CURRENT EVENTS OF THE WEEK Doings of the World at Large Told in Brief. Oenoral Resumo of Important Events Pretontod In Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. Roosevelt and Plnchdt spent nn en tiro day together nt Porto Mnurizio, Italy. rv.tr.mrln rnttlpmen threaten war if Utah sheepmen invado their grazing grounds. Governor Hughes, of New York, culls for nn Immcdlnto Investigation Into corrupt legislative practices. A Snnitln man. as n memorial to his dead son, has given $100,000 in land and cosh to establish n sanitarium to tight tuberculosis. Tho Supremo court of tho United Slates has ordered n rehearing of the cases against the Standard Oil and Tobacco trusta, on account of tho death of Chief Justtco Brewer. Tt la nlnnnoi! n hnVO tho faCC and flguro of the lato Thomoa P. Walsh, tho Colorado "sliver King, carvcu n wit .ifii nn thn fnco of an immenso cllft which overlooks tho famous Camp- bird mino at Ouray, mo mine ium mo foundation of tho Walsh fortune. A Moat Vnrlf mm RUtbbcd hlS tOO gainst a small oblong packago in front of a Sixth nvenuo jeweiry noji um nn.inn it fnnml n 110.000 diamond necklace. Ho road tho advertisements and received from tho owner just hair its value as a reward for his honesty. Thcodoro Roosovclt, Jr., will leave his work in tho carpet factory at Thompsonvlllo on Juno 1 to proparo for his marriage to Miss Eleanor Alex ander, In Now York City on Juno 20. Young Roosevelt is now doing exocu tlvo work in tho main ofllco of tho fnxinrv. Fnllnwlnir his marrlnira ha will becomo district manager for tho company at its San Francisco head quarters. Prcmlor Asqutth dreads to Involvo tho king In tho Irish controversy. Eleven sections of fine fruit land In Eastern Oregon will soon bo opened to entry. Attacks of the ship subsidy lobby aro resented warmly by mcmbors of tho bouso committee. Tho incident between Roosevelt and the Vatican at Rome may cause tho re moval of tho papal secretary, Morry do Val. Dr. Hollla D. Frlssell, of tho Rocko feller Sanitary commission, says hook worm Infection Is spread largely by Southern pcoplo going barefootod. A duel between ox-Premier Count WItte and General Kuropatkln, com-tnander-ln-chlof of the Russian forces In tho war with Japan, has been avert ed through an explanation by tho form er. Smugglers of Chlncso and opium "have been driven out of Southern Cali fornia and aro boleved to huvo trans ferrcd their operations to Northwest coast cities. Miss Anna Morgan, daughter of J. Plerpont Morgan, attracted much at tention nt Pasadena by going for u throe-hour cross-country horseback rldo arrayed in n "pants suit" riding habit. I). C. Jncklln, n Salt Lake inllllon- Ire, has bought E. H. Hurrlmnn a Pollcan Lodco property on hlnmnth A .r liMmr whirled dawn Hat creek In u small skiff, G. Mngorstmlt was r.nrrl.xl nvnr Hut creek falls. fomla, nnd dashed into tho roaming wntnra AO f.'ot below. Tho bout was dashed to pieces on the rocks and Mug erstadt managed to grab u bouldor, from which ho was soon rescued. Where and when tho Pittsburg graft Brobe ends is "contingent," to quote Jstrlct Attorney Blnkely, on develop mcnts, Mr. Hlakely has spreud his net and Is wilting for more men to "como In and confess," as a result of tho intlmntlona contained In tho grand Jury presentment, Harry Thaw's mother, though aged and worn, still continues her fight for her wayward son. Chicago police will exercise strict censorship over bathing costumes worn at luku beaches this season. Rural carriers nt Wallu Walla aro quitting because of tho small pay, and no ono seems to wont tho pluccs. New York saloons sell wood alcohol, and four persons -who ilrunK it tiieu, while severul others nro totully blind. Tvi-n mim meed on horseback 100 mlRor contest on nn Eastern Wnshington homestead. A 14-yenr-old school boy in Pitta burg, despondent nt his pluymatcs' Jibs because ho was slow In his studies, hung hlmsolf. Two brothers In partnership In tho real estate brokago business In St. Louis, committed sulcldo becauso of business reverses. Miss Nelllo Anhouser. one of tho J miss nciuu rtimuuBur, uiiv v hiv family of millionaire St. Louis brew - era, is fighting a dentist bill which amounts to $25 an hour. .1 v . Tho manacors of tho Northwestern and Western railroads are Jubilant nvnr thn anrlnir i spring movement of colonists Into all the territory west of the Rocky a a A VI lf- I. I monutains rrom mo innauain uorucr to tho Mexican line. Although official figures havo not been prepared regard ing tho movemont of pcoplo seeking homes In a new country, it la confi dently stated that the number will ex ceed that of last year, when all records were broken. Tho report that Hetty Green Is seri ously til la denied absolutely by her en. SMUGGLERS MOVING