CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings of the World at Larg
Told in Brief.
General Resume of Important Event!
Presented In Condensed Form
for Our Bus Readers.
Two San Joso women wcro found
doad beneath their over-turned auto.
Tho International Horso Show
open In London, and King Edward
badly missed.
Maya Indians In Yucatan' havo
belled against Mcxic6 and sacked
town of Vnlladolld.
ro-
tho
Railroads havo agreed .to withdraw
nil proposed rato Increases, pending
general conference.
Congress has authorized Oregon and
Washington to fix tho boundaries be
tween tho two states.
rknlnniin Wnl.nn nt ilin Hnlllnirpr.
Pinchot investigate commission, says
conservation nas run nuu
Tho Illinois Central railroad has
been bilked about $2,000,000 by crook
cd officials and big shippers In col
luslon.
Lightning struck tho spectators at a
ball ffamo In Tony. Montana, uauiy in
juring many and tearing oft ono wo
man corsot and shoes.
Tho corruption fund Iwhlch defeated
the flahorlee bill In tho Illinois legisla
ture has been traced to Its source, and
it scorns certain that tho bribe-giver
will bo convicted.
Whllo swinging by his arm from
the limb of n treo. In Dillon. Mont.
Frank Harkness, aged 12, struck tho
point of a pair of sheep shoars, hung
on a nail In the trca with tho blades
outwards, tho stcol piercing tho boy's
heart and Instantly killing htm.
Whon Gcorgo Cooke, paymaster for
tho Hans Rocs Hons' Tnnnory, Aflno
vlllo, N. C, reached tho company's
nfllcn. nf tor drawlnir 15.000 out of tho
bank to moot payrolls, ho found to his
utter astonishment that the monoy was
not in tho suitcase whoro ho had placed
It, Ha believes ho was a victim of a
shrewd broad daylight robbery.
It is believed that sentiment in the
Bouth Is turning against prohibition.
President Taft views tho incroaso of
Socialism with considerable apprehen
sion, Vtnir r.Mrcm has tilled a conference
ef party leaders to settle the house of
lords dispute.
An equestrian statuoof General Cus
ter has been unveiled at Monroe, Mich
igan, Custer's home.
James M. Lynch has been ro-eloctod
president of the International Typo
graphical union by 22,000 majority.
All union teamsters and 2C0 unton
machinist of Portland, Or., aro on
strike for higher pay and shorter hours.
A wealthy man of Ottawa, HI., has
bequeathed $50,000 to aid worthy
young men, provided they do not study
theology.
Mrs. Helen Flagg Young, superin
tendent of schools of Chicago, was
given n reception by flvo thousand
teachors of that city.
A suit for $100,000 damages for
falso imprisonment has boon bogun by
a Los Angoles man against tho Burns
it, Shorldan Detcctlvo agency.
Exccsslvo heat has injured tho raisin
grspo crop of California.
It Is reported thut Madriz has lost
all his artillery and 400 prisoners.
Ex-governor Polk of Missouri, would
like tho Democratic nomination for
president In 1912.
A banker of Minneapolis has been
flnod $5,000 for smuggling two pearl
necklaces at Hoboken, N. J.
Taft would Bj)K)lnt Roosevelt chair
man of n commission to tour tho world
In the Interest of u I vernal poaco.
A prisoner at Ran Qucntin, Cal.,
haunted by the faco of his victim, bus
confessed to killing a man in u boxcar
tit Spokane
Interest Is growing rapidly in tho
proposed long-dlstunco ueroplano races
in tho United States, and many big
purses will bo offered.
Tho trial of tho "golden rule" chief
of police of Cleveland, Ohio, on churges
of immorality and drunkonoss havo
failed utmost entirely.
A British army oftlcor in an Ameri
can ueroplano crossed the English
channel and then returned, without
nllghting, in 00 minutes.
Suit has been commenced to set
asido railroad land grants in Oregon
aggregating 3,000.000 acres, and now
valued ut ubout $50,000,000.
East and Middle West railroads havo
filed notlco of an Increaso In freight
rates, nearly ovory road in tho country
now having given such notice.
It is reported thut an American en
gineer operating with tho Estrada
forces in Nicaragua has boon captured
by Madriz, and the government has
been asked to procure his release,
Charles II. Treat, ex-treasurer of tho
United States, died of apoplexy.
Four principal British colonies in
South Africa havo formed a union.
A tidal wave swept Uio Oregon coast
at Tillamook, damaging tho tramway
of tho lifo-aaving station.
Twcnty-fivo Wostorn railroads were
enjoined from putting into force on
Juno 1, a general advance in freight
rates.
President Tuft told Bryn Mawr stu
dents that educated women make tho
best companions, also that unmarried
women aro not necessarily failures.
