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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1909)
i Wallowa Connty Qaefbia trr Tkvvtfa a the ENTERPRISE.. OREGON EVENTS OF THE DAY, KEIXT ItEIIIS CathBrfid frDm All a Parts ct tfce World. . . . I Less Important but Not Less Inter esting Happenings from Points Outside the State. Many infarts are dying in Chicago as tbe result of tbe intense beat. Artesian weiia are utriug "" ; Cape Colony at tbe rate of 1 400 a ' i year. Seismologists have figured out that earthquakes travel at rates varying Irom 470 to 520 feet per second. Grand Duke William, of Luxem bourg, is seriously ilL His successor to tbe crown is bis daughter, 15 years old. A farmer an: his entire family of wife, three daughters and a son drown ed while fishing near their home at : Wellington, Colo. j The American Geographical society has accepted Mrs. Collis P. Hunting ton's gift of a (250,000 site for a new building at New York. At tbe 50th annual commencement of tbe University of Wisconsin one of tbe class of 1559 was present and gave tbe class yell of that year. Tbe two battleships authorized by tbe last congress will carry heavier batteries than any other warships afloat or ordered by any nation. The United States Steel corporation will endeavor to prevent its employes from using liquor, especially while on the property of tbe corporation. It has been demonstrated that tbe blue rays from mercury vapor lamps kill bacteria and sterilize water in which the lamps are placed without appreciably increasing its temperature. Many British officials fear an upris ing in India. Fire has destroyed the greater part of Cobalt, Out. One man is dead. A landslide at Newport, England, resulted in the death of 20 laborers. King Alfonso, of Spain, has under gone a slight operation, which proved successful. A thief in London grabbed a handbag containing (500,000 in jewels and made bis escape. While the temperature in the East has greatly moderated, there is still much Buffering. Russian and Chinese officials have e las bed because tbe latter insists on her treaty rights. A prominent Australian merchant says bis country would help the United States fight Japan. Tbe greatest American fleet ever assembled is to engage in maneuvers on the Atlantic coast. The Western Union Telegraph com pany has been indicted at Cincinnati for helping a bucketshop to do busi ness. Germans are greatly enthused over the proposal of Count Zeppelin to at tempt to reach the pole and will fur nish all necessary money. Under Taffs orders the White House is to be greatly enlarged. Count Zeppelin, the German aero naut, will try to reach the pole by bal loon. Tbe sugar tnist and six of its offi cials have been indicted for violating tne anti-trust law. Cholera still prevails in St. Peters- t . . ourg 10 an alarming extent, and manv deaths have occurred. a minaman lound drowned near New York is believed to be Leon Ling, murderer of Elsie Siegel. A. M. Cox has been named chief of police and J. W. Morris city engineer of Portland by Mayor Simon. Tbe deficit at tbe end of tbe present fiscal year will reach $90,000,000, but it bad been expected to reach (114, 000,000. German explorers have returned from a tour among tbe cannibals of Bismarck islands and report many strange sigbta. The hot wave in the East has passed. Ex-President Eliot, of Harvard, has been made president emeritus and giv en (500,000. The government will start suit against the Aemrican Sugar Refining company under the anti-trust law. It is reported that Leon Ling, the Chinese who murdered Elsie Sigel at New York, has been caught in Mexico, A Loe Angeles man has confessed to Bending out false staements about min ing property by which he secured thousands of dollars. An unknown assassin killed Lieuten ant Colonel Curzon Wyllie and Dr. Lai coca in London. Both of the dead men were prominent and it is thought polities was the cause of tbe deed. English suffragettes made another attempt to storm parliament. Police men received rough treatment and ar rested over 100 of tbe disturbers. -Owing to tbe provisions of the pri mary law Heney cannot be a candidate for prosecuting attorney of San Fran cisco unless be runs independent RAISES ITS PRICES. Beef Trust Sirs Cattle Are Scarce and Corn High. New York, Julr 5. Tbe beef trust bat again ordered the price of ita pro ! duct raised. Fourteen cents a pound 1 for pot roast to 2S cents for porter 1 bouse and sirloin steaks is tbe pricer I rtirty cents will be demanded for tbe latter enu in a few days, while aver- i... kf r!!! Mtt)uiMlarlnl. Mnti pound, as F" the hitherto pre- vaiHng price of 10 eenta. Tbe high price of corn and tbe scar city of cattle