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GERMANY HAS GRAFT, OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PREPARINO FOR FAIR. Morn Space Will be Provided Counties This Year. DIP ALL MANGY CAYUSES. Astounding State o f Corruption Dis covered in Navy Yards. Berlin, June 15.— How many million* till* the German government been swindled out of by the recently dis covered embezzlements in the imperial Mhipyard* at Kiel! No one dare* oven gue»*. How wany ot the veN*el* built and equipped iu the yard* are to be found to belong to the Maine elans a* the battlenhipn built in Hu»*ia with wooden peg* inntead of »teel rivet*! No one know* yet, and no one prob ably ever will. The discovery that two high offieial* of the imperial Mhipyard*, and po**ibly a number of others, have systematical ly been robbing the government for year* ha* come a* a terrible shock to the German people, who are prjud of the proverbial honesty of their gov ernment officials, and who have always contended that while fraud might be found in America and Hassia, all Ger man government officer* would always be found to come up to the Roosevelt Htandard, and be able to *how a record a* clean a* a hound’* tooth. It is impoMNible to And out at this time how many offieial* are implicated or MUHpected; the government even re fuse* to let it become known how many people are under arrest besides the leaders, Heinrich ami Frankenthal. The latter in a multi-millionaire, and it is some consolation to think that he will be able to make good the losses, though this will not heal the wounded German pride. The kaiser was informed of the af fair just as he was about to prepare lus speech for the opening of the Mari time exposition here, and was so upset bv the news that he found it almost impossible to entertain the King and Queen of Sweden, who were his guests at the time. He has given orders that the whole affair is to be sifted to the bottom, and that all the guilty ones are to be punisher], no matter how high their standing. Rumors to the effect that certain high officials in the navy department have received their share of the stolen funds have so far been found to be unfounded, ami are not generally be lieved. for Big Vat Erected for Use by Umatilla Cayutes. Salrm.— At a meeting of the build Pendleton.— Every horse in Uma ing committee of the Mate fair board tilla county that has the mange must thr contract wan let for enlargement of thr grandstand at the fair grounds he rounded up and dipped. This is so that it will accommodate an at thr rdict issued by State Veterinarian tendance of 0,000 people. McFarlane, Kornick, who has been here for a Denison \ McLaren, Salem con couple of days iu conference with Dr. tractors, were awarded the contract S. YV. McClure, bead of the federal for $3,000. From the reports that have been bureau of animal industry in the received the state fair this year will northwest. In order to eradicate the be one of the grandest in the history mange, which is so prevalent among o f the state. Nearly every county has the hundreds of Indian horses on the signified its intention to be on hand enervation, the government inspectors stationed here have just completed with a large exhibit next fall. The board has already concluded to arrangements for dipping every cay- move thr administration offices to an ur-e on the Umatilla reservation, other location to make room for addi whether infected or not. A great vat has been constructed tional county exhibits, and the build ing committee is seriously contem near the site of the old agency, and plating the necessity of putting up for several day* the red* have been new structures. Besides the remodel engaged in the task of rounding up ing of the grandstand, a new entrance their ponies. County Inspector Bry will be constructed before the fair ant started out Tuesday to make a opens The members of tbc building tour of the county, and every white committee who were in session arc man’s horse found to be infected will VV I Matlock, Frank I.ec and F. YV. be taken to the reservation dipping \\ eli'h Mike Wisdom was also in vat and given a bath, tbc owner being Salem with the committee inspecting charged the nominal sum of 50 cents. The order on the part of the state the grounds. The organization of the Portland veterinarian was issued at the in- Country club and Livestock assoeia ■ lance of Dr McClure, who insisted ti*>u has been a great factor in bring that it was little short of folly to iug better horses to the west this year clean up the reservation horses when and will continue to be so in future those of the adjoining ranchers were years. It is therefore expected that in many cases just as bad. the racing feature at the fair this Normals Furnish Teachers. year will be much stronger than in Hjib-rn One hundred and eleven former years. The large purses hung at Portland wall attract many driv tea i-hers will have been graduated ers and breeders who have never be from the four normal sehools of this fore visited the Pacific Coast The state when the normals close this l{eeoniinemlutions for the two fair*, coming one following the month. other, will enable both to get the full graduation of 102 were made by the benefit of the exhibitions, which will executive board of the normal school regents Monday. Nine were graduat lie the best ever seen on the coast. ed from Monmouth in February. The graduates are divided among Lower Prices for Wool. the different schools as follows: At SAVE BRITISH BABIES. Pendleton.