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CURRENT EVENTS OF THE WEEK Doings of the World at Large Told in Brief. EXPECT CROP SHORTAGE. Ueneral Rotume of Important Eventi Presentod in Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. Roosevelt will undergo on operation for throat trouble. Many congressional Inquiries will ba mado during tho summer. Crops In tho dry farming scctlonB of Montana nro unusually good. . Robbers held up an 0. R. & N. trnln lust leaving Ogden. Utah, but got lit tic. A variety actress In Cleveland, Ohio, has crono insane over tho coming J or fries-Johnson prizefight. Jacob Schlff, ono of tho moat prom incnt of New York bankers, says tho financial stringency Is past. An American boat won tho jubllco price in tho races at Kiel, Germany. The emperor's boat was beaten, An imperial decrco Issued by tho rul ing regent In Chirm refuses tho do mand of tho people for n national par llamcnt. A Chincso tong war broko out In Now York City and thrco Chinamen wero killed and about 40 shots fired in less than two minutes. Diaz Is ro-olectcd president of Mex Icoforslx years, and Ramon Corral vico president. It Is bollovcd that Corral will succeed Diaz at tho end of that tlmo. It Is reported that labor conditions at tho Dothlchem Stool works In Penn svlvan a arc disgraceful. Tho men work 12 hours por day. 7 days n week, and do not got enough pay to tumble them to live outsldo of boarding houses. Secretary of War Dickinson says Bnlllngcr will bo fully vindicated. On advlco of Northwest Railroad Experts Say Crop Will Fall Below Average. Chicago Alarmed over unfavorable crop reports, railroads extending Into the Northwest have decided to inaug urate ono of the most rigid retrench ment policies of recent years. All Western railroads, including those run- nlng from Chicago Into tho Northwest and into Canada, havo had experts out on their lines for the past ten days gathering data regarding crop condl- tlons. These men havo mado reports to various railroad managements, which havo caused gcnoral alarm as to tho tonnntro of tho future. Several of tho Northwestern rail roads have already colled conferences between operating officers with a view of giving them Information regarding conditions and diBcussing retrench' mcnt. Railroad crop reports for tho North west Indicated that along tho lines of tho St. Paul, Burlington, Northwest ern. Minneapolis & Omaha and other roods the wheat crop, In soveral states, will not bo creator than CO per cent. Tho experts dcclaro that in Minnesota and in North and South Dakota, for example, n largo proportion of the wheat ucrcago is being plowed up and sown to flux. An early drouth in this section, fol lowed by days of continuous hot winds, which took the moisture out of tho around and started tho wheat to head ing 6ut. havo been tho causes of . tho threatened crop shortage. On all of tho Northwestern roads all now con- ntructlon has bcon ordered stopped. Ono road which has several hundred miles of now road graded and ready for rails litis ceased work on this im provement. Track forces have cither bcon cut to n minimum or ordered reduced In tho Immediate future. FARMS CALL FOR HARVESTERS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE CONSPIRATORS ARE FINED. GOOD NATURE WON CONGRESS DIAZ SENDS BEST TROOPS. Sup- Knnini dots 2G.000 Men and Noods as Many Moro. Topckn, Kan. Tho big rush of tho wheat harvest Is now on in CO counties of Kansas. A call for 40,000 men to help in tho fields has been responded to by probably 25,000 and as many moro could bo used In tho grain and Rnlllngcr. President nlfal fa cutting with proflL Tho Kan- Taft vetoed tho Slletz settlers' land Rim alght-hour law docs not apply to 1,111. tho wheat Holds, and a day's labor or ... . ,,, 10 liouro moro properly nils tno uiii in 1IIU lHJItllliiuuoui V I II... I.nrunaf flnliU . , I.. - , I ... 1. I.ih.I I MV fill. ,V llbll.nl IB nccusca oi oxionsivu iiiiiuur hum frauds In Idaho. Sonator Gore, tho blind senator from Oklahoma, says thero Is mucn corrup- tlon in hla state. Secretary of War Dickinson refuses to remove tho colored troops from Fort Lawton, near Seattlo, Wash. Tho Postal Telegraph company and rest and for religious worship, but they consider It a duty to go Into tholr fields and work on that day to novo tholr crops if that is deemed necessary. In years past wheat farmers havo worked In tholr fields on many Sun days, and they nro doing so this season with a will. Local employment agen cies luivu been deluged with calls for SUMMER SCHOOL OPENS. Sixth Annual Session