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
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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.
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THINGS HUM IN SOUTH.
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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
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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,
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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-
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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,
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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.
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