OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Events Occurring Throughout
the State During the Past
Week.
Text Book Commission to Reduc Cost
Salem. As the law creating the
state text book commission was enact
ed for the purpose of making schocvl
courses uniform through the state and
reducing the cost of books to a mini
mum, the attorney general rendered
an opinion that the state text book
commission had no authority to adopt
two or three books in the same branch
of study, in order to give teachers a
selection, or to designate books for
supplementary reading.
C. & E. LINE MUST REBUILD
Commission Finds Track Is Poor and
Urges Immediate Improvement.
Salem. All of the line of the Corral
lis Eastern railroad company, from
CorralUs to Taquina, a distance of 71
miles, must be relaid with new steel
rails, and properly ballasted, and all
of the company's line, consisting of
140 miles, must be ballasted, for the
state railroad commission, which made
an inspection of the whole line, direct
ed that the company make such lm
provements. While these directions
were not reduced to the formality of
an order, the commission Intimates
that unless they are obeyed a formal
order will be made.
The commission finds, to begin with,
that the entire track of the company's
line is unballasted. The track east
of Albany, it says, consists of 35
pound steel rails, laid in 1SS7. and the
surface is kinked and out of align
ment. By laying new ties and prop
erly ballasting, this condition can be
remedied, says the commission. From
Albany to Corvallia the track needs
ballasting, but otherwise it is found
good.
J. P. MORGAN
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J. P. Morgan, only sen of the famous
financier, who Inherited the bulk of
his fortune.
Brief News of the Week
Placer Gold Strike on Canyon
John Day. A feTerish gold stam
pede has just been started by a strike
on Canyon Mountain, made by an old
time prospector. Dan O'Shea. O'Shea
made his strike more than a week ago,
but succeeded in keeping it a secret
several days. When the news finally ! ln the interT!l1-
leaied out there was an Immediate j Tt Clllte1 States stands fourteenth
rasa. It is rumored O'Shea has taken j "onS the nations of the world in
ent between i'iOO and 12000. One nan ' arnber of government owned aero-
Massachusetts will be represented
by a 1504.000 building at the Panama
Pacific exposition.
The California senate, by a vote of
23 to 14. turned down the Kehoe bill
to restrict the sale of liquor on the
grounds of the Panama Pacific expo
sition. The Nebraska house of representa
tives at Lincoln has sustained the gov
ernor's Teto of the Heaaty kill provid
ing for the sterilisation of criminals
and mental incompetents.
The largest vessel la the world, the
Cunard liner Acqultanla, was launched
Monday at Clydebank, Glasgow. The
great ship will be of (0,000 tons' dis
placement, and Is to cost flO.000,000.
The progressive party Issued a state
ment at New Tork through its execu
tive committe, to the effect that these
is no possibility that the new party
will ever amalgamate with either of
the old parties.
The truce between the Bulgarian
and the Turks was officially confirm
ed at Constantinople. The armistice
will last until April 23, and may be
prolonged if peace is not concluded
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON
it is said, yielded him 1200.
planes and in government expendi
tures for aerial navigation in the last
Anvil May Yet Be Saved. nTe Jears- Br"u " -6Ue are ahead
I-Wnre -Vr Generni whn 01 -country.
charge of the Anvil for the insurance ' The cl,r counca of 5U'rmon- Wish
company, found after an examination j ba orr Mayor UtUe ' yHo-
that the vessel is in much better shape : ",0 lu lD- UDO ol lu" mra" uc
than was feared and is confident of i aJoon ordlnan " "
success in the attempt float her. She WasbinPn. The ordinance reduces
is gradually moving closer into deep ' &e number o! 8aioons ,0 ,our for
ater i ery 1500 peaple and raises the license
I to $iX0 a pear.
At Columbus, Ohio, the L W. W.
were condemned by the state senate
committee for the part they took ln
the strike of the Akron rubber work
ers. The committee says that the
was paid by the rubber companies
of Columbus compare favorably with
those paid in other industries.