Begins at Ore gon University. University of Oregon, Eugene Tho sixth annual summer session of tho university of Oregon, now open under tho direction of Professor H. D. Shcl don, is expected to be the most buc ccssful and best attended sinco tho summer school was started. It will lost six weeks, closing Friday even Ing. August 6, Plans aro being mado for at least 1C0 students. About fifty of theso will bo regular students taking extra work so as to grauuato in less man mo re- quired four years, and tho rest will be students who havo no tlmo to study i tho winter, Courses aro given during tho summer session in botany, chemistry, cduca- tion, English composition ana lltcra lure, French, Spanish, German, his tory, mathematics and physics. With the exception of English composition and literature, all tho courses will bo under tho regular heads of tho depart mcntfl. Professor Henry David Gray, of Lcland Stanford university, will havo charga of tho English dcparlmcnL In addition to Professor Gray, other well known educators will givo lec turo work in tho educational depart ment. Tho course they aro grouped under will comprlsa a scries of thirty lectures on tho various phases or school organization nnd administration. Horso Breodor Files Complaint Salem--A. C. Ruby, who breeds fine horses nnd has headquarters at Port land, has filed n complaint with tho railroad commission against what ho alleges unfair treatment by tho South crn Pacific company and tho Oregon Railroad & Navagation company Tho railroads, according to Mr, Ruby, nro universally slow In deliver ing slock after it nrrives, tho scrvico is poor and tho freight charges exor bltant. Mr. Ruby says all stallions and lacks aro billed at 3,000 pounds regardless of tholr actual wclgth, and somo woIkIi less than ono third that figure. Tho men who accompany horses aro compelled to pay full first class passenger faro to rido In n box car with tho animals. Tho cost is there ttTt Vflflf Mfvll. Recently It cost Mr. Ruby 9137 to cndloton to un $100 to ship horso from Klamath Falls to Portland Remodol Map of Oregon. Snlem Though initiative petitions have already been presented at tho olll co of tho secretary of state which pro noso by direct onnctmont to crcato livo new Oregon counties next November. In THINGS HUM IN SOUTH. to next th wnfom tlnlon nnd Roll companies i.iiti.ir,wi of mm fmm nil iinMinna nf petitions aro still boing circulated aro in a big lawsuit over rights in Now Southern nnd Central Kansas and Okla- "liferent parts of tho state asking tho Mexico. homa. In Oklahoma word comes that t i. .m nnH alii nrir.illnirhPH many fields of wheat nro so rlpo that ki...iHiwuv.v,. n -rt I . . ,.. , ,,, . .t i i .i ik. u.,,m -- li-nMi in nu nnim is inuinir on mo iiruuuu. lU '"'li" uu,ivtnu v-. ....... - .,,.,. I,... , , m-l- ll l illVIU HIM IU. WWII PUIIHIVIIV IIILUI W take euro of it. which ho was recently npivolntcd, and run again for governor of Now.York. A 7-voar old boy at Loutsvlllo Ky., found n railroad torpedo, and calling hla mother to boo tho fun, hit It with a hammer. Ho was instantly killed by tho explosion. Thrco robbers, after committing a robbery and doublo murder nt Lynn, Mass.. wero pursued by citizens In autoa, ono being killed, ono captured, DEATH FOLLOWS WIND STORM Tltreo Killed, Savon Inlured When Cyclone Strikes Canada, Mooso Juw, Saskatchewan A fright ful story of death and desolation as tho result of n storm lion reached tho city over tho long distance tolephono from l...llu wounded, nnd thu third forced to mounted police station 34.19-3, which ...' I la llllnl.wl In Wmlflli commit suicide A Mississippi river excursion boat, with 1,500 persona on Ixmnl, caught fire and was entirely destroyed. So far na known only three persons lost their Uvea, though witnesses say many leaped into tho water und wero, not rescued. The census bureau announces that It will soon bcirln irlvlng out returns of the 1010 census. Tho beef trust Indictment In Chi cago havo been quashed, and n now grand Jury is ordered. Ono day's heat record In Chicago In eludes six dead, nineteen prostrated and four bitten by rablil dogs. Whllo running nt high speed n Chi caro & Alton truln was derailed and turned turtle, badly Injuring 17. Louis Aloxandor Robertson, noted poet, is dead. Ho did his best writ ing whllo suffering severely from lo comotor ataxia. Nlcaraguan rebels havo l.fiOO troops ready to attack tho town of Rlucflelds, and all non-combatanta have been giv en 12 hours notice to leave tho city, A Navajo Indian in Dakota shot nnd killed n ranchman who accuwl