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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1911)
DAIRf " 0 DKIWMM r if Handled, Pays Wen for Time anu Only to u0m- . rAlrymen, YVot'i- ,nVUt ment Station, i.ilon Ml"" . ,l,n nrn nf forme ro -'.mkll way, tho work uir in a . ... i- nindann lh ccleiTthoydo It only because rf'fzTto do bo In order to '.. forced w"y .. ,r . . a a living .r t ;c Jitter Elvo It only n m IB absolute yncco.. rnlnetPor cento. :. "" .!.. bnn on mo .-- - nd failure .hould W ljmC,T , oft red by tho Indus Sff&S f blamJ tho Indus. , ,nA mnny who arc cmo"1': I., nvory dairy rreBsi" . . ...iwi nrn on. l "ri, nee. Thoy study tho wh en couiiuiiw . in inn iiuaL wut'""'" ..., nrfl ft I WaiO iivhhvu eocfssfu dairyme. . " M, lhV 1 vo. it m nuiv.. - .tl.l- ba tru y Bam i- u.w.o Sid wide Industry. No other TOr'a..l,i m universally an la sl0 usv- -- . Tl..l.l iod Its products, in i i.j.m it einnnH huuuuu iu u fjicua; ii. . .......... ,, .... .,i.iiiiitrn imiiiu jr. i"v Z Tm ; practically nothing. ed from a commercial buuiuiuih turtr jers time u naa uvur- 0LU Oil w.---, ----- - i . .. -1 i r n r in illinium ! . , f will stnnd without ralas mo greaiubi ui bw.u. ........ j croirth and the grosB returns ... ..I. nt ,lnlrv nmilllP.tn llRH Ifle BulU Ul u'irf J" " ' ...i ..4nrr.l!v flfiirofl flint ,1 Inri WflTfl illfl IltL IIIU11U3 Ul liiu .i nn,iM nnt hn nr fiatterlnir. i me that the price of dairy m i nave aavanceu, mu uumu m regarding tho feeds which must fed to the dairy cow in oraor 10 1 1 A 11. . the country produces only about .L in .1 lint tr rt nv U Uiiirv. uuu wt v the feed she cats. This bolng case, one may well aBk from what country men have robbed tho noli liwowQ no luiiKur pruuuuu crupa b flni Eomo method of reHtor- thA fortllltv (n tlin nnll nml ntmofit Ik A Hn Mf Ann) Ohn hnH 1nHnM. 'Pfi tqt Tirnooa rni fiiia ntipnnuit tee farmer has been sntlnfled to rp unnntrn mill nn.i iiHimirn in wr uer iuca. in oinor woras, dairy cow has beon kept prim- T as a foril1l7nr fnnt nrv nml Hm i care caused tho great dovolop- irect pronts derived from tho 01 HI lit flnil lid lirmlnila TTn. niPfl V thn .Inl... . ...Ill . W an fivrnan fa l--.-l.. i ., lv, nvuiuiiK uu Hi nt mill. i . . . - piuviiu'i, kuiki (miry til fllmlcit, no ...... II... .1 ....ou ua iiiui'ii luruiitv in fxr 11 mm . - ... imiiunuilIU prom ai fi ua ino iceu wli c h b ho con- Pfl irhll. .1. . - -..v vuu uvuniKU cow nt mo Zli. ' 18 i,iiy"'B practically Profit from this Hnnron v "in uroauco fit irnnt -"- luuiuis or uutrornit nor F 'II. - COnnil tan . .. . . . JU r n lllAlTnl nlnmn .. .... " "v. uuuu U . ill). WIllfMl i.vv ub Llin prnflu . . ouuirnpr rrnm thlu ffft - j van, nnn vwn .. . 1 1 1 i - . aii..I BU" ,mvo lO't Profit, m , ,nvcstmcnt and fiuui. When tlm ,in ..,,.. , o importance of Unnninr- ium Keoninir u .1-1 m Ml II .. -w MV1U1U1I 111111:11 -viuiy man t nvn. ough cultivation for tho conservation of mofBturo." 'Tho practlco of growing hogs on alfalfa has boon shown to bo very nrolltauio. un auaita pasturo of good quality, at loast GOO hogs could bo pastured on thirty acres. Alfalfa scoded In tho fall will not glvo a full crop tho following season, nlthough on Irrigated lnnd, fall soodfng may glvo a slnglo fairly good cutting tho following season. Fall seeding In not usually so satisfactory as spring seed' lng., Young pigs can bo grown suc cessfully on Alfalfa pasturo alono, but do not mako as profitable a growth as thoy .will If fed some grain. undor prosont market conditions tho host grain to food in combination with alfalfa pasturo lu a chop mado of oqual parts of wheat, oats, and uanoy ground togotnor. Ton to 12 poundB of alfalfa sood per aero Is sumclent, u sown with a grain drill. If sooded broadcast, fifteen to eigh teen pounds Is usually nocossary In ordor to got a uniform stand. Alfalfa sood sells at 18c to 20c por pound, dopondltlg upon tho quality. Gener ally tho hlghor priced seed Is tho cheaper, as It carries a much higher porcontago of good seed." 