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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1913)
NEWS NOTES OF CURRENT WEEK Resume of World’s Important Events Told in Brief. Threatened damage by rust is mak ing wheat higher in Chicago. A second province of China is re ported to have seceded and joined the rebels. A savings bank system will be in augurated in the Portland public schools. Bulgaria will make no further re sistance against the claims of Greeks and Servians. Seattle Socialists sent a memorial to President Wilson denouncing Secre tary of War Daniels. Much opposition to the Wilson- Bryan policy towards Nicaragua has developed in Washington. Scientists believe they have found the oldest church in America on a small island off the coast of Yucatan. It is believed in Washington that matters between the Huerta govern ment and the Mexican revolutionists will reach a crisis very soon. Japan claims to be embarrassed by the friendly advances of Mexico, fear ing acceptance of them might be mis understood by the United States. Secretary Bryan was obliged to can cel several of his speaking dates and return to Washington to confer with the President on the Mexican situation. Turkey is hurrying troops to occupy territory left vacant by the misunder standings between the Balkan allies, and hopes to regain much of her lost ground. A young society girl of Oakland, Cal., is working as a miner to re discover a rich gold strike which at one time belonged to her grandfather, who was killed by a fall of rock while working his claim. Oregon National Guard regiments having headquarters in Portland have received large supplies of clothing for use only in tropical climates, and be lieve firmly that they will be ordered into service in Mexico before fall. A diplomatic'scandal is believed to be brewing over the Mexican situ ation. Great Britain expects to begin no new battleships for the next two years. The first car of r.ew-crop barley was received at Portland from Chard, Gar field Co., Wash. King Constantine of Greece declares the Bulgarians commit all manner of atrocities in war. I. W. We. WARMLY RECEIVED CONVICT HAS DEADLY DEVICE Lights tamp, Kings Bell, Explodes Dynamite at Distance. Salt Lake City In the presence of electrical experts. Federal officers and detectives here was demonstrated what was declared to be perhaps the most remarkable death-dealing machine in vented in recent years. The invention is the work of W. L. Cummings, 23 years old, who confessed to Federal and municipal officers when he was arrested that he had threatened to use it to destroy Miss Dorothy Ramberger, wealthy society girl, unless she gave him $100. Electricians took the machine into a steel and concrete vault in an office building. Another part of the con trivance. on which was mounted a bell and an incandescent globe, was placed in a closed room across a hall. Then the electric current of the machine in the airtight vault was turned on. On the unattached box in the other room the bell rang and the lamp glowed brightly. In his acknowledged letter to Miss Bamberger, Cummings sent a diagram of his invention, saying that he would place a suitcase of nitro-glycerine in her room and explode it from a dis tance. The demonstration, say the electri cal experts, proves that he could have accomplished this. Cummings said the attachment could be installed in locomotive cabs, where it would give a positive signal if a train ran past a closed block signal. In war, he said, mines could be ex ploded without wire attachment. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST General News of the Industrial and Educational Development and Progress of Rural Communities, Public Institutions, Etc. BANK DEPOSITS ON INCREASE NEW CATALOGUE IS ISSUED All Financial Institutions of State Interesting Data in Agricultural College 1913 Prospectus. Show Healthy Condition. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor Salem According to the statement issued by State Superintendent of vallis A number of new courses in Banks Wright for the condition of forestry and mining, as well as a re organization of the work offered in ah- business at the close of business June | imal husbandry, are announced in the 4. deposits in all banks of the state In new catalogue of the Oregon Agricul creased $1.188,490.56 over June 14, tural college. The 428-page book also 1912. All banka of the state show a carries full information regarding the buildings, equipment and student en healthy condition. In state, savings, private and for terprises, as well as the faculty direc eign banks there was a decrease in de tory and roster of students. There are nine new courses offered posits of $2,220,116.78. In national banks there was an increase of $$,- by the school of forestry* ail covering 408,607.34. In the Portland banks practical phases. These courses are there was a decrease of $479,260.04. outlined to cover existing lumbering Ix/ans and discounts increased during conditions in the West. In the department of animal hus the period in all banks $7,913,499.72. The increase in state, savings, pri bandry two additions have been made vate and foreign banks was $1,227,- to the faculty, and the work so ap- 878.38; national banks, $6,685.621.34. l>ortioned that each instructor wllII and in the Portland banks $3,684,914.