The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910, May 19, 1909, Wednesday Edition, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextEVENTS OF THE DAY Newsy Items Gathered from All Parts of tbe World. PREPARED FOR THE BUSY READER Lest Important but Not Less Inter esting Happenings from Points Outside the State. Taft has been made an associate member of the G. A. R. Insurance companies of Indiana are being prosecuted under the anti-trust laws. Wisconsin proposes to forbid con tributions by candidates to churches and secret societies. A severe wind storm at Corry, Pa., blew over a circus tent, injuring a large number of people. Reno, Nev., is infested with firebugs who are starting numerous fires in bus iness and residence buildings. Roosevelt has already started to write a series of articles describing his African adventures to date. Governor Hadley has vetoed the in siirance law which was passed by the Missouri legislature after a long tight. The army transport Dix, which has been experimenting with Philippine coal, reports that it has excellent steaming qualities and has proven very satisfactory. The Dry Farming congress, which meets at Billings, Mont, in October, will aim to teach the farmer how to conserve moisture by intelligent culti vation and thuB increase the producing area in arid and semi-arid regionB. The French strike is on the verge of collapse, but is pledged aid of the labor unions. Three men were killed and 12 badly injured by an explosion of dynamite near Key WeBt, Fla. Farmerrs of Grand valley, Colo., have protested against Ballinger s sus pension of irrigation work. A bridge on the Wabash railroad hear Kansas City gave way as a train was crossing and several persons are missing. A non-union baker at New York was set upon by women and after giving him a severe beating they threw him into a vat of dough. Hill and Harriman otlictflls are con ferring with the Interstate Commerce commission with a view of forming rates to conform to the Spokane decis ion. An extra session of the Washington legislature will probably be called to Btraighten out some of the matters arising from investigation of state offl cials. Experts estimate that in 10 years every drop of water available for irri gation will be utilized. For every acre irrigated there will be 60 acres of dry farm land where irrigation posBibili ties are exhausted. Much Suffering and Death in Wake of Kansas Tornado. Kansas City, May 17. A recapitu lation of the storm, general over Northwestern Missouri and Eastern and Central Kansas, and extending into Oklahoma, and which in places reached the proportion of a tornado, shows three known dead and 55 injured, at least half a dozen of the latter serious ly hurt. The principal damage was done at Hollis, a town of 150 inhabitants, near Concordia, Kansas, and at Mount Washington, Mo., a suburb eight miles east of Kansas City. In both of these places practically every house was either damaged or demolished, and dozens of persons injured. Mount Washington, Mo., 22, three perhaps fatally. Near Great Bend, Kansas, 20, mostly members of a crew on a Santa Fe work train, which was blown from the track. Four of these are in a serious condition. Hollis. Kansas, three. Rosedale View, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City, two. In the vicinity of Hoisington, Kansas, four. Pond Creek. Oklahoma, four. The storm followded a terrific down pour of rain. The wind came up sud denly, swooned down with but little warning, and striking the small terri tory described, wiped it out almost completely. Frame houses were crusn ed, the sides apparently being forced inward, while others were toppled over and carried from their foundations. n some cases Bides of buildings were carried away, leaving the roof and a few small articles to mark the Bite, Roosevelt eader. says Tolstoi is a weak A saloon is to be opened in Des Moines where treating will be forbid den. Secretary MacVeagh says prosperity only awaits completion of the tariff bill. Fire at Long Island, Kan., destroyed five business buildings, causing a loss estimated at $100,000. The Farmers' union, at its national convention, has agreed on a plan to build warehouses and market wheat without the middleman. Seventeen states and ten foreign countries will have delegates at the Dry Farming congress, which meets at Billings October 26 to 28. Physicians attending the annual con vention of the Illinois Homoepathi Medical association advocated the re moval of tonsils of everyone subject to tuberculosis. The postal strike in France is not general and failure seems probable, Office seekers and office holding by professional politicians is becoming vocation in the Philippine islands, ac