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TURKS MAKE GOOD DEFENSE NEWS NOTES OF Adrianople Prepared for Ixing and DOINGS OF OREGON’S LEGISLATURE Stubborn Fight. CURRENT WEEK A Brief Reaume of Proceedings of the People's Representative« Resume of World’s Important Events Told in Brief. Taft advises Bible study, saying all forceful speakers know the Scriptures. No intimation can be gained from Wilson as to who will compose his cab inet. Bulgarians resumed the war against Turkey by the bombardment of Adri anople. The U. S. Supreme court holds that independent shoe manufacturers have a right to combine. Three Chicago policemen who tried to break up a dance to which they were not invited were thrashed by the dancers. The income tax amendment to the constitution of the United States has been ratified by the required number of states. Hollow Hom Bear, an Indian chief of South Dakota, desires to present Woodrow Wilson with a great peace pipe on inaugural day. Favorable weather conditions are credited with giving the railroads of the United States a gain in business for January of 145 per cent over the corresponding period last year. L. W. Fansher. school superinten dent who disappeared from Medford, Or., four years ago. has been found in an infirmary at Oakland, Cal., unable to remember how he came there. Mexican rebels attacked a passenger train within 45 miles of Mexico City, killed or wounded the 20 soldiers es corting the train, killed a number of male passengers and carried off sev eral women. Miss Clara C. Munson, woman may or of Warrenton. Or., is the only offi cer in that city qualified to make ar rests, as the precinct constable failed to qualify after election and the city marshal has moved out of town. The chief clerk of the Portland Pos tal Savings bank says most of the de positors who withdraw their money, do so to purchase land or small homes, or to engage in business, and nearly all save for some definite purpose. After four days’ discussion the house of lords rejected the home rule bill, 326 to 69. Strong Federal reinforcements reach Juarez. Mex., and the town is now safe from rebel attacks. Admission to the United States has been finally denied Cipriano Castro, ex-president of Venezuela. Rev. George Pepper, of Waterville, Me., known as “Lincoln’s double,” is dead at the age of 80 years. Two bills introduced in the Wash ington legislature call for the issuance of $60,000,000 of state bonds. A jury has finally been completed to try Clarence S. Darrow, lawyer for the McNamaras, for attempted bri bery. Since the Southern Pacific has been separated from the railroad merger, active work has been begun on the Natron-Weed cut-off. A council of Indians is urging Wil son to appoint Thomas L. Sloan, of Nebraska, an Omaha Indian, commis sioner of Indian affairs. PORTLAND MARKETS Wheat—Track prices: Club, 866/ 87c per bushel; bluestem, 956/96c; forty-fold, 87c; red Russian, 84c; val ley, 87c. Barley—Feed, $236/23.50 per ton; brewing, nominal; rolled, $25,506/ 26.50. Com—Whole, $27; cracked, $28. Millstuffs — Bran, $22 per ton; shorts, $24; middlings, $30. Hay—Timothy, choice, $166/17 per ton; mixed, Eastern Oregon timothy, $126/15; oat and vetch, $12; alfalfa, $11.50; clover, $10; straw, $66/7. Oats—No. 1 white, $26,506/27.50 per ton. Fresh fruits — Apples, 50c6/$1.75 per box; pears, $1,506/2 per box; grapes, Malagas, $8 per barrel. Potatoes — Jobbing prices: Bur banks, 506/60c per hundred; sweets, 3|c per pound. Vegetables—Artichokes, $1.50 per dozen; cabbage, lc per pound; cauli flower, $2.50 per crate; celery, $5.50; cucumbers, 75c6/$2 per dozen; egg plant, 10c pound; head lettuce, $2.50 per crate; peppers, 10c per pound; radishes, 35c per dozen; sprouts, 10c. Onions—Oregon, $1 per sack. Eggs—Fresh locals, candled, 256/ 26c per dozen. Poultry—Hens, 13)6/14c; broilers, 13)6/14c; turkeys, live, 20c; dressed, choice, 22)6/25c; ducks, 156/16c; geese, 106/12. Butter — Oregon creamery, cubes, 36c per pound; prints, 376/,37)c. Pork—Fancy, 10c pound. Veal—Fancy, 146/14Jc pound. Hops—1912 crop, prime and choice, 186119c pound; 1913 contracts, 15c pound. Wool — Eashem Oregon, 146/ 18c pound; valley, 21)6/22)c; mohair, choice, 32c. Cattle — Choice steers, $7,306/7.80; good, $76/7.30; medium, $6,506/7; choice cows, $6,506/ 6.75; good, $66/ 6.50; medium, $5,506/6; choice calves, $86/9; good heavy calves, $6,506/7.50; bulls, $36/5.50. Hogs—Light, $7,356/7.50; heavy, $66/6.60. Sheep—Yearling wethers, $56/6.15; ewes, $4615.25; lambs, $6617.25. London—The Turks remain on the defensive at Tchatalja and Adrianople. The Adrianople fortress replies only feebly to the Bulgarian bombardment, and apparently no attempt has bean made in the way of a