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MUTINEERS AT TACK WU CHANG Fierce Fight Results In Repulse of Rioters. Captured Officers Ara Executed-In tention Wa* to Loot City- People Are Hopeful. Pekin — The troop« encamped out- aide the Kate of Wu Chang, capital of the province of Hu Peh, mutinied Wednesday night and attacked the city. The troop« numbered aeveral hundred and were composed for the moat part of cavalry. A strong force of General Li Yuen lleng'a regiment engaged the rebeia and after aeverai hour« of fierce fight ing diaperaed them. The caaualty liat la not known. Two officera were ex ecuted for refuRlng to divulge their knowledge of the movement. It la believed the attacking party intended to loot the city, but moat of the town« In the interior have no de fender« from auch outbreak« in which both the Republican and former im perial troupe indulged. The Repub lican apirit apparently 1« not appreci ated by the class«.*« from which the aoldier« are recruited. The object of the recent Chine«o loan 1» oatenaibly for paying off and diacharging this menacing army, which is large, according to the liat« ■ubmitted by the general«. The na tional a««ernbly made an investigation and discovered that the general«, like the «oldiera, were not free from the method* prevalent under the Manchu«, but the government argue* that it i* cheaper to pay the demand* of the military leader« than to fight. The Chinese appear to be well pleased with the succeaa of the new loan negotiations, the newspapers having stirred up an agitation against the foreign control aa proposed by the aix-power group. PEACE ADVOCATES IN RIOT. Agitator Target of French Socialiata When He Oppoaea Radicale. Paris — Revolutionary «yndicaliata and more moderate socialist« engaged in a free fight in the Salle Wagram, where a public meeting had been called by Guatave Herve, the anti-mil itary agitator, on the occasion of the depart””“ “* the conscripts to join the army. Many shots were fired and chairs were used a* weapons. No one waa killed but several persons were wounded. It wa* Herve's first ap pearance in public since his release from prison last July. Herve is ed itor of the Guerre Sociale, and was sentenced to four year* imprisonment in 1910 for inciting murder, but was pardoned by President Fallieres. When he took the platform and failed to advise the conscripts to de sert, the radical anti-militarist faction and anarchists who were present in great strength, raised pandemonium. PEACE CONGRESS IN TUMULT Broaching of Italian Ventura Starts Uproar in Geneva. Geneva, Switzerand—Great [tumult and a display of temper markt-d Thurs day's session of the International Peace congress. Questions connected with Morocco and Tripoli occupied the attention of the congress and the criticism by Dr. Gobat, president of the International Peace bureau, of Germany's attitude in Morocco brought the German dele gates to their feet in heated protest. Dr. Gobat was obliged to make a semi-apology. Representative* of the French Christian Society of Peace said they thought some of the blame might be attached tc France for intervening in Morocco. This caused another uproar and the subject finally wa* referred to a committee. When the Italian ’adventure in Tri poli was 'broached in the discussion, such an uproar arose that the speaker wa« obliged to suspend his remarks. Old Gainsborough Found. London—A portrait which ha* hung for years in a back room of a house at Newport in Monmouthshire and whose value never had been suspected, turns out to be a Gainsborough's picture of the Duke of York, which was painted for George III in 1784. The owner of the painting on seeing Benjamin West's reproduction of a picture of the Duke of York, was struck by the resemblance of the two faces and this led to the discovery that the portrait was the original. Gainsborough’s sig nature is on the right hand corner. Veteran Marcher Dead. Los Angeles—John H. Savage, aged 71, a veteran of the Civil war and a unique figure in more than a score of Grand Army conventions, died here of pneumonia. Savage marched in many Grand Army reunions, carrying a stuffed goose perched on a long pole with a banner bearing the inscription: "Everything is lovely and the goose hangs high.” He came to Los An geles from his home in Cerro Gordo, 111. Rebel General Captured. San Juan Del Sur — The town of Granada, which waa in the hands of the Nicaraguan rebels, has surrender ed to the government. General Luis Mena, the insurgent leader, has been taken prisoner. ROADS ARE TIED UP, Spanish Strikers May Win If Higher Hate* Are Allowed. Madrid—The railfoad troubles have spread from Catalonia to other parts of Spain. At a meeting at Almeria of men employed on the Southern line«, a resolution was adopted to stop work immediately on the pretext that the company arbitrarily