ON STAND ADMITS WORLD’S DOINGS ROOSMLT OfTTN CONSUUING BOSS PIATT Bridge Bonds' Interest Still Unpaid by County OF CURRENT WEEK Syracuse, N. Y , — Theodore Roose­ velt admitted under croea-examination Brief Resume of General News from All Around the Earth. Portland experiences heavy rain and hail storm. Editor Blethen, of the Seattle Times, is reported seriously ill. The English house of ^commons votes to double the tax on spirits. A Medford, Oregon, woman, aged 74, is cutting a new set of teeth. A German air craft dropped several bombs on Ipswich, England, setting a fire which burned three dwellings. Witnesses for John R. Lawson tes­ tify that deputy sheritfs started the battle of Ludlow in the Colorado strike trouble. A Gold Hill, Oregon, couple motors to near Medford, overtakes a minister and are married beneath a large tree by the roadside. Colonel Roosevelt is still making explanations of his political affiliations in the suit for $50,000 libel, for which he is defendant. Grand jury o f Portland indicts three election boaid officials for altering 126 ballots at a recent election. They are all in jail in default of cash bail. Women in session at The Hague de­ mand that people have voice in foreign policies, and oppose cession of terri­ tory without consent of the inhab­ itants. An infuriated divorcee fires several shots at her ex-husband in the Port­ land municipal court room. One shot strikes the stenographer, while the rest go wild. An immense bridge in Vancouver, B. C., is burned, and public sentiment ac­ cuses foes of Great Britain as the in­ cendiary; the authorities, however, place no blame. A German life bouy marked Kolberg has been found on the Scotch coast, and is thought to confirm the report of the sinking o f the cruiser Kolberg in the naval battle o f January 24. Tuesday in the suit for alleged libel which William Barne# has brought against him, that while governor he had freely consulted the "boas” of the Republican party in New York state in reference to the appointment of off! cials in the state government and var­ ious legislative and political matters. The “ boss” named was Thomas C. Platt, who at that time represented New York in the United States sen­ ate. The ex-president said he took the advice of the senator in many mat­ ters, among them appointing a Dem­ ocrat to the office of tax commissioner to “ please G rady," whom the Colonel described as a “ lieutenant boss” of Richard Croker, then leader of Tam­ many Hall. The testimony resulted from ques­ tions asked after letters of a series that passed between Colonel Roosevelt and Senator Platt had been read to the jury. In these letters, both writers discussed all manner o f political and legislative affairs. In one. Colonel Roosevelt asked the senator’s advice about making speeches. In another, Senator Platt told the Colonel he had received a copy of a bill introduced by Grady, in which the sen­ ator said he considered it inadvisable to give Tammany from $3,000,000 to $12,090,000 on an appropriation to ex pend upon the water front o f New York, as “ it would simply be putting an unnecessary club in the hands of those people with which to knock our brains out.” With another letter, the colonel sent the senator a proof of his message to the legislature, which dealt with, among other things, public utilities, the franchise tax, the trusts, indus trial conditions and labor. The part dealing with the trusts, the colonel wrote, “ had been submitted to several “ experts,’ including Elihu Root, Presi­ dent Hadley, Professor Jenks, of Cor­ nell, and James A. Dill, who was described in the letter as ‘a big cor­ poration lawyer.’ ” Salem Through an oversight of the Multnomah county otficiala or the State Tax commission there will be no money in the state treasury this year for the payment of interest on the interstate bridge bonds. The county court places the blame on the Tax commission and the com­ mission delcares the county is at fgult. At any rate, no levy was made for the payment of the money and it has none to pay. State Treasurer Kay receive«! a ch«*ok frtmi the county treasurer of Multnomah for $294,000, the last pay­ ment of the first half o f the taxes, ami the announcement that $31,250 had been retain«»! for paying interest on the bonds. The annual interest is $62,500, and, unless a settlement is reached, the county will retain the balance out o f the last-half tax pay­ ments. Under the law providing for the bridge, notification of the interest on the bonds must be made to the State Tax commission