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Wednesday Edition T NEWSRECG ALL THE OFFICIAL NEWS OF WALLOWA COUNTY IN THE N B ALL THE NEWS WHILE 11 IS NEWS TWICE AWEEK NEWS RECORD TWELFTH YEAR. NO, 41. ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 1910. 0 CITY OFFICIAL PAPER TwiceaWeek Cent word single Insertion, 1 cent, a word 2 insertions. Special rates by month and year. MONEY TO LOAN Slate Funds loaned, 6 per cent. John P. Rusk. Atty. State Land B'd. Joseph Farm loons at. 7 percent. Call or write First Bank of Joseph. SSbtf FOR 8ALE. Two lots in, Alder View addition to the city of Enterprise. Beautiful lo cation. A genuine bargain. Wm. H. McFetrtdge. 37bm WANTED TO TRADE. Horses, sheep or town property to trade for farm land. See Enter prise Real Estate Co, Wagner & Corking, Enterprise, Oregon. tf FOR 8ALE. I will sell all or any of my own prop e ty. at reasonable prices. W. W. Zurcher, Enterprise, Oregon. 40btf TooC Away the Sting. A pleasant retort was that given by Admiral Marsden at a dinner In Malta several years ago. It was given on the Fourth of July by him to the American officers on a man-of-war, and all the English officers in the har bor were -guests. They were no bet ter bred than many Englishmen of iuai uujr, mr wueu iue regular iuuse.- "The day we celebrate." was read, they set down their glasses untasted. The venerable host added gently: "The day,- gentlemen, when England celebrates the coming of age of ber eldest daughter." Every face cleared, and the toast was drunk with hearty cheers. Wit never finds Its way to the mark so swiftly as when aimed with kindness and good will. Argonaut The Hookah In India. The hookah is smoked as a refresh ment and sign of fellowship by the na tives of India and not merely as a lux ury. When a group of natives are seated together and, as Is the custom, the hookah is passed around to each In turn. It Is considered very bad man ners for any one to decline to have a few puffs. If the hookah Is thus re fused In a friend's bouse or while one Is the truest of another it is regarded as an insult If for any reason a na tive is put out of caste the fact Is strictly marked by his former caste fellow's refusal to smoke with him. and any one who eats, drinks or smokes with an outcast is himself outcasted. Chambers' Journal. - ' The Klondike placer mining district In Yukon . Territory, has produced 1160,000,000 In gold since 1898, and mining experts estimate the amount yet to be mined will equal that al ready produced. Trnila hatween ttia TTnltari Rtatoa and the Philippine Islands increased ,84 per cent during the year's opera tion of the new tariff law, according to the Department of Commerce and Labor. Chicago Second Largest City. Washington The population of Chi cago Js 2,185,283, an increase of 486, 708 or 28.7 per cent as compared with 1,698,675 in 1900. This announcement leaves Chicago ranking In population as the second city of the United States and fourth in the world. ..' Airships Injured Many. Milwaukee Eight persons, five women end three men, were more or less seriously injured when a Wright aeroplane, driven by Arthur Hoxey, swerved sidelong from its course and plunged into a crowd befor the grandstand at the state fair. THE MARKETS. Portland. Wheat Track prices: Club, 82c; bluestem, 88c; red Russian, 81c. Barley Feed and brewing, $22. . . . Oats No. 1 White, $28 per ton. Hay Timothy, Willamette Valley, $19 20 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $2022; alfalfa, V15Q16. . Butter Creamery, 36c; 'ranch, 24c. ranch, 24c. . , ." Eggs Ranch, candled, 35c. . Hops 1909 crop, 10 lie; olds, nominal, 1910 crop, 13c. Wool Eastern Oregon, 14 17c per I ound. . Mohair 32 33 c. . Seattle. Wheat Bluestem, 91c; Club, 82c; red Russian, 80c. " Oats $30 per ton. Barley $21 per ton. Hay Timothy, $24 per ton; alfalfa, $15 per ton. " Butter Washington Creamery, B6c; ranch, 26c. . Eggs Selected local, 38c - ROOSEVELT THROWS DOWN GAUNTLET Boldly Challenges His Political Opponents to Come Out in the Open and Fight. Syracuse, N. Y. Coming into the rtronghold of opposition, ex-President Theodore Roosevelt boldy challenged the opponents of his political doctrines to come out in the open and fight if they dared. .He prophetically said that if they did they would be beaten. .' "The new nationalism," he stated, "means nothing but in application to new conditions of certain old and fun damental moralities. It means an in vitation to meet the new problems of the present day in precisely the spirit in which Lincoln and the men of his day met their new problems." The ex-presldent also gave warm commendation to President Taft as a public official and expressed his ap proval of several of the accomplish ments of the Taft administration. Col onel Roosevelt did not indorse the ad ministration as a whole. What he did have to say, however, placed him or record for the first ti-iie In regard it many more of the important feature of it, breaking the Bilence which ht had maintained steadfastly on the sub Ject, except for his few brief refer ences to his successor made when he was on his western trip. He also defended his recent crlti clams of two decisions ot the Unitei States Supreme Court, made in i speech In Denver, Colo., and quotec the words of William H. Taft, writter. when he was a Judge, to support falf contention that the people have the right to criticise decisions ot the court. 