An effort is being mado to bring
about a conforenco of representatives
of tho United States, Groat Britain,
Japan, und Russia with a view of agree
ing on the terms of a treaty for the
protection of fur seal in the North
fsAMe
60,000 COME WEST.
Spring Colonist Travel Breaks All
Previous Records.
Chicago. Juno 6. During the brief
period between March 1 and April 16,
this spring, between 40,000 and 60,000
colonists, according to tho various ran
road managers, found new homes in the
Pacific Northwest, in California, Idaho,
Montana. Nevada, Utah, Colorado and
Wvomlnir.
The spring movement ofjcolonlsts is
regarded as having broken tho record
of tho spring of 1009 by from 16 to 20
por cent. With tho exception of fig
ures which were prepared by tho man
ascmcnt of the Harriman lines, all fig'
urcs of tho colonist movement into
the Northwest aro estimates, Tho fig'
urcs presented by tho Harriman lines
may bo regarded as conservative and
as being close to tho actual movement,
Corresponding figures over tho Bur
lington, tho Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern could not bo obtained,
as no detailed account is mado of such
movement. Tho figures of tho Har
riman lines show that during tho bIx
weeks of the spring movement a total
of 10.542 persons found homes in tho
various Btatcs nnd territories men
tloncd. During tho samo period of
1000 only 13,047 colonists moved
through Uio various gateways fed by
tho Harriman roads. This Is an In
crcaso for tho six weeks of 2,695 col
onists, or approximately 10 per cent.
This comparison, however, docs not
tell tho whoto story, as tho movement
during 1909 continued 14 days longor
than tho present movement. Reduced
rates wcro in effect last year from
March 1 to April 30. For somo reason
unoxplaincd tho railroads decided this
year to reduce the colonist period from
two months to six weeks. According
ly, comparison can be mado only be
tween tho entire period this year and
tho corresponding six weeks of tho
olght weeks' period of 1909. The in
creaso In tho total movement of tho
cntlro period this year was not suffi
clcnt, however, to mske tho move
ment greater than that of lost year.
FARMERS GUIDED IN LOVE.
Kansas Profossor Issues Bulletin
on
Matrimonial Roform.
Topckn, Kan., Juno 0. "Farmers
know much moro of a specific and re
liablo naturo about preparing tholr
hogs for tho livestock markot than
thoy do about preparing thoir sons and
daughters for tho matrimonial market.
All theso important matters aro loft to
chance and accident becauso wo havo
been laboring under tho foolish delu
sion that lovo is blind and not to bo in
fluenced by Instruction or reason."
This Is the text of an official "score
card on matrimony. Issued by W. A.
McKeever, professor of philosophy at
the Kansas State Agricultural college,
In a bulletin Just Issued to f armors of
the state.
As a foundation for matrimonial re
form which Professor McKeever will
inaugurate In Kansas, tho qualifica
tions of the young man and young wo
man who apply for marriage licenses
should bo passed upon by the probate
Judge of each county, he says. This
official, he contends, should bo empow
ered by state law to hold an examina
tion and Inquire into tbo fitness of men
and women seeking marriage.
SHIP BRAKE IS REJECTED.
Attachment Would Retard Vessel Also
When Speed Is Sought.
Washington, Juno 0. Although It
was demonstrated by trial on the bat
tleship Indiana that what Is known as
tho "ship brake" would undoubtedly
stop a vessel In somewhat less tlmo
than whore It was pot empolyod, tho
dovlco hus been found unsuitable for
naval usage.
Tho naval Board which conducted tho
test holds thatLthu brake, which ro-
sombles a barn door on 'either side of
tho ship, (would soon becomo clogged
with barnacles unless constantly em
ployed. It would also Incroaso tho
danger from torpedo attack, bo a grave
mcnaco In closo evolutions and retard
tho speed of tho ship.
Hair Cut From Corpses,
Victoria, B, C Juno 0, Women In
the United Slates who purchase switch
es of black hair will be interested to
know that a crusado has been begun by
tho Chinese government against
Chlneso who supply human hair for
shipment to America, It seems that
charitable Institution or Canton
which buries largo numbers of paupers
whoso relatives aro unable to provide
colllna found tho hair dealers oxhumlng
corpses to recover tho hair, and when
this action was reported to the author
ities action was taken against them.
$20,000,000 In Stores.
Albany, N. Y Juno 6. Tho May
Department Stores company, of New
York, capitalized at $20,000,000, was
Incorporated today to conduct general
department stores. Of tho capital
slock, X5,U00,UU0 is to bo 7 per cent
cumulative preferred, and $16,000,000
common. I ho patters say that tho
company Intends to take over tho prop
erty of tho Schocnberg Mercantile com
pany, of St Louis; tho May Shoo and
Clothing company, of Denver; and the
May company, or Ohio, tho company
paid an organization tax of $10,000.