NORTH. Men Who Bring Chlncso and Opium' Are Hard Pressed. Los Angeles, April 11. Driven from Los Angeles by tho activity of Federal sleuths, aided by tho local authorities, the band of opium and Chinese smug glers that has been operating nlong the Pacific const and the Mexican border has transferred Its sceno of operations to the Northern porta in Washington and Oregon. According to Deputy United States Marshal Durlln, who has had a largo part in tho two years' war faro on this particular breed of law? breakers, tho headquarters of tho band hna ltftitn tranatnrrrtX to Seattle, with branches at Portland, Tacoma and Spo kane. Atlthe latter place arrange ments aro mado for disposing of tho mtitrnhnml Hlilnpno end nnlum thut is successfully brought In by Pacific liners and across the Canadian border. "Chick" Wallace, tho lender of tho linnil. In now in tho northern cities nr- rnn trlncr far the dlsnositlon of tha smuggled Orientals nnd drug. Ho Is tho brains of the bond, nnd Is the only prominent ono of tho orlginnl gang that has escaped arrest by tho Federal authorities. Three of his confeder ates, Including Larmon Gonzales, next to Wallaco tho cleverest of all, nre In jail In this city, held as Federal pris finnm. Gonznlcs was canturcd lost week In San Diego, after n six weeks campaign directed jigninst him. '"I havo had n warrant for tho ar rest of this man for nearly two months." said Durlln, after the Cap ture. "He Is ono of the craftiest men I have had to deal with for a long time. Aa innn all wa atmtvl nur shafts at him In particular, ho apparently went Into sccuslon somewhere in Mexico. Ac rnnllnir to mv information he was in terested mainly, in landing contraband Chinamen at the Mexican ports and looking after their safe transportation across the line at Nogales and El Paso. AERIAL PLEASURE . (TRIPS FOR TOURISTS Borlln, April 11. American tourists soon will como to regard an nlrshlj) tour ns ono of the regular features of a program of summer travel In Europo If tho oxpoctntlons of tho founders of tho now Hamburg airship lines aro realized. Tho promoters of tho enter prise recognlzo that tho financial pros jccts of the venturo can bo Improved greatly If proper elTorts are mado to Interest Americans. Aerial excur sions are to bo arranged, therefore, with a special view of capturing the custom of travelers from the United States. Ono of Uie German steamship companies Is contributing to tho sup port of tho enterprise on that under standing. Tho new aerial liners will havo cap Ins holding 20 persons each, and tho rooms will bo equipped in luxurious style. According to the computation of Professor Horgesell, tho aeronaut, tho fares, owing to the low .cost or rnnitructlon and operation, can be low er than hna heretofore been supposed. It Is estimated, for example, that a trip from Hamburg to Heligoland can be mado for 100 marks ($26), and pas sengers can travel an entire day, gotng aa far as Berlin or Copenhagen. 8POKANE TRAINS COLLIDE. Block Signals Misunderstood Thirty Injured, Many Seriously. Spokane, Wash., April 11. A mis understanding of block signals resulted in a head-on collision of passenger trains Noa. 2 and 3 on tho Spokane, Portlund & Seattle railroad n mile west of Spokane Suturday night ut 0:18 o'clock. Al)out 30 persona were Injured, and It la expected that several will die. The accident occurred on a high trcstlo over nnnjmnn creek, on tho Northern p0i fl trnrV which ( used bv the Soo- Ing to tho stories of trainmen und pas mlt was scngera, trnin no. wus in n auum In Call-J still, ready to back up, when No. 3, sengers, train No. 2 was ut a stand i"" " i... ,.r ' nniahn.1 hrml.nn Into No. 2. tho force of tho Impact smashing In tho smoking car on No. 2, occupied by a party of Italian luborerti, where the most of tho Injuries occurrod. Garden Hides Bad Money Plant. Yonkers, N. Y., April 11. Secret sorvlco men who have boon at work in this section for somo weeks past havo unearthed n .rich counterfeiters' cache on a farm near Highlands, N. Y. Tho stuff, which was found burled aoveral feet beneath tho surface of n vcgetablo garden, Includes severul thousand sheets of paper In which tho silk threads of government paper are clev erly imitated; a dozen boxes of blue and red ink, and nn old printing press nnd enough cartridges to destroy it small army. No plates were found. Glass Musi Cover Food, Indianapolis. April 11. No more ' ' shall tho rich, red rounds of beef und 1 1 tho choice cuts of porterhouse ami ten- uterloln Hung iron) moir uccusiomeu hooks on the walls or in tno winnows "Vr" " I . bread bo openly displayed at tho bak erles in uio cities ami towns 01 inui una, according to an order promul ithImI trutuv hv tho state board of health, Tho board Bays