Cottage Grove leader., May 21, 1912, Image 2

DGiiiaS OFTHEWEEK
C O R P O R A TIO N 18 H IT .
Government Begins Fight on Alleged
Aluminum Trust.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE
Pittsburg— The Federal government
OREGON G E TS HONOR.
has filed a civil anti trust suit against
the Aluminum company o f America,
which w ill be the basis for an “ agreed Government Makes Inquiry Here for
Bids on Big Timbers.
decree,” designed to restrain the so-
Portland— Oregon was unintention­
called aluminum trust from monopoliz­
ing the manufacture o f aluminum and ally complimented by the government
General Resume of Important Events its products, including cooking uten­ when mill operators and lumber ex­
porters received telegrams recently
sils.
Presented In Condensed Form
In a petition in equity to the United from Washington, D. C, asking for
for O ur Busy Readers.
States court for the Western district bids on two dredge “ spuds,” 70 feet
o f Pennsylvania, the company is in length and 36 inches in diameter.
The government has begun suit charged with being a monopoly re­ The “ spuds” are wanted to complete
against the “ aluminium trust."
straining interstate and foreign com­ the-equipment o f a big dredge at the
Fire burned out a Portland fire sta­ merce in violation o f the Sherman law. Panama canal.
tion and other stations hsd to be It is declared to have acquired a sub­
The order was issued hurriedly, so
time was |not allowed for the usual
called to extinguish the flames.
stantial control o f the aluminum in­
Seven tons o f Bibles were recently dustry o f the United States, and to circulation ¡of specifications, but on
such timbers there would be no com­
shipped in one consingment by the
have charged unreasonably high prices petition outside o f the NorthwesL It
American Bible society,
to South
and profits on its products.
The dis­ is not believed the government will
American countries.
solution o f the corporation is not be swamped with proposals for the
Five hundred Seattle women sold
“ spuds,” owing to the fact that time
pencils on the streets Friday and Sat­ sought but the court is asked to issue o f delivery is uncertain and exporters
urday for the benefit o f the children’s nine broad injunctions against alleged say there is little profit for them after
Orthopedic hospital o f that city.
unlawful contracts, combinations, con­ paying for getting such special logs
out o f the woods.
Charles W. Wappenstein, ex-chief spiracies and practices.
It is said that to cut the sizes asked
o f police o f Seattle who is serving a
The government concedes that com­
term in the penitentiary at Walla pany’s ownership o f more than 90 per for, two trees, each with a diameter
Walla, is employed in the vegetable cent o f the known deposits o f bauxite o f about six feet, would be necessary,
and it is no longer easy to find such
cellar o f the institution.
(the base o f aluminum) in the United
giant firs close to transportation fa ­
States
and
Canada,
suitable
for
the
An empty gasoline fishing boat with
cilities.
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the nets tangled in the propeller, manufacture o f the metal, is not
"w
ith
in
its
e
lf,”
unlawful.
I
t
is
B E T T E R G AM E LAW S U R G ED .
drifted ashore on Long Beach, Wash.,
and it is believed the two men who charged, however, that the practical
monoply
in
bauxite
and
the
manufac­
went out in it are drowned.
State Warden’s Office Receives Sug­
ture o f aluminum, which the company
gestions by Letter.
A bank robber rode into Grass V al­ legally enjoyed on the expiration o f its
ley, Cal., on horseback, entered the patents for making aluminum in 1909
Portland— In the past few months
bank and backed all the employes into has been maintained by
unlawful the State Game warden’s office has re­
the vault at the muzzle of his revol­ agreements and unfair methods to­ ceived numerous letters offering sug­
ver, scooped his pockets full o f gold wards competitors.
gestions for improvement o f the game
and escaped.
The extent o f other bauxite deposits laws. Mr. Finley said that the com­
Many Mexican rebels,
separated in the United States is not known at mission invites suggestions and will
from their commands during the hasty this time, but it is pointed out that act upon them at its next meeting.