- specialize in a separate branch. Last year's enrollment at the Oregon 34. Overdrafts in state, savings and private banks decreased $47,722.46, Agricultural college, as given by the and in National banks decreased $27,- new catalogue, was 2431 students. In 127.87, and decreased in the Portland the lists are found residents of 39 banks $7,584.21. The total resources states and territories, as well as 62 in all banks during the period in whose homes are in Armenia, Canada, The total lia Hawaii, India, Ireland, Japan, Mex- creased $7,348,402.55. bilities for all banks increased $7,- i ico, Poland and Russia. On Tuesday, September 23. the fall 348,402.55. recitations will begin. The Friday, BETTER JOB OFFERED BRYAN FINE EXHIBIT IS INDICATED Saturday and Monday immediately proceding are set apart for registra tion and entrance examinations. Secretary Can Command $24,000 a Arrangements for Coming State Year as Press Agent. ASTORIA IS WATCHING MILK Fair Well Advanced. New York—Arch Selwyn, managing director of a theatrical company, has written Secretary Bryan: “Sir—If the newspapers are correct in quoting you as saying that your sal ary as secretary of state is insufficient for your means, that you are therefore compelled to add to your income by ‘outside work,’ I beg leave to offer you a position that will pay you twice as much as the United States govern ment pays and which will call for your individual attention. In other words, I offer you $24,000 as chief publicity promoter of (naming his company). “The position is one of importance, and like your present high office is of world-wide influence, for the play is about to be presented not only in the United States, but in every civilized center of the world. The position is one that will call for the highest qual ity of intellect and resourcefulness, the combination for which we are willing to pay a good living wage.” Threat to "Fly Red Flag of An archy" Bring« Arreata. Portland, Or. "Wo will fly the red flag of anarchy over the marble palace up there!” (meaning the new court house) shouted Tom Burna, an I. W. W. speaker, harranguing from a soap- l>ox at Sixth and Washington streets shortly after 9:80 o’clock Wednesday night. The next minute a deputy sheriff, under orders from Sheriff Tom Word, stepped forward and pulled Hurns from the soap box. "You are under arrest,” said the deputy. Almost on the instant Sixth street, filled with a crowd of several hundred persons, only a comparatively small percentage of whom were 1. W. Ws, became a scene of the wildest disorder. As Burns was pulled down, Rudolph Schwab, another agitator, one of the leaders of the strike now in progress at the Oregon Packing plant in this city, jumped on the box. At the same time Word and five other of hi* deputies jumped forward. They were reinforced by a doaen pa trolmen, who had been posted on the outskirts of the crowd under strict orders from Mayor Albee to preserve order at the meeting. The raid that ensued was made as the result of con certed action planned by Sheriff Word and Mayor Albee. Both were present in the crowd. One of Word's deputies dragged Schwab off the box, and as he did so the agitator’s place was taken by Mrs. O’Connor, a full-blooded Cherokee Indian, one of the strikers at the (/re- gon Packing plant. She began to wave her arm wildly, but a deputy took her by the aim and pulled her off. Word’s orders that the next )M-rson to try to speak from the box would be arrested had been shouted forth, but right after Mrs. O’Connor’s arrest, 1. D. Runsley, who had hHrrangued from the box earlier in the evening, leaped to her place. Then what had been an uproar be came half a riot. Ransley was arrested. Then speak er after speaker who tried to follow him on the box was seised and placed under arrest. In quick succession six more speak ers were hauled down by police and deputy sheriffs ami bundled off to jail in the (lolice patrol wagon. Sheriff Word himself stopped the procession of sjieakcrs after ten had been arrested, by seizing the soap box. There have been few occasions in Portland when speakers have gone so far in vileness of language and incen diary and seditious talk as Bums did before the sheriff and police atcp|M-d in and broke up the meeting. FIFTY PERISH IN FACTORY FIRE Women and Girls Trapped By Rush of Haines. Many Escape by Jumping Injured Rushed to Hospitals Bedim Burn in Ruins. Binghampton, N. Y.