AGENT SENT TO UMATILLA
Secretary of Interior Has Received
Conflicting Stories of Project. I
Washington. There should be little '
wonder that the secretary of the la-!
terior. Franklin K. Lane, is unable to
decide Just what ceurse to pursue with j
respect to the West Umatilla extension
reclamation project
Reports have reached the secretary
that indicate a serious condition a;
the project and he would like to know
what weight to give them. He has in
timated pretty plainly that he will
send an agent to look into the matter
and give him an impartial report
The investigation if made will prob
ably be conducted expeditiously. The
agent is likely to be selected from the
western country itself, but he will not
be a man having any reason to show
bias either for or against the project
he will be asked to investigate. Secre
tary Lane will probably try to get his
opinion as soon as is consistent with
a proper report, and he will then act
on it without unnecessary delay.
Bigamy and Theft Woman's Charges
Portland. Joseph E. Ellis, whose
aliases are, according to county offi
cers, Rev. E. L. Richards and C. H.
Duffy, was taken from the California
Limited at Dunsmuir, Cal., by local
officers, acting under Instructions sent
by Sheriff Word. His wife, two daugh
ters and a son were also taken from
People in the News
Due to the pressure of his private
business affairs, Charles R. Crane of
Chicago has declined the appointment
as ambassador to Russia.
After Bix years of service as British
ambassador at Washington, James
Bryce set forth for the Orient by way
of New Tork and San Francisco.
Major J. F. A. Strong, of Juneau,
has been selected for appointment as
governor of Alaska to succeed Walter
F. Clark, resigned.
A New Tork grand Jury has Indicted
John Nicholson Anhut a lawyer, for
bribery In connection with alleged ef
forts to secure the release of Harry
K. Thaw from Matteawan.
Alice Cornelia Thaw, of Pittsburg,
known as Mrs. Copley Thaw since her
divorce from the Earl of Yarmouth,
ln 1908, was married to Geoffrey O.
Whitney, of Boston, at Cumberland
Island, Ga.
Karl Hagenbeck, the famous animal
collector and trainer of Hamburg, Ger
many, was bitten seven years ago by
a venomous snake. This caused his
the train. Sheriff Word sent a do- j tbat the venom tad flnall affected h,fl
puty to bring the family back to Port- ' ijVer.
land, where Ellis, or Duffy, may be j Declaration that the house would be
charged with bigamy and swindling , aEked probe cnargeg ProfegJor
.wmoi -uuu. icicuu, marneu , Wl L. Moore, fmmmartlv
In Georgia, out of $2650.
Klamath Allotments Put on Block
Klamath Falls. Scores of inherited
allotments on the Klamath Indian res
ervation will soon be offered for sale.
The minimum price at which the lands
can be sold is fixed by a board of ap
praisers. The lands are then adver
tised and sold to the highest bidder,
but no bid less than the apraised val
uation is considered. The money de
rived from the sale of the lands gees
to the heirs of the deceased. Before
the lands are so'3 the agent in chugs
of the reservation calls a meeting s
all heirs.
as head of the government weather
bureau by President Wilson, used his
office to promote his candidacy for a
cabinet position, has been voiced by
Representative Fowler of Indiana,
Bryan and Clark Get Together
Washington. William J. Bryan and
Champ Clark, who have been openly
hostile since the Baltimore conven
tion which nominated President Wil
son and defeated Clark, have burled
the hatchet The two met at a lunch
eon with a Washington editor and for
mally wiped out the past Both issued
formal statements expressing good
wilL
Oil will be used for fuel In the new
central heating plant to be iusull.xl
at the rapitol at Salem.
linker lumber mills are reported op
erating to their full capacity to fill th
crowding orders from the et.
I. R. Alderman. Oregon state super
Ititrmlcnt of education, was chosen
president of ti e Inland Kniptre Teach
era' unsocial ion,
Eugene is to have a foS.ooo apart
ment houre. three stories high and
the largest in town, to be erected by
the Rartie-Sweanry company, a local
concern.
Hood River ferrjmen threaten to
tie up their boats and shut off that
city from the trans river points, unless
they are given a landing place during
the high water period.
May , the 1913 Inspection day at
Oregon Agricultural collene, I'orval
lis. will be made of statewide Interest
An all day program In the nature of
a military entertainment will be given
A. C. Strange, city superintendent
of The Dalles' schools for six yearn.
has been chosen to succeed J. A
Churchill at Baker. Mr. Churchill be
comes state superintendent of public
Instruction at the close of the school
year.
