ACE WANTED! sia and Austria Demand Set­ tlement oi Balkan Trouble. CE WILL BE USED IF NECESSARY key Must Hurry Kelorms and Bul­ garia Suppress Maecdonlans - Aul- trla Wants to Please Russia. ’ ienna, April * ).— Russia and Aus- -Hungary tomorrow will present notes to the governments at Sofia Constantinople regarding the un- isfactory condition of the reform asures in Macedonia. Turkey will informed that the Albanian dls- bance must be effectively and ■dily suppressed, while Bulgarians l be warned not to encourage in way the Masedonia movement, ^he powers manifestly ure dissatis- il regarding the present state of af- rs. Though they believe that Tur- is endeavoring to carry out the ininistrative part of the reforms, ty believe that the Porte failed to -pt sufficiently prompt and energet- easures against the Albanians. Vith regard to Bulgaria, it is assert- that the old connections between fia and the revolutionary bands ve not entirely ceased, and the tes are intended as a warning to governments to take a more ser- s view of their responsibilities. "he presentation of these demands this particular juncture is connect- doubtless, with anticipations of turbances at the Greek Eastertide, item ing which period there is a awing uneasiness. It is suggested jt Austria welcomes the opportun- ■ of thus showing her loyalty to Rus- as the new note is mainly directed ainst the Albanians, for whom the issian organs accuse Austria of en- rtaining friendliness. OREAT STEEL DRYDOCk. rgest Structure of the Kiud Will Be Towed to Manila. Washington, April 20.— A contract build the largest steel floating dry- ck in the world, to float the largest ttleships, and one that is to be tow- 13.000 miles to the Philippine lai­ ds. has been awarded the Maryland ¡eel Company by the Navy Départ­ ent. The dock is to be 500 feet long ,d of extra strength and weight, elghing 10,000 tons, principally to ' able her to stand a voyage half way und the world. The dock will cost .124.000 and will be 27 months in iidlng. The builders are to deliver e great structure o i the Atlantic ast and the Navy Department will Ike up the task of getting the dock i Its destination. [The dock will have to be towed ¡loss the Atlantic, through the Med- irranean sea. down the Suez canal B Red sea, across the Indian ocean ■ up the China sea to Manila. If JBn'akos four knots an hour she will vel 86 miles a day. and It will re- ire 151 days for the voyage if she 'ade the passage without stopping, hlch will be Impossible, owing to towing ships having to recoal or "It for good weather. The tow will the largest and longest in history. TO B LU FF G U ATE M A LA . 'flies Threatened Same 1 actlcs as Suc­ ceeded In Venezuela. ! Washington, April 20.— An inter­ ring account of the action taken by srtain of the foreign powers in the atter of claims against Guatemala is vea In a communication written by ¡femes G. Bailey, Charge for the sited States at Guatemala City, T.leh appears in the forthcoming lume of “ Foreign Relations of the sited States." Mr. Bailey says: “ Very reliable information discios- the fact that collective coercive jressure was resorted to by the* re- .ectivc diplomatic representatives re of England. France. Germany d Belgium in order to bring about payment o f their claims. It ap- ars that they had. as a body, noti- H this government (Guatemala) at. If arrangements were not made satisfy their respective creditors a specific date, a man-of-war would kc possession of the Port of Guate- ¡ala.” BIG SHIP LAUNCHED. 1‘ R O F H H S I O N A I . C A R D S . TO FIGHT UNIONS' Minnesota Christened by Hill's Daughter Large Crowd Present. New London, Conn., April 17 — In ' M anufacturer's Adopt Resolutions the presence of thousands of specta-1 tors, including many visitors from | Against Labor Organizatons. New York, Boston and other cities. | tile steamship Minnesota, fhe largesti vessel ever built in this country and , DEMAND DEFEAT OF EIGHT-HOUR LAW the greatest cargo carrier in the | world, was launched yesterday at the | yards of the Eastern Shipbuilding National Association Decides on Plan of Company at Groton. The sponsor of j of Campaign - Excesses Denounced the mammoth ship was Miss Clara I — Elastic Currency Needed. Hill, daughter of J. J. Hill, president I of the Great Northern Company, for j whom the vessel was built, to become | New Orleans, La., April 17.