OREGON NEWS OE GENERAL INTEREST Medals Awarded Oregon Schools. Wool Prices are High. Exposition Grounds, San Franc I »co . Th« Oregon school exhibit in the Pal­ ace of Education won the gold medal on playground» a» portrayed In the ofll- cial pamphlet, a silver medal on indi­ vidual club work and the ailver medal on it» exhibit a» a whole. Thia recognition was gained in the face of the fact that the princ||»al Ore­ gon exhibit and all Other exhibit* of the Oregon school children are in the Oregon »late building ami wore not entered for award«. Two-third» of the states have elaborate exhibit», many ■ iwndlng mh much aa $40,000 and none ie»a than $f>000. Oregon’» exhibit coal th« at at« $1000. Mi»» Stuart, of the Lux Girl»* School, San Franciaco, aaya: ’’There 1» no exhibit of sewing on the ground» that equal» that of the Oregon school children in the alate building.” Great credit ia given E. F. Carlton for the InNtallation. Baker More than half a million ¡grands of wool from Bake' am! Grant counties were put up at the annual wool »alea here and 418,197 pounds were sold at price» panging from 15| cents to 19} cents, which are among the best prices paid in this vicinity for some time. Most of the wool sold was from the John Day country, several Baker wool­ men holding their clips for »till higher prices. Alexander Livingstone, of the American Woolen mills, got the bulk of the woof. There were 27 wool men Decision May Bring Suit. Salem — Foreign corporation» which paid to the state about $100,000 under a graduated tax law paaaed in 1003 and pronounced by the Supreme court to be unconatitutionai cannot recover the money, according to an opinion of Attorney General Brown in reply to a query of Corporation Commiaaioner Schulderman. The attorney general held that the paymenta were voluntar­ ily made In contemplation of the lawa ami doc I a Iona of Oregon, and conse­ quently the companies cannot be reim­ bursed. Prior to the decision of the Supreme court the 1913 legislature, being ad­ vised that the law probably was un­ constitutional, passed an act providing for a flat annual license. Corporations asking for s return of their money say the law was void from the start, and It ia believed that suit will be brought. Re assessment Is Legal. Salem — Holding that re-assessment of property for the construction of sewers in Riverside »ewer district, Portland, was valid, the Supreme court, in an opinion by Justice Harria, affirmed the decree of Circuit Judge Davis in the suit of Portland againat H. R. Blue and numerous other prop­ erty holders. The validity of an ordinance passed in 1911 providing for the re-assessment was attacked by the defendants, who alleged that re-aa»cH»ment was made under the old charter. It was contended that the charter under the commiaaion form of government repealed the old charter. The Supreme court, however, held that provisions relating to the re­ assessment were re-enacted in the new charter, and hence the re-a»»eeament was legal. Woman On Eugene Board. Eugene—C. E. Shumway, a plumber, was elect«! member of the city council from the Second want The election wa» made by the council to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George Bogue. For three weeks the councilmcn have sidestepped this issue, and the mayor finally forced a vote when another effort was made to postpone. Mrs. R. Me Murphey waa elected a member of the Eugene school board for five years. She defeated L. E. Bean, ex-state senator from Lane county, two to one. Her husband was a former member of the board. Water Plan Formulated. Medford — The present plan of the Water Users’ League, recently ap­ pointed at an emergency irrigation mass meeting, is to obtain water from Big Butte instead of from the Rogue River Canal company, to adopt the modified district plan and have an irri­ gation system owned by the ranchers themselves. According to present fig­ ures if 40,000 acres are signed, water can be had for $35 an acre, whereas the present price is $50 an acre. Dry weather following the dry season of 1914 has aroused public interest. 113,672 Acres May Go. The Dalles — Representative N. J. Sinnott was advised by Chief Forester Graves that the secretary of agricul­ ture has recommend«! for elimination approximately 113,072 acres from the Paulina National forest. The general land office is now engag«l in the prep­ aration of the necessary proclamation to be submitt«! to President Wilson. If the President approves of the rec­ ommendation it is anticipated that the elimination will be made effective by July 1, 1915. ________ First Wool Sale at Redmond. Redmond—The first wool sale ever held In Redmond occurred Friday, and about 172,000 pounds were offiered. The top price offered by the buyers was 20}c a pound. There were 10 buyers here, but the bulk of the wool waa bought by Alex Livingston, of the American Woolen Mill, of Boston, and