OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST Events C xurrlng Throughout the Sta 3 During the Past Week. Fruitgrower! Plan Work. RoMbnrg VI i meeting of the fruitgrower! of imngin ; oovnty, hid btrii it tu dot iiird to affiliate with the. North Pacific Fruit Distributors' n Kocl.r nn in 'I posing of thll vizir's . -,p Thli i oclatlon 'i'if nut ban die thn produoti of individuals, but tin -it lotll fl lit oreatiiatimiH uf r.ic state it id nisn planned by the fraltgrow m to Mgnga iii thp Mtenalva culture of Oaallflower during the next year An cxpit ma) bo employed to direct this work Short Weight on Butter Found. Ci.ini- I'. i Iii the MM Of thp tate of Oregon vs. K. f Aball, trieii here, thp Jury found the dafMdant guilty of selling butter one mbm abort In n lWO-DOUnd roll DODOtlM of the itata food commUeloner collected tho artdaoM from looal groearj lora The deputies have DOM bttay In ('outherti Oregon for the past two WMka collecting evidence for tha pur- p i of locating violators of the law Convict Camp Abandoned. M-dford Owing to the dally In flux of unemployed and Iba thrMtMod approaM of the "Idle army," resident Itlghwaj Kngtnoar Klttradga has an Don need the abandonment of the pro- loaad eonvhi lamp iii the giaklyona ) if work on the Pacific Highway, ami ijeclarao thai tho preliminary aanava tlon will be done h local and I run alt lit labor. Farmers to Get Advice. Harris. The annual short course In agriculture and llt allied Interests will be held In Hums h binary II to 21, Imlii ive, with the following lie trie i nrs in in Hie Oregon XgrlciiHurnl Col lege I'rof, ssor II II. Scuddcr, In nk roiioiuv . Profeeeor Potter, iti animal husli.iuilry . Mrs Calvin, in di slip epicure. K II nils, III ll.lll v III! ml Mrs liolniaii In domestic science. "ALFALFA WEEK' DATE SET Mr. Churchill Arranges For Schools To Celebrate. alOBI llcllevltlg all. ilia trow I in- of o much Import. nice, not only tu the lIVeMn. h llllelesl, ill tin iiellltrv. bill also In Its relaiioii to Ihe mnlnlcn am i and iipliullilini: oi soil it Utility, the Mtlra aecond areah of March has Blazing Trails In Glacier National Park With a Pathe Camera ! " ; T 7 ' . fclffi 1N& 1. .la I'jitv tu gaul r -. 'i"r V t :aman .mj"ci iVianir I X v- i cvji oistur Park i:oui Ifijsjj Jvi'fa. " .!T V-ammraW ' iaV a " s ' "v ' - dw aaVs J..k. I(p.,t ll..,u. t y 1 vj Sdly pX.0,.,,.10,. Expend .Huvh T.m. Wttk Caaam o it,, ltd . PT fAi ran H.rd.h,P .nj Evo v'.'UV t..t..uv to Us Cive . J ' to iit the Pno.u. W Ti include the aromlcrful si-cnerj of tlbtchH Katl uil park la thai new s.-,. America First" series, llalph R. .ii fur ti,. rule I'tcie . oinp.niv ic. ciillv nuiile a trail blaalUg tour ol unexplored rOglOM in the gtval t iloual pUygrouud l iMler the gutdauce ul Tom Imweou, a veteran guide of the UochlM of noiiiiw,' i, M.'it.nii iiie I'.uiie man eevurwd aaaw uutteual pb(urea uf lUe vv.aeii'aiN. wountaUMb glaiiora, Ivers - which make tha parb mora famoue for lie aceuW womb-i ihau the .ip of SwltaarbUML . ii . - ieahlUg Si ethillg in vv and uiarv elou- for the UatrOM ''f iiiellon pi line (le.iiei all ovi-r the vvoi d. Futile (ouip.iu) hue yc"t its north weateru reiureeaatatlea Into timriet National park on several tripe. MM designated b State Superintend ent of I'ubllr In l rii' 1 1 r : t i Churchill a "alfalfa wepk." Rvpry Hehool In Oro uon. Including the one room rountry -chools, the grades Mid high schools of tho pIMph, will he asked to observe the weeks through placing special Mi phai i:; in the language work on thp ubji ' t of alfalfa gron Ing. Bullatlni of the Dragon Agricultural Collega arid of the Holdati Improve1 in :i t ( ointnitlee. whleh give valuable Information about the growing of al falfa, will be ii irihuteii among the achoola BupcrlntendMl Churchill annMncM thai bo) and girls' laduatrial oluba ire 1.1 inc. ori'anleil throughout the Itate, the work to Include poultry- . spwim;, pigfaadlng, garden