The Oregon mist., January 03, 1913, Image 2

) NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume of World's Important
Events Told in Brief.
150,000 garment workers Lave been
ordered out on strike for better wages.
A complete reorganization of the
Mexican federal army has been com
menced.
A baby weighing just 17 ounces wps
born at Aurora, 111. It is healthy
and perfect.
The Volunteers 6f America fed 12,'
000 hungry men and women in Chica
go December 29.
California's Progressive legislators
have invited the regulars to join with
them in legislation.
A portrait of "Aunt Delia" by
noted Boston artist was presented to
President Taft as a Isew l ears gift.
Portland had a total rainfall of 2.21
inches Sunday, causing much property
loss by slides on the hills west of the
city.
Koosevelt is preparing a magazine
article in which he states that Japan,
not Russia, first Bued for peace in the
Russo-Japanese war.
Turks appear inclined to presen
more moderate demands in the peace
conference, and the allies show anxi
ety toVlose negotiations.
Idaho will call a convention to take
up the matter of a state highway and
branches, in conjunction with the
same movement in adjoining states.
The London Times devoted an entire
page to presenting the condition of
the city's poor, and declares that the
increase of pauperism is "dismaying."
Thomas Harding, aged 91, is dead
at his home in Redland, Ore. He
waa famous as a newspaper writer and
was the author of the poem entitled,
"Remember the Maine,"
The United States army officer who
wrote a satirical poem on the exploits
of the German-trained Turkish army
says he had not the slightest idea his
verses would create international com
plications. A Chicago policeman, on discover
ing the basement of a church to be on
fire while Sunday school was in ses
sion, quietly notified the teachers, who
had the organist play "Onward, Chris
tian Sodiers," while the pupils march
ed to safety.
Railways are making preparations
for immense business in 1913.
PRESIDENT-ELECT, TOWN OF HIS BIRTH AND PRESBYTERIAN MANSE IN WHICH HE WAS BORN
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HAWAII MAKES
GREAT STRIDES
. Standard Oil stock took a sharp ad
vance in the New York market.
A government attache says plenty
of fuel is the chief need of Alaska.
General Wood plans for a big mili
tary display at the inauguration of
W lison.
A 3-year-old child was burned to
death in a Christmas tree lire at Rio
Bonita, Cal.
Prune packers of Vancouver, Wash.,
are preparing a shipment of four car
loads to go direct to Germany.
Archduke Ferdinand, of Buglaria,
plans for a new Slav empire'under the
rule of the Hapsburg royal family.
Admiral Dewey at 75 years of age
says he stays young by keeping regu.
lar hours and avoiding midnight ban-quets.
The council of the city of Portland
has forbidden the use of firecrackers
by the Chinese in celebrating their
coming new year.
Chicago citizens have formed a law
enforcement league to "help" the po
lice enforce the existing laws.
Two bodies of Mexican federals
fought each other for possession of a
village, each thinking the other was a
rebel force. Several were wounded
before the error was discovered.
The widow of Victor L. Mason, of
London, who was killed by a fall
from an aeroplane, has sued an acci
dent insurance company for the face
value of a policy held by her husband,
insuring him against violent death.
Governor of Islands Report;
Progress and Prosperity.
Commerce, Homesteading, Trans.
portation, Public Works,
Health, Etc., Improve.
Washington, D. C. ---Hawaii has en
joyed greater prosperity and progress
during the last year than during any
other in its history, according to Gov.
ernor Frear's annual report, submitted
to the Secretary of the Interior Fish
er. The preceding four years had
been notable for their prosperity, says
the governor, but this year witnessed
even greater strides forward.
In commerce, homesteading, lm
provement in class of immigrants, bet
terment of transportation facilities,
construction of public works, public
health, administration and public
school facilities there had been
marked advance.
That the United States reclamation
act be exended to Hawaii is one of the
governor s recommendations. He
says there are large areas which
should be made available by irrigation
for settlement by Americans in colon
ies of considerable size.
Imports and exports of the islands
during the year totalled 184,100,000,
an increase of $14,680,000 over the
preceding year. The increase was
chiefly in trade with the United
States, which constituted more than
nine-tenths of the total. The increase
in exports from the territory was 12
times as much as that in the imports,
being $13,500,000 against $1,180,000,
The exports totalled $35,400,000; the
imports, $28,700,000.