The Michigan Trust company ol
Grand Rapids has filed a half million
dollar mortgage deed at Koseburg
The mortgage secure a six per cent)
bond Issue floated for the purpose ol j
building a large lumber plant at the
mouth of the Siuslaw river.
Large quantities of lumber and
hi'e cedar railroad ties have beon
coming ashore near Newport There
is no indication as to Just what vessel
the lumber came from, except thai
an empty fruit box mas found bearing
the name of the steamship Governor.
Fifteen "co-eds" of the I'nlverstty ol
Oregon. Eugene, are working theit
way through college Independent ol
outside support They do sewing
housework and similar tasks, and be
cause of the democratic spirit at Eu
gene, do not suffer loss of social post
tion.
W. C Thienes. of Eugene, who was
recently arrested and tried on the
charge of perjury, but acquitted by s
Jury, has sued I. M. Francis of that
city for I2S.000 damages, alleging that
it was at Francis' Instigation that the
grand Jury indicted him.
The large caterpillar traction engine
on the farm of William Kiddell t Sons
near Monmouth, has been plowing dur
lng the past few days. The machine
puts In 16 acres of grain In one day.
and with the use of this outfit, which
is entirely new to that county, the sea
son's work on the big Riddell farm it
rapidly completed.
Word was received by Superintend
ent Alderman from Superintendent
Farley of Brockton. Mass., that he l
ready to exchange sixth grade teach
ers and two high school teachers for
teachers from Oregon. This is the
fin-t fruit of the exchange movement
suined by Superintendent Alderman
during his recent visit to Massachu
setts. ,
A rurr.ber of Japanese business men
of Hoed River have organized an aeso-'
ciation for investment of the savingi
of Japanese laborers of the valley. M.
Yastii, president of the organization, 1
which has a capital stock of $50,000,
estimates that on an average the Hood
River Japanese now send about $40.-
000 annually to the Yokohama Specie
bank at San Francisco. !
Heavy sheep losses have been (us
talned in the vicinity of Castle Rock
and Arlington. The Stanfield outfit
of Castle Rock, Is said to have lost
1200 ewes, which may mean that many
lambs died also. The sheep had but
recently been shorn with machlnei,
making the clip closer than when done
by hand, and the cold wind was re
sponsible for the heavy loss.
"Drys" and "wets" are alike in a
fever of excitement at The Dalles over
the statement that the city council
there has had no legal right to license
saloons since 1905. If legal action de
termines that the statement Is corect,
a special election will follow and the
question left to the voters. Participa
tion of suffragettes ln the expected
campaign would make. It Is said, the
hottest fight ever waged in The Dalles.
Ray Ferrell, 24 years of age, for
whoLe body 50 men spent 10 days
dragging and dynamiting Snake river,
near Ontario, has turned up at La
Grande. Ferrell left his wife of two
weeks on April 4 to go hunting. His
gun, hat and coat were found the next
morning on the river bank after an all
night search. His wife has been in
an almost hysterical condition since.
He assigns no cause for his queer ac
tion .
With a capital stock of 1100,000 and
with 27 of Portland's prominent busi
ness men designated as incorporators,
he Portland Remedial Loan associa
tion filed articles of Incorporation wi'b
the secretary of state. The mission
of the corporation Is to fight loan
sharks and provision is made for loan
ing money at low interest with a fur
ther provision that dividends shall not
exceed six per cent. It Is also pro
vided that In case of dissolution, the
surplus shall be devoted to charitable
purposes.
Towns fall of
Studebakers
Studrbaker Farm Wagon. Studebaker Bug
gies and Studebaker Delivery Wagons.
and every owner of a Studebaker vehicle
U proud of it. Because he knows it is the best
Studrbaker wagons and buggies are built on honor
and with the experience that conies from sixty years
of wagon building, and you get the benefit of this
experience when you buy a Studebaker vehicle
WhetW yon live In town or counlnrj whether you want a
work or pleasure voh.cU, thm's Sludebaker to fa 11 your require.