by the county court before January 1 each year. N«>tifi- cation was mails«! to the commission the last day of December, but the tax levy had been made ami the various counties notified of it. It was then too late to make a change to include a levy for the payment o f interest on the bonds. “ No levy having been made for that specific purp«vu>, the «*ounty clearly has no right to withhold m«>ney with which to pay this interest," d«>«'lariHl Assist­ ant State Treasurer Ryan. “ This de- pnrtmcnt cannot be held r«>aponalble for the mistake, for it nee«ls every cent f«>r specific appropriations. “ I f the county insists upon retain­ ing the money the only thing I see to do is for the state treasurer to demaml interest on it. That probably woulii result in the filing of a suit to deter­ mine whether the state has to pay This office will make a demand upon the c«>unty treasurer for the money which he is withholding.” The law providing for the building of the bridge empowere«) Multnomah county to raise the money for building it by issuing bonds, the state to pay the interest on the bonds. A fter certain period the county is to start sinking fund to liquidate the indebtini- ness. State Treasurer Kay said that he would notify the members of the Tax Commission of the action uf the Mult­ nomah county treasurer, ami it is probable that Attorney General Brown wil be aske«l to advise the commission reganling what steps it should take to collect the money. Oregon Hens Make Fine Record at Panama Fair Oregon Agricultural College, Cor­ The Leghorns likewise took second vallis— Having led in both the pen rec­ place in the term ruce to date, with ords and the individual records for the record of 560 eggs, first place going to past month in egg-laying at the Pana­ the Canada flock of G. D. Adarns, with ma-Pacific Exp«ieition has placed the 607 eggs. The fourth place has been O. A. C. fl«>cks very close to the lead taken by the O. A. C. Harrisl Rocks in both these divisions for the entire ami the fifth place by the crosses, the time of the contest. The three flocks number uf eggs laid by each pen being entered by the college represent the 527 and 524 respectively. Second, White Leghorns, Barred Rocks and a third and fourth places are now held pen of cross-reds, ten in each pen. in the individual term record by an O. The Leghorns took first place for j A. C. cross With 83 eggs, another O. the month ending April 15 with a rec­ A. C. cross with 82 eggs, and an O. A. ord of 237 eggs, while the Barred C. Leghorn with 81 eggs. Rocks took second place with 225 j The official report from which these eggs. The best individual, showing figures were taken says that no other was made by an O. A. C. cross-bretl exhibit on the ground attracts more hen, which laid 30 eggs in the 31 days. attention from the thousands of daily The fifth best record was that of the i visitors than this egg-laying contest College Barred Rock biddy that pro- with its fine flocks from_different parts Washington, D. C.— Announcement duced 26 eggs. of the world. from Newport News late Tuesday that Commander Gives Notice of Intent to Intern Cruiser Kronprioz Wilhelm The millions o f crickets in the army which invaded Grant county, Washing­ ton, early this week, has split into four divisions. The crickets eating in the wheat fields cover a strip four miles long and 12 feet wide. the commander of the big German sea Four Masked Men Kill Sheep raider Kronprinz Wilhelm had given Daylight Is Let Through Last notice he would intern for the war Tunnel On New Coos Bay Line On Eastern Oregon Range without waiting expiration of the Eugene — “ Daylight” was broken Prineville — Appearance o f four time allowed her by the United States government to make hi3 ship sea­ last week in tunnel No. 7, the longest masked men on the ranch o f Isadore B. worthy, was received with surprise bore on the Willamette-Pacific. For Meyers, of Tost, on Crooked river, Marion and relief by government officials. Twenty-day-old twins in county, Oregon, are the largest bene­ ficiaries o f the state compensation law, being posthumous heirs. The mother, who is 20 years old. I f she lives to be 42, the age of expectancy, will receive a total of $15,120. Captain L. D. Hockersmith, 82 years old, who is reputed to have dug his way out of the Columbus, O., peni­ tentiary during the war between the states and to have liberated his com­ mander, the Confederate general, John H. Morgan, with a number o f his men, died at his home in Madisonville, Ky., Friday. Morgan and a remnant o