cording to the report of Acting Direc tor Harbord, of the constabulary. Tbe Pennyslvania railroad is setting out thousands of trees to provide for future requirements in timber and ties. President Taft has agreed to attend the opening of the Gunnison, Colo. tunnel. The Missouri senate has killed the measure which gave the state railroad commission power to nx passenger rates. Tbe Farmers' union is in national convention at Springfield. Mo., and plans are being made to keep the price of wheat up. London art dealers are in trouble for selling spurious wares on unsuspecting customers. Railroads have submitted to the In terstate Commerce commission new rates which will greatly injure Pacific coast cities If allowed to stand. A Denver woman died rather than have ber hair cut Her tresses had at tained a length of 90 inches and physi cians declared they consumed the vital it which should have sustained life. HOMES NOW RUINS. THE A.-Y.-P. FAIR. Some Brief Notes of Intesest on the Exposition Which Opens June I. The Oregon building was the first of the state buildings to be finished. Cal ifornia made a good second. Mt Rainier, the highest mountain in the United States, towers 15,000 feet above the grounds of the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific exposition. Five million dollars' worth of gold dust, just as it came from Alaskan placers, will be part ol the Alaska ex hibit Live specimens of all game and game birds found from Point Barrow to Tia Juana, will be seen in the immense game paddock. The provines of Alberta and Saskatcb ewan, uanada, will make splendid ex hibits of their mineral and agricultur al resources. The University of Idaho cadet band of 40 pieces will play at the fair this summer. The Idaho legislature passed an appropriation allowing the battalion to go into encampment at the exposi tion immediately after the end of the university year. The Michigan building will be the only state structure financed locally, The money to defray the expense of building and entertainment was raised by subscription in Seattle. Guards on the grounds of the exposi' tion will wear pearl gray uniforms and it is planned to make the force the best dresBed police body ever seen in this country. TRAIN HELD UP. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST GENERAL STRIKE BEGUN. HAS RECORD CLIP. Over 3,000,000 Pounds of Wool Ex pected In Malheur County. Ontario The wool clip in Malheur county this year will be much larger than it was a year ago, or for several years, as the fleece is in much better condition, and there are also more sheep in the county than for several years. The clip last year totaled about 2,750,000 pounds and was considered very large, but this year it will be more than 3,000,000 pounds and it will be cleaner and much thicker per sheep than it was last year. One and one half million pounds have already been sold here, for May and June delivery, and buying continues at a rapid rate, so rapid in fact that there will be very little public Belling this year, as tbe salea days lor Untario have been set so late. They are June 7 and 21. There has been very little bad weather this year, which is the partic ular reason for the fine condition of the fleeces. The sheep have come through the winter with less loss than for sev eral years previous. Prices this spring range from 20 to 21 cents. Last year they were about 12 to 16 cents. Very little of the wool in this vicinity is going to the Chicago warehouse. Most of it will be sent to Boston, as in former years. A number of wool growers throughout the vicinity joined the warehouse plan, but the majority continued in the old way, as the prices in this part of the coun try have always been good. , Much of the shearing this year will be done by machine. Some complaint of the machines have been heard, the complaint being that they shear too close for the best health of the sheep, but this does not seem to be credited by many of the growers. The annual meeting of the Malheur and Harney Wool Growers association will meet in Ontario on June 22. At that time all the wool growers of the two counties will be here. Citizens Propose to Make" Good Use of Normal School Building. Weston The district school board has given notice of a special meeting thn raiwav mail clerks I it A. 2 Lln A n hmiV latpr STATE'S FINANCIAL CONDITION Robbers Hake Good Haul on Great Norther t Road. Spokane, Wash., May 17. Great Northern passenger train No. 3 was held up by two masked robbers between Mead and Colbert shortly before mid night Saturday night. The mailcar and the engine were detached and taken by the robbers three miles east of Hill yard, Pwhere the mails were rifled. The engine was then reversed and sent back