sortie. A bombardment of Adrianople, de scribed as terrific, was begun Monday night, the Bulgarians ami Servian troops investing the place being esti mated to number 100,000. Military men who know something about the several lines of forts which form the defense of Adrianople look for a pro longed defense. This opinion appar ently prevails within Adrianople it self. Shukri Pasha, the Turkish com mander. who is defending Adrianople, has declare«! that he will not surrender the fortress until the last of his sol diers has been killed. The Turkish newspaper Tanin as serts that Adianople has sufficient provisions for four months, and other Turkish reports declare that the fort ress certainly will be able to hold out for several weeks. Official quarters in Constantinople radiate a spirit of great’confidence in the new regime and declare that the condition of the country and the wintry weather pre clude serious operations long the Tcha talja lines for the present. at the State Capital, Billa Introduced, Passed, Rejected, Etc. TO PROTECT 8CHOOL MONEY THIRTEEN MEASURES PASSED West Would Repay Cash Used to la'gislature Mukea Record in First Three Weeks of Session. Pay Salaries. Salem A bill having for its pur- poea to reimburse the nimmnn school fund for disbursements which have been made from it for salaries of cer tain employes of the State treasu«‘r’s office during the past two years, and for equipment of the office, has been introduced in the senate by Joseph. The bill evidently emanat«! from the office of Governor West. It asks for a total appropriation of $25,822 for thia purpose. The bill seems to have arisen over difficulty that has found its way among members of the State Land board as to whether the «immoti school fund, or any part of it, can be used for the payment of salaries and expenses in conn«*tion with the ad- minstration of that fund. It has been contend«! by the exe cutive, as shown in the appearance of this bill, that the expenses of admin istration must be paid out of the gen eral fund, and that the irreducible school fund ean be us«l for no other LINKING AMERICAS BY RAIL purpose than for the benefit of the common schools of the state. Continuous Trip From New York COMMITTEES MUCH PLEASED to Buenos Ayres Soon. Washington, D. C.—The linking of Conditions at Various Institutions the Americas by rail would lie of of State Found to Good. great value as a peace propaganda among the different countries of North and South America, in the opinion of Andrew Carnegie. This belief was exhibited by Mr. Carnegie at a meet ing here of the permanent Pan-Ameri can Railway committee, of which he is a member, when reports of the link ing of the Americas by rail were read, indicating that progress is being made towards this project. Henry Gassaway Davis, former sen ator from West Virginia, presided at the meeting. In Central America only 18 miles of line remain to be construct«! to make practical a railway journey to Guate mala City. Construction is well un der way at San Miguel, Salvador. From this point to the Panama canal. I 600 miles away, several links have' been constructed, and plans for others . are well advanced. In South America only 175 miles are still to be constructed between Buenos Ayres and Lake Titicaca and the line has been completed from the latter point to Cuzco, Peru. 2000 miles from Buenos Ayres. In Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador progress has been made. The committee will make a full re port to the next Pan-American con ference, which probably will be held in some South American capital in the course of the coming year. ‘‘Big Injuns” Talk English. Salem The joint «/mmittees which have been investigating the several state institutions have returned, and. while they have not yet filed their formal reports, it is an open secret that in most instances they were high ly pleased with the administration of the places during the last two years. The committee which investigated the new branch asylum took along R. E. L. Steiner, of the Salem insane hospital. Conditions were found to l>e excellent. The committee for the State Train ing school visit«! the institution and interview«! many of the attendants and the boys «mfined there. They were, on the whole, satisfied with the «induct of the school, but recom mended segregating the older and younger boys, and that a large appro priation be granted. Civil Service Is Favored. Salem—House bill 136, introduced by Representative Applegren, of Mult nomah. has found favor with the com mittee on education, which reported it back with the recommendation that it pass. It will go to third reading in the regular routine. The bill provides for a system of civil service for