—The port of the company’s Pacific and delegates to Aie convention of the Na­ Oriental carrying service. tional Association of Manufacturers As the last restraining link that j devoted practically all of the time of held the ship to its place on the ways ! both sessions today to the discussion was severed. Miss Hill broke a b ottle1 of the labor question. There was of wine over the steel bow and named I much difference of opinion as to the the craft the Minnesota. A fter the nature of the attitude which the or­ launching luncheon was served to the j ganization should take toward trade guests of the shipbuilding company in unionism and the debate at times be­ the mold loft of the yard. came heated, but when the adoption Final preparations for the launching of a declaration of principles was An­ of the Minnesota were begun early in ally reached, the resolution embodying the day at the yard of the Eastern it was accepted by a unanimous vote. Shipbuilding Company, in GrAton, the An effort was made to hold the reso­ entire force being busied in knocking lution for printing and further consid­ away the heavy blocking and getting eration, but the delegates demanded every last detail in readiness for the immediate action, and the protest was initial plunge of the big ship into the overruled. The resolutions, which water. W hile the preliminary work President Parry characterized as “ the was going on thousands of peoplfe platform of the association,” are as from various vantage points watched ! follows: the labors of the men and viewed the "W e, the members o f the National immense proportions of the Minnesota Association of Manufacturers, United and her sister vessel, the Dakota, States o f America, in convention as­ which is to be launched a few months sembled at New Orleans, do hereby hence. declare the principles which shall gov­ Every trolley-car from Norwich, ve­ ern this convention in its work in con­ hicles from the suburban districts and nection with the problems of labor: special trains on the New York, New “ 1.. Fair dealing is the fundament­ Haven & Hartford Road brought loads al and basic principle on which rela­ of spectators, and by 11 o'clock the tions between employes and employ­ streets bore the appearance of a uni­ ers should rest. versity boat race. The weather was “ 2. The National Association of cloudy. A stiff northeast gale was Manufacturers is not opposed to or­ blowing, and the air was chilly enough ganizations of labor as such, but it is to make heavy coats desirable. unalterably opposed to boycotts, blacklists and other illegal acts of In­ TO INVESTIGATE ALASKA. terference with the personal liberty of employer and employe. Sub-Committee of Senators Appointed to “ 3. N o person should be refused Visit the Territory. employment or In any way discrimi­ nated against on account of member­ Washington. April 18.— Senator Beveridge, chairman of the Committee ship or non-membership in any labor on Territories, has named Senator organization, and there should be no Dillingham, of Vermont, Burnham, of discrimination against or interference New Hampshire, Nelson, of Minneso­ with any employe who is not a mem­ ta, and Patterson, of Colorado, a sub­ ber of a labor organization by mem­ committee to visit Alaska this Sum­ bers of such organization. “ 4. With due regard to contracts. mer for the purpose of making a thor­ ough investigation of conditions in It is the right of the employe to leave that territory with a view tb* recom­ his employment whenever he sees At, mending legislation or amendments to and it is the right o f the employer to existing laws to the Senate when It discharge any employe when he sees At. assembles. “ 5. Employers must be free to em­ Senator Nelson Is a member of the Committee on Public Lands and Sena­ ploy their work people at wages mutu­ ally satisfactory, without interference tor Patterson is a member of the Com­ mittee on Mines and Mining so that or dictation on the part of Individuals the sub-committee will include in its or organizations not directly party to membership senators familiar with such contracts. "6. The employers must be unmo­ the West. The sub-committee will have complete control of the Inves­ lested and unhampered In the manage­ tigation to be made, the only sugges­ ment of their business and in the use tion made by the committee when of any methods or systems of pay the latter was before it being that which are Just and equitable. “ 7. No limitation should be placed there should be an inquiry on the ground into conditions in Alaska, as upon the opportunities of any person to learn any trade to which he or she it was felt that current information was too meager and indirect to ena­ may be adapted. "8. This