. Oregon Historical Sodc'y Twicea'Week Wednesday Edition THE NEWS ALL THE OFFICIAL NEWS OF WALLOWA COUNTY IN THE Nil ALL THE NEWS WHILE II IS NEWS TWICE- ' A-WEEK NEWS RECORD TWELFTH YEAR. NO. 35. ENTERPKI8E, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 1910. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER RECORD Cent a word single Insertion, 1 cents a word 2 Insertions. Special rates by month and year. MONEY TO LOAN State Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John P. Rush. Atty. State Land B'd. Joseph Farm loans afc 7 percent. Call or write First Bank of Joseph. 68btt FOR 8ALE. Good second-hand organ' cheap. In quire at Enterprise Livery Barn, bm Lots in Troy townelte for sale at $20 and up. O. R. & M. railroad le now making final location survey on Grande Ronde river between Rondowa and Snake . river. When road is bulto. Troy will be the larg est town and chief trading center of the entire North Country. See or write H. E. Merryman, owner, intrprlee, Oregon. 27btf- ew 8 room house and 3 lots in souhteast part . of town. Will be sold for $2000, the actual cost of lots and house, If taken soon. In quire at thta office. 27btf FOR RENT. Bed rooms with bath; ,wlth or with out board. Inqurra of Mrs. Carl Roe, Enterprise. 33tf WANTED TO TRADE. Horses, sheep or town property to trad for farm land. See Enter prise Real Estate Co, Wagner & Corklaa, Enterprise, Oregon." tf Town lots for good gentle team or cows. Call at once. Mrs. J. H, Flowers, Enterprise, Oregon. w2 MISCELLANEOUS. Good wages, working Modern Broth erhood of America. Society stands among the most prominent In, the field. Write me for terms and plans 8111 W. Bth Ave, Spokane, Wash. John. J. Goa,r .state manager. . Ic4 Nominating petitions for county and district candidates before the primary September 24, for sale at this office. Nicely bound. Complete sets only $1 at office or by mall. Irish Wit. Swift scoffed at Irish Mwlt" In some biting lines. Nevertheless Irish wit Is one of tbe most precious tbtugs. One soon bas a surfeit of tbe professional fuuny man In England, tbe pa wry Scot, tbe American bumorlnt. Tbe Irish peasant never disappoints, and with him It Is all so naive and natural. Loudon Saturday Review. Hill and Gould Join Hands. SAN FRANCISCO. Whatever the ultimate rail connection between the Hill roads In the North and the West ern Pacific may be, Hill and Gould will first clasp traffic hands across the e' and a steamship company will be the first link between the traffic of the roads. Negotiations are In progress for a traffic agreement between the West ern Pacific and the North Pacific Steamship Company, which operates a fleet of fire steamers on the Coast .between San Francisco and Portland and San Diego in the South, and now has a traffic agreement with the Hill lines at Portland. Indians Receive Cattle. KLAMATH FALLS, Ore: Three cars containing 100 head of shorthorn and Hereford pure-bred bulls arrived here from South Omaha for the Klam ath Indians. These cattle were pur chased In Nebraska by an agent of the Government, and were shipped from South Omaha. THE MARKETS. Portland. Wheat Track prices: Club, 89c; jkluestem, 97c; red Russian, 87c. Barley Feed and brewing, $22. Oats No. 1 White, $28 per ton. Hay Timothy, Willamette Valley, ,$18 II per ton; Eastern Oregon, $20Q22; alfalfa, $1J14. Butter Creamery, 36c; ranch, 24c. ranch, 23c. Eggs Ranch, candled, 30c. Hops 1909 . crop, 1013c; olds, "nominal. Wool Eastern Oregon, 14 17c per pound. Mohair 32 33c , Seattle. Wheat Bluestem, 96c; Club, 90c; red Russian. 87c. - Oats $33 per ton. Oats $31 per ton. Hay Timothy. $21 per ton; alfalfa, $14 per ton. Butter Washington Creamery, 33e; ranch, 22c. ' Eggs Selected loeai. Sic. WILL HEAR FRAUD GASES MJIEMPHIS Former Illinois Central Em ployes Must Stand Trial in Tennessee. CHICAGO. Criminal prosecution against the former Illinois Central employes whose names are Involved In the $1,500,000 car-repairing fraud charges are to be started in Mem phis, according to the statement of an Illinois Central representative. Thd- men to be made defendants are those who were declared by Judge F. H. Haskell, of Memphis, to be stock holders In the Memphis Car Company. The state's attorney of Memphis will start the prosecutions against the men, probably In the fall. His action follows the decision of Judge Haskell, , in the suit in which they were declared stockholders In the Memphis company, and as a result of which McCourt and King returned to the railroad $13,000 they had received as dividends. The decision was made August 11. Rawn Estate May Be Sued. Ira G. Rawn, late president of the Monon Railway, and former vice-president of the Illinois Central, was men tloned with the others as a stock holder, and It was said at that timi his estate would be -sued for th amount of his dividends. Each mar was said to have owned 200 shares o stock in the company,' which settle) with the Illinois Central for $200,000 SECOND COLUMBIA JETTY TO BE BUILT WASHINGTON, D. C The Chief of Army Engineers and the Secretary