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NEWS NOTES OF | GASOLINE
POULTRY AND PET STOCK SHOW IN PORTLAND.
Shell Transport Interests To Bring
Asiatic Product.
CURRENT WEEK
| lavs Angeles A great struggle for
I supremacy in the gasoline industry
n
r if i ■« i
, ' along the Pacific Coast and Jthe West-
Resume of worlds Important ern part of the United States general
ly will soon be in progress between
Events Told in Brief.
the Standard Oil company ami its
’ principal European rival, the Asiatic
t Petroleum company, according to an-
_ .. . , . W .Ison decimos _ ...
made here.
President-elect
to nouncements
T p g Harrj
of
heU(| of
make any more speakmg engagements.
shcU Tran>port & Tnu)ing com.
Roosevelt urges successful third- pany, one of the many subsidiaries of
party legislators to work hard to carry the Asiatic Petroleum company, made
out partv pledges.
. the announcement after a meeting
Austria is assembling her entire war *‘th J' C¡ '
,.Ek\k» of .San Er;,n-
fleet at Pola, the chief naval station cisco, pros.dent of the American Gaao-
of Austro-Hungarv.
I '¿ne ‘»«‘£‘7»
H G- <>»"»Kher ami
' H. L. Burleson, also otneers of the
Butter advanced two cents a pound utter concern.
in Portland, Or., markets, on account: Harris said he had come from Lon-
of scarcity of the supply.
I don especially to establish along the
The money trust investigating com- Pacific Coast from San Diego, < a).,
......
-, B. C., a series of im­
mittee listened to a strong defense of - .lo ” ancouxer,
porting stations for motor spirit ami
the clearing house system.
that active work along that line would
Train robbers got a shipment of
begun immediately.
$20,000 in gold that was being sent to
He said Los Angeles would be the
the First National bank of Taft, Cal., center of the series of importing sta­
from Bakersfield.
tions, making it the distributing
Great Britain has presenteil in writ- point.
ing a vigorous protest against the ex-I R- H. Gibson, of New \ ork, con­
emption of American coast-wise ship­ nected with the Indian Refining com­
pany, held an informal conference
ping from Panama canal tolls.
with the others after they had con­
The Corn Products company of New cluded their principal meeting, but his
York is accused by dealers of making connection, if any. with the predicted
written contracts for rebates in viola­ struggle for supremacy in the gasoline
tion of the Sherman anti-trust law.
industry was not disclosed.
General Maus, commander of the
department of the Columbia, has rec­ WAR AVIATOR IS KILLED;
ommended to the War department the
fortification of Grays harbor and
BIT PHOTOGRAPHS ENEMY
Willapa harbor.
Vienna—The fate of Dr. Jules Con­
By sending large quantities of rice
to the Philippine markets to be sold at stantin, a French avaitor in the Bul­
reasonable prices, the government garian service, who was decorated by
foiled the game of rice speculators and King Ferdinand for bravery, is de­
scribed in a dispatch just received
prevented a rice famine.
here. Dr. Constantin started from
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_ Surma village on his last flight over
A 14-inch gun
exploded
tested at the Sandy Hook naval prov-1 the Tchatalja lines with the object of
ing grounds, but did not cause a ' dropping
—»»'»»»"<» bombs
XomK« on the Turkish troops.
trnnn«
scratch to anyone, though explosions His biplane was seen to descend some
of smaller guns have taken many hours later near the Bulgarian camp.
The aviator was found lying on the
lives.
ground dead, with a wound in his
The common towel was ordered chest. The wings of the biplane had
abolished from railroad cars, vessels. been pierced by bullets.
all other interstate vehicles and from
The instruments showed that he had
stations, by Secretary MacVeagh in an reached a height of nearly 4000 feet.
amendment to the interstate quaran­ He had photographed the Turkish
tine regulations.
lines.
American resident is Smyrna fear COST OF LIVING AGAIN ISSUE
the vanquished Turks will wreak ven-
gence upon them.
President-Elect Favors Interna­
One of the Italian Camorrists who
tional Study of Causes.
was sentenced to 30 years’ imprison­
Washington, D. C.— President-elect
ment became violently insane.
Wilson is quoted as in favor of the
Senator Poindexter, of Washington, Sulzer-Crawford bill providing for an
declares Taft should be impeached for international conference on the high
improper use of Federal patronage.
cost of living.
Representative Cur­
Greece refused to sign the peace ley, of Massachusetts, presided over a
protocol with Turkey, and it is be­ meeting to discuss chances of passing
lieved she may continue the war alone. the bill, at which others present in­
cluded Frank S. Gardner, secretary of
Vancouver, Wash., is overrun with the New York Board of Trade and
Transportation, and Professor Irving
tramps and beggars.