Governor Frear reports that the
percentage of homesteads taken by
Americans and other Caucasians has
been much larger this year than
usual."
During the last two years the de
parture of Japanese steerage passen
gers exceeded the arrivals by 489.
PORTLAND MARKETS
Wheat Track prices: Club, 80c;
bluestem, 84c; 40-fold, 81c; red Rus
sian, 78c; valley, 81c.
Barley Feed, $22.50rT;23 per ton;
brewing, nominal; rolled, $26.50fr
27.50.
Corn Whole, $36 per ton; cracked,
$37.
Millstuffs Bran, $22.50 per ton;
shorts, $24.50; middlings, $30.
Hay Timothy, choice, $1718;
mixed Eastern Oregon timothy, $12fr
15; oat and vetch, $12; alfalfa,
$11.50; clover, $10; straw, $Gr7.
Oats No. 1 white, $25(r26 per ton.
Fresh Fruits Apples, 50ctf$1.50
box; pears, 75c(Vi$1.50; grapes, $1.60;
Malagas, $8 barrel; cranberries,
$10.5001 12 barrel; casabas, $2.50 doz,
Potatoes Jobbing prices: Bur
banks, 60ffi65c hundred; sweet, 2Jc
pound.
Onions Oregon, 90cfj$l sack.
Eggs Fresh locals, candled, 32Jc
dozen.
Butter Oregon creamery, cubes,
37Jc pound; prints, 38jr"39c.
Poultry Hens, 140 14 jc; broilers,
14 (ni 14Jc; turkeys, live, 24 (it; 25c;
dressed, choice, 27Jc; ducks, nomi
nal; geese, 16c.
Pork Fancy, 9JiTil0c per pound.
Veal Fancy, 3Jfr(4c per pound.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 48c per
pound; valley, Z1J (i$ 22Jc; mohair,
choice, 32c.
Cattle Choice steers, $7 fi; 7.25;
good, $6.50rrj,6.75; medium, $6f6.35;
choice cows, $6f(6.50; good, $5.5001.
6.75; milium, $4.50(?i5.25; choice
calves, $7.50 (tfi 8.75; good heavy
calves, $'"; buJls, $3r;5.50; stags,
Hogs Light, $7.25(57.60; heavy,
io.c.?.';
Sheen , Tewlinar withers. tl.ZTxu
6.35; ' imh. $50i
PRICE-FIXIXG TO BE TESTED
Suit Is Begun Against Breakfast
Food Concern.
Detroit The Kellogg Toasted Corn
Flake company is alleged to be violat
ing the Sherman law in a petition in
equity filed in the United States dis
trict court here by order of Attorney
General Wickersham to settle for all
time the extent to which a manufac
turer can control retail prices.
The company and its officers, en
gaged in the manufacture of Kellogg's
toasted corn flakes, are charged with
fixing prices at which the flakes are
sold to retailer and consumer, prevent
ing competition which would reduce
the price to the public and creating a
monopoly by concentrating the entire
interstate traffic in this commodity in
the hands of jobbers and retailers who
abide by price agreements exacted by
the defendants. It is alleged that the
defendants have invoked the patent
laws through the use of a patented
carton in which the flakes are packed
as a mere "subterfuge and device" to
escape the provisions of the Sherman
law.
lhe government asks for injunc.
tions to prevent the company, its onr
cers and agents from controlling the
price of the breakfast food after it
leaves the hands of the manufacturer.
The suit is regarded by ,the govern
ment as of vast importance because of
its bearing on the right of a manufac
turer to control prices to the consum
er. It is alleged that the company
sells only to jobbers, refusing abso
lutely to deal directly with the con
sumers or with the retail trade. The
commodity, according to the petition,
s sold to jobbers at a uniform price,
under an agreement that the jobbers
will sell to retailers at a price fixed by
the defendants. The defendants are
charged with strictly enforcing the
agreement of sale by absolutely refus
ing to deal with any jobber who fails
to maintain the specified price.
MEXICAN SHOPMEN STRIKE
Higher Wages and Shorter Hours
Demanded by 7000.