are tbe reasons assigned bv tbe trust for tbe increase in prices. As to why cattle should be any scarcer is forthcoming. Retail butchers explain that tbe working people are too poor to boy beef; that there is a lessening in the demand and consequently a raising in - t A ,, tk.t Pt- r " w"lwu - tec's corner in wheat has increased the I demand for corn as an article of human consumption, and that therelore trie price of that grain has so increased that it is no longer profitable to raise corn-fed cattle, Tbe officers of the beef trjst in the East are very reticent in discussing the condition of the beef market. Whon an pxnrpasion of oninion was googht from the representatives of the big leaders m the trust, sucb as Ar mour's and Swift's, the inquirer was referred from one official to another. Finally a vague statement was made to the effect that tbe market was nor mal and that existing prices were due to natural trade conditions. BODIES IN RUINS. Work Suspended at Messina on Ac count of Hot Weather. Rome, July 5. Thousands of bodies of the victims of the December earth quake that devastated Messina are still in the ruins of that city and will not be dug out to receive burial until winter. In an effort to convince King Victor that it is doing every possible thing toward tbe ends desired in Mes sina, the Interior department today submitted its first comprehensive re port. It is understood tonight that the king, though not doubting the honesty of tbe officials, was angry that there bad been so much delay, and had de manded speedier work. In reply to tbe accusation that no excavation had been made in the ruins, the Interior department declares it has been found necessary to suspend all work of this nature during the warm weather. Up to that time 30,000 bod ies had been recovered. An average oi 300 bodies were removed daily in April and 900 bodies were awaiting burial for lack of grave diggers. GOLD ORE AS BALLAST. Santa Fe Road Bed Rich in Precious Metal. Chicago, July 5. Officials of the Santa Fe road are inclined to believe that through the accidental discovery of gold and copper in the ballast used on tne ueien cut-on a new rich mining district will be developed in the Man- zano mountains in Torrance county, New Mexico. A fact that adds romantic interest to the gold discovery is that the region is adjacent to the deserted city, which is supposed to have been Spanish and which is known as Gran Qui vera. There are legendary stories of old Span ish mines which are supposed to have been productive hundreds of years ago, but which were abandoned. Now that gold has been discovered in the region these Btories are being revived and many are flocking into the mountains and are staking out claims everywhere. The discovery of gold is largely due to one of the engineers of the com pany, who is located at the general offices in Chicago. Not along ago this engineer was walking track between Belen and Willard and while in a deep cut he picked up a chunk of ballast which had a chemical stain upon it The stone was brought to Chicago, and it was found to be highly infused with gold. Some of the ballast which was being used on the Belen cutoff was then sent for and was found to assay about (3 worth of gold to the ton. Four Killed in Cyclone. Winnipeg, Man., July 5. Reports received tonight Irom Southern Sas katchewan show that four persons were killed and more than 50 hurt and that immense damage was done by the cy clone which swept that district late last night and early this morning. In the Gainsboro district three persons were killed and nearly 50 injured, while a child was killed near Carrievale. The cyclone struck first at Redvers, turned south toward Carrievale and Gains- boro, and then went east to Pearson, aiamtoDa. Educator Says Nothing is Right. Denver, July o. Charging that the whole present day school system is radically wrong and that American homes and society are directly respon- siDie ior elements in the schools which corrupt morals and make for crime and criminals, J. C McNeill, superintend ent of schools at Memphis. Saturday dropped a bomb into tbe camp of the National Educational association's con vention at tbe council meeting prepar atory to the opening of tbe convention. Trust in No Danger. New York, July 5. There is little probability that there will be anv Drose- cution of the sugar trust until August wnen umiea stales Uistrcjt Attorney Wise, who sailed Saturday for Enrone returns to New York. The failure of tbe Federal grand jury to file indict ments in ita investigation of the Amer ican Sugar Refining company adda to this impress ion. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST PROJECT HELD UP. Land Opening by Deschutes Irrigation Company Must Wait. Salem After listening to an extend ed argument by C E. S, Wood, repre senting A, M. Drake, of Bend, the des ert land board decided to bold up tbe application of tbe Deschutes Irrigation & Power company for tbe opening to of Q of land, embraced in its latest Carey act project on tbe Deschutes until tbe board can find time personally to inspect the project at its forthcoming visit to Eastern Oregon, within a month. Wood made an exhaustive argument charging that tbe Deschutes Irrigation Power company is not complying with tbe plans and specifications for tbe reclamation of the arid lands under its Carey land contracts with tbe state; that it is wrongfully diverting the water taken from tbe Deschutes for tbe reclamation of one segregation for tbe temporary reclamation of lands listed under another contract so it can place the land on tbe market ; that the company is heavily burdened with fi nancial difficulties and has mortgaged tbe settlers' rights to cover its defi ciencies; that it can never insure tne settler a perpetual water right under tbe circumstances which now exist and are in prospect ; and charging tbe des ert land board with open violation of its obligations to the state and tbe Bet- tier under tbe provisions of the Carey act and tbe irrigation laws of tbe state in granting the irrigation company in creases of lien and other privileges. DALLAS-SALEM ROAD. Good Progress Being Made in Con' struction Work on New Line. Dallas The Salem, Falls City & Western railway company will have completed the work of tracklaying on its new line from Dallas to Salem by the middle of August and regular freight and passenger service will be established within a month from that time. Tbe grading work is practically com pleted, having been carried to within two miles of tbe West Salem terminal. Steel has been laid as far as the Pierce RiggB farm near Eola, a distance of about nine miles from Dallas. Only about six miles of track remain to be laid. The new track contains few bridges, the most important being the Brunk bridge over the Rickreall river at Eola. No bridge will be built acroes tbe Wil lamette river, the road terminating on the Polk county side, in West Salem. Communication with the Marion coun ty side will be carried on ly means of a launch service, which has already been established. The company will install for its pas senger service on the new line, one of tbe new gasoline cars similar to those which the Southern Pacific plans to put in use on some of ita Oregon lines Chautauqua Grounds Improved. Uregon Uity loe work of improve ment of tbe Chautauqua grounds at Gladstone is being pushed. Fourteen hundred feet of fence is being built on the front Bide of tbe park. A good pump and an adequate water system are being installed. The Ladies aid, of the Christian church of Gladstone will have charge of the restaurant on Uje grounds. Rev. W. H. Selleck, pastor of tbe First Methodist Episcopal church of Salem, will respond to Con gressman Hawley's address of welcome, Ashland Wants Mountain. Ashland The Ashland Commercial club will petition Governor Benson's recently appointed Btate board of geo graphers to change the name of Ash land butte, the source of Ashland's water supply and one of the chief scen ic attractions of this vicinity, from Siskiyou peak, which is said to have been applied to it by some of the gov ernment publications, to Mount Asb- lana. a resolution to this effect was passed at a recent meeting of the club, Open Land Near Bums. Burns The local United States land office has been notified that the Harney Valley Improvement company segrega tion, known as the famous Carey lands, has been canceled ; and these lands, 69,000 acres of which are locat ed close to Burns, will be opened at once to public entry. It is thought mat every acre oi this land will be taken in a very short time. Six-Inch Guns Arrive. Salem The two big six inch guns irom tne battleshio Uregon promised the city of Salem, have arrived and will be one of tbe attractions of the cherry fair. Tbe guns will be mounted on the state house lawn after the fair. Tbey were procurred through tbe Ore gon delegation at Washington and cost the city of Salem only tbe freight Monmouth Normal Opens. Monmouth Tbe enrollment of the summer normal school is very satisfac tory, there being between 80 and 100 enrolled tbe first day. Next week Professor L. R. Travers' course begins and from 30 to 50 additional students are expected. Prospects are for the most successful summer normal ever held at this place. Big Prices for Farms. Jacksonville William Stewart this week sold to some Wisconsin parties his 170 acre farm and