'Loggod-off land In wostorn Wash ington and wostorn Oregon is admir ably ndaptod to paBturo usage It is qulto a common practlco to seed tho grotlnd botweon tho Btumps with clovor, especially whlto clover, and In a few months havo a splendid pasturo which mny bo used for a per iod of yonrs without removing tho stumps. Thoro Is considerable dllll culty In eoodlng grain undor such con ditions, however. Tho adaptability of such lands to tho growing of cat tle, therefore, depends upon tho placo which pasturao may occupy In tho growth of the animals and this in turn is determined largely by tho ell mntlc conditions. There Is no ques tion whatovor but that such pasturo lands nrc admirably adapted to dairy cows and growing young stock. It is my opinion that hogs may bo very profitably grown undor such condi tions, suplomontlng tho pasturago with Uttlo grain which can bo either grown or purchased. ire n "in THE EXPERIMENT r I A r I n w "'"HUNS. i'fcnircctor IK of tlin Stations. "cfn nalto ecroD In r. Ullu InehM " """" i mi i . . ti iiiiir can " ' "wub 18 PJt o.vnii in T . runout A.i-.... " T16M ' --nuuiiiy UI fthonl li" v h i . - " Duccijuiiintr . . -UU RED .1 . " l mo Tnnloi...- , . " '..vu snort tho m, lira ii . r " " u nrnnn ii With ' U'MfL.i "VI I 7 vcimo-j ' niwillnMA . I'luiiiuuiu ior our northwoBtorn tllfl nnm.nl I If thn I Jl. I 4 . . uiimniBiung I nimnn..ll llV.UUUUUg lncIioB of by tho ipply for a Httlo. o num. havo to cron tho with whoat roqulBlto for "ecam "n " " HUV shortor -"vim undor theso Which has Brown In tho maturo norloil and rnii Wo havo, f well at Bxnoriment WaBhltiKton. Uvo Colo today Introduced a bill pro viding that whoro development of power is necessary for irrigation of lands undor tlm null nnnl rnnffimnHnti ' vuiuiuuiiuu act, tho secretary of tho Interior may lease for not exceeding ten years any surplus power, giving preference municipalities. The senato todav mhoo,! tho Moi. son bill authorizing sale to the high est bidder of burned thnhnr nn un. resorved public land that was- dam- ngcu or Killed by the forest flres of last Biimrnor. iho bill provides that burned tlm bor on land filed upon or entered may bo sold In like manner and the proceeds Paid to HntMnrn nnnn nrn. fectlon of tltlo. Where settlers fall to porrect title, tho money is to go Into tho reclamation fund, as will re ceipts from sales on nnrosnrvml nnh. lie lands. Senator Jones todnv I ntrnfliinnil n bill CXtcndlntr thn tirnvlnlnnn nt thn eight-hour law to clerks In first and second class postoinccs. More than $5,000,000 was added to tho aggregate appropriation bill by tho senato committee which today completed Its amendment of the measure ns it passed tho house. Tho llOUSO bill carrlnil i2!i.22 fl3R and to this wns added $1,79B,4G1 In casn appropriations and ?:i,389,282 In continuing contracts. Among the Items of Increases arc: 8an I'ablo bay, Cal., $400,000 cash and ?3G0,000 continuing contract. Humboldt bay, Cal., $170,000 cash and $717,400 continuing contract. Lower Columbia rlvnr. Orn.. S2fin.- 000 cash and $320,000 continuing con tract. Wlllana river and hnrlinr. Wnnli.. $50,000 cash and $118,112 contlnuinK contract. Helllnchnm liav. Wash.. J2Fi (inn cash and $52,250 continuing contract. Olympla harbor, Wash., $43,000 cash. "Canada field peas have been culti vated very successfully all over eastorn Washington whoro tho rain fall Is 15 Inches or more both for forngo and for croon manure.' It Is posslblo to got a growth of as much nu threo tons per acre of air dry material to bo plowed under as green manuro and field peas are much bet ter for this purpose than alfalfa, be cause thoy mako their growth and aro ready to plow undor within about ono hundred days, whereas alfalfa requires at least two years to get in good Bhapo to plow undor. Canada field peas should bo seeded at tho rato of nbout ono and one-half hush- els por ucro on dry land, tho ground being first plowod and well harrowed, thon