Laredo, Tex. Seven thousand shop
employes of the National Railway of
Mexico struck Friday because of the
refusal of the management to grant an
eight-hour day and an increase in
wages. The strike was called simul
taneously at Nuevo Laredo, San Luis
Potosi, Mexico City and Aguas Cal-
entes. At Nuevo Laredo 100 skilled
mechanics and 100 other employes
walked out. The shops are closed.
Because of the demoralized condi
tion along the line of the railway as
the result of the rebel activity the
strike has caused the greatest concern.
Railroad officials refuse to discuss the
situation beyond saying that the strike
will not cause a tieup of the lines and
that they believe regular train service
can be maintained.
At several points bridges and sta
tions have been burned by the revolu-
ionists and long stretches of roadbed
destroyed.
The employes presented their de
mands some weeks ago with an ulti
matum that if they were not acceded
to, a strike would be called before the
end of the year. No intimation had
been given that Friday was selected as
the date of the walkout.
PRESIDENT-ELECT AT
HOME
Noisy
Staunton, Virginia, Gives
Welcome to Wilson.
Staunton, Va. Virginia enthusias
tically welcomed home Governor Wil
son, the eighth of her native sons to
be chosen president of the United
States. From the moment the president-elect
crossed the state line at
Alexandria in the afternoon, after he
had a ten-minute glimpse of the na
tional capital, until 9 o'clock, when he
reached the little parsonage where he
was born 56 years before, the recep
tion was one of great enthusiasm,
noisy demonstration and spectacular
display.
Escorted by cavalry, militia com
panies and a torchlight procession, the
governor and Mrs. Wilson motored
through the streets of Staunton to the
home of Rev. A. N. Frazer, pastor o
the Presbyterian church. In th
home Rev. Joseph R. Wilson, fathe
of the president-elect, lived in 1856,
It is fine to be back again, ex
claimed the president-elect, as he
stepped indoors.
Suttcring from the effects of his
cold, he returned immediately to th
room in which he was born to rest
Staunton was not alone in celebrat
ing the arrival of the distinguish'
visitor. Fireworks shot across the
skies and red lights threw a festive
glare at all stations along the route,
Mrs. Wilson stid with her husbaix:
on the rear platform of the train and
enjoyed the demonstration.
WOMEN MAY BE MEMBERS
Army and Navy League Abandons
Long-Standing Rule.
Washington, D. C Suffragists re
ceived word of encouragement from
the Army League of the United
States, which has decided that its
membership may include "all citizen
of good repute," both men and women.
The organization, while only recently
formed, includes in its mil of member
ship such names as Theodore Roose
velt, Granville lKidge, Robert Bacon,
Curtis Guild, William C. Kndicolt,
August Belmont, Henry A. Dul'ont
anil the adjutants general and promi
nent militia officers of many of the
states. The league is non-political.
Following an announcement that I
the near future a meeting is to I
called to elect crniHiient officers,
committee representing the league
issued a circular letter explaining it
aims and objects. The letter says i
part :
"We believe that we should nave
regular army strong enough to raw1
the emergencies of the hour and tint
back of it engaged in their civic pur
suits should be a sufficient number o
trained citizens to augment this arm
to a force adequate to meet the re
ouirenient of war with a lirst-class
power. 1 he Army League desires
impress upon the people of this coun
try the fact that all citizens have
certnin military as well as civic re
snonsibility and that they should pre
pare themselves as fully as possible to
discharge this responsibility in an
Uieient manner. Preparedness is th
best insurance against war. This can
be done only in time of peace."
WIRELESS SENDS WORLD
NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS
nl and Educational Development
md Progress til
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General New. '""" linmunilu.s. Public Institutions, Etc.
FREE RUIETINS BY 0 L A.
c inif INK OK FAKMERN
tn all
ih vis-
Washington, P. C A New Year
greeting was flashed to all the worl
at midnight December 31 from th
Navv department s great wireless
tower at Arlington, Va.
The Arlington operator sueceedec
n catching the time signal from the
KirTel tower, in Pans, a distance o
3900 miles, and the French station
was asked to watch for the New
ear's signal. It was hoped the mes
sage would reach the I II Men station,
n Ireland, as well as the naval sta
ions on the Atlantic and Pacific
Coasts and American warships at sea.