of War will recommend to Congress next session that am appropriation be made for the, construction of a north Jetty at the mouth" of the Columbia River, and that the project be placed under the continuing contract system, so that the work may be carried for ward expeditiously and continuously until completed. In their report this board estimated that a jetty extending southwesterly from the end of Cape Disappointment for a distance of two and a half miles, could be built for $1,206,000. Cattlemen Honor the Ex-President CHEYENNE. Wyo. Wyoming ex tended to Colonel Theodore Roosevelt the first of the series of demonstra tions planned for him in the West From all over the state came men and women to join in welcoming the col onel. Roosevelt was an embodiment of the spirit of the west He spent the entire day in one wild continuous rush of western events. Cowboys, cow girls, Indians, squaws and even the horses were the -objects of his enthus iastic attention. He overworked the word "bully" in his enjoyment, and took to shouting, the real cowboy yall. CARTER PRODS PINCH0T Deolaree Hie Policy Responsible For ' Great Loss By Forest Fires. , HELENA. Mont Senator Carter, In discussing the charge of former Forester Plnchot, that Senators Car ter and Heyburn and Congressman Mondell were "In effect fighting on the side of the forest fires," said: "Plnchot' policy la really responsi ble for the appalling loss by fire In Montana and Idaho this summer. He drove the settlers ' and prospectors, who were the real guards of the fed eral forests, out of the country and left the domain to the pranks of the lightning and the negligence of the campers. His patent leather forest rangers could not meet a difficulty which the old settlers overcame every year." Japan Says Korea Will Benefit SEOUL. Korea. Lleutenant-Gen-eral Terauchl, Japanese Resident-General in Corea, and negotiator of the convention of annextion which was Informally promulgated Monday, said regarding the annexation: "No stone will be left unturned to make the Koreans and the world feel that Japan's rule In Korea Is a benefi cial thing for the Koreans. It wlH and must Imply no degradation for the Koreans, who, nnder the annexa tion, will enjoy exactly the same rights In Korea as the. Japanese. EXPRESS RATES REDUCED illnols Railroad Commission Makes a 50 Per Cent Reduction. SPRINGFIELD. The fight of the state of Illinois against exorbitant ex press rates reached a climax when the Illinois Railroad Commission is sued a. schedule of maximum rates and charges, which makes sweeping reductions in existing rates. In many cases the reduction exceeds 50 per tent This is especially true, in the schedule on shipments of less than 100 pounds, which constitutes by far the greater bulk of express business and In which the greater number of shippers are directly interested. JOHN LIND. Demooratio Nominee For Govornor of Minnoaota. COURT HOLDS CLOSED SHOP TO BE ILLEGAL NEW YORK. Supreme Court Jus tice Goff has decided that striking for a "closed shop" Is unlawful and grant ed most of the terms of the sweeping injunction asked for, restraining strik ing cloakmakers from Interfering with efforts of manufacturers to conduct their business in their own way. Pick eting and patrolling are Included in the restraining order. The court de clined, however, to enjoin strikers from holding meetings, declaring that their right of free expression of opin ion could not be curtailed. Tbe court was led to this decision by what was regarded as proof that the "primary purpose of the strike be ing to drive nonunion employes out of the trade, except on conditions of joining one of the defunct unions, the purpose was against public policy and illegal." .' Roosevelt Speeches Criticised. CHEYENNE, Wyo. Severe criti cism of Theodore Roosevelt by a New York newspaper, the Evening Post, brought forth a spirited reply from him. He learned thaf. he had been criticised for some of the speeches which he had been making on his Western trip, particularly for his re marks concerning corporations In his Buffalo speech. ZELAYISM HAS NO PLACE President Estrada Pledges Himself for Its Abolition In Nicaragua.. BLUEFIELDS. General Juan J. Estrada, of tbe provisional govern ment of .Nicaragua, Is sending to Dr. Salvado Castrlllo, his personal rep resentative In the United States, a note setting forth the policy of the new administration. In it be will pronounce for tbe re establlshment of the finances of the country; the elimination of Zelayalsm, the abolition of private privileges and concessions and complete compliance with theterms of the Washington convention, aiming to put a stop to the perpetual revolutions In the Cen tral American states and encroach ments by one state upon another. Stork Lurks Near. BERLIN. News has Just reached here that the Russian royal family Is expecting another visit from tbe stork and that, for the benefit of the Czar ina's health, the Czar and family wl!l sojourn in Germany. ITEMS OF INTEREST THROUGHOUT OREGON Chronicle of Important Events of Interest to Our