The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910, September 22, 1909, Wednesday Edition, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextEVENTS OF THE DAY Newsy Items Gathered from All Parts o! the World. PREPARED FOR THE BUSY READER Less Important but Not Lest Inter esting Happenings from Points Outside the State. Brit mil authorities say sea fatalities arc (Increasing. An Ohio schoolboy hag had bis skull broken through hazing. Los Angeles girls aro to buy an air ship and enter contests. The Omaha street car system is com pletely tied up by a strike. New Zealand is to build one Dread naught and ono cruiser for England. An immense graft in county affairs has, been unearthed at Wilkosbarre, Pa. Tho bank clerks wanted in Victoria, B. C, for passing bad chocks, have been caught in New York. The Wright brothers promise more flights, in which they will make new records with their machine. Tho German government is likely to reject Count Zeppclin'B airship, because it is so bulky as to bo faulty. Ex-Supervisor Oallighcr, of . San Francisco, is to retire on his stolen wealth. Ifo is now safe from prosecu tion on account of the statute of limi tation. Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, has suffered a relapse and lies at death's door. The national convention of bankers has declared against postal savings banks. The high court of St Petersburg is passing out wholesale sentences on the mere word of spies. T Y. Uchida, now Japanese ambassa dor to Austria, will be transferred to the United States. Western Canada" trades unions are making a fight against using Oriental labor on the railroads. In a speech at Winona, Minn., Pres ident Taft declared the present tariff law the best the country ever had. The steamer Nicholas, en route from Havana to Cienfuegos, went ashore on the Isle of Pines and 29 lives were IobL The Great Northern and St Paul promise a 66-hour schedule from Chi cago to Seattle in the fight for mail contracts. Dr. Cook says he has records which will provve he was at the Pole and will convince the skeptics as soon as he reaches the United States. The Interstate Commerce commit sion will investigate the reasons for the Santa Fe withdrawing its offer to put on a fast mail train to the Pacific coast A temperance wave is sweeping over Germany. London's new non-tip hotel is mak ing a great hit The forest fires in Southern Califor nia continue to grow. Governor Johnson's physicians a nounce that he will recover. Mexicans attacked and stoned the Austrian consulate at Montereyx. The damage to the Portland Flour ing mills plant is placed at $300,000. Peary says he will be glad to refer the Pole controversy to an arbitration court A new pretender to the Persian throne has appeared and troops have been sent to suppress him. The Russian cabinet has decided that the czar is supreme in all matters re lating to the army and navy. Walter E. Clark, the new governor of Alaska, says there must be peace between the rival political parties. Two Los Angeles men, both over 80, fought over a woman who is 75. One of the combatants is in the hospital. Robbers attempted to hold up a Rio Grande train in Colorado, but did not succeed in getting into the express car. The widow of Claus Spreckles has been awarded $3,000,000 of her bus- band's estate. It now seems as though the Chicago streetcar men will win their fight with the company. Willliam R. Wallace has been chosen for the Democratic candidate for may or of Salt Lake. James J. Hill says too many people are going to the cities instead of stay ing on the farm. Thousands of acres of pasture and wood land baa been burned, over in So noma county, Cal., by forest fires. Peary reiterates that he is the only white man who ever saw the role and promise! to disprove Cook's claim. k David E. Thompson, United States ambassador to Mexico, bas secured control of the Pan-American railroad, " a line 244 miles long. The port of Mulege, on the east coast of Lower California, was over whelmed by a tidal wave September 4. Considerable property was destroyed. Dewey says the United States needs a larger navy. It is said the Harrlman estate will pot be divided. JURY TAMPERING FOUND. Chicago Investigations Promise Huge Scandal in County Affairs. Chicago, Sept. 20. A gigantic con spiracy for the "fixing" of grand juries of Cook county, extending back over a year and culminating in the fraudulent certification of names for the October grand jury, was revealed today, when State 's Attorney Wayman secured bench warrants for John J. Holland, secretary of the Cook county jury commission; Jury Commissioner Willis J. Kayburn, and Nicholas A. Mar tin, Alderman Michael Kenna's uecre tary, on a charge of tampering with jurymen. The warrants were issued today by Judge Jesse A. Baldwin, of tho