Among the letters is one from Luke
retreat from Conejos, staggered into there are inexhaustible quantities
the federal camps exhausted from abroad, which could be placed at the Conners, o f Wallowa, Or., who sug­
thirst and hunger. They report that disposal o f competitors for aluminum gests that black and brown bear be
manufacture i f the restraints on the protected during May, June, July and
many died on the barren mesas.
AugusL Mr. Conners points out that
trade are removed.
these animals are harmless and that
The British searchers among the
their flesh and fur is worthless during
ruino o f ancient Egypt have uncovered
J O K E R IN C A N A L BILL.
an alabaster Sphinx, as perfect as the
the time specified. He also observes
day it was carved 1300 years B. C. Commercial Overthrow of Portland that bear hunting is frequently done
to conceal other hunting during closed
Many other relics o f ancient times
and Seattle Would Result.
were found in a good state o f preser­
seasons.
Washington, D. C. — The Panama
John C. Zoller, o f Duncan, Um atilla
vation.
(
Investigation shows that the alleged canal bill, providing for the adminis­ county, suggests that it m ight be ad­
"m oney trust” loaned immense sums tration o f the canal zone and the visable to grant a bounty on crows.
to Brazilian coffee planters and ex­ operation o f the canal, was introduced These birds, he says, are a menace to
other birds, particularly young game
porters to enable them to lim it their in the house.
birds.
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production, so that American and
As a result o f more than seven
European dealers could maintain high
YEA R BU M PER FO R C R O P S .
hours’ debate opponents o f certain
prices.
provisions o f the measure said they
A ll remaining indictments against
Pioneers Declare
Season Greatest
had discovered a “ joker” which they
Abe Ruef are to be quashed.
Gilliam County Ever Saw.
contended would g ive to Canadian
Condon — Men who have had 30
The' house has adopted a resolution railroad-owned steamships a monopoly
years’ experience in this country and
for direct vote in the election o f Unit­
o f the traffic through the Panama can­ remember it when bunch grass was
ed States senators.
al at the expense o f American rail­ the only vegetation for miles around,
Financier Reid displayed a very road-owned vessels, which would be say this is going to be the banner year
poor memory on the witness stand at
barred under the terms o f the meas­ for crops o f all kinds in Gilliam coun­
the tin plate inquiry.
ty-
ure.
From the Columbia river to the
Three aeroplane accidents in one
They prophesied as a result the com­ Wheeler county line, and from Mor­
day at widely scattered points caused mercial overthrow o f Boston, Seattle
row county to the John Day river
the death o f three aviators and injury and Portland, Or.
there is not a poor-looking crop.
o f several others.
A bitter fight seems certain over
Owing to favorable conditions last
The Mexican commander-in-chief es­ the provisions which would prohibit September there was a large acreage
timates that the rebels lost 600 men railroad-owned vessels from passing o f fall wheat sown and that now
at the battle o f Conejos, while the through the canal. The Pacific Coast stands from 10 inches to a foot high.
delegation was unanimously in favor Spring grain sown in March is all up
federals lost about 60.
o f the prohibition.
Their future and promises to be as good a crop as
course probably w ill be subject o f a the winter wheaL N ot only is this so,
P O R TL A N D M A R K E TS ,
conference.
but it is going to be a great fruit
Wheat — Track prices: Bluestem,
Representative Doremus, o f Michi­ year. The trees along the creeks are
$1.04(a)1.05; club, 98cfo $1; red Rus­ gan, charged that a small coterie of
loaded with blossoms and promise a
sian, 97<398c; valley, 98c@ $l; forty­ “ Wall-street parasites” had entered grand crop. W ith an unusual amount
fold, 9 8 «oi*l.
into a conspiracy with the railroads to o f rain all vegetables w ill be plentiful.
Millstuffs — Bran, $25 per ton; force congress to strike out the prohi­
shorts, $27.50; middlings, $31.
bition against railroad-owned ships.
After Green Peach Aphis Now.
Corn— Whole, $39; cracked, $40 per
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor­
ton.