Ing, dairy racorda aod manual arts. lit is pianneii to add alfalfa-growing Mil year. Fruit Union Wants Packing Plant. Moschurg. M the annual meeting of the DoUglM County Fruit I'nlon lield here, steps were taken toward i- tabll ah Ing a fruit paoklag plant here lor the union, and a resolution favor ing employment by thp county of an agricultural expert was adopted. Immorality Charged to Indians. Pendleton Major a) I. IwaitalaaeV pr, agent on the Umatilla reservation, and several witnesses are In I'ortland to lay before the federal grand jury chargM of Immorality on the part of I-. itatlon Indians. It Is said a num ber of red with wives are living with other sipiaws Coqullle Coal Is Moving. Coipillle. The output of the thre i-rni I mines on the Couulllc river at on, nine miles below this city, per ii m greater now- than it was a year ago Their production Is ii".' running Ion" tons a month, and In" laborers ate ,,i work In them. Justice Urges Rockplle. The Dalles hi lice or Hie Peace J. W Mien Is urging the establishment of a rockplb' on which to work the pity and county prisoners Most of the Hit criminal cases which have come before Hie Justice ill Hie last four months lime I n for minor offenses. Sliver Gray Is Captured. Bond A silver gray fox, the fur of which is believed to be worth from Hag to it.viu. was csught by 0, I. Smith, a rancher, near Mend Haiti Revolt is Growing I'ori Au Prince. The revolutionary move ill In Haiti Is growing strong er daily All the towns In the north are In arms against the government and several ot the most Important places have been Mptnred by rttvolu lion lata. V t fr- aynw -? W-ew :1S.'S'-mr& m t it fji ''iBsAlaWH at . II : Mi aaaaa r ar ..i. ..viini r t kW Wm':mirI?M , ih,u h v- .. Maiieeel " viu vvki, c.mp in Otawa Ki rrZ PROHIBITION WILL BE CHIEF OREGON ISSOE Portland - Warm as it gives prom ise oi batagi the ootning primary ale- tion campaign In Oregon will be only a mild forerunner of what the voters may exppct In the campaign preceding the general election, November 3. Undoubtedly the issue orerahadow Ing all Others IB Importance will ha that of slate wide prohibition. Ore mii this year will In- one oi ihe inn in battlefielda In the struggle betwoM vv ei ' and "drys." ProblMtlM Mmpalgna are to be . i:ii next summer and fall In five i western atatea, of which four are In i lie pacific coast section. The five slates are Oregon. Washington. Idaho, California and Colorado. The autl- llqnor forces are preparing to center their efforts In the three states which appear to them tu nave the best chances of success. Thes,. slates are Oregon. Washington and Idaho. Woman Wins Own Suit. Olymp1' Wash Mrs. Clarissa Hall ey, of Seattle, who during the Inst term ot Hie supreme court was allow id the unusual privilege of arguing her own OBM alter she had dlsagrepd with her attorney, was awarded a re ductlon of nearly $17, nut) In street as sessments against her property, In a decision handed dOWfl Saturday. Municipal Store Opened in Chicago. Chicago Chicago's first municipal I tore, which Hie city council recently authorised with an appropriation of .'.'.. and at which groceries are sold at cost to the poor, has been opened. If the market proves a sue cess, meats and wearing apparel also will In .old. and oilier stores opened In different sections of Hie Pity. Dry State Predicted. sttiokiitip VA'nsli "Tilt Mint, of I Washington will be voted dry at the ! November election of this year by a I majority of at least L'li.noo votes." This Is Hie ptcdli Hon ramie by May or lllndlev. who has jnsl returned from the coast, where he talked with Hie Mayors of II Washington cities and prominent coast business man on the present Issue of prohibition. Cltliena' Alliance Exonerated by Jury Calumet. Mich The grand Jury In vestigating the assault upon Charles II Mover, president of Ihe Western Federation of Miners, who was beaten and deported from the strike district, reported a complete exoneration ol IT members ot (he CtttSMS1 Alliance, (dutrged with participation in the af fair. Man err jmir.