PANIC SEIZES
Turkish Army Is Driven
to Gates of City.
Back
Port ;Aiki Mediation of Powers
Moslem Fanatles May Begin
MsssaCree of Christian.
Contantlnopl Tho Turkish army
i retreating to the last lino of fort I II
..iioni outside the capital.
The prte haa applied to tha power
for mediation wiui view w me cos
ittion of boatllltlea, and forth nego
tiation of peace. Application haa
wn made to tha embassies here and
by cirrular to tha Ottoman representa
tivri In the European capital.
Constantinople Thla city ia In a
fever of excitement over tha alarming
nixirts from tha field of battle.
f'ortgnre and natlvea ara suffering
from tension caused by tha series of
military disaster, and, although the
,it in in a state of alrg. crime in
,, quarters I unchecked.
Many farnillea ara leaving tha city
Tha people fesr fi 'at outbreak of
Moslem fanaticism by tha turbulent
elements of tha lower classes, and
secondly, a rising In hordes of mad
dened soldier who are being driven
by tho Hulgarlan to make their last
itaml a fttw milea outalda of Constan
tinople and than perhaps to fall back
on the capital.
The battle atill cuntlnuea on the
plain of Thrace and If th Turkish
soldiers fall bark within the gates of
the city It la feared they may turn
their guns nd bayonets on thoae who
re awaiting here the outcome of the
conflict.
PORTLAND ELECTION SURPRISE
Voter! Knock Out Proposed Bond
f.rr,tnK S3.A60.0O0.
Portland. Or. Complete return of
the special flection held in thia city
ihuw mi change in tha general 'result
ae com pi I (hI from tha incomplete ro
turni, Kvery measure carrying an
appropriation of money waa defeated.
Msjunties against au;h measures ran
at high aa M.W47, by which tha Hint
Inland purchase waa defeated. Only
urn charter amendment aa ere com
paratively unimportant or affsct amall
property-owners were carried, and in
'.how canes the majorities wera gener
ally decisive.
Bond laiuaa Defeated.
$300,000 to buy ltoaa Island by, 14,-
947.
1-Mi.miO for South Portland bridge.
by 92-5.
fino.ouo for incinerating plant, by
IMBo.
t:.otio,000 for park and boulevarda.
by 5727.
$.'00,(100 for auditorium aite, by
60(11.
2o,noo for public market, by 493.
Aggregate bond issue defeated,
.i,i;:.o,ooo.
Charter Amendment Carried
IMsting to waterfront street vaca
tinns. by 8049.
Kxtending time for filing applica
iiona lor bonding street and sewere
aaseaiimenU, by 18,270.
Authorising city to tranafer ferriea
to county control, by 9483.
Ordinaneaa Carried.
Recognition of Greater Portland
plana, by H050.
Granting franchiaa to Nnrthweatern
Electric company, by 21,887.
Charter Amendments Defeated.
Authorising council to fix salary of
city attorney, by 7382. Authorising
council to fl salary of city treasurer,
by l227.
Authorising council to fix salary of
city engineer, by 6HO0.
Creating office of city proeeeutor,
by 11.735.
licrnoving police department from
civil service, by 13.65H.
Conservatives Lead In Cuba.
Havana The sweeping conserva
tive victory of General Mario Menocal
and Knriiue Jose Varona, conserva
tive candidates for president and vice
president, respectively, which was in
dicated by flint reports from all parta
of the Island, appear not to have
been realised, according to returns
hirh came later. 'Although tho ad
herentaof Alfredo Zayaa, tho liberal
ranumate, continue to claim victory,
mere la little doubt that Genera Men
otal haa been elected, but by slender
majority.
daw Joints Mad for Boy.
Haltimore A rem arable operation
ai ha resulted successfully was per
former recent! v in a local hosnital on
14 year-old boy, who ainca birth ha
been unable to move hit Jaw. It had
I way been necessary to feed the
child through a tube, aa tha jaw bone
were stitr, having no normal "hingea
'he surgeon cut through tho solid
bone where the Joint ahould hova been
mi modeled upon tha aectlona actual
J'nts, such as nature usually pro
"idea. The child haa left the hospital
nq nas the normal use of the jaw.
Bank' Resource Qaln.
WaHliinRton, 1). C Lawrence O,
M irray, contollor of tha currency, has
"Hiied a statement Indicating that th
resource 0f thn banks (n the United
Mate, national, state and private,
f" the highest In history. According
o report of their condition on June
the controller announced that 2-r,-"'lO
of the 29,000 bank In the country
"how agregata resources of (24,950.