down the track, where it crashed into the standing train. When the collision occurred a number of the passengers, it is reported, were injured. A hurry call was sent to Hill yard for doctors, who were rushed to the Bcene in a special train carrying the officers. The train was left standing several miles from a telegraph station, where one of the trainmen was Bent to notify the Spokane office of the hold-up. According to the report at Hillyard, the robbers have obtained booty amount ing to more than $20,000 from the mailcar. Treasurer's Statement Shows Over ' Million Dollars in Strong Box. Salem The treasurer's statement just out shows that the amount of first mortgage loans outstanding is the greatest in the hiBtory of the state, having reached the sum total of $4, 390,822.82.. Asa result the common school fund interest is growing rapidly and there will thereby be a large amount to apportion among the coun ties August 1. The common school fund interest is now $232,007.94. Tbe state tax paid into the state treasury during April was large, al most $500,000 being received. On ac count of this healthy condition of the state's finances, the total amount on hand is the largest that has ever been held at any time by the state for a great many years, the sum being $1, 173,633.98. Farmers' First Annual Picnic. Weston The snuual meeting of the Umatilla county Pioneers' asociation will be held in this city May 28 and 29, when it is expected that practically every old settler will be on hand to re call the "good old days" when Eastern Oregon was the home of coyotes and the land was covered with sagebrush, The first pioneer society to be organiz ed in Eastern Oregon was founded here, and annually the meetings have been held for over 20 years. . Over 25 of the early settlers of the county have passed away during the past 24 months. Sheep Moving to Feeding Grounds. Condon Rae Bros, of Montana, shipped a big trainload of Bheep from Condon last week, the train consisting of 23 cars, making in all about 6,300 head. These sheep were going to For ay the, Mont, were Rae Bros, have large bands of sheep. Several large trains of sheep will be leaving differ ent parts of Eastern Oregon for the above firm and they will have about 250,000 head of sheep feeding in Hon tana when these arrive. More Time is Given. Washington, May 17. As a result of several conferences, the Interstate Commerce commission today announced a postponement. from June 1 to July 1 of the time for taking effect of its de cision in the Spokane rate cases. The commission recently had postponed un til June 1 the time when the new rates ordered by it should go into effect but as a result of conferences within the last few days with the representatives of the Hill and Harriman lines it was decided today further to postpone the operation of the order until July 1. Earthquake In Montana. Glendive, Mont, May 17. At 9:16 o'clock Saturday evening Glendive felt a very perceptiule seismic disturbance. A number of men gathered in the Ma sonic temple rushed from the building, believing it was about to fall. In many places dishes rattled in the pantries. The first shock lasted probably two or three seconds, with unusually rapid vi brationa. The shock was felt at For syth and Dickinson, N. D., where it is reported to have been very severe. Bank Guarantee In Texas. Dallas, Tex., May 17. A genera movement among state banks to take advantage of the new state guarantee law, signed last week, has begun. During the two dsys since the law was signed 25 banks have accepted the pro visions of the deposit guarantee sec tions. Sells 23 Acres' for $2,133. Weston George Nesbitt who has been employed three years on the farm of J. N. York, was surprised recently by the receipt of a "windfall" amount ing to $2,133. Several years ago Mr. Nesbitt acquired for a small sum 23 acres six miles from Boise. He had since regarded it of no value. When Boise real estate man, Dean Perkins, came to see him and offered him $2,133 lor the tract he closed the deal imme diately. Dr. Steiner Returns. Salem Dr. R. E. L. Steiner, super intendent of the asylum, has returned from an extended trip East He was accompanied as far as Chicago by H, E. Bickers, superintendent of the fee ble minded institute. Bickers returned several weeks ago. Both made the trip for the purpose of making a study of the care of the insane of other states. Dr. Steiner visited Washing ton and Senator Chamberlain while there. Klamath Changes Date. Klamath Falls The celebration of the completion of tbe railroad to Kla math Falls has been set for June 2 in stead of June 7, so as not to conflict with the Rose festival in Portland. This is now authoritative. The event will be a great one