CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings of the World at Large
Told in Brief:
Gnral Rum of Important Evntt
Presented In Condnd Form
for Our Busy Rwdtrt,
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw wu elected
president of the National Suffrage
association.
Railroad earning show an increase
of 6.6 per cent over the same period a
year ago.
Reports from the seat of war in
Turkey declare the Bulgarian are fit
for an indefinite siege of Constanti
nople. Senator Isidor Rayner of Maryland,
is dead, and as a result it is believed
the Democrats may lose control of the
senate.
Fire in the new auditorium of the
Oregon state penitentiary caused dam
age amounting to several thousand
dollars.
A Kansas school teacher, alone in
Chicago and unable to secure posi
tion, leaped from the 20th story of a
skyscraper and was dashed to instant
death.
Andrew Carnegie, at his 77th birth
day dinner, says he has more faith in
humanity than ever, and declares
women have reached an almost angelic
height.
A young Turkish woman in New
York has married a Bulgarian dia
mond merchant of that city. Both
have brothers in the opposing armies
of their respective countries.
An explosion which wrecked the
starch bouse of the Corn Products
company, at Waukegan III., killed 12
people and injured 27, and caused a
property loss of about $100,000.
A logging train, with 700 pounds of
giant powder on board, crashed
through a trestle near Bandon, Or.,
killing three men outright and badly
injuring all others on board, the ex
plosion of the powder causing most of
the damage.
The largest sauer kraut crop in
years has been gathered at Fremont,
Ohio, the center of the industry in the
Middle West.
A Chicago woman who by mistake
married a chauffeur, thinking it was
his employer, says she will stand by
ber choice and be satisfied.
An overturned tar kettle caused a
fire on the 47th floor of the new Wool
worth building in New York City.
Spectators blocked Broadway lor an
hour.
Two French airmen were killed in
separate accidents in one day.
The death list from the recent hur
ricane in Jamacia has reached over
100.
State railway commissioners of the
Pacific Coast have formed an organis
ation. The California citrus crop is said to
be large and reasonable prices are ex
pected. Turkey, rejects the peace terms of
fered by the allied Balkan states and
renews the war.
John D. enjoys autumn days playing
golf and taking friends auto riding
about his estate.
President-elect Wilson says be is
not thinking of office-filling, but of
much bigger things.
Women's clubs of California have
begun a movement to prevent Orien
tals from owning property in that
state.
Mexican rebels use dynamite bombs
and capture the town of Palomas, a
Mexican fart of entry on the U. S.
border.
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PORTLAND MARKETS
Wheat Track prices : Club, 77
78c; bluestem, 80?i8lc; 40-fold, 73c;
red Russian, 75c; valley, 79c.
Corn Whole, $36; cracked, $37,
per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $22.60 per ton;
shorts, $25; middlings, $30.
Barley Feed, $24.50 per ton;
brewing, nominal; rolled, $27ftc23.
Oats No. 1 white, $26 per ton.
Hay Timothy, choice, $16.5017
per ton ; oat and vetch, $12; alfalfa,
$12; clover, $10; straw, $6f?7.
Fresh Fruits Apple, 60cu$1.60
per box; pears, 75cCa.ll. 60; grapes,
ll.25rgl.40; cranberries, $11.60 per
barrel.
Onions Oregon, 90ctfi,$l per sack.
Potatoes Jobbing price: Bur
banks, 65c75c per hundred; sweets,
ltfi2c pound.
Vegetable Beans, 12c; cabbage,
lc; cauliflower, 40; $1.25 per dozen;
celery, $3.25(3,3.60 per crate; cucum
bers, 60ft,60c per dozen; eggplant,
10c per pound ; bead lettuce, $2 per
crate; sprouts, 8c; tomatoes, $1.50
per box; garlic, 6(6.6c per pound;
pumpkins, ljc.
Eggs Fresh locals, candled, 40rfJ
43e dozen; Eastern, 271 32 jc.
Butter Oregon creamery, cubes,
85c per pound; prints, 36fu,37c.
Pork Fancy, 1010Jc per pound.
Veal Fancy, 12irU3c per pound.
Poultry Hens, 12c: broilers, 12tf
12Jc; turkeys, live, 19ft.20c; dressed,
choice, 23rj24c; ducks, 1213c;
geese, 12Jc.