association disapproves ble Congress to grasp the actual con­ ditions. Hearins w ill be held wher­ absolutely of strikes and lockouts and favors an equitable adjustment of all ever the sub-committee thinks best and much personal investigation will differences between employers and employes. take place. “ The National Association o f Man­ Senator Beveridge will not go to Alaska, as he purposes to take a rest ufacturers pledges itself to oppose any from labor of all kinds up in the and all legislation not in accordance Maine forests during July and August. with the foregoing declarations.” HE IMPLICATES TAYLOR. BANDIT LEADER A DODOER. Witness Says Governor Offered to Pay for Ooebel Murder. Frankfort, Ky., April 17.— Frank Cecil, who has been away from Ken­ tucky since his indictment last year as accessory to the murder of Gover­ nor Goebel, and who recently surren­ dered. gave some sensational testi­ mony in the trial of James Howard to­ day. Cecil corroborated Culton/ Broughton. Golden and others as to the alleged conspiracy. He also said that Caleb Powers, then Secretary of State, told him that a man had been secured to come here from the moun­ tains to kill Goebel. If thife man fail­ ed to arrive Powers told him. he (Ce­ cil) would be paid $2500 if he would Are the shot. Cecil says he declined. Governor W. S. Taylor, he testiAed. called hiyi into his private office and told him the same thing. Governor Taylor said he had saved $2500 from his campaign fund, and that he would pay immediately. Governor Taylor also mentioned Youtsey to the wit­ ness, and referred witness to him. Toledo Evades Pursuers-Cholera Attacks Pershing's Force. Manila. April 17.— The campaign against the bandits in the Province of Albay has proved unsuccessful, the leader of the ladrones. named Toledo, evading a Aght with the American forces. The government Is preparing to organize another movement. Three hundred and Afty scouts and constab­ ulary are now following Toledo's band and it is intended to increase this force. The concentration system In Central Albay is still effective. Cholera has attacked Captain Per­ shing's troops, who are operating against the Moros in the Island of Mindanao. Five cases and many sus­ pected cases are reported. It is sup­ posed the disease was contracted near Bacolod, which Captain Per­ shing's force captured April 8. The sick have been sent to the hospital at Camp Vickars. The government will award a con­ tract to furnish 10,000 cariboos to re­ stock plantations. It intends to sell these animals to the planters at cost and to expend half the gift of $3 000,- Contraband Chinese Captured. Machinists Strike In Navy Yard. Seattle. April 18.— The capture of 000 voted by congress In restocking New York, April 20.— Following the 11 contraband Chinese and a white the farms.__________________ tempts o f the Housesmiths’ and man. alleged to have smuggled them Fight In Santo Domingo. ridgeworkers' Union to tie up work in a sloop, was effected this morning St. Thomas. D. W. I., April 17.— The the crane for the battle-ship Con- by three customs officials neap the French cruiser Troude arrived here to­ Harry Thomas, the cticut at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, coal-bunkers. day from Santo Domingo City. She union machinists in the main pow- white man is In the county Jail await­ reports that Aghting took place there house at the navv yard, employes ing a hearing, which will take place Sunday night and Monday morning the Quincy Engine Company of tomorrow. Another man. alleged to between the revolutionists and the ulnrv. 111., have gone on strike. The be the owner of the sloop. Jumped government troops, during which sev­ th*ea left work in compliance with or- from the boat and although eral men w ere' killed and many ~rs from the National Machinists' shots were Ared at him. he escaped un­ wounded, among the latter being a nion. The strike Is purely in sym- der the wharf. The Chinese, with the seaman of the German cruiser Vineta. ithy with a strike now in progress exception of one. were ordered deport­ Dominican government troops cap ¡ainst the engine company In ed this morning by United States tured a fort, but were eventually re­ Commissioner Kiefer. uincy. pulsed and the fort retaken. When the Troude sailed the revolutionists Will Merge Lehigh Valley Lines. Defect In the flalne. were preparing to pursue President Philadelphia. April 17— The board Vasquez and his troops. Washington. April IS.