tho peas seeded with n grain drill in ordor to sot them threo or four Inches under tho ground. Thoy can bo seeded by sowing them broad cast on tho ground nnd than plowing them undor with a vory shallow plow, hut this method does not conBorvo tho molsturo as tho othor process outlined." FASHION HINTS Black and white striped chiffon cloth is used for this dressy suit" waist The special feature about it is the one-sided revere of velvet, rctiching from neck to waist. White chiffon cloth is used foe vest and ruffle. . . Fata of a fJDoeder. Qunnor DlRWOod. tho millionaire, otartod off for a bnnquot, and was ar rested for spoodlng. Quyor Then ho wasn't wlnod and toasted. Qunnor No; Instead ho waa flnod and roasted. Automobile Lunches. A man who detosts what ho calls plcnlo food othorwiso tho cold food usually onton at luncheon tlmo when motoring haB hit upon a plan by which It is posslblo to havo hot lunches whon Btrandod far from home. Glass Jars aro filled with hot soup, coffoo, chocolato, or any desired bev, orngo, another contains hot chicken terrapin, lobstor nowburg, croamed crab, dried boof, or any dish that can be prepared ahoad of a meal. Tho Jars aro thon put In by tho en gine of tho motor, and when wantod aro found to bo as hot nnd delicious mm V , nanbwt BRIEF REPORT OF THE DAILY WORK OF NATION'S LAWMAKERS Washington, Jan. 2G. At the Instiga tion of Hitchcock of Nebraska and criticised the "unexplained" delay, which Speaker Cannon resented im plied criticism of himself, the house today adopted almost unanimously a resolution by Hitchcock of Nebraska ordering an Investigation by the com mittee on rule of tho 49 days' delay In getting the reports of the Ball-Ingcr-Plnchot Investigating committee printed and into the hands of mem bers of tho house. The resolution requests a report within ono week. A former resolution by Hitchcock stated that three reports were re eclved from the committee on Investi gation December 7 last and sharply criticised the "unexplained delay, doubt and mystery In referring said report to tho commltteo on agricul ture. The resolution set forth that tho reference was not mado until De comber 19. The committee did not receive the printed reports until yes terdny. The senate committee on com merce today adopted an amendment to tho river and harbor bill, which In effect commits the Government to tho new project looking to a 30-foot channel from Portland to tho sea. This amendment, which was drafted by the committee, auhtorlzed the construction of two dredges, as was recommended In tho recent report of tho army engineers, to cost not ex coedlng $520,000. Tho bill will carry $200,000 cash, an authority Is given to oxpond an additional $320,000, sufficient to completo both dredges. In addition to theso amounts, the $150,00 which was provided in the original house bill for continuing op orations between Portland and the soa undor the old project is retained, making a total for tho Willamette nnd Columbia below Portland of $070,000. were vigorously scouted today by Sonator Payritor of Kentucky. Washlncton. Thn hnunn tnrfnv Passed tho tlOHtnfllm niinrnnrlnttnn bill, carrying about $257,000,000, with ) negauvo vote. Tho Dostofllcn pnmmltfnn nf thn house, tho PoHt.mn.Htnr.flnnnrn1 nml "others hlghor up," including by in- lerenco tno President of tho united State, camo in for a scoring at the hands Of momlinrs nf thn hnnn In the consideration of the bill. The de bate reached Its height when Sisson Mississippi said with vigor: "Tho mall service all ovnr thn United States Is in a h 1 of a fix to uso a strong expression and this house should fix the responsibility where It belongs. Some av It. In thn committee, , somo say it is tho de partment, and some say it is the President. Tho donartmont ha ln- cllned to spend the money approp riated for additional rural free de livery routes, and Is going to turn back a surnlus of 11.700.000 from this Bervlce." As soon as thn rural frnn flnllvnrv naraKranh