Hops 1912 crop, prime and choice,
15M 18c per pound.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 14fi,18c per
pound; valley, 21icW,221; mohair,
choice, 32c
Cattle Choice steers, $7(7.25;
good, $6.60f46 85; medium, $6'o6.25;
choice cows, $6f'i6.25; good, $5.50r4
6.75; medium, $4.505.25; choice
calves, $7.50c;,8.60; good heavy cal
ves, $6r,7; bulls, $3tf;6; stags, $5r;6.
Hogs Light, $7.857.95; heavy,
I6.75frj7.25.
Sheep Yearlings, $4.25'tf6; weth
er, $3.60(4.75; ewes, $3(a4; lambs,
4&8.
WARSHIPS TO STOP FOR COAL
American Fleet May Be Augmented
In Case of European War.
Washington, O. C. Realising the
possibility of rapid and important de
velopmenU ia the Balkan war, the
Navy department has slightly chang
ed the itinerary for the cruiser Ten
nessee and Montana, now on the way
to the Orient under command of Rear
Admiral KnghL Instead of going di
rect from Gibraltar to Smyrna, Ad'
miral Knight ha headed first for
Malta, with the Tennessee, while the
Montana, which was destined for Bel
rut, ha started for Port Said, at the
entance of the Sue canal.
The change in the itinerary will
make it eaaier for the cruisers to re
plenish their coal bunkers, pending
the arrival in the Mediterranean of
the collier Brutus.
It was said at the State department
that there is no present intention of
sending other warships to reinforce
the Tennessee and Montana in the
Mediterranean. European navies are
extending all necessary protection in
the larger ports of Turkey.
Of course, in the event of a general
European war, it might be necessary
to dispatch the greater part of the At
lantic fleet to Europe.
PENSION NEEDY EMPLOYES.
T.
R Thinks Faithful Worker a
Deserving a Ex-Presidents.
New York Discussing the plans of
Andrew Carnegie to give an annual
pension of $25,000 to future retiring
presidents. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
said :
"As it does not apply to me, I have
nothing to say on that side of it. In
any event, my interest is not in pen
sions for former presidents, but for
the small man who has no chance to
save and who face direct poverty
when he become superannuated.
"I think the small government em
ploye who gives years of faithful ser
vice at a small emolument should be
pensioned upon retirement. I believe
we must work out some system of in
surance and pensions, relieving the
ordinary workingman from the haunt
ing dread of extreme poverty in old
age."
MICHIGAN VOTE IN DOU3T.
Suffragists Fear Return Irdieat
Causa Will Loss.
Lansing, Mich. Leaders in the
fight for the passage of the suffrage
amendment to the constitution of
Michigan admit for the first time that
the complete official returns may show
the defeat of the measure by a few
hundred votes. But three counties,
Keeweenaw, Montcalm and St. Clair,
remain to be beard from officially.
The official vote from the remainder
of the state gave a majority of 165
for the amendment. Unofficial re
turns from the three missing counties
rolled up a majority of about 700
against it.
There is a possibility that the offi
cial returns may be changed in some
instances before the contest ia finally
determined.
RAILWAY EARNINGS GROW.
November Shows Increase Over One
Year Ago of 0 6 Per Cent.
Chicago A further increase in rail
road activity is indicated by the re
turns of all United State roads report
ing gross earnings for the first two
weeks of November, the total amount
ing to $16,822,490, an increase ai
compared with the earnings of the
same roads for - the corresponding
period a year ago of 6.5 per cent.
These roads reported a gain of 4.4
per cent the first week of the month.
and 4.1 and 4.9, respectively, for the
first two weeks of October and Sep
tember. The improvement is now
quite uniformly distributed, the loss
reported being very exceptional and
extremely small.
Sweet Potato Cannery Opened.
Americua, Ga. The large potato
t canning plant of the Ware-Progress
Orchard company, near Americus, has
started operations for the season and
with favorable conditions will pre
serve probably 60,000 bushels of
sweet potatoes here during the next
three month. This plant is equipped
with machinery of the latest type and
on lull time employ 90 operator.
Some trouble is experienced in getting
sufficient labor, but with thia supplied
the cannery will be operated on fulK
time during the winter season.
SII69.40 to Keep Family a Year.
Chicago What constitutes "liv
ing wage" for a family of five bus
band, wife and three children in
Chicago? Economists, settlement
worker and others have tried to an
swer the question in recent year and
have made varioua estimates, ranging
from $700 to $1100 a year. Before
the street car wage arbitration board
an itemized budget ha been intro
duced in evidence, showing the least a
family of five should have in this city
to maintain the American standard
of living is $1154.40 a year.