6. A. R. MEETS AT ATLANTICJITY, N, J. Atlantic City The forty-fourth na tional encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic opened in this city Monday, together with the annual meetings of its several affiliated bod ies. The gathering of the veterans, their families and friends is ' one of the largest in recent years. The city is extensively and handsomely decor ated in honor of the occasion, and the piers and the great hotels along the waterfront bear electrical lilumlna tions of unusual brilliancy. The feature of the week was the parade of Grand Army men on Wed nesday, when about 20,000 veterans were in line. Commander-in-Chief Samuel R. Van Sant, of Minnesota, and his staff reviewed the procession, together with the governor of New Jersey and other notable guests. Would Jolt Taft MADISON, Wis. When the plat form convention, composed of all can dldates on the Republican ticket, meets in this city September 26th. President Taft will probably be due for a severe Jolt If present plans do not miscarry his administration will receive a grilling such as no ad ministration has received before from its party supporters. SEEK PANAMA DEFENSES BEVERLY, Mass. President Taft, In his coming message to Congress, will give prominence to a recommen dation that at least $2,000,000 be ap propriated for Immediate use In be ginning the fortification of the Pan ama Canal. It became known here also that President Taft's economy plans do Hot contemplate any. Inter ference with the established naval pol icy of adding two battleships a year to the ' American fleet Train Robber Confesses. St Louis Postoffice Inspector C. L. Patterson and Detective Robert Kay serd left for Seattle with a signed confession of George Ebellng, convict ed and sentenced to prison for robbing the Missouri Pacific train at Blencoe, Mo., last winter. This confession, it Is believed, will result in clearing up the hold-up of the Great Northern train 115 miles from Seattle on May 9, 1909. G. H. Schlidmiller, the Dartmouth College football star, has arrived in Corvallis prepared . to take np his duties as coach of the college football team for the present season. SCHWAB TO BUILD NAVY Deals With Chinese Government Rep resented by Prince Tsai Haun. San Francisco Charles M. Schwab, steel magnate, has arrived in San Francisco to meet Tsai Hsun, prince ot China, and close a deal whereby, It Is said, a Chinese navy will be built at the Union Iron Works in tnis city. Schwab's conference with the prince is the outcome of more than a year's correspondence between the Chinese government and the Schwab interests. It is said that plans for the war ves sels were forwarded to China by Schwab some time ago. It is also said that the prince's visit though osten sibly one of instruction, is for the pur pose of closing the deal. The Chinese party will accompany the Schwab pec pie east. . COAST DEFENSE IS WEAKJAYS EVANS Portland Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, "Fighting Bob," as he is more familiarly known, who is making a tour of the Pacific Coast, in an inter view stated that "The Pacific Coast is without defense and would be at the mercy of an enemy in the event of an attack. The Atlantic has protection and I see no reason why the Pacific should not be equally protected. "The Pacific Coast should have 16 battleships with all the 'trimmings,' which mean eight armored cruisers, ADMIRAL EVANS. one ammunition ship, four colliers or Ships carrying .fuel, 16 torpedo boats and six submarines. "What is the use of comparing our navy with that of Japan? Japan is not the only nation to be reckoned with. Japan has its fleet of warships in . Japan, Germany has Its fleet at T:ng Tau, the. English have a fleet at Hongkong, and the French a fleet at Saigon. We have none in the Pa clflc ocean and our western coast is defenseless." Rear Admiral Evans is in better health than he has been for some time. He has thrown away his crutches, which were for temporary use only, and does not even depend upon his cane to any great extent "Respectables In Peril. New York Property owners in New York who permit their buildings to be used for gambling purposes or as dis orderly bouses are face to face with exposure. Acting Mayor Mitchell has sent a list of such houses, together with the names and addresses of their respectable" owners to Police Com missioner Baker for invest'gation. Encourage Hog Production. Spokane Directors of experimental stations in Montana, Oregon, Idaho and Washington and officials of rail roads and experts from other states will meet in the rooms of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce October 4 to discuss ways and means of Interesting farmers in raising more bogs for the markets in the northwestern states. Man, Refusing Aid, Dies. Freewatcr William Saager, a fruit raiser, d'.ed here ot typhoid fever after a mon'h's illness. Ha belonged to the sect known as the Church of God, ami in accordance with toe tenets of the church he refused all medical attend ance. He recently sold his farm In accordance with what be believed to be a message