—While deny- v that the battleship Maine has de- of directors of the Lehigh Valley Rail­ Hawaii Creates Counties and Cities. loped the slightest structural weak, road Company today authorized Pres­ Honolulu. T. H., April 16.— The coun­ ss using the term structural In Its ident Thomas to proceed at once with ty government act. which gives into chnlcal sense, high officials at the the consolidation o f the nine lines the control of the couAtlea the manage­ vy Department are not disposed to j owned and controlled by the com­ ment o f county affairs, was passed by Inimize the defects In the Maine as pany in New York and New Jersey. the senate today unanimously, and in ported by Captain I.eutze and other | This action is to be taken for the pur­ the house but one delegate voted era of the vessel. The report of j pose of concentration and economy In against It. The new law provides for chief engineer regarding the boil- j management and obviating the neces­ a special election in Novehber, to be s. It is admitted, furnishes ground sity for separate boards o f directors. followed in January of next year by r greater concern than the matter of j One company In each state will man­ a general change in the personnel of age the lines to be merged. e gun foundations. the county officers. An act known as the territorial act. permitting the In­ Opium Smuggling in Montana. Pays for Stolen Gold Bar. Havre. Mont., April 18.— Govern­ corporation o f cities by popular vote, Sett Lake City. Utah. April 20.— The was also passed. rifle Express Company has made j ment officials believe they have un­ d the loss o f the bar of gold bul-1 earthed the Arst case o f opium smug­ Negotiations Are Blocked. that was stolen from the com- gling brought to light on this section London. April 17.— The Morning r at Detroit a few weeks ago. | o f the border line in many months. jile being shipped from this city to I John Tegan. employed In Harlem. 14 Post correspondent at Shanghai tele­ Snbtreasury at New York. Today I miles east of here, as a barber. Is al­ graphs that the treaty negotiations cal mining company received from j leged to have been caught in the act are at a deadlock through China's re­ general offices o f the express com­ of conveying 50 pounds of the drug to fusal to abolish all the internal cus­ ity in St. I.ouis a check for $23.100. a friend in Great Falls. It is said tom-houses in accordance with the China admits, l!ch was the value o f the bar. No smuggling has been carried on in the American demand. of the missing gold has b een* 1 vicinity across the Canadian line for adds the correspondent, that over 1004 custom-houses are still open. nd. i • some time. 1) K. J. E. liotiMKK PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. Diseases of the Kye, Kar and Nose are Spec laities. Otti re in the Allison tk Madsen Huiltling. B. K. JOB susceptible animals lie rendered as re« I> ,! PHYSICIAN & SURGEON slstant as possible by keeping them in a healthy and well-nourished condi­ A ll rails promptly attended. tion. and that the virus of foot and Otlice, Main St. next door to Izeader office. I mouth disease be kept attenuated or Phone, No. 11». COTTAGE GROVE, OR. ; be destroyed by abundance of fresh air and direct sunlight. In other words, well-fed cows in a sunny, airy stable are less likely to take the dis­ £ T. ANDERSON, M. D ease. or, for that matter, any other P h y s ic ia n and S u rg e o n disease.—American Cultivator. Surgery and Female disease» A Specialty. All calls promptly attettned to. The Improved Farm Grounds. D e s c r ip t io n o f a P u lv e r is e r . Ofttee in Sherwood block; Night rails at It does not necessarily mean heavy New Era Drug Store. Phone 156 Main. D. B. Shaw sends the Ohio Farmer expenses and a vast deal of labor to this description of a puverizer, which Improve the grounds around the farm he says will enable any one interested home, but such improvement would to make the implement: add greatly to the value of the place, The bandies are seldom needed to to say nothing o f the addition to Its Q E N T 1 S T lift the harrow, but I found the left beauty. The Arst thing to be done DR. H. H. P E T R IE one stTuck the plow twain every onee is to get a good lawn, the background in a while when the harrow wanted to of the picture. Hollows should be AH Work Warranted. tip over too far from any cause. For Ailed In and hummocks leveled so as this purpose I had to brace the handles to obtain a smooth surface, though Office Pint Door Weit oi Sherwood H quite wide apart (40 inches), too far for not a Aat one unless the ground is I use in corn rows, but