a prlmo cause or the spread or sickpcss nas ocen con tamination of fi8h,meats and foods tuffs. Bribe Offered Striker? Watortown, N. Y April 11. Pres. I.l.mt J. T. Carov. of tho International ( lirotherhoou 01 ruip ami raper oiuk- 1 erB txjay declared that a man giving th0 name of William Prltchard, and saying ho was a member of tho broker- I OR" fi"" of Hamlin & Prltchard, of SL T t. tn h nii..m.a intercut of tho Brotherhood of Pulp and Paper Muk- , Tnternatlonal Paper company . had been foilowlntr hm for tho last week, offer- Inir him a $25,000 brlbo If ho would cull off tho paper makers' strike. Fund to Flcht Sleeping: Sickness. Brussels, April ll. King Albert has decldcl to eivo $200,000 for a cam- nulirn airalnat aloAnlntr alcknMS. $100. 000 to build hospitals in the Belgian Congo, $100,000 for a pension fund for Congo civil servants, and $10,000 for a fund for tho assistance of their fam- 111-. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF MAY WATER 3,000 ACRES. Owners Plan to Build Dam and Re claim Valuable Land. Condon Although Gilliam county has been considered entirely n dry farming country, steps aro now being taken to put upwards of 3,000 acres of splendid land under Irrigation. This land Is In tho Rock creek valley and some of It is Irrigated at present in a small but unsatisfactory way. It has already proved extremely valuable for raising alfalfa nnd fruit, but, owing to tho fact that Rock creek goes dry each year, tho farmers feel thnt n more ex tensive nnd reliable system la neces sary. . .. . An excellent site for n dnm will bo secured at Devil's Gnte, whore prac tically perpendicular rock walls 160 feet high stand close enough for n dam to bo constructed easily. The arcn of tho basin is sufficient to Irrigate thous ands of ncrcs throughout tho dry Ben son. At n mass meeting of tho Rock creek residents hold In Condon n com mittee was appointed to perfect nn or ganization to carry out this project and to Inquire Into Its feasibility. An en gineer will cxamino tho alto nnd re ports will bo made nt n future meet ing. , , , Tho project will cost In tho neigh borhood of $00,000, which will bo raised by Issuing 10-year bonds nnd assessing tho land improved. It will mean a cost of practically $20 an acre but will enhnnco tho vnlue of tho land many times that amount. ELECTRIC LINES FOR LANE. Will Connect Eugene, 8prlngfleld, Slu slaw and McKlnxle Valley. Eugene Chief Engineer Forncrt, of tho Lano County Asset company, of this city, which announces that It will build n nystcm of electric railways in this vicinity, Incldudlng a lino between Eugeno nnd Springfield, one to tho Sluslaw nnd perhaps to Coos bay, also up tho McKcnzIo valloy, hns begun tho work or surveying ror mo nno dciwccii tho two cities. Tho lino will oxtend cast on West Fifteenth street through tho suburb of Fnlrmount to tho city limits, then turn north to tho river, which will bo spanned with a first class doublo trnck steol brldgo. Tho road will then mako a clrclo to tho north nnd cast and cntor Springfield by way of It northern limit, passing through n thickly settled larming community. F. B. KldJor and John Balrd, rail road men of experience, who resigned positions with tho Minneapolis Rapid Transit company, of Mlnoncapolls, Minn., to promote this system of roads, are directing operations and thoy claim to have the ncsi or nacxing. twtnonr Fomert also rcslirncd as chief engineer of tho samo company to ac cept this position, iney promise mnv work on tho brldgo will begin this sum mer and that tho line will bo In opera tion between the two cities early next year. Masons Dedicate Temple April 20. nnaotmrfr Tho Masonic tomnlo will be dedicated with appropriate" coremon i.. Anrll 90. Thn dedication ccromon- tcs will lo conducted by the officers of the grand lodge or Uregon. owing ;io the large membership of tho order in tho state, It has mado It necessary for tho local lodgo to limit Invitations. Between COO and 000 Masons and tholr wives nnd membors of tho various Eastern Star lodges nro expected to be present. Invitations will bo extonded to every lexigo or Masons nnu r.asicrn Star In tho county, ns well as to the lodges of Grants Pass and bugono. Ico Plant at bugene. Einrnnn Tho Woinhurd cstato has purchased tho Eugene vinegar factory, mil will nt oiicii Install n lareo and up to dnto Ico manufacturing plant. Tho prlco paid ror tho property is u,duu. Tho lot has n frontago of 160 feet on thn mllrnnil tracks, and Is unproxlmr.t'3- ly 100 feet deep, although it ia Irreg- ulnr, varying nt ono end trom less man 100 feet to over 100 feet at tho other. An Ico plant of 25 tons capacity will bo installed at once. In collection with tho now ico plant, tho cstato will In stall n cold storugo plant. Building Boom at Lebanon. T uKUnAn Tlin vnr Mnnfniv Anrll 1 marked tho greatest epoch in tho his- m i rri 1 ...t. lory oi Lieuanon. ino yrnr una wit nessed the greatest building activity, there having been completed about 70 dwellings, Tho coming summer will aeo creator things even than the past has seen. There nre now assured five l.iiatn.taa linimna a $12.