Ecuador Recalls Army.
Washington, Juno C Tho Stato de
partment is officially advised that tho
movement of tho Ecuadorean army
from tho Peruvian frontier began yes
terday, President Alfaro, in his mes
sage to Uio Ecuadorean congress, called
In extraordinary session, stated that
Ecuador warmly accepted the offer of
mediation by Uio governments of tho
United States, Brazil and Argentina.
and that he had oxpressed his apprecia
tion to tho mediating powers.
First Nome Boat Arrives.
Nomo, Alaska, Juno 6.-The steam
ship Corwin, which left Seattle May
10, arrived yesterday alter a hard bat
tle with tho Behrlng Sea Ice, in which,
however, sho sustained no serious dam
age. All were well on board, Tho
usual demonstration was made, tho cn
tlro population of tho camp going to
the beach to grot tho first boat. Nome
has been cut off from direct communi
cation with the active wcrtd uince last
fall.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
RAISE WATER OOO FEET.
Farmers Near Redmond Install Pump
ing Plant In Deep Canyon.
Redmond Pumping water from
Crooked river to tho table lands COO
feet abovo tho river is an experiment
being tried here. M. M. Davenport
and Neil Christcnson have Just com
pleted a pumping plant which raises
water by means of an ovdrshot water
wheel nnd supplies their homesteads on
tho peninsula.
Tho project Is n rcmarkablo under
taking. Tho Deschutes river and its
tributary, Crooked river, lio In gorges
600 to 1,000 feet deep, the walls being
nearly perpendicular. At tho point
whero tho Davenport-Chrlstonson pump
Is installed It Is necessary to ralso tho
wntor COO fent over four perpendicular
ledges, the highest of which Is 75 feet.
Tho undertaking, when commenced
last fall, looked lika a mammoth job.
Tho hardcBt part was to got the neces
sary materials to tho plnco where tho
wheel was to bo installed. All tho
material was lowered from tho plains
GOO feet abovo to tho water's edge. A
wheel soven feet In diameter and two
feet eight inches across tho faco was
built. Tho machinery and flumo wcro
arranged and securely fastened to tho
rocks to prevent them from bolng
washed away by high water. Eleven
hundred and sixty feet of plpo aro used
in making Uio raiBc of 025 feet. Tests
of tho Plant havo proved highly suc
cessful,
Lumbor Camps Can't Qet Men.
Hood River Tho r.rawborry grow
ers are not tho only employers of labor
who aro having their troubles theso
days. Tho Oregon Lumbor company
has almost been forced to closo Its mill
at Deo on account of tho scarcity of la
bor. Manager Charles T. Early says
thoy uso three crews "ono coming,
nnn working nnd ono irolnir." ihe In
borers do not seem to stick long at any
lob and whllo tho yard workers aro
getting $2,60 a day thoy will not stay
with thoir Jobs. Ono morning recently
with tho aid of Marshal Lewis, Mr.
Early rounded up 20 men In tho Jung
les and managed to persuade 13 of them
to take tho train for Deo and go to
work. Eloven were put to work intho
yam and two others sent on to tho
tlmbor csmp. At noon tho Deo office
called up and told Mr. Early thoy wero
ready for another round-up, as tho 11
men from Uio yard wero beating it
down Uio track. Fortunately these
loafora do not stick long in Hood Rlv
or. as thoy fret thirsty and havo to
movo along to Tho Dalles or Portland.
Last Horse Cars Vanish.
Klamath Falls Tho horsecar has
vanished from Klamath Falls. Tho
electric car is to rc plnco Uio anciont
moans of transportation. Tho track Is
to bo removed tho cntlro length oi
Main streol and this moans that tho
city will bo wiUiout streetcar service
for two or three months.
Tho company has applied for a new
franchlso for Main street. With tho
granting of this the system will bo
mado thoroughly up-to-date in every
particular. New lines will bo built on
sldo strcots and a bolt lino Is to bo
built around tho town to make a clrclo
from tho Upper lako down through
Buona Vista addition.
A motor car will bo put on tho run
around town. This Is to bo a mocorn
passenger car, with a largo carrying
capacity, and thoroughly equipped.
Berries of High Quality.
Hood River Tho strawberries are
now coming in in great quantities and
tho quality this year Is very high.
Tho soason may reach its holght dur
ing tho coming week If tho warm days
continue. Tho Applo Growers' Union
has been shipping thrco carloads n day
during this week and tho price has
been ranging around 12,60 a crato.
With tho shlnmonta which aro bolng
mode by Independent shippers flvo car
loads havo been going out dally for tho
past threo days, Tho troublo over ox
press rates hus adjusted itself.
Transplant Eastern Oysters.