discharged a foreman. Traffic In Catalonia Is virtually at a ■tandstill. Military officer* and en gineer« are endeavoring to maintain the mail train «ervice between France and Barcelona, but their success is meager. The telegraph wires along the tracks were repaired recently by the troops, but were cut again by the strikers. Otherwise no disturbance ha« been reported, in spite of the preaching of revolutionary doctrines by active anarchists, several of whom have been arrested. Indications of a possibility of a set tlement of the strike were apparent at a meeting of the directors of the various line« at the ministry of public works. The directors expressed their willingness to grant ths demand* of the strikers If the government would help them with a subsidy or authorize them to increase their rates. The three chief demands of the men would entail, they say, an addition tn the wage list of *12.909,lion for the four main line*, while the pay sheet of the rest of the companies would be augmented by 116,000,909. MAN PUSHES WAY TO JOB, Los Angeles Blacksmith, With Csrt, Walks to Canadian Position. Oregon City, Or.—Pu«hing a cart weighing 290 pounds, J. H. Harris, a blacksmith, 68 years of age, of Loa Angeles, passed through this city on his way to British Columbia. Almost a year ago, according to Harris' story, he received an offer of a position in Canada, and was informed the place would be open to him for three years. He did not have the money to travel by steamship or rail, and decided he would make the trip by team. Soon after starting, however, bis horses died and he sold his wagon and continued on foot. Harris is a black smith, and has made enough money sharpening saws to buy food and cloth ing. He made the cart he is pushing in San Francisco. In it he carries his baggage, tools for sharpening saws, provisions and a camping stove. "I don’t know when 1 shall reach British Columbia,” said the travel- worn man, "but 1 am certain to ob tain a fine position when I arrive. I am a firm believer in walking, and although I have averaged 16 miles a day, 1 have gained weight in my travels. I have made almost as much money as if I had been engaged in regular work.” PEARS BRING HIGH PRICES, Bose and Anjou Varieties Sell at S4.I7 and *3.37 Respectively. Medford, Or.—The 1912 record for local pear prices was broken again when a car of Bose and Anjou pears was sold by the Rogue River Valley Fruit A Produce association at an av erage of 14.62 a box. The car was packed at Hillcrest orchard and the A. C. Allen orchard, two of the most famous orchards in Southern Oregon. The full boxes of Bose brought *4.17, the full boxes of Anjou *3.27, the half boxe« of Rose *2.76, and the half boxes of Anjou *2.63. The sale was made in New York through the Northwest Fruit Exchange of Portland. Although the pear sales for 1912 have not been completed, recent sales assure a price 29 per cent higher than in 1911. Land Sales Falling Off. Washington, I). C.—The General Land office rolled up a net surplus of *5,638,655 during the fiscal year just closed. Homesteaders secured pat ents to 5,911,948 acres. The office re ceived in cash from the sale of public lands and from all other sources *9,- 973,048, or *1,116.880 leas than the previous year. The aggregate ex penditures and liabilities were *3,- 673.693. Of Indian lands. 14,574,689 acres were entered and 10,135,475 acres patented, a decrease of 3,064,- 411 and 2,187,070 respectively. Woman Stays On Ballot. San Francisco—Lbcy Good White’s name will remain on the November ballot as a candidate for superior judge, so far as the courts are con cerned. Judge Sewall has sustained the de murrer of the election commission to the petition of Frank S. Sawyer for an injunction preventing the printing of Miss White's name on the ballot on the ground that she is not an at torney and therefore not eligible for the office. Warm Wave* Predicted. Santa Clara, Cal.—Rev. J. S. Rick ard, of Santa Clara university, who bases weather predictions upon solar disturbances noted at the university observatory, announced his prognosti cations for the month of October. Un usually warm waves may be expected, he says, from October 7 to 12 and 24 to 29. Along the North Pacific coast growers should guard against frost after the passage of these warm waves. FARM TROOPS FOR SAN DOMINGO. ORCHARD Prof. Lewis Gals Many Inquiries Re garding Thi* Fruit. Corvallis, Or. — Every mail bringe inquiries as to the proper method* of growing loganberries, to Prof. C. I. Lewis, horticulturist at the Oregon Agricultural college, indicating the great interest that has been aroused a« to this crop, and the rapid growth of the industry. "During the past two or three years the loganberry has come to the front very materially in Oregon,” says Prof. Lewis, discussing tbe matter. "In former years it wa« thought