Readers. Reetock'ng River With Trout. MEDFORD. The work of restock ing Rogue River and its tributaries with fish la proceeding steadily with the best success. . The last shipment consists of 2000 Eastern brook trout, and they were placed In Ashland Creek. The little fellows were but an Inch long, and arrived In fine shape from the Clackamas hatchery. Al- , though the Journey they made was long, but five of the flsn were dead ' at the time the cans were emptied Into the creek. Another shipment of 60,000 Eastern trout will be made in September from the Clackamas hatch ery, to be distributed In the tribute aries of Rougue river. Water 15,000 Acres. VALE. Preliminary surveys for the Harper Basin Irrigation project, being promoted by Attorney G. W. Hayes, W. W. CavlneBs and C. H. Oxman of Vale, are completed and Engineers Miller and Oakes are working on the maps and estimates. The project will water 15,000 acres of fine land lo cated 25 miles west of Vale. It Is stated that construction will be com paratively easy, and that this project Is the most feasible In this section. Tbe most difficult engineering fea tures will be a 250 foot tunnel and a 60 foot drop in the main canal. PROHIBITION PARTY FILES -COMPLETE STATE TICKET SALEM. The Prohibition party bas filed a ticket with the secretary of state. The candidates are: For governor, A. E. Eaton, of Union; for secretary of state, W A. Davis, of Milton; for state treasurer, Leslie Butler, of Hood River; for Justice of the supreme court for four-year term, C. J. Bright, of The Dalles;, for sup erintendent of public Instruction, R. R. Steel, of' Portland; for congress man for the second district, George B. Pratt, of Portland. County Fair for Klamath. KLAMATH FALLS. Plans are be ing matured for a county fair to be held In this city this fall. The gath ering of products has already begun and funds for tbe undertaking are subscribed by tbe business men. It Is tbe Intention of the chamber of commerce to get most of the exhibits for Its Information bureau, where a display is maintained for the benefit of those seeking Information regard ing the Klamath country. SECRET SERVICE ON TRAIL Jackson County Court May Offer Re ward for Arrest of Forest In cendiaries. MEDFORD. District Attorney Mul- key has asked the county court to hold a special session and offer a re ward of $500 for the arrest and con rlctlon of the Incendiaries who have been making so much trouble through out southern Oregon during the past two weeks. While Assistant Forecaster C. J. Bulck declined to discuss tbe matter K became known that he bad recom i mended to the forestry officials in ; Portland that a reward of at least $250 be offered by (he department for Information leading to the arrest . and conviction of those responsible : for the present fires. Those on the ' fire lines throughout the Crater forest have gathered enough evidence to show beyound a doubt that the fires are being set out Largs Fire Loss. MILTON. The greatest fire ever , known in this section broke out Sat urday night, burning to the ground the Peacock mill, two adjoining dwel lfng houses, two warehouses filled with wheat, belonging to the Farmers' Warehouse Company, containing near ly 100,000 bushels of wheat The loss .will be in tbe neighborhood of $150,000. . Citizens to Buy Boiids. MARSHFIELD. At a mass meet ing of citizens of North Bend the mat ter of the 'proposed electric line of the Coos Bay Traction Corporation was discussed. The citizens were asked to take $50,000 worth of the bonds of the company, of which $25,000 worth ' waa subscribed at the meeting. CRIEF NEWS OF THE WEEK The population of Michigan state Is 2,810,173, an increase of 389,191, or 16.1 per cent, as compared with 2,420, 9S2 In 1900. The year book of the North Amer ican Young Men's Christian Associa tion now being Issued shows 2017 as sociations, an increase of 103 during the year. It Is estimated that dividend and In terest disbursements In Sep' ember by railroad, Industrial and other corpor ations will aggregate $100,000,000. This Is $20,000,000 ahead of Urn year. Estimating the cost of a series oi ten discharges at about $100,000, the war department officials declined re quests to order a bombardment of the skies by all Its guns on Puget Sound and at the mouth of the Columbia ri ver In an effort to bring on rain In the burning forest district of the Northwest What promises to be one of the greatest commercial battles in the his tory of the United States opened In Chicago Monday when the Interstate commerce commission began Its In quiry Into the propriety of the gen. eral advances In freight rates recently announced by the western transpor tation lines. NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS Herman de la Gercrantt, the Swed ish minister to the United States, has been recalled. On Wednesday a statue of tbe late Thomas B. Reed, speaker of the na tional house of representatives, was unveiled in his home city of Portland, Maine. A magnificent public welcome Is be ing prepared for Cardinal Vanutelll, the papal