'"'0.000, an increase of 1.324,000,000
"r those of 24,000 bank in 1911.
Coal Famine Imminent.
(hicatfo Another coal famine,
greater than tho ahortage that handi
""I'P' d this city last winter, I imml
"""t, arcoding to local dealers.
1 r'vs of all kin. I of coal to the small
consumer have raised from 25 to 75
JentK i a ton. The railroad are blamed
the present situation, coal dealers
"vcrring that car shortage prevents
" removal of tho coal from the
"one.
BEST FOOD AND BEVERAGES"
proper Selection Means
Beauty to th, WofnJ
la Sensible.
Health and
n Who
"Hire. th. ,, 1)t),.,.t f
" " - " will build up the
,.' ""lacles, tha tissues an
' " ""ns mad duvotlon to
fr i - "'"lls that cannot poaalbly
.i. r oouy uourlMhi it la
'' 'ranA
J17.'"'.1" ri'",m idir
ui lilt) mi rlllv- -!- t...-
fd ' aus sha Illumines that her
Kk-in i . VBn .,,
' !'' by swallowing fool
' "U II (I ifiml II. I,.-. if i.
lie slate of affiilrs h . 1 1 1 ...........
boo she reads ih, article.', taboo for
luiura thHt tfl.io dullclous. but do
"" eian worth tnnntioiilng, and
"l pin ber faith to tin finds that will
'adlly build up her system until hnr
'"J lips, pink ik ,Ild
jiiiraieiy round-d form are the ad
miration of tlion i.ar ,! a,.ur
tier.
Ill .
to
'oo iriins eaten In Ihn morning,
-mi crisp rolls, and followed up by
""i or oatmeal properly cooked
" rlili cream and covered
HIi powd.rid sugar. Is a breakfast
i for a queen.
nieameii ric, hominy or barley
erven tr iiimlieon, lth rich cream,
re Ideal, f ihu Is not enounh for
ravenous appetite, follow It up With
I liiiki d apple or a cup of baked cus-
aru Houpa. broths, frulta and sulud
ilo ain ili nliauifi for luncheon, aa are
.Hiked potatoes, new peas and d.'llcato
y urollcd lamb chops.
nuai for dinner? Why. a porter-
loiian steak. Herkoil ullh ill,. nf
fuller, floating; In ta own rich lulces
ind seasoned well ltli salt and pep-
aer. la excellent both for thn stoin
icu and the complexion. With this
oee iri-uincil potatoes, freahly pick-
fd veai-lnblea. a li ttuen enliid and
rult ilinert.
wit, but not leaHt, thn would bn
-iiujr hhoiild pationln malted milk,
It brim back lost energy and
lood the cheeka !tli crlmaou
Junket or Curds.
"Curds" Is tho genuine old name
ind they call It ' crud.Ii-s" in Scotland
It ones la rain M of Junket to the old
'UKloiii of iii.iHltiK it In greut tnaanes,
'lull lifting it oi:t of thn boMls and
laying it on clean rushes for the
ahey to drain aay from It. Juncus
Is tha l-utln name for rush hence
lunket.
1 bean solid curds were used to
cook with. Here Is a reel tie for "Curd
l akes "
Tske a pint of curds, four yolks and
two whites of erss, add sugar, nutmeg
ind a little flour, mix well, and drop
(be cakes like fritters Into hot fut.
ind fry lightly.
Corydon told Thyrsls "How Fairy
Mab the lunketa ate." and there la
nothing nicer than a good Junket,
weetened Judiciously, flavored spar
ingly with cinnamon or nutmeg and
terved with a generous allowance of
thick en-am.
Bsktd Cherry Dumplings.
One quart of prepsred flour, two
heaping tablespoonfuls or lard, two
ups of frerh milk, a little salt, two
cups of stoned cherries, one-half cup
ful of sugsr; put the lard Into the
aalted flour, wet up with the milk,
roll In a sheet one-qunrter of an Inch
thick and rut Into squnres about four
Inches across: put two large spoon
fuls of cherries In the center of esch.
sugar them, turn up the edges or tne
paste and pinch them together; lay
the Jellied edges downwsrd upon a
floured baking pan and bake half an
hour, or until browned.
Good Idea.