—The second and last Brain It will graduate; at YVeston 21; wool sales were as follows: YY'illiam at Ashland, 2H, and at Monmouth, 39- Slushcr’s clip, 130,000 pounds, sold to which, with those who were graduated Mrs. Bertrand Russell Conducts Pub Defour fur tofc; D Goodman’s clip, in February, makes a total of 48 grad lic School for Mothers. 26,136 pounds, to C. H. Green for uates from Monmouth. Monmouth is London, June 15.— Hundreds of poor 9|c; A. I’ . Warner. 12.121 pounds, to one of the schools that received no ap Kuhn, to}c; G YV Ellis, 1.047 pounds, propriation from the legislature last mothers in London are deeply grateful to the Hon. Mrs. Hertrand Russell, to Green, 12jc; I). W. Chapman, 26,- winter. who was formerly Mrs. A. Pearsall 130 pound*, to Green, 9]c; M. P. Pom •Smith, of Philadelphia, whose school eroy, 80 230 pounds, to Green. lOic; Klamath Should Yield Oil. for mot hers in this city has proved a I.uhr A Sons, 11.401 pounds, to great success. Mrs. Russell com Klamath Falls. — A. L. Harrow, Green, 10c; J. YY’ . Groom, 9.997 pounds, to Green, l i f e ; Henderson & cashier of the Fort Sutter National menced her ambitious scheme in a Son, IS, 11$ pounds, to Kuhn. life . bank of Sacramento, who is heavily very small way— first there were Sam YY’arner, 9,850 pounds, to Green, interested in Klamath realty, has re nightly classes for mothers who were 19fl . J M Pemohill, to Judd, Hjc turned from a 200-mile drive over the allowed to bring their children and There will be but little wool left after Klamath basin and states that indi who were instructed by I>r. Dora Bun this sale. Prices arc lower owing to cations point strongly to sections o f , ting how to properly feed and clothe the fact that this wool from the west Poe and Langcll valleys being great their little ones. These classes imme end of Umatilla county is heavier oil producing districts. Mr. Harrow diately became very popular, but Mrs. has been in past years connected with Russell, who was often present in per than that sold May 25. the Standard Oil company and speaks son, soon discovered that the mothers from experience. The Klamath Oil themselves were as poorly fed as their Pack Fruit in Brewery. company will sink experimental wells babies and to remedy this she changed I.a Grande—The Koesch brewery this spring. the night classes to day classes and ________ o f this city, one of the largest plants provided a substantial dinner at a of the kind in Eastern Oregon, will price of 3 cents to those who could Annual Address by Dr. Hart. !>e closed July 1 as a result ot the pro University of Oregon, Eugene— The afford to pay, while those who could hibition vote at the recent election it ii niittI address before the graduating | not were fed free of charge. Plans arc already on foot to convert class of the University of Oregon will I The mortality of children in Eng the brewery into a fruit packing and be delivered by Br. Albert Bushnell land is appalling when compared with storage warehouse. It is located con Hart, of Harvard University. Dr. | ttint of America, but thanks to the venient to the O. R & N. depot and Hart is a specialist in American His- ; splendid example set by the two Amer is a large and well arranged building tory, nnd is one of the best known icans, Nathan Strauss and Mrs. Rus and is well adapted to the purpose. historians in tin* United States. He sell, whose experiments have aroused Julius Koesch, proprietor of the brew- is a fluent and pleasing speaker. widespread interest and caused many cry, is one of the pioneer brewers of men and women of wealth to come the state and has accumulated a for forward with offers of help, the death P O R T LA N D MARKETS. tune here in the business. However, rate among children less than IS the increasing fruit culture in this vi months of age will undoubtedly go YY’beat Club. 88ft R 9 r per bushel; cinity will not allow his building to down. remain idle long after the prohibition red Russian, 86ft87c; bluestcm, 91ft' 92c; valley. 88ft89c. law goes into effect. Takes Terrible Revenge. Barley— Feed. $25.50 per ton; rolled, Y’enice, June 15.