(100 eltv hall, a concrete laundry building and a large I. i .1 m... sawmill soon 10 uo in upvriuiuu. tuviu nro rumors of other enterprises. Gravel Famine Ends at Albany. Allmnv Councilman Miller has se cured permission from United States Chief Engineer McAdoo to tnko gravel from tho bed of the river Ut Albany, Thn mwiimmmt hiul nrevlouslv forbid den tho taking of gravel from the river bed, which made it extremely difficult for local contractors to obtain concrete building material Lebanon Is Growing. Lebanon The Lebanon poatoffico made a fine showing for tho past year. The Increase of tho business over tho preceding year was 34.4 per cent. Tho heavy increase was mado mostly during tho last six months of tho year, Murch of this year was just 47.1 "per cent greater than for March of last year. Big Vessel' Will Be Built, Marehficld Tho Simpson Lumber company, of North Bend, has announ ced that It will build a big new vessel for carrying lumber from tho Simpson mills. She will bo one of tho beat lumber carriers In the coastwise trade, and will have a sapaclty of 1,000,000 fwt. School Population Increases, The Dalles The last monthly report of the city superintendent of schools showed tho total enrollment for the past month to have been 065, an in crease of 48 over the number enrolled for the same month last year. OUR HOME STATE PRICE IS 82,200 AN ACRE. Hood River Apple Land Sets New High Record Sale. Hood River Tho prediction that Oregon orchard land would sell for hftnr than S2.n00 an ncro this year came sooner than was expected here, uhnn i?iwtn H iininruv nn KnaLern man. paid $14,400 for six and one-half acres nt R.vnnr.nlit fmp.1. Tho nrlco per aero Is a little ueuer than $2,200. and reaches a mark $300 Mrrlinr than thn host nrevloUS nrlce. which was obtained a week or two ago, when tnn nrroa horn worn sola lor 11V.- 000. Tho orchard was purchased through B. E. Duncan & Co. from Dr. Stanton Allen, a retired physician, who enmo here several yenrs ago nnd wrnit Intn nnntn trrnwlnp. Tho lnnd Is ollnolvl nn Ihn unit nlrln nt tha vnllov. In nddltlon to buvlnir the acreage of bearing orchard, .Mr. Delano bought sovon ncrcs of brush land adjoining, for which ho paid $528 nn ncro. This la nlnn thn rinrfl nrlco for Unimproved lnnd at Hood River. His totnl invest- far thn in noron la SIR. 000. Dr. Allen still hns 16 ncrcs of benring or chard which he will retain. BIG DITCH CHANGES HANDS. Deal Means Irrigation of Thousands of Acres of Rich Land. rinVnv r.ltv Onn at tho most Im portant irrigation deals in Eastern Ore gon was closed wncn mo eastern urc- nn l .nil nimninv. which la controlled by Balfour, Guthrie & Co., completed tho deal lor me purcnose oi a one-nau Interest in the Eldorado ditch. Tho property was bought through John Thomson, rormcriy owner oi uio iica Boy mine, who held an option from tho First National bank of Carroll, Iowa, owner of tho property. Tho prlco paid was $12,600. 'Stnto Senator Hart, who conduc ted the negotiations for tho land com pany, announced that thoy would uso tho water In Irrigating several thous and acres of land in Malheur county, of which thoy havo recently secured con Tt la n'n ttrahnhto that soma wator may be sold to ranchers along .a .a I II . tho lino, as thoy navo ucen ucpcnaing nn thn mlnr far Homo time. Tho wheat yield of Eastern Oregon will bo " . a. a t 1 1 I Increased several thousand uusncis uy this deal. Build Model Road In Lane. Eugene The work of building tho model road between Eugeno and Spring (Inhl hna hnsmn. John McElrov. tho expert road builder from Portland, has a forco of men at work at mo west np-nmai-h nt thn wncrnn brldeo across tho river from Springfield. After that Is flntahml tho rrew will work toward Eu- gene and It Is expected thnt tho work will be completed early in tho summer. Special attention will bo given to tho construction of tho road nlong the places where tho river overflows In the winter time. May Be Starting on Oregon Eastern. Ontario Healan Bros, havo a con tract on tho Brognn reservation on lowor Willow creek, nnd indications to confirm the persistent report that thoy nre to work on the Oregon Eastern is tho fact that Harriman surveyora nro rushing crocs section work from Vale tuna t ITnnlnn'a outfit was taken to Valo by n special immediately on Its arrival here, 'ine neavy ouuu resem bles rullroad graders Instead of ditch builders, nnd 150 teams are Included. R, R, Surveyors Toward Coast. Eugeno People living near the sum mit of tho Cascade mountains report that a party of Hill railroad surveyors havo crossed the summit of the moun tains by wny of the McKenzIo pass, working toward Eugeno. It Is be lieved that they are making tho pre liminary survey -for a railroad to be built by Hill, connecting tho Willam ette vallcv ond Coos bay with tho Ore gon Trunk via Eugeno. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Track prices Bluestem, 96 ?l99c: club. 93295c; red Russian, 02c; valley, 98c. Barley r eed and brewing, z.du!?) 26 per ton. Com Whole, $34; cracked, $35 ton. Hny Track prices Timothy, Wll lamotto valloy, $20$2l per ton; East ern Oregon, $23(24; nlfalfa, $16.50 17.50; grain hay, $1718. Oats No. 1 white, $27.60028.60 por ton. Fresh Fruits Apples, $12.60 box; cranberries, $8(i9 barrel. Potatoes Carlond buying prices: Oregon, 60fiT60o per hundred; sweet potatoes, 3i4c. Vegetables Asparagus, 3(38c; head lettuce, 75ctfl$1.25 per dozen; hothouse lettuce, 60c(if.$l box; horseradish, 8 10c per pound; green onions, 15c dor.; radishes, 30c doaen; rhuburb, 3(J4c per pound; spinach, $1 per box; sprouts, 9c per pound; turnips, $1 per suck; rutabaga. $16fl.25; carrots, 86c(r$l5 beets, $11.25; parsnips, 50 Cf76c. , , , Onions Oregon, $1.76 per hundred. rtutter Cltv creamery extras. 33c; fancy outisde creamery, 32$33c per onv Rutter fat prices average lie per pound under regular butter prices. Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, 26026c per dozen. Pork Fancy, 18fl3ie per pound. Veal Fancy, 1212c per pound. Lamia Fancy, 1516c per pound. Poultry Hens, 19020c; broilers, o7rro.. .hick. 22123c: ireese. 121c: turkeys, live, 3082c; dressed, 25c; squabs, $3 per doaen. Cattle Best steers, $77.2fc; fair ifi.25: strictlv (rood cows. $5.7506; fair to good cows, $5 05.60; light calvea, wlin; neavy calves, $405; bulla, $406.25; stags, Sheep Best wethers, $7.7608.90; fair to good weOwi, $77.60; good lambs, $8012. '. Hoga Top, $U,10n.25; fair to good, $10011. Hopa 1909 cref, 1818e, according to quality; oioa, nenni, v jh tart. IKfflnV. Wool Eastern Oregon. 1417c pound; valley, Slc; saofcair, choice, 27,88.c SENTIMENTAL TRIP CUT SHORT Mr. and Mr Roosevelt Showored With Flags and Flowers. Genoa, Italy, April 9. Though "deellghtcd" to an unusual degree, but In mind and spirit much perturbed, because of ovations nlong his carriage Jount to this 'city, ex-President Theo dore Roosevelt nnd wire wcro compel led to call a halt today .to their senti mental tour. At every village or, crossroads they wero mot bv men. women and children, the former with flags and tho latter with bouauets. As an Instance of tho demonstrations accorded them. 600 persons, many of them Americans, acclaimed Colonel Roosevelt nnd Mrs. Roosevelt with vlvns nnd hurrahs after they left Ra- pallo, where they had luncheon today. This was tho climax of their embarrass smcnts nnd Colonel Roosevelt gavo or ders to be driven direct to Gcnon. Tho pcoplo and press of Gcnon have manifested tho most Intense Interest in tho movements of Colonel RoosovelL Ills second honeymoon journey stirred their romantic natures to n high pitch, and when tho news spread today of his coming, n big crowd fyurrled to he modest Hotol Brlttannla, whero he had eniraired Quarters, nnd with cheering and waving of haU greeted Roosevelt's carrlsgo ns 11 rnttlcd up the stony street to tho accompaniment of the driver's wlldlv cracklnif whin. Both Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt were smiling when they descended from tho carriage at the hotel enrance. They said they had enjoyed the trip hugely and wore sorry only that tho failure to observe their incognito by the people had compelled them to cut It short Colonel Roosevelt said he had a "bully time" Thursday, when ho andJMrs. Roosevelt drove along the sunny slopes of the Llgurian Alps from Snezla to Ranallo. Half an hour after tho arrival of Colonel Roosevelt, the prefect and tho mayor of Genoa called on him and irrceted him In the name of the city. Colonel Roosevelt relates an amusing incident of tho trip. When ho nnd Mrs. Roosevelt reached the top of tho pass nt Scstrl Lcvnntc, where they stopped last night, tho enterprising proprietor of a tnvcrn n rivnl to tho ono In which they had engaged rooms sent out couriers In ndvnnco benring Amcrlcnn nnd Italian flags nnd tri umphantly escorted Colonel Roosevelt nnd Mrs. Koosovclt to his own noici. WILSON IS SCORED. Professor Hopkins Says Farmers are Wearing Out Land. Chicago, April 9. Characterizing tho teachings of Secretary amcs Wll son as "damnablo, abomlnablo and dlsgraccfgul," Professor Cyril G. Hop kins, of Uio University of Illinois, do llvercd a stinging