OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERALINTEREST Events Occurring Throughout the State During the Past Week. Fruitgrower Plan Work. Roseburg. At a meeting ot the fruitgrowers of Douglas county, held here, It was decided to affiliate with the North Pacific Fruit Distributors' association In disposing of this year's crop. This association does not han dle the products of Individuals, but of the various fruit organlxations ot the state. It Is also planned by the fruitgrow ers to engage in the extensive culture of cauliflower during the next year. An expert may be employed to direct this work. Short Weight on Butter Found. Grants Pass. In the case of the state of Oregon vs. E. E. Abell, tried here, the Jury found the defendant guilty of selling butter one ounce short In a two-pound roll. Deputies of the state food commissioner collected the evidence from a local grocery store. The deputies have been busy In Southern Oregon for the past two weeks co'lectlng evidence for the pur pose of locating violators ot the law. Convict Camp Abandoned. Medford. Owing to the dally In flux of unemployed and the threatened approach of the "idle army," resident Highway Engineer Klttredge has an nounced the abandonment of the pro posed convict camp In the Slsklyoua for work on the Pacific Highway, and declares that the preliminary excava tion will be done by local and tran sient labor. ' Farmers to Get Advice. Burns. The annual short course In agriculture and its allied Interests will be held In Burns February 16 to 21, Inclusive, with the following Instruct ors from the Oregon Agricultural Col lege: Professor H. D. Scudder, in ag ronomy; Professor Potter, in animal husbandry; Mrs. Calvin, in domestic science; E. B. Fitts, in dairying, and Mrs. Dolman In domestic science. "ALFALFA WEEK" DATE SET Mr. Churchill Arranges For Schools To Celebrate. Salem. Believing alfalfa-growing of so much Importance, not only to the livestock Interests of the country, but also in Its relation to the mainten ance and upbuilding of so'! fertility, the entire second week ot March has been designated by State Superintend ent of Public Instruction Churchill as "alfalfa week." Every school in Ore gon, including the one-room country schools, the grades and high schools of the cities, will be asked to observe the weeks through placing special em phasis in the language work on the subject of alfalfa-growing. Bulletins of the Oregon Agricultural College and of the Holden improve ment committee, which give valuable information about the growing of al falfa, will be distributed among the schools. Superintendent Churchill announces that boys' and girls' industrial clubs are being organized throughout the state, the work to include poultry raising, sewing, pig-feeding, garden ing, dairy records and manual arts. It is planned to add alfalfa-growing next year. Fruit Union Wants Packing Plant. Roseburg. At the annual meeting of the Douglas County Fruit Union held here, steps were taken toward establishing a fruit packing plant here for the union, and a resolution favor ing employment by the county of an agricultural expert was adopted. Immorality Charged to Indians. Pendleton. Major K. L. Swartzland er, agent on the Umatilla reservation, and several witnesses are In Portland to lay before the federal grand Jury charges of immorality on the part of reservation Indians. It is said a num ber of reds with wives are living with other squaws. Coquille Coal Is Moving. Coquille. The output of the three coal mines on the Coquille river at Riverton, nice miles below this city, is 200 per cent greater now than It was a year ago. Their production Is now running 300 tons a month, and 100 laborers are at work In them. Justice Urges Rockpile. The Dalles. Justice of the Peace J. W. Allen is urging the establishment of a rockpile on which to work the city and county prisoners. Most of the 60 criminal cases which have come before the Justice in the last four months have been for minor offenses. 