— A double tragedy $27.50ft28.50; brewing, $26. Lake Homesteads in Demand. Oats No. 1 white, $27.50 per ton; recently took place in a traveling cir cus giving performances at the town T.akeview.— Many land filing* are gray, $27 being received at the land office— May - -Timothy. YY’ ill.amctte Valley, of Most re. a short distance from here. most rif them homesteads. Evee- $17 per ton; YVillamette Valley, or Among the performers were two acro piece of land that can be cultivated is dinary. $15; Eastern Oregon. $18 50; bats. a man Rafaelli and his wife, being taken under the laws governing mixed, $16; clover, $14; alfalfa, $12; Emma. A rich man about town had fallen in love with the latter and had this form of entry. Few timber fil alfalfa meal, $20. ing* arc now being received as land Butter— Extras, 25c per pound; begun a liaison with her. Accidental ly Rafaelli discovered his w ife ’s un of this character is scarce indeed in fancy, 24c; choice, 20c; store, 16c. faithfulness and planned a terrible re this district. Occasionally someone Eggs—Oregon, 18ftl9e per dozen* finds a quarter section or an 80-acre Poultry Mixed chickens, 12ft12Ac venge. While his wife was performing her tract that has been overlooked in the pound; fancy hens, 12Jc; roosters, 8c; rush, but most of the filings that are fryers, 20c; broilers, 22Jc; ducks, old. dangerous acts in the flying trapeze being made under this act are on I7ftt8c; spring, 20ft22jc; geese. 8ft under the roof of the circus tent, Ra claims that were at first taken under 9c; turkeys, alive. lOftHSc for hens, faelli suddenly out the rope which held the homestead act. I4ft10c for gobblers; dressed, I7ftl9c. the trapeze, J»nd the young woman Apples — Select, $2.50 per box; fell down i«4>* the sand of the arena, fancy, $2; choice, $1.50; ordinary, dying. Her lover rushed to her side, Experts at Butteville Grange. ami while he was holding her head on Salem— Considerable preparation is $1.25. his lap kneeling at her side, Rafaelli Potatoes— Old Oregon. $1@1.10 per being made for the horticultural meet cleft his head from behind with an ax hundred. ing to be held at Iluttcville under the Fresh Fruits— Strawberries, $2(312 75 and then calmly surrendered to the auspices of Butteville Grange, Satur police. _________ day, June 20. Dr. James YVithycnmbc per crate; cherries, $tftl.40 per box; gooseberries, 6ft'7c per pound: apri of the Oregon Agricultural College, Slaughter o f Innocents. E. C. Armstrong, county fruit in cots, $1 f t 1.50 per crate; blackberries. Paris, June 15.—Owing to the ex spector. and prominent fruitgrowers $ lft 1.25 per crate Vegetables — Turnips, $1.50 per treme rigor of last winter and the will participate. A large attendance sack; carrots. $1 50ftl.75; beets. $1.75; willful destruction of song birds, is expected. _________ parsnips, $1.25; cabbage, $ 1 . 75 ( 3)2 per France is threatened with the extinc ewt : beans, 1 tftl2 jt per pound; head tion of hnr larks, finches and thrushes. Ready to Construct Road. lettuce. 12ift15c per dozen; aspara Astoria.— Not only is the Pacific gus, $1.50 box; eggplant, 20c pound; Professor Coreelle, of Chamberv, has addressed an appeal to the public, Railroad it Navigation company mak parsley, 25c per dozen; peas. 5ft)7c ing preparations to put a large force per pound; peppers, 20c per pound; warning them that if farmers, game- of men at work on its road within a radishes, 15c per dozen: rhubarb. 2ft) keepers and poachers continue their short time, but it will begin active 3c per pound; spinach, 3c per pound; conduct they will soon have extermi nated all the small birds in the coun construction almost at once on the cauliflower, $2.50 per crate. try. As proof of the necessity for proposed road from Astoria to Ne- Hops— 1907, prime and choice, 5ft legislative measures ho declares that nalem valley. Sufficient work will be 6c ner pound; olds, 2ft 2$c per pound. thousands of larks are killed and sold done this year that the line can be YVool— Eastern Oregon, average at 6 cents a dozen. completed by next summer. best, l i f t 15c per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley, 10ft12jc. Adopts Secret Ballot. Timber Transfers in Clatsop. Mohair — Choice, 18@18Jc per Paris, .Tune 15.— The Chamber of Astoria.