Fisher, of Yale University.
Canada proposes to build three bat­
It is understood the bill will have
tleships, at an aggregate cost of $35,- little opposition.
Commercial, agri­
000,000, as an adjunct to the British cultural and scientific organizations
navy.
and influential individuals were quoted
Several groups of Mexican rebels as indorsing the movement for a
have joined forces, making an army of world-wide study of the cost of living
1000 men under command of General from England, France, Germany, Aus­
tria, Belgium, Holland, Denmark,
Orozco.
Italy, Japan, New Zealand and the
Aeroplanes used by the Bulgarian United States.
forces are said to have been an im­
mense help in her operations against
Bold Outlaw Robs Train.
Turkey.
Vancouver, B. C.—A train holdup
that for boldness has never been equal­
ed in Vancouver was perpetrated Sun­
PORTLAND MARKETS
day night just as the Canadian Pacific
Wheat—Track prices: Club, 78c; I railway’s “Imperial Limited” trans­
bluestem, 810/82c; red Russian, 76c; continental passenger train was pass­
ing out of the city limits.
valley, 80c.
A single highwayman, disguised by
Barley—Feed, $24 ton; brewing,
a black mask, boarded the train as it
nominal; rolled, $276/28.
Corn—Whole, $36; cracked, $37 ton. was running slowly a mile and a half
Millstuffs—-Bran, $23 ton; shorts, out, entered the Pullman car and at
the point of a revolver forced the pas­
$25; middlings, $30.
Hay—Timothy, choice, $176/18 ton; sengers and the Pullman conductuor to
mixed Eastern Oregon timothy, $12r»/ pass over their money and valuables,
15; oat and vetch, $12; alfalfa, $12; to the amount of $300. The man
dropped off the train just before it ar-
clover, $10; straw, $66/7.
rived at Barnett, six miles out.
Oats—No. 1 white, $26 ton.
Fresh Fruits — Apples, 50c6/$1.50
box; pears, 75c(iz$1.50;
grapes,
Health Must Be Shown.
$1.60; Malagas, $8 per barrel; cran­
Reno, Nev.—The Episcopal church
berries, $11.50 barrel.
of the district ^f Nevada, in convoca­
Potatoes — Jobbing prices: Bar­
banks, 606/ 65c per hundred; sweet po­ tion here, has adopted a resolution
pledging the clergymen to require a
tatoes, 2Jc pound.
certificate of health before performing
Onions- Oregon, 90c6/$l per sack.
Vegetables—Beans, 12c; cabbage, a marriage ceremony “in any case
lc pound; cauliflower, $1.75 crate; where there is a reasonable doubt as
celery, $3.50; cucumbers, 506/60c doz­ to the fitness of either party for mar­
en; eggplant, 10c pound; head let­ riage.” As a part of the resolutions,
tuce, 50c6/$l crate; peas, 12Jc pound; the convocation also advocated the en­
peppers, 10c; radishes, 1567 20c dozen; actment of a law in Nevada requiring
sprouts, 8c; tomatoes, $1.50 box; that such a certificate of health be
garlic, 56/6c pound; pumpkins, ljc presented to the county clerk upon ap­
pound; turnips, 75c sack; carrots, plication for a license to marry.
75c; beets, 75o; parsnips, 75c.
King May Meet Wilson.
Eggs—Fresh locals, candled, 42|c
Ottawa, Ont.—King George anti
dozen; Eastern, 22 J6/27|c.
Butter — Oregon creamery butter, President-elect Wilson are to be asked
to take part in the celebration of the
cubes, 37jc pound; prints, 38j6/39c.
centenary of peace between Canada
Pork—Fancy, 9jc pound;.
and the United States at Queenstown
Veal—Fancy, 13J6/14c pound.
Poultry—Hens, 13c; broilers, 13c; Heights, near Niagara Falls, in June,
turkeys, live, 20c; dressed, choice, 22 1914. The project for inviting the
6/23c; ducks, 12J6/14C; geese, 12J6/ King was taken up with Premier Bor­
den by members of the cabinets of On­
14c.
The invitations
Hops—-1912 crop, prime and choice, tario and Quebec.
will be forwarded by the Dominion
166/ 18 per pound.
Wool — Eastern Oregon, 146718c government.
pound, according to shrinkage; valley,
Earl Turns Socialist.
21i6/22jc; mohair, choice, 32c.