school teachers, su perintendents and assistant superin tendents of schools in school districts having, or which wil have, more than 20,000 population. Salem At the end of the thin! week of the legislative assembly, 13 bills have pass«! both houses and re ceived the signature of the governor. Of this number 12 are house bills and one is a senate bill. None of the bills carry an emergency clause and none will become laws until 90 days after the adjournment of the legislative assembly. Probably the moat important bill so far sign«! is that abolishing the office of state land agent. This was some thing suggest«! in the nqsirt of State Land Agent Rinehart, and also recom mended by the governor in hie mes sage. Another act of sonu< import is one providing that a wife deserter who is convict«! shall be «imps'll«! to work on the county reads for the time for which he has been sentenced, and that the «>unty shall pay his family $1 a day for each such day worked. The bills which have so far been signed by the governor are as follows : S B. 73. by Bean Providing for penalty for wife desertion. H. B. 5, by Carpenter Re|>eaiing act providing for the publication of an official newspaper. H. B. 10, by Foreatrom Repealing act providing that county «>urt clerks should act as county clerks. H. B. 17, by Campbell Repealing sections relating to time terms of cer tain officers commence. H. B. 41. by Llewelling Abolish ing the office of state land agent. II. B. 47, by Heltzel Providing for the manner of executing the satisfac tion of a mortgage. 1!. B. 84, by Hinkle Relating to eliminating indebtedness of irrigation districts. H. B. 91, by Hinkle — Relating to decrees of divorce. IL B. 126, by Mann Relating to registration lists of automobiles by county clerks. H. B. 145, by McArthur Relating to crimes against nature. H. B. 194, by Gill Re|>ealing sec- tion relating to binding children as ap- prentices. H. B. 199, by committee on revision of laws—To repeal sections of code providing for weather service. H. B. 200, by committee on revision of laws Repealing sections relating to appropriation and condemnation of land. This record of 13 bills passing both houses and receiving the signature of the governor within the first three weeks of the session is a record- broker. So far there has been no veto message coming from the execu tive offices, the. majority of the bills going into those offices being bills re pealing obsolete sections of the code. Chicago—Fifteen officials of the tribes of Pueblo Indians in New Mex I^x Officials Attacked. ico passed through this city en route Salem—Town marshals, chiefs of for Washington. The Pueblo officials police, sheriffs and others having the BRANCH ASYLUM INSPECTED represent the owners of 600,000 acres enforcement of laws in their hands of tribal lands, granted by the Spanish ' will be subject to arrest, prosecution I^egialatorn Pass Busy Day at Pen crown in 1690. and a fine of from $50 to $500 if they dleton Institution. The Indians, most of them, were in refuse or neglect to do their sworn blankets and moccasins, and were j duty in regard to the sale of liquor if Pendleton—In a special car, which slightly amused at efforts of fellow I a bill introduced in the house by Rep was set off here when No. 6 passed passengers in the railroad station to ' resentative Howard becomes law. through Pendleton, 20 members of the patronize them. Mr. Howard believes that these offi legislature arrived in Pendleton to pass “Heap cold. John,” said one travel-I cials should be punished if they fail to the major portion of the day insjiect- ing man to a tall Pueblo in a red and uphold the liquor laws, which they are ing the Eastern Oregon state hospital. blue blanket. sworn to enforce, and provides this The delegation was met by officers and "Yes, it is rather jcold, but we are way of doing it. members of the Commercial club, who accustomed to extremes and don't entertain«! them at breakfast, after mind it much,” replied the Indian, Bee Inspector Is Proposed. which they were taken in automobiles who was Juan Antonio Martin, alcalde Salem—Bees will be well regulated to the state hospital, where Superin of Acoma. by a state inspector of bees, if a bill tendent McNary and his staff and Cap “Heap big Injun on war path,” introduced in the house is passed and tain C. A. Murphy received the visi- laughed a station porter, coming up to becomes one of Oregon’s lawB. tors. the group. The entire forenoon was given over "The man who gets that job wil) "Here, boy, take this bag to the get stung, in my opinion,” remarked to conducting the legislators through smoking room; I’ll be there in a min Reading Clerk Clarke, when the bill the institution and pointing