in this section of the Inland empire, and will be made memorable by the gathering of the greatest crowd ever known in Klamath county. HIGH SCHOOL FOR WESTON. May 31 to vote on the proposition establishing a high school. This ac tion is taken in view of the state nor mal board s refusal to permit tbe use of the state's property at Weston for a normal school supported with private funds, The Eastern Oregon state normal school will therefore cease to be, with the commencement exercises May 23' 25, after being conducted more than 20 years as a state institution. The state board will be petitioned for the use of the state's plant for public and high school purposes, the district agreeing to take care of the property for which no provision was made by the legisl ature. In view of the fact that the com' munity gave all the ground and one of the buildings to the state, it is thought that the request will be granted. Ontario Lands Bring $80,000. Ontario Eighty thousand dollars' worth of property changed hands in the vicinity of Ontario during the past week. The prices ranged from $125 to $200 an acre. Among the sales were 100 acres owned by A. M. Moody, which sold for $20,000; 75 acres owned by Judge J. T. Clement, $15,200; 160 acres owned by Dave Dunbar, $20,000. This land was purchased by Portland parties, and the entire acreage will be planted to fruit trees. A. A. Brown also sold 2,000 acres for $20,000. Work on Fair Buildings Begun Eugene The work of building the grandstand and pavilion for the Lane county fair, which will be held in Sep tember, is under way. Tbe fair grounds will be a busy place during the summer, as little building has yet been done. The track, which is being used for training, 18 in good condition, The capacity of the grandstand will be 1,000. The pavilion will be large, well arranged and modern. Five Miles of Ditch Dug, Grants Pass The farmers and ranch ers or this community are jubilant over the advancement made on the ir rigating ditches. The gravity ditch on the north side ol town has been com pleted almost to the city limits, while on the north side of Rogue river the high land ditch to Fruitdale has been completed to the opening of the valley. Altogether five miles of waterways are ready for use. Water will be turned into the ditches within 30 days. Benton Growers Meet. Corvallis A grand rally of fruit growers and farmers was held here last week under the auspices of the Corval lis Commercial club for the purpose of organizing a Benton County Fruitgrow ers' association and discussing plans for a co-operative scheme similar to that in existence at Hood River. French Postal Employes Throw Down Gauntlet to Government. Paris, May 12. The chamber of dep uties, after a stormy session or lour hours yesterday, adjourned the debate on the interpellations on the postal sit uation until May 13. The response of the employes was quick and decisive. Within half an hour tne leaerai com mittee had issued an order for a gen TWENTY ARE HILLED Premature Explosion of Dynamite Causes Death In New York. CITY OF ALBANY FEELS SHOCK a meeting of 6,000 postal employes took up the battle and unanimously voted to strike. No great enthusiasm was shown, but determination to force the hand of the government was ap parent "The government is playing for time; we must not be caught nap ping," was the spirit of the meeting as expressed by Fauron, a dismisses postman and one of the most active or ganizers of the movement Dispatches were received irom many cities announcing the support not only of the postal employes but of the vari ous trades unions. Ibe miners con gress, now in session at Lens, also pledged aid. The president of the committee de clared that today not a letter must leave Paris. The general opinion is that the gov ernment, with the aid of the soldiers and the co-operation of the commercial bodies, will be able to maintain crip pled services. The main danger is that violence mav occur and that passions may be aroused by the appearance of the general Federation of Labor. Preparations to Fire 8,000 Pounds of Explosive Had Been Made When Accident Occurred. VICTORY FOR LUMBERMEN. Interstate Commerce Commission Or ders Lower Rates. Washington, May 12. Two deci sions of importance to the railways and lumber interests of the Northwest were handed down today by the Inter state Commerce commission, the com plainants against the railroads being victorious in each instance. Many months ago the Kahspell Lumber com pany and others and the Big Blackfoot Milling company and others engaged in the lumber manufacturing business in Montana, instituted complaints against the Great Northern Railway and other lines asking that they be accorded dif ferentials on the