Astoria Four hundred and twenty
sacks of Eastern oysters for trans
planting at Tokoland for tho Toko
Point Oyster company, havo been re
ceived from Long Island sound. Thoy
wero not tho little seedlings that havo
been used heretofore und which take
about five years to mature sufllclent for
the market, but about tho size of an
Olympla oyster and will maturo In two
years. This Is an experiment but the
oyster people bellovo it is feasible.
Farmers' Union In Coos.
Marshifield A local branch of the
Farmers' Co-operativo and Educa
tional union was formed in this city by
Charles A. Hill, the organizer, who
has been working In this locality.
There aro now four or five different
branches of tho union in tho county
and thoy will all bo brought togothor
under u county organization. An
effort will bo mado to secure 1,000
members In Coos county.
Creameries Pay Farmers $385,000
Coqulllo Tho dairy industry of Coos
county last year yiolded tho farmers
$385,000, and 405 tons of butter was
hipped out of tho county. Tho Nor
way creamery led in point of produc
tion of buttor, turning out over 100
tons. In tho samo district 3G5 tons of
cheese was produced.
Marshfield Improves Waterfront.
Marshfield The Marshfield city
council is planning to clear the water
front of all : sheds, boainousea ana
buildings, so that it will be possible
to havo a wldo wharf extending the
full length of tho business section. To
do this it will bo necessary to condemn
somo of the buildings.
Eugene to Celebrate Fourth,
Eugeno EugcneTwlll celebrate tho
Fourth of July In an elaborate style
this year, the Merchants' Protective
association having taken up the matter
after Uio Commercial club had decided
not to celebrate. An air ship and oth
er big attractions will lM secured for
that day.
SILETZ BILL IS PASSED.
Hawley's Measure Adopted Ip House
Will Next Go to Senate.
Washington Representative Haw
loy has succeeded in passing through
the houso his bill directing tho patent
ing of a considerable number of home
stead entries in tho Silotz reservation.
As passed by the houso, Hawley's bill
provides: "That all pending home
stead entries heretoforo mado within
the former Silete Indian reservation,
upon which proofs wcro mado prior to
December 31, shall be passed to patent
In all cases whero it shall appear to
tho satisfaction of tho secretary of
tho Intorior that tho entry was made
for tho oxclusivo uso and benefit
of tho cntryman, and that tho entry
man built a houso on tho land,
entered and otherwise improved tho
samo and actually entered into occu
pation thereof, and cultivated n por
tion of said land for Uio period required
by law, and that no part of tho land
entered has bean sold or convoyed or
contracted to bo sold or conveyed by
tho cntryman, and whoro no contest or
other adverse proceedings was com
menced against tho cntryman, and no
tlco thereof served upon tho cntryman,
prior to tho data of submission of tho
proof thereon, or within two years
thereafter, provided, that nothing
therein contained shall prevent or fore
stall any adverse proceedings against
any entry upon any chargo of fraud,
and provided further, that any cntry
man who may make application for
patent under the provisions of this act
shall as an additional condition prece
dent to tho Issuance of such patent, bo
required to pay to Uio United States
$2.60 per acre for land so applied for."
Coos Farmers Favor Good Roads
Marshfield Road supervisors In Coos
county havo received from tho Oregon
Good Roads association letters asking
thorn to cooperate in tho movement for
nmendment to tho constitution provld
ing for tho bonding of each county for
good wagon roads. Tho plan Is favor
ed generally In Coos county. Thoro Is
n big movement on in Coos county for
hotter roads. This year thcro is to bo
expended about $110,000 by tho county
besides monoy which has been private
ly subscribed by property owners, who
appreciate good roads.
Oil Well Reaches 3,730 Foot.
Ontario The oil well Is down to a
depth of 8.730 feet Tho drill Is work
Ing In a harder shalo than has boon
found In the well and tho color of the
shalo Is dsrker. than tho bluo which has
been in evidence so long. This is tho
sort of cap rock usually found Just be
foro entering a sand. It Is generally
believed that a sand will soon be
reached and the oil development of this
section will be past Uio experimental
stsge and be a permanent reality.
Ship 60 Cars Strawberries,
Hood River Fifty cars of straw
berries havo been shipped from Hood
River, a record sate early shipment.
A good many growers in tho lower val
ley ahould clean up their patches dur
Ing Uio coming week. Borrles from"
tho Crapper and other districts, how
ever, are commencing to como in and a
few aro also arriving from Mount
Hood.
Marcola Mill Starts.
Eugono Tho Southern Pacific com
pany has started ono of its sawmills nt
Marcola in operation alter a shutdown
of thrco years. The other two mills
owned by tho company In that vicln
Ity will bo started up as. soon as thoy
aro In readiness, which will bo Insldo
of a fow weeks. Theso mills, when
operating to their full capacity, cm'
ploy 300 or 400 men.