- v.-' . ANOTHER PIONEER PASSED AWAY IN THIS CITY RECENTLY Martini, wife of ,11. M. Oralg still tnothtr of Mm. 'J'. L, Mliicktnan, Mrs. I i.-uili Hhi ilmaii. Mrs, Hi uce U'ilicwar and I ie.iiiiiH Craig, died uf cnucer at her borne iiiv-i of the nity ou Weilueartsy niylit .Ihihoii v 21 and tvas bnrlad Friday afternoon from the Ail vent church. Her old friend and former neighbor ami the teacher Ol her children, Kev. n L Milliagn, delivered the funeral sdilreas. Martha Sk W ilnnx was lorn near Nashville. Tennessee, October It. 1H and her patents moved shot t ly after to Oakland, Mississippi, where she grew to womanhood Sue mat tied II. M. Craiii October 1. I HOI. They niovpd to .lobtiMiin count v. I kniis.-is. in 1878; to (irant county. Oregon, in lH8:i and to Ontario in 1 90S, tjgf religious life began half a century ago wheu she identified herself with the Chris . n cliurcb. Like many true women Mrs. Craig Imnc in tier home rather thsn hi the sonial arena. In tbst home she was the central figure, its animating soul and its brightest ligbt. Iler children deferred to her always, yielding a love 'i J homage rare in this age. Finding their i i-i.t est happiness in mutual love and regard, the family feels most keenly tills breach In the domestic wall which nothing can III!. To the friends and neighbors who were to kind and helpful dm nig tbe illness and death of their loved one the family wish to voice their sincere thanks and heart warm appreciation. SPEEDER WRECKED ON THE OREGONAND EASTERN Three men were seriously Injured, but none fatally last Nuoday after noon wheu an electric railroad speeder jumped the track on t tie Oregon and t -intern rsilroad. 18 miles west of Vale, near Little valley. The Injure 1 ones .en Francis Hogg, Oregon Short Line clerk at V He. knee cap bio ken. will be laid up for mouths; Chief Operator Kisen hart, Vele. t ight arm I token at elbow ; II. C Hmltb, clerk at Drexal natal Feared lie Is internally injured. I o conscious almost J I boura. Wouud on bank of head, i e. pin ing l si Itches It a understood the speeder struck a rock causing it to jump tbe track. JORDAN VAEEEY PAPER HANDS OUT A NICE LITTLE ROAST The iloidau Valley K press had a wain: roast for tbe wsy scabby shetp are allowed to range near clean lisuds au.ltlie many favors granted nun real dent sheep owners Here is some of it : "rem men as Maker, who, we ere Informed had 2..tHUi .beep last spring Hiil gave in to the assessor 5600 and raised particular h I wheu lie was raised to in. Him bead. Ibis tear be has 15,000 sheep out on the desert. all uf which have been ep"sed to scab and had colli d out .'.'Jim beud ol poor ewes and lambs and lias brought them up tbe valley to the Hooker iMiicb to feed. They claim to have I ecu given a light of way to feed. inoiber ootflt, two mMM( broke i larantlaa ami went from neat' Ban 1 1 B i ll c t" i.liiuil nivi ii n I u 111. near Rod Hut and hare bang manning tawli scabby sheep near clean sheep. Another oue "hold" Young, did the MOM, Now all ot Hicmc parties hare not even the claims of real estate Htid are not helping to improve the county one lota. It Ihe r.xpress editor is right the assessor thould get tuixy with those I "i iidli bead that vvre not assessed and the stock lin-pectoi should iiiarau i me the scaii v abaep County Attorneys' Election 1911. siiein. Or. Mioriiev Ueneral Craw la an opinion, hold- iliat under the count) attornej acl do diatriol ai . can i ic( led until Iglt, Ul ruatti r bow the) occur, i il, muel ha fdi e,i ii appointment by the Qoveraor until IMI JUDGE TURNER HOME AGAIN Neittier President Nor Secretary Bry an Have Asked Him to Quit. Spokane Wash Jndge Qeorga Tur to r returned from Waablngton, D c. and (Ualared that lie had not roehjned from the lateraatloaal loldl oammli- ioil. and