Heppner gazette., July 20, 1911, Image 2

DOINGS OF THE WEEK
Current Events of Interest Gathered
From tlie World at Large.
General Resume of Important Events
Presented In Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.
The senate has voted for campaign
publicity and a limit on election ex
penses. A rival of Lumberman Hines says
the latter boasted that he personally
elected Senator Lorimer.
Canada is threatened with a coal fam
ine, owing to the strike of miners at
the Crows Nest collieries.
Louisiana sugar planters declare the
free importation of sugar would mean
the death of that industry in the
South.
Every boy and girl in Portland un
der 10 years of age will be given a
free auto ride by the Portland auto
club on July 26.
It is asserted that the alleged Con
troller Bay coal land scandal in Alaska
is purely a conception of two or three
professional muckrakers.
Tacoma city officers have neglected
to collect about $35,000 in city liquor
licenses, besides $3 each from the 82
drug stores who deal in ice cream, etc.
Portland citizens are prohibited
from using city water for irrigation
except for three hours each morn
ing, owing to a shortage in the supply-
For the week beginning Aug. 15,
New York women will abstain from
ice cream, fancy cooling drinks, roof
garden parties, etc., and turn over all
the money saved to the suffragettes of
California.
It is said the Hamburg-American
Steamship company is negotiating for
the purchase of a large tract of land
at Portland, including 2,000 feet of
water frontage, for the purpose of es
tablishing a great trans-Pacific
steamer service.
Wholesale lumber dealers are to be
investigated by the government.
Forest fires in Northern Ontario are
reported under control, with at least
400 dead.
FRANCE CEMENTS TIES.
Compliments Exchanged at Fete
of St. Die,
St. Die, France, July 18. The
Franco-American fetes in honor of
the naming of America continued to
day. The United States Ambassador,
Robert Bacon, and M. LeBrun, the
French minister of colonies, after an
automobile trip through the pictur
esque outskirts of the town, proceeded
to the city hall, where the municpality
gave a banquet in honor of the dis
tinguished guests.
Mr. LeBrun proposed the health of
the American ambassador. He spoke
in English, saying the French govern
ment was glad to take part in the
fetes because it afforded France an op-
pounity of responding to the expres
sions of sympathy for France
America, which were especially nu
merous this year, and of deductin
from this sentiment a certain guaran
tee that no material difficulty could
affect the bonds of confidence and
friendship which united the two coun
tries.
Ambassador Bacon said in reply
that his presence at the fetes as a rep
resentative of his 'government proved
that the United States had forgotten
neither her baptism nor the sword
which France threw into the scale for
her independence. The celebration
closed with an aviation exhibition at
the aerodrome. Twenty thousand per
sons saw brilliant flights by Fommer
and Nieuport.
NDUSTRIAL DEVELOPIHI OF THE STATE
FARMERS GO IN AUTOS.
HUNT LOST BONANZA.
PORTLAND
MARKETS.
Bluestem,
80c;
Wheat Track prices:
94(395c; club, 81c; Russian,
valley, 81c; 40-fold, 81c.
Millstuffs Bran, $24.50(525 per
ton; middlings, $31; shorts, $25.50
(526; rolled barley, $29(5)30.
Barley Choice feed, $25.50(J26 per
ton.
Oats No. 1 white, $26(3:27 per ton.
Hay Timothy, new, $16(519; old,
$1821; alfalfa, new, $12.50; clover,
new, $8.50(ff,9; grain hay, new, $11.
Fresh fruits Cherries, 3J(59c per
pound; apricots, $1.25(51.50 per
crate; cantaloupes, $2.50 per crate;
peaches, 85c(5$1.25 per crate; water
melons,. 2(5;2ic per pound; plums,
$1.50 per crate; raspberries, $1(5,1.65
per crate; loganberries, $1(51.35 per
crate; blackcaps, $1.50(51.65; plums,
$1.50(51.75 per box; prunes, $1.50
(5.1.75 per box; blackberries, $1.50(5;
1.65; currants, 10c per pound; goose
berries, 7c; new apples, $1.75(5 2 per
box.