All Oregon Items Remain.
Washington The rivers and harbors
bill was signed by the conference com
mittee with all Oregon items nailed
down. Thoro has been a hard fight
against tho Oregon items, but tho sen
ato conferees, at Bourne's Instance, in-'
sisted and finally overcame tho houso
conferees' opposition.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices: Bluestem, 84
(385c; club, 80I81c; red Russian, 78c;
valley, 84c
Barloy Feed and brewing, $19(320
ton.
Corn Whole, $32; cracked, $33 ton.
Hoy Track prices: Timothy, Wil
lamette valley, $2021 per ton; EasU
cm Oregon, $22325; alfalfa, f 16(3)10;
grain hay, $1718.
Oats No. 1 white, I26GC27 per ton.
Fresh fruits Strawberries, $1.25
1,60 per crato; apples, $1.5003 per
box: cherries, 75r3$l,60 per box;
gooseberries, 6ji6c per pound.
Potatoes uid Uregon, 6oc per hun
dred; new California, l?432c per
pound.
vegetables Artichokes, tiuojyoc per
dozen; asparagus, $1.262 per box;
cabbage, 24(a2tc per pound; head
lottuce, 6060c per doaen; hothouse
lettuce, 60c$l per box; garlic, 10(?D
Viiic per pound; green onions, loc per
dozen; radishes, 15($Mc; rhubarb, 2(
3c per pound; spinach, $8I0c per
pound; rutabagas, $1.251.60 per
sack; carrots, 85c$l; beets, $1.50;
parsnips, 76c$l,
Butter City creamery, extras, 29c
per pound; fancy outaUk creamery, 23
(!p!9c; store, 20c. Butter fat prices
average lc per pound under regular
butter prices.
Eggs Current receipts, 24c, ordi
nary capdled, 25c; exit. 827c
Pork Fancy, 12lt star pound.
Veal Fancy, 10lle per pound.
Lambs Fancy, 9lte per pound.
Poultry Hens, 19$19&e; broilers,
2S(-T30c; ducks, 182f . 12tfe;
turkeys, live, 2022 dressed, 25c;
squabs, $3 per dozen.
Cattle Beef steers, feed to choice,
$5.46(J5.80; fair to sawMtim, $4.46$
4.80; cows, and keifers, good to
choice, $4.60(35; fair' to medium, $4$
4.75; bulls, $34; taw, $34.76;
calves, light, $5.76T; heavy, $4
6.60.
Hogs Top, $9.608,W; fair to me
dium, $8.60(39.50.
Sheep Best woth, $4.504.75;
fair to good, $44,'24;' best ewaa,
$3.764; lambs, eWtes, $.&;
fair, $4.7636,25. s. .
SIX STATES FAVOR INCOME TAX
Five
Reject. Two Postpone
Result In Three Years,
-Final
Washington, June 4. Six states
thus far through their legislatures
have ratified tho income tax amend'
mcnt to the constitution, five havo
jected It and two havo postponed aa
tlon.
Most of tho states will act during
the coming winter or tho winter fol
lowing, and tho fata of Uio amendment
will be definitely known in two or
threo years at tho very latest. If 12
states voto adversely on the amend
mcnt it will be defeated, but it
mains to bo seen whether 12 Btatcs will
venturo into tho opposition column.
friends or tho tncomo tax express
tho fullest confidence that the amend
mcnt ultimately will bo adopted, and
bellovo that ono or two of tho states
now on record against it will reverse
their attitudo whon now legislatures
nro chosen.
Tho six states that havo voted to
ratify this amendment nro Alabama
South Carolina, Illinois, Maryland,
Kentucky and Mississippi. Tho states
voting adversely aro Now York, Rhodo
Island, Massachusetts, Virginia and
Louisiana, while Georgia nnd Now
Jersey havo postponed a vote until the
noxt session of thoir legislatures.
Senator Norrls Brown, of Nebraska,
who has kopt closo tab on tho Incomo
tax fight, and who was one of Uio fore'
most advocates of tho incomo tax
whllo the tariff bill was before congress
lost session, predicts that tho income
tax amendment will be a part of Uio
constitution within thrco years. He
bclloves that more than three-fourths
of tho states will support It, and says
It will bo Indorsed in every stato
whero tho incomo tax Is made a polltl
cal issue In tho legislative camnalirn.
tie concedes that Pennsylvania. New
Jersey, Delaware and somo of tho Now
England states will bo among tho op
position, but all of this was expected
whon tho fight opened. Now York,
howovor, ho believes will in tho end
fall In lino and voto to ratify tho
amendment.