have not luen pressed fori niv reatgnatloa h) either the preaidenl or j acre tan Hr.vau. 1 did say to aoma af mj frteada m Washington that 1 should resign if I became u can did. i'c for the senate.' The lodge decllaed u declare him self a candidate tor I 'ruled States sen ator, hut stated ,,li'1 ha i consider ing the auggeatlM made to me by many friends in dilfcretit part of the state that I become a crvidld ONTARIO'S NEW LIBRARY DEDICATED b Formally Opened With Appropriate Ceremonies Befitting Occasion. The dedication of the Ontario pub lic library on Mondav evening marked the I'ompletion of a task started m 1900 by Mrs. L Adam. Mrs J. It. Haekabv. Mr,!. Win Laurence. Mrs. t'ouue. Mr. K. A. Fraser. Mrs. A A. Hrown and Mrs. J. A. Lackey, when they organized the Work and Win club. A few years later L, Adam gave them the use of the home they have occupied these several rears. Home two years ago it was thought the city wa large eno igb to warrant a p Tina neiit Inline A petition was sent to the Carnegie Llhrary commission for the funds necessary to erect a build ing ntid tbe handsome well appointed library Is the result, For the maintenance of the library there in ti levy of one mill made an utially by the city council The llhrary cnmniissinn, consisting of Dr. Whitney. Mrs t.rcig. Mrs. Eraser, Mrs. Adam and 10. A. Fraser have bad direct charge of the work and are entitled to the credit for the completeness of every detail. Wm. Mallory was the architect and W. P. M luster and II. L Poorman the contractors. Miss Finney haa been engaged as librarian. For the dedication exerclana Dr. Whitney acted as chairman and gave an account of the work necessary to tiring about the completed building. Talks were made I v Dr. Davidson. Prof. Knlley and Mayor Trow, all commending tbe work of tha com nilttee. Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Fraaer served light refreshments. The library hea about 1200 volumes of I omul honks, pamphlets from the government and Agriooltural college and many niagalnes and papers have l.(i-n donated and au tiler I bed for. All of tbe library equipment la of tbe best, a credit to the committee and tbe city. There la still need of many hooka to till tbe shelves uud complete tbe library. Nn doubt friends have been waiting to aee what booka were sent to before making tbclr donationa. Now It Is possible to aa lect hooks that are needed. Tbe com mittee and librarian will willingly give aiiv desired Information and ar predate any booka donated. S. AND C. CLUB ENTERTAIN MEMBERS AT SECOY HOME A most pleasant and enoyable event look place last linn lav evening at tbe home of Mr. and Mrs. Secoy Id Villa Park when the S and C. olub wiiicii is purely a woman's club, en tertied tha gentlemen wboare insoma way dependent on their good will ami kindly ministrations, and so mere men wtie much in evidence. 1 1 aiinpoi lat ion aa furulshtd by the kindly host and on arrival it was discovered that we were unt to have a dull time lor a slugle minute of tin- evening. There was music by a ladles' quartet, composed of Mtsdaiuc.i Hingham ami Dickson . Misses Miauo ami Hull, instrumental .elections by Mrs. Mniater, a male .piartet, Messrs, 1'roxell, Tracy, Dickson and Laxon a duet by Mr. aud Mrs Dickson, and a humorous duet by Mr. Dickson and Miss Strane. Some popular songs were joiucd in liy the whole company. Mrs. Iliughaui enlivened tbe even iug by a humorous reading aud the telling of a story of personal eperi oner, both ol which were well render ed. Mrs. Calkins also gave a reieliug of a serious character which vas well rciived. Some tune nm spent in contests w Inch chIIi I torth the skill and sgilitv of tbe m l oil ants. dainty three course luncheon was served at the close of the eveuing. 