A woman noted for her careful house-
keeping has the Inside of all ber bu
reau drawers painted white and then
treated with a coat of cream colored
Miamel.
This she declares. Is more sanitary
thnn any lining pad could be and when
cleaning Is necessary all that la re
quired Is to wipe them out with a
damp cloth.
It Is a good Idea to treat pantry ana
kitchen shelves in me same manner.
also cupboards and sideboards, draw
era and shelves Perfect cleanliness
ould then be sseured.
Rocks.
one run of powdered susar cresm-
ed with two-fifths cup of butter. Add
--n well beaten eggs, one ana one-
half cups of flour, one teaspoon each
f einnanion and cloves. Add a pound
of walnuts chopped with a pound of
raisins Finally stir In a teaspoon of
soda dissolved tn a little hot water,
prop by spoonful on buttered tins
and bake In moderate oven.
To Keep Grssn Vegetsbles.
When wishing to keep vegetables
such aa green, lettuce, psrslny. etc..
until the following day. place, with
thn roots, or whore they have been
cut In a vessel containing water, ex
n' as voti would a bunch of cut
flowers, and Ihey will be as fresh as If
newly cut National MiigRiine.
Broom Hanoer.
A common brnss cuphook
such as
used In china cabinet and on cup
rack, enn no easwy si roneu
end of a broom handle, making an
Inexpensive and handy broom hanenr.
Wo find thl mor satisfactory than
any broom bnnger we have ever used.
Grinding Bresd Crumbs.
If a qunrt fnilt-Jar Is slipped over
tho outlet or I"" pnmo-r n ....
possible and held there while grind
Ing with tha other hand, all crumbs
will be rniiKht. Instead of a lot of
them flyln around the room, caushig
unnecessary disorder.
Fried Scsllops.
Clean ono quart scallops, turn Into
a snucepii
n and cook mini ioej
.l.rtVi'l
drain and dry Detween
towels Season wun rnu i"" ii
roll In fine crumbs, dip In egg. again
l crumbs and fry two minutes In
If, .! . - .
deep fnt. then ornin on oiou
Herve with satico tnrtnre.
Pepper Salad.
fibred green pepper very fine and
,1 nAnnur
add one siiceu swe.i .... .-.
Serva on lettuce with a French dres
Ing.
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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ANT)
l'KUu'KESS OF
MALHEUR COUNTY HAPPY.
T hmi...J. . . . .
i-anq will b Reclaimed
vale-with the completion of the
Hully Creek Irrigation project another
portion of Oregon will have made
great progress and 40,000 acrea of
now arid land will be thrown Into eul
tivation. The Many Bros.' construe
tion left Vale for the site of the reser-
.... I a
voir, ana, as the procession, three
oiocss long, passed through the
streets, It caused considerable excite
ment The old farmer who came to
this section in the early day realized
that soon he would no longer need to
dread the time when his crops might
dry up because of the shortage nf
w.w-r. ine ary land farmer, who
took up a claim on tha hio-h land.
when the government wag in here
considering the construction of the
Malheur project, waa made to feel
that, after all, his wait waa not in
vain, u seems that at last a o-rent
iransiormsnon is promised for Mai
heur county in the very near future.
. .. .
inousands of acres of what is
known aa the "bench" land, and
which, with water, makes the finest
fruit land in existence, will be con
verted Into small fruit tracts. The
soil is ideal and thia vicinity la free
from frost.
i he people of thia section see that
If this project i a success, aa it un
doubteilly will be, it will be a nucleus
for the early completion of the old
Malheur project, the Owyhee project
and others. Although the charge for
water Is set at H0 per acre, and
seems a little high, yet it is arranged
in yearly payments over a period of 20
or more years, making it easy for the
farmer, r or the first three year af
ter the water is on the land no puy-
ment is made. The two succeeding
yesr 12.60 per acre ia paid. Then $5
per year until the full amount is
resched.
Over 20,000 acrea of land have al
ready been signed up and many more
are being signed all the time.
1). M. llrogan, the promoter of the
project, is still in the East, where he
s devoting all his time to the sale of
the bonds. It is estimated that it will
require at least two years to put the
water on the land.
NO FRUIT PEST IN JOHN DAY
Apple Measuring 13 Inches In Cir
cumference Are No Rarity.
Prairie City Apples weighing a
pound each, measuring 13 inches in
circumference, of perfection in color
ing, of perfect ahape and without a
blemish are no,rarity in the John Day
valley. In a shipment made from
'rairie City many such apple were in
evidence.