him of cattle stealing, then rodo 70 miles to tho agency to surrender to tho officers. Frederick Kohler. tho "golden rule" chief of pollco of Cleveland, Ohio, has been entirely cleared of all churgea of misconduct against him nnd will bo reinstated, k train transporting Mexican troopa hero from United States Commissioner tuthosccnoof tho revolt along tno llildrcth, or Nick precinct, Cook a ln Northern bonier Unshed down n strep let. iho men, among whom wero grade and left tho track on a curve, Joseph Lnubncr, a prominent citizen of In situated In tho South country ubout GO ml Ion from Mooso Jnw. whllo details nro not concise it np- hears that a cyclone struck tho neigh' liorhood nt 2 p. in., and was mmo dlatcly followed by n terrific hall storm which rnvept n stretch of coun- try hair ii mllo wide. I.vory house nnd shuck in path of tho storm was destroyed. Thrco persons wero killed and seven moro or less In Jurcd. Tho crops wero utterly des troyed, Ihodcud nro Edward Mod' dlgan nnd his two little children. Tho injured nro his mother, two sisters nnd two brothers, besides four hired men, Ah soon as tho message was r' reived medical help was rushed to tho sceno of tho tragedy. Daniel Sully, Actor, Dlas. Woodstock, N. Y. Dnnlol Sully. tho old-tlmo actor, died ut his homo hero from Dright'a disease nnd heart failure. Sully was born ut Newport, R. I,, November 0, 1865, nnd went on tho stage in 1875 as u niwclalty per former, It whs ii peculiarity of his never to appear in any but a Catholic piny. Among thu plays which ho wrote him self nnd produced wero 'Tho Comer Grocery," "Dnddy No lan." "Capital I'rlze." "Con Conroy &Co" ""O'Brien, tho Contrnctor," und "Tlio l'nrish Priest." Seven Perish In Storm. Soward, Alaska Seven men are bo llovcd to havo been lost In a storm which Bwept Cook's inlet Wednesday night, according to n report received killing about 20. It is found that nftcr all allotments In tho Yakima reservation nro made thero will be no land left for settlers, Bremerton, tho navy yard town of Puget sound, has voted "wet" by 620 to 239. Tho dry goods trust of New York City has obtained another of tho largo retail stores there, Robert A, Taft, son of tho president, is among Uioao taking tho highest hon ors at Yalo this year, To commemorato its 100th annivers ary in 1910, Yalo will raise a $2,000.- 000 endowment for its medical depart- Kent, Tho senato will investigate tho charges of bribery in connection with the election of Senator Lorimor, of Illinois. Tho National Conference of Govern ors, which was Inaugurated na u regu lar annual event in tho Roosovelt ml . ..ministration, will be held this year at Frankfort and Louisville, Ky., No vember 29. Seward; F. R. Stewart, of Stowart City; W. C. M. Perkins, and John Winter, set out In n dory from Kern Creok to cross tho inlot. Tho water was rough when they started and terrific storm eamo' up. Air Routes Are Provided. Munich, Havarlu It is now nn nounccd that as "n Bpccial concession to Americans," motor-cars will bo per mitted In tho village territory, an or dinance of Obcrammergau against tho uso of power cars being rescinded for tho period of tho "rasslon Play," In order to caro properly for tho motorists who will visit Oberammergau, the "Pwslon Play" committee is building n tiro proof garago to accommodate 200 cars and their attendants. Roosevelt, Jr., At Home, Son Francisco Theodore Roosovelt Jr., who was married to Mlsa Eleanor Butler Alexander In Now York a few days ago, has arrived hero with hU bride, Tho couple will mako their home in San Francisco, whero young Roosovelt will bo connected with a largo carpet establishment, as assistant to tho sales manager. electorate to cranio two nddltlonnl ones, mnklng tho list of now counties to bo created by tho poo pi o ut tho ncx gcnornl election n total of seven. Four of theso now cdunties aro to bo located In Eastern Oregon nnd thrco in West ern Orgcon. If thoy all carry, tho map of Oregon will bo so badly mutl Inted tho state's own sons will bo un nblo to recognize it. Landmarks Qlvo Way to Progress. Burns Tho work of tonrlng down tho old buildings occupied by tho Young grocory nnd incut market to make way for the new two story Ma- sonic building Is going on rapidly Tho old corner building la ono of tho early landmarks nnd Is surrounded by unpleasant memories. It was there In u saloon which then occupied it that n doublo tragedy occurred In which two prominent families wero Involved, ono of each being shot to death by each other, tho tnlo of which Is still told with horror by those who