f his command was captured near Pomeroy, O., in July, 1863, on a raid through Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. Germany is purchasing foodstuffs for a siege of four years’ duration. David Warfield has appeared in the play “ The Auctioneer” for the 1400th time. The raider’s action relieves the Navy department of the necessity of keeping watch over the Wilhelm and an eye on the cordon o f allied ships off the Virginia capes to assure the main­ tenance of American neutrality during the time the cruiser had been allowed to make repairs. It is understood that several days of that period still re­ mained. The Navy department had deter­ mined to permit the Wilhelm to take on 4500 tons of coal, and on the heels o f reports from Newport News that the cruiser had begun to coal, came Lieutenant Captain Thierfelder’s un­ expected announcement to the collector o f the port. The German commander’s communication was laconic and gave no reason for the internment as had the letter presented by Captain Thierichens when he interned the Prinz Eitel Friedrich, the first of the raiders to seek a haven in Hampton Roads. Twenty-one jitney bus drivers in It was suggested here that Captain Seattle are arrested for doing business Thierfelder’s announcement was made without having bonds. after he had received instructions Ex-president T a ft is scheduled to from the German government through ^nake several speeches in Oregon and the embassy here not to attempt a dash through the line of hostile war­ Washington egrly in the fall. A plague o f crickets is reported in Grant county Washington, and much damage to crops is the result. One of V illa ’s major generals has resigned, at the request of his mother, and joined the British forces. A holdup man in Spokane, Wash., kicks his victim on the leg and breaks it; secures $2 in cash and flees. The commerce investigation in Chi­ cago protests an increase o f freight rates on meats, which is proposed by the railroads. Theodore Roosevelt, who is being sued for libel, admits on the stand that he was on easy terms with New York’s political bosses. A ll records for April heat are being broken in the Eastern states, and in some localities the thermometer regis­ ters 97 degrees. Governor Johnson, of California, signed the Meek convict labor bill, permitting prisoners of the state peni­ tentiaries to build state highways. A statement was issued by the governor in which he said that apprehension that free labor will be affected is groundless. ships off the capes. Heat It Damaging Crops. Washington, D. C. — A scorching heat wave is hovering over the East­ ern half of the United States from the Mississippi valley to the Atlantic coast, causing suffering in the cities and serious damage to wheat and other crops in the agricultural districts. Reports show new temperature records for April established as follows: Wash­ ington, D. C., and Richmond, Va., 94 degrees; Toledo, O., 90; Grand Rapids, Mich., Cincinnati, O., and Elkins, W. Va., 88; Port Huron, Mich., 86, and Green Bay, Wis., 84. Wireless Record Is Made. New York— A new distance record for wireless telephony in railroad serv-. ice is claimed by officials of the Lacka­ wanna railroad. Communications by wireless concerning the movement of Lackawanna trains were exchanged between railroad superintendents at Scranton, Pa., and Binghamton, N. Y., 63 miles. Trains between those two cities were moved for several hours under orders sent or received by wireless. Czar Loses 26 Trenches. Vienna— The war office has issued Four masked men make raid of 15astern Oregon ranch, killing 30 head the following: “ Our troops, pursuing occupied 26 Russian o f sheep and destroying farm house the enemy, and barn by fire. trenches which contained much war material. The Russians before Uzsok Methodist ministers from many Pass, after their attack failed, re­ states are meeting in Chicago for the treated in full flight. We gained purpose o f establishing a $10,000,000 ground ot the southeast of Koziowa. ’ fund to be used for old age pensions for members o f the clergy. Relief Fund $25,000,000. The allies are reported as having landed large forces on both shores of the Dardanelles straits, and are at­ tacking the forts and positions o f the Turks who are defending the city of Constantinople. London— The national reilef fund of the Prince o f Wales reached the total o f £5,000,000 ($25,000,000), King George has opened with a donation of $2500 a subscription list o f the British committee for relief in Belgium. 