While as yet there are no extensive
commercial orchard of bearing age in
the valley, apples have been grown
here for more than forty years in
small family orchard, of which there
are many in all parta of the valley.
Up to the present time orchard pest
have been absoluetly unknown. It is
asserted by old residents that a wormy
pple has never yet been found in the
orchards of the valley. The crop thia
year Is a large one and Uie fruit I of
the best quality in every respect, and
hipments in small lots are being
male to outside markets. Several
hundred boxes have already been
hipped from thia place.
HOMESEEKERS MAY COME.
Lower Rste to Coast to Be In Effect
All Through 1913.
Portland Homeseekers' ratea from
Eastern cities to point in the North
west will be in effect every month
urine 1913. according to tariff just
filed by the Trans-Continental Passen
ger association.
This will enable persona in me cast
to purchase round-trip tirketa at re
duced rates, come to Oregon or Wash-
ngton, investigate conditions and re
turn to their homes preparatory to
coming here permanently.
Rates for the round trip will be
$64.70 from Chicago and 155 from
Missouri river points. Ticket can be
purchased only on the first and third
Tuesdays of each month, with a return
imit of 25 daya. btopover will be
allowed for 15 days on the going trip
nd during the life of the ticket on
the return trip. Hoth trip must be
made over the aame route and trans
portation will be limited to second-
class accommodations.
Dairy Stock Shipped In.
Prairie City F. W. Peet, president
' the First National bank, of thia
place, has just shipped In 20 head of
fine blooded dairy tock, which it la
hi purpose to dispose of to the farm
ers of the John Day valley. A larger
bunch will be shipped in later by Mr.
Peet, which also will be sold to valley
ranchers. The demand for high-grade
stock of all kinds is on the increase in
this valley. "Smaller herda and
blooded tork" ia the watchword
among the big stockmen. Intensive
farming and fixed crops are the rule.
Cavaa Will Be Exploited.
Grants Pass The Josephine county
caves will attract more attention than
ever next year when the season open
for tourists and travelers. There I a
movement on foot to invite the Ma
mmas, who have been exploiting the
wonders of Oregon, to visit the caves ,
the coming summer anil witness tne
extraordinary geological formation.
A strong effort will be made this year
to have representatives in congress
pass a bill creating a park of the
grounds surrounding the caves, assur
ing their permanent protection.
Packing Season Near End.
Astoria Practically nil the gillnet
ters, who have been fishing during
the fall season, have taken their gear
out of the water and the packing sea
son is almost at an end. Only a few
lilversides are being taken and the
bulk of the fish caught are dogfish, al
though a small number of winter
steelhead are beginning to come In.
OUR HOME STATE
LAND SHOW RIBBONS HERE.
macninery tshibit Expected to Be
Instructive Feature.
Portland Handsome red and blue
silk ribbons, attractively printed in
gold, were received by Manager Bond,
of the Pacifie Northwest Land Pro
ducts ahow, from Louis VY. Hill, to be
awarded to priie winners at the com
ing show to bo held November 18 22
There are 100 blue ribbons, five inches
wide, for first prize, and a like num
ber of red one for second prize. Mr,
Hill I taking a great intereat in the
affair and I giving it every possible
encouragement.
Alteration on the exhibit building
at cast first and East Morrison
street are going forward rapidly and
the place will soon be in shape for in
stalling exhibits. The offices of Man
ager Bond will soon be moved from
201 Commercial Club building to the
exhibit building, and he will be in
personal charge, directing installation
by exhibitors.
Entries are arriving in every mail,
and machinery men, who will ahow
farming tools, appliancea and imple
ments, are coming in large number,
so this feature of the show la expected
to prove instructive. Former esti
mate of probable attendance are be
ing raised on account of the large
number of inquiries coming to the
land show headquartera.
WHEN IS AN EGG FRESH?
Courta To Decide Question of Labels
In "Moulting" Seaaon.
Portland When is an egg fresh?
The office of the state dairy and food
commissioner raises the question and
will call upon tho courta to decide.
George Goodhue, one of the proprie
tors of a commission house, has been
made the subject of complaint under
a charge of misbranding.
The complaint sets forth that the
defendant placed on an exhibit of eggs
a card saying, "Fresh Eggs, 35 cents
a Dozen," "whereas," say the com
plaint, "the epes were not fresh and
the defendant well knew that they
were not."