According to Senator Brown, all tho
states of tho West without exception,
will ratify tho Incomo tax amendmont,
most of thorn during tho coming Win
tor. Ho predicts also that Uio South
ern states will ratify It within two
years. Virginia failed to ratify bo
causo tho speaker of tho Virglnlajhouso
was nblo to bring about an adverso
vote. This vote, Brown bollovcs, may
bo reversed, particularly If tho Income
tax Is mado an Issuo in Virginia. Tho
samo thing may bo done in Massachu
setts, though tho chances there aro not
particularly favorable, he opines.
INCREASE OF WAGES TO KAISER
High of Cost Living Affects Imper
ial Household.
Berlin, June 4. A semi-official de
claration was Issued today explaining
the causes of tho financial stress under
which the emperor finds himself and
the requirement for an increase In the
civil list of the king I'of Prussia aa
agreed upon by the leaders of tho Prus
slan Diet yesterday.
It has been decided to introduce a
bill to bring His Majesty's allowance
up to $5,000,000.
Tho public Is reminded that tho
Prussian crown surrendered! to the
state In 1820 properties yielding at
that tlmo nearly 12,000,000 annually
and tho valuo of which has been great
ly augmented since. Tho increased
cost of living renders the present al
lowanco inadequate, the statement
says.
Each year his support of tho court
theaters alono costs tho emperor $700,'
000, and in recent years ho has in
creased tho salaries of tho middle and
lower employes of the Imperial house
hold by a total of $250,000.
Spring Clean-Up 91,176,000.
Nome, Alaska, June 4. Tho Spring
gold clean-up of the Nome district is
estimated at $1,175,000. A largo por
tion of this will come from third beach
mines. Candle creek will contribute
$300,000 and the creeks of tho Kou
garok will yield $200,000. The first
sluicing of the year began horo yestcr
day but telephone messages from point
further from the ocean say the weather
is still too cold for work. There will
be no lack of water this summer. The
Spring output of the Innoko and Idlta-
rod Is estimated at $1,250,000,
Boat Burns Off Alcatraz
San Francisco, June 4. The City of
Rafael, a small stern wheel freight
boat plying between this city and San
Rafael, burned to the water's edge in
the middle of the bay off Alcatraz
Island shortly after 11 o'clock last
night, So rapidly did the flames
spread soveral members of the crew
leaped overboard and were picked up
by launches and two nreboata which
went out to assistance of the burning
vessel. Considerable excitement was
caused by report the that the burning
vesse was one of tho large ferry boats.
Conductor Takes Blame.
Oakland, Cal., June 4, W. J, Hoi-
dorf, the Oakland traction conductor,
in a signed statement to hi employer,
has taken all responsibility for the
Leona Heights wreck on Memorial day,
in which four persona were killed and
a score of others seriously injured. He
surrendered himself to the police and
was today charged with manslaughter
and released upon his own recognis
ance, pending the verdict of the cor
oner's jury, which will meet June 7.
Theft Covered by Storm.
Salinas, Kan., June 4. During a
thunder storm last night time men
broke into the pos toffee at KaaepolU,
SO miles west of bare, leaded the safe
on a truck and took it some disiane
away, where it was cracked open. Six
hundred dollars in cash aad $1,000 ia
stamps were takes.
Italians Stone Princes.
Detraold, Llppe, June 4. Prinea
Leopold IV, the reigning prinee of
Lippe, and his brothr, Prinee Julius,
were stoned by a gang of Italian la
borers while motoring yesterday.
Prinee Julius reeeived a wound on tb
head. Later several of the assailants
mam fkMBasjasAae)
Wftf cBBjsjmsk
UNITED EFFORTS
TO SAVE TIMBER
Railroads, Timbcrmen and Of
ficials Co-operate.
Disappearance ot Prospective Ton
nage Stirs Roads to Action
Big Increase In Values,
Portland, Ore., Juno 7. Realizing
that with tho burning of every thou
sand feet of standing timber thcro Is n
loss of labor amounting to $8, that
stumpago values decrcaao $2, nnd tho
railroads sea tho vanishing of tonnago
which cannot bo replaced for many
yean, tho necessity of adopting safety
measures for tho prevention of tho ro
petition of tho fires of 1002 has led to
tho organization of several cooperative
associations.
Oregon and Washington In 1902
helplessly watched tho gigantic confla
grntlons which wiped out n largo
amount of Uio vislblo nssota of tho
states, nnd nloo resulted in tho destruc
tion of two towns, Sprlngwatcr, Or.,
nnd Brush Prairie, Wash., moro than
20 lives being lost.
That fire occurred In n dry season In
tho mountains, and was only ono of
Uio many which raged along tho Cos
cades and adjacent ranges. It is said
by timber cruisers and millmon from
tho upper waters of tho rivers of Uio
two states that tho year 1910 Is thus
far a duplicate of Uio conditions which
made possibio tho losses or that sea
son.