CASTRO RETURNS TO EI ROPI
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. . .. . i several years ago he
Washington, u. o Kigid steps by Christine Plummer. a wealthy wo
the public health service have brought man of Pueblo, Colo., and they trav
under control a threatened serious out-! eled through Europe in regal style,
Big Mills Oust Hindus.
Vancouver, B. C. Drastic steps
have been taken by the management
of the Small-Bucklin Lumber mills, at
New Westminster, B. C, arising out
of recent perjury cases. Owing to
disclosures made to the effect that
Hindus had been in the habit of pay
ng foremen on jobs and other officials
bribes to retain their positions, the
owners of the mills have decided todis
miss almost 100 Hindus and to replace
them with white labor. The shacks
that the Hindus resided in were burned
to the ground by the company.
Simple Ceremony Preferred.
W ashington, D. C. Inauguration
ceremonies in the past have been too
spectacular and pretentious, in the
opinion of President-elect Wood row
Wilson. Governor Wilson talked with
William Corcoran Fustis, recently
chosen chairman of the inauguration
committee. "The thing has been
overdone in the past, " said the gover
nor to him. "I wish you would have
the ceremonies as simple as may be
consistent with dignity and order.
Gum Chewer Discredited.
Chicago United States Judge Car
penter revealed one method he has of
judging whether a person is testifying
truthfully. If the witness chews gum
and talks tapidly the chances are no
great weight should be attached to his
satetments, the court said. This de-
hospital at Sparks. Von Buelow was yeiupeu wr'en me court win josepn
a globetrotter and soldier of fortune, i I'urns' a witness chewing gum while
mnrritvl Mian on me witness Bianu . ine naruer a
Soldier of Fortune Dead.
Reno, Nev. With both hands cut
ff and his skull fractured, Max Von
Buelow, said to be a descendant of
Count Von Buelow, the famous Ger
man general, was picked up on the
railroad track near the state line and
died two hours later in the railroad i
break of smallpox along the West
Virginia-Maryland border. Dr. B. S.
Warren, detailed to investigate the
situation, who has just returned to
Von Buelow was highly educated.
Castro Will Be Detained.
Washinirton. D. C. Cioriano Castro.
Washington, reported 11 cases in the expresident of Venezuela, said to be a
vicinuy oi wianinsDurg, w. va. : passenger on board the steamer La
These cases, all within from three to , Touraine, due at New York from
ten nines oi me cuy, are unoer proper Havre, will be detained at the Kllis
control. All suspected persons in the
region will be vaccinated and kept un
der observation for 15 days.
Wireless Spans Country.
Washington, D. C For the first
time in history wireless greetings
were flashed from the Mare Island
navy yard at San Francisco to Wash
ington. The message was from Cap
tain M'o, eornrr.andant of the Mare
Island navy yard, and was recved
person chews gum the less responsibil
ity you can place in his testimony."
Oranges Picked on Canal.
Vancouver, Wash. Along the Pan
ama canal for more than two miles at
a stretch, one can row in a boat and
pick oranges all the way, according to
a communication from P. M. Bates, a
I steam shovel engineer, to his son, W.
' C. Bates, an attorney of this city. The
Island immigration station until Sec-waler " backed up irom the l,atun
retaryNagel, of the department of.dam- ,an:J there seems to be a general
commerce and labor, has passed on his
admission to the United States. This
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imuiiun.iifiii A lie TinLtl illcic n IMW
about 65 feet deep. It will be 85 feet
the gi.mt radio station at..
It convey! ' .-..
other officers at the 1
secretary of the nty
of the navy an-V marine
"merrv ChriHtman anl m
unusual course is because the State
department has requested Secrctar.
Nagel to apply the immigration laws
strictly to the ex-president. That de
partment is anxious to bar Castro.
f Beef.Cnttle Are Scarce.
tie by 281,298
v Chicago
deep when it is turned in. The place
mentioned where oranges may be
picked is between Gatun and Gorgona.
. Schrank Model Patient.
Oshkosh, Wis. John Schrank, who
attempted to assassinate 'ore
Roosevelt, is reported '
pa'
While Officials Deliberate, Genera
Changes His Mind.
New York Cipriano Castro, ex
president of Venezuela, seeking
entrance to this country after a long
residence abroad, was taken off the
teamship La Touraine at quarantine
and removed to Lllis island.