out its ute,” ordered one of the Indians, was sent to the desk. further needs. As guests of Superin Pablo Abeita, one of the chief men of Another bill will define how any tendent McNary the party had lunch Pueblo Isleta. The porter obeyed in real nice bull should behave when wo eon in the dining room of the new a dazed manner. men wearing red sweaters or red head hospital. Much interest was manifested by gear are about. It is entitl«! “An Graduates Dress Simply. act to prohibit bulls more than one the committee from Salem in the splendid architecture anil up-to-date Los Angeles—Although many daugh year old from running at large.” methods in vogue at the institution. ters of wealthy citizens were num The mammoth bake ovens attract«! no Woman's Age Is Question. bered among the 1500 school children Salem - Senator Miller was approach little attention. The two ovens will who were graduated from the gram bake 1000 loaves of bread at a time, mar schools here Wednesday, not one ed by a woman in the lobby of the of them wore a dress costing more capito) who urged him to introduce a and will make five bakings at one than $5 and most of the dresses were bill which will make it binding and heat. Without an exception the visit home-made. The girls appeared sim mandatory upon all women who regis ing members of the legislature ex pressed themselves as favorably im ply garbed at the suggestion of SuperJ ter to give their correct ages. The intendent Francis, of the city schools, woman did not give her name to Mr. pressed with the institution and be who believed it was an opportune time Miller. He says he is opposed to lieve in its rapid future growth. to impress upon the children the rudi any such bill, but possibly will intro Penitentiary Probe Starts. ments of economy. The absence of duce a bill that women need only to Salem—The first steps of the in ribbons and ruffles was conspicuous. take oath, in registering, that they are 21 years of age or over to obviate vestigation of the state penitentiary Paris Is Awaiting Flood. At 9 the general feminine shyness in giving were undertaken Saturday. Paris—The river Seine continues to their ages. o’clock in the morning the members of rise and now lacks only 40 centimeters the joint committee met at the prison. of the 4.76 meters stage, which exper The first day was almost entirely Marriage Bill Haases House. ience has shown is the danger level. Salem—“There are some thin-skin taken up with an outline of the plans The authorities are beginning to take ned preachers who like to know who for the investigation. The policy to precautions for the emergency which they are marrying,” said Representa be pursued and the general scope of will arise if the flood goes beyond that tive Howard, of Douglas, himself a the investigation was thoroughly dis point. Rescue parties have been or preacher, in presenting his arguments cuss«! at this meeting and it is doubt ganized and all boatmen have been in for the passage of his bill requiring ful if any future session of the com structed to hold themselves in readi that information as to character and mittee will carry it much farther than ness in the suburban districts, which previous marital experience be given this. will be the first flooded. the county clerk at the time of appli Bills Swamp legislature. cation for a marriage license, this in Million Left to Partner. Salem — The house concurred in a formation to be for the guidance of New York—The filing of the will of the minister who shall ¡lerform the senate resolution calling for the final introduction of bills by the 25th day George W. Crossman, a coffee import ceremony. of the session, except by a four-fifths er, revealed a curious agreement be Olson Would Prohibit Fishing. vote of the members. The house, tween Crossman and his partner, Her Salem A bill by Olson, of Mult , however, will retain its previous de man Sieleken. A codicil to the will showed that each had agreed to leave nomah county, introduced in the house, cision to stop the list of bills on its the other $1,000,000. In addition to proposes to prohibit fishing for salmon 20th day, except by such a vote. It his bequest to his partner, Crossman in the Willamette river, except by concurred in order to assist the senate left nearly $1,000,000 to friends and angling, March 15 to April 15 and in making the rule for that branch of the legislative assembly. from June to November 15. relatives. I SAYS ANTARCTIC NOT "COLD” ----------- Explorer Amundsen Shuns Sweater at Only 14 Below. Chicago Captain Rould Amun<iaen, discoverer of the South Pole, and navi gator of the Northwest passage, was the guest of the (>«>graphlc society here. He was presented with the gold ni«!al of the society for his achievements as an explo*r. The South Pole was reach«! by Amundsen while clad in light clothing, he said in a short addreaa here. “It was not «>ld,” he said. “We did not wear fur*. It was only 14 degrees below zero and often it was too warm for me to wear my sweater. 