Anticipating tho dangor which is
suro to oxlst, an effective system of pa
trol is being placed In operation, the
railroads, timber owners, stato and
county organizations Joining with tho
forest service In an endeavor to pre
vent tho occurrcnco of fires and to con
trol thoso which may bo started.
Many of tho largo railroads on the
Coast havo begun clearing tliclr rights
of way of all Inflammablo material for
a dlatanco of 100 fcot on eithor sldo of
tho center of tho track, equipping thoir
engines with spark arresters and In
itructlng train crews and employes In
flro fighting. Sparks from railroad en
gines havo proved tho greatest causa
of fires, and aro followed by donkoy en
gines, hunters' nnd campers' fires, mill
smokestacks and lightning. Ono of the
destructive fires of tho Coos Bay re
glon was caused by a settler knocking
tho sshca from his plpo among Uio dry
leaves and twigs beside a log on which
ho was resting.
An effort will bo mado to keep In
touch with slash burnings made by
settlors and to warn all persons enter
ing the forests of this state of tho ne
cessity of exorcising care in handling
flro. Tho forest Isnds are now plaster
ed with warning signs.
in mis manner It Is hoped to savo
the tremendouus values which aro be
coming available with the development
or railroads. Timber sections which
at one tlmo sold in Oregon for $500
have recently changed hand for aa
much as $160,000. On that basis tho
prevention of forest fires becomes a
matter of stern business.
MISS MORGAN OBSERVER
Daughter of Financier Mingles
With
Aqueduct Laborers.
Now York, June 7. To sco with her
own eyes tho conditions undor which
tho men who aro building tho Catsklll
aqueduct to New York City are work
Ing, Miss Anne Morgsn, daughter of J.
Pj Morgan, went 600 feet bolow the
surface of Rondout valloy today and
talked for hours with gangs of Italians
and negroes.
Accompanying her were Miss Fran
ccs Keller, secretary of the Stato Im
migration department, nnd Dr. David
Flynn, sanitary superintendent of the
board of water supply. The trip was
mado as a result of a criticism publish
ed by Miss Keller in a magazino ar
ticle.
Miss Morgan had little to say of her
observations, but she praised the en
gineers and begged them to "be kind
to the poor fellows."
President Returns Home.
Washington, Juno 7, President Taft
returned to Washington tonight at 8:44
o'clock from his Western trip. He
went directly to the White house, de
claring he intended to see no ono this
evening.
The president was highly pleased
with the enthusiasm shown by the
crowds that greeted him at the rail
road station at which his train stopped
today. Although there was a steady
downpour of rain, cheering crowds
balled Mr. Taft. who spoke briefly at
several point.
Madriz Ready far Mediation.
Blueftelds, Nic, June 7. General
Estrada, leader of the provisional gov
ernment, has repeated the offer that he
made last March to Madriz lookidg to
the establishment of peace.
The conditions of his proposal pro
vide for the friendly mediation of the
United states, that country to desig
nate the Nicaragua whom it considers
most fit to occupy the presidency pro
visionally, neither Dr. Madriz nor Gen
eral Estrada being eligible; the pro
visional prsaident to convoke elections
for a constitutional president
Steamer Brings S9O0.000.
Dawson. Y. T., June 7. The steam
er Sehwatka arrived from Fairbanks
yesterday, Um first boat of the year
from Um lower Yukon. The Sehwatka
brought 9900,906 of Tanana gold for
Saattl. The gold la being shipped
this year by express. The next steam
ar will bring $1,009,000 of Fairbanks
dust. The Sehwatka sailed immedi
ately far the Mi tared, carrying 35 pas
senger to that point aad 15 to other
Boiata.
3. Each Man's Portion.
Washington, June 7. Treasury offi
cials igure that if all the money in
circulation in the United States wore
divided equally, every man, woman
and child would have $86.59, Tha total
amount in general circulation is $319,
a wmiw s tS
998,978,587 was
as assets of ft
388,884, of which
bald in tha treasury
araxH of am xenrata.
Tha Dranmtlo Kperlee ef Twa.
Anlirtllt Bsylorars.
C. B. Dorchgrevlnk, commander of
the antarctic expedition ot 1898, near
ly lost bis life by an accident ot a na
turo so peculiar that It Is probable no
other man could duplicate tho experi
ence. At tho foot of Mount Terror In
February, 1900, he landed from bis.
ship wlUi Captain Jensen and three
other men. Then, wishing to take a
picture of tho shore, be sent his boat
back to the vessel to got a camera, and
he and Captain Jensen were left alone
on tho rough beach. Before the boat
returned a strange and awful thing
happened. Mr. Dorchgrevlnk told that
story In the Outlook:
A roar and a rush, with tremendous
explosions, shook the beach, The
thought came to us that the perpen
dicular rocks above us woro falling.