,n r"on 'm's , trucK municipal
vehicle, k wagons, dump wagons and carta, load oiler, buggie,
depot wagona, surtera, pony carta, runabouts we malia thara aU.
also hameM. for any sued animal, for any vehicle, of the
ame high aundaid oi quality aa the StudabaJur vehicles.
5m ear Wr er wrilt as.
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South Bend. Ind.
CHICAOO BAIXAI KSNSAI CUT DSWV1S
,M-r laks cmr san rudcnco rot-runn. o.
D. P. Adamson & Co.,
Druggists
For Drugs, Patent Medicines, Chemicals
Lowney's Candies, Ice Cream Soda, Sta
tionery and Prescriptions see
D. P. Adamson & Co.
Take the Bull by the Horns
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And chanj;e your butcher. Unless you are cettinK your Meats
from us you are not (rettinif the best value for your meat money.
We have prime Beef, Veal Lamb, Miitton.I'ork and 1'oultry, Hams
and Bacon, and the flavor of all keeps our satisfied patrons steady
customers, l ry a steak, chop or cutlet here, and it will
you to deal here regularly.
City Meat Market
tempt
THROUGH TRAINS DAILY TO
Portland from Central Oregon
lift
CENTRAL OREGON LINE
Limited Trains East.
Direct connection is made at Fallbrid 170 With limlfpfl train An ft 'P
& S. Ry. arriving Walla Walla 7:45 p. in; Spokane 9:45 p. m. same
day: Helena 11:!!5 a. m : Butte 12:50 d. m. next dav: Mi nnonnnlia
10:20 p. m.; St. Paul 11:00 d. m. second dav! ChicBtm nmn tiiirri
day; with connecting service to Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, and
St. Louis via Great Northern or Northern Pacific and Burlington
lioute.
Willamette Valley Points.
Oregon Electric and Oregon Trunk Railways use the same station
.,," iralns Vla Oregon Electric Ry. reach Forest Grove,
Uillsboro, Salem, and Albany the same day, and Eugene early next
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Through Tickets
Oregon Trunk Ry. aeents sell tickets, check baggage and arrange
sleeping car accomodations through to eastern, Puget Sound and
Oregon points.
DeUllalWlUibelSupplied on Request H. Baukol, Agt. Redmond
W..D.;SKINNER,rrraiilc3Manacer, Portland, Orecon 4iMf
FREE
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SOOCandlt Power
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"RECEPTION '
Champ Smith, Propr
Imported and Domestic
Cigars
4 Famous Whiskies
m.ir.... II :. r. i
1 Top Rye; Yellow Stone;
r.n.,l;.n r..u. r
J Rye; James E. Pepper.
Moore s Malt
Porter, Ale and Olympia
Draft Beer on Tap.
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1 1 Imported Wines and
1 1 Liquors.
The Brosius Bar
Finest Brands of Wines,
Liquors and Cigars.
LAGER BEER ON DRAUCHT
F. E, BROSIUS, Proprietor
I'nlpHa iii ii k t- kikxI, us t can
sin! kIiiiiiIH,
W iiiikM In ifultirk tutlm ihiiU;
1-ur tin- li-lluw who mays, in tlii-ne
iiimli-rii iIuvh.I
Is llii mini who ill-livers (lie
Ci"il.
We sr liert stul are clcliverinu
Die iH).U. siul II ynu ihIi to he
shown come in r resdy In
sliuw ynu thai w Uu K"xl work.
1'ortruitn, CopvtiiK ami Kiilaruiiiu.
Also Anialurr Kliiinhlntt.
Lafler's Studio
We strive to iWit
Fruit Trees!
Central Oregon Grown
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The only kind you can afford
to tlllLllt- IIJ IISTR aTFn
..-.TALOGUE FREE. .Write I
for ono. Prlct-s low enough
to HiirprlHe you.
Laf ollette Nursery
Prineville, . 0 0. Ori
Oregon if
The Oregon Bar
Al the Old Stand
G. W.Wiley & Co., Prps
All kinda of Choice Liquors
Wines and Cigars.
Famous Ranier Beer in
Bottles and on Draft