that the industry was overdone. The berry did not ship well, and was very tart, partly because it was picked too early. It was also found that, in the early days, it was impossible to can the berry. With the introduction of the lacquered can, however, it can now be canned successfully. "The berry can also be dried, and there is now a greater demand than the supply can meet. It is doubtful whether we can fill the demand for this berry within the next ten years. Some of the growers have contracted their supply for the next eight years. The price received is (89 a ton, and the average yield is four or five tons to the acre. From such prices one can net from *290 to *250. " We have not tried to enlarge our markets to any extent. At the pres ent time in the Middle West the logan berry is rapidly becoming the leading pie berry. Not only is there a great demand for the canned and dried berry, but there is also a good demand for the juice. 1 am looking forward to the time when we will send out carloads of this juice to the East for soda fountain use. "The loganberry will grow on a great variety of soils, from the heavi est adobe to the river bottom loams. It will also do well on the red hill lands. Tbe ground should be given good preparation before planting, since the loganberry is an exception ally heavy feeder, "There is such a great demand for plants that many growers are putting out worthless ones. If possible one should get good strong rooted tips or else vigorous one-year-old plants. The distance for planting loganberries is 8x8 feet. It will be sometime before it will be settled definitely what dis tance and methods of training and pruning are best for this plant. We are conducting a number of experi ments hers at the station and shall be able to give some definite results in a few years. "During the first year the plants should be given good tillage. They will not make much growth before the fall months, so by the next spring they will have to be trained. We generally put down cedar posts. The first wire is 2 feet from the ground, the second at or near the top of the poaL A very good wire for stringing is the No. 12 galvanized iron wire. The rows are generally run north and south so as to give a good distribution of sunlight and allow for maximum yields. "There are many methods used in training the vines on the wires. Some growers practice the twining together of two or three fruit canes, fastening them in a bundle to the wires. Others start the canes out in fan shape. One of the best systems that we have seen winds the young canes in among the wires so that the next year the fruit ing canes cover almost the entire area that the wires allow. "About the only pruning is the cut ting out of the old canes. It is better to cut these out as soon as the fruiting season is over, thus minimizing any danger from disease. I have not found anyone who has tried the different methods of training under the same conditions, so it is very hard to say which system is the best. I believe the best advice I can give is to plant the bushes 6 or 8 feet apart and grow them as trailers. "The loganberry makes a splendid proposition as a filler, and goes very nicely with the prune, as the work for the two crops does not come at the same time of the year. The logan berry can also be dried in the same dryer with the prune, thus allowing a greater interest on the investment tied up in the evaporator. The logan berry is dried somewhat faster than the prune, taking from 16 to 24 hours. "There seem to be very few trouble some insect* and only one disease, cane anthracnose, which attacks oth er than cane fruits. The present out look is certainly very bright, and there seems to be indications that we will have a tremendous output before very long.” Foreseeing All Trouble. Mr. Knutt—"My dear. I’m drunk. It's a pity you ever married me. I'm sorry for the poor 'children—hie. Now, for the Lord’s sake, let me come to bed quietly.”—Tattler. Sure Flea Killer. A sure way to get rid of fleasand other insects is to use pennyroyal oil? Spray the oil over the animal to be cleaned and over any place where in sects are bothersome. The odor of this oil has great penetrative powers and no insects or animals will remain Mosquito Bite Kills Society Woman long in its vicinity. Columbus, O. — Mrs. William F. A Flirt Like a Dipper. Brown, a noted society woman of this city, died here following several A flirt is like a dipper attached to a months of illness with malaria fever hydrant; everyone is at libeity to caused by a mosquito bite, according drink from it, but no one desires to to physicians. carry it away.—N. P. Willis. Force Will Take of Custom Houses. Charge Washington, D. C.