Vegetables Asparagus, 75(5 85c
per dozen; beans, 5(5 10c per pound;
cabbage, $2(52.25 per hundred
weight; corn, 40(5 50c per dozen; cu
cumbers, $11.25 per box; eggplant,
15c per pound; garlic, 10(5,120 per
pound; lettuce, 30(5 35c per dozen;
hothouse lettuce, $1.25(51.75 per box;
peas, 4(5 5c per pound; peppers, 12J
(5 15c per pound ; radishes, 12ic per
dozen; rhubarb, 2$(5,3c per pound; to
matoes, $1.75(5 2 per box; new car
rots, $2 per sack; turnips, $2; beets,
$2.
Potatoes New Oregon, 21(5 2ic per
pound; new California, 2(5 3c.
Onions Red, $1.75; white, $2 per
hundred.
Poultry Hens, 15(5 15Jc; springs,
18(520c; ducks, young, 14J015c;
geese, 11c; turkeys, 20c; dressed,
choice, 25c.
Eggs Oregon ranch, candled, 24(5
25c per dozen.
Butter City creamery extra, 1
2 pound prints, in boxes, 26c
pound; less than box lots, cartons
delivery extra.
Pork Fancy 9(5 10c per pound.
Veal Fancy, 11(5 12c per pound.
Cattle Prime hay-fed steers, $6(5
6.25; choice, $5.75(5 6; fair to good,
$5.25(5 5.50; common, $5(5 5.25;
prime cows, $5.25(5 5.50; good' to
choice, $4.75(55; fair, $4.50(54.75;
choice heifers, $5(5,5.50; choice bulls,
$4.25(54.75; choice light claves, $7(5
7.50; good, $6. 75(5 7; choice heavy
calves $5(55.50; choice stags, $5(5
5.50; good, $4.75(55.
Hogs Choice, $7(5 7.25; good,
$6.70(5 7; choice to heavy, $6.35(5 6.50;
common, $5(5 6; stock hog9, $6.75(5
7.50.
Sheep Choice spring lambs, $506;
choice yearlings, $3.7507 4; good,
$3,750; 3.75; fair, $3(5 3.50; choice
ewes, $2.75(53; good, $2,5002.75;
fair, $2.25(V;2.50; good to choice
heavy wethers, $3.50o;3.75; old heavy
wethers, $30; 3.50; mixed lots, $405.
Hops 1911 contracts, 25c pound;
1910 crop, 25c; 1909 crop, 150 19c;
old?, go 10c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 90 16c per
pound, according to shrinkage; valley,
15o;17cper pound; mohair, choice,
6;37ic per pound.
8,500 Acres Will Be Searched !Care
fully With Pick and Shovel.
Reno, Nev. With the filing, Satur
day, of papers granting a 10-year lease
from the Sierra Nevada Wood & Lum
ber company to Colonel W. S. Proskey
and associates, covering 8,500 acres,
partly in Washoe county, is promised
the second chapter in the famous tra
dition of the hidden bonanza that for
years has been the vain hope of count
less prospectors. With the prosecu
tion of a thorough search over the
entire estate during the next ten years
is linked the extreme probability that
a mine will be found again that has in
the past promised wonderful native
copper and gold free gold in ore
worth $100,000 to the ton.
The mine to be sought is the old
Barclay mine that for fifty years has
been talk of miners in the West. The
estate is a. part of the Hobart estate
and the lease is the final triumph of
men who were successful with the Ho
bart estate managers. Mining mag
nates, senators and financiers, after
years of effort, gave up before the
blunt refusal of the land owners.
Sufficient financial backing is ap
parent and already five experienced
prospectors are laying out the tract in
sections, each of which will be gone
over, literally with the point of
pick, before the ten years of searching
are up, unless the discovery is made
before then.