1 wore light fall underwear and over garments made of silk and wool." His feet, however, Captain Amund sen sai<l, were like bales of hay. “First I wrap|H>d my feet in dried grass,” he explain«!. “Then I wore seven pairs of socks with reindeer skin laa/ts outside. The worst thing that can befall a polar traveler is to freeze hit feet. It is enormously difficut in bad weather to dry the socks and moc casins pro|a*rly, but thia must be done under |>enalty of death.” Captain Amundsen will leave San Francis«) in June, 1914, to explore Bering Straits. Postmaster-íieneral Would Also Reduce Some Rates. Postai Banks Immense Success $28,000,000 Piarmi By 300,000 Depositors to Date. Washington, D. C. - Postmaster General Hitchcock's annual rc|s>rt ten tatively suggests reduction of some parcel |s>st rates and Increasing the limit of weight beyond II pounds; recommends civil pensions for |s>atal employes; an Increase in rates on sec-- ond-class mail, which may pavo the way for 1-cvnt letter postage; the «in- solidation of the third and fourth classes, so that b<s>ka ami papers may be forwarded by parcel ,M>st, and points out that during his uiiministra tion ex|H'tise of o|>crating the |s>stal service bus been cut down $45,000,000. In course of a statement on the con ONE-TERM AMENDMENT IS dition of |s>stal finances, Mr. Hitch says: PASSED BY II. S. SENATE cock “The tranaformation of a deficit In to a surplus has been accomplished, Washington, D. C. A «institu not by curtailing the service, but by tional amendment which would restrict developing it along profitable lines. the president of the Unit«! States to While |s>sti«l facilities have been a single term of six years, and would greatly enlarged, extensions have not bar Woodrow Wilson. Theodore Roose been made in a haphazard manner, but velt and William II. Taft from seek only when shown on investigation to ing re election, was approved by the la* juatifl«! by conditions.” senate, by the narrow majority of one The establishing of postal savings vote. banks at presidential poatoffieea was After a three-day fight, in which completed early in the fiscal year end the Progressives joined with many ing June 30, 1912 the year covered Republicans in op|>osing the restricted by the report. Since then the system Presidential term, the senate adopted has been exten<l«l to 4004 fourth-class the original Works resolution by a postoffices, as well as to 645 branch vote of 74 to 23. offices and stations in the Isrger cities. There are now 12,812 |«>«tal savings FLORIDA FRUIT UNDER BAN banks at which patrons may o|a*n ac counts. The number of depositors is California Officials Order Citrus approximately 300,000 and the depos it* aggregate about $28,000,000, not Shipment Out of State. including $1,314,140 withdrawn ami San Francis«) Hope which has de invest«! in |s>stal savings bonds. velop«! among some of the «immis- On the basis of the present monthly sion houses that owing to the recent net Increases of de|s>sits, it is esti cold weather in Southern California mated that the gross income of the supplies of gra|>efruit might be drawn postal savings system for the fiscal from Florida, were badly shattered by I year ended June 30, 1912, will amount the action of the State Horticultural to $700,ooo and the interest payable «immissioner, when a carload of to depoaitora to $300,000. The in grapefruit was stop[M*d and the owners come of the system for the fiscal year received the 48-hour notice customary in such cases. This car must tie sent the total expenses of the central office, out of the state and the consignees but will be approximately $275.000 will ship it North, where there is no less than enough to cover the entire citrus industry to be guarded. ex|>ense of the service. However, the The fruit was found to be infested postmaster general's report says, "it with the Florida red scale and the pur is expect«! that when the defsisita ple scale. have increased to $50,000,000, which This is the second car of grafiefruit at the present rale they will do soon, to «ime through from the Florida cit the system will be self-sustaining.” rus section. An experimental car was The report contains no references to received last week, and being fn*e subjects which have develo|Mxl sin«' from insect fiesta was promptly ab December 1 and, «>ns«|uently, the sorbed by the local market. postmaster general's «insideration of The horitcultural