witnessed it. Stage Line to Coos Day. Roseburg C. P. Barnard has put on a Btago line between this city and Coos Bay. When tho regular' mall schedule opens next motnh tho Coos Bay mall. Intsoad of going by way of Myrtle Point nnd then by trnln to Mainliflold will go by way of tho old Coos Buy wagon road from this city and will reach Mnrshfleld early In tho morning instead of at noon, Mr. Bnr- nnrd will also operato a stago lino from Roseburg to Myrtlo PolnL Cool Weather Hepls Apples, Hood River The cool weather in the Hood River valley has aided tho upplo crop, Orchardists are propping the trees, preparing for tho heavy burden of fruit. Apples havo never been so large. Tho box factories aro running full crows making boxes to meet tho demands, A large number of the grow era aro Increasing their orders for box es an tho season advances, Hood River is expected to market 400.000 boxes of apples this year. State Gives 0,000 Acres. Salem Tho state has deeded to tho Federal government 0,000 acres of land In Crook county, formerly embraced In tho Columbia Southern project. Tho land wus patented to the atato on tho strength of certificates that tho land had been irrigated. When tho government learned that tho land had not been irrigated, suit to recover was threatened, 'loheadotf tho impending litigation, the state has roconveyed tho land to the government. Grants Pass Man Tells ot Project Water 40,000 Acres, Portland "Everybody is too busy in Southern Oregon to think of what tho rest of tho world is doing," said H. T. Norton, of Grants Pass. "Things nro humming down our way, mnny settlers nro coming In und there will bo rcmarkablo development of that part of the state within tho noxt few years. "Tho Roguo River Irrigation & Power company has just let a contract for n project which will Irrigate 30, uuu acres, although 4U,uuu acres ore contemplated in tho cntlro scheme. Tho contract calls for water on the Grants Pass district, composed of nbout 15,000 ncrcs, for tho Irrigation season of 1911, nnd wntcr on tho Mcr un district, containing about tho same ncrcngo, for tho season of 1912. " lho districts nro being settled rap idly anu tno irrigation ditches mean a transformation of tho cntlro country. In many places thero Is sufficient sub irrigation to insure good crops and tho vnlloys nro nlso productlvo without lr- rlgntion. Tho new system will patch up tho bnro spots left by nature, mak ing Uio whola country n vast field of producing soil. Many of tho ranchers who nro raising good crops without Ir rigation will tako water to Insure against a possible drouth and to in crease tho productiveness of tho for tile soil. "Irrigation was not considered fens iuio until a local company was organ ized nnd promoted n system last year, It was a pumping proposition. Tho contract for tho pumping and wntcr Moses Haas Pays 8)6,000. F. A. Peck ham $5,000 In 01,000 Bills. Washington, D. C. Moses Haas, of New York, and Frederick A. Peckham, of Cincinnati, after fighting for five years against indictments returned Tff0 Ranr1 nf Arhinvnmnnr Urntcd by tho arrival of soldiers from against them in the cotton leak 1n tho vw v i.v...v, v...v.. cananca, tho entire Mexican border, i i . in i i r . ni. a.i-.f Ti.. n i ri Mexican Revolution Will Be presed at Any Cost. El Paso, Texas Although the ex pected attack on the Mexican custom house nt Naco. Sonora, haa been frus- departmont or agriculture, have en torcd pleas of guilty to tho count in tho indictment charging conspiracy to effect a misconduct in office. On the recommendation of tho de partment of agriculture, Justice Gould imposed a fine of $6,000 on Haaa and $5,000 on Peckham, which they paid and wero released from custody. Tho other indictments pending 4 against mem were not pressed. Haas and Peckham paid their flcns in $1,000 bills. Tho lawyers for Ed win a. Holmes, Jr., the former asso ciate statistician, were taken bv sur- priso when Unas and Peckham pleaded guilty and were not prepared to say what courao they wou Id tnke for their client. Holmes was tried In 100G and tho jury disagreed. Charges are still pending in tho New York courts ngninst Theodore II. Price, tho cotton operator implicated in the scandal. Rivals "Big Stick." APPEAL TO THE UNITED STATES Many Reforms Rofused to Ex-Presl- dent Aro Granted to Taft Only Ono Measure Failed. Washington, D. C Through con ciliation nnd compromise, nnd in a friendly spirit of co-operation, Prcsi' dent Taft secured from congress, dur ing tho session just closed, more im portant legislation than has been enact ed in any other ono session of recent years. Ills whole legislative program, with tho exception of ono bill, Is now law. In no single session of tho strenuous Roosevelt administration were bo many Important bills enacted, nor did con- grca so nearly carry out tho wishes of tho executive. In those days con- ...... ..!