Then we realized what was taking
placo. Tho mighty glaclor Immedi
ately to tho west of us was giving
blrth to an iceberg.
Millions ot tons of ico plunged into,
tho ocean. Wo could sco nothing be
yond nn immonso cloud of rolling
snow. Tho wator roso from the plunge
of this antarctic monarch. I sang out
to Jensen, "Now wo shall havo to face
tho wavol"
Wo rushed to the highest point of
our limited beach, four feet above the
sea. We saw advancing on us a dark
green rldgo with n white crest. I
called to Jensen to strugglo for dear
llfo. We clutched tho uneven rocks,
with our backs toward the advancing,
water. Although It could not hava
taken moro than seven minutes, tho
time seemed long beforo the water
closed ovor our heads.
Floating upward, scrambling upon,
the rocks, I toro tho nails from my
flesh In my endeavor to keep from be-'
log dragged out After tho second
wavo wo again felt the rocks under
our feet
At tho placo where Jensen and I
first stood the rock was wet twenty
feet abovo' our heads. It was some
what lower when It struck us. Whero
tho wavo had struck with full force
tho faco of the rock hnd been altered,
and rocks wero still falling when the
thrco men In tho boat found us, bleed
ing and torn.
Two facts had saved us. To our
right a small peninsula of Ico protrud
ed somo flvo fcot from tho rock, and
tho rock Itself bent toward the west
From tho moment It struck tho cur to
ot the mountain rock to tho west of
us the wave took a courso moro east
erly than whero Jensen and I stood.
jj Wit of the Youngsters jj
Stranger Llttlo boy, why don't you
go home and havo your trousora aiond
odT Llttlo Iloy 'Causo I'm economis
ing. A holo will last longer than a
patch.
"My dollle Is just getting ovor tha
measles," said little Elsie. "Has yours
had 'em yotT" "No," replied small
Marglt, "but she's awfully fractious
about her teeth, and I'm going to give
her some pollygorlc"
"What does ferment meanT" asked
the teacher of the Juvenile class. "It
means to work," answered Freddy.
That's right." said the teacher. "Now,
Tommy, you may write a sentence on
your slate containing the word." A few
minutes later Tommy handed up the
following: "Tramps don't like to fer
ment"
Crawford In Kill.
One of the best known guide in the
capltol at Washington used to be
Colonel Jasper K. Snow, formerly a
Kansas City lawyer, who always sat
in Republican conventions' and voted
for Dlaine as long as there was a
Blaine to voto for.
Colonel Snow used to tell tbls little
story ot the late Marlon Crawford.
lie had met Mr. Crawford In Flor
ence, Italy, and when the novelist
came to Washington Colonol Bnow was
the first person who showed him the
doom made by the novelist's father,
Thomas Crawford.
These are tho Senate bronze doors
on the eastern portico, They repre
sent scenes connected with the Revo
lution and the founding ot the govern
ment The panel representing Washington's
reception at Trenton when on bis way
to his Inauguration in New Yortf coa
tains among the populace portrait fig
ures or toe sculptor, his wife, his
three children and Randolph Rogers,
the sculptor ot the main doors of the
capltol.
The novelist, who bad never aeei
the doors before, quickly Identified his
mother and father.
"Yes,"' be said, "mother used tt
wear her hair just like that"
Then, gazing at the largest child, a
Fauntleroylsh figure in kilt, with long,
nowmg nair, ne added speculatively:
"Hut I wonder It I ever really did
look like that?" New York Sun.
Vlltlalaa- tha WhIi Froaaet.
A parish in the highlands bad been
cut off from communication with tha
nearest town owing to a severe storm.
Supplies began to give out. and tha
minister was much perturbed la mind,
as his sautbox was quite empty. Tha
Sabbath came round. How was ha to
get through his discourse without tha
aid of bis usual stimulantT Ha ap
pealed to his faithful henchman, tha
sexton. Alas, ha was la a similar un
satisfactory predicament! How waa
It to he remedied? Andrew shook his
head, thought long aad suddenly dis
appeared. Presently he return1 wkh
something resembling anuaT wrapped
carefully la paper. The minister took
a hearty pinch or two and then askad:
-Please, sir, I Just went aad swscnk
tna puipK out,- was us rsply.-
oa Advertiser.
Na PaoMt la Hta Vaahalnr,
Teacher An Indian's wife U eallsd
squaw. Correct Now wha can teal
me what aa Indian's babf- la oallad?
Bright Pupil I know, misa
aquawker. Beaton Srenlng Tram
script
The next tlaa yeu ar teal tea ton.
took yourself over, and aa ht ytm
haven't rcaUy a foal aht as