commissioners the parcel post has to do only with the want it understood that thia fruit was preliminary work of establishing the not stopjied because it came from Flor new system, which went into effect on ida, the quarantine having been January 1. Tentatively, however, he raised December 17, but because it recommends not only that the parcel carried Florida fruit peats that are not post rates be reduced, but that the wanted in California. weight of packuges l>e increas«! to a |>oint above the present maximum Pigeon Flics 600 Miles. weight of 11 [siunds. On this subject New York Bearing a note from a the re|K>rt says: "While the [Kistage rates for the passenger on the Prinz Friederich Wil helm, in mid-ocean on the way to new parcel [wist system range consid Bremen, a carrier pig«>n dropped ex erably lower than express charges for hausted on the roof of a big uptown «^responding service, it is lieliev«! that experience will show them to lie hotel Sunday. The message was from A. Schu- higher in some instances thHn is neces bach, of Seattle, Wash., president of sary in order to maintain the service a steamship «>mpany, who informed nt cost. Likewise, the restriction that the hotel management that Mrs. Schu- [daces an 11-pound limit on the weight bach had left two valuable sable skins of parcels mail«! should lie regard«! After the sys in her suite at the hotel before she as merely tentative. start«! for Europe. tem is thoroughly organised on that When in this city 15 months ago liHsis the sco [ m ' of the service in its Mrs. Schubach left two carrier pig usefulness to the public should lie still eons, and the birds were kept on the further enlarged by increasing the hotel roof until she decided to take weight limit.. If properly developed the ocean trip. The Prinz Friederich under efficient management, the parcel Wilhelm was nearly 600 miles at sea [»mt will prove to lie a m/»t im|s>rtant at 9 o'clock Sunday morning, when factor in reducing the cost of living.” Perhaps the most im,s>rtant re«im- one bird was released. mendation contained in the report ia that the thin! and fourth classes of Defense league Forms. Washington, D. C.—To work for a mnil be consolidated so that books and other printed matter may be forward large navy, an adequate army, the ed by parcel post. improvement of the National guard and for all things that will better pre State Races for Honor. pare the Unit«! States for war, the Santa Fe, N. M.—In an effort to National Defense league whs organ ized here. Representative Kahn, of beat New Jersey to the honor of being California, was elect«! chairman. the 36th state to ratify the income tax While the league will work to amendment to the F«leral constitu make the country better prepar«! for tion, New Mexico legislative leaders war, it says in its constitution that it are planning for immediate action by “believes in universal peace, but the house when it reassembles. firmly believes that preparation for A poll of the house shows an over war is the best guarantee of peace.” whelming majority of its members fa vorable to the joint resolution of rati Pension Plan Proposed. fication adopted Saturday by the sen Washington, D. C.—-A system of ate, and it is planned to suspend the old age retirement for employes of the rules and rush the measure to imme postal service was proposed by Senator diate adoption. Penrose, of Pennsylvania, in an Ten Killed By Explosion. amendment offered to the postoffice appropriation bill. It would give the Havana -An explosion of blasting Postoffice department authority to powder in a hardware store at Cien- grant “indefinite leave of absence” to fuegos resulted in the death of ten an employe who became incapacitated persons Saturday, including the pro for actual work with annual pay at the prietor and his wife and their two rate of $600. An examining board children. Scores were injured. The would pass on applications. office of the Cuba Submarine Tele graph company, on the opposite side Minimum Wage Advocated. of the street, wan badly damaged and London — The Daily News under several employes were injured. The stands that the intention in the land instrumenta-'ypre destroyed, resulting campaign inaugurated by Chancellor in the interruption of communication. Lloyd-George is to propose the statu Honey Scarce and Dear. tory establishment of a minimum wage for agricultural laborers of at least San Bernardino, Cal. The beekeep one pound ($5.00) a week, and provis ers of thia county are receiving top ion for every laborer of a cottage and notch prices for their honey. Honey a plot of land held independently of which brought in the past 3 cents a the farmer or landlord. pound, now bringB 7 to 9 cents. “