One man knows the location of the
mine and he won't tell. It is possible
that the same men who in the face of
a history of defeat secured the first
lease from the Hobart estate, may be
able to secure from him the map he
has jealously guarded for 40 years.
FRUIT SUPPLIES SHORT.
California Shipments Show Deficiency
of 1160 Cars.
Sacramento, Cal. Manager Mc
Kevitt, of the California Fruit Dis
tributors, says that shipments of
fruit from this state so far this season
have been disappointingly small. On
July 14, 1910, the total shipments
amounted to 2,4b0 cars. Un the same
day this year the total had reached
only 1198f . Allowing for 100 more
cars owing to the increase of the min
imum weight per car from 24,000 to
26,000 pounds, would give a total of
1,300 as compared with 2,460 last
year, or little more than half.
Owing to this considerable shortage
there has not been enough fruit to go
around, practically every market re
questing supplies which were impossi
ble to furnish. After this week an
increase in shipments should begin to
cut down this great difference.
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Lorimer Legislator Dies.
St. Louis, Juy 18. Joseph Clark,
of Vandalia, 111., ex-representative in
the Illinois legislature from Fayette
county, died here today in the Re
bekah hospital, following an operation
Friday for cancer. Mr. Clark was a
Democrat. As a member of the legis
lature he cast his vote for William
Lorimer for United States senator,
It was said that when he was removed
to the hospital he had been expect
ing a summons to testify before the
senate committee in Washington in
vestigating Lorimer's election.
Annual Convention of Union County
is Held in Elgin.
Elgin The annual convention of
the Farmers' Union of Union county,
was held here Saturday. Many of
them coming in autos, the farmers be
gan to assemble as early as 8 o'clock,
and by 11 the streets were filled with
cars driven in by members of other
local unions at Summerville, La
Grande, Cove and Union.
A long table of 63 plates was spread
in Eagle hall, covered with dainties
prepared by the farmers' wives. This
table was served four times before all
had eaten., At 2 o'clock the conven
tion programme began.
Among the principal speakers were
John Couch, of Wallowa; Mr. Mc
Millian, of Alicel, and Mr. Moore, of
North Powder. Following the ad
dresses there was a discussion of mat
ters of general interest to the union,
the principal feature of which was the
adoption of a resolution to compel the
Home Independent Telephone company
to allow the farmers better rates.
The farmers propose to furnish their
own phone and pay the company $10 a
year for them, and demand 10 free
calls monthly through any two cen
trals within the boundaries of Union
county, with the privilege of more at
the usual rate, the company to keep
phone and line in order.
If the company does not accept
these terms, members of the union
throughout Union county will cut out
their phones on August 1, organize
stock company and install a telephone
system of their own throughout
Grand Ronde valley.
This was the largest convention of
the Farmers' Union ever held in
part of the state.
OREGON CHERRIES IN LEAD.
San Francisco Firm Acquires Entire
Display at Salem Fair.
Salem That Oregon cherries for
fancy purposes are the finest in the
world is the declaration of Arthur C.
Rass, of E. G. Lyons & Rass, San
Francisco, the largest maraschino and
fruit syrup dealers on the Coast. Rass
is here for two weeks securing cher
ries for the maraschino trade. He
expects to take over 50 tons from Sa
lem this year and will take more cher
ries if he can secure them. Among
other acquisitions Rass secured the
entire display of the Salem Cherry
Fair through the Salem Fruit Union.
"If the elements are favorable here,
Oregon cherries cannot be equalled in
world," he said. "Eastern
the
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NEW STRAWBERRY FIELD.
Weston Mountain, Umatilla County
Sends Fine Shipment.
Portland A crate of strawberries
from Umatilla county has been re
ceived and placed on exhibition by the
Portland Commercial club. The ber
ries were sent by the Weston Com
mercial club and were grown in the
Weston mountain district just east of
Weston.