-!.!.. I 1- II l.f .11-1. 1 -aw.,. i um - .lriin(.i, ! ii,n inin anaolnn iftn. i-iiiousiering be Stopped. gtcM mot the ,)rc8tdont moro thon half Washington. D. C It was reported way nnd gnvo him all that for which here that a large armed vessel carry- ho mado a special pica all save tho Ing munitions of war for tho Madriz anti-injuctlon bill. government In Nicaragua sailed from From the administration standpoint Now Orleans and that tho Estrada in- and from tho party standpoint it was surgent representatives havo appealed to the United States to send warship aiter nor. It is being asserted here that tho steamer Columbia, which cleared yes terday from ;Now Orleans for Bluo- a remarkably successful session, for was let to mo uoidcn unit Mining iicids, carried a largo Quantity of mu company und last summer tho water nltlons of war for tho Madriz army and was run down tho main street or also thrco largo high-speed gasoline u ranis rass to snow mat irrigation launches equipped with machlno guns, wns possible. Then high water came. Tho launches, these men say, were ono cnu or tno mining company a dam marked "J. I,." and wero to be un was washed nwny, tho stockholders of tho cqmpnny became Involved In lltl gallon among themselves, and no re pairs were made. company is now loaded nt Pcnrl Ingoon, on the oast coast, near Blucflcldi, They lay tho mtrk "J. I" consigns tho launches to Tho local irrigation Julian Irias, whom Madriz haa appoint- part of tho Roguo tcda plenary commissioner over the River Irrigation St Power company and will carry tho new project through." Inheritance Tax Fortune. Salem Tho stato trcsnuror's office has rccolvcd tho Inheritance tax from tho cstnto of tho lata Carolino Lndd, nmountlng to nonrly $14,000. Tho not vnluo of tho cstato was $1,491, 104. 57. There were fiva children, each .of whom received $298,238.92, on which each paid to tho state $2,932,39, n total of $14,(101.05. Tho law provides that a discount shall bo given for payment of inherl tanco taxes within eight months. This was takon advantago of, tho saving to tho citato being $733.10, and tho net amount paid to tho atato ury $13,028.85. cast half of Nlcnragu. A protest will bo addressed to tho State department by Estradas. WOMEN RIDE IN AIRSHIP. Ten Bravo Dangers of Long Flight In Zeppelin Craft. Dusscldorf, Germany Tho Zeppelin airship mado a four hours' excursion over the Industrial cities of this dis trict, mo return and landing wero mado without incident. The machine took a second but shorter excursion in tho afternoon. The Dcutachland, on tho longer trip, aaaW3aH BBBaVt '''' l8 BBBBl!"KBti from Conunca to Cludnd Porflrio Diaz. opposlto Laredo, Texas, is in a state of revolutionary ferment and outbreaks aro feared nt n dozen places. All available troops havo been de tailed along tho borders, with orders to suppress all disturbances with an iron hand. Principal reliance is being placed on the rurnlcs, organized by President Diaz himself, nnd recognized as his ardent supporters and the most efficient troops In the Mexican army. Many citizens have been prciscd into service and armed to protect govern ment funds at tho custom houses along tho border. At Nnco, Sonorn, tho government funds removed to United States terri tory for protection hnve been taken back to Mexico and the Mexican offi cials and women and children who fled to Arizona soil have returned to tholr homes. Tho troopa sent from Can nnoa are quartered in tho warehouse of tho Cananca Copper company, and are making preparations for an extended stay. Two hundred additional troopa are held in readiness nt Cananea to march to Nnco nt a moment's notlco. Commlssario Cublllns has purchased all available arms at Naco, Arizona, and has armed a body of citizens to protect tho town. , Reinforcements havo been received by Colonel Kostcrlitzsky, in command at Cannnca. This has enabled hlaa to spread details of troops along the bord er to intercept smuggled arms. He has ordered tho houso-to-houso search for arms continued in all tho North ern Sonora villages. Thrco burtos wero seized by masked men on tho United States sldo of the border Sunday night nnd loaded with ammunition, which was carried across Into tho San Joso mountains. A sound of ruraics is In pursuit of the