1'lie ten t lemon gave the ladies a vote of thanks for the good time aud M ressed the hope that they would do it again. THE MARKETS. Portland, u I at (lull, lie; blueoiem, 5c; red Ruaaian, 14a lla.v Tiniothv, $17, alfalfa, $14. latter Creamery, oic. gga- Candled, Ite Idaho Names "Apple Day." atoe Idaho Qovernor Haines is sued a proclamation setting February I H app ( .l.iv and lUKing the people of the state to make BJ mm Ii the apple on that dav as possible. Five Die as Trains Crash. Jackaoa, Mich Ova persons were killed and poaaibl) a score vv,-re In lured when a MichlgM t'eutril pas i i ram collided head on aith freight train near tins city. Brief News of the Week Turkey and Bulgaria have con cluded nn offensive treaty against ; i .-(-.-, It is reported. The nuthorllles estimated that $20, onn (latnae was done to the Pot any gardens at Glasgow by a suffragette bomb, With 11 cases of smallpox at" Snn Jose, Ctrl., the school aitlliorltieri were requiring all pupils to show vHcclna tlon certificates or leave school until the disease has disappeared. Robbers early Saturday dynamited the sale of Hip Farmers' National bank at Ludlow, Mo., and escaped with 0M, They left no clue Wednesday was celebrated as tint birthday atinlvprsnry of ITesident Me Kinley One of the most notable of the observances was a banipiet given bv the Ohio Society of Washington. Arguments in the government's civil suit against the Chicago Putter and Kgg Hoard for alleged violations of the Sherman atiti trust law were sched uled to Mgln Monday before Judgit Landia In the federal court at Chicago. The Oregon Agricultural College. basket ball team was outclassed by the I'nlverslty of Washington five In the second game of the series at Spat Hp. Score, II to !). The Herman Imperial Parliament, in order to demonstrate Its Indignation over tho recent InctdMta bataraan tho military and civilians at .abern, adopted by a Inrge majority, u reiio lUtiM ib manning government action lo prevent the use uf troops against citl.eus, unless at the rcipjcst of tha civil authorities. People in the News The I'anama canal Is now ready for the passage of large vpsspIs, accord Sng to Colonel (ioethals. Formal announcement of thp candi dacy for the Republican nomination of Fnltpil Statps senator has been made by Charles Curtis, ex United States senator from Kansas. Rollle .leder of the New York Arner leans and Claude Hendrlx of the I'ltts burg Nationals have each signed a three-year contract to play with th Chicago Federals. It is said that Sir Richard McPrlde. premier of Hriii-h Columbia, advo cates Ihe plan of llrltlsh Columbia taking over the Yukon country. The development of railroads In that sei tlon is one reason for the policy. FRUITLAND HENS Mrs. I' (irnhuiii, of near Bond, Oregon, is here visiti ojr her pnrontu, Mr. and Mrs. Joe SI ou n. The Clyde Harry "ale held lahl Wednesday war well attend ed and things brought good prices. U.K. Bonnier is having his Holobtin cows tested. He hits one gagWlorod eow that gave Uli ou tit Ih of milk per day for three suci c-sive days and tested -1.11 outler fat. The new Baptist church here is the tinest church in this pail nl the country it was crowded Sunday at the dedication ser vices. There wus gl'JOO to raise which was partly subscribed at tlic morning service and the bal ance in the cvcniii",. Mr. and Mrs. Meyer, of near Horseshoe Bend, was here visit ing her sister, Mrs. 0. K. Wil cox. The Farmer's Movable school is in session here this week ami ojc.it interest is shown Lvt the fanners of the community, then beino seventy-live present at the opening meeting The wom en's sessions are also receivicg much attention. Mi- Charles Uich and Myil Holii 'iiU'ck were married at Caldwoll January -2. They re iiiiik'I home Saturday altera ihoi t trip to Boise. The Fiuitland grange won in the idiite-t for the Victrolu. Mr Black, of Homedule, was a buiinOM visitor last week. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Fruitland State bank the following direc tors were elected: JJ. 0. Scritch lield, Mr. Edgeeomb, F. F. Hun ter, C. W. Voting and C. H. Sargent.