Flames Menace Homes.
vallis— The green peach aphis, which
Hay— Timothy, $16.50(317.50; al­
Woodland, Wash.— Word has reach­ works on the tips o f shoots, is doing
falfa, $12(0)12.50; clover, $8(39; oats
great damage in the Freewater-Milton
and vetch, $10.60@11.6Q; grain hay, ed here from the Upper Lewis river district and elsewhere, and Prof. H. F.
that a serious timber fire has been
$9.
Wilson o f the O. A. C. entomology de­
Oats— No. 1 white, $38(040 per ton. threatened for the past several days partment has started the following
Fresh Fruits— Strawberries, $1.25(0) and that considerable timber has been
treatment which w ill destroy the pest
1.75 per crate; cranberries, $8(0)10 burned for the North Fork Logging
i f applied in time.
per barrel; apples, $1.25(0)3 per box; company and the Lew ie R iver Lumber
“ Black Leaf 40” should be diluted
cherries, $1.76(02 per box; cherries, company, but that most o f the timber
with 1000 parts o f water, with a bar
burned was timber that had been dam­
loose, 15c per pound.
o f laundry soap added for every barrel
Potatoes — Jobbing prices: Bur­ aged several years ago. The mill o f
o f the spray.
The soap not only
banks, old, $1.60(0)1.76 per hundred; the Lew is River Lumber company
near A riel caught several times, but makes the emulsion more effective,
new California, 44(0.6c per pound.
the combined efforts o f employes and but causes it to spread more thorough­
Onions— Bermuda, $20)2.26.
ly-
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Vegetables — Artichokes, 76e0t’90e neighbors finally saved it
per dozen; asparagus, $1(31.16 per
War on Beetles Resumes.
Affidavits Say Officers Brutal.
crate; beans, 20c per pound; cab­
Sumpter— Government officials o f
bage, 2|c; cauliflower, $2.76 per
Washington, D. C.— Two affidavits
crate; celery, $6(0,6; cucumbers, $1(3 one charging Officer Lowe, o f the T i­ the Entomological bureau are here to
1.60 dozen; eggplant, 25c per pound; tanic, with blasphemy and brutal re­ cruise the territory cut over last year
head lettuce, $1.75 per crate; hot­ marks just after the sinking o f the by their department in the war waged
house lettuce, 76c(3$l per box; peas, vessel, were put on record at the spe­ upon the pine beetles that have been
64(36c per pound: peppers, 25c per cial meeting of the Titanic investigat­ damaging to the forests o f Eastern
pound; radishes, 16(320c per dozen; ing committee.
Daisy Minahan, o f Oregon. A year ago the government
rhubarb, 24(33c per pound; spinach, Grand Rapid«, Mich., declared in one spent $16,000 in the forests near this
4(35c per pound; tomatoes, $4.60 per o f the affidavits that as the passengers place in the fight upon these little in­
box; garlic, 8(310c per pound; tur­ were being put into the lifeboats, the sects. The method used was to cut
nip«, $1(31.10 per sack; beets, $1.60; crowd was unruly and officers were down and burn all the infected trees
found in the aera the beetles were
rutabagas, $1(31.10; carrots, $1.
yelling and cursing at men.
working over, and about 100,000 trees
Butter — Oregon creamery butter,
Italians Take Vessel.
were treated in this manner.
solid pack. 26c per pound.
Eggs— Fresh Oregon ranch, can-
Rome— The Italian destroyers Nem-
High-Line Ditch Wented.
died, 21c per dozen; case count, 20Jc. bo and Aquileo captured a vessel laden
Pork— Fancy, 10$(311c per pound.