they can be placed naturally Aat. I f the space for the j In or out as occasion requires, by sub­ lawn has been properly seeded, all stituting another round between the R. E. C. MAC Y necessary to do now is a little reseed­ handles. Near the rear at the left Is ing. If, however, the lawn is really | a crooked steel or iron rod % or 1 Inch, nothing but meadow, it should be DENTIST bent us Indicated, to rub on bottom and plowed up and properly seeded down, side of furrow and fastened to harrow using a good lawn mixture, which can by going diagonally from lower outside be obtained from any reputable seeds­ Dr. Snapp’s Building. comer to upper Inside corner, with nut man. This done, set one or two or to hold it. even three ornamental trees, such as The teeth 1 used were not all knife­ cut-leaf birch, purple-leaf beech, or shaped like the one illustrated, yet I even the common rock or sugar C J o h n so n F G En» think it would be well to make them maples. Then provide one corner of all of this style, as holes can then be & the plot for a clump of shrubs rather bored perpendicular any place you And they are needed or work best, and than dotting the shruhs over the ATTORNEYS A T LAW grounds. Welgelias. altheas ealycan- change them very easily with only a Cottage Grove, Oregon. thus. viburnum, forsytliln and syrlnga wrench to unscrew the nut. The holes should be large enough so they will are among the shrubs suitable for such slip in or out easily, as they can be a plot, and they are moderate in price. screwed up tight to hold them in the A border for Aowering plants may be ^ H. K IN O made along the walk or near the direction desired. This little harrow Is attached to the house, and in tills border may be set A t t o r n e y -a t -L a w singletree of the horse in the furrow hardy perennials or some of the dow­ Special attention given to Collection». ering annuals o f which one is fond. with the short chain, so that it will COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON. harrow the furrow turned the round I f this plan Is too elaborate for the before, working Just forward of the Arst season, then conAne the work furrow being turned by the plow. This to getting a good lawn and next year go on and add the other features. Three years' work of this kind will J E. Y O U N G make n wonderful change in the ap­ pearance of the grounds at an expense ATTORNEMT-LAI so small one will wonder why the work was not done before.—Indiana­ •ffice on M »ln Street, W eit Side, polis News. I) EBY P l o w i n g P e r m a n e n t P a etn rea . furrow, however, may fail partially on the rear side of the harrow working In the furrow. This does no harm, but only helps to hold that point down to Its place. The left upright support for the handle should be placed well for­ ward so the furrow slice will not strike It. For those who plow with three horses abreast nnd use a large-sized chilled plow with Jointer, and also roll­ ing coulter attached, this little harrow w ill surely be appreciated, as It does such thorough pulverizing of each fur­ row as fast as plowed. I Width of harrow at back end. 31 Inches, ins de measure. Width between handles. 40 Inches. Length o f harrow. 50 Inches. Made of 2x4 scantling; crosspieces. 2x3. Bolt crosspieces on top. or notch down but little so they w ill not rul> the ground. The hinge at front Is tnad ' of a pair of strap hinges placed so that a strong bolt passing through the chain, then through the eyes of the straps, makes a good hitch as well as hinge. I f a different width for either purpose is desired, different lengthed crosspieces can be bolted on, with holes in them for the teeth. R o ta te A a s i net In s e c ts . Rotation of crops has a heneAclal effect upon the yields o f grain or fo r­ age from the land. This changing of crops has an Important bearing upon the Injurious Insects that infest a par­ ticular crop. The chinch bug, the strawberry beetle, the Colorado potato bug. the hessian Ay and doubtless many other injurious Insects that at­ tack farm crops become much more destructive where continuous plant­ ing o f a crop In one place Is practiced. The hessian Ay prefers to live In the ffeld that goes Into wheat each year. The potato bug In the old patch will often beat the earliest planting o f po­ tatoes out o f the ground, and appar­ ently wait several days to get a bite at the Arst tender shoot that breaks through the ground. The new potato ground will very often grow a crop without the slight­ est injury from the hugs. Potato scab w ill live in the