While officials were deliberating as
to whether Castro would be allowevLto
nter the Lnited States, the Venezue
lan suddenly changed his mind and
Commissioner of Immigration Wil
liams announced that Castro hail ex.
pressed a desire to return immediately
to Europe. Castro wishes to take a
German steamer landing at Hamburg
and this permission probably will be
granted.
Castro, who is traveling under the
assumed name of Ruiz, acquiesced
when told he must stay at Ellis island.
"If those are the laws of your coun
try, I must comply, was Castro's
only comment.
His baggage was hastily gathered
and he was taken on board the govern
ment Ixiat Immigrant, which started
immediately for Ellis island.
Russia Is Conserving Oil.
Washington, D. C Convinced that
the supply of coal is inadequate and
that oil will be the futd of the future,
the Russian government is reported by
American Consul General Snodgrass at
Moscow to be making elaborate pre
parations to make ready that country
for the changing conditions.
Millions of acres of rich oil lands
have been withdrawn from private en
terprise, but regulations are being
drawn up which will encourage pri
vate capital to investigate and draw
up the projierties under strict govern
ment supervision.
Taft Back at His Desk.
Washington, D. C Much pleased
by his visit to the Panama canal and
the conditions he found there. Presi
dent Taft returned to the White House
and immediately plunged into the
mass of business and correspondence
that had accumulated during his ah
sence and needed his personal atten
tion. For several hours after reach
ing me executive ollices the presi
dent was busy going over business
affairs. He received few visitors
and late in the afternoon ho found
time to play golf.
Soldiers Not Given Up.
Washington, D. C Secretary of
War Stimson has reconsidered his de
cision to deliver up to the state of
Texas for trial the six soldiers of the
Fourteenth cavalry, stationed at Fort
Clarke, lex., accused of killing one
Mexican and seriously woundinar two
others in a dancehall near the rxist
November 9. The question of juris
diction will now be decided hv the
Federal Supreme court.
Lionel si nicy, commandant at
that post, refused to surrender the
men to the state courts at the outset.
High Court Stirs Strike.
Mel!)ourne, Australia A ireneral
maritime strike throughout the com
monwealth is likely to take i.lace
hortly. Trouble has been stirred un
owing to the high court's action in
nullifying an award made in favor of
the seamen by Justice Biggins, pres
ident of the Arbitration rourf. An
fTort is being made to settle tho His.
pute between the men and tho owner.
on the basis of the Higgins award,
which tho men hope will be done.
Holland Wants Exhibit.
The Hague, Netherlands Tho trov-
rnment has introduced a bill in par
nroviding i.r the approprin-
AlUtofjU bulletin, and circular-
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Issued by the urego"
,.ge which are now vailM'
ill write to the ex tendon
i..n for them h us follow:
III II KTINS.:
N. Wl Digestibility Ki''";
Vetch Hat. St.-am.Hl and Unstcumed
Silage. Withyconil.e-Hruillcy. . , ,.
No. 1.-Mortality "f ln'li;,l"r
Chicks. Perot. ,
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No. 112- S"iW t Oregon.
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in Koguc Kivcr Vull. y. Lewis, Krm
Kei's. ,
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ing. Conllfy-.lacksuii.
No. IS - Swine Husbandry
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No. lit -Oregon Station 1 rap N'l
Prvilen.
No. L'l - The
K raus.
tl.F.AK I.AKK W WONDKUKl'L
Ideal Source vt Water Supply for
Valley Town.
Albitf.y Clear Lake, which tlm stste
hoard of heulth Is planning to ' utilize
a source of water supply for the
rities and towns of the Willamette
valley and the statu institutions at
Salem, is situated In the southeastern
nart of Linn county, aUiut 77 miles
Withy
Pollination Que tion
ISicuni
ial Keport Eastern Oregon Sta
tion, r.Ml'.i-in.
f:T:NsnN in i.i rms.
Series 4. No. I Highway Improve
ment, Earth Keails ami I intern. "J'
Series 4. No. 4ii- Komi Maten.us in
the Willamette Valley, lark.
Series f, No. i! Economic woli'K'
cal Kesourco of Oregon. ParU.