Medford — Medford has decided to
with arms and ammunition in the v i­
Veal— Fancy, 10(3104e per pound.
cinity o f Porto Secore, on the Turkish bold a b ig irrigation meeting in the
Poultry— Hens, 13(314c per pound; Island o f Lipeo, near the Smyrna near future, when efforts will be made
springs, 18(314c; broilers, 224325c; coasL Admiral Viale, in his official to secure enough property owners to
ducks, young. 20c; geese, l i e ; tur­ report o f the occurence, telegraphed assure the construction o f the high
keys, live, 20c; dressed, 26c.
to the ministry o f marine, says the line ditch around the valley and make
H ope— 1911 crop, S8(339c; olds, garrison and civil authorities o f Lipeo Southern Oregon one o f the best irri­
nominal; 1912 contracts, 24(n.25c.
were taken prisoners by the crew o f gated regions in the state.
The Hopkins ditch, north o f Med­
Wool — Eastern Oregon, 10(3174« the destroyer Nembo.
per pound; valley, 18<319c; mohair,
ford, is already indorsed by ranchers
choice. S2e per pound.
Roosevelt and Clark Gain.
and w ill be constructed.
Cattle— Choice steers, $6.86(37.26;
San Francisco — Returns from 20
Bend Depot Too 8msll.
good, $6.60(3 6 .86; medium, $6(36.60; precincts added slightly to the major­
choice cows, $6(0 6.26; good, $5.60(36; ity for Roosevelt and Clark in Tues­
Bend— Built with the expectation
medium,
$6(36. 60; choice
calves, day’s Republican-Democratic prefer­ that it would be large enough to care
$8.60(38.86; good heavy calves, $6(3 ential primary. These brought totals fo r the business here for several
8.60: bulls. $3.60(38.60; stags, $4.76 up to the following figures, on returns years, the Bend union passenger depot
(36.86.
from 3452 precincts out o f approxi­ already is proving too small to meet
the requirements o f the rapidly in­
Hogs— Light, $8(38.40; heavy, $7(3 mately 8700 in the state:
7.75.
Republicans — Roosevelt, 137,944; creasing volume o f traffic. An addi­
tion o f SO feet is to be erected on the
Sheep — Yearlings, $4.60(3 6.60; T aft, 67,306; La Follette, 46,365.
wethers, $4.26(36; ewee. $3.60(34.76;
Democratic— Clark, 39,494; Wilson, north end to be used for baggage and
express handling.
lamsb, $4.60(36; spring, $6(37.26.
17,682.
Current Ewnts of Interest Gathered
From the World ot Large.
FARM ERS E X P E C T BIG C R O P .
After 1 h r«« Years of Poor Yields,
Growers Ssy Success Assured.
Pendleton— A fte r three years o f al­
most total crop failures Morrow coun­
ty wheat growers are already prepar­
ing to harvest wbat promises to be
one o f the best crops in the history o f
the county, according to County Judge
Patterson, o f Heppner, and J. B. Hud­
dleston, station agent for the O.-W.
R. & N. at the same poinL These
men say farmers report the ground
wet four feet, and with the splendid
start which the grain has it is believed
nothing can prevent the harvesting o f
a bumper yield.
Some uf the growers say there have
been years in the past when the grow ­
ing grain looked as promising as at
present, but that it did not have the
moisture in the ground to back it up,
so that the lack o f later rains caused a
near-failure.
The growers o f alfalfa along W illow
and Ray creeks are looking forward to
heavier crops than usual. They are
always assured o f a good first crop,
but the lack o f sufficient snow in the
mountains has often
caused
the
streams to dry up so early that sum­
mer irrigation has been almost out of
the question.
This year there is an
unusual amount o f snow in the hills
and the streams are all running bank
full at the present time, with the
prospect o f a good supply o f water for
six or eight weeks to come.
BU M P ER C R O P O F A P P LE S.
Yield to Be From 1.000,000
260,000 Boxes.
to I,-
T R U S T PAYS
R E B A TE .
Exclusive Dealing Condition of Tin
Plate Concession.
N ew York— That the American T in­
plate company deliberately suppressed
competition and paid rebates to job­
bers upon condition that they should
handle the trust’ s goods exclusively
was testified by James T. MacFar-
land. a Philadelphia jobber, in the
government’s suit to dissolve the
United
States
Steel corporation.