Cattle- Choice steers, $6.856/7.30; 1 London—The Fabian society, an or­
good, $6.5067 7.25; medium, $66/6.25; ganization whose aim is to propagate
choice cows, $667 6.25; good, $5.506/ Socialist ideas among the middle an«l
5.75; medium, $4.506/ 5.25; choice upper classes, has added to its mem­
calves, $7.5067 8; good heavy calves, bership roll the name of Earl Russell,
the first member of the house of lords
$66/7; bulls, $3675; stags, $5676.
Hogs—Light, $7.75677.90; heavy, to become a Socialist. George Ber­
nard Shaw is a prominent Fabian, and
$6.756/7.25.
Sheep — Yearlings, $4.256/5.10; H. G. Wells, the novelist, did much to
wethers, $3.606/4.75; ewes $36/ 4; extend the society’s operations, but
has now withdrawn from it.
lambs, $46/6.30.
Unique Platform Announced By
Council of ( hurclics.
Complete Justice to lie Demanded
Right of All to Opportunity
of .Maintenance Asserted.
POULTRY SHOW
DRAWS CROWD
Fourth Annual Exhibit Most
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Poultry, Guinea Pigs. Pigeons, Bel­
gian Hares, Etc., Make Most
Interesting Variety.
larger this season, and th«» grade of
binis on the whol«» higher; there were
fewer binis of inferior ap|s'arance.
and
competition was very keen and
The
Class! That is the word.
close.
Fourth Annual Poultry show of the
Attendance was very good, ami a
Oregon Poultry anti Pet Stock associa­ notable influx of school children is one
tion, held in Portland, December 9-14. of the most encouraging signs the
was the best yet. It was the most in­ management has observed. The islu-
teresting and most successful ever held cational value of poultry exhibitions
was considerable from an intensely
in the state.
The entries were very large. About practical standpoint.
The accommodations were excellent,
1500 birds were shown, and nearly 250
individual exhibitors had birds for and the room at East First and Morri­
scoring and prizes. Beisdes chickens, son streets was large and well venti­
which were shown in 33 classes, there lated.
Twenty-five silver cups, as well its
were some fancy stock, Guinea pigs,
pigeons, Belgian hares, etc. The ap­ the Page trophy and many articles of
pliances exhibits were also exceptional­ beauty an«l value, were given as
ly good and a study of them was well special premiums and sweepstkes.
Following is a partial list list of
worth while to poultrymen and those
interested in the business. Modem prizes awarded:
S. C. White Leghorn» Cockerels,
coops, up to date feeding apparatus
and all sorts of foods and remedies first, Industrial Poultry Plant, Rich-
field, Wash.; second, Il. S. Carter,
were shown.
The Plymouth Rocks were most nu­ Salem, Or.; third, R. J. Raney, Van-
merous of any single class. In the couver, Wash.; fourth, W. B. Brown,
Rock section there was a really remark­ Sellwotsl, Or.; fifth, J. P. Hall, New­
able collection of cockerels the larg­ berg, Or.
Brown Leghorns -Cocks, first, War­
est and best ever gathered in the
west, and the birds were particularly ren Gray, Jefferson, Or.; second, W.
fine. Entries were made from every F. I.ethim, Hillsboro, Or. Cockerels,
part of Oregon and Washington was first and second, Warren Gray; third,
well represented. Birds from Idaho fourth and fifth, Joe Saunders, Hills­
were also present, and California, boro, Or. Pullets, first Joe Saunders;
too, ¡had representatives. Following second and third, Warren Gray;
the Rocks, the Wyandottes were per­ fourth, Joe Saunders; fifth. Sorenson
haps next in number. Then came Bros., Gresham, Or.
White Wayndottes Cocks, first, J.
the Leghorns, and then the Rhode
The A. Griffin, Eugene, Or. ; second, R.
Islan«l Reds and Orpingtons,
showing of games was not as heavy as J. Hamilton, Metzger, Or. ; third, C.
in some past years, but the represen­ H. Chrisman, Portland; fourth, I). N
tatives of both pit games and the big Lash, Portland; fifth. Harry V. Marx,
Cockerels, first, A. J.
Cornish birds was fair. There was not Portland.
a large representation of M inorcas Isingtine, Portland; second, R. J.
either, but excellent birds, both black Hamilton; third, I). W. Kelley, Port-
and white were on exhibition. Among land; fourth and fifth, Harry V. Marx.
Black Minorca» Cocks, first. L. H.
the Mediterranean group the Anconas
second, A. W.
and Andaluians were noted. A good Baker, Portland;
Cockerels, third,
showing of Hamburgs, too, was noted. Parks, Portland.
For the first time in a Portland show Sorenson Bros, Pullets, first an«l «««<•-
the Sicillian Buttercups have been ond, L. H. Baker. Hens, first, L. H.
entered. This is a new breed. The Baker.