18 months compressed air drills have near Pauline Butte, in Crook county, been bomig into both sides of this and an attack by these men on Mr. 4200-foot tunnel that pierces the di­ Meyers’ sheep gives rise to a belief vide between the Umpqua and Coos that the old range war between sheep- Bay valleys. For two weeks the men and cattlemen has flamed forth sounds of the drills could be heard with its old time vigor. Mr. Meyers from both sides and finally a shot reported to the sheriff’s office that the men had entered his range, burned his opened the tunnel. This was the last tunnel on the line sheep camp, stolen the guns ami am munition and then shot and killed at to be pierced. There are eight in all, least 30 head of sheep and wounded the first being at Noti, 30 miles west many others. of Eugene, and the last in the lake M. Montgomery, a sheepherder for region north of Coos Bay. The last Mr. Meyers, said he was ordered to two tunnels are not completed, how­ stand aside while the men fired about ever, as a small bore preceeds a few 100 shots into the flock. Some of the feet ahead o f the main body of the bullets passed dangerously close to the tunnel. herder. Wounded sheep were kill«») A. 0. Peterson, sub-contractor for by the employ«» o f the sheep camp. Hauser & Hauser, arrived in Eugene, Belief that the attack is the outcome telling of the tunnel progress, and of of bitterness between sheepmen and the speed being made in the comple­ cattlemen is fostered by an incendiary tion of the trestle work along the attack on the sheep ranch o f J. N. lakes. C. R. Broughton, bridge en- Williamson, ex-representative to gineer, accompanied him from Acme, gress. A t that time Mr. Williamson where a large force of men has estab- lost 80 tons of hay. lished camps for the erection of the 1 The majority o f the ranchers in the Siuslaw drawbridge. Pauline Butte district .ire cattlemen. Fishermen Will Build. Recess Lengthened and Farmers’ Bay City— The Tillamook Bay Fish \ Week Will Be First in January company, a co-operative company of the fishermen on this bay, is preparing Oregon Agricultural College, Cor­ to drive the piling for its new build­ vallis — Of great interest to farmers ing. A. Ramsay, the company’s and homeseekers as well as to regular manager, says it is undecided whether college students is the announcement a cannery will be built this year or that the next term of Farmers’ and not, but that with the evident low Conference Week will be held at the price of canned goods for the year, he college during the first week of Janu­ believes they will handle the catch ary. Since the instructors’ time as fresh. well as housing accommodations are Arrangements have been completed needed by the thousands of people tak­ to open wholesale establishments in ing the work of the week, it is impos­ Boise, Butte and Portland for handling sible to conduct the exercises of the the fresh fish. week while the regular degree work is It is believed that the whole catch in progress. Hence the Christmas re­ can be disposed of in this way, making cess has been lengthened to January a cannery unnecessary. 10, permitting the regular students to pass their vacation at home. Pioneer Women T o Meet. Another important change in the cal­ Baker— Old-time residents of East­ endar is the arrangement whereby ern Oregon plan an organization. A t commencement will be held prior to final examinations o f the second semes­ a meeting held at the home of Mrs. M. ter for the three lower classes. This F. Harper it was decided to ascertain change will give the undergraduates the possibilities of having a pioneer an opportunity to attend commence­ society and to include the gathering of ment exercises and at the same time historical data of this part of the coun­ to leave for home as soon as their last try. Mrs. Harper has been in this vi­ examination has been given. It has cinity 40 years, and has had several also been announceed that vocational gatherings of the pioneer women with students will have commencement such success that the organization recognition and will be given diplomas seems assured. I f Baker old settlers upon completing their course. take kindly to the plan, other cities w ill be asked to co-operate. Teachers Have Session. Farmers Demand Water. Baker— More than 1000 acres are so involved in a water dispute north of here that State Water Superintendent Cochran at La Grande has been ap­ pealed to. Farmers along laterals on the Baldock and Shaw d'tches allege that the Sunnyslope irrigation farmers have been taking so