legatee to the eucharlstlc congress In Montreal, who Is due to reach that city Friday accompanied by numerous other delegates to the congress from all over Europe. At Nelson, B. C, Sir Wilfred Lau- rler held a conference with represen tatives of the Portland and Spokane chamber of commerce to discuss an International project for deepening the Columbia river, making It navi gable from the sea to West Robson, B. C. Professor William James, of Har vard University, one of America's foremost philosophers, died Saturday. FOREIGN NEWS BITS Spain and the Vatican are now In a deadlock In their conflict, accord' Ing to a statement by Premier Canale- jas. Ireland Is still losing population, The excess of births over deaths In 1909 was 27,786, according to the reg istrar general's report just Issued, but as 28,676 people emigrated during the year there was an actual decrease In population of 890. The death of LuCbuan Lin (Look Chun Lum), grand councillor of China, and one of the most powerful cabinet members on the eve of the annexa tion of Korea by Japan, la regarded here as a piece of particularly ill for tune for China. The Canadian Methodist Confer ence at Victoria overwhelmingly de clared In favor of church union on the basis already agreed upon by the joint committee representing the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congre gational churches of the dominion. The special session of the Porto RIcan legislature, which convened Tuesday.V will consider measures to lease the government telephone and telegraph lines to a private corpora tion, to safeguard the interests of the island In the Importation of seeds and tree cuttings and to cede lands for the erection of a million-dollar hotel in San Juan. Longest Road Planned. LOS ANGELES, Cal. Railroad con nections from Alaska to Cape Horn, South America, are not far distant, according to D. E. Thompson, for a number of years American ambassa dor to Mexico. Goodnass and Greatness. Good ohm routes from within from feel Intra, thought and desires reuniting In actions Greatness Is tbe conse quence of bold anions, great energy. ambliloD. enterprise and perseverance. Fraud Charged In Timber Location. SAN FRANCISCO. Suit to annul patents to more than 2000 acres of rich timber lands In California, Oregon and Washington, allrgod to have been obtained by the California Box A Door Company through fraudulent locations by 30 men In its employ, has been filed In the United -StaU circuit court here. EMPEROR'S SPEECH AROUSES GERMANY Declaration Crown Bestowed by God Provokes Protest . From Press. BERLIN. The speech delivered by Emperor William of Germany before the provincial banquet at Koenlga burg, in which he emphasized his be lief In a divine mandate by which he rules, referred to the Prussian crown as "Bestowed by God's grace and not by parliaments or people's assem blies," and laid a lance against the movement for woman's suffrage, Is the pollcal sensation of the hour. Every shade of disapproval Is voiced, from mild regret to mockery of the alleged absolutist pretensions of the emperor. The opinions ex pressed In the minor German capitals appear to make no distinction oa EMPEROR OF GERMANY. tween the sovereign's position as em peror of Germany and king of Prus sia, and tuey aver that his responsi bility to the empire as a whole pre cludes declarations af king of Prus sia', which are Inconsistent with the headship of the empire. Inquiry Is everywhere raised wheth er the Imperial chancellor, Dr. Von Betman-Hollweg, knew 1l advance of speech of such a nature. The press generally comments also upon the necessity of the German par liament taking some action on the subject when It meets. PRIMARY LAW TRIED IN NEWENGLAND BOSTON. The polttcal attention of the country gradually la being forced on New England, where, early In Sep tember, the first measuring of strength between tbe Republican and Demo cratic parties In the state elections of 1910 Is to take place. Vermont, on September 8, and Maine on Septem ber 12, will elect state officers and representatives In Congress. On the same day as the Vermont election, New Hampshire will bold her first statewide primaries, and the first under a direct primary law af fecting an entire state to be held In the East. Tbe terms of Senators Page, of Ver mont; Hale, of Maine; Lodge, of Mas- sachusetts; Aldrlch, of Rhode Island, 1 and Bulkeley, of Connecticut, expire March 4, 1911. Mr. Hale and Mr. Aid- rich have declined re-election. New Hampshire does not elect to the Sen ate again until 1912. Imprasiad Her. "Yon will never be able to make ber believe that he Is a llur. "I wonder why?" "I believe that be once told ber she was beautiful." HuimtoD Post. Fire Conditions Improving. ROSEBURO. Forest fire conditions conditions In Doug' as county are Im proving, according to reports received here from the stricken districts. Act ing Forester Harpham is still adver tising for volunteer fire fighters and1 as long as these can bf secured, thert Is little probability of tbe militia be ing pressed Into service. fs , J '