8llver Cray Is Captured. Bend. A silver gray fox, the fur of which Is believed to be worth from $300 to $1500, was caught bj C. L. Smith, a rancher, near Bend. JAMES C. GILM0RE 1 ft James C. Gllmore, president of the new Federal Baseball League, which will fight the National and American Leagues. GHOST FAILS IN CONFESSION "Why Did You Murder Me?" Is Aaked, Without Result. ' Los Angeles. The "third degree," with a "ghost," as the central figure, was applied by arresting officers in an attempt to obtain from John H. Grondtn, a young druggist, a confes sion to the murder of his wife, Zella, according to a statement made public by his attorneys. Grondln'8 attorneys declared that shortly after he was arrested he was taken by detectives Into a darkened room, where a "ghost" soon appeared and demanded In gloomy tones: "Why did you murder me?" His attorneys said they considered such methods outrageous, but at the same time positive proof of their cli ent's innocence, as the shadowy form and the dismal question alike failed to move him or to obtain from him the slightest admission of guilt Citrus Crop Is Bumper. Chicago. After three years of dis appointments. Pacific Coast citrus fruitgrowers this year have produced a bumper crop, according to a state ment made here, by E. O. McCormick. vice president of the Southern Pacific railroad. This year's crop of oranges alone, according to Mr. McCormick, will be sufficient to provide at least 15 oranges for every person in the United States. PROHIBITION WILL BE CHIEF OREGON ISSUE Portland. Warm as it gives prom ise of being, the coming primary elec tion campaign in Oregon will be only a mild forerunner of what the voters may expect in the campaign preceding the general election, November 3. Undoubtedly the Issue overshadow ing all others in importance will be that of state-wide prohibition. Ore gon this year will be one of the main battlefields in the struggle between "wets" and "drys." Prohibition campaigns are to he waged next summer and fall In five western states, of which four are in the Pacific coast section. The five Slates are Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California and Colorado. The anti liquor forces are preparing to center their efforts In the three states which appear to them to have the best chances of success. These states are Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Woman Wins Own Suit. Olympla, Wash. Mrs. Clarissa Bail ey, of Seattle, who during the last term of the supreme court was allow ed the unusual privilege of arguing her .own case after she had disagreed with her attorney, was awarded a re duction of nearly $17,000 in street as sessments against ber property, in a decision handed down Saturday. Municipal Store Opened in Chicago. Chicago. Chicago's first municipal store, which the city council recently authorized with an appropriation of $25,000, and at which groceries are sold at cost to the poor, has been opened. If the market proves a suc cess, meats and wearing apparel also will be sold, and other stores opened in different sections of the city. THE MARKETS. Portland. Wheat Club, 85c; bluestem, 95c; red Russian, 84c. Hay Timothy, $17; alfalfa, $14. Butter Creamery, 35c. Eggs Candled, 37c. Seattle. Wheat Bluestem, 94c; club, 85c; red Russian, 83c. Hay Timothy, $17 per ton; alfalfa, $14 per ton. Eggs 38c. Butter Creamery, 36c. BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON Portland has a population of about 843,327, ncconliiiK to figures presented by Commissioner Work. The Oregon State Hardware Men's Association met In Portland for a four days' session beginning Tuesday. Dust M linos, a Grtk, who killed Bill Ktynhallos, a fellow countryman, at Philomath, was arrested near Cor vallls. The milk and cream tests being con ducted In various rural schools of Tolk county have proven to be helpful to the dairy Industry ot the county. Thomas B. Kay, state treasurer, has announced his candidacy for re-election, subject to the action ot the re public party. Five cars of Rogue River Valley po tatoes were shipped to the United States army on the Mexican-Texas border. The price received was 75 cents a sack f. o. b. Medford. Senator Chamberlain has Introduced a bill in congress authorizing Multno mah county and Clarke county, Wash., to construct an Interstate bridge across