnel, fully mile of
creek bottom, for dumping ground.
The tug L. Roscoe, owned bv Porter
Brothers, arrived in the Umpqua
river a few days ago towing a large
barge loaded with supplies.
Three Offices Can Be Mad On.
Salem As another step toward re
ducing expenses of state government,
Governor West has announced that he
win recommend abolition or the pres
ent sheep commission and the offices
of sheep inspector and state veterin
arian, and create a new office of state
stock inspector to do the work now
performed by two separate depart
ments. The sheep commission re
ceived an appropriation of $2500 from
the last legislature, and the atate vet
erinarian receives salary of $2000
yearly and $1600 a year for expenses.
Snow on Hills of Hood River,
Hood River A cold wav swept
over the Hood River valley and the
heavy rain was turned Into snow In
the foothills surrounding the valley.
It is reported that snow fell in some
of the orchards of higher altitude. It
is a rare occasion to have snow fall
here during October. The Indiana'
prophecy that there will be hard
winter this year is beginning to b
realize!.
Weight of Carat Reduced
New York Fifty leading Jewelers
of the United States voted to silopt
the metric carat as the standard of
weight for diamonds. Under the new
standard a carat will weigh 200 milll
grammes; under the old its weight ia
205.3 milligrammes. The reduction ia
2, per cent The change will become
effective July 1, 1913. The new stand
ard weight is known aa the Interna
tional carat and is in use all over the
world except in England, Holland, Bel
gium and the United States. Congress
will be asked to make it the legal carat
Big Bank Msrgar Pands.
New York According to a much
circulated Wall-street rumor, a com
bination of three of the biggest banks
in th city the Mechanics & Metals
National, the Fourth National and the
Bank of New York Is under way.
The combined capital of these three
institutions is $13,000,000; deposits,
$102,273,000, and cash resources. In
the neighborhood of $105,131,872.
The property occupied by the Mechan
ics fc Metals National hank was r
cently purchased, and will be part of a
site for the new Morgan firm.
Mrs. Clevlnd"Wi Marry.
Princeton, N. J. Mrs. G rover
Cleveland authorizes the announce
ment of her engagement to Thomas
Joseph t'reston, professor of archaeol
ogy and history of arts at Wells ml
lege. Mrs. Cleveland ia a graduate of
wens college and has been a trustee
of that institution since 1887. II. r
wedding to President Grover Cleve
land during his first administration.
was on of the noteworthy events in
the history or th White House.
Great Battle Is Brewing.
i-nicago Labia dispatches to th
Chicago uaily News from Const.ntI
nople on the on hand and from Sofia
on the other, agree that the success of
me antes against Turkey thus far
have been only steps leading up to
what is expected to be a terrific battle
between Adrianople and Constanti
nople, In which th Turks will make
their master effort to savo their cap
ital and the ultimate victory.
Man Insures His Funeral.
Seattle Charles Brandt, in ..,.
old, of Everett, took out a policy a
month ago insuring his funernl. and
Wednesday his body was found float
ing in Elliott bay. near the r,,im..
dock. The bojy had been In th wa
ter several weeks.
Allied Armies Continue March of Con
quest Toward Capital.
London Th switfneas and effi
ciency of the onward movement of th
armies of the allied Balkan states Is
making Europe open her ejes. From
the north and all along the line from
Greece on the south they ar crowding
back the boundaries of the Ottoman
empire in Europe. The often predict
ed and long delayed day when the
Turk will have his back against th
wall seems at hand.
The two pivotal points of Turkey's
defense on the north were Adrianople
and Uskup. The Bulgarian army in
the East has defeat. d th Turk at
Kirk Kilisseh, which is th strongest
outpost of Adrianople, and appears to
have almost invested that fortrea.'
The Servian army In th West
walked into Uskup without opposition.
The Turkish garrison ther withdrew
on the railway toward Salonikl. How
far it Intends to retreat and why, are
questions. Th only answer to the
last question is that the strength and
supplies of the garrison did not Justify
an attempt to make a stand.