With the "moulting" season at its
height, and a corresponding scarcity
of egg, it ia charged that the quality
of the offerings is being persistently
misrepresented by dealers, who are
handling the cold storage product aa
being fresh. Thia, contends the food
commissioner, I a misbranding under
the pure food law.
HAY PEST IS REPORTED.
Agricultural College to Investigate
and Take Action.
Salem President Kerr, of the Ore
gon Agricultural college, haa advised
Governor West that A. L. Lovell, of
the college, has been sent to Vale to
make an investigation of crop pests
said to have arisen in Idaho hay. Cit
izen of Vale recently petitioned the
governor to take steps toward the ex
clusion of thia hay and the petitioon
was referred to the college.
President Kerr says if it is discov
ered that pest ba been introduced
Mr. Lovell will devote all of the time
necessary to eradicate it. He says
much damage has been done by the
pest in other states. He aUo advises
quarantining temporarily if deemed
necessary. The executive haa referred
to the attorney general the question
of his authority to establish such a
quarantine.
Patenta Will Be Issued.
Washington, D. C. After long con
tinued delay, which would have been
further extended but for the interven
tion of President Taft, patenta are at
last being issued to Sileti homestead
er in Oregon who come under the
provision of the Hawley act, passed
nearly a year and a half ago.
President Taft, on appeal from
Representative Hawley and National
Committeeman William, instructed
the Interior department to put that
law into effect, and only now haa the
department become active. The last
delay was occasioned by a report that
speculators had option on many of
these claims, and all were suspended,
but that charge has been investigated
and it haa been found that no options
were given by settlers and that thoae
claiming to hold optiona had no basis
for their claim.
Vale Scene of New Plant.
Vale That Malheur county is to
see the beginning of another storage
reservoir and irrigation system in the
near future, i the new given out by
W. W. Caviness. James Frost, a
wealthy mining man of Seattle, has
become interested in it early comple
tion. The aite I about SO miles
southeast from Vale, three mile from
the Oregon-Eastern railioad. It will
cover abuot 25,000 Mr. Caviness has
been working on the project for some
time, and it is assured now that it
will be built
Redmond Potatoes Excellent,
Redmond Potato digging is in full
blast in the Redmond district, and the
yield and quality is reported as being
excellent. Wolfer Bros., of Powell
Ruttes, report about 3200 sacks of the
tubers, and say that it will take one
half acre of ground to make pits to
store them in. George Brazee, of the
same district, is in the midat of his
digging
and says that his crop of Bur-
bunks is of an excellent quality.
There "are about 3000 acrea of potatoes
in and about Redmond. Plana bave
been completed for a large warehouse.
Sawmill at Wauna Sold.
Portland The modem sawmill plant
of the Columbia Valley Lumber com
pany at Wauna, has been sold to the
Crossed Timber company. The mill
la considered one of the best equipped
in the state. It ha dally capacity
of 200,000 feet The Crossctt Tim
ber company controls an immense tim
ber area in Orcgnn. The holdings of
this company back of Wauna aggre
gate nearly 2,000,000,000 feet of saw
timber.
HAD NOTHING MORE TO SAY
How the Lady's Complaints Were
lenced by the Fluent Dairy
Wagon Driver.
Fault-fiodlr- may be met In any on
jf several wya. The method em
ployed by the dairymen of whom the
Rehobotn Herald tells would not aerve
with aome people; but apparently It
erved with the lady at No. 75.
He bad been told on starting out
in the route that No. 75 waa Inclined
to find fault, but that ah waa a good
customer, and he waa on no account
to be rude to her.
"Those eggs you left here yester-
lay were atale!" grunted Mre. 76, on
the dairyman's second visit
"Those eggs," responded the dairy
man, blandly, "was laid half an hour
before you bad 'era, by apeclal quick
laying blrda Imported from tbe Mooly
Yomps Isles, ma'am, and they came
down to thla very house by mar con I
cram, so you should have 'em fresh.
bit of twan.y flavor they may bave,
but you can rest assured, ma'am, they
weren't atale."
Mrs. 75 gasped.