—Fifty persona were kill*«!, according to late eatl- mates, and many injured, a dozen mortally, in a fire which swept the four-story factory building of the Binghamton Clothing company Wed nesday afternoon. The victims chiefly were women ami girls. At midnight 26 Itodies had been re covered. In the city ho|>sital and in private institutions are 80 injured. Some two score |>ers>ms are known to have esca|>ed as by a miracle from the building, which burst into flames like a tinder box and became a roaring furnace almost immediately after the first alarm was sounded. About 185 persons were in the fac tory when the fire broke out. Those unaccounted for or most of them are believed still to bo in the redhot ruins of the structure. Around the scene of the fire district, the greatest the city has ever known, thousands watched the worker* in the glare of big «earchllghta, many in the throng being restrained only by the closely drawn police lines from rush ing into the ruins to seek the bodies of relatives or friends. Water in many streams was poured into the fiery pit that a few hours be fore was the cellar of the burned es tablishment. As the coals were cooled slightly from time to time In a spot upon which the streams were centered, men went forward to dig as long as human endurance would allow them to work. Occasionally a body was found and taken quickly away. It will lake at least two days, the authorities be lieve, tie fore the cellar ca/i be cleared, and the whole truth be known. Salem—Arrangements for the com ing State fair are far enough advanced Short-Weight Butter Charge Mnde to indicate that the exhibition will be' Against One Dealer. the finest ever held in Oregon. A Astoria—It is not improbable that large number of race horses are on the there is to be a big milk shakeup in grounds and are being trained. Astoria that will put a stop to some The Great Northern railway has flagrant abuses that are said to have offered a large silver cup as a trophy been going on among the dairies in for the best individual agricultural ex Clatsop county, both as to adulteration hibit and the Northern Pacific will of milk and the unsanitary condition donate a cup for the best sow and lit of the stables. ter of pigs. Other railroads are ex For the past few days a special dep pected to donate prizes. The half- uty in the office of the state dairy and mile race track will be completed this food inspector has been in Astoria in week. By far the finest floral display vestigating several cases. He has ever had at the fair grounds has been obtained a confession from one dealer; arranged and many of the beds have has evidence against several others, been planted. Walks are being laid and within a few days will lay the OPPOSE NEW POSTAGE RATES out, buildings repaired and many cases before the prosecuting attorney. other things incidental to holding the Short weight butter again has made Congress Questions 1-ateat Move fair are being done. Secretary Mer its appearance in Astoria, and one meat of PoHtmastcr General. edith says the interest taken by the dealer has been brought to task. The farmers and orchardists is much keen Astoria creameries are not under in Washington, D. C. Concerted op er than it was last year. position has developed in congress to vestigation, but the butter shipped Postmaster General Burleson's order here from other parts of the state has been found short weight. Charges of TO BRING COUNTER CHARGE reducing parcel |s>st rates ami increas FIRE-BLIGHT FIGHT NOW ON Whaling in Great Luxury. ing the maximum size of packages to selling adulterated milk will be pre San Francisco — The Adventuress, ferred against two deulers of Seaside. Complaints Against Men to Be Pre be handled in the service. The order was issued Saturday, to become effect $50,000 auxiliary schooner yacht, has Grand Ronde Valley Folk Plan sented to Arbitrators. ive August 15, and Wednesday the arrived in port here on her way from Vigorous Pest Campaign. Morrow Stock Is Prolific. New York — With the passage by senate postoffice committee requested Boston to the Arctic to demonstrate Ione—That Morrow county docs not La Grande—Sums of money suffi Government forest fire officials be whaling de luxe. Millionaires, scien cient to employ four or five fire-blight have to take a back seat among the congress of the Newland* hill to pro Mr. Burleson to appear before the lieve the losses from fires will be less tists and stortsmen will make the experts to come to