in the hill wan rn.inhnfi several members were on their feet oirenng amendments to Increase tho pay of the rural carriers from $900 a year all tho way to $1200. Chairman Weeks, of tho postoHlce committee, atemnted to limit the debate, hut thn house would not hear of It Chairman Weeks said unquestion ably somo of the rural carriers on the harder routes were underpaid. Oth ers, ho thought, were receiving all tney deserved. "However," added Weeks, "the commlteo Is now willing to have the salaries of tho rural carriers in creased $100 a year." The house then passed an amend ment nrovldlne that after .Tnlv 1. 1911, the carriers should receive a salary not exceeding $1000 a year. An attempt to substitute official postage stamps for the franks now used bv members of Cnncress ami Government, departments was de feated. Dressing a Fowl, When you kill a bird for tho famtly dlnnor, placo tho carcaBO after dress ing In cold wato, so as to allow tho animal heat to escape. Then put in a cool place, allowing tho muscloa to relax, and it is roady for oullnary operations. Washington, Jan. 25. The house committee on nub Ic lands today rav orably roportod tho Hawley bill for tho relief of tho settlers on tno biietz Inillnn hinds. The senato today adopted tho Cham- borlaln amendments to tne inuian bill appropriating $50,000 for lrrlga Hon In tho Klamath Indian reserva tlon undor tho Modoc Point Project, and $15,000 additional for a wing ror tho Chomawn Indian school iniiidtngs. Thn house committee on territories decided to Iny on tho table for this session of congress tho WIckersham bill to change Alaskan llshlng laws nml rncriilatlons. Thn hnusn POmmlttOO Oil IHlbllC lands favorably reported tho Mpndoll hill nuthorlzlnir the Secretary or Ag rlculturo to boII Arc-killed or dam- nrrnd timber from tho forest reserves. Carl Spuhn and M. G. Munly of Portland havo Induced tho house com mltteo to defer nctlon on tho Alaska nahnrlns rniriilntlona until next year This postponement waa desired by Portland owners of Aiasica piums. Rnnhn loft for homo today. Chnlrman Fryo, of tho commerce nnnmilttnn Introduced a bill today to take Buch appointments as that of Collector Malcolm out ot senatorial Infliinnrn It limvIdOS that WllOIl tllO President cousldors tho positions of Colloctor of Customs tho advice and consent of tho sonato should not do necessary for appointment or re moval. nimrcrnn Hint. President Taft Is US ing his innuonco unofficially against tho retention of William Lorlmer as United States Bonator from Illinois Washington. The senate today agreed to an amendment to the In dian bill, appropriating $50,000 for beginning construction on the Modoc Point Irrigation project on tho Klam ath Indian Reservation, the total cost not to exceed $185,000. An amend ment was also agreed to appropriat ing $15,000 for the extension of tho brick school building at Chemawa. Piecemeal revision of the tariff was attacked vigorously in the senate to day by Senator Flint, of California, a member of the finance committee which helped frame the Payne-Ald- rlch law. He deplored the fact that the re sults of the last election seemed to ,be a declaration In favor of local revision and he charged that the prob able effect of such action was not un derstood by the people. Senator Flint based his speech up on tho Cummins' Resolution, which is designed to limit the power of amend ment to schedules actually under con- slderatlon and to prevent tho weigh ing of the Interests of one section against another In what Is commonly termed "log rolling." The California senator contended that the very essence of the protec tlve system was to frame a bill which would protect the industries of the entire country against the competition of the balance of the world. He quoted from a speech by Chair man Emery of the tariff board to show tho Intention of that body to have considered first the print paper schedule, then wool and third farm products. Washington, Jan. 21. The consti