the Columbia river at Vancou ver. Senator Chamberlain has referred to the house committee various pro tests by Balmon packers against Rep resentative Lafferty's bill, requiring the date of the pack to be placed on the cans. Farmers are finding good use tor the oyster shells being dug out ot the channel by the government dredger j at work at Coos Boy. A large bed of j the shells has been struck and the j Bhells are excellent for a fertiliser. I In view of the protests by north-1 western apple growers and shippers i against the McKellar cold storage bill j Congressman McKellar Informed Rep- , resentatlve Sinnott that his bUl was not Intended to apply to fruit. A law and order league, having for I its object "the enforcement ot all laws of city, county and state, and especial- j ly those pertaining to gambling and ; immorality," has been organised In j Bend. j Logging operators In Coos county 1 have their landings clear and 11,000,-; 000 feet ot logs have come out on the high water In the last few days. One Jam of 3,000,000 feet occurred In the ! South Coos river, but they were re- j leased. j James E. Godfrey, of Salem, has ! been appointed Income tax agent in j the internal revenue service on rec- j ommendatlon of Collector Miller and Senators Chamberlain and Lane. His compensation will be $7 per day and $4 per day in lieu of subsistence. With a declaration against It by Attorney-General Crawford, all members of the state desert land board, with the exception of Secretary of 8tate Olcott, have gone on record against Governor West's plan of Irrigating public lands by state and federal co operation. 1 The good roads convention held at Independence declared for the Pacific Highway being built on the west side of the Willamette river, or for two highway, if necessary. It also went on record In favor of constructing per manent hard surface highways on all main traveled roads In Polk county to connect with the Pacific Highway on the north and south. In John Lytle, under arrest In Grand Island, Neb., for criminal as sault upon a young girl, which he has confessed, Detective Sergeants Day and Hyde, of the Portland police, be lieve that they have at last caught the murder of five-year-old Barbara Holzman and cleared up a mystery which has baffled the police since March, 1911. With a capital stock of $641, the Cor vallls Cannery, operated by the Ben ton County Growers' Association, did a $55,000 business in 1913. The can nery packed 17,840 cases of fruits and vegetables, this being 38 carloads of 36,000 pounds each. The cannery paid the growers approximately $16,000, minus 25 per cent retained as working capital for 1914. Besides this about $4000 was spent for additional room and equipment. Russell Hawkins presented Jona than Bourne, Jr., with a solid gold plate as a Christmas remembrance from citizens of Nehalem, Wheeler, Tillamook and Bay City, with an in scription testifying their "Lasting ap preciation, respect and esteem and particularly in recognition of loyal, in defatigable, Intelligent and effective effort in upbuilding the wonderful state of Oregon and welfare of the people." Receiving reports that more boys. In the state are smoking cigarettes than ever before, Superintendent of Public Instruction Churchill has an nounced that a campaign, having as its slogan "swat the deadly cigarette," would be started In the schools at once. So determined is Mr. Churchill to put an end to smoking by school boys he has announced that no smok ers, no matter how excellent their handiwork, will be allowed to exhibit in the children's Industrial fair de partment at the State Fair, and none will be eligible for competition for which the prizes will be free trips to the exposition at Oan Francisco, UICK Electric Startedl Lighted,Delco System 1914 Buick Cars Prices I. o, b. Portland Model B 24-2 Pats. Roadster, 28 h. p $1060.00 " B 2S-S " Touring Car, 28 h. p 11 85.00 " B 36-2 44 Roadster, 35 h. p 1375.00 B37-5 " Touring Car, 35 h.p '. 