party. Serious disturbances nro reported to havo taken placo nt Cludnd Porflrio Djaz, Coahulin, whoro tho revolution ary leaders have fled to Engto Pass to escape arrest. It la reported by Moxlcan officials that nowspapers printed In Spanish on tho American sldo of tho border have bcon n largo factor in stirring up tho discontent now finding expression. DUTY ON LEMONS EVADED. PRESIDENT rOItFIKIO DIAZ Aral M vojn. rt-clorti! Praalilant of lha Ila. pubiiaor Mexico. tho platform pledges largoly havo been i ina uruuii'iiimnii. nn inn innirnr inn i m . - . . leaving I ..ii o, "." .u. ". ' I ruilllled and harmony has 'been re- i trcas- d ..n. 7.::l.f.J l.: " "torcd between tho oxocutlvo and Rebuilding Telephone System. Burns Tho Union Tolephono & Tel egraph company, owning the entire system south of Canyon City through Iinrncy county, is making substantial Improvements, which will bring the lines up to tho highest standard and give Burns tho best exchange In t oat en Oregon. This will includo an cn tlro now cquipmont of wires to switch- boards. '1 ins, with an all night ser vice at central nnd good connections to tho railroad on tho north and on tho enst, will plnro Burns in good position for quick communication. Flowing Well for Railroad. Snlem A flowing woll, sufficiently strong to supply from 70,000 to 80,000 gallons of water dally, has been tap ped on tho property of tho Southern Pacific company nearly across the trncks from tho depot. Tho well is 90 feet in depth and gives out a 20 pound pressure. Practically 3,000 gallons an hour la furnished. The company ex- poets to uso this water for ita engine supply hereafter. Nearly 100,000 gal lons u day is used. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Track prices: Blucstem, 83c; club, 79380c; red Russian, 77c; valley, 81c. Barley Feed and browing, $190C20. Hay Track prices: Timothy, Wil lametto valley, $200)21 per ton; East crn Oregon, $2224; alfalfa, $154$1G; grnln hay, $1718. Oats No, l white, $Z5.oO(32G ton, Green Fruits Andes, Oregon New town, $2 per box; cherries, E10c per pound; apricots, $I,Z0(1.35 per box; caches, 75c7ffl.25; plums, $1601.50; gooseberries, 56c per pound; cur rants, $2(tf2.25 per box; raspberries, $1.35(3)1.50 per crate; loganberries, $1(3)1.60 per crate; blackcaps, $1.65ft) 1.75 per box; cantaloupes, $1.76oj2.25 por crnto. Vegetables Artichokes, 6075c per dozen; beans, 8j)10c per pound; abbage, 2y2,!sc; cauliflower, $2 ler dozen; hoad lettuce, 60360c; green ber ever transported by a similar crafL Tho passengers included 10 women. At one time, running with the wind, the great dirigible attained a speed of 56 miles an hour. Tho trip was from .this city, to Essen, Dortmund, Bochum'and return. The airship passed over the chimneys of tho groat Krupp works at lessen. un tno return tno ueutschland on- Investigation of Complaint From Cal ifornia Is Ordered. New York Thrco special customs officers from Washington aro spending tho sultry month of Juno In quiet wa terfront observations at tho docks in Manhattan and Brooklyn at which Sicilian lemons are unloaded. The purpose of tholr visit is to Investigate reports that lemon importer! are not Kress- Inavlnirtho full dutiea on the fruit it la notcworuiy, too, mat mo most wM.t, th.it, ; ;r V , ,: j ino amy .amount to i centa a minis iiiuiui mu iiiutii-UAinuiieu nonnri. nnftti nv.nn.nl . "Roosovelt policies." This legislation h.t was repeatedly urged by Preeldont each ahlpment that is deemecf unfit for Roosovelt . but congress turned a deaf consumption and which the Importers .v " '""""" """w " aro supposed to destroy. The investl- vitc w auii I'.uj w UIU JVIBUMaiVCJ I smllo nnd touching entreaty of Presl- con- gators havo been trying to learn countered a rain storm and had to fight E Tf t d ZSLd fZ Mmth. TC! whclhcr th, egt,Jm,tu of ,ru,t her way against a head wind. On ffi when the dutle. are landing tho women passengers said thoy had not experienced a moment of discomfort. STRENUOUS, ONE WILL REST. Roosovelt Hopes to Renew "Tennis Cablnot" Matches at Sagamore Oyster Bay. N. Y. Theodore Rooso velt haa begun what he holies will be a period of real rest at Sagamore Hill. When ho went home it was with the express Intention of remaining there with a fow of hia old friends until noxt Tuesday, when ho is to start for Cam bridge, Mass. With him were Gifford Plnchot chief of the. forestry service, and James R. Garfield, ex-accretary of the interior. 'I he tennis court at 8 air a moro Hill haa been put in shape for tho season and it is expected there will bo a renewal of the "tennis cabinet" matches. uiiib mat nna uocn ucnicu nis prcuo- Pn -.