OREGON TIMHKK ATTRACTS
Eastern Capitalist Survrts lillow
Tine of John Day Vllc-
I'ri.ii-i.. r;t I.. H. Unker. of New
York, representing a syndicate of cap
italists interested in tin1 lumber indus
try, visited the John Day Valley this
week for the purpose of investigating
the extent snd quality of the yellow
pine forests covering the foothill that
skirt the valley fur fi.'i milt
Mr. Uiiknr will investigtte all tin-
available yellow pine fnri"-U of East
ern Oregon during his trip, with re
gard to accessibility, cost of logging
and manufactiirinu into limber ami
transortation to the Easternmarkets.
It is recognized by lumliet eXM-rts
that the Eastern Oregon pinei.i avail
able, much of it. for manufannre into
the best graili-H of finishing kaiher.
The supply of thit materia, j do-
coming scarce in the Middle West and
Eastern states, while the doa.md fur
t is increasing.
CONTRACT WILL HE LET SOON
Work on Line South From I'artland
Will Begin Next Spring.
Oregon City Mark WimdrMT, an
oflicial of the Portland, Eune &
Eastern Railroad, is authority It the
tatemcnt that work on the 40 mile
from Portland south will be romienc-
ed in the spring. Tho contract fur
the 40 miles has not as yet !. , t,
but it is on President Strahorn'tilcsk
anil will be shortly dealt with.
Owing to minors of difficulties en
countered by the right-of-way detri
ment of thi- company, Mr. Vu.i-iiir
was questioned. He says that the
company is nut finding any grater
lifliculties than usual and that t!-M
ill be comparatively few condemni-
on suits brought.
The old Willamette Palls rarinc
ill soon be a thing of tin- u.t
Property along the line has ndvancii
Ashland Creek Water O. K.
Ashland Word just received fnm
the state board of health is to th..
(feet that sam.ilcs of water from Ai-
land creek, sulinitted re.entlv iki
body for analjii.s, are free from
tamination with typhoid genus. 1 s
is welcome news to this community, n
view of the doubts whieh snme Lv.
miiitheast of Albany. It lies about
two mile from the WillumetU Valley
& Cascade Mountain Wagon road and
is iilxiut four miles from tho summit
of the Cascade mountains.
The main body of the lake Is ulaiut
two mill's long und threo-fourths of a
mile wide. ConniH-t.il with the main
.,dy of the lake by a nock of water
on each side of a small Island, Is a
smaller l"dy about one-half mile long
mid one fourth of a mile wide. The
laki' is ri inarkllbly deep, SO deep, In
fact, that no one who has Vver visited
It has had a line long enough to meas
ure its depth. The witter is so clear
that the linttom of the lake, may ha
seen In some placet;, notwithstanding
It is many hundreds of feet deep. The
hot torn is irregular and there) are evi
dently high cliffs nt various.places,
though they eiir as small precipi
tous formations from the surface.
A nn"t peculiar feature of the lake,
which makes it unique among all the
lakes of the state and probably of the
country, is that it contains at least M
letntiisl trees, standing upright. The
trees are in the north end, or smaller
mrtiin, of the lake. Mont of tho
trees stand in gnii, only a few feet
apart.
Some of these trees appear to be so
close to the surface that They could be
reached with nil oar, but it is evident
f nun attempts that have been made to
reach them by lines that they ere hun-
Ireils of feet below the surface of the
water, though the (sirtion of the lake
where they stand is not so deep as the
remainder of III" lake.
Tin- water of the lake is remaikably
Id. So penetrating is its coldness
that s person cannot keep his hand In
it very long at a time. A large
spring, which liulitdoe up on one side
if the lake ami which is one of tho
tiding sources of the lake's water
supply, is even colder than the lake it-
If. It is a practice among xople
who have vlsit.il the lake before to
Ifer t' wager those visiting it for the
first time that they cannot keep their
hand in this spring for one minute.
This has t n tried many times, but.
so rur us known, lhe I em nss never
been itccomidished. So cold is tho
water of this spring that if one allows
his hand to remain in it for 'in second
pain becomes apparent Isith in the
hand and arm as well.
Clour Luke is a very beautiful Ixxly
of water und its charm is enhanced by
beautiful natural surroundings. The
Three Sisters are many miles from the
lake, but a beautiful view of them is
obtained looking across tho lake from
north to south.