"Well, the milk didn't seem as good
as usual yesterday, either," she pur
sued. "Well, tbe boss will be cut up when
be hears that!" continued the dairy
man. "Me aent down to Alderney a-
purpose for a cow that eats nothing
but peaches and pineapples. 'Never
mind tbe expense,' sezee. 'This cow
we shall keep a-purpose for the lady
at 75, and mind It sleeps on a feath
er bed at Eight,' be aez, 'and don't
forget tbe elder-down quilt and the
bed socks.' Waa there anythlna
wrong with the butter, ma'am?"
But Mrs. 75 shook ber bead, speech
less. Youth's Companion.
MATERNITY IS A PRIVILEGE
Little Lecture on Marriage and Dl
vorce That May Interest 8ome
Modern Parents.
"Some folks wonder at tbe miracle.
In the Oood Hook, but God did tbe big
gest and most unexplainable thing
when be gave woman tbe privilege ol
being a mother. You might marry an
other man aome time, but there's
something you'd never forget, and that
Is that Perk Is tbe father of Lucills
and Mary Jane. It's somethln' that
demands from you a lot of forgive
ness, lf need be, for whatever be does
I don't think there's any divorce that
God's a-goln' to recognize which aepa
rathea fathers and mothers. He might
overlook their llvtn' apart from each
other if thlnga went too far cross
wise, but I doubt lf he's goln' to fli
affairs up In heaven after the judg
ment day by sayln" 'Mr. Smith, ths
courta down there In tbe U. 8. A. sayi
you ain't got no right to call thla wom
an your wife and so I'm glvln' bet
to Mr. Jones, who married her thres
yeara after she got her decree. HU
take care of your angel children and
you'll have to go way back and
down.' I say I don't think he's goln'
to do It that way." "Mary Jane's Pa."
in the Novellzatlon by Norman Way.
Music aa a Municipal Asset
Tbe deep wave of enthusiasm to.
music Is In the country; the crest ol
the wave la In the cities. Every me
tro polls we have more than one li
a mammoth conservatory. Six cltlei
aupport symphony orchestraa of th
first rank. They are Chicago, St
Louis, Cincinnati, Kansas City, St
Paul, .and Minneapolis. A sympbonj
orchestra, be It known, la tho ne plui
ultra of a music-center. To support
such a luxury is impossible save wit!
the help of many well-to-do Johr
Stones. It la also Impossible without
a solid foundation of music-lovers
enough to fill the hall nearly ever
time. The city that haa one haa aome
thing that Ita commercial asaoclatlot
can use with large effect In advertia
Ing literature. For It has come to bi
recognized In tbo west that mustca,
achievement la a municipal asset. Th
"boostere" of a city now call atten
tlon to its banka. Its newspapers, It!
wharves, its factories and Ita "sym
phony orchestra. Metropolitan Mag
zlne.
Tactful Request
Dobblelgh waa a confirmed borrow
er, and, what was worse, he seldom
returned the borrowed article. Hi
had held on to Wbibley'a umbrella
for Instance, for nearly a year.
"And I'm blest lf I know bow I an
ever going to get It back," said Whlb
ley.
"Easy said Hlckenlooper. "Call l
messenger and send Dobblelgh thb
note."
And be scribbled off tbe following:
"Dear Dobblelgh: If you can spare
I'd Ilk to borrow that umbrella ot
mine tor a couple of day. Can yot
oblige mT" Harper'a Weekly.
Out of Moutha of Babe.
I lill. UarnM affOll flv. helned hk
AJJ HID ,n.v.u, c -
...rtiihir Inst aummer aettina oul
fruit trees, and waa telling hi fathei
about It tbe other night.
TMnklns to lmnrova the oroor
tunlty ot pointing a moral, fathei
asked:
"Who made the tree. onT"
Th kid thought for a moment thei
his face lit up with a knowing smile,
i mess God made tbe trees." h
said, "nut grandpa stood 'em up.1
Milwaukee ree rress.
Two Opinions.
"Another poem returned 1"
"Yes; I ara about discouraged."
"What did the newspaper edltot
ayT"
"Said I ought to offer It to th
mngrnHneB."
"Well, that meana that bo think it
la good poetry."
"No; it meana that be doesn t thin)
t 1 poetry at all."
Queer Meeting.
Mr. A. How did you happen t
meet yovtr second husband, dearT
Mrs. B. Ho ran over my first hua
band in his automobile. Boston Tran
tcrtpt
Dark Thoughta.
"I can read your mind. I see ther 1
In dark thoughta."
"Yes. I was wondering whan
w
would get our coal"
SCHOONER LOST
ON COOS JETTY
Osprey Dashes on Rocks and
Five Men Perish.