1485.00 " B54-2 " Roadster, 6 cycle, 48 h. p 2135.00 " B55 5 " Touring Car, 6 cycle, 48 h. p 2135.00 HUFF-NOBLE AUTO QO. O. L Huff Belgian Convicts. Three-tenths of the earnings of Belgian convict are given to him on the expiration of bis term of Imprison ment Watch Works. The wntch hairspring was the Inven tion of Dr. Robert Ilooke, an English man, In 1058. and Ilooke was also the first to nse the lever escapement in 10O6, The nse of Jewels for the bear ings of the pivots was Introduced about 1700, and the compensation balance was Invented tn 1707. Telling the Cattle. "Cattle Unaccompanied by a Drover Are Forbidden to Cross This Bridge," runs the Inscription on a notice board near Uuarleui, Holland. Black Opals. These are commonly the result of ar tificial coloring, but true black opals have been mined In New South Wales during the past nine years. The out put was at first very small, but for a few years amounted to 30,000 or 40,000 per annum. At present they have be come extremely rare, scarcely any hav ing been found during the last nine months. Notice of Dissolution. Notice Ih hereby given that the law firm heretofore existing under tin tirni name and style of Myers and Wallace has been by mutual comment 111 Ih day dissolved, each party con tinuing tn business III Frliievllle, Ore gou, and all communications for the present may be addressed to W. 1. Myers, 812 Ablngton Bldg., Port land, Oregon, or N. i. Wallace, I'rliievllle, Oregon. N. G. Wallace Ih to pay all outstanding Indebtedness of the fi riu creutod after October IH, 1913, and all pending business of the firm coming into t he firm nrter Oc tober 18, 1913, shall be completed by either partner uh the client Hhall de termine and fees yet due for un finished bind news Hhall be paid to the partner completing Hnld business. All fees due the firm for business al ready completed nhnll be Immediate ly payable to N. . Wallace. All buHlnens of W. I'. My.TH coming to him prior to October iS, 1913, will be completed by him and fees therefor are payable to hltn. Dated January 16, 1914. W. V. Mykiw, 1 29 3p N. v?. Wai.i.acr. Notice to Creditors Notice is hereby fjivon by the under signed, the executor of the untate of James Lawnon, deceased, to all creditors of said deceased and to all peraons hav ing claims against said estate to preeent the same, with the proper vouchers, to the underpinned at the olllce of M. R. Klliott within six months from the first publication of this notice. Dated and published first time Dec, 18,1913. W. . I. Johnson, Executor of Last Will of James Law son, deceased, We have at our shop Model B. 25 for demonstrating purposes which it at your service by calling or dropping a card. Watch this Space PRINEV1LLE, OREGON Fr.aw. NoM. AGENTS FOR CHALMERS AND Kotlco of LonttKt. Department ot the Interior. United finite I,nnd Olllce, The Dulles, Oregon, Dec. 23, 1013. To Bruce E. Kvaus, vt I'rliievllle, Oregon, Con tee: You are hereby notified that Don It. I'eoples whoRlves Prlnevlliu, Ore iron, ns his pimtolllce uddrpHH, did on November 2, 1913, file 111 this otllce his duly corroborated appli cation to conU'Ht and secure the can. cellntlon ot your homestead, Serial No. 011523 made April 7. 113, for sr.itf section 22. township 15 south, rnnge 15 cant, Willamette Meridian, mid as ((rounds for his contewt he al leges that said Bruce K. ICvaim ha v holly abandoned mild tract of laud for over six months last past; that lie tins failed to reside upon, Improve or cultivate wild tract of land for said time uh by law re quired or at nil since mnklnjr said eutry, that his absence therefrom has not been through any valid leave of absence under the net of ongrcsH of June 6, 1912. You are, therefore, further notified that the said allegation will be taken as confessed, and your said entry will be canceled without further right to te heard, either be fore this olllce or on appeal,. If you fall to tile In this olllce within twenty days after the FOl'ltTH pub lication of this notice, as shown be low, your answer, under oath specifically reHpotidlng to these alle gattoim of contest, together with due proof that you have served n copy of your answer on the said con testant either In person or by reg istered mall. You should state In your answer the name of the post olllce to which you desire future notices to be sent to you. II, Thank Woodcock, Register. Dale of flrxt publication, .Inn. 8. 