tutional 'amendment providing for direct election of United States sen ators Is In danger of going to wreck through tho injection of the race Issue of the south into the debate in tho senato and the smoldering party feeling on this subject was aroused still further today by a speech made by Carter of Montana. Tho controversy has .arisen over tho control of elections for the choice of senators. As reported from com mittee, tho resolution authorizing the submission of the amendment to the states includes In the amendment a provision that tho state legislatures shall fix the times, places and man- nor of holding tho elections, but Sutherland moved an amendment glv- lnK congress power to regulate the elections. This has aroused tho op position of tho democrats and though tho republicans are strong enough in numbers to secure its adoption, ns a bare majority suffices, thev would thereby imperil tne adop tlon of the resolution itself, as this roaulres threo-flfths majority, whlcn cannot bo secured without the aid of democratic votes. Salaries High Enough. Washington, Jan. 25. Norrls of No braska, tho Insurgent loador, and Hurko of Pennsylvania clashod In tho houso today in tho debate on tho raising of tho salaries of Federal Judges. Norrls said to Increase tho pay or thoso Judges would havo tho effect of olovating them to a hlghor station in socloty, with a roBultant tendency "to forgot human rights and human lib erties." . .Li Uu. Wnshlntrton. Jan. 21. Charles D Hllles, assistant secretary of the treasury, has been olTered uy Presi dent Taft tho position of secretary to tho president. This Information camo today from a renauie source. it was added that Mr. Hilles was ilnrlntr It. TllO fact iS Well known that ho contemplated retiring from public life Marcn out wnetnor tho offer will sorvo to Keep nun in tho public service is entirely con jectural. Reciprocity Strikes Snag. Wnahinitnn .Tan. 27. Snacs bo irnn in lnnm nu In the pathway of tho Canadian reciprocity agreement today before It had beon in tno nanus of congress 24 hours and tho con fident predictions of Its failure wore mado by pillars of tho protective tariff faith, tl was said that, oven should tho houso nccopt the torms of lm nrrnncnninn t ( which ronubllcan high tariff advocates did not concede for n moment) u couiu not pass mo sonato. ENDURANCE RECORD BROKEN. Aviator Parmalee Beats Former Am erican Record of 28 Minutes. San Francisco. San Francisco's av iation meet produced a now Ameri can record when Phillip O. Parmalee, piloting a Wright biplane, remained aloft for threo hours 39 minutes and 49 1-5 seconds. The best previous endurance per formance was that of A. L. Welch, of St. Louis, who established a rec ord of threo hours, 11 minutes and 55 seconds. At Los Angelefl recent meet, tho late Arch Hoxsoy was cred ited with an unofficial record of threo hours and 17 minutes. A throng of more than 25,000 cheer ed the blrdman as he pursued his monotonous course, When he finally descended he was given a rousing ovation. Several enthusiasts, among them Eugene B. Ely, hoisted Parm alee on their shoulders and carried' him In triumph to a stand In tho mid dle of Selfrldge Field, where General Tasker H. Bliss, other Army officers and a number of women crowded about tho aviator to congratulate him. T could havo remained up longer," said Parmalee, "but my seat grew so hard and my hands and feet so numbed with the cold that I decided to come down after clinching the American record." Parmalee's long fllgkt was un eventful. Once while Bailing close to the San Bruno bills on the far side of the field, ho dipped suddenly and sharply to force gasoline into his engines. Weather conditions were excellent, although bright sunshine did not wholly temper the alr'a nipping touch. REBEL WARSHIP TAKEN IN HAND U. S. Cruiser Puts Quietus on Honduran Craft. MINE PERIL GREAT. Inexperienced Foreign Labor Endang ers American Workers. Washington. Through misunder standing of orders