Peasant Fear Turk' Return.
London Bulgarian peasant in the
vicinity of Kirk Kilisseb are still
wearing the turban for fear the Turks
ill return and take revenge upon
them, as was done in 1878, wires Noel
Buxton, member of parliament, who
has been visiting the devastated dis
tricts of Turkey in the Interests of
the Red Cross. "Thousands are
homeless," he adds, "and the distress
is indescribable. One Bulgarian doc
tor alone is treating 500 cases."
Princeton Students Run Farm.
Princeton, N. J. That success is
assured for the farm run by the un
dergraduates of Princeton university
is shown by the recent report of the
manager. E. C. Page, of the class of
1912. While the project did not make
money, indications point to prosperous
seasons in the future. The reasons
given for the lark of financial profit
were that the plan was carried out
more in the nature of a trial, and that
extensive farming was not don.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
A WEEK WITH BIRDS.
Special Short Course in Poultry
O. A C. Farmer' Week.
at
Ore iron Agricultural College, Cor-
vallia A special short course in soul
trv farming has been arranged for
farmers' week. December 9 to 14, at
the Oreoon Agricultural college, and
Prof. James Dryden baa planned an
interesting schedule of daily lectures
accompanied by practical demonstra
tiona.
Type of poultry farming and differ
ent systems of management in the
various section of the country will be
discussed, and original views on dif
ferent poultry farm throughout the
United State will be shown. There
will also be views of plans of service
able and practical poultry houses for
the farm.
Breeding for egg-laying qualities
will form a prominent part of the in
tmctional work, and representatives
of the different breeds will be shown.
Special emphasis will be placed on
'fTK-lyng qualities and how good lay
era may be produced. In this connec
tion the results of the breeding work
at the experiment station will be sum
mariied.
Hatching eggs under the hen will be
compared with various artificial tneth
ods as to efficiency on the farm, and
brooding and carirfg for the chicks will
be studied in detail. Poultry foods
and egg rations will be discussed, and
Prof. Dryden will report the results
of feeding experiments at the station
The preparation of fowls for market
will be given some attention, both as
to fattening methods and fattening
rations, and as to way of killing and
dressing the fowls. Marketing poul
try products will also engage the at
tention of the visiting farmer. Mr.
Dryden ha made a careful study of
the gcod and poor methods of handling
eggs, candling and grading, packing
and shipping to market, and the prac-
tical demonstrations will cover all
these points.
CHEMAWA HERD IMPROVED.
Modern Equipment to Be . Provided
and Instruction Broadened
Chemawa The dairy herd at the
Salem Indian school has been improv
ed by the addition of ten fine Holstein
cattle recently purchased by Superin
tendent Harry E. Wadsworth. The
school herd for many years has not
furnished sufficient milk for the stu
dents, owing to the inferior grade of
cows. Superintendent Wadsworth in
tends to have a dairy herd of excep
tional quality ample to furnish the
students with plenty of milk.
The dairy barn will be remodeled
along modern ideas and equipped with
iron stanchions, concrete silos and
other modern improvement.
Instruction to be given the boys in
dairying is along practical lines,
Tbey will be taught how to care for
and feed the dairy cow and the proper
care of milk, as well as how to make
butter and the growing of feed.
SHERMAN STUDENTS TRY.
County Soon to Become Famous for
Poultry, Writes Teacher.
Salem "I am in receipt of your
letter relative to the poultry contest,
which ia to become state-wide among
the school children of Oregon," writes
W. C. Bryant, of Moro, to Superin
tendent Alderman. "Sherman county
is especially adapted to a few things
and among those things poultry. With
a reasonably mild climate, with no
dews and many natural advantages
long similar lines, this county should
become as well known for its poultry
as it is now famous for wheat and fine
draft horses."
He writes that plans are already
under way for entering next year's
contest and states that while other
entries will not be excluded, the
county i going to make a major in
pou I try .
OREGON EXHIBIT SCORES.
Crook County Win Silver Cup for
Forage Plants.
Minneapolis The second annual
Northwestern exposition eame to a
close with the celebrating of "Idaho
day." Next year's session probably
will be held in some Eastern city.
Announcement was made that Leon
ard & Ballentyne, of Glendive, Mont,
had won first prize for the best bushel
of flax and that Crook county, in the
Oregon Colonization company's ex
hibit wu awarded the silver cup for
the beat display of forage plant.