from God. Two yiar ago be put sign In tront of his res idence near the railroad track:' "Fres meals g'ven here to Ml God's hungry poor. If you are hungry come "n." Ha was formerly a hardware merchant in Uis city. Tkk 'j?v per ITEMS OF INTEREST THROUGHOUT OREGON Chronicle of Important Events of Interest to Our Readers. Salmon Run Light. Astoria Reports from ail the streams, both along the Oregon ml Washington coasts, are to the eft en that good runs of flan are coming iu and the packing plants are doing ex ceptionally , well. The catch of fall salmon on the Columbia river is vei-7 light at the present time, and some ot the glllnetters who have been fishing with large mesh nets have taken the in out of the water. Now that the weather conditions are changing, however, a good run ot silver "sides is looked for. Murderer Gets Fifteen Years. Marshfield Fifteen years in the penitentiary is the punishment given Will White, who has been on trial be fore Judge Vail in the circuit court at Coquille. White Is a young man, who worked In a woolen mill and resided at Ban don. He provided for his mother and became angry at his stepfather be cause he would not work and killed htm In the family house. An attempt was made to prove him insane. The Jury after being out nearly all day returned a verdict finding the young man guilty of manslaughter. NEW FIELD IS SOUGHT Western Troops May Maneuver at Klamath Hereafter. Portland Setting apart of a portion of the Klamath Indian reservation for a big maneuver field to be used by troops stationed throughout the west is now under consideration by the Federal authorities. For the purpose .Of reporting formally upon the adapt abilitv of the' tract for' tfillltarv uses Adjutant-General Flnzer of Jths Oregon j National Guard, and Brigadier General Maus, of the United States Army,' are in Southern Oregon. They will care fully inspect the entire reservation. Thirty thousand acres of land are embraced in the tract and it is de scribed as ideal for maneuver pur poses. The country is diversified, af fording timber, the best of water, con siderable broken country and hills big enough for good artillery practice. Congress will likely be asked to set the agency aside for a permanent man euver camp. Other lands will have to be substituted for those now occupied by the Indians In the event the plan Is carried out. Open Reservation Roads. Pendleton Attorney Charles A. Tar ter Is now engaged in drawing up the order which will be signed by the county court and which 'will be the final formal act in making the roads across the reservation free to stock men. The only condition Imposed by the Indian department is that clock men give bonds to cover all damage which the stock may be in transit and this is agreeable to stockmen. MANY VICTIMIZED IN FRAUDS Portland Through the agency ot various widely distributed bureaus and traveling representatives a large num ber of persons scattered all over tlie United States are said by United States Attorney McCourt to have been mulcted of amounts aggregating h'lt dreds of thousands of dollars In the supposed purchase of lands now held by the .Oregon & California rail ay company. In a majority of cases the agents of persons pretending to be attorr oys for applicants for the Oregon & Cali fornia land grants have charged 175 for filing such applications, which on their face are worthless, inasmuch as it is apparent that if the govern. runt wins Its suit against the railroad cuu pany no applications made for the pur chase to the company would be of any value, while If the company should win, it certainly would not sell the lands to appllcantBjecause its failure so to do in accordance with the pro visions of the grant has been the ground for the suit to forfeit them, Nautical. When a mistake Is made In a ship s peed It may be set down as a knot teal error. London Mall. NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS Senator Robert M. La Follette Is Buffering from an ailment that may Tequlre an operation, according to James A. Frear, secretary of state of Wisconsip. The mantle of Woodrbw Wilson, president of Princeton University, who will tender his resignation as the result of his nomination for governor by the New Jersey Democrats, may fall upon the shoulders of ex-Mayor George B. McClelan, of New York, who is the most talked of man for the Buccessorshlp. A break 1n President Taft's vaca tion came Tuesday when he left Bev erly for Washington to confer with the members of bis cabinet on various public matters demanding attention. After a ten days' stay in the capital, the president will return to Beverly, to remain there until he leaves for Washington for the winter, about Oc tober 15. Frank Bertran, to whom was voted a medal by congress for heroism at the battle of Manila Bay, is dead. He was a member of Admiral Dewey's flagship Olympia, and when the Span ish flagship was sinking, carried a line aboard her, saving nearly 200 lives. Several European countries awarded him medals for bravery. FOREIGN NEWS BITS Deaths from cholera continue te grow in Italy. , Emperor William of Germany will visit St. Petersburg in November. A papal decree Instructs the Con gregation of the Holy Office to plact in the index expurgatorius, which is