or by reckless dis regard of the necessary rules of oper ation, foreign-born workmen without actual experience in mining often im neil the lives of trained and exper ienced workers, acordlng to a bulle tin made public by the Bureau of Labor. The figures cited are principally for the decade ended with the year 1908, in which the fatal accidents in the coal mines were at the rate of 3.11 per 1000 employes. For the decade ended 1906, the latest for which fig ures for other coal mining countries were available, the average fatality rate in North America, says tne re port was 3.14 per 1000. This, it is said, was higher than the rate in other important fields in the world Figures for a few countries for tne same period are: United Kingdom, 1,29 per 1000 employes; Austria, 1.35; France, 1.81, and Prussia, 2.13. BONILLA (S ASSEMBLING MEN. Effect of Seizure on Rebel Is Main Topic at Ceiba. Celba, Honduras. Great excitement was caused here when it became known that the United States cruiser Tacoma had "arrested" the revolu tlonary gunboat Hornet at Truxlllo. It is not known what effect the seizure will havo on General Bon ilia's operations. Reports have reached here that for more than a week he has been mobilizing troops at Nueva Armenia. 28 nriles east of here on the coast, preparatory to an attack. Ceiba appears to have more gen erals, captains and other minor offi cers than soldiers and the govern ment has experienced considerable trouble in enlisting loyal privates, Trenches have been built on the out skirts of Ceiba and government of ficials express confidence in their ability to defend the town. Distressed Steamer Safe. Seattle. The fishing steamer Chi cago, which sent out distress calls by wireless, Is safe and Is coming to Seattle under its own steam, accord ing to a message received by owners of the vessel. The message said that the Chicago went ashore In Mllbank ' Strait, British Columbia, and was slightly damaged. This was the occasion for sending out the distress signals which brought every wireless station on the North Coast into actlqn in an effort to send assistance to the 40 men aboard. Bond Demand Improves. New York. Improvement In tho Investment demand from capital went on last week, though In moderate degree, and afforded a basis for some operations In stock. Tho tendency was most strikingly reflected in the bond department of the Stock Ex change itself, tho volume of dealings swelling to a dally average seldom equaled In tho last year. Each day brought Its announcement of a salo of now bonds. President Bonllla Gives Americans Free Rein In Preventing Bom . bardment of Ports. . Washington, Jan. 23. Tho report that tho Hornet, General Btbnlla's revolutionary gunboat, which haa been promoting his cause along tho coast of Honduras, has been boarded by a force from the American gun boat Tacoma was confirmed In a wireless dispatch received by tho navy department today from Com mander Cooper of the United States steamship Marietta. The dispatch merely said it had been found necessary to place a force on board to detain the Hornet and added that details would be reported later. The state department is awaitr ing information to determine Its fu ture course. The attorney-general is investigate Inc whether the Hornet has violated the neutrality laws of tho United States, and pending the result tho state department has announced that the vessel would not be permitted to commit any act of hostility against Honduras. The action of Commander Davis, of the Tacoma, In boarding the Hdrnet, It is assumed here, was based on an intention of tho revolutionists to strike a telling blow. The navel of ficers In Honduran waters were given considerable latitude in carrying out their Instructions to prevent an as- sault by the Hornet. The Hornet sailed from New Or leans, ostensibly for Cape Graclas, on the northeastern coast of Nicaragua, It has not been establlsheed where the vessel received her gunners. The Hdrnet was immediately