Award of $5000 prize for the best
five bushels of wheat probablywill
not be made until next week.
Klamath Mill Record Big Cut.
Klamath Fall The Pelican Bay
Lumber company' mill which closed
down for the winter this week, has
rat over 18,000,000 feet of lumber
since starting about the middle of
March ssys Mr. Mortensen, the mana
ger, who will leave shortly for hi
home in Wisconsin. He hopes the
mill will cut over 25,000,000 next sea
son, and says that the loggers have
cut ovej 20,000,000 feet of logs so far
this year and will considerably in
crease that amount if the deep snow
holds off until the holiday.
Malheur Grow Good Corn.
Vale That corn a well a other
kind of products can be raised to ad
vantage in'Malheur county is shown
by the report from the Lenoir farm
near Brogan. More than 100 bushel
wa railed to the acre. This is con
sidered an exceptional yield in a corn
raising country. On the Smith farm
potatoes were grown which tipped the
scale at six and quarter pound,
while rye went 21 bushel to the acre.
The fruit exhibit from Brogan at the
county fair .in Ontario captured first
prize.
S70.0OO Deal Made at Vale.
Vale One of the biggest real es
tate deals ever known in Jordan valley
was concluded last week, when Jerry
Shea, sold his fsrm to Greg Valasquet
for $70,000. The farm contain 820
acre and is well Improved.
WORK IS STATEWIDE.
"Made-ln-Oregon" Campaign I B
Ing Waged Vigorously.
Portland "The Manufacturers' as
sociation ia preparing to extend the
campaign that we have been waging
for the increased purchase and use of
'made-In Oregon goods throughout
the state the last year," said W. 11.
McMoniee, president of the Manufac
turers' association.
"The time ha now arrived for
greater action, and in this it is the
desire of the association to have the
co-operation not merely of every
manufacturer, but of every citisen In
the state. We want the manufactur
ers to get together to assist in con
ducting this worthy csmpaign, to help
us work more effectively for the good
of one and all.
"With this end in view, the associ
ation conceived the idea of issuing in
vitations to the state manufacturers
to come to the city during the Land
ahow week in order that they mitrht
get acquainted, learn of each other'a
needs and prepare to wage more stren
uously the campaign for Oregon's pro
ducts before that of other states. In
this way, too, it is hoped that the peo
ple in general will be awakened to the
great necessity for loyalty to their
cities, their counties and their stste,
while the loyalty of the manufactur
ers will be aroused in connection with
the use and the exploitation of the
raw products of the stste.
"The society desires every jobber
and retailer to push the sal of and to
display effectively the maufactures
and the produce of Oregon, to place
auch articles on the shelves and in the
windows of the stores; in fart, in all
the hundred and on ways known so
well by these business men to see to
it that our goods get as good a show
ing as those from elsewhere.
NEW INDUSTRY IS PLANNED.
Juice of Loganberry May Rival Fam
ous Grepe Juice.
Portland Possibilities of the devel
opment of an important new industry
in Oregon, in the extraction and pre
servation for the market of loganberry
juice were discussed at the annual
meeting of the State horticultural so
ciety. Professor Lewis, of the Oregon Ag
ricultural college, has been experi
menting upon loganberry juice as a
market commodity for some time, and
especially during the past year he has
made careful investigations and ex
periments in the matter. He said
that he believed that loganberry juice
ill prove superior to grape juice
hen it ia placed on the market in
commercial quantities, and that such
an industry may soon become a large
factor in the agricultural prosperity
of the state.
He said that 1000 acres would be
required to support a factory for the
manufacture of loganberry juice in
paying quantities for the market, and
expects soon to see several such fac
tories established in the loganberry
districts.
BOOKS AT COST IS PLAN.
Springfield Grarge Drafts Bill to Go
Before Legislature.
Springfied The Springfield Grange
has outlined its proposed bill to pro
vide the school children of the state
with book and supplies at cost, A
draft of the proposed bill to be pre
sented to the legislature is as follows -
'This is an act for a better and
more economical method of publish
ing and furnishing text books for the
use of all public and high schools in
the state of Oregon.
'Section 1. Be it enacted by the
house, the senate concurring, that all
text books for use in all public and
high schools of the state of Oreion
shall hereafter be edited, printed and
furnished to the schools of the state of
Oregon at cost of material, labor and
transportation.