circuit court. The charge against tho three is that they conspired to draw nainesTrf grand jurors in a manner other than that re quired by law. Coming at the height of the trial of Inspector MicCann for alleged grafting the news of the action based on allegei! tampering with the jury lists caused groat excitement in legal and political circles. The complaints on which the warrants were issued were, drawn up by a special agent of the state's attor ney, who has been investigating the jury-drawing methods for weeks. Undor the state law tho names of prospective grand jurors aro selected at random from a sealed box contain ing tho names of 1500 citizens who have been examined for jury service by tho jury commissioners and theii fitness certified. A similar method if proscribed for petit jury lists. NEW DUTIES HURT. French Lace Manufacturers Hard Hit by American Tariff. Paris, Sept. 20. What France think? of America's now tariff schedule is be ing evidenced in no uncertain fashion those days, and tho attitude of French manufacturers generally is correctly ex presed by luco and tullemakers of Calais, which has thrived for genera tions on its filmy products, with the women of the United States its be customers. As a direct result of tho 70 per cent tariff on laces nnd tulles, which tho re cently adopted tariff law of tho United States lias marked up on this clnss of manufactures, Calais is threatened with tho loss of many inhabitants. Former great prosperity of this city has dwindled almost to tho vanishing point. Conditions have finally beconu so aggravated that long-established bus iness men aro abandoning their estab lishments and moving away from the city. Fooling runs high in Calais against employers. AMERICAN SURGEONS LEAD. Doctor Says Foolish to Go Abroar for Treatment. New York,- Sept. 20. Dr. Lewis Liv ingston Seaman, one of tho delegates to the recent international medical con gross at Budapest, arrived on the steamer Campania from Liverpool, and spoke encouragingly on tho showing made by America and tho success of the congress. "The Americans nre far ahead of other nations in many branches of siir gory and medicine," said Dr. Seaman "as shown by the testimony nnd the exnitiits at the congress. Tins is par ticularly true in the case of nppondi citis, where wo excel both in tho treat moat of tho dittenso and tho technique of tho operation." Speaking generally, Dr. Seaman said it was tho height of insanity for Ameri cans to go abroad for treatment by foreign specialists when there aro phy sicians at homo who could "walk all around" tho European medical men. Japanese May Soon Fly. SIIANGUAI, Sept. 20. The interest ing announcement is made that a so ciety for aeronautic research has been formed in Japan, under tho title of the Temporary Military Balloon Investiga tion Socioty. It is to consist of 20 members, selected from oflioers on the activo list of tho army and navy, nnd from men of science in general. The selection of the president nnd members will bo made by the minister of war, with the approval of the cabinet. Noth ing is definitely stated as to the pro vision of funds, but apparently tho duty of financing the onterpriao will devolve upon the departments of war and navy. Grasshoppers In California. Sun Bernnrdino, Cal., Sept. 20. This city was overrun last night by millions of grasshoppers that took possession of the streets nnd disappeared mysto riously this morning. Last evening myriads of tho insects mnde their ap pearance, literally covering tho street and sidewalks-in the business and resi dence sections of tho city. They dis appeared with tho approach of daylight. According to reports from Highland and other points in the valley, the pest is confined to this city. No damage to crops has been reported. Steamer Ohio to Junk. Seattle, Sept. 20. Tho safe of the wrecked steamship Ohio was brought down from Victoria on the Iroquois. It had previously been taken to- Victoria by the Canadian salvnge vessel Salvor, aud it now rests at the Column dock here. The sate and its contents were intact, and there was a largo sum of money in it when opened. Tho figures given are 107,000. The wreck of the Ohio itself will probably be broken up for junk, Mexican Floods Raging. Mexico City, Sept. 20. A special dis patch from the town of Taxapan, near the port of Tampico, says: The river suddenly rose last night, and the west ern part of the city is inundated. The water is rising hourly. Reports from outlying ranches are most alarming. Water six feet deep Is reported from some sections. Losses to stock and crops will be great. 