Events about Adrianople are -even
more important. The Bulgarians ap
parently are proceeding successfully
with the investmrnt of th fortress.
The Turkish army which was defeated
at Kirk Kilisseh did not fall bark upon
Adrianople, according to latest re
ports, but took the road to th south,
where it could connect with th rail
way to Constantinople.
Pictur Show Credited.
Washington, I). C Th cause of
temperance haa found a new ally In
the moving picture show, members of
the District of Columbia Excise
Board are Inclined to believe, after
receiving rex.rts from its saloon In
spector to the effect that proprietors
or drinking establishments ar com
plaining of a failing off In business.
It is said a number of proprietor
place the blame on the moving picture
theaters, assertng that the heads of
poorer families, instead of dropping
into the corner salon after dinner,
take their wives and children to a
6-cent theater.
Germany Will B at Fair.
Berlin It ia expected that the Ger
man government will soon announc
Its decision to participate In th Panama-Pacific
exposition at San Francis
co in 1915. The appointment of
permanent exposition commission Is
not fsvored. but It was virtually derid
ed during the visit her of Count von
Bernstorff, the German ambassador at
Washington, that Germany, for txditi-
cal and commercial reasons, could not
afford to hold aloof. There Is a luke
warm feeling in big industrial and
manufacturing circles, however.
New Coast Ships Ordered.
Philadelphia A fourth contract for
construction of a fleet of liners for
iirace & Company, of New York, own
crs or the Atlantic & Pacific Steam
ship company, has been received by
William Cramp & Sons. On vessel of
the fleet will be launched probably by
November 6, 1913, while th other
three will follow befor th end of the
year, the vessels, of 10,000 tons ca
pacity, are to be used In th Atlantic
and Pacific Coast passenger f and
freight trade and until th opening of
th canal will mak tripa vla;th Horn.
Man to Wed Again at 82.
Us Angeles Robert Allen, of Po
mona, a wealthy man known widely
throughout Southern California, ob
tained a marriage license for himself
and Mra. Sarah Ashcroft, of this city.
Allen Is 82 years'old. hut actlv as a
hy. lit was divorced not long ago
from his second wife, and th brld to
be is his sister In law. Sh Is not
many years younger than he. They
were childhood friends and school
mates In Derbyshire, England.
Potato Shipping Ru Suspended.
Washington. D. C. A
of Western railroads that potatoes will
noi lie laaen for ah nment hr.n
November 16 and April 15 unless th
shippers line th cars and aui.nl
stoves.was suspended by th Inter
state Commerce commission. i
BULUARIANS CUT
Rsport.d Captur. of L,
and Con.,.nllnop.
Iarl-A spc '
ys dvle. w. fee. ,?
"SihatScutarJWa;
b.Joc;uPrJXGr'i
.nupiged, ;.;n
London-A Sofia dlsl
oounce, wh.t ma, prn , ,
rnot important mov ( the .1-
Bulgarian army w tjtlfc T,etow
KaklBaba. '"-th. eaptJ
Th dispatch deMribu,, .
an Important position oo th. ,.T
betwn Adrlanopl, and r
nopl. bu fai,. to.!, W.
Bulgarian, ar In actual' p
th railway st.ion. fTt
atrld th railway at UlI. JjJ
hav cut th communicate,
Constantlnopl, ,d Sofia.
ALliJl.W L
Turkish force. af,.r th, "J
Kileaseh wer holding u,. ,, ' f"-
Kul.sburga, to Luleht,...
distance east of Eski ILL. Mt
NVENTOR TO jQAlN .q.
Harnsmakr Offered Big py .
""""I ssschins.
Chlco. Cal.-J. B. ArrK.. . .
nwsmaker of this city, B!
granted patents to the Arcbst a??
matlc riveting maehln. -u
revolution!. the ropp,, ri.UB,k!.
nes of th world. It is the MilT
chin that will place the tooZ1
leather, cloth and canvas.
Heretofore the copper rlv.U Mad l
eralla. mail bags. 0.M mnA .
ness g.xi.ls hav !. pl.cvdu
hand. Th nearest approach to ml
chin work haa been an ppllanea k
punch th holes and then baa4 ttmi
tore placed th rivet and with
mer and, anvil set them In pise.