the Grand Ronde stock and swine counties of Oregon vide an arbitration medium for set committee with an explanation of the party that 'will penetrate the frigid valley and combat a prevailing blight has been proved by various ranchers tling the w age differences between 45 authority for his act. in 1913 than for many years. Eastern railroads and their 80,000 Thia is the first step in what prom waters Jon the coast of Wrangel is Milt Morgan, who conductors and trainmen, a new phase Women are losing interest in poli land, Point Barrow and beyond, in plague and to teach orchardists here in this vicinity. ises to l>e a bitter contest. When the lives just below town, has a sow that tics in Los Angeles, but are reported search of adventure, data, pictures the proper manner to fight the pest gave birth to a litter of 16 pigs this of the controversy developed through fsistmaater gencrul has la-en heard the were asked of the county court here to be making excellent officials. and the elusive bowhead, least known this week, after a meeting of 100 week, which totals 83 that she has the announcement by the railroads committee is expected to undertake to that they would ask the board which have withdrawn before August 15 any prominent orchard men. County Judge raised in one year. Two Oregon towns have voted to of the whale kind. considers th<- demands of the employes authority he may claim congress has The terrors of the "chuck ” known Mrs. A. Mason, who farms a creek Henry favors the plan. supply their school children with to take up also the grievances of the given him to change rates and sizes. Two of the apple associations, at ranch above town, has a cow that de roads against the men. books free, under the new law of the to ordinary whaling expeditions will It wns contended in the committee not haunt the board of this cruise, for the same meeting, decided to join the serves a pension. In 1910 this cow state. Chairman Elisha Lee, of the con a French chef will take care of the North Pacific agency. raised twin calves, and in 1911 one ference committee of managers, said that the proposed changes would entail an enormous loss to the government. Governor Sulzer, of New York, is cuisine. Where the harpoon points In 1912 she again brought Fire blight hit the orchards from more. accused of using his veto power to seaward from the bow, several moving various angles this year, and in some twins and each of her heifers raised a that the railroads would demand arbi Apparently there was no pretense of coerce legislators to vote as he di picture machines will attempt to catch places has burned large holes through calf. This year the old cow and both tration which would take into consid opposition in the committee ns to eration all questions of difference be whales, polar bears and seals. Be the center of fine orchards. rected. the oldest heifers each raised one calf. tween the employers and the employ whether the postmaster general should change rates, Democrats and Republi cause it is coll in Northern waters a Ten calves originating from one cow in When it became known that blight heating plant is fitted up aboard, but was prevalent here, the orchard men four years’ time is a record that is ed. He alluded to the wording of the cans agreeing that only congress ought letter in which the conference com to have thia power. PORTLAND MARKETS becausefpart of the voyage lies through organized a campaign of education in | hard to beat. mittee agreed to arbitrate under the the tropics, the yacht also carris a its prevention. This particular type Newlands legislation. The roads were $625,000,000 IS NOT SUFFICIENT Wheat—Track prices: Club, 86c; special refrigerating plant. of blight has been practically unknown Industrial Education Grows. willing to submit to arbitration by a bluestem, 90c; red Russian, 84c; val here up to this year, and it is not The current session of the Oregon board, as provided in the Newlands ley, 86c. Chinese Revolt Growing. known how it gained a foothold. Agricultural summer school at Corval bill, "all questions of rates of pay and Irish Secretary Says $300,000,000 Oats—No. 1 white, $29 per ton; Pekin—The Chinese government is Experts were brought here to in lis emphasizes the remarkable growth working conditions.” More Needed for Ijind Purchase. stained and off grade, less. still dispatching troops to subdue the "The language of our letter is Millstuffs—Bran, $24.50 per ton; revolutionary movement in the dis vestigate, and Professor Jackson, made within the last decade by the in Ix>nd>>n Three hundr<sl million dol pathologist at Oregon Agricultural shorts, $26.50; middlings, $31. affected Southern provinces, but has college, has passed several days in La dustrial features of education. Ten clear," said Mr. Lee. "We feel that lars in addition to the $625,000,000 al years ago it would have seemed absurd it is right to ask for arbitration which ready expended wns the estimate giv Barley—Feed, $24///24.50 per ton; not withdrawn any soldiers from Mon Grande diagnosing the conditions, and , for a teacher to study such things as takes into consideration the grievances brewing, nominal; rolled, $26.50/?