— Deeds have been filed for pound. record whereby J. F.. YVheeler. of Cascara Bark— 3 jft4jc per pound. Deputies Saturday adopted an amend Portland, sells to the Jones-YVheeler Hogs — Rest, $6(3)6.25; medium, ment to the voting law which practi cally puts into effect the secret Aus company 3,092 72 acres of timber land $5 75ft6; feeders, no demand. in the southwest portion of Clatsop Cattle— Best steers, $5; medium, tralian ballot system. There has been county, and YV. N. Jones, also of $4.50ft)4.75; common, $3.50(3)3.75; much complaint of the ssvtem of Portland, sells to the same company cov.’s, best, $4; common, $3.50@3.75; marking ballots In public. This has enabled the big land owners and man 3.104 72 acres in the same locality calves, $4.50(3)5. Sheep— Best sheared wethers, $4; ufacturers and political manipulators The consideration named is purely nominal. mixed,. $3.50(^3.75; spring lambs, $5. to exercise duress on the voters. NEWS ITEMS FROM WASHINGTON, 0. C. ALDRICH CA LLS MEETINGS. LIBERIA AS K S FOR HELP. Senate Committees on Currency and Black Republic Says France and Brit Finance to Assemble. ain Encroach on Territory. YVashington, June 11 Senator Aid- rich, chairman of the senate commit tee on finance and also of the general currency commission, has called a meeting of the sub-committec ap pointed to devise a plan of operation for the commission and also a meet ing of the sub-committee of the finance committee, which will have under special consideration the tariff question, both of which meetings will take place at the Plaza hotel in New York today. The currency commis sion will probably be in session for several days, but the understanding here is that the tariff committee will not be held there for so long a time. The tariff committee is authorized un der the law to employ government experts in preparing for its work and this meeting is expected to lay out work for them. It is expected Sen ator Aldrich will go to the currency meeting with a prepared general out line of action. YVashington, June 12.— Booker T. YVashington calico on the President YVednesday and arranged for a con ference between the President and Secretary Taft and J. J. Dosen, vice- president of Liberia; G. YV. Gibson, ex-president of the republic; James Dunbar, a lawyer of Liberia, and Mr. YVashington. Mr. YVashington declined to discuss the subject of his interview, but it was learned that the representatives of L i beria assert that England and France have encroached upon their domain and they wish the moral, if not the active, support of the United States to maintain the integrity of their ter ritory. _________ M ALE V IT C H ’S VIEWS APPROVED. YVashington, June 10.— Indignantly denying that the American Federation of Labor had attacked the integrity of the courts, state or national, Presi dent Gompers of that organization Monday night declared thit the Fed eration would wage a fight in Chicago on the memorial of New Yorkers, asking for an insertion of a plank in the platform of the Republican party, affirming confidence in the integrity and justice of the courts and insisting on preservation of their independence and full constitutional prerogatives. The executive council of the Federa tion will hold its regular meeting in Chicago during the time the conven tion is held. Mr. Gompers will leave here Thursday. He declared that most of the signers of the resolution of protest were attorneys or other representatives of great corporations. He said that in Chicago “ we will as sert our rights, with the hope that the great gathering of Republicans will not be insensible to them. “ I believe in the courts,” he added. “ Organized labor does. YVe have not attacked their integrity, but that the right of injunction has been abused no one can deny.” New Ressian Ambassador to Tokio Developing Peaceful Relations. YY'ashington, June 13.—The admin- istration officials unofficially have been made acquainted with the essen tial features of an important interview recently had by the representatives q/ a Moscow newspaper with Mr. Ma- lev-ky Malevitch. recently appointed Russian ambassador to Tokio, which touches upon Russia’s polity in the far cast. The views expressed by the ambassador, it is said, meet with the hearty approval of the Russian for eign office. The tenor of Malevsky Malevitch’s observations are pleasing also to the administration, and to the diplomatic corps here, as it indicates a desire and intention on the part of the Russian government to develop the peaceful relations established with Japan. The Russian ambassador took the view that with the conclusion of the treaty of commerce the fisheries convention entered into between Russia and Japan during the past year, the peaceful aims of the policy of Russia with regard to Japan have definitely been established. Crops Worth Eight Million. Washington, June 16__ Crops of 1908 will be worth nearly $8.000,000,000, aeeording to figures prepared by the department of agriculture. It is ex pected there will be sufficient funds to move the crops from the farms to tide water. In discussing the outlook today, t ’hief Statistician Clark of the agri cultural department, said: “ Indications at the present time are for great crops. For eight years the American farmer has enjoyed unprec edented prosperity and now the ninth promising harvest is practically as sured. Never in the history of the United States have there been nine such years of big yields and high prices.” Hyde-Benson Case Nears End. Washington. June 12.