Th machine Invented t
docs tb whole work, and u
took on hand operator one bmu
simply to punch six hules, th AmW
macbin will punch th holss
place th rivets securely at the rstssf
75 minute. Archer wortad til
year on his Invention. 11, bu sms
offered by th Uvl Sir tuts wveraO
people, of San Praniriam, fM.OOOfw
the exclusive uue of the mtrbim,
th overall business alone, and is
other man In the Eatt has offend kia
$15,000 fur half Interest In Omul
ent
NINETEEN STRICKEN BUND.
Los, f Sight Rssults Afltr ftps
ure to Flsctric Rsvs.
Anderson, Ind. Nineteen pmoai
ar reported to hav beca strirkai
blind aa a result of gating at a lirtx
caused by workmen welding villi is
electrical process on a trollsy win,
according to local physicians watstrt
called to treat the cam 8rrsrs
who aaw th light war not lUKto)
until several hours afterwards.
John Hsgel, of IlsmllUin, Okie, vat
playing cards In a lodgrroom, as, It
shoved back hi chair and sidsisMd,
"I'm going blind." He was atsittsf
to th home of his mother, and M
rvt regained his sight at last aceoaiti
Virtually all the 1 reported la phyal
ciana ar being kept In dark roosu.
A local ejr specialist said that
each cas attended by him th taudt
of the eyelid was greatly Irritate!
II gav as his theory that tbt ts
cullar rays of light given oat by tat
welding process caused the quick sV
veloprnent of bacteria, already Mp4
in th eye, and blindness resulted.
Outlaw PMag, Village,
Athens Crown Prlnc ConstMUw
in rnessag from Kosam, MrtaMst
of th town of Servia. tart:
"When w ntrd th tows Is s
tahlish headquarters the InhabiUat,
Including th school children, lisaf
th streets cheering, waving f
throwing laurels upon the soldisnsM
conducted as to the cathedral, whsfsl
t dum was aung."
From Arta It is reported thst T
ish and Albanian bands ar foltewhsj
the Turkish army, pillaging Chriitisi
villages and maaaacreing th ink"
tant. Tbey hav burned several
lgra.
Shlngt Mills Opsn.
Sealtl--All th ahingl illsf
Washington which havs bees
down for 30 days to steady the Mr
ket which showed signs of WW"
Ing, resumed operations Monday skw
Ing. Leading manufacturers and J
hers said that th cessation of eattiaf
brought about Improved conditions
th trad, although better rw
would hav been obUined llw
tallment had not com btwt
fall and spring buying nM''T
all th heavy orders hsd been fl
and new one. wer not ready.
Big Balloon Bursts.
Stuttgart Germ.ny-Aa hf i(t
th tlm set for the stsrt of th
national balloon race for ms u"-
Bonnctt cup. the American
Kansaa City II exploded wWI
filled. No on wss injures.
caua of th xploslon has not -learned.
The rac began in ths P"
enc of th king and queen
favorable conditions. If """"Z
chang In th upper air rf
balloons should pass the ''JJ
Cologne and from ther head
th Mecklenberg coast
California Votsrs Many-8aeramento-The
U.t.l riffig
for th November election In J'"
nla la 9H8.708. Those W.,
total of compilation eomp w
Frank Jordan, aoeretary of
Angel, county ha. ""jfgS
th largest registration,
from that county overtopping M
blned total of S.n Francisco
meda eountlea. 1 n, i'K"""
Angeles, 259.115; San
134,688; Alameda. 92,36
War Vrf
franc)
Tuberculosis war .
New York-Sermons to stir
oera to reallx that the whit "
"",.7...nlr
a rnco'r" r .
i nrscw---
iroers I
is as much a social ss
lem and to arouse me. r
effort, to .t.y th o,-- j.
t.j. h.h lUl'i""-
preacneu irora - iB.aos
pita In churche. of every dnoml
throughout th Isnd Sund.y.