MacFarland said he had handled many
special private brands o f tinplate
which independent companies manu­
factured for him.
These brands he
was forced to assign to the American
Tinplate company in 1899, with a
stipulation that he would not buy his
tinplate elsewhere.
According to a
letter from the tinplate company to
his firm, which was identified, the
“ trust’s” purpose was “ to protect
this company in the exclusive manu­
facture o f plate.”
Later, he said, the American Tin­
plate company made an arrangement
with jobbers whereby the company
offered rebates on condition that the
jobbers purchase their tinplate entire­
ly from iL
The rebate was from 1 to
3 per cent, he said, and was subse­
quently based on 90 and then 86 per
cent o f the total amount the jobber
bought.
Competitors o f the tinplate com­
pany were not w illing to make this
discounL testified MacFarland, and he
added that the company was “ not
w illin g to manufacture brands for us
in our name without being protected
by this contract.”
“ And i f we forfeited our brands,”
he continued, “ we lost our business
reputation.”
Howard M. Davis, o f Philadelphia,
formerly a sales manager o f the
American Tinplate company and pre­
viously with the American Tinplate
company o f Ellwood,
Ind., D. G.
R eid’s first company, was called. He
testified as an expert on conditions in
the tinplate industry at the time Mr.
Reid and Judge
W illiam
Moore
brought about the consolidation under
the control o f the American Tinplate
company o f New Jersey.
“ What per cent o f the industry was
controlled
by this
combination?”
Davis was asked.
“ My recollection is about 95 per
cent. ’ ’
When R. V. Lindabury, attorney
for the Steel corporation, objected to
D avis’ answers as “ hearsay evi­
dence,” on the ground that the w it­
ness had never attended the Gary din­
ners, Mr. Dickinson retorted:
“ W e ’ll establish the dates o f those
dinners later. W e are going into that
subject quite thoroughly.”
The apple crop o f Hood R iver this
year w ill be from 1,000,000 to 1,250,-
000 boxes, according to prediction
made by President Charles N. Clarke,
o f the Hood R iver Commercial club, to
Professor Charles H. Lane, agricul­
tural expert from Washington, who
spent a day touring the famous valley.
Mr. Clarke based his estimate on
the heaviness o f bloom and generally
favorable conditions,
which g ive
promise o f a crop from five to six
times as large as the harvest o f 200,-
000 boxes last year.
It was found that Hood R iv er peo­
ple were growing more strawberries
this year than ever before. There are
some 4000 acres in newly planted
orchards and 3000 in bearing orchards.
The apple bloom, which a week before
P LE A D S FO R L E N IE N C Y .
had been barely visible, had been
brought out and nearly retired by the
warm days that followed the visit o f Borah Would Have Land Laws Easier
for Settlers.
the Press club to Hood R iver a week
or so before.
Washington, D. C— In a speech de­
livered in the senate, Senator Botah,
G R A N G E R S U R G E R EFO R M S .
o f Idaho, made a strong plea for the
enactment o f lenient land laws to re­
Legislative Committee Favors Second lieve the burien upon the settler and
to facilitate the development o f the
Choice Voting.
remaining public lands o f the West
Roseburg— The second day o f the susceptible o f cultivation and im-
State Grange meeting in this city provement. W hile speaking partic­
dawned fine and cool.
The various ularly with reference to the home­
committees began to bring in their re­ stead law, SenatorBorah referred also
ports, the committee on legislation re­ to other public land laws and to the
porting favorably on second choice question o f conservation.
voting in state and county elections,
He paid his respects to those theor­
on changing the time when nominat­ ists who have done so much in late
ing petitions shall be filed to 30 days years to prevent the passage o f sensi­
previous to the primary election, and ble land laws, and maintained that the
on authorizing the county clerk to average Western citizen is a better
send every voter a sample ballot 10 conservationist
than
his Eastern
days previous to the election. It also brother, who knows nothing of the
recommended a revision o f the elec­ practical working o f this recently de­
tion laws so that no candidate or other veloped policy.
persons in behalf o f a candidate shall
spend altogether more than 16 per
More Hope for Laborers.
cent o f the first year’s salary except
Phoenix, A riz.— The anti-alien labor
that the minimum lim it shall be $100.
bill, the effect o f which would be to
force out o f employment approximate­
Freewater Expects Big Crop.