Uur country is destined to be one
of the greatest strawberry sections in
the world, said ex-Senator P. W
Proebstel, a hardware and implement
dealer of Weston. The raising of
fruit is a new industry but already
is making a wonderful showing. One
man sold over $400 worth of berries
from a half acre last year, besides
using all he wanted. The country is
also a fine apple district. Weston's
fruit commands high prices on account
of its shipping qualities and excellent
flavor. Land is held at $60 to $70
an acre at present, as the raising of
fruit is in its infancy and the people
do not realize its real value. The
people of that country are all prosper
ous.
"Engineers have reported that 10,-
000 acres of the land can be irrigated
at a cost of $65 an acre and plans are
being made for the conservation dam
on Pine creek to be 150 feet high
Local capital will finance the project."
PEAK SENDS OUT SMOKE.
Mountain West of Bend Is at It Again
After Long Inactivity.
Bend Coming on the heels of the
recent seismic disturbances in Cali
forma, the discovery that smoke is
ssuing from the old crater of Broken
Top mountain, in the Cascade range,
some 30 miles west of Bend, has cre
ated no little supposition regarding
the possible connection. Not for sev
eral years has Broken Top been seen
to smoke. So active is it now, how
ever, that prospectors returning from
trips about its base report that a col
umn of steam rises often for many
hours at a time from its long-cold
crater. It is a well known geological
fact that this locality is reckoned the
scene of the most recent volcanic dis
turbances in the northwest.
Jack
trag-
Spendthrift Found Dead.
Redding, Cal. The body of
Conant, a prospector, whose life
edy is known in nearly every mining
camp and town in the West, was
found on Salt creek, near Shasta.
Conant more than 20 years ago located
the Uncle Sam gold mine in Shasta
county and sold it for $360,000. He
spent this amount at the rate of $120,
000 a year, and ever since had wand
ered about, poverty-stricken. Death
occurred at least three weeks ago.
3.600 Pesos Avert Raid,
Juarez., Mex. A raid on the cus
toms house by former insurrectos to
get money for the maintenance of the
military hospital was averted by the
receipt of 3,500 pesos telegraphed from
Mexico City. Judge Felipe Seijas,
of this city has announced his candi
dacy for governor of Chihuahua
against the present incumbent, Abra
ham Gonzales.
Lumber Industry Brisk.
Marshfield The C. A. Smith Lum
ber & Manufacturing company is turn
ing out a large amount of lumber and
in one day shipped from Coos Bay a
total of 3,000,000, feet. This is the
most lumber that ever before left this
port in a single day. It was all bound
for California and was carried on the
Nann Smith, the San Pedro and the
Newberg. Some record shipments
have also been lately from Bandon, as
the mills are running full force now.
Postal Bank Averages $100 a Day.
Grants Pass The postal savings
bank at Grants Pass has averaged
$100 a day in deposits since it was
opened. At first patrons were slow
in coming in, but now deposits are
coming in fast.
20 Acres Bought for Specialty.
Grants Pass E. J. and William
Winter of Walla Walla hsv hnncrf
ho acres of the Charles Ferdine ranch
near the city limits on the upper river
road. The purchasers will specialize
with grapes and berries on the tract.
houses secure cherries from Italy at
rockbottom prices. There the cher
ries cost 1 cent or i of a cent a pound.
We can buy those cherries in Italy,
ship them to San Francisco, and put
them up for 4 J cents a pound. That
is what we pay originally for Oregon
cherries. Oregon cherries in maras
chino go 60 to a bottle. The cherries
secured in the East go 175 to a bottle
in maraschino. That is some differ
ence in cherries. We can't equal
Oregon cherries in California. They
can't be grown there, nor anywhere
else, to touch the cherries of this
state. Given good weather conditions
and Oregon leads the world in cherries
as well as in many other fruits."
LANE PREPARES FOR FAIR.
County Society Will Erect Booths and
Rent Stalls to Concessionaries.