1 OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST OPENING AT LAKEVIEW. Every Participant Sure of Securing Land or Lot. Lakeview The distribution of the lands of the Oregon Valley Land com pany, owners of the old Oregon mili tary road grant, and the Heryford Cat tle company's lands, not only is the largest private land opening in - histo ry, but it differs in many ways from land allotments made by the United States government. In the Lakeview opening every participant gets a tract jf land and a town lot. There are no blanks. Three hundred thousand acres of land are being distributed practically with out expense to the public. The lands were cut into 11,992 tracts, varying in iize from lOacres to 1,000 acres, and that number of contracts were sold for 200 each, every contract being good for a tract of land and a Lakeview lot. The purchasers live in every- state in the Union, but the bulk of the con tracts were sold in the Middle West. About 3,000 contracts were sold in Ne braska, 2,000 in Kansas, and smaller allotments in Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota.. Oklahoma and other states. Nearly 1,000 con tracts were bought by Oregon and Cal ifornia people. FOREST FUND IS $33,120 47. Oregon'School Fund Is Increased by Reserve Receipts. Salem Congressman Hawley has re ceived a letter from the acting secre tary of the interior to the effect that under the terms of the agricultural ap propriation act 'or 1909, approved May 23, 1908, $33,120.47, realized from forest reserves in this state dur ing the year ending June 30, 1909, will be turned over to the state to be placed in the common school fund of the Btate. The law provides that 25 per cent of the money received from each forest reserve shall be paid at the end of the ear to the state treasurer wherein the reserves are-located, to be expended as the legislature may direct for the pub lic schools and public roads of the county or counties in which the forest reserve is located. The total amount realized from the forest reserves of Oregon during the year ending June 30 was 132,481.88. Mr. Hawley was instrumental in se curing the enactment of the clause un ler which the public schools receive forest reserve revenues. Grand Ronde's Greatest Crop. La Grande Heavy rains throughout union county have greatly delayed threshing, but it is estimated that most of the work will be finished with n the next two weeks, although there sill be, a small amount that will not be finished in the next 30 days. The yield in Union county is estimated to run over the 1,000,000 bushel mark, This will be the largest amount of wheat ever grown in the Grand Ronde valley. The farmers are not so inclined as they were at first to hold onto their wheat until it reaches the dollar mark ind are letting the wheat go in small amounts every day. The price ranges around 80 cents for bluestem, 79 for 10 fold ar.d 77 for club. 30 Cars Prunes Shipped. The Dalles The prune crop of this county, with the exception of a few orchards on extremely high ground, has been harvested and the crop has seen marketed. There was a total of 30 cars shipped in carload lots, besides perhaps four cars shipped in small quantities by express. The prunes have netted the growers a little better than $22.50 a ton, I. o. b. The Dalles, The bulk of the crop has been bought and shipped by The Dalles Fruit com pany, though a few carloads have been shipped by growers. Coos Port Plans Dredge. Marshfield The commissioners of the Port of Coos Bay have ordered plans and specifications for a suction dredge a little larger than tbe dredge used on the Coos bay harbor, and also for a bucket dredge for the rivers. It is es timated that the cost will be about 190,000. Colonel J. B. Lock wood, former engineer for the Port of Portland, advised the commission re garding the harbor work it contem plated. Hop Crop 60,000 Bales. Salem Hoppicking in the Krebs yards is finished. Mr. Krebs estimates the yield of the Krebs yards at 1,800 bales, about 1.200 less than the nut nut of a normal season. Krebs declares that, while the hops are lighter, they are of an unusually fine quality, with a verv Blipht amount of mold. ponaiHov. in? the unfavorable conditions. TT estimates the Oregon crop at not to ex ceed 60,000 bales. Drill for Oil Near Nehalem. Nehalem The Hydrocarbon Oil com pany is building a large drilling camo near here, a barge load of heavy ma chinery having already been received. Actual drilling wilt commence very soon. Pear Crop Short. La Grande The first carload nf that will be shlnrted out of La Cranri this year is being packed now. The suddIv will not bea a abundant as that of last year. Seven Pound Potato. Pendleton Cearm Dndir. mnlan.p for the J. E. Smith Livestock com pany, haa a potato that weighs 7X pounds. The seed was planted in March. UMATILLA WHEAT CROP. Flood of Gold Follows the Harvest in Prosperous Grain Center. Pendleton, The lure of 13,000,000 in bright gold pieces, without taint or reserve, sends a thrill through the peo