1914 " " second " " 15, 11114 " " third " " 22, 1914 " " fourth " " 29, 1914 Application for Crazing Permits Notice is hereby given that all ap plications for permits to graze cat tle, horses and sheep within the DKSCIIUTKS NATION A I, FORKS'!' during the season ot 1914, must be filed In my office at Bend. Oregon, on or before February 20, 1914. Full Information In regard to the grazing fees to be charged and blank forms to lie used In making applications will be furnished upon request. M. L. MEIlRlTT, Supervisor. l-22-4t Notice to Creditors Notice Is hereby itivon by the under fiinel, the executrix of the estate of James Henry Windom, deceased, to all creditors of suid deceased and to all pemons having claims atcairiHt said es tate to prenent the same with the proper vouchers to the undersigned at the office of M. R. Klliott In J'rineville, Oregon, within six months from the first publication of this notice. Dated and published first time -January 22, 1914. Hkiikcca Windom, Executrix of the last will and testa ment of Jmoi Henry Windom, deceased. The Bulck Over head Vlve Motor It guaranteed to de velop more power nil to give more mileage per gallon of iftioline than ny other motor of 1 1 1 iisn, either American or for eign make. P Next Week BUICKS Notice ef riiial .Settlement. Notice I hereby given by the uiidemlgtHMl, the administrator of the estate, of Sophia J. I.atollette, diseased, that he bus made and filed with the clerk of the county court his final accounting ot IiIh adminis tration of said estate ami t hut the court ban net Friday, the 6th day of Feb., 1914 at 10 o'clock In the fore noon, nt the county court room In I'rliievllle, Oregon as the time and place for hearing ami settling said final accounting. At which snld time and place any person Interested In said pHtate may npiwar and ob ject to said final accounting, Dated January Hth, 1914. T. II. LArot.i.KTT, Administration of the estate of Sophia J. I.afollett, Deceawil. otlcc ter I'uhlicatioil Department of the Interior, IT. 8. Laud Olllce at The Dalles, Ore., December 17th, 1913. Notice is hereby given that Oliver (1. Adams one of the heirs of Silas K. Adsme, of 1'rlnuville, Oregon, who, on May Kith, 1908, mado Homestead Entry No. 04120 for si nej, wHi sej, sc eJ, suction 14, township 15 south, ranve 17 cast, Willamette Meridian, has filed notice of intention to uiske final five-year proof to establish claim to the land shove described befure Timothy K. J. Duffy, U. 8. CoiniiiiKxioiier, at i'rinn ville, Orrgnn, on the 21th day of Feb ruary, 1911. Cinimant namis as witnesses: Wil liam Marks, Hui (ice, James C. il crim, John R. Itreenn, all nl Prim-viHe, Orcein. II. l'HANK Woodcock, 12-25 Register, Notice lor Publication Department of the Interior, U. 8. Land Olllce at The Dalles. Ore. December 30th, 1913, Notice is hereby given that Jean C. Ilollore of Bend, Oreii'iii, who, on February 21 t, 1912, made homestead entry No, 09IMIG, for s i section 81, township 16 soiiih, range 15 east, Willamette Merid ian, has f lie! notice of intention to make final commutation proof to es tablish claim to the hind above tie Hctibed, before il. C. Ellis, U.S. Com miHfllouer, t B ml. Oregon, on the SUM It day of February, 1914. Claimant names as witnesses: Ern est C. Kimmell. of l'tineville, Oregon; Samuel Boyd, Wallis Danbory, (iltmn Maloney, all of Bend, Oregon. l-15p II. Fkank woodcock, Register. Cnv k. Kacpplcr I'-Htitto. Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned admlnlHtrator, with the will annexed, of the estate of Carl A. KiU'ppler, deceased, Iiiih filed his final account as such In the county court of tliu State of Oregon, for the County of Crook, and that Saturday, the 21st day of February, 1914, at the hour of tun o'clock In the forenoon of said day, at the courtroom of nald court In the city of I'rliievllle In Crook county, Ore gon, Iiiih been appointed by said court uh the time and the place for the hearing of said final account, and objections thereto, If any. Dated and first publication Janu ary 22, 1914 p II. A. Kaui'PI.fcii, Administrator. J. O. Stcurns, Attorney,