/ golia. placed before the meeting the best bread-making, sewing, basket-weav of the railroads as well as the griev en by Augustine Birrull, chief secre 27.50. tary for Ireland, of the sum necessary President Yuan Shi Kai is anxious methods to pursue in fighting it. ing and similar useful arts, but at the ances of the employes.” Hay—Eastern Oregon timothy, old, to proceed south to lead his troops, to complete the operation of land pur present session, according to Professor When Chairman Elisha Lee’s state chase in Ireland in accordance with $18, new, $22 per ton; alfalfa, new, but his associates have persuaded him Mutual Subscribers Hit. E. D. Ressler, head of the industrial ment in behalf of the roads was con the provisions of the land purchase $13.50. to remain in Pekin, for fear that he practically veyed to A. B. Garretson nnd W. G. acts of 1903 and J909. Onions—Walla Walla, $1.25 sack. Aurora—The state railroad commis education department, These acts might be assassinated on the way to Vegetables — Beans, 40/ 6c pound; the scene of hostilities. sion has granted the petition of the every teacher is taking industrial Lee, heads of the conductors’ and make it compulsory for a landlord to cabbage, lj(&2c; cauliflower, $2 per trainmen's organizations, respective permit his tenant to purchase the land It now is generally believed that United Telephone company to discon courses, either in whole or in part. crate; corn, 30c per dozen; cucum General Sun Yat Sen, former provis tinue its exchange here and the busi ly, they would not comment on the he cultivates. » bers, $1/81.25 per box. matter, but said they might make a Klamath Has Good Roads. Of the $300,000,000 Mr. Birrell said ional president of the republic, who ness has been turned over to the Au Potatoes—New, 75c/?/$1.25 hundred. has taken sides with the Southerners rora Mutual Telephone company. It Klamath Falls—The roads to Crater statement later. it would be necessary to l>orrow only Green Fruit — Cherries, 40/12c and who is now at Nanking, and Gen developed at the hearing that mutual Lake are now in fair condition and the $120,000,000 through the public issue pound; apricots, $1.350/1.50 per box; eral Huang Sing, former generalissimo companies renting phones to non-mem- S. P. Trainmen Vote on Strike. of land stock. The rest will be finan cantaloupes, $2,250/2.75 per crate; of the revolutionary army, never in bers, must also charge their members summer travel has begun in earnest. San Francisco — Nearly 5000 em ced by the National debt commission The roads to Lakeview, Bonanza, and peaches, 40@75c per box; watermel tended to support President Yuan Shi the same rate. Some of the rural ers under a new bill, which will give ons, $2.50 per cwt.; plums, 75c@ Kai permnently, but only to use him companies rent phones to non mem Merrill, are like boulevards and the ployes of the Southern Pacific railroad compulsory powers to the government road to Ager, Cal. , is in good condi on lines extending from Portland, Or., to make the vendors receive half the $1 .25 per box; raspberries, $100.20 to bring the revolution to a successful bers, but charge no rent for the per crate; loganberries, $1,150/1.25 end. phones of members, who are assessed tion, so that automobiles have no trou to El Paso, Tex., members of the Or purchase price in 3 per cent stock. per crate; blackberries, $1,350/2 per annually to meet expenses, Accord- ble in traveling anywhere in the coun der of Railway Conductors and the try. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, crate; pears, $2.25 per box; black ing to the commission this is illegal. Men Go Up With Factory. Gould Linen to Extend. The County court recently bought are voting on the question whether or caps, $1,200/1.50. Winchester, Mass.—The factory of two steel bridges to replace the wood not to strike, as the result of a dead San Francisco- Branch lines will be Poultry—Hens, 15/5.15Jc; springs, Irrigation Expérimenta On. en structures at Keno, across the lock between company officials and the 200t21c; turkeys, live, 180120c; the New England Fireworks company Ontario —R. J. Lyman, who is asso Klamath river, and near Klamath employes’ general committee over vi- constructed within six months in Cali dressed, choice, 240/25; ducks, 100/ went up in a puff of smoke, the result fornia and Idaho, say officials of the | tai issues. of an explosion late Saturday after ciated with the division of irrigation agency across Williamson river. 