Eugene Enlargement of the pavil
ion on the grounds of the Lane County
Agriclutural society for the better ac
commodation of the Lane County Fair
this fall was authorized at the meet
ing of the board of directors, and the
painting of all the buildings was also
directed. This year the board, in
stead of renting ground for conces
sions, will erect a number of uniform
booths on the grounds, and rent the
stalls to the concessionaires.
More attention will be given this
year than last to the stock exhibit,
and a committee has been appointed
for the purpose of interesting every
owner of registered stock in Lane
county to bring this stock to the coun
ty fair.
The different granges of the county
have taken the matter up and already
are preparing collective exhibits.
The county court has signified its in
tention of repeating its donation of
last year to the fair, the money to be
used exclusively in premiums.
Difficulty over the location of the
district fair for Lane, Douglas and
Coos counties arose several years ago,
and since then Lane county has been
holding a fair of its own, each year
somewhat better than the previous
one, until now good grounds and track
have been secured, and very credit
able exhibits made. The fair this
year will be held September 20 to 24.
CHERRY YIELD IS HEAVY.
FIRST QUERY: "WHO WINS?"
Fans in Far Off Pribyloff Islands Get
Wireless Luxury.
San Francisco, July 15. The Uni
ted States government employes on
the Pribvloff islands are rejoicing to
day because they have been connected
with the outside world by means of
the wireless telegraph. And the first
news that they asked to be flashed
over the waves was: "Get us the
standing of the clubs in the big lea
gues."
This report was quickly followed by
another one of the same kind, as they
had been without baseball gossip so
long they could not get enough of the
fodder on which so many thousands of
fans feast every day. Not until the
operator at Honolulu had exhausted
his suddIv of baseball knowledge did
the men on the island of St. Paul per
mit him to inform them of the import
ant haDpenincs in the political and
commercial worlds. "
Navy electricians and wireless ex
perts had been sent north by the gov
ernment on board the United States
ship Buffalo to install a wireless sta
tion on the island of St. Paul. With
the aid of the wireless station the
fans on these lonely islands will now
be able to keep tab on their favorite
club in the race for the pennant.
EIGHTY-BUSHEL WHEAT FOUND
Developing Lime Deposit.
Metolius The lime deposits east of
town is being developed by L. G. Sav
age, riueen men are employed in
the work. .
Hood River Valley Crop Being Ship
ped to All Parts Now.
Hood River Although the small
amount of cherries grown in the Hood
River valley was cut short severely in
a great portion of the community, the
crop is yielding very heavily in some
districts, and the Apple Growers'
union has made a large number of
small shipments. A branch 16 inches
in length, cut from a tree in the Max
welton orchards on the West Side,
contained 103 large-sized cherries.
The branch, which was taken from a
Bing tree, weighed a little over two
pounds.
Although but few orchardists make
a specialty of growing small fruits,
such as strawberries, those who do so
have met with great success this year.
The local market is supplied and the
union finds a ready market for the
gratifying surplus.
O. A. C. Building to Be Ready.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor-
vallis By the opening of the college
year, beptemDer 22, the new mechanic
arts building, which will contain the
foundry, plumbing and wood working
shops, will be completed and the
equipment ready for use. These three
laboratories will virtually double the
capacity of the present shops, and will
make it possible for the college to
make for itself much of the furniture
and equipment necessary for the vari
ous buildings.
Eagle Point Patronizes New Bank,
Eagle Point The First State bank
opened its doors ' in Eagle Point the
first of the week and at the close of
the first day $8,000 had been depos
ited. Eagle Point is a town of 400
people and the First State is the only
bank in it. A new two-story brick
building, costing $4,000, was con
structed for its occupation and the
example caused two similar buildings
to go up in a previously "brickless"
town.
Government Completes Threshing
400 Varieties of Grain,
Chico, Cal. The threshing of 400
varieties of grain has been completed
at the government's big plant intro
duction gardens at this place, says
Superintendent Beagles. Some va
rieties of wheat yielded at the rate of
80 bushels to the acre. This is about
twice the average yield of common
wheat throughout California's grain
growing districts. The varieties pro
ducing especially heavily are Frietes
and Chul wheats. H. F. Blanchard is
the expert in charge of experiments
n this department.