orchard two miles north of Jacksonville for (85,000, an average of (500 per acre. Another tract of 213 acres near tbe Stewart farm was sold this week for (80,000. BIG COLONIZATION SCHEME. Vast Tract in Northern Morrow to Be Cut Into Small Tracts. Pendleton More than IS, 000 acres of wheat land in the northern part of Mnrmw eountv are to be colonued by thrift Gorman and Hungarian fam ilies, according to J. G. Crawford, of Henpner. H. sava that tne J . t n ooiery es tate, consisting of this acreage oi nracticallv level land, has been taken over by a Portland real estate firm. which has already made arrange menu to put 1,000 families on the tract and that the colonization will be complete by fall. This is probably the largest tract oi farming land in Morrow county and offers an ideal opportunity for a colo nization scheme of this kind. It is said that tbe heads of many of these families are men of means and that the immigrants will prove a valu able addition to the county. Mr. Crawford is also authority for the statement that the crops of Mor row county are to be much better this season than was expected a few weeks ago. Then it was considered that a total failure was inevitable, but now it is believed almost an average crop will be harvested. The unusual season of cool weather which has prevailed over Eastern Ore gon this spring and Eummer has turned out to be a blessing for the farmers, for with the customary amount of hot weather this season's crops would have been burned up, as tbe precipitation has been practically nothing. Fine Imposed on Road. Salem Attorney General Crawford has commenced action against the Cor- vallis & Eastern railroad for the collec tion of tbe penalty for the alleged fail ure of the railroad company to comply with the railroad commission act Some time ago the commission, after an investigation of a complaint of in adequate depot facilities at Lyons, or dered the railroad company to build a new depot The company hauled in a couple of old freight cars and rigged them up as an evasion of the law, and the attorney general was requested to commence action to collect the fine of (10,000 provided by the law. Huge Private Water Project. Prineville County Surveyor Fred A. Rice has just completed the survey of a private irrigation project on the Ochoce east of this place. It will be one of the largest private irrigation projects in the county. Tbe lands effected are owned by T. H. Lafollette, E. T. Slayton and J. S. Watkina, the entire acreage comprising more than 2,000 acres. The canal will hold 1,200 inches of water and will be Bix miles long. The cost will be about (5,000. Construction work will begin as soon as the plats of the survey are approved by the state desert land board. Two Plants in Prospect. Milwaukie At an adjourned meeting oi tne ftlilwauKie council a 20 year franchise was granted J. L. Johnson & uo. to construct and operate a water works plant eaat of the Southern Psci- nc rauroad. ibe ordinance granting tne irancnise was passed as drawn up without amendment It obligates the company to provide water free for fire protection. The plant is under con struction. Milwaukie will then have two water companies. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Bluestem milling, (1.30; club, (1.1 8ft 1.20; valley, (1.17. Corn Whole, (35 per ton ; cracked, (36 per ton. Oats No. 1 white, (41 per ton. Hay Timothy, Willamette valley, (17(20 per ton; Eastern Oregon, (20 (0.23; mixed, (1620. Fruits Apples, (l(a;2.50 per box; strawberries, $1.50(S2 per crate; cher ries, 3f37cper pound; gooseberries, 4 (5,5c per pound ; currants, 8c per pound loganberries, (1.252 per crate; rasp berries. (2g2.25 per crate. Potatoes (lrg 1.50 per hundred. egetables Asparagus, 7590c per dozen; lettuce, head, 25c; onions. 12) 15c; peas. 34c per pound ; radishes, locper dozen; rhubarb, 33&e per pound. Butter City creamery, extras, 26&e per pound; fancy outside creamery 2o(tt26,c; store, 18c Butter fat prices average lc per pound under regular butter prices. Eggs Oregon ranch, candled. 23 i 24c per dozen. Poultry-Hens, 12(? 12 c per pound; springs, 16gl7c; roosters, 6a9c: ducks, young. 1213c? r ' 9al0c; turkeys, 18e; squabs, (2(ff2.25 per dozen. Pork Fancy, 10c per pound. Veal-Extras, 8&8c per pound; ordinary, 7c; heavy, 6c ' Hope 1909 contracts. 15c per 6top!3cCrOP' "C; 1907 Wool Eastern Oregon, 1623e per tihc, mohair, choice, 24ffi25c ,C"le Steers, top. (4.50(5.4.60; u'n'f- 4-25(-4: common ! 13 ;,T8' top' 3-603.65; fair dium, (2.753; calves, top, (5(a5 5? heavy (3.604; bulls and Bta (2.75 &3.25; common, (22.50. "T81, 588.15; fair to good Sheep Top wethers, (4; fair tn g-JjW L60&3.75; ewes. 