"Section 2. It shall be the duty of
trie county school superintendents to
furnish the state superintendent of
public Instruction the approximate
number of books of each grade needed
and the destination of the same, not
later than the first day of July each
year. All books shall be delivered to
destination not later than September
l or eacn year.
It is planned to attach an emerg
ency clause to the measure so that it
will become operative at once.
Women of Ashland Will Vote.
Asmand Ashland women will cast
their first vote December 17 at the
city election. Not only are they elig-
toie 10 vote, arter the governor a pro
clamation, on completion of the official
count of the ballots, but are also elig
ible for holding or becoming candi
dates for any of the office, but -
cording to head suffrsge leader they
will be content for the present with
only casting their vote, as they do not
care to pitch Into another political
fight so anon after their recent vic
tory for suffrage.
Bank Buys Stock for Farmsrs.
Pendleton The First National bank
of Pilot Rock has purchased 150 head
of dairy cows in the East and is ship
ping them to that town for distribu
tion among farmer of the vicinity.
The purpose I to make good a guar
anty of the commercial association to
supply milk from a given number of
cows for the new creamery. The
average price paid was $55, while the
freight charges will be $17, bringing
the total cost to $72. Most of the
animals are Holsteins, though there
are many Jersey.
Salmon Catch Low.
Gardiner The catch of silverside
salmon for the season now closing Is
considerably below the catch of 1911
on the Umpqua river and its tributar
ies. The park of the two canneries
operating here will total about 14,000
cases, against about 30,000 case last
year.
PEACE IN IUHOPE IN BALANCE
Servia Ignore Austrian Demand -Cholsra
fcpreads,
i'i-... A minor has spread here
.k.a h. Austrian consul at Prtsrend,
I'rocheska. has been killed by Servian
troop. There I no confirmation to
thia. The military journal aay the
Auatrian squadron In Turkish waters
has been ordered bom.
t,,n.ion Th extreme anxiety manl
feated by all European governments
to deny reports of warlike prepara
tions and to represent the political
situation as peaceful and satisfactory
i- k.-i an indication of bow slen
der a thread the issues of peace and
war in Europe now hang.
The danger arises not alone from
the conflicting Interests of Austria,
.mi the other powers, but from
the possibility that Turkey, following
the traditional policy of profiting by
th.. .mhroilment of the greet powere.
,. an irreconcilable attitude
,..mj r
in iK negotiation.
There appears to be a suspension of
...u.r.tl.ina at the Tchatalja linea, ap
parently by tacit consent rather than
by formal agreement.
The semi-official Bulgarian news
paper. Mir. editorially voices the gov
ernmental irritation at Turkey's di
latory methods of negotiation and ac
cuse the porte of deliberately nomi
nating delegatea from remote parts
in order to gain time.
In the diplomatic field the most Im
portant reports are that Servia de
clined to reply to the Austrian de
mands until the war is concluded and
that Germany ha. not undertaken to
mediate between Austria and Russia.
The news that Servia la throwing
further obstacle in the way of the
Austrian representative in search of
Prochaska. the Austrian consul at
Prisrend, is another disquieting feat
ure. Fighting continues around Adrian
ople. where the besieging forces are
reported to have drawn their investing
circle to within two third of a mile
of the town.
Already there are several hundred
catea of cholera at Mustapha Pasha
and the acourge has entered Bulgaria,
telegraphs a correspondent.
The foreign doctor have met to
consider what advice could be offered
the government respecting precau
tions against the spread of the disease.
The cholera, the correspondent adds,
is raging at Adrianopl and ia spread
ing among the Servians.
REGISTER MEN ON TRIAL.
Government Probe Into Methods of
National Cash Folk On.
Cincinnati Henry H. James, an au
tomuhile salesman, the opening wit
ness for the government in the case of
President Juhn II. Patterson and 2i
other officials or former officials of the
National Cash Register company,
charged with violating the criminal
section of the Sherman antl trust art.
occupied all of Wednesday's session in
the case and was on the stand when
court adjourned.
Letters to Jsmes from the company,
purporting to show that "knockout"
men were sent into James' territory
at Detroit were admitted over stren
uous objections by the defense.
James also testified that the Weyler
Cash Register company, of Detroit,
while refusing to sell out to the Na
tional company, sold out to sums one
he did not know, and that a short time
afterwards the plant became known
as the Detroit Cash Register com
pany, with John II. Parson as presi
dent.