The propagation and budding of de
ciduous fruits are now being followed.
Corn breeding is also under way.
The distribution of plants is on. The
pistachio nut, which is largely used by
confectioners, is being shipped to
Newman, Fresno and other plants.
FOREIGN TRADE BIG
Records Broken for Fiscal
fear Ended June 30.
Balance in Favor of Home Products
$520,000,000 Half of Imports
Enter Free ot Duty,
GRAIN BAGS RUN SHORT.
Price of Few on Hand Soars, and
Farmers Are Worried.
Walla Walla, Wash., July 15. With
grain bags at 8 cents and hard to get
at that price, farmers fear they will
have a shortage here this year that
may cause damage before it ends.
There are few sacks now in the city
and the penitentiary output is con
tracted for a month in advance.
Local dealers yesterday shoved the
price to 8 cents and the state board of
control notified the penitentiary offi
cials soon afterwards that the price at
that place should be raised. This
makes the fourth raise in price this
year, and it is expected that others
will follow.
Carnegie Fund Finds Use.
New York July 15. The custodian
of the $10,000,000 Carnegie Peace
Foundation announced today a cam
paign of popular education to'establish
friendlier relations between the Uni
ted States and Japan. The division
of intercourse and education has ar
ranged an exchange "to give to each
people better knownledge of the other
and to help build up a public opinion
in both countries that will resist all
attempts to arouse antagonism."
Under this plan, Dr. Inazo Nitobi,
president of the first high college of
Tokio, and one of Japan's foremost
educators, will be brought here early
in October to spend about six weeks
each at Brown University, Columbia,
Johns Hopkins and the Universities of
Virginia, Illinois and Minnesota, lec
turing on Japanese history and cur
rent problems.
The following year "a distinguished
American" will be sent to Japan on a
similar errand.
Coos to Have Fair Exhibit. '
Marshfield Coos county is to be
represented with a fine exhibit at the
State Fair at Salem this year. Here
tofore Coos has only been represented
by individual entries in the dairy pro
ducts. The chamber of commerce will
pay the expenses of a representative
from this city to look after the exhibit
and will start at once gathering pro-
ducts of all kinds.
Airship Visits White Hhoue.
Washington, July 15. President
Taft received his first aerial visitor
shortly before 3 o'clock today. The
president stood on the rear portico of
the White House as Aviator Harry N.
Atwood, of Boston, after circling the
Washington monument, flew directly
into the White House grounds and
landed on the grassy lawn, a short
distance from the portico. Alighting
from the machine, Atwood walked to
where the president stood and was
pesented by him with a gold medal
from the Aero Club of Washington.
Twain Estate $471,136.
New York Mark Twain (Samuel
Clemens) left actual property worth
$471,136. An appraisal of his estate
places this value on securities and real
estate bequeathed to hia only surviv
ing child, Mrs. Gabrilowitch, when he
died, on April 21, 1910. Clemens
left no real estate in New York. The
value of his personal estate here was
$296,746. This does not include a
trunkful of manuscripts, the value of
which is not specified in the appraisal.
Luzon Swept By Typhoon.
Manila, July 15. Northern Luzon
has been swept by a typhoon. All the
wires are down and the observers be
lieve it is the worst experienced in
years. Details, because of the lack
of communication, have not been received.
Washington, July 17. All foreign
business records of the United States
were broken during the fiscal year
ended June 30. Figures of the bureau
of statistics issued today show that
the volume of foreign business
amounted to the enormous sum of
more than $3,500,000,000, which ex
ceeded the record year of 1907 by
more than $263,000,000.
The country's exports for the first
time cxeeded the $2,000,000,000 mark,
while the imports were second only to
last year's. The year closed with a
balance of trade of more than $520,
000,000 in favor of American business.