criticism of the do partmont of agriculture hero today in an address at the Ulty ciuo. ncro are somo quotations from Secretary Wilson cited by I'rorcssor Hopkins aa "abom nably fatso": "Practically all soils contain suffl clent plant food for yields; tills supply will bo Indcfinltey maintained." "So far as tho present outlook Is concerned, tho nation possesses amnio resources in Its soil for any conceivable Increase In population for several con turies." "Tho soil Is tho ono Indestructlblo, Immutnblo asset that tho nation pos sesscs. It Is tho ono resourco that cannot bo exhausted; that cannot be used up." "From tho modern conception or me nature and purposes of the soil, it is evident thnt it cannot wear out, that so fur aa tho mlnoral food Is concerned, tt will continue automatically to supply ndequnto quantities of plant foods for crops." "As a national asset, the sou is sale as a means of feeding mankind for un told ages to come." After ho had cited thcao quotations, Professor Hopkins said: "Can you blamo farmers for contin uing to wear out tholr lands when these aro tho teachings promulgated from tho highest uuthorlty In tho United States? And these falso teach ings are nil tho more dumnablo becauso tho common soil typo on tho abandoned farms In Maryland, only n few miles from Washington, contain only 169 pounds of phosphorous in tho plowed soil of an acre, while the richest black prairie soil of Illinois, with a value of $200 an acre contains more than 2,000 pounds of phosphorous In tho stratum." Miss Gould to Get Home, New York, 'April 9. According to friends of tho family a house on upper Fifth aveni'e will be the gift of Georgo J. Gould to his daughter, Marjorie, when she is married to Anthony J. Drexel, Jr., April 19. This palatial property, which Is be tween Eighty-second and Eighty-third streets, was purchased by Mr. Gould today, at a price said to have been be tween $350,000 and $400,000. With the furnishings, which, It Is said Mr. Gould Intends to install, the gift will represent an outlay of $500,000. Theater Scene of Panic, New York, April 9. Panic broke out among 1,000 spectators at tho Al hambra theater, in Harlem, tonight, when a gasoline tank of a motorcycle ridden by a young woman on the stage exploded and sheets of flames cur tained the cage around the track. In stantly the spectators rushed shrieking to the doors. The firemen on duty or dered the asbestos curtain down and with the fire shut off from view the audience grew more reasonable and the police in the house were able to control the pressure at the exits. ' Girls Dance: Fire Fatal. New York, April . Miss Susan Lustgarten was fatally burned tonight at a dance given by the students of Adelphla college, Brooklyn. The ac cident occurred during a fancy dance, known as the "ghost dance," in which a purple light was provided by burning alcohol in a large metal dUh. Sixty girls, dressed in flowin&r robes, daneed about the flamea. Wee Lustgarten was replenishing the alcohol when the explosion occurred. Submarine Lowers Mark. Cherbourg. April 9. The Venteae, a submarine, today established a reewd by navigating at the depth of 113 feet IIwrSiaalMitae. ROUGH ROAD FOR CONSERVATION Hope forCompromise, but House Is Badly Divided. Great Diversity of Opinion Among Legislators as to Kind of Legislation Needed. Washington, April 12 President Tuft's conservation, legislation has n rough road to travel. Very little has been accomplished so fnr, nnd ns tho session advances, the prospects for favorable nctlon steadily diminish. What tho ultlmato outcomo will bo no ono seems competent to say; not even the most earnest friends of tho administration measures. One reason for tho uncertainty is tho great dlvcristy of opinion nmong sena tors and representatives ns to tho kind of conservation legislation that should bo enacted. Thcro are radicals in sym pathy with Plnchot; thcro aro radicals of the other type who would mako ab solutely no changes in the present laws, and between the extremes aro men who hold nil manner of viows. All efforts thus far to compromise havo met wlttifailurc. Tho scnato will probably tnko tho lead In passlngconsorvatlon bills, be causo thcro)U a manifest desiro on tho part of the scnato public.lands com mittee to get together and put through those bills upon. which compromises can be reached. It is truo that only three bills have thus far been compro mised, If tho $30,000,000 Irrigation certificate bill Is eliminated, but as op portunity It offered, theso three bills will probably be given consideration, and tho indications nro that they will pass tho sonata in somo form or other. Tho bills referred to nro thoso rcgu Intlng Uio development nnd uso of wa ter power, permitting prospecting on