'e Z all trades; yearhnga, best (4.16; fair to good. (3.76(54; spring Vmb.f (4 76 MESSINA IS SHAKEN. Populace Flees From Ita Temporary Homes to American Section. Messina. July 2. Measina experi enced two terrific earthquake shocks at about 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning. Tbey were accompanied by a roaring sound, and are said to have bad a stronger and more undulatory move ment than tbe earthquake of last De cember, which destroyed Messina, Reg gio and other cities; laid waste many villages in Calabria, and killed 200,000 Although the shocks today had no turn terrible conseoueneea, the 25,000 residents of the city were thrown into terror. Tbey ran into the streets panic- stricken, and last night nearly tne en tire population encamped in the open niates. fearine to return to the struc- tnr that have served them as homes since the city was destroyed. The broken walls of tbe old ruins were thrown to the ground, and Messina was for a few minutes smothered in a ciouu of dust Tbe casualties were few, and tbe only persons killed, so far as known, were a voune woman and her child. The woman bad come here only a few days ago, and bad settled in rooms that the great earthquake bad left undam- ged- Tbe first shock was followed quicsiy by a second shock, and the people fled pellmell to tbe American quarter, which tbey seemed to feel waa their safest place of refuge. So great was the rush to tbe American houses that the authorities were unable to check the invasion. Tbe soldiers soon drew a cordon around the square and a guard was mounted at the bridge leading to it Many of the panic-stricken people were driven off, and orders were issued that pending further instructions, no one should be permitted to occupy tbe American quarter. All commerce ceased in the city and the places of business along the sea- front were closed. Reggio suffered almost as severe a shock as Messina, but no casualties have been reported at that place. The seismic disturbance was felt at Taormina, but no damage was done there. Within 24 hours the shocks at Messina numbered 23. AIRSHIP FL4LS PERFECTLY. Orvitie Wright Handles His Machine at Will. Washington, July 2. Calm and con fident Orville Wright late last night encircled the Fort Myer drill grounds time after time in his aeroplane in three separate flights. He was seen by thousands. Shortly before 8 o'clock the aero plane was wheeled from its shed to the starting track. Previously the field had been cleared by a troop of cavalry, After the motor bad been tested, the propellers were cranked and Orville turned on the motor and released the machine. As it neared the end of tbe starting rail., Orville turned up the forward horizontal rudder and the machine arose into the air. It was a beautiful Btart Down tbe field the aeroplane Bailed, curved gracefully about the lower end and back up the east side of the field along the edge of Arlington cemetery. Tbe first round waa made in 50 sec onds. Five times the machine circled the field, attaining a height that varied irom 15 to 30 feet On the sixth round Mr. Wright came to earth with in 100 feet of the starting point com pleting tbe flight in exactly five min utes. The landing was perfect the ma cume swooping down in successive glides until within a few feet of the earth, when Orville pulled the Btring that stops his motor and the aeroplane glided smoothly over the grass on its suae until it came to a Bton. Arin the aeroplane was placed in position on uie starling ran, the motor started. anu again the machine encircled the field with ease and grace. Mr. Wright approached dangerously near the start ing tower and flew within a few feet oftheBtablea that line the field. It was noticed that at times the motor skipped, but this seemed to have no enect on operating the aeroplane. Bell Sees War Cloud. Leavenworth, Kan., July 2. Gene ral Franklin Bell, chief of staff, in a Bpeech before the assembled service schools at Fort Leavenworth today, de clared that he saw indications of war and insisted that tbe day of interna tional peace was far off. "There ia much talk of arbitration and peace congresses, and it is even implied that there is to be no further use for armies and nBviea." said General Bell. "There has not been a period of 30 yean in the history of this country without a war." Bomb Fiend is Caught. Chicago, July 2. Felix Sharkey, 15" te7' to tbe police, but now crippled and gray, today divulged all he knew of tbe long series of bomb outrages which have mystified the po lice of Chicago. State's Attorney Way man, to whom Sharkey told his story laid an embargo of ailence upon the narrator and the police .officials who were present at tbe interview. Yes terday Sharkey refused