There is a largo quantity of lava in
the vicinity of Clear Luke, ami as no
crater has been found nourby, it is
nupofd t .' i . 1 1 tho lake may bo an old
volcano, though the border of the lake
dos not have the ps urnnce of a cra
ter now.
The lake is the main source of the
McKenzie river. The river flows out
at the southwest corner of the lake
and alsiut one and a half miles from
where it leaves the lake the river
plunges over it clifT (( feet high, form
ing a henutiful waterfall.
Investigations which have been
made diHcli.-e that the water of Clear
Lake is of splendid quality ami admir
ably adapted for supplying cities snd
towns with water for drinking pur-
ImHCS.
Teach How to Grow Vegetables.
Four vegetable growing courses will
bi given nt the Oregon Agricultural
College slH.rt course, Jan. 6 to Feb. 7.
Commercial vegetable gmwipg, mur
Leting. vcgct.,1 le and flower forcing,
and home gardening will be covered.
"A large per rent of the vegetables
we consume, except onions ami sits
toes, lire iuiiiorted." suvs Prof. C. I.
I.eWI
n Z XT " ,",,"y U"" 'm '"r,"r "f vegetable. Instead of .hip-
im . f w u m ,,,,,y- " ,h" in in "'''- carloads. Op,.r-
wm be nv.r'i'l '? ; ,l""lH-rl8 tunities for production here are un-
a I .tern Z I n , ' l I fur,1h";,,;,,-n1,?,T"-. the demand constant."
a determination of the isiard of health!
to adopt every necessary precaution. (.,nured
Han for Poultry Show Grow ' w"HhinK"n. ! G.- Directors of th
Union-Th. Cnion Poultrv I. " " ''""'""'l "'.
tion is making extensive preparation ui . " . , . " "FT. "1 .
i"- luriri i i imr I'll iurn unien neiiiM
wun public school gardens in tho lenil
ng American cities, anil Sookane. by
f..- . L 1 r, I ..i ... '
mr inc uio niiw, wnicn promises to
he the best in the history of that or
ganziation. The 1'J12 show far over
shadowed the liopes of the association,
and the members feel encouraged!
Already some preliminary n ii,,n
have been hidd, committees assigned
to work, and tho date will ho fixed
soon, probably some time in January
Union is the center of the ,,u,
raising industry, and manv fin,, i.i i
ed birds arc owned here.
Experiment Farm I'rged.
McMinnvillc-A movement has b,.r.
started to have a walnut ox,erirnent
station here and several joint organiz
ing committees have been selected f,.r
a meeting to consider what legislation
will be necessary. The County court
has set aside ten acres of th.. b..u. i...i
of the county farm for this experi-
neiii niniion. mis tract in u,.,u e
in. n eiijr mm is meal land for thi
pose.
is pur-
Slate School Fund Needed.
Salem It is probable that the ..gU
ature will be Bl,.d to
use of $10,000 from tho state .ehi-.l
fund to I -( for nay ing the ..t.
-1 lyup
ay of runt rust, is highly commended
br the steps it has taken to Instruct
Piblic school children in agriculture.
Thi' censure of Portland is mild anil
"direct, but is offset by praise be
owed tion the young men's associa
tim, which is doing work slmilsr to
tint of schools in some other cities.
Fort Rock Seea Activity.
Fort Roc-k -A surveying outfit form
'"f part of the llarrimnn system has
l.n working through hero for several
Wh ks setting Makes along the right
of way survcy-d for the proHed Ore
K & Eastern railway, which Is to
rui from Vale, where It taps the Ore
got Short Line, to Crescent. There it
r'l join the Nt run cutoff of the
of hern Pacific. It is currently m
n'ed that actual construction work
will be going on through here before
n'Xt fall,
J Himalaya llerries Grow.
Newport -Cr Herren, a Newport
npist, Is exhibiting branches of
lim,ya blackberries in his window,
wnlrt, w,.re Krwn ,n hj Rnr,,(,n with
"tit Rms Rn, I ar(, r- nf .-...nnt
navo-lM. ii...' . . j
v" Mr. Hnrr.
ren waa Induced to
ripe berries
trrlng that Pet
f