(m! Tk nMn..iin 11 of tuition iliimAnatpalM ika I . . w Tia.sv.a uviiiviuiMaMni Hiu I T Ml I r hHI lUMtn llniiatl alllu ba rW lul. wimiomoinremnriimauo uyi-rcBiacni according to the customs returns. On Roosevelt when ho declined to accent many ahlpmenU from 26 to 30 per cent anothor nom nation. Ho then said of tho cargoca havo been reported as that some other man, in sympathy unflt nntl reb.tc, thnt cxtcnt, ,Mrc wiiii ins viuwd, couiu nccoinpnpii inure I Thief Boxes Up Plunder. San Francisco Whon John T. Whel- land, local superintendent for the Guir- gcnneim smelter company, returned with, hia family from a vacation, he found his house stripped of all ita sil verware and Jewelry and the furniture and stoves packed and crated ready for removal, a steady stream of second hand dealers waa calling at the residence with orders for the fumi ture, wnicn uiey nao received from a thrifty burglar. Detectivea were plaeed on the case and have succeeded In recovering the silverware. Five Dogs Mangle Woman. San Mateo. Cat Mra. Allen, wife onions, 15c; spinach, 8fS10c per pound; ?f Dr- p " A. Allen, waa attacked detached to occupy advantageoue points 0,1 lft0 t' with congress than he himself. Tho legislative record of tho recent session, Is nmplo answer to those who chargo that Taft la disloyal to tho Roosevelt policies. Of all tho legislation enacted In com pllnnco with the recommendation of the president, the Interstate commerce bill, creating a court of commerce and enlarging the powers of the interstate commerce commission, takea first rank. It waa the foremost feature of the Taft program mo, and tho one en which he spent most tlmo and effort: collab orating as he did with his attorney general, and with the leading lawyers oi congress to get most effective law possible to devise. Many of the chang es made by this law were advocateed by President Roosevelt, but congress put aside his recommendations and waited for his successor to renew them. Next In Importance, undoubtedly. stands tho postal savings bank law. lhis, also, waa on the Koosevelt pro gram, but novor during the former ad ministration would congress pass this bill, though all manner of pressure waa brought to bear by the executive. Rebels Make Gains. Bluefielde, Nicaragua A column of the provisional forcea under General Arzino Cruse haa captured La Libertad and Julgalpa, Important towns in the department of Chotanles. This col umn ia part of General Mena'a army, Big Crop of Berries. Klamath Falls F, J, Loufek has picked 250 gallons of gooseberrlea from 37 bushes this year and haa mar keted tho entire amount at 25 cents a gallon. Mr. Loufek saya ho has at least 200 gallons moro still on tho bushes. When picking tho berries many of them are lost as tho pickers put on glovea and juat strip them down into a pan. Cannary for Wheeler, Wheeler Tho Union Fishermen's cannery of Astoria, Or., has been giv en a site for a cannery at this town, and the company will start the erection of the building so as to bo ready for tho fall pack. When tho shingle mill Is started here this town will lead nil other towns In the county aa a manu facturing town and will havo the larg est payroll. carrots, 85c$l per sack; beets, $1.50; parsnips, 7oc(v$l. Potatoes Old Oregon. 60(8760 per hundred; new California, Ifluizc per xund; now Oregon, sc. Butter City creamery, extras, 29c; tnni'V mit.oliln iMiaaaerv. 9Rtit1Qp' ntsirn. 23c. nutter fat prices average lc per er nd mangled her ao severely that last evening by five bull terriers be longing to her husband, who ia one of the best known dog fanciers In the state. Mrs, Allen heard the dogs snarling in a rear yard of her home. She found them fighting. When she tried to separate them they turned on pound under regular butter prices. Eggs Oregon candled, 26c per do.; Eastern, 240c25c. Poultry Hens, 1516c; broilers, 18 (?21c; ducks, 12i20c; geese, 10 He; turkeys, live, 1820c; dressed, 22i(i25c: squabs, $3 per dosen. Pork Fancy, lS12c Veal Fancy, 10llc, Lambs -Choice. 11(31 He. Cattle Beef steers, good to choice California, $5,505.75; good to choice, Las tern ner conuition ia grave, -j tie Hesn was torn from her right shoulder, her fare- head and right hand were bitten and torn and hsr limbs badly lacerated. A. B, Hammond Defendant. San Franclscor-United States At torney Robert Devlin haa filed suit in the United States Clrcut court, alleg ing mat a. Jf, Hammond, tae millon- tare lumberman, within reasonable distance of Acoy- apa. General Mens, with the body of hia troops, ia within gunshot of Acoyapa, which is guarded by several hundred of the Madrii forces. Gen eral Celon, another provisional leader. nas taken sanuoaido. Puter Saves Litigation. Appieton, ww. word naa been re ceived from George Baldwin, who, wttn his mouer. Mrs. Catherine BaW win, and a party of friends are now the Yellowstone park, en route home from a tour of the West, that he has mado a satisfactory settlement with 8. A. v. mter out of been given the Importers. 