to talk, but a night in jail conquered him. Arctic Explorer Safe? Winnipeg, July 2, A rumor comes "r T t George Cald- ; '. exP'orer who left three years ago to make a trip from Hudson bay westward to Slave lake and down to Edmonton, and wbo bad been given up - Ut is reported by native runner SFulrton."1" BIG SINS BEDS Straggle k On Between Unpm Hills zm union Employe FIGHT IS CSION RECOCKITICI Four States Ar Affected afid Aim, 7,000 Men Are Idle Trust WW Make Fight. PittBburg, July 1. Fifteen bUm. were crippled or entirely tied ub,. midnight by the strike order that wsn into effect in tbe union sheet and ti plate mills of tbe United States Steal corporation, according to tbe eliim. made by tbe officials of the Amain, mated Association of Iron, Steal 4 Tinplate workers. The number of bkj on strike is estimated at 7,000. The strike is tbe outcome of them. shop order posted four weeks am bt unniuciiuu oucei a lluplSXe ettft. pany at all ita mills throughout Vat irgmiB, j-emuyivania, Unio and h diana. Defeat for the Amalgamated aasoci. ation, it is said, virtually means tkt taking away of ita power in tbe slain of tne United States Steel corpora tioe, 01 wBico toe American sneet c Jia plate company is a subsidiary. A wage agreement has been reaeU by tbe Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel & Tinworkers and rep Bentatives of the independent sheet ad tin plate manufacturers. DELUGED WITH LAWS. Two Hundred and Twenty New Onat Effective in Illinois. Chicago, July 1. Two hundred vi twenty new laws passed by the last Illinois legislature went into effect to day. Some of the big mess urea an not operative before next Jannarj, notably the hazardous machinery act and tbe board of control, which tikis over all charitable institutions. The chief laws effective today are: Forbidding women to work in lat teries, or any place where tnachinerj is employed, more than 10 hours a day. This does not apply to mercantile av tabliebmenta. Permitting automobile drivers to da fend themselves in court under law permitting "reasonable speed." Authorizing the city of Chicago to add (16,000,000 to its bonded indebted ness. Permitting "white slaves" to testify when their husbands "are involved. Making it a felony to detain any woman in a resort on charge of debt. Providing for the examination and licensing of barbers. Inheritance tax law, which will add millions to state revenue. Punishing landlords who barchildra from flats. . Creating forest preserves. Pawnbrokers required to hold all ar ticles a year and cutting interest to i per cent a month. S300.000.000 FOR NAVY. Expenditure Necessary to Save British Empire, Says Beresford. London, July 1. Advocating a plan of naval expansion, already submittal to the admiralty, which practically pn vides the doubling of Great Britain's immense sea force. Admiral Ia4 Charles Beresford today declared tat national situation was more serkM than was generally known. He fri there was no use in precipitating panic, but it was best to be on the safe side. Ten dreadnaught in addition to the four provisional ships already prorid ed for, will be built before March 3L 1914, under the admiral's plan. Tbe scheme also includes 16 second elafl cruisers, 18 commerce protecting trail ers and 20 ships of a new type eimilar to torpedo boat destroyers, but larger. His estimate of tbe coat of this p'- ia about (300,000,000. Slot Machines Barred. San Francisco, July 1. With 6 coming of midnight last night tbe whirr and rattle of nearly 4,000 sW machines in this city was stilled sv nickels will be a drug on tbe The ordinance placing all n,aDnerjT nickel-in-the-slot cigar and dri gambling devices under the ban into effect July 1, and the police h received orders to rigidly enforce t prohibition. It was estimated wn the supervisors were considering ordinance that (12,000,000 has I placed annually in these devices. Helena Has Cloudburst. Helona Mt Tnl 1 A clOUdbOTlt in tbe mountains south of this city thi afternoon wrought much damage u tbs city and adjacent country, prr streams and dry gulches in the became raging torrents. Main carried a foot of water and the cell" of scores of business houses were flow ed. It ia feared that the damage M heon rrot in tka PriMrl PeBT VSUCJ and in the Missouri river bottoms. Be ports from there are anxiously swan ted. May Fly Across Channel. Calais, July 1. Herbert Utkjft Couont de Lambert and Henri F arrow are at present on the coast near &f awaiting favorable weather conditio" to attempt an aeroplane fligM ,cJr tbe British channel for a prise ofV 000 offered by a London paper. Fre"? torpedo boats are being held in 'ness to aid the aviators in their fl and resuce them in case of need.