Charles H. Green, of Portland. Gaston Votes S8000 Bond Issue. Gaston — The voters of the Gaston district have voted a bond issue of $3000 for the erection of a new school­ house in Gaston, the result of the vote being 42 for and 3 against. The pur­ pose of the school board is to have a one-story schoolhouse with basement, four classrooms and a large assembly hall. A four-year high school course also was voted on. and 10 buyers here. TiA- sellera, resi­ dence, buyers, quantity, and prices are as follows: Laycock and Bailey, Mt. Vernon, Koshland, 10,164 pounds, 18} cents; John McDonald, Mt. Vernon, The Dalles Scouring mills, 18,654 pounds, 17} rents; Charles Lee, Baker, Living­ stone, 12,620 pounds, 16} cents; A. M. Murray, Dayville, Burke and Angell, 12,854 pounds, 10 cents; James Cant, Dayville, Livingstone, 17,053 pounds, 15 cents; Joseph King, Audrey, Liv­ ingstone, 6760 pounds, 17} cents; Moore Brothers, Mt. Vernon, Burke and Angell, 17,076 pounds, 18} cents; C. A. Valatie, Dayville, Livingstone, 10,897 pounds, 19} cents; E. Stewart, Dayville, Livingstone, 40,171 pounds; 18} cents; Mrs. K. F. McRae, Day­ ville, Livingstone, 90,042 pounds, 19} cents; James Pope, Ml. Vernon, Liv­ ingstone, 18,745 pounds, 18} cents; Gay Brothers, Dayville, Livingstone, 12,000 pounds, 19 cents; R. T. Mc- Haley, Prairie City, Livingstone, 9P32 pounds, 18} cent»; A. J. Fletcher, Mt. Vernon, Livingstone, 7709 pounds, 18} cents; Mrs. E. Ashford, Canyon City, Livingstone, 16,252 pounds, 19} cents; J. C. Moore, Mt. Vernon, Livingstone, 14,602 pounds, 17| cents; Boyd Erick­ son, Dayville, Livingstone, 19,232 pounds. 16} cents; H. Ringsmeyer, John Day, Livingstone, 24,206 pounds, 16 cent»; W. R. Maschall, Dayville, Koshland, 45,398 pounds, 18} cents; Coffey and Gale, Baker, Livingstone, 12,540 pounds, 18} cents. :~.i —„ Wedding Brings 3 Tribes Together. Klamath Falla—Perhaps the most important wedding ceremony ever performed on the Klamath Indian res­ ervation took place Friday when Elphie Pitt was married to William Henry at the home of the bride’s father, “Pitt River Johnnie,” on Pitt Spring Creek, about 35 miles north of this city. Elphie is a Pitt River bride and Wil­ liam Henry is a Klamath. The wed­ ding party numbered more than 200, and consisted of Klamath, Pitt River and Modoc Indians. All the Indians ate at the same wed­ ding feast, and smoked the pipe of peace together in true American abo­ rigine style. It is said this was the first ceremony when all three peoples were present and seated at the same banquet. John Pitt, father of the bride, being an Indian of considerable means, wished to present her with a suitable gift in remembrance of her marriage. The selection was an automobile, bought the day before and paid for in cold cash. Mrs. Henry not only now boasts a swain from one of the best Indian families on the reservation, but the distinction of being the only owner, man or woman, white or Indian, of an automobile on all the northern portion of the reservation. Mining Options Obtained. Baker — Preparing for extensive gold-dredging operations between Bak­ er and Sumpter within the next seven months, W. B. Willoughby announces that he had secured options on prac­ tically all the valley and bench land in the Sumpter valley, between the loca­ tion of the Sumpter dredge and the mouth of the Sumpter valley canyon, near this city. Some 4000 acres are embraced in the tract. While Mr. Willoughby refuses to disclose the exact particulars of the deal, he de­ clared that the land was being ob­ tain«! for the use of three well-known mining companies. Mine to Spend $100.000. Baker — Improvements to cost at least $100,090 will be made at once on the Ben Harrison mine, one of the best-known producers in this part of the state. Forty men are preparing for the improvements to be installed so that the entire work of turning ore into bullion can be done there. The work is expected to be finish«! this summer and the new machinery will greatly increase the output and will lessen the cost. The mine has been running steadily until a few months ago. Klamath Horses Bring $60,000. Klamath Falls — Twenty more horses were shipped this week to San Francisco. Some time ago 300 horses left Klamath county in one bunch, and it is estimated that practically 500 Klamath horses have left here since the European war began. The aver­ age selling price has been somewhat over $120, which would make a total left here in exchange for local horses of more than $60,000. This last ship­ ment of 20 averaged $135 per horse in price. NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS; GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS LONDON WOMEN RIOT AGAINST GERMANS Portland — Wheat — Blueatem, 96c per bushel; forty-fold, $93c; club, 93c; red Fife, 88c; red Russian, 88c. Millfeed -Spot prices:. Bran, $276$ 27.50 ton; shorts, $2864/28.50; rolled barley, $25.50/