trans ferred from American to Honduran registry and raised the Honduran flag, but the Honduran papers were Issued by the Bonllla appointees. Tho validity of these papers is one of the questions being looked into. Of ficials here generally regard them as irregular. RAISE IN TARIFFS URGED. Railroad Official Says.. Rates Not In creased on Par Wlth Prices. Worcester, Mass. Unless the rail roads of the country charge higher rates for carrying freight, wages will have to be cut according, to argu ments put forth by speakers at the meeting of the New England mem bers of the American Railroad Em ployers' and Investors' Association here. "For 25 years," said P. H. Morris-' sey, president of the association, "the changes in class rates have been very slight, while- the value of al most every commodity has increased. The railroads have found It necessary again and again to Increase wages. "Now they are making a moderate advance in some rates but the. ad vance Is so small in comparison with the value of the commodities as to be almost Impossible for computation by the ultimate consumer. If the railroads are not allowed to raise their freight rates, . it will be felt in other ways." WAR OVER CRETE IS THREAT. Airship Circles Warships. Lima, Peru. The aviator Blolou vlccl made a flight to Callao at a height of 200 feet, circling over tho warships In tho harbor and returned to the course hero, where ho mado a perfect landing. Tho Preuvlan avi ator, Tenaud, who attempted a flight, came suddenly to tho ground because of an accident to his motor. He was not hurt. Aviator Takes Three Passengers. Mourmelon, Franco. Henry Weln mann mado a brilliant flight with threo passengers. He flow across country to Hhelms and return, about 37 miles,. In one hour. A few days ago Woinmann made a flight over practically tho same course with two passengers, Plague Forces Close of Legation. London. A special dispatch from Pokln says that because of tho plague tho diplomatic board has closed the legation quarter. The Chinese oc cupants, It Is expected, will close the European quarter also. New York Greeks Ask Taft to Help Keep Isle From Turkey. New York. That an effort on the part of the Ottoman Empire to coerce the Cretans would result In another revolution was the sentiment voiced at a mass meeting of the Greek colony. The meeting was convoked by the Pan-Hellenic Union, representing 8000 Greeks in the vicinity of New York, to protest against the alleged Inten tion of European powers tq hand over the island of Crete to Turkey. The meeting adopted resolutions calling upon President Taft and Con gress to oppose an effort to subject the Cretans to Turlsh sovereignty and asked that the President remind the powers that the Interests of peace demand that Crete be incor porated with the Kingdom of Greece. Vote Buying Confession. Danville, 111. Election corruption and bribery which is declared to have been rampant for years in "Uncle Joe" Cannon's bailiwick, Vermillion county, promises to bo bared to the grand jury Investigating a statement sent to a newspaper by a prominent attorney In which ho confessed buy ing votes in a previous election. The attorney In his statement says ho kept records of the names of the voto sellers and the amounts given them but this record, he said, he recently burned. New Shipping Law Prohibitive. London. Asserting that owners of British ships will be unable to send their vessels to sea in time of war If parliament ratifies the "declaration of London," an agreement adopted two years ago by the chief naval powers governing was prizes, Lloyds camo out In opposition to sanction ing tho plan. Lloyds asserts that If the declaration is finally conflrmeed and accepted the war risk on mer chantmen will bo prohibitive, Refugees Flee From Harbin. Kalam Cheng Tzo, China. Plague refugees from Harbin are arriving here In great numbers. The fa. talltles Increase dally. Tho Japanese are erecting plague camps capable, of containing 4000.