After operating about three months,
according to James, during whirh in
ferior machines wi re produced, ths
company was dissolved and the plant
was moved to the Dayton works of the
National Cash Register company.
Famous Indian Scout Dead.
Pendleton, Or Tam-Ut Sia Kootch
Kootch, famous Indian scout, who wai
better known aa "Red Hawk," died
suddenly at his teepee on the Umatilla
reservation. He was past ') years of
ago, was present at the Whitman mas
sacre and with bis own ryes saw Mar
cus Whitman slain. He was a member
of what is known aa the Kash-Kaah
family, which early became friends of
the whites, and "Red Hawk" himself
rendered them valuable service as a
scout. He was an elder in the Pre
byterian church.
Navy Employes lo Decide.
Washington, D. C Rule formu
lted at the recent conference here of
navy yard commandants designed to
put zu.ijuO navy yard employee
mrougnoui me country under the civil
service nave been approved by the
wavy departmenL Assistant Secre
tary winthrop mailed copies of the
rule to the commndant of the New
York, Boston and Washington yards.
wun instruction that the view of
tne men whom It i proposed to place
in the civil service be obtained before
the new rule i made.
Aviator Make Good Tim.
St. Loul Tony Jannus, the avi
ator, left here at 7 o'clock Thursday
morning in his hydro aeroplane for
Cape Girardeau, Mo., arriving at
Grand Tower, Jackson county, Illinois,
in the afternoon. Darkness prevented
him from continuing his flight. His
first stop after leaving St. Uuls was
at Chester. III., 70 miles south, which
he reached in on hour and DO minute
Jannus has covered Hflfl miles of the
trip from Omaha to New Orleans.
Prisoner Llvss on Apple.
Sioux City. Ia. Andrew Gorchitz.
of Newburgh., N. Y., after being a
prisoner 13 day. In a car of apple.,
Into which he had crawled at New
burgh, wa released when the car was
opened here. His feet were frozen
and may have to be amputated. He
had eaten nearlv a
II. I. ' . -l'lr.
B wue ami rive child
Iren In
Hungary.
Chines Mason Dies for Trust
I-o.Angele.Yee Chang gave 'hi.
life for the record, of the I is Angeles
Chmene Masonic lodge, whirh are safe
because of the bravery of Hu..,,g Ark.
30. who removed them from a burning
building after Yee's futile attempt"
Hueng was not seriously Injured. Yee
who was custodian of th. i..a..-. '
chives, will b given a,.-:'.;." -
as, hiivisji,
BIG PRIZES GO
TO HOOD RIVER
Spitzs and Yellow New towns
Fust it Land dhow.
Prlisa Wall Distributed Through
Pa
cifie Northwest and British Co
lumbia Ureal Interest Shown.
Portland Although honor In th
25 box appl competition were divided
at the Land show, Hood River took
first and aecund prise In each of the
Spitsenberg and Yellow Newtown dl
visions, which are the two great spe
cialties of th Hood River district
Sear and Porter won first and John
Hakel second in the Spitsenberg class.
Both exhibitor are among th leading
a rowers of th Hood River section.
Harrison T. Gleason and Frank Fen-
wick, both of Hood River, were
awarded first and second respectively
in th Yellow Newtown division.
George T. Taylor, of Meridian, Ida
ho, won first fur the beat 25 boxes of
Rom Beauties, with Weatherford
Monnett. of Imbler. Or., second.
Carl Woderki. or The Dalle, wa
the only competitor In the Wlnssap
variety, and wa awarded first money
His 25 bo sea, the judge declared.
would have been "in the running" in
the strongest kind of competition.
By making a clean sweep with their
Yellow Newtown and spitsenberg.
th Hood River grower became high
ly elated. While they grow many
other kind of apple in the Hood
River district, th orchardiat there
pride themselve particularly over
their "Spits" and Newtown varieties.
Competition wa close in th Spit
enberg class. There were eight en
tries, five of them being from Hood
River. White each Individual Hood
River exhibitor wa eager for a prise,
thoae who failed to win were satisfied
when they learned that the honor
went to their neighbor.