White Minorca» Hens, first, Co-
combs are cupped, and supposed to re­
semble the flower for which the binis lumbia Poultry Yanis, Portland.
All
White-Faced Black Spanish
are named. These birds are Mediter­
raneans, and appear to be larger than awards to E. J. Hufford, St. Johns,
most of this group. They are of gold­ Or.
Silver Spangled Hamburg» Cocks,
en plumage with a peculiar dark mot­
tling,. Their owners claim a heavier first, Walter Roswurm, Forest Grove,
bin), a better meat and quicker growth Or.; second, Mrs. FL C. F’ety, Port­
Walter Roswurm took first,
than any other fow l in the group, and land.
a very large egg production. They second and third for cockerels, hens l
are attracting no little attention and pullets.
Blu«' Andalusians • Cockerels, sec­
among the lovers of new breeds, and
they are handsome in bearing and ond, Sorenson Bros., who also took
first for hens and pullets.
E. M.
plumage.
H. H. Collier, of Tacoma, has the Hurd, of Portland, txx)k second for
scoring of the American breeds, in­
cluding the Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode
Island Reds, etc.
Judge Miller Purvis, of Windle,
Idaho, scores the Mediterranean binis.
Many fine binis were entered in the
show a year ago, and it is a matter of
doubt if this year shows any finer
birds from an individual standpoint;
but, on the other hand, the entries were
Bandon Women Plan Club,
Bandon, Or.—At a well-attended
meeting of the women of Bandon it
was decided to form a woman’s aux­
iliary to the Bandon Commercial club.
Mrs. L. P. Sorenson read to the meet­
ing an article from the Oregonian on
commercal clubs for women, which
reading did much to enthuse those
present. A box factory is being built
near here by George Geisendorfer. The
bulk of the boxes will be spruce. All
modern machinery is being installed
and the factory will be one of the most
up-to-date on the Coast.
NEW ROAD MEASURE URGED
lame County Grange Will Work
for Road Patrol.
Chicago Cheers thut greeted its
first reading insure the adoption by
the Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ in America of a now creed thut
contrasts strongly with the old stylo
declarations of faith.
The new declaration of fuith by the
32 Protestant denominations says that
the churches must stand for the fol­
lowing:
Equal rights and yomplete justice
for all men in nil stations of life.
Protection of ll»' family by the
■ ingle standard of purity, uniform di­
vorce laws, proper regulation of mar­
riage and proper housing.
For the fullest |s>aaiblc development
for every child, especially by the pro­
vision of pisqa-r education and recrea­
tion.
Abolition of child labor.
Such regulation of the conditions of
toil for women as shall safeguard the
physical and moral health of the com­
munity.
Abatement and prevention of pov­
erty.
Protection of the individual and so­
ciety from th«- social, economic and
m»rul waste of th«« liquor traffic.
Connervaton of health.
Protection of the worker from dan­
gerous machinery, occupational dis-
ea«-s and mortality.
Protection of the right of all men to
th«' opportunity of self maintenance,
safeguarding this right against en­
croachments of every kind. un«l for the
protection of workers from the hard
ships of enforced unemployment.
Suitable provision for the old age of
workers und for those incapacitated by
injury.
The principle of conciliation and ar­
bitration in industrial disputes.
Release from employment one day
in seven.
Graduul and reasonable reduction of
th«" hours of labor to the lowest prac­
ticable point, and for that «iegrve of
leisure for all which is a condition of
th«» highest human life.
Living wage as a minimum in every
industry, and for the highest wage
that each industry can afford.
Th«- most «-«piitable division of the
product of industry that can ultimate­
ly lw devised.
In commenting on the new creed, in
the Olympic theater. Rev. Walter
Rauschenbusch, of Rochester, N. Y.,
declared it was similar to the Progres­
sive party platform.
Springfield At the last meeting of
the Pomona grange of Lane county a
resolution to b«’ presented to the
county commissioners, asking them to
take under advisement the suggestion
of a county road patrol, was unani­
mously adopted an«l a committee np-
|x>int«sl to present it to the court.
The resolution says “that experi­
ence in several American states dem­
onstrates that a systematic road pa­
trol. by sections, for road repair work
wherever needed at the time when it is
needed and when it can be done m<»st
economically, is the only satisfactory
method of keeping roads in usable con­
dition, and the county court would
seem, under the law, to have full
power to adopt and put in practice a
patrol system, sectioning th«' road
therefor and placing in charg«- of each WILSON NOT'TO SEE CANAL
section some person, whether sujier-
visor or other employe, whose duty it
shall be to inspect his section of road Taf’s Offer of Battleship to Take
at frequent intervals and make repaint
Him to Panama Is Declined.
which may be called for at any time.”