soil and attack the crop grown there tne succeeding year. It, Is often a good plan to Intro­ duce a new crop Into the gtound one season, selecting a new site for grow­ ing the garden products. P r e v e n t i n g F on t * " 4 M o n th TH seser. Frequent outbreaks o f the cattle epidemic have occurred In Germany, and more experience has been gained than in most other sections. A recent authority believes that the most im­ portant operations are Immediate re­ moval o f affected animals, and nutri­ tious dieting of animals which have been exposed. For the purpose of preventing the disease it la urged that JOHNSON, C o t t a r * G r o v o . O r. The meaning of a permanent pasture to the minds of most farmers is one that will last for an ordinary lifetime, M IS C H L U A N K O L S with occasional reseediugs. While there is no doubt but what this plan o f re­ seeding will improve many pastures and keep them In good shape for many j^OBT. G R IF F IN . years, there comes a time in the life of most of them when the weeds crowd +W H G O N -N t7tK eR + out the grass and the pasture gradual­ Repairing and Refilling is Our Trade. ly goes to pieces despite the plan o f re­ A ll work warranted. seeding. There will be bare spots no­ C o r M a in & j s t s t s ., Cottage Grove, Oregon ticed which do not seem to take kindly to even the seeds of white ciover, and the application of fertilizer before re­ seeding does not seem to Improve the |_| C. MADSEN. situation. When this is found to be the case w ith any permanent pasture there W atch m ak er seems to be but one thing to do, and that to plow It up and put it In the best Watches Clocks and Jewelry possible condition for reseeding to blue At Lowest P rice s .......... grass or some mixture suited to the section and for permanent pasture. Sometimes this plowing may be delay­ ed for a time and the pasture partly H E R B E R T L E IG H , rejuvenated by running over It a heavy sharp harrow and then lightly seeding ASSAYER and METALLURGIST. all over: howevpr. eventually the plow­ E u g e n e , O re . ing up will need to be done. Best equipped Assay Laboratory in the stata. Indications of a Good Milker. Prompt and reliable returns guaranteed. Working tests of ores made on samples of one Good respiration Is essential to a good milk Aow. In making choice of to fifty pounds to determine most suitable a cow see that the chest Is long and method of treatment. the ribs set far npart to give lung rapacity. Large, tortuous milk veins are always present with the good W. H. BERG /J. W. BERG milker. A dull-eyed cow seldom proves a good milk cow. A hollow back is a sign of poor breeding, or hastened A « « < iy O ffic e maturity. The neck o f a good milker Is deli­ C o tta g e O r o v e , O reg on . cate In proportion to her general build, Assaying and analyzingof ores, working teat*. and a little out o f proportion as to Cyanldlng, etc., etc., by tne latest methods of Prof. Kalkenau's School of Assaying, of San length. Hind quarters must be heavy Francisco, Cal. and set well apart. A cow wltu - 1 Mall Orders Solicited. Satisfaction Assured Three doors east of the postottlce. extra milk Aow sbould be a hearty eater. A good milch cow is seldom a handsome cow. BERG BROS. Form Notes. Be very careful and do not put Afteen EA ST AN D SO U TH * larfe eggs under a hen unless she can — V IA — easily cover them. This Is where many fall In early spring. Borne bens should not have more than eleven. — o f t h è - According to the United States cen­ southern sus report, the hens of this country average 100 eggs per year. Rome egg- Trains leave C o ttag e G r o v k for Portland and way stations at 2:14 a m 12:&ft pm producing contests last year showed tv Portland “ 8:30 a 'in sTao p m ~ that a hen can lie Induced to lay 180 Lv Cottage Grove 2:57 p m 2:0« p m eggs In a year. There Is s great deal of A r Ashland 12:55 a m 12::« p ns Ar Sacramento 5.00 p m 4:3ft a m difference between what tbe hens are Ar Han Francisco 7:06 pm m : 55 a in doing and what they could do. I* t il I m a n a n d T o t i r l a t C a r s Tbe small farmer sbould produce tb® best horses, as he Is better prepared to on b o th tra in s , t h a i r C a r a , S a c r a ­ carefully mature the two or three o 'Its m e n to to O g d e n a n d a n d El I'aao a n d under bis care, and by handling them .constantly they are educated to work; to Chicago, 8t Louis, New Orleans but most farmers do not appreciate anrl Washington. their advantage: they raise the scrubs | Connecting at San Francisco, with several -'iip 1 