—A force of 750 American marines under Colonel F. J. Mose* sailed from Philadelphia on the transport Prairie for San Domingo to PEST IN CLOVER SEED. compel the reopening of Dominican custom houses, closed by Haytien rev- Midge Which Prevents Seed Form- olutionist*. ing Found In Oregon Authority for thia step was given Oregon Agricultural College, Cor-1 by President Taft after a conference vallis—For the first time in Oregon with Acting Secretary of the Navy reports of the ravage« of Dasyneura Winthrop between Washington and f m i rt I ZW» I ca Lint, I inf the ♦ ra> York V/.aL *«K Leguminicola clover seed 1 KJ New in the private car r- exw« on Wlkiak which midge, are coming to the Oregon Ag the president was returning to Bever ricultural college, and its abundance ly. Acting Secretary of State Wilson indicates that it has been in the state and William T. S. Doyle, chief of the for some seasons undetected. A. L. Latin-American division of the State Ixovett, of the crop pest force of the department, bad advised the president Oregon Agricultural college, is mak beforehand of the necessity for im ing a study of it. mediate action in San Domingo. "The injury consists in the preven With the American marines will go tion of the formation of the seed,” Brigadier-General McIntyre, chief of ■ays Mr. Lovett. "The larvae enter the army insular bureau, and Mr. the flower buds and feed on the con Doyle, as special commissioners to in tents of the ovaries of the flowrets. vestigate condition* in San Domingo, Tbe injury becomes serious tbe second especially on the border between that season, and increases each year the country and Hayti, where the revolu field is allowed to run. tionists have been most active. The "The pest is present through the Prairie will arrive at the island about majority of the states where red clo October 3. ver is grown, and has also been re Under the treaty of 1907 between ported from Ontario and from Eng the United States and the Dominican land. The red clover is the favorite republic, the United States is respon host plant, but the white clover and sible for the collection and distribu alsike are also attacked and possibly tion of San Domingo’s customs. the mammoth clover as well. Heretofore thia has been accomplished "The adult female fly is so small peacefully, but rebels operating from and active that it is seldom seen in Hayti have closed all four of the bor the field. It has a single pair of der customs posts. wings, long slender leg* and a pjnkish Whatever force is necessary will be body. Under the miroscope the head used by the marines to reopen the and dorsal surface of the thorax are posts and continue their operation. either black or dusky, and the abdo men salmon pink with smoky shades. COMPANY IN QUANDARY. It is about two millimeters long; when the ovipositor is extended it is Wells-Fargo Liable to Arrest What nearly six millimeters in length. ever It Does. "In the Middle West its natural San Francisco —Wells-Fargo & Com enemies are numerous. If the pest is serious and a crop of seed is desired, pany ha* appealed to the railroad several methods may be used to con commission for relief from a situation The trol the injury by varying the time of which it regard* aa serious. formation of the clover head. Pastur company ascribes its present dilemma ing the field in the spring or early to the liquor situation in Loa Gatos. summer destroys the midges and The town of Los Gatos is dry and le varies the time of the main cutting for gally is “no-license” territory under seed. The crop of clover hay may be the Wylie local option law. The trus cut early, insuring a heavy seed crop tees of Los Gatos have threatened the with a slight reduction in tbe yield of arrest of the Wells-Fargo officials if hay. The need crop may be mowed they carry liquor into the city and the back just after it starts, delaying the Wells-Fargo men contend that if they heading sufficiently to miss tbe second refuse to deliver packages in the city, they are equally liable to arrest. brooding of flies. Here's the way the company puts "In a report on the presence of this insect near Portland, the maggots its application to the railroad com were found in numbers in mangers mission : "In view of the situation, your pe where clover hay was being fed. As far as we have been able to discover, titioner, as a common carrier, is lia the presence of the maggot does not ble to suits for refusal to accept pack lessen the volume of the hsy mater ages addressed to persons in Lo* ially and is not detrimental to stock." Gatos, to be carried and delivered to ■aid person, and on the other hand, if this company accepts and delivers the SHOULD NOT EXPORT GRAIN same, which it is bound to do as a common carrier, the agent of Wells- Expert Says Big Mistake In Not Fargo in Los Gatos is liable to be prosecuted criminally for making such Feeding Livestock. The packages are subject Portland, Or.