rates established in the Spokane case. The differentials requested were an average of about 2. a hundred pounds. In the opinions an nounced today, the committee sustains the contentions of the complainants and issued orders that the differentials are to be established by the railroads not later than August 1 next The orders have the effect of large reduc tions in rates on all lumber products from the Montana mills both east and west, and will afford them an advant age of approximately 2 cents a hun dred pounds over the mills in the Spo kane group on Eastern shipments. The rates established are required to be maintained by the railroads for at least two years. Albany, N. Y., May 13. At least 20 men were killed today by a prema ture blast of dynamite in a stone quar ry operated by the Callanan Road Im provement company near South Bethle hem, 11 miles southwest of Albany. One thousand pounds of dynamite xploded and the bodies were hurled hundreds of feet As darkness was falling a wagon drew up to the engine house loaded with bodies that had been picked up back on the quarry hill. The preparations for today's blast had been going on for six weeks. - Thirteen holes, 75 feet deep, had been drilled at points about 25 feet back of the big quarry and the explo sion of the dynamite, with which they were to be loaded, was expected to dis place 40,000 tons of rock. More than 8,000 pounds of dynamite were to have been used. The workmen had placed 500 pounds in six of the holes and were working on the seventh, when a percussion cap was discharged prematurely. A terrific explosion followed, throw ing tons of rock into the air and scat tering the bodies of tbe victims in all directions. The explosion was distinctly felt in this city, and many people thought the shock was one of earthquake. As no second shock followed, the alarm soon subsided. NEW CABINET IS IN TROUBLE Men Mist's Mills In Operation, Mist The Holmes & Lindgren shin gle mill resumed operations the first of the week, after a shut down of several months. This is the last of the three shingle mills here to start All are now running. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Bluestem milling, $1.80 1.35; club, $1.20; Turkey red, $1.26; valley, $1.17; forty-fold, $1.26; red Russian, $1.171.20; Corn Whole, $35 per ton; cracked, $36. Barley Feed, $3435 per ton. Oats No. 1 white, $40 per ton. Hay Timothy, Willamette valley, $1418 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $18 20; clover, $1112; alfalfa, $13 14; grain hay, $1314; cheat, $14 14.50; vetch, $1414.60, Fruits Apples, 65c$2.60 per box; strawberries, Oregon, 12.&C per pound. Potatoes $20 per hundred Vegetables Turnips, $1.25 per sack; carrots, $1.25; parsnips, $1.60; beets, $1.75; horseradish, 10c per pound; asparagus, Oregon, 75c per dozen; let tuce, head, ziKabUc per dozen ; onions, 12a(il5c per dozen; radishes, 1520c per dozen; rnuDaro, zXQiftc per pound. Butter City creamery, extras, 26c; fancy outside creamery, 2224c; store, lee Butter rat prices average IX cent per pound under regular but ter prices. Eggs Oregon ranch, 2425c .Poultry Hens, 14Jv(S15e; broilers, 2830c; fryers, 2225c; roosters, 10c; ducks, 1415c; geese, 10llc; turkeys, zuc; squabs, az.60y,3 per dozen Veal Extras, 9J'e; ordinary, 8Ji 9c; heavy, 78c. Pork Fancy, 10c per pound. Hops 1909 contract 9c; 1908 crop, 88ie; 1907 crop, 34c; 1906 crop, Wool Eastern Oregon, 16 21c; valley, fine, 22c; medium, 21c; coarse, 20c; mohair, choice, 2425c Cattle Steers, top, $5.606.76; fair to good, $5 5.25; common to me dium, $4.50(T4.75; cows, top, $4.25 4.60; fair to good, $3.754.25; com mon to medium, $2. 50 3. 60; calves. top, $5.5.60; heavy, $3.504; bulls and stags, $3 3. 50; common, $2(32.75, Hogs Best $7.507.75: fair Turkish Ministers and Military War Over $8,000,000. Constantinople, May 12. A differ ence of opinion has arisen between Shefket Pasha, commander of the Con stitutionalist army that entered Con' stantinople April 24, and the present cabinet Shefket Pasha is of the opinion that the cash found in the Yildiz KloBk after the expulsion of Abdul Hamid should be used to pay the expenses of his army, while the ministers want the money turned into the national treas ury. The funds is question now amount to almost $8,000,000 in cash and immediately marketable securities, Shefket Pasha has one advantage the controversy inasmuch as the money is in tbe possession of the military and has been deposited in the war office, ujevea cey, lormer governor gene ral of the Adana vilayet arrived here with the object of explaining to the minister of the interior the origin and cause or the race conflicts in his terri tory. Djeved Bey has been dismissed from office. Loses by Her High