Tug Roscoe Rushes to Rescue Cap
tain of Wrecked Veatel Re
fuse to Be Saved.
Marsbfield, Or. Five live were
lost on the Coo Bay bar Friday morn
ing, when (he little gasoline schooner
Osprey waa wrecked and her eaptain,
refusing to bo the only one of the
crew saved, leaped to death on tbe
jetty rocks.
Heroic attempts were made to save
the men by the tug Roscoe, but with
out result. Tbe lifesaver were out,
but were unable to do anything, as
the sea waa rolling high, and an airship
flight made twice over the bar by
Aviator Christofferson, of Portland,
in the hope of locating some of the
men, but they bad met death o quick
ly and the wave of the bar bad so
rapidly accomplished their work of
destruction that there waa no chance
to do anything when the news of the
disaster reached thia city.
The correct list of the dead follows:
Captain Gus Johnson, of Wedder
burn, master of the Osprey; Chester
Johnson, of Coquille, engineer of the
Osprey; Joe Peitsch, of Aberdeen,
seaman; Captain H. Jacobson, form
erly master of tbe wrecked Berwick,
passenger; Indian Ned Harvey, of
Wedderburn, passenger.
Tbe Osprey left Rogue River Thurs
day at 1 o'clock and stopped at Port
Orford. bhe waa loaded with salmon
and five ton of gold-bearing black
sand. She reached Coos Bay some
time Friday morning and attempted to
cross in, when the heavy seas on the
bar swamped her and caused the little
boat to capsize. Even tben she was
righted by another wave.
The tug Roscoe, Captain Tyler, from
Siuslaw river, was in the lower bay
to tow out a schooner. He made a
trip to the bar about 6 o'clock to see
the condition of the bar and found it
not possible to go out.
Just then be saw the lights of an
incoming boat. Suddenly the light
disappeared and the Osprey waa seen
bottom side up. When she turned over
Captain Johnson and one other man
could be seen aboard. Tbey came out
of the bold.
Tbe Roscoe worked in close to her
and a line waa thrown out. A third
line finally reached Captain Johnson,
of the Osprey, and he made it fast to
himself. The Roscoe was within
few feet of the Osprey. The men
aboard ber called to Johnson to jump,
but he would not. Finally to prevent
a collision the Roscoe had to start
ahead.
A final appeal was made to Johnson
to jump and be pulled aboard the Ros
coe. He waa warned tbat the Koscoe
would have to pull him in, but instead
of jumping he grabbed hold and
braced himself and the lifeline broke.
The Roscoe got away, but missed tbe
jetty rocks only few feet.
TRUST MADE MILLIONS.
Harvester Profit 1000 Per Cent in
Five Year.
Chicago How the property of the
Aultman & Miller company of Akron,
Ohio, was acquired by tbe Interna
tional Harvester company in Novem
ber, 1905, was related by William A.
Vincent, an attorney in the govern
ment's dissolution suit against the al
leged combination.
Figure showed that the profit of
the McCormick Harvesting Machine
company for the five yeara prior to
the consolidation aggregated 125,000,-
000, or 1000 per cent on a capitaliza
tion of 12,500,000. The profit of the
Deering Harvester company were
shown to be nearly as large.
Chinese Yield on Tax.
Pekin The Chinese govrenment ha
decided to grant the demand of the
"six power" bankers and aome ot the
foreign legations which protested
against the intention of China to allot
a portion of the salt tax revenue as a
guarantee for the repayment of the
independent loan of $50,000,000 made
to China by the Crisp syndicate. Tbe
ministry of finance haa been instruct
ed to utilize all the salt revenue for
the payment of tbe Boxer indemnity
except that portion reserved for prev
ious loan. .
Fears Felt for Balloon.
Bremen, Germany The missing
balloon, Dusseldorf II, with tbe two
American aeronauts, John Watt and
Arthur T. Atherholt, on board, was
probably the balloon seen sailing to
the north Monday by John Berry
and A. von Hoffman, when they land
ed with the "Million Population"
near Danzig. Berry and Von Hoff
man said that about an hour after they
had landed near Ueckermuende at
noon on Monday, they saw a balloon
sailing at the heigt of from 9000 to
11,000 feet towards the northeast.