—That Oregon is mak delivery. ing a great mistake in exporting its to the risk of seizure and destruction grain instead of feeding it to live by the public officials of Los Gatos. "The service by common carriers to stock, is the belief of Dr. James Withycombe, diector of the experi the public is likely to be seriously dis ment station at the Oregon Agricul turbed and interrupted and your hon tural College, expressed strongly in a orable commission is respectfully re recent address before the Portland Ad quested and urged to investigate this case and determine the duties and ob vertising club. He pointed out the fact that there ligations of the petitioner as a public are ten million acres of dairy land in utility under the laws of the state.” Noin a><d Instructions from Agricultural College» and f-.xpertment Station» of Oregon and Washington, Specially Suitable to Pacific Coad Condition» LOGANBERRY BUSINESS GHOW8 American Z Oregon, and that two acres can sup port a cow. Thus five million cows, each worth a $100 profit annually, or five hundred million dollars altogeth er. in profit each year to the state, could be fed on this land. By feeding the grain instead of ex porting it. Dr. Withycombe estimates that the farmer would get fifty cents more a bushel, or, on a crop of fifteen million bushels for the state, *7.590,- 000. The export of *101,000,000 worth of dairy produce, bacon and egg* from Denmark, which supports a population of 2,600,000, under try ing climatic conditions, proves con clusively what can be done under right management. Oregon, with its fine climate and rich variety of soils, should be able to do even better. CITY DANCING IS PROPOSED. Supervisor of San Francisco Urges Trial of Plan. San Francisco—Municipal dancing under municipal supervision, with municipal music and plenty of it, is the plan submitted to the board of su pervisors by Supervisor Payot. The matter was referred to the public wel fare committee for a report as to ways and means of carrying the plan into operation. It is the answer of the board of su pervisors to the missionary committee of the Woman’s Presbytery, who de manded that the city withdraw its ap proval of Sunday dancing at Troca- dero, under the auspices of »he Cali fornia Outdoor league. The protest was presented in the Beauty of Woodwork. There is a friendly atmospere in form of a set of resolutions denounc * » the presence of much woodwork— not ing "the desecration of the Sabbath painted wood, but wood finished to with the approval of the city. show the beauty of its natural growth Miner* and Operator* Firm. —that is entirely lost in an expanse Bingham, Utah—Attempts by lead of smooth, hard paint. Its mellow lights and soft shades form a far more en of the 4500 copper miners on restful background than any papered strike here to obtain a conference with surface, and its strength and durabil mine operaton and both sides ex ity make a wood finish ideal for a pressed determination to stand firm in house that is to suggest the feeling of their positions. Superintendent J. D. permanence and stability that belongs Shilling, of the Utah Copper company, to the true home.—Suburban Life. said he had no knowledge of the com pany hiring strikebreakers. "If it is Help and Be Happy. a waiting game,” remarked J. C. Happiness is not a task. It is not Ixiwney. strike leader, "we can stand even an occupation. It is a quality of it as easily as the company.” He had life. Happiness depends on helpful no fear that the strikers could not ness. That's the reason joy is social. checkmate any move of the operators. Helpfulness keeps happiness because it adds to the area of affection. Age Pensions Advocated. People are not happy when they seek Washington, D. C.—Remedial legis after happiness. They become steeped lation, including old age pensions and in happiness when they undertake to non-employment insurance, was pro promote the joy of others.—Walter posed as a solution of the problem of Williams. dependent children and needy families by ex-Judge Girten, of Chicago, at the Selfish Philosophy. National Conference of Catholic Char "You can be a great hero,” said the ities here. Mr. Girton said that acci campaign adviser, "by standing aside dent and industrial insurance, if prop and letting someone else have the of erly managed, would do much to pre fice you wanted.” “Yes,” replied vent children from becoming depend the energetic candidate. “But the ent upon the state. other fellow will get all the medals Bismark's Successor I* Dead. and applause. What’s the use of be- Badenweiler, Baden. Germany—Ger ing an anonymous hero?” many's most brilliant diplomat. Baron Success In Audacity. Adolf Marshall von Bieberstein, died Great effects come of industry and here Wednesday after a short illness. perseverance; for audacity doth al The baron, had occupied the posi most bind and mate the weaker sort of tion of German ambassador in London minds.