oil nnd gns lands, and authorizing tho withdrawal of lands for public pur poses. There is objection to nil theso bills, it is true, nnd it Is believed thnt somo chnnges mny bo mado before tho bills pass tho senate, but tho expecta tion Is that tho main foaturcs of all will bo presorved. Tho powersito bill, which proposes to confer nbsolutoly upon tho states tho control of water power within their borders, will be opposed by the follow ers of Plnchot, who stand out for Fed eral control nnd regulation, but it Is not believed thoy nre strong enough to chnngo tho general character of the pending measure Tho oil and gas land bill will meet with objections from senators who are not favorable to tho present system of withdrawing such lands from entry, and regultaing their dovclopmont un der government supervision. There will be greater difficulty reaching an agreement on the withdrawal bill Uisn on tho others, because there is great diversity of opinion as to how far the power of withdrawal should go. More Dead Found In Cherry Mine. Cherry, III., April 12. "All allvo 2 p. m. November 14." This message from the SL Paul coal mlno was brought to light today with tho recovery of 31 more bodies entomb ed since the disaster of November 13. Tho bodies wero taken from tho low er love!. 300 feet below ground. Tho men had retreated to n spnee 20 feet square and had construted n rude fan of boards to keep the air circulating. On tho fan in big letters wero chalk ed the words quoted above, indicating tho men had lived nt least until tho day nf tor tho fire. That tho minors wero In tho habit or Keeping meir sav ings on their persons was shown by tho amount or monoy round on the bodies. Ono miner had in his belt $1,400. In tho bolt of another miner was found $190. and nnothcr had $172. These men wero foreigners and evidently preferred to carry tholr money in their joining to depositing It in banks. Peruvian Consul Quits Post. Guayaquil, April 7. The Peruvian consul left here tonight for Call no. The American consul has taken charge ofPeruv an Interests. The govern ment has established a censorship of all dispatches. In tho face of popular excitement and rioting it was officially announced today that Ecuador and Peru would endeavor to settle their bound ary dispute directly at Washington. Ecuador's special envoy Is Clemente Ponce, and he will proceed to the American capital. The military forces of Ecuador are under arms. No Law to Punish dap Spies. Manila, April 7. Much indignation has been aroused by the release of the two Japanese who were arrested here a few days ago on the charge of being spies. They were given their liberty on cable Instructions from Washington. Owing to the fact that there is no pro vision in the Philippine military 'code governing the trial of spies of a nation not at war with the United States, the alleged spies were turned over to the civil authorities. An. investigation of the civil lawa likewise showed that the statutes were inadequate. Sermons Don't Please, Baltimore. April. 7 The Rev. Wll liam E. Hauff. pastor of Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran church, of Gar- denville, an eastern suburb of this city, persisted in reading his sermons until some of hia congregation told him he was no longer needed. The preach er declares that the church door was locked bv'seme of hia flock, who then barricaded the door with boards nailed from the inside. He has put the mat tar into the hands of a lawyer. Missouri Hurricane Dees Damage. Kansas City, Ho., April 7, Dam age amounting to many thousands ef dollars was done by a hurricane that swept Northeastern .Missouri last even ing. Macon suffered the greatest damage, several houses being swept from their foundations and scores of telephone poles being tern from the ground. The electric light plant was put out of cenimUeten. AIM?ECTFTJL AJffOtAL. j Miss Caroline and Miss Matilda Bargle lived In an old-fashioned house with a lean-to shed, tho root ot which ran nearly to tho ground. Returning from church one day, they noticed on approaching tholr dwelling that tho phumhrwira nhftnil of tliem paused in passing, and gazed upward with In terest and mirth. A moment later iney saw why. Their neighbor's bllly-goat had escaped, mounted the leanto 10 tho ridge-pole of the kitchen roof, and with nna nm! nf n flarlne circus Poster streaming banner-like from his Jaws, stood outlined boldly against me sk?. a chamois on a mountain peak, calmly contemplating the Sabbath procession. Miss Matilda laughed, miss uaro- llno did noL The abominable beast!" ahe gasped, deeply scandalized. "I uover saw any thing bo eo disrespectful!" Tho goat la Indeed a disrespectful animal. Ho is no respecter oither ot iirnrwriv nr tiiHion. as