much moisture from Powder River that a shortage is threatened in the Fairview district. Assistant Water Superintendent Hol­ land was sent from La Grande to make i a survey. Clackamas— The regular session of the Clackamas Schoolmasters’ club was held at the Clackamas schoolhouse on Saturday. A picked club of the school­ masters went down to defeat in the morning in a game of baseball with the Clackamas school by a score of 22 to 7. A banquet was served by the school at 1 o’clock. A discussion was le«l by Supervisor Vedder on the topic, “ Industrial Follow-up W ork,” and an address on “ Standard Schools” by Assistant State Superintendent Wells made this session one of the best. NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS. IVrtlaml Wheat Ulueatein, $1.32; forty-fold, $1.27; dub, $1.26; rod Rus­ sian, $1.19. Oats No. 1 white food, $33.25. Barley No. 1 feed, $24; bran, $24; shorts, $24.50, Millfeed Spot prices: Bran, $26 ton; shorts, $28; rolled barley, $30 6131. C«>rn- Whole, $35 t«>n; cracked, $36. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $14(thy, $12«t'12.60: grain hay, $U)«t12; alfalfa, $12.5(kujl3.60. Vegetables — Cui-umbvrs, hothouse, $1 («01.50 dozen; artichokes, 75c; toma­ toes, $5 crate; cabbage. 2|(u3Jo |x>und; celery, $4.60 crate; cauliflower, 76o6t! $1.26 dozen; heat! lettuce, $2.25 crate; spinach, 5c pound; rhubarb, 14 « i 2 c ; asparagus, 75c (ill $1.10 dozen; egg- plant, 25c pound; peas, 7(«iHc, ¡loans, 12i<«til6c.; carrots, $1.60 sack; beets, $1.50; parsnips, $1.26; turnips, $l(ic 1.60. Green Fruits — Strawberries. $2 crate; apples, $16(1.75 box; cranber­ ries, $ U (a l2 barrel; gooseberries, 86C 11c pound. Potatoes — Old. $1.76 Ot 2.26 sack; new, 6<«(i8r pound. Onions — Oregon selling price, 75c sack, country points; California, job­ bing price, yellow, $1,756(2; white, $2.25 crate. Eggs — Freeh Oregon ranch, case count, lHQtlhic dozen. Poultry— Hens, 16c; broilers, 26«( 274c; fryers, 18<«i.20c; turkeys, ilress- ed. 2233o- . t j , ... Casrara bark— Old and new, 4 f v l}c pound. « Cattle — Best steers, $7.50 («6 7.76; choice, $76(7.25; medium, $6,766(7; choice cows, $6,256(6.76; medium, $5 («1.5.76; heifers, $5<«i.6.26; bulla, $4<«l 5.76; stags, $56(6.60. Hogs— Light, $7(«t8.06; heavy, $6(.60; California, $1.50; garlic, 30c pound; radish«», local, 20c dozen bunches; California, 25e; parsley, 30c; lettuce, head, $2.25 crate; spinach, local, 5c pound; Walla Walla, 76c box; cucum­ bers, local hothouse, 60c(«i$1.26 dozen; celery, $4 ut, 4.50 crate; rutabagas, $1.85 sack; artichokes, 76c dozen; rhubarb, local, 3c pound; asparagus, Washington, $1.15(«i,1.65 box; green peas, 8|c pound; green and wax beans, 136(14c pound. E’ resh Meats — Steers, 1266124c pound; cows, 12c; heifers, 12 («cl 24 c; wethers, 144c; dress«*! hogs, 114 c; trimmed sides, 154c; combinations, 15c; Diamond T. f t , 164c; ewee, 18c. Poultry— Ducks, live, 106112c; hens, dressed, 166618c; live, 16c; springs, dressed, 22c; live, 14(«$15c; squabs, live, $2.50 dozep; dressed, $6; tur­ keys, live, 18c; dressed, 28 66 80c; geese, 20c. Butter— Washington creamery, 2468 25c; Oregon, 24c. Eggs— Fresh ranch, 17(«(20e. __________________________ L . SU B M AM SINKS AMERICAN TANKER Washington Stirred by German Attach Off Scilly Islands. CAPIAIN AND 1W0 SAHORS ARE DEAD Seriousness Is Admitted, and Note to Berlin Speaking o f “ Strict Ac­ countability“ Recalled Dam­ ages May Be ¡Demanded. London- ITte American oil tank steamship Gulflight was sunk by a German submarine Saturday at noon off the Scilly Islands, according to a dispatch to the (Central News agency. Thu Gulflight sailul from Port Arthur, Tex., April 10, for Rouen, Franco. The captain died from heart failure as a result uf shock, and two seamen jum|Hat and landed. The vessel was towod into Crow aourai and beachc«!. Washington, I). C. Press reports of the torpedoing o f the American steamer Gulflight and the loss of her captain and some members of the crew creat«al a stir in official circles here, where the seriousness of the occurrence was everywhere admitted. In the absence o f President Wilson, officials made no comment as to (he probable action o f the United * State* government, beyera) saying that a thorough iix|utry as to tna manner of thp torpedoing and thp responsibility far it you Id ffn eb e rixpi i rod before a decision rouhl be reached ns to the kind of representations to bu made. I f first reports are borne out, the at­ tack on the Gulflight constitutes the first rase of an American ship struck by a torpedo, with the