While the Oregon entries took many
prise in the four-bos competition,
Idaho. Washington and British Co
lumbia shared in th honor. Ilolse
took three first prises, on earh for
Arkansas Macks, Ganos ami Jona
thans In four box lota. Hood River
won first with Baldwins. Ortleya. Red
Cheek Pippins, Spitsenberg, Winter
Bananas, and Yellow Newtowns. To
Wenatchee, Wash., was given high
honor with Klark Twig. Grime
Golden, Stayman and Winesape,
while Lyle, Wash , scored first with
White Winter Prarmain. Imbler,
Or., with Rome Beauties, and Sum-
merland, B. C, with Mclntoh.
The general quality of the exhibits
was high. Crowds attending the
how continued to show the Interest
that the people of Portland and of th
neighboring Oregon and Washington
cities are taking In the exhibition.
RUSSIA AND SERVIA ARE
PREPARING FOR TROUBLE
v lenna Humors or a Kussian mo
bilisation have led to a strong antl
Russian outburst by the Austrian
press, whirh accuses Russia of being
behind Servia. The Bourse was
greatly weakened on rumors of war
like preparations by Austria and Rus
sia. Iondon According to the Chroni
cle' Vienna correspondent, three
classes of the Austrian reserve hav
boen railed nut. About 300,000 men.
he says, hav massed around th Ser
vian frontier and equally steady prep
arations are going forward in Galicia.
"Five large bridge spanning th
Danube here have been closely watch
ed for severs! day. The sentinel
hav been doubled in order to prevent
any tampering with the bridge.
"During the last fortnight all the
troops that conveniently could be
pared have been drafted toward the
Bosnian and Russian frontier and the
possibility of the Southern Slavs prov
ing unreliable in a war against Russia
by a careful redistribution of the
troops."
Coal Mmtr Win Strike.
Charleston, W. V. What Is be
lieved to forecast th end of th great
coal strik In .West Virginia wa an
nouced In a aigned wage agreement
between the union miner and th offi
cial of th National Bitumlnou Coal
Cok company. Th agreement
practically recognize th union, pro-
viuea lor an increase or about II per
ceni in wages, reduce tonnage, per
mlta th miner to organize, provide
for a nine-hour day and give th 600
men now on strlk preference if they
should desire to return to work.
Town Will Be Auctioned.
Chieo, Cal. To sell a whol town
at auction I the duty that ha been
Imposed on C. J. Fox, receiver for the
Herbert Shearer colonic in Glenn
county, Just across the river from
Chico, and he la now at work prepar
ing to carry out hi duty, whirh will
comprise the disposition of all th
buildings In the little town of Rhearar.
There are 40 building, big and little,
tht will go under th hammer. Th
town I deserted by reason of the sus
pension of construction work on th
canal and reclamation scheme.
Grey Will Not Aid Jw.
I-ondon Sir Edward Grev. the
British foreign minister, declined to
approach Russia with view to ecur-
Ing the withdrawal of th restrictions
placed on British Jew In that coun
try, on the ground that uch action on
the part of Great Britain would lead
to the termination of th Russo-Brit-Ish
treaty of commerce. Such a re
sult, ha adds, would not advance th
interests of the Jews and would be dis
advantageous to British Intere.t.
Federal Pension Advised,
Washington. I). C. A. . f
tho announcement by the Camegi
corporation that a pension of $25,000
Would be offered earh .v.n...l.l..ri .
the United State., a strong movement
.specwHj in th coming session to
Indue congress to provid a pension.
an..-... -
etch Spin.,., L..d,,
Ch'r. Cam-
Con.ta,,tlnnp.
Cr.sc.nt volunteer, h... ,7. U
UP th work f .""hi.
KUrtFr.w,.8',ln.
tantlnopl. ,d u. P.. tor C
necUd with Kng.h J
mission n.b i . MrW
quarter In th rhoU,',!!, Uk,
devot. th.me,..toPiid.i,
tlm. f nV
Man of th. a... .
tr.at cholera utl..?. '"S.
they ar aurg,,( rpS
uuruir woraing at ik. ""wia.
njrd.8. rord. MaSlS
4 Maurlc!,.,,',,
go., to San St.fJ . -S.K
lr work. Thi. I, 2J
up th. camp. t M.jo, ford i ?"
nuDhl..urglc. work
to av many -k- .'?
die. ' WOtt,a tkwtia
Secretary Phillip , . A
"iuchcr1,.roongJiW
because on finding that aeJ-.r'1
th. Red Crescnt Z.VlZ.4
charge, he himself hss Z?t
trol of th work
Mr Kochhlll. wlftof
can ambassador. I. ...l....
chasing suppli.. for th.
c udlng blanket.