Mont Cristo Under Fire
Washington, D. C Monte Cristo,
a town of 600 In the Dominican Re
public, on the north coast, 70 miles
from Porto Plata, baa been under fire
by the rebels for several days, accord
ing to State department advices.
Very few Americans are there. The
cruiser Baltimore, which received
hurry orders a few days ago to pre
pare for sea, left for Santo Domingo
to look after American interests in
the troubled section. -
Six Born In 13 Months.
Franklin, Pa. Six children in a lit
tle over 13 months is the remarkable
birth record in the family of Stephen
Nagotte, of Frenchtown. Mrs. Na-
gotte has borne 15 children in 12
yeara and 13 of them are living. On
September 10, 1911, she gave birth to
triplets, two girl and a boy, and now
three sturdy boys have arrived, 13
months and three weeks after the oth
er trio.
VENTRILOQUISM AMONG BIROS
Many Songsters Have Notes That Are)
Difficult to Place Grasshopper
Is Big Offender.
Ventriloquism la not confined solely
to the human race, London Answer
asserts. There are many birds whoa
ootes it la almost impossible "la
place." Take the corncrake, with Ita harsh
crake, crake!" One moment th
sound la by your feet; tbe next, fifty
yarda away. The grasshopper la an
other offender In thla respect Its sib
ilant note la bard to locate.
Tbe aedge warbler goea one better-
Not only la It an accomplished ventril
oquist, but It will mimic or parody tho
aong of other birda. In a lesser degree)
the redbreast and the crow possess
these powers, and foreign doves come
under the same category.
In Brazil the bell bird Is exception
ally skillful with Ita voice, while tha
American chickadee invariably de
ceives tbe listener. Canada boasts of
a partridge which is known to deceive
sportsmen aa to its whereabouts for
hours on end.
MOST AMUSING LITTLE TOY
Figures of Two Boxers Swing Back
and Forth Under Impact of Blowa
Heads Are Separated.
A most amusing toy that can be
made by any ingenious bey has been
patented by an Illinois man. It con
sists of a piece of cardboard or tbin
wood upon which tho figures of two
boxers swing back and forth under
An Amusing Toy.
the Impact ot their blowa. Thesis
blowa, by the way, are delivered by
the operator's fingers, which are
thrust through openings In tbe shoul
ders of the figures and have miniature
boxing gloves fastened on the tips
converting them into lifelike looking
arma. The lower portion of the fight
era from the waist down is drawn
cn the card, but their torsos and beads,
are in aeparate plecea. pivoted at tho
waist, so that they swing freely.
There ia a atop, however, ao that if
cne ot the men geta an unusually
vigorous punch in the Jaw be wilt
only bend back to a certain point and
will spring forward again to the fray.
RIDDLES.
What ia the longest sentence known
to history? Sentence for life.
What ia it that you give away all of
It and can atill keep all of It? Your
promise.
Why is Cupid a poor marksman?
He la alwaya making Mrs. (misses).
What does Washington. D. C, stand
for? Washington, Daddy ot His Coun
try. What is the last thing you take off
before going to bed? Your feet from
off the floor.
When Is a wVman not a woman?
When she Is a little cross.
POODLE DOG LOSES ONE LEG
Victim of Stret Car Accident Is Furn
ished With Artificial Limb by
Sympathetic Boy.
A very Intelligent white poodle dor
which had one ot ita forelegs cut off
In a street car accident wandered out
Into the country and waa adopted by
a farm boy. He took the dog to a.
doctor, who dressed the leg, and when
it healed the boy fitted an artificial
leg over the stump with a laced glover
tup and a little rubber pad for the?
foot With this leg tbe dog travels
almoat aa well aa ever, but occaslon-
Run With Artificial Leg.
all losea his artificial aid to locomo
tion when looking for woodchucks.
Clocks With 24 Hour Dials.
Visitors to Belgium will have no
ticed the 21-hour clocks which are to
be seen in public places and rail
ways. The same system is In vogue
in Italy, and both in Germany and
Switzerland there Is to be found a
considerable number of persons In fa
vor ot this new notation. French mili
tary authorities also prefer tho sys
tem, aa do two-thirds of the consells
generaux and four-fifths of the cham
bers of commerce. In view of thla
opinion M. Angaflneur, the minister of
posts and telegraphs, has addressed
a letter to the prefect announcing
that during the summer the 0 to 2
system will be introduced on the m&tn
lines ot railway, and Inviting the pre
fects to take measures to equip thai
local line in the same way.