ple of Umatilla county, at this season of the year that cannot be appreciated by any one who as not felt the charm of the grain fields when each golden head nods to the thrifty farmer its readiness to be converted into gold for his purse as reward for his efforts dur ing the 12 months closing with the gathering in of the sheaves. Tbe call of the grain fields has been heard, the tremendous task of saving tbe harvest has been performed, the marketing of the grain is the duty which calls forth the best judgment and tact of the farm er, in this county, where to raise grain successfully rand largely is the ambi tion of every owner of land. Umatilla county farmers have just finished harvesting a crop of grain that will place fully $3,00u,000 in their purses. The crop will net about as much money as any produced in the county, inasmuch as the price to be re ceived will be much higher than was taken for the "bumper" crop of 1907, when Umatilla county produced more than 1 per cent of all the wheat grown in the United States. Umatilla coun ty is easily tbe grain center of Oregon, producing practically one third of all the state. There was a time when Umatilla county "took off its hat," metaphorically speaking, to the Wil lamette valley in the growing of grain, but that day has long since passed into aistory. , , Hay Prices High. Klamath Falls Despite the fact that the hay crop is fully up to tbe average and the acreage is larger than hereto fore, stockmen complain about exces sive prices. Alfalfa is held at $8 and $10 in the stack. Last year the crop was not quite up to the average and the price ranged from $7 to $8.50. It is contended by stockmen that unless the producers sell for less money there will be a shortage in the regular num ber of cattle to be wintered in the Kla math basin. Alfalfa Brings High Prices. Freewater The alaflfa crop in the Hudson Bay country is almost entirely in Stack. This section received its name from the fact that the Hudson Bay company in the early days of Ore gon wintered their stock in this vallev. The climate is milder than that nf the surrounding country. Large bands for Spokane and Seattle markets are win tered here. The crop will be about 20,000 tons and ranchers are getting ano $iu a ton at tbe stack. Pheasants Sent to Idaho. Corvallis The largest consignment of Chinese pheasants ever shipped out of the state left Corvallis a few days ago for Boise. The state of Idaho is the buyer. The game birds were rais ed and sold by Gene M. Simpson, whose ixnrvallis pheasant farm is the second largest in the United States. The birds, 1,000 in number, filled the spe cial car mat was brought for the Dur- pose by B. T. Livingston, deputy game waraen lor tne state of Idaho. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Bluestem, 97c; club, 87c; rea Kussian. 85c; valley, 90c; fife, 87c; Turkey red, 87c; 40-fold, 89c. Barley Feed, $26.50; brewing, $27.50 per ton. Hay Timothy, Willamette valley, $13 15 per ton; Eastern Oregon, H6.60fffil7.K0: alfalfa. ilJ. $14; cheat, $1314.50; grain hay Butter City creamery, extras, 36c; fancy outside creamery, 333)36c: store. 21022c per pound. Butter fat average l)c per pound under regular Duiter prices. Eggs Oregon ranch, candled, 31c per dozen. Poultry Hens. 15W(f?16e iwrnnnnrt springs, 15&16c; roosters, 910c ducks, young. 14 c: 10c; turkeys, 20c; squabs, $1.752 per aozen. Pork Fancy, 10c per pound. Veal Extra, 1010c per pound. Fruits Andes. $lff)2.2R ru r Yuvw pears, 60c$1.25; peaches. 66ca)$1.2G per crate; cantaloupes, 50c1.50: plums, 2576e per box; watermelons, l(S!l &C Der Dound : crsrvos fifVrtTti or per basket; casabas, $1.752 per crate; quinces, $1.50 per box. Potatoes $1 per sack ; sweet pota toes, 2(ffi2i4'c per pound. Unions $1.25 per sack. Vegetables Beans. 4(SSe Tier nrainri cabbage, llc; cauliflower, ?5c '..zo per dozen; celery, 60c$l; corn, locajzuc; cucumbers, iU(j$Z5c; onions, 12W(i15c: Deas. 7e rjer nnnnH nan. Ders. BfffilOc: Dumokins. lkiifn,,.. squash, 5c; tomatoes, 85(ffi;40c per box. nops isua ruggies, zuc; clusters, nominal; 1908 crop, 17c; 1907 crop, izc; jauo crop tsc per pound. Wool fc. astern Ore iron. 16(ffi23e twr Bound: vallev. 