Freewater — That crop prospects in ly 20,000 non-English speaking mine
workers in Arizona, probably w ill not
this vicinity were never better than
become a law at this session o f the
now is the report from every section legislature, which is expected to end
o f the valley.
On the foothills the within a few days. The bill, which
wheat is almost a foot high, and the has been bitterly opposed by mining
excessive rain has deepened the root­ and railroad companies, was passed by
ing o f the wheaL insuring the biggest the senate, but the house pigeonholed
crop ever harvested.
In the valley iL A fte r a motion to table it was de­
proper wheat in many sections is al­ feated it was referred to the printing
ready heading out and harvesting this commitete.
year w ill be early. Local strawberries
have appeared, the first crate coining
Aviator’s Leg Taken Off.
from A r t Isley.
It was shipped to
St. Louis— Surgeons in attendance
Boise, Idaho.
upon Peter Glasser, o f Billings, Mont.,
Farmers Planning Fairs.
Astoria— Stockholders o f the Lower
Columbia R iver Agricultural company
held a meeting Saturday and organ­
ized, electing G. L . Rees president,
Robert C. Kinney, vice president, and
C. S. Dow secretary. They also elect­
ed a board o f seven directors. This is
the company organized by the farmers
o f the county for the purpose o f hold­
ing annual fairs.
A committee was
appointed to ascertain where fairs
shall be held.
Duckling Has Four Legs.
Oregon C ity— A four-legged duck
made its appearance at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Robinson, o f
Canemah, Sunday, and the little fe l­
low is thriving, although it has bean
taken from the mother hen. Mrs.
Robinson intends taking special care
o f the freak o f nature. Tw o o f the
duckling’s legs are in normal position,
while the “ extra” two are farther
back and kept close to the body.
Elgin to Observe Fourth.
E lgin — A t a citizens' m eeting F ri­
day evening it was decided that Elgin
shall hold a three-days’ celebration on
July 4, 6 and 6. A finance committee
o f three was appointed, who had al­
ready solicited funds for the carrying
on o f the celebration, and reported
there would be between $800 and
$1000 with which to meet expenses.
driver o f the aeroplane which was
wrecked at K inloch aviation field,
when Glasser’s companion, Raymond
B. Wheeler, o f Washington, D. C.,
was killed, decided that it would be
necessary to amputate the wounded
man's right leg in a final effort to
save his life.
Glasser and Wheeler
were aviation students.
Their ma­
chine was caught in a current o f air
and dashed against a pole.
Forest Fires Take Farm Buildings.
Rainier, Or.— A t least five farmers
have lost buildings and fences in a
serious fire which started about five
miles sotuhwest o f Rainier.
Telephone wires are down and fur­
ther information has not reached
Rainier.
The district
burning is
stump land or land burned over in
former years.
No green timber is
ablaze. It is rumored the Portland
Lumber company has suffered some
lose.
L
T
Output ol Sugar Refineries Limit­
ed By Directors.
Many Plants Shut Down— Trust Will­
ing to Pay for Elimination
of Competition,
New York— Methods pursued by the
Sugar Refineries company to gain and
retain control o f the sugar indsutry
in America were described by Julius
A. Stureburg, up to 1887 treasurer of
the Brooklyn 8ugar Refinery company,
in the government’s dissolution suit
against the so-called “ sugar trust.”
Mr. Stursburg said that although
the refineries company trustees held
the stock o f the Brooklyn company,
the Brooklyn company was permitted
to run its own affairs, with the ex­
ception o f fixing its output.
This
was fixed by the trustees, he Baid.
These trustees also instructed other
companies whose stock they held as to
how much sugar .they could produce,
he said.