— The defense in the Hyde-Benson land fraud cases announced yesterday that it had completed its ca*e except the testi mony of handwriting experts. It is expected that the case will go to the jury one week from today. Several character witnesses from San Fran cisco testified for Dimond. Schnei der took the stand and testified that with Attorney Zabriskie, who is now- dead. he had an interview with Agent Holsinger of the general land office at Tucson. Ariz., and at that time Schneider said he stated the part he had played in securing Oregon land titles for Hyde. Schneider gave the details of several interviews with Hol singer and told of meeting Himond when he was sent east by Hyde. Preparing New Currency. Washington. June 16__ The depart ment o f engraving and printing start ed to turn out the new notes author ized by the currency act of the last eongress. The notes are similar to the old United States bank notes with one exception. YY'here the inscription ‘ ‘ se cured by bonds of the United States,” appears on the old notes, the follow ing legem! appears on the new: “ Secured by bonds of the United States and other securities.” The comptroller of the currency es timates that the new issue will be ready for distribution by July 1. WORK OF T R U S T LAWYERS. Gompers Condemns Memorial on In tegrity o f Courts. Government Gets Many Cigars. YVashington, June 10.— The in ternal revenue department has planned a series of prosecutions for alleged infractions of the internal rev enue laws all over the United States. Officers of that department made seizures Thursday at two local drug stores on the ground that they were selling cigars in contravention of the internal revenue laws. The tops o f boxes to which the majority of the stamps were affixed have been re moved, thereby leaving the packages unprotected by proper stamps. The government contends this is prima facie evidence of the non-payment of the taxes, and cigars not protected by stamps must be declared forfeited to the United States. Appoints Board to Inspect Ships. YY'ashington, June 12.— Secretary of the Navy Metcalf has announced the designation of the following board of naval officers to inspect the ships, Shawmut and Tremont. which are to be purchased by the Isthmian canal commission to be used for transporta tion of supplies from the United States to Panama. Captain Charles T. Perkins. Commander Stacy Potts, Nava! Constructor John D. Beuret, Lieutenant - Commander Oscar YV. Koestner and Lieutenant Earl T. Jes- 'op. The ships are in Pacific waters. “ Peaceful Bob” Evans. YVashington. June 13.— Rear-Ad miral Robley H. Evans has gone to his summer home at Lake Mohonk, N. Y.. where he says he is going to play the part of “ peaceful Bob” with the kids and the toy boats on the lake. The ranking rear-admiral of the navy has had much attention since his arrival here from San Francisco after taking the Atlantic fleet around the Horn, and he went away in high good h u m o r . ________ Panama Given Warning. YY'ashington. June 13.— In language that cannot be mistaken, the presi dent and Secretary Taft have notified the Panama government that elections in that republic must be conducted fairly. The circumstances attending this warning were given out for pub lication as if in preparation for active intervention on the part of the United New Battleships Named States by the use of whatever force Washington, June 10.—Secretary of shall be necessary. the Navy Metcalf has announced that the names of the two new battleships Dalzell Calls on President. authorized by the last congress will YY'ashington, June 13.— Representa he the Florida and the Utah. The next battleship authorized will be tive Halzell, of Pennsylvania, who has been named by the president to named the YVyoming. serve on a commission for the con servation of the natural resources of Abandon Fort Keough. the country, called on the president YY’ ashington, June It.— The military Thursday. Mr. Halzell will serve on reservation at Fort Keogh. Montana, the suh-commission on mineral re having become useless for military sources. __ ___ purposes, has been placed under the control of the interior department. Dayton to Remain. Washington, June 12.— Although Miss Roosevelt a Bridesmaid. .Admiral Dayton will not retire as YVashington, June 11— Miss Ethel commanding officer of the Pacific Roosevelt has gone to YVest Orange. fleet until Octr*ber, he will give place N. J., where she will be a bridesmaid to Admiral Swinburne, who has been at the marriage of Miss Georgianna selected to succeed him on August 1. Harding Farr and Mr. Fletcher Hai Admiral Swinburne will retire in tv/o years. per Sibley.