consequent lose of lives. Two American vvaaela have been sunk by mines, the roaponaibility for whirh never lias been fixed, and one American, Iajon C. Thresher, was drowned when the British ship Falaba was tor|M>daed. It was generally recalled that in the note sent by the United States to Ger­ many in answer to Germany’s procla­ mation of a war zone around the Bri­ tish Isles and Ireland, the Washington government assert«»! that it would hold the German government "to a strict accountability” for the loaa of any American livea or veaaela, the phrase­ ology being so drawn as to cover at­ tacks on belligerent vessels on which Americana were traveling. America’s Right to Ship Anns Con­ ceded, but Food Should 6« Free Philadelphia — Dr. Bernhard Dern- burg, former colonial secretary of Ger­ many, protested at Sunday's session of the annual metffing of the American Academy of Political and Social Sci­ ence, against • declaration at a recent meeting of the academy that Germany hn«l declare«! aganist the right of the United Statea to sell and distribute arms to belligerent countries. Dr. Dernburgcame here as a listener to the discussions on the effect of the European war on America’a interests and at the close of the session made a brief speech in which he said the declaration was "absolutely false.” The address in which the statement is, aaid to have been made was delivered by Chari«» Noble Gregory, of Wkeh- ington, D. C., who apoke on ‘The Sale of Munitions o f War by Neutrals to Belligerents.” Dr. Dernburg explain«»! that Ger­ many had only complained of the in­ equality o f the treatment that hia country is receiving in that foodstuffs Quick Digging Is Urged. are shut out of Germany, whereas Spokane, Wash.— Immediate action there is a free transit of arms t6 Great in digging many miles of trenches ex­ Britain. tending through the center o f Wilson British Win in Africs. Creek valley w ill be the only means of saving the south half o f the valley Cape Town — The following official from the devastation from the Coulee statement reganling the operations in cricket, declared Cbcil W. (¿reel, cereal South Africa was issue«! Monday: and fo u n t uugtci expect.. cuuuecled. General MeKanzn^s mounted f<«roes'* with the United Staten department o f Agriculture, who arrived here from which were designated to rut off-the Germans who, after the evacuation the cricket-infest<*1 district. Trenches three miles long have been plowed on o f Keetmanskop retreated northward the 6000-acre farm o f W. C. Marling along the railway, inflicted serious and a patrol of six men is being main­ defeat on them in the vicinity of Gibson, raptured a whole railway tained in the destruction of millions of train, several transport wagons, a the wingless insects. great quantity o f live stock, two field guns, several Maxims and 200 Wallowa Crop'Outlook Good. prisoners.” Wallowa, Wash.— The recent rains have been a great help to the Wallowa Flirt Recruits Tommies. valley and the outlook for crops is ex­ London — Flirting can be made an cellent. The fall grain has never effective recruiting exp«»iient. At a looked better. The acreage of spring recent recruiting rally a girl held up grain will be large, owing to the high her hand and announced that she had prices. The season is at least three sent five young men to the front. At weeks earlier than usual. The fruit the end of the meeting she indicated trees are blossoming and unless un­ the young man at her aide and de­ favorable weather conditions prevail clared, “ Here’s the sixth !” This the prospect is favorable for much causixl the speaker to Nay, "F lirtin g Of fruit, as the rains have not damaged that kind is the right sort.” He ad- the buds. The spring so far has been vised the young girls o f the audience quite free from hard frosts. to use their wiles in behalf o f country. Douglas Sends First Berries. Roseburg, Or.— C. E. Henry, a well- konwn rancher of Dillard, has the dis­ tinction of shipping the first crate of strawberries from Douglas county to the Portland markets. The berries left here Saturday. They were large, of excellent color and were well fla­ vored They met ready sale at fancy prices in the Portland markets. Hail A* Big As Baseballs Falls. St. Louis-—Hail atones as large as baseballs were hurled upon scattered sections of Missouri Sunday. The damage to crops and livestock will nin into thousands of dollars. ‘ A t 'Stur­ geon, Mo., a boy was k ill« ! by light­ ning. In St. Louis the streets ware flooded in places by several feet of wa­ ter.