Washington, D. C.
It Is-cnme
known here Sunday that President­
INDUSTRIAL BODY IS RK II elect Wilson has declined to accept
President Taft's offer to place at his
disposal one of the navy’s big bat­
Washington Commission Report tleships to make a trip to the Pana­
Shows $316,000 in Treasury.
ma canal zone.
It is understood that Mr. Wilson,
Oympia Since the state industrial
while expressing a strong desire of
law went into operation in October of seeing the work on the canal anil ap­
last year, there have been 228 acci­ preciation of the president's thought­
dental deaths in hazardous occupations fulness, wrote that, with the New Jer­
covered by the act. In 133 cases pen­ sey legislature alsiut to meet, his du­
ties as governor would make it im­
sions were, awarded to dependents. possible for him to leave the country.
One hundred and four men were killed
As President Taft himself is con­
in lumbering and milling, and employ­ templating a trip to tlw isthmus in the
ers have automatically paid $403,000 near future, it has been suggested that
into the state fund. Claims have been he and the president-elect might meet
there.
paid to injured lumber workers and
def»endents of $2X9,000, and there has
Balkan Credit Is Good.
been set aside in reserves $114,000 to
New York George A. Crater, Jr.,
meet pensions.
The next greatest
death loss was in the coal mining in­ who has homes in London and San
Francisco, arrived here on the steam­
dustry, with 21 fatalities.
In all, the commission has collected ship Cedric from Liverpool. He said
$1,200,000, has paid out in claims that he had represented Ix.ndon finan­
$000,000, has set aside reserves on cial interests in negotiating the loan
claims already approved of $2X1,000 to the Balkan states in their war with
Turkey. The Balkan countries, he de­
and has a cash balance of $310,000.
clared, had gotten all the money they
wanted at 3 per cent and could get as
School Children’» Fair Organized. much more as they desired. This in­
Orenco B. W. Barnes, county su­ dicated, he jsiintc'i out, the feeling of
perintendent-elect; S. S. Duncan, su­ security of the European bankers in
perintendent of Yamhill county; W. the face of world war talk.
T.
Macey, president of Yamhill county
pullets.
Turks Disregard Armistice.
school fair association, anti M. Mc­
Cettinje, Montenegro
Notwith­
Donald,
president
of
the
Oregon
Nur
­
Rain and Snow Aid Wheat.
sery coumpany, were the speakers at standing that an armistice had just
Davenport, Wa»h.
November, as ! an enthusiastic meeting here recently been concluded, the Turks from Tara-
observed by the station at Davenport, to organize the Orenco School Chil­ bosch made a heavy attack against the
In accordance
had a mean temperature of 36.9 de­ dren’s F'air association. Fifty adults Montenegrin front.
grees, which is five and a half degrees have already joined and 80 of the with orders, the Montenegrins refused
warmer than the mean for the same school children. All are enthusiastic to return the Turkish fire, which did
month in 1911. Rain or light snow­ I and a splendid fair next year will no no damage. The Montenegrin troops
received the news of the armistice
fall on 13 days of the month netted doubt be the result.
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with great discontent. The army was
2.42 inches of water, every particle of
awaiting a general offensive move­
which went into the ground and aided
Rails for Eugene-Coon Bay.
greatly in bolstering the winter wheat
Eugene Material for the Willam­ ment for the capture of Scutari.
already sprouted. In November of! ette-Pacific line from Eugene to Cocm
1911 the rainfall was 1.8 inches, Bay begarfto arrive this week, and al­ Montana Favora Washington Plan.
brought on by the heavy snows of ready there are nine carloads of steel
Butte, Mont.—A committee repre­
that month.
for the bridge across the Long Tom senting labor organizations of the
river and for streams farther to the state, including the State Federation
Signal System Nears Completion. west. Track-laying, however, will of
i Labor and the Western Federation
i Miners, which has been in session
Centralia — The new block signal not begin until the weather becomes of
system being installed between Taco­ settled. “No rails will be laid at here to discuss lalsir legislation, has
ma and Portland by the Northern Pa­ present,” said W. R. Fountain, engi-. U i nified a workman's compensation bill
resembling that now in effect
i
cific will be ready for use between neer in charge, “owing to the soft closely
Centralia and Little Falls by Saturday. condition of the grade, and we have in the state of Washington. The bill
The system between Centralia and not enough rails on hand to begin the will be presented at the coming legis­
lative session.
Tenino will be ready within ten days. work.”