This is $332,000,000 more than last
i . 1 .J L
year s balance, out was exceeueu uy
the record years ot iyu ana im ana
1900 and 1899.
Fifty per cent of the imports enter
ed the country free of duty, being
greater than at any time in the his
tory of the trade, except in 1892-93-
94, when sugar was being imported
free under the Mckinley tantt law.
The total value of merchandise en
tering free, however, was larger than
in any year heretofore.
NORTHWEST HAS HOTTEST
DAY IN PAST FOUR YEARS
Portland, July 17. Portland was not
the hottest place in the Pacific North
west yesterday, though for two hours
in the afternoon, while perspiring
folk stampeded for shade and coolness,
the thermometer stood at 97 degrees
and Brother Beals, the genial weather
man, registered the hottest consecu
tive 120 minutes since 1907. But
that 97 degrees was as the gentle
warmth of a day in spring, compared
to the heat in other towns in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho.
In 11 cities that had been heard
from last night, the thermometer
stood above 100 degrees. El topi a, a
little water tank station in Central
Washington, near Pasco, was perhaps
the hottest place in the United States,
the mercury climbing to 110 degrees.
Following were the maximum tem
peratures Sunday in Pacific Northwest
cities: Portland 97; Albany 102;
Salem 102; Roseburg 105; The Dalles
104; Bend 98; Seattle 92; Vancouver
99; Walla Walla 108 ; Ashland 104 ;
Baker 96; Boise 98; Marshfield 70;
North Yakima 106; Tacoma 88; Gold
endale 106; Pullman 100; Lewiston
106; Eltopia 110; Spokane 99.
SHELL 400,000 YEARS OLD.
Tortoise Fossil Preserves Color
Through Ages.
Los Angeles, Cal. Three thousand
feet above sea level on the slopes of
Mount Baldy, and 50 miles from the
coast in Orange county, Thomas Don
Ion picked up the perfect fossil of a
huge sea tortoise, which Hector Al
liot, curator of the Southwest mus
eum, pronounces the most important
discovery of the kind ever made in
Southern California.
Donlon has a bee ranch and was
seeking a rock to hold down the lid of
a hive when he saw the shell protrud
ing from the ground. The stone
weighs 100 pounds and shows the ex
act markings and some of the original
color on the back and yellow bottom.
The specimen is nearly 30 inches in
diameter.
Alliot estimates that it is 400.A0O
years old, the most ancient specimen
ever picked up on the Western hemis
phere. The tortoise swam in these
seas, he says, when California and all
the territory this side of the Rocky
mountains was still a mile or two un
der water.
France Is in Treaty Mood.
Washington, D. C. France, it is
announced, is virtually ready to sign
a general arbitration treaty with the
United States, Bimilar to the one with
Great Britain.
Madero to Disband Army.
Puebla, Mex. Professing surprise
at the many Maderistas he finds yet
bearing arms, and realizing the dan
ger of maintaining an undisciplined
army in time of peace, Francisco I.
Madero has determined upon a policy
of immediate disarmament. He said
the work of mustering out revolution
ary forces would be started at once
and would be prosecuted vigorously
until Mexico has but one army, It is
believed that the battle in Puebla was
started by young men of the town fir
ing on the barracks of both armies.
Wealth Due to Wife.
Cleveland. O. John D. Rockefeller
says that it was a woman, and that
woman his wife, who made him the
richest man in the world. To her as
sistance in his financial ventures and
her good advice at crucial periods he
admits he owes his fortune. From ear
ly days, when the business had its be
ginning, she has known the details of
every transaction of the trust, Mr.
Rockefeller stated in an interview on
the subject.
Monitor Survivor Dies,
Sawtell, Cal. Michael Moonev.
said to be one of the three survivors
of the crew which masned the "Moni
tor," when it fought and vanquished
the Confederate ram "Merrimac "
died Saturday nieht aped 74 at th
National Soldiers' Home. On the
anniversary of the battle, Mooney sent
a letter recalling the events of the day
to another survivor, who lives in Philadelphia.