Kvry one who ha visiMSss i?1
say. that Ml.. AIL
ally from 8wli,anqi ,( rVf
the highest form of r&
works fmm n'.hui i V
until 8 at nlu-hL aid,.. iT.?
and tmlnl-...!-' .-.J' -
- ,K w
less of contamination.
A Grek ttrnm .1
Joined h.r and a Scotck wwi,?
tempted to aid. but eollsparfJ
compelled lo withdraw.
CANAL GATfS OHHIO,
Helen Taft. Dausht.r .i .
Press llsctrle Burt,
Colon. Panama Iflsa Bj
daughter of the president of ths IU
i-aiuruay puihsq u
nlflcant looking porcsUi bMti
thereby setting In mottoa .1 i
machinery which opened tt4
mm immense gates of lb. Gatni 4ex
These great gates, which loon
big as a battleship sod ar Marnfcaf
manganese steel, brunts and utt,m
so finely adjusted that Mia Tift ta
a!U to open and clos tbsoj li n,
minute and H seconds.
There are 44 gates la thi csntl, let
those of the Gatun data SniUktM
ImportanL In Uavslms from th. it.
lantic to th Pacific vessel iUs
ter th approach channel ia Liaa
bay, whirh extends dultM f a
mile lo Gatun. Titer It txUni
series of thres locks which lift It I
feet to the level of Catu Isks. wim
It may proceed full spest) !4a
Baa Obispo, where It rnten CtMa
cut, nine miles ia leofth, anila
succeeding locks lower It to tt In
of th Pacific.
Mis TafL who is with Serrtttrj
War Stimson and party, is taiitf
Interest In th vast ng ieearitf eat
She I received with amch ittitt
because her father is esasidtraj
of th great power that Bud ass
hi th canal, and bis onfltCTH
ergy and careful attentio irs art
ed with pushing the work fully Jw
ahead of the schedule.
SufTrsgllts Hold JubiU.
Philadelphia With boJt
and led in prayer by Biihop H
l.iul.r of the Protestant EniSM'
diocese of Pennsylvania, SMwIhaHt
delegate to the National n'oottW
f rage convention gs thanil
Almighty for their receni fioonsis
Arlion. Kansas. MiehigsJi sod 0r
"n- .
Th meeting held IB m t
tan opera house wa in thssstut
a Jubilee. Thoussnd who
able to gain admittance sttsixMteo
How meetings, whirh wtr WrfJ
by prominent sulTrsgiits. Mis W
Lathroo and Mis Jan Addaflw
the principal speaker
Many Dl In NsdlM rVit
Bilbao. Spaln-A terribl H
c.used here by th eryw;
moving PI'"!IZ
ren and other were a.... -
ber of Injured i not know. J"
of them were taken horn W
Tb c?n of th VjZ
clrcu. which hd bees """"i
continuous clnemsuigrsp.
. .Inalflsnra WSS only I
",w .T -i-i TVai sosnar
building was erowaeu. .
lost hi nerve when a Wa JJ"
creamed "fire." """"
tingulsh th flame blm ir
- .... u-- rhaua'
Beams n.
ittl. Wh. -Ttoi
Sea
earth
, hocks wer fen i" Ziud
day
'Kht Non wm -
fore
i to
do WW-r.' UASv
no
ntlceabl
, th nr '-'J., . ai
th.city trw.'jj;
part o
rta of I
i third
th
rltv
wayed,
from th. celllnl
visibly
Instance
, th.Jar V ' is
door with
to close
of th
hotel!
iris
from their row,
I., m mm vv "
floors
1 TaH
10
112
I orldlron DMi
rd of th
rtileainv
I th record
eon Just c
11 .Laths
,nd 67 Injured. W
Ma VSSr ll" " mm
tall ties -thl
.vers and "flnUf
school pi a
other team, "' tot
ber oi o
era wer
a killed mi J of tb '
....ral season. "
iki In i
jured seven
arer con- w
. ...... two V. j-a
o-a , MST'-" . J
high chooi
J eight mejnbrtM
player,
Killed in Cm
T"ty-'v-
34
Calai.
I...t their II
V,S Monoaj rnr
exploded In
oal rain 07
between
the
a coai
Ion oecuri
red
ttt men we
i wer I
in
Of these
Hon extl
14
werwsiw:- - I
Unction of Offi
managed to
'"tliriT'
found HI no
bodie
remote P"'
ntly ar In