'ino imiiortera say that tho Increased proportion of decayed lemons from Sicily la duo to unfavorablo weather affecting the crop in Sicily. They sav that zealous California lomon growers mado tho complaints which were the immedlato cause of tho Inquiry. The California growers, It is said, are try ing to put an end to the clvinir of re bates. If this could ho deW they would then put up tho price of lemons. 4-Mllo Auto Record Made, St. Paul For tho third successive day n new world'a automobllo record was established by Barney OWflcld, whon he drove hU 200-horSo power ma- chine around the local circular track for four miles in 3:24. This Is 10 1.6 seconds better than the previous record made by Ralph de Pal ma on the same track one year ago. Oldfield averaged 52 seconds to the mile. Alkie from Oldfiold's record-breaking drivo and several flights by Glenn II. Curtiaa in his aeroplane, the program " was only ordinary. 20 Hurt in Train Wreck. Dea "Moines, la. Twenty-five Deoele were injured, two perhaps fatally, In a ' rear-end collision on the Wabash rail road near Percy, at 8:30 o'clock to night. The wreck waa caused by a water spout, which had undermined the track. The engine and three cars ran into the ditch, but the rear car waa The Dassenarera in the rear car had not had time to recov er from their fright when a fast freight struck it, knocking it from the track and injuring nearly everv ser- som in it. naa CUt I2I1.BS.10 win vlu aJ uvai-,1 allILm ll.M worm u tinner xrom I anus OeKHiciiur l in Hnh.. lna w tWu .k Oregon and valley, $5.40 Jo the United States government and aectued Puter, McKlnley and others in Ants Drive People from Homes. Kiowa, Kan. There ia an all sum- mer job waiting for the msn who cm rid this town of anU.- The sate at flrat bothered the residents by destroy ing lawns. Then they moved into os and began iafestlMr Gantries and ether places whero edibles wore kept. After that the insects began to ifamsra clothing. Becoming braver, or hun- . . n i uwy wwm doopiu wane uev Baldwin's father; tho late Judge Bald- Several famlllos have given Hf win. who made aeveral mIIIUuT doll. ,Bd from hero. 5.G0; fair to medium, $4.254.75; cows nnd heifers, good to choice, $4.50 5; fair to medium, 13.75)4.26; bulls, $3Ji4; staffs, to5e5; calves, light, $5.75.7fi; heavy. Wg6. Hogs Top, $10; fair to medium, $8.50si9.40. Sheep Best wethers, $4.40$4.60; best ewes, 44,25; Iambs, choice, $3.50(36; fair, $4,7&-5.25. Hops 190ft crop, 10lSc, according to quality; oMs, nominal; 1910 eon tracta, 1313Kc nominal. Wool Eastern Oregon, liaiTcver pound; vaWey, l&18c; mohair, choice, 333c to which Hammond had no title. Tho timber was cut under tho names of two IdiaTerent corporations, but it is charg ed that Hammond waa at tho hoad of both concerns. connection with a Oregon. land fraud- deal In Spam to Ignore Vatican, Madrid At the eoneluslon oi aha eabiaet mooting Prom lor Canal I aa an nounced that the government's relic- iousBrogram would be carried out. He ssid tho protest of tho Vatican against the Imperial docroe of June 11 amount would be ignored and, that tho doeis- was brought out, 'Psssongers arriving vttm v w nrnunBi atreaov an- nom ut Mortk roaert t&at tho ft -. w I. . . HPMBSOO WOUM SvMflU w VOW iMMkWSJtf. Kidnappers Wsnt S.OOO. New York Citv Dr. Mariano Sefa. oca, whose 3-year eld son Michael is suppose to save boon carried off by blackmailer, today received a letter demanding $6,M0 ransom for tho ohiU. "We have your baby. Mo is safe. First Ship in From Nome. Boatuo tbo siosmaniB senator ar- I.I....J . IT AW. ti - . 1 A out of Boring soa since tho close J .X'.rA VT. " wm, or navigation loot fall. Tho senator r left Nome Juno 17 and had a light Shot Tsker at Austratn passenger list, only 46 persons boinsr Saravevo. Baseta. Jdm is iw. aboard. Tho swing sIosaub at Nome Karaite, a Socialist, today Said in not hogun, and only a small shots at General VsMonia. of goW. . vaUwd at U7.009. cevomor Konoral of aho bsavIm: Tk &u " ftaaflano'SM aaplnl H.JI w t. shorn missed Varosnin. and Karcjio thon shot and mortally wnnndad Uaa. sMIsCs