12c; geese, young, 12Jc. Western Pacific railway, following a The ballots will be returned to San tentative discussion by the new men Eggs—Oregon ranch, case count, 23 noon. Manager Ernest Borelli and of the department of agriculture of Poultry Farm Is Started. three workmen disappeared with the the government, has been here several Francisco by July 27 and will be @24c per dozen; candled, 26@28c. can at the head of the Gould line. C. L. Eugene—-Entering the poultry in- I vassed immediately. Butter — Oregon creamery butter factory. Borelli was thought to have days making experiments to determine Stone, general passenger traffic mana cubes, 20c pound; butter fat, deliver been killed, as portions of his cloth the efficiency arjd cost of water raised dustry on a large scale, M. J. Thomp ger, said on behalf of President B. F. ing, his eyeglass case and some coins by pumps. While not complete as son and R. R. Bly are erecting pens to Sharks Get Swimmer. ed, 30c pound. Bush: “The Western Pacific has suc were found near by. The searching yet, enough information has been se care for 6000 hens on a 30-acre farm Pork—Fancy, 12c pound. Los Angeles —Sharks are believed to ceeded in obtaining a large amount of cured to find a wide range of efficiency near Eugene. Mr. Thompson, who party later oq discovered him in a Veal—Fancy, 15c pound. have caused the death of A. R. Blow money which will be spent immedi Hops—1912 crop, 14O06|c pound; clump of bushes a mile from the scene in the plants in this section, it run has exhibited prizewinning stock at er, of Ix/s Angeles, who went fishing ately in the construction of feeders. of the explosion, unable to remember ning the lowest where the pipes are Northwest poultry shows for several recently in Ix/s Angeles harbor and Definite location of the lines has not 1913 contracts, 15<?/15Jc. crooked or badly jointed, and the high years, will have the superintendency of fell overboard from a launch. He was yet been decided upon.” Wool—Eastern Oregon, ll@16c; what had happened. — It is intended to market a good swimmer and treaded water, est where the pumps are direct-driven, the farm. valley, 18009c; mohair, 1913 clip, Stefanaaon’a Ship Sail«. rather than belt-driven. the poultry and eggs in Eugene and laughing and joking while the launch 31c per pound. Lad of 17 Steala $22,000. Portland. Grain bags—Selling price, 10c Port Nome, Alaska — The power vessel was being put about to rescue him. Lake Charles, La.—Herschel Pierce, Woman Is Own Stock Buyer. Alaska, the second ship of Vilhjalmar land. Suddenly he went down and was not a 17-year-old express wagon driver, Orchardista Object to Rate. Cattle—Choice steers, $7.75/5,8.50; i Stefansson’s Arctic expedition, sailed Vale—Mrs. J. H. Rowley, of West seen again. confessed that he stole $22,000 In cur good, $7.2500.75; medium, $70/7.25; for Teller, Port Clarence, Monday, fall, has shipped in a carload of thor Salem—Declaring that the Central rency from a Wells-Fargo chest in a choice cows, $6.500/,7.40; good, $6.25 loaded to the guards with supplies. oughbred Jersey cows from the Bon Railway of Oregon charges an exces Ex-Senator in Sing Sing. railroad station here, last November, @6.50; medium, $60/6.25; choice She is in command of Captain William ney stock farm in the Tygh Valley, sive rate for shipping fruit between Ossining, N. Y.— Stephen J. Still According to the police. His arrest calves, $8@9; good heavy calves, O. Nahmens. She will anchor near Wasco county. Mrs. Rowley visited Cove and Union, a number of orchard well, ex-state senator, arrived at Sing $6.5000.50; bulls. $40/6. the Karluk, the principal vessel of the Tygh Valley and selected the cows ists of that territory have appealed to Sing prison Thursday afternoon to be followed the apprehension of his un Hogs—Light, $90/9.65; heavy, $8 expedition, and await the coming of herself, paying $200 per head for the State Railway commission for re gin serving the sentence of from four cle, A. E. Amy, on Saturday. The Stefansson, who will leave for Teller them. She will add these to her large lief. The rate is 20 cents for 100 to eight years’ imprisonment imposed police said Pierce told them he had no @8.65. aasistance in planning or executing Sheep—Wethers, $3,250/4.20; ewes, in a third boat. A farewell dinner herd of dairy cattle at her ranch near pounds and for common freight 8 on him for soliciting a bribe in con the robbery, and that voluntarily he Westfall. was given to Stefansson. cents. $3@3.75; lambs, $500. nection with legislation at Albany divided the currency with his uncle.