mniiv an Indi vidual held In honor by mankind ha ruefully discovered. Admiral lsvana has related with pride, as a worthy nrhlnvpiiient. his triumph lu his earlier days over n refractory goat on ship board, wihich refused to yield the mK required for a sick man. After It had baffled overybody whose proper task it was to secure the mllk tho captnln sent for Evans, and direct ed him to go and got It. Evans respectfully intimated that ho bad not supposed "milking goats to bo part of the duty ot a navigating officer;" but the captain thereupon ask ed It as a favor, aud he undertook the task. I with a llttln wnrm water, much per suasion, some flrmnoss, and a recollec tion of the ways of cortain "darxica wlth misbehaving cows, he succeeded, and was uumorclfully chaffed' by his comrades on his success. Indeed, bet was far from happy in It until he had taught his method to a marlnond waa assured that ho would not have to keep on milking for tho rest of tha voyage. , ' llo was moro tortunato than anothor distinguished man, Horace arcoloy. who was a conspicuous falluro as a milker of goats, although ho was brod to tho fnrm nnd Evnns to the sea. Whon, In nocordanco with Mrs. Gree ley's theories of dlot, goat's milk waa dcalfed for tholr 1 1 Uio son, they at tempted to keep a goat In tholr Now York promises, and Mr. Greeley under took to milk It. Ills Ignominious tus sles with tho crcAturo bocamo a source of delighted mirth to his neighbors. One saw from his rear windows tho complete ovorthrow of the great editor In his back yard, while the goat re mained victoriously chewing tho latest edition of the Tribune, which had fall en from Mr. Orcoley's pocket In' the contest. He relate that he called down to him, gleefully: "Well, Mr. Orcoloy, nanny, thoro, hasn't much respect for editors!" 8ltting on his hat, and with ono foot In an overturned barrel, Mr. Greeley, In his high, squeaky voice, called back: "No matter, no matter! The man la nothing and the opinions everything. You see ahe appreciates the Tribute!" SIEXICOB RICHEST MAX. II Caltla LHamllr Upe Thoa aand IUM. General Luis Terrazas Is Mexico' wealthiest man. General Terrazas la 79 years old, tho samo age aa Presi dent Diaz. Tho lives of both men, havo been full of stirring adventure. It was In roward for daring military service that Ooneral Terrazas obtained from the government large gifts of lnnd which placed him upon tho road to the great fortune which he now pos sesscs. It Is conservatively estimated uut General Terrazas Is worth not lesa than $200,000,000. His property hold Ings are chiefly In tho state of Chi huahua, but ho also has large Invest ments In other parts of tho republic General Terrains Is tho rereaAest land and live stock baron In the world. It Is said. He owns fifteen ranches In the state ot Chihuahua. Tho ranches embrace an nggregato area o" more than five million acres. - For many years special attention has bee a given to raising horses upon these ranches. More than five million he-id ot horses are grazing upon the .er razas land The mule supply for most of Mex ico comes from the Terrazas ranchts. These animals now number more than one million head and are scatter U over the different properties. General Terrazas' cattle holdings number more, than one million bead, Several hun dren thousand head ot goats and sheep graze upon this land. It Is said that the choicest , grass lands In northern Mexico are embraced In tho Terrazaa estate. Streams ot running water paia through them, nnd the grass grows lux uriantly the greater part of the year. Some Idea ot the vastness ot theso landed possessions may be had when It Is known that more than ten thou sand men are kept constantly looking after the live stock. The services 3f one thousand men are required ib "ride the fences." It Is the duty of tbese fence riders to see that the wires are kept Intact, so that the ..& stock cannot escape from the pastures. Many thousand miles of wire were used In constructing the boundary fences. More than a score of towns, some ot them of considerable size, afa upon the ranches. Kansas City atar, riaanlaar Vatare. "I'm gotng to have my boy learn electrical engineering, chemistry,, phys ics and law and Incidentally take a course In physical culture that will eft able him to endure all sorts of expo' ure and muscular strain." "Great Scott! What tort' Ml want him to be able to ran hit own automobile." Washington Star. The meanest man la the world w the man who Imposes on you because you are kind to him. People who are kind to you are so rare that you should appreciate them and net baneM ew them. It might be better fee the world ha general If banntaaM and ahtfUissaiss didn't so often travel teether. Th avert talk K U run thn alever bbef