23rtf25c mnhai choice, 2425c Cattle Steers, top, $4.25; fair to good, $4; common, $3.503.75; cows, top, $3.25(23.50; fair to good, J3C j 3.25; common to medium, $2.502.75; calves, top, $5$6.60; heavy, $3.504; bulla, $2(f(2.25; stags, $2.503.60. Hogs Best, $8 ; fair to good, $7.75 7.85; stackers, $67; China fata, $7.608. Sheep Top wethers, $4; fair to good. $3.60f3.76; yearlings, best, $4; fair to good. $3.60(3.75; ewes, Xc leas on all grades; spring lambs, $5 6.25. TAFT SMILE WINS. President Beams His Way Into Favor With Chicagoans. Chicago, Sept. 17. President Taft smiled his way into tbe hearts of 600, 000 Chicagoans yesterday, denial ity and "Bill" Taft for that's what the multitudes called him ruled the city for 15 hours. From the moment he ar rived until he entered his private car to leave, through all the autoraobiling and speechifying and handshaking and excitement, there was one thing which shone as brightly as tbe sun of a per fect day. It was the famous smile. That smile was commented upon every where. It was cheered and it made those who saw it feel more pleased with the world and with themselves, Good humor, jollity, happiness these followed Mr. Taft like attendant guard ians wherever he went. And in response to that smile Mr, Taft got the smiles and laughter of the throngs, as well as their shouts and ap plause. All the way through the 16 miles of streets which he traveled dur ing the day in a motor, at the West Side ball park, at the Orchestra Hall meeting, at the bankers' ball, Mr. Taft saw thousands upon thousands of faces which smiled at him and which cheered him. "It's grand," said the chief execu tive before he had been in the city five minutes. "I'm really vastly glad to be here." As his automobile swept down Mich igan avenue in the midst of 150,000 school children, he turned to his aide- de camp, Captain Archibald W. Butt, U. S. A., and his voice was just an atom husky. "This is wonderful. Butt." he said. "The cheering of the children is most pleasant to me, and yet affecting, for we know that the cheering of the child ren is sincere." At the great bankers' ball there were silks and . white shoulders and jewels; there was rythm of waltz mu sic and glow of pendant lights; there was dancing by blushing debutantes and eplgramatic foreign consuls; there was promenading by prominent bank ers and dowagers and beauties and pol iticians. And the chief individual fig ure of the scene was the big man in evening dress who smiled and smiled and smiled. Unqualifiedly President Taft is in favor of union labor. This was the subject of his main speech today, and in plain terms he upheld organization. but demanded that the rights of non union labor be protected. Next to this in national importance was his de nouncing the present court system. He deplored delays in the administration of justice and announced an intention to urge congress to make a change. MONEY FOR WIDOW. Mrs. Harriman Is Made Only Benefi ciary in Will. New York, Sept. 17. A hundred unei woros, weignted each with ap proximately $1,000,000 and containing in their entirety the last testament of C U IT- ! ! . u. iiomumii, Kiven oui yesterday, make his widow, Mary Averill Harri man, one of the wealthiest women in It rmrhana in tha Kfiafaofr . r- mill un re cord for the disposal of an estate of such magnitude. All his property is left to Mrs. Harriman. Wall street estimates tnac Mrs. Harriman will in herit in realty and personal property between $75,000,000 and $100,000,000. Mr. Harriman's private fortune is bud! nnoa'l 4-a a.-..- I . . . f""J w ueen greater than this by many millions, but there is reason to believe that his unmarried daueh- Vf n ... J J", i ... " la "jr wu varoi; nis married daughter, Mrs. Robert Livingstone- Guerrv: and h 1 F1 tfVn anna Willi- Averill and Roland, a boy of 14 to- rotha :U U! ... . . bw.c mm mo surviving sister, Mrs. Simons, and other relatives, have all been substantially provided for with gifts out of hand. The will is dated June 8, 1903, and is witnessed by Charles A. Peabody president of the Mutual Life Insurance w.K..j,, wuo urew ii, and u. C. Tege- . cauuuy was mr, Harri man's elnun ruwua i iciiu Mr. Harriman, by making no be quests to children or relatives, avoided the large share of the enormous inher- Itonon Ma.:.l ... " w"n, unaer tne laws of the " "BW iorK, would otherwise imposed. be Fires Destroy H rxnard. Cal., Sept 17.-A great for- ... uurmng ronignt in the hills. Telephone messages from Somis at 6 o clock called for all available men to fight the flames. Four families were burned out in Las Posas hills today. Hundreds of tons of hay and beans were burned. Sevnrni hnnri. .: --'"uilu men ioupnt the fires all night, and have the biggest tank vot hufnu i . . . mo,,, ,n gaving the ranchers' homes. The fires began early v. ourneo in varying directions ever since, devastat es - wumuinai oi au mills of hills. Sheriff Asks for Soldiers. Newcastle. Pa.. Sent count of todav'a .... - . camuujc In 6 Sheet & Tin Plate company and import ed workmen. In which .:t. 1.. perhaps fatally shot, Sheriff Wadding ton tonight asked for state troops fo Pf w" Pl'to plant The sheriff informed the governor that the situa- wv w ominous and that outside pro- Canada Helps Travelers. Ottawa On C ,. "7 ""- ji, xne tjana dian Railway commission bas made an order commanding all railroads in Ca nada, which do an international busi ness, to direct their conductors