—Bacon. since May, this year. 12,000 TEXTILE WORKERS QUIT To Aid Men Held for Murder In Former Strike. Half of Number Are Forced Out By Others — Leaders Advise Im mediate Return to Work. Lawrence, Mass.—Practically 12,- 009 textile operatives here have been affected by tbe great strike inaugurat ed by the Industrial Workers of the World to show sympathy for Joseph J. Ettor and Arturo Giovannitti, leaders of tbe organization, and as a protest against their trial in connection with the killing of Anna Lopizso during tbe ■trike last winter, which is to begin in Salem in a few days. It is feared there will be an exten sion of tbe strike. Mill owners were said to be ready to close down the plants in event of further walkouts. In a comparatively mild degree Lawrence experienced a repetition of tbe scenes enacted last winter. Some of tbe more eager strikers, in attempting to get workers to leave their machines, caused slight disturb ances in several mills. Reports of injuries to operatives were received by the police, but none were seriously hurt. Clubs were flourished to intim idate those at work and mill machin ery at several plants waa damaged. Of the 12,999 operatives who quit work, probably half did so as a pro test against tbe trial of Ettor and Giovannitti. The others were forced out through intimidation or closing of uieir departments. "We are unable to control the peo ple,” said William Yates, of New Bedford, national secretary of the tex tile branch of the Industrial Workers of the World. "They broke away from us completely and left their work against our advice. We hoped they would heed the message sent from jail by Ettor and Giovannitti urging them not to strike. Of course, in event of a majority sentiment in favor of a general strike, tbe Indus trial Workers of tbe World will give tbe same support to tbe movement as it did in the great industrial battle last winter.” Several meetings of Industrial Workers were held, most of the speeches being in foreign tongues. The largest meeting was addressed by Miss Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, of New York. She urged the operatives to return to the mills and await the call of the leaders for a strike. RUEF HAS REMEDY. Would Abolish Primary Election for ¡City Officials. San Francisco—At a time of the greatest uncertainty as to the consti tutionality of the state primary law, Abraham Ruef, writing from his cell in San Quentin penitentiary for tbe San Francisco Bulletin, recommends that primary elections be abolished. He continues: "Instead of certifying lists of can didates to be voted on at primary elections, let the lists be certified for the general elections. Let an actual election be made at tbe general elec tion by all tbe people directly from the entire lists so certified. "I would provide for the filing and placing upon the ballot of organization tickets of party nominations, as well as of individual party nominations. I would exact that no such ticket be placed upon the ballot unless it be cer tified to by at least as many electors as the law required to constitute a party, which at present is 3 per cent of the total vote at the last election. "There would be a provision for registering the party as at present, in order that party nominations should be certified only by affiliated party voters. All tickets and individual nominations certified by both parties could be arranged, with the appro priate designations of party, under the separate titles of office to be filled.” Cruiser Aids Americans Washington, D. C. — Without in structions from Washington, but at the request of American Consul Fow ler, at Foo Chow, to Admiral Nichol son, commanding the Asiatic fleet, the cruiser Cincinnati has arrived at that port to look after the interests of Americans. The chief of police is in revolt against the Pekin government, and it is expected that the Republican troops will be sent from Pekin to at tack the town. Navy department offi cials believe the Cincinnati has gone in response to a call from Americans. Man Leaps Into Niagara. Nisgara’Falls, N. Y.—Workmen on the Canadian side of the Niagara river reported Saturday that they had seen a man vault an iron rail near the falls and fall among the rocks and spray 200 feet below. Shortly afterward the police found cards bearing the name “Frank I. Parker, Buffalo, N. Y.” Parker, who was a captain in the Seventy-fourth regiment. New York State Guard, had been in poor health for some time. Shingle Privilege Restored. Washington, D. C.—Proposed elim ination by tbe transcontinental rail roads of the privilege to shippers of re-consignment and storage at the Minnesota transfer on lumber and shingles from North Pacific Coast ter ritory to Eastern states was suspended by the Interstate Commerce commis sion until January 28.