a list of books Catholics are forbidden to read, the modernist reviews and books. The cholera epidemic, which, orig inating in Southern Russia, has claim ed already upwards of 100,000 victims. Is stretching its way across Asiatic Russia. It is reported that Turkey and Rus sia have entered into a military al llance, and that the convention indi cates Turkey's reapproachment with the powers in the triple alliance. A dispatch fom Funfklrchen, Hun gary, says that a formidable bomb was discovered lying on the 'railroad track in front of Emperor William's train. POLITICAL NEWS The Republican state campaign opened at Kenton, Ohio, with Warren G. Harding, candidate for governor, and James Wilson,, secretary of agri culture, as the principal speakers. - Insurgents were victorious in three out of twenty-five congressional dis tricts of Illinois In the primary elec tion. Representative Henry Sherman Bou tell, who was defeated In the primar ies by F. H. Ganabergen, who pro claims himself a progressive Republi can, states that he will run inde pendently. With one element standing for In surgent ideas and another insisting that such men as 'Senators Dolllver, Cummins, La Follette and Brlstow shall not be invited Into Indiana by the party "organization," the Republi cans are about to open their cam paign. Of most Interest In the field ot politics will be the congressional pri maries In Minnesota, where the pro gressives are making bitter fights on Representatives Tawney and Nye, both regulars and staunch supporters ot Speaker Cannon. Other political events of the week will be the pri maries In Oregon, the Republican and Democratic state conventions in Il linois, and the Republican state con ventions In Colorado and New Jersey. BRIEF NEWS OF THE WEEK The freight rate hearing before the Interstate commerce commission ex aminers. In which the railroads oper ating In western territory are seeking to Justify a proposed Increase in freight rates, was resumed In Chicago Monday. The tariff board met In Washington Wednesday to lay the foundations for the beginning of the scientific Investi gation of the three most Important schedules of the Payne-Aldrlch law. The Nebraska State Railway Com mission has entered an order per ml t ng the Union Stock Yards of South Omaha to Increase rates 100 per cent The railroads of the state were or dered to absorb these additional charges or show cause on or before October 24 why tbey snould not do so MAN IN MOTQRBOAT RIDES NIGARA RAPIDS Diminutive Craft Successfully Shoots the Dangerous Whirlpool. Niagara Falls, N. Y. Captain Klaus Larsen, in his little motorboat, the Ferro, Sunday afternoon made a suc cessful' trip from the foot of the cat aract through the Whirl-Pool Rapids to within a mile of Lewiston, a dis tance of 4V& miles. Despite the buffeting of the Whirl Pool Rapids, he went through safely, but his boat was leaking badly at the finish and throughout the trip. Larsen had intended to start at 2:30 o'clock, but he was delayed by engine trouble. Besides the police threaten ed to interfere on the ground of at tempted suicide. The Ferro swuns under the cantilever bridge, the en gine running at top speed, and was caught In the swift drift where the river begins its rush down to the Whirl-Pool Rapids. Larsen held to the middle of the channel and In less than three minutes had made the great pool. ' In the trip through the rapids the little boat was lost from sight most of the time, but at Great Wave it was shot 20 feet out of the water. The boat landed right and continued to the pool. Except the old Maid of the Mist, sent through in 1864 to avoid seizure 1 Larsen's Is the only engine-propelled craft to have gone through the rapids. Peter Nlssen, of Chicago, 1900, and C. A. Percy, 1887 and 1901, went through the rapids safely in barrels. FRANK B. KELLOGG, Frank B. Kellogg, the government "trust buster," Is prominently men tioned as a possible successor to the late Solicitor-General Lloyd C. Bowers. BRYAN'S ASSOCIATE BOLTS Metcalf Will Not 8upport "Wet" Can didate for Governor. Lincoln, Neb. R. L, Metcalf, asso ciate editor of W. J. Bryan's paper, has Issued a statement declining to support Mayor Dahlman, of Omaha, the "wet" Democratic candidate for governor. He says he will support C. H. Aldrlch, the county optionist Re publican candidate. Metcalf ran for the nomination for United States Senator on a county op Uon platform and was defeated. Investigates Lortmer. ' Chicago Members of the senatorial committee that will investigate the election of Willam Lorlmer began their sessions here Tuesday. J. C. Burrows of Michigan, Is chairman of the com mittee, and the other members are Heyburn of Idaho, Gamble of South Dakota and Dillingham ot Vermont, Republicans, and Frazier of Tennes see, Johnston of Alabama and Payn ter of Kentucky, Democrats. Tourists Return- Via Canada. Ottawa, Ont. Never before has there been such a rush of American traffic from Europe via Canada, to the New England states and the State of New York as that being exper ienced In the Port of Montreal, It marks a widespread revolt in the United States against the customs taws and their administration' at the Port of New York and at other Ameri tin Atlantic ports of entry. ''SV" rtgr'i-'J ' r - i