Heels. Oakland, May 12. Because she was wearing high-heel shoes when she was mured by a fall from a street car. Mrs. Anna Peterson lost her suit for damages against the Oakland Traction company. Counsel for the corporation advanced the plea that Mrs. Peterson was guilty of contributory negligence. as eo woman wearing high-heels could expect to navigate a level street let alone step hurriedly from a street car, without being overbalanced bv such footwear. Superior Judge Fred Wood held the same view. Hawaiians Going to Fair. San Francisco, May 12. The liner Alameda, which arrived from Honolulu today, brought part of the Hawaiian exhibit for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition at Seattle. The rest will go direct on the transport Dix. Lloyd muds, special agent for Hawaii to tbe exposition was a passenger on the Alameda. On her next trip the liner win bring iu pretty Hawaiian girls. who will serve canned pineapples on a.oa tables lor visitors to the fair. Mexican Town Wiped Out. Acapulco, Mexico, May 12. News waa received Here today that the town or uazatlan, 20 kilometers from Chil to pancingo, waa almost totallv riMWj good, $7.25tfi7.60; stackers, $66.60; by fire Friday. Many citizens escaped China fats, $6.75(37. from their homes with nothing ni Sheep Top wethers, $4 4.50: fair hundreds are reoorted to h trin to good, $3.60 4 ; ewes, Xo less on I A high wind fanned the flames and few all grades; yearlings, best $4.50; fair buildings were left standing. Mazat to good, $4(34.25; spring lambs, $5. 1 lan was a town of 6,000 inhabitants. WIRELESS LIGHTING. Transmits Power Through Air and Floods Hall With Rays. Omaha, Neb., May 13. Lighting by electricity without the use of wires was successfully accomplished by Dr. Frderick H. Milliner at the Electrical exposition now in progress at the Oma ha auditorium. The doctor is with the Union Pacific as experimental electric ian, and is working on a cab wireless signal for the control of trains. This is to be worked in connection with the block signal system. One year ago, in the Union Pacific shops in Omaha, Dr. Milliner construct ed an electric truck to travel about the yards by wireless. This truck is start ed by wireless and goes four speeds ahead and four speeds back without any power other than the wireless. By an apparatus similar to that used with the truck, the switch at the Omaha au ditorium is opened and closed. The lighting of the auditorium is something that is beyond the power of any person to explain. Through the courtesy of Colonel Glassford at Fort Omaha, the wireless apparatus there is put in operation, then at the auditor ium, six miles away, by an instrument constructed by Dr. Milliner; the elec tric waves are gathered, brought into the auditorium, where, after the elec tric power from the lighting plant has been cut, they pass to the switchboard and out over the wires and through the hundreds of lamps. This wireless power can be thrown off or on by simply pushing a button in the little machine constructed by the doctor. Plan Big Coal Merger. ; Baltimore, May 13. -The Consoli dated Coal company today announced that negotiations had been completed for merging the Piedmont Coal 'com pany, the Somerset Coal company, the Clarksburg Fuel company, the Pitts burg & Fairmont Fuel company and their subsidiaries, thus making the Consolidated the largest mining cor of its kind in the world. The compan ies have a capital stock of $37,650,000 and own and control 200,000 acres of coal lands in Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Abdul's Head Cost SlO.OOO.OOOi Belgrade, May 13. Ten million dol lars is the price paid by Abdul Hamid, deposed sultan of Turkey, for the priv ilege of retaining his head, according to a statement in today's Stamps. The paper says Abdul has authorized Enver Bey, a Young Turk leader, to draw this fabulous sum of money from his depos its in foreign banks. .The money, it is understood, will be turned into the depleted treasury of the new government More Frost in Fruit Belt. Grand Junction, Colo., May 13. The weather observation tonight pre dicts that before morning the tempera ture will probably go below tbe freez ing point in some portions of the Grand Junction fruit region. The advanced condition of the buds makes cold' weather at this time doubly dangerous.' Preparations for smudging have been made. - Hawaiians Refuse Japs. ', Honolulu, May 3. All the planta tion owners have agreed to stand- to gether in refusing the Japanese labor ers who went on strike several daya ago for increased wages. The demands of the Japanese, couched in excessive ly polite language, were again present ed to tbe plantation owners today, but they finnly refused to grant them.