to nre vent any undue interference with Das--engers in Canada by United SUtesira migration officials. FOR POSTAL BANKS President Taft Declares Party is Bound by Plaok. POINTS TO SUCCESS IN CANADA President Says Government Has No Reached Stage Where It Must Be MoreThan Police Force. Milwaukee, Wis., Sent 18. Provi dent Taft devoted his principal address in Milwaukee at the State Fai grounds, yesterday, to the subject of postal savings banks, which he strnn.,. ly endorsed before a large and enthusi astic gathering that overflowed the grandstand. The president said that the postal savings bank plank in the Republican platform bound evervhnrtw who called himself a Republican. "If they do not like a Dlank in . platform," said Mr. Taft "or if they don t like the platform itself. thv cease to be Republicsns or they are Republicans with an exception, and that indicates a free and enliirhtono and discriminating people. But I am here to uphold the doctrine of rtnntal savings banks because I believe they will fill a long-felt want in this coun try. Ia the first place it is said the postal savings bank is a very paternal institution; that it has a leaning to ward Socialism state Socialism and that it purposes to take the banking business out of the hands of private persons and pu.t it into those of the government. No, I am not a Socialist, and I am net a paternalist, and I am not in favor of having the government do anything that, private citizens can do as well or better; but there are con ditions. We have passed beyond the time of what they called the 'Laissez Faire' school, which believed that the government ought to do nothing but run the police force, and we do not rec ognize the necessity for the interfer ence of the government because it has great power and great resources be hind it, and because Bometimes it can Btand the lack of an immediate return on capital to help out We did it in our Pacific railroads. . We have done it in a great many different ways, and in this particular postal savings bank business the government is especially fitted to do what any system of private bankers can do. "The great usefulness of tbe postal savings banks lies in the great encour agement to thrift on the part of those who are just wavering in the balance whether they shall save the money or use it because they don't Jcnow where they can put it safely. "Canada has the postal savings bank, and what is the result along the border in the Northwest You find Americans going up to the border and making de posits in those savings banks. . Why? Because they have theguarantee of the Canadian government" President Taft said the government had issued upward of $700,000,000 2 psr cent bonds of the United States and floated them at par, at 2 per cent or a little more. "We did it by getting the banks into a corner so they had to have, under the law, some government security, and so they were obliged to buy those 2 per cent bonds," he said. Inclosing, Pres ident Taft said : "We are looking forward, I hope with confidence, to a readjustment of our whole financial system. Certainly it needs it and it has' hen micnr Anted that the savings bank might well await L-fc T L . . .. . Wat. i id oouna to say that l don t. see the neceasitv for involving them. It seems to me that one syBtem .can stand by itself, and if we adopt' the SavinCS hankfl thnv will SDiilu ha nnrlf. ed into a general system of banking, ueuause me savings hanks will furnish, us five or six hundred millions of dol lars, and that is a very tidy pile to have around for the government to use le gitimately in order tn rarrv nn anv financial operations." Old Kindness Rewarded. Methuen, Mass., Sept 18. One of those strange legacies bobbed up in Methuen today when it became known that Mrs. George Bramer had received from attorneys in the Scilly islands the information that G. Ribstock, a man whom sho and her mother befriended in Bermuda, bad willed her about 11.- 000,000 in railroad stocks and bonds. When Mrs. Bramer met Ribstock in Bermuda she then was unmarried, and with her mother did many little kind nesses for him in his old age. He was 80 years old at the time. Germans On Water Wagon. Berlin, Sent 18. A tnmnarance campaign which ' promises to have a marked effect on thA mnintnnlinn nf alcohol in Germany, has been begun as a result of a resolution adopted at the Socialist convention at Leipeic The resolution reouirea that momhora of the party organization, which numbers 600,000, shall abstain from brandy and other high alcoholic beverages and shall try to diminish the consumption by their companions. Harriman's Property Estimated. New York. Rant IB A.n;ntn Wall street publication, "it can be wiea on the highest authority" that Mr. Harriman'a between 175,000.000 and $100,000,000, 0. vwH-, ,0vJikvitii