“ AH o f the profits o f the Brooklyn
refinery were turned over to the trus­
tees, weren’t they?” asked Mr. Wise.
“ I think nearly all the profits
were. ”
“ What became o f the rest o f the
profits?”
“ It was used as working capital.”
On cross-examination Mr. Stursburg
said that the physical valuation o f the
Brooklyn plant in 1883 was more than
$1,600,000. The profits in 1883-4, he
said, were about $500,000.
Prior to 1887, when the refineries
company was formed, the witness said
there was little profit in the business
and several refineries failed.
The effort o f the refineries company
to curtail production was unsuccess­
ful, with the result that prices were
lowered, sugar was sold without re­
gard to cost and the business was de­
moralized, the witness said, in re­
sponse to questions on cross-examina­
tion.
“ Don’t you know,”
asked Mr.
WiBe, “ when this consolidation was
made that many o f the plants would
be shut down?”
" W e believe in operating only the
modern and best equipped plants,”
Mr. Stursburg said.
“ In a word, you were w illing to pay
for the plants’ shutdown, were you
not, to eliminate their competition?”
“ I suppose you could put it that
w ay,” the witness repled. He added
that when the trustees failed to cur­
tail production sufficently fo r their
purpose, the American Sugar Refining
company was formed, with $50,000,-
000 capital.
S O C IA L IS T S N O M IN A T E D EBS
Seidel, Former Mayor of Milwaukee,
for Vice-President.
Indianapolis, Ind.— Eugene Victor
Debs, o f Terre Haute, Ind., was nom­
inated as a candidate for the presi­
dency o f the United States by the Na­
tional Socialist convention.
Emil Seidel, formerly mayor o f M il­
waukee, was nominated for vice presi­
dent.
Mr. Debs was not in the hall when
the resut o f the ballot was announced,
but Mr. Seidel thanked the delegates
and promised that he would make the
campaign “ as lively as any the capi­
talist parties had ever seen.”
Steamship Company Wins.
San Francisco— N egect to inform a
steamship company o f the value o f the
contents o f a trunk at the time o f
shipment releases it from liab ility for
loss at destination. Sucb was the rul­
ing o f Judge Lehy, sitting in extra
session o f the Superior court in the
trial o f an action begun two years ago
by Charles A. Grimm, o f the Northern
Commercial company,
against the
Alaska Pacific Steamship company to
recover $1740.36, the value o f furs in
two trunks stolen from the dock after
their arrival here.
Coal Strike Near End.
Wilkesbarre, Pa.— When the an­
thracite miners’ convention adjourned
here nearly all the leaders and many
o f the delegates were o f the opinion
that the tentative agreement, which
gives the underground workers an in­
crease in wages and other concessions,
would be ratified.
Many delegates
who were instructed to vote against
the agreement returned home to report
to their local unions with a view o f
returning without instructions.
Yukon Valley Roaring Furnace.
Recites U . S. Constitution.
Seattle— A special cable from Daw-
eon, Yukon Territory, says: The Yu­
kon valley ie a roaring furnace for 200
miles between Big Salmon and Stew­
art City. Everywhere forest fires are
raging, but they are not near any city.
Hundreds o f thousands o f scree o f
virgin forest are being swepL Prob­
ably 1,000,000 cords o f splendid wood
and timber has been ruined.
A t Coffey creek so hot was the fire
that it leaped the river.
Tacoma— Washington Finley, a na­
turalized Englishman born in France,
appeared among a list o f applicants
for citizenship papers and astonished
the examiners by repeating the entire
constitution o f the United States. Ex­
aminer Staples said it is the purpose
o f the officials to make the examina­
tions as difficult as possible so that
alien applicants will place a greater
value on their citizenship.
Phonelx, A riz.— The Arizona senate
passed the house bill termed by some
“ another Kansas blue sky la w ,” pro­
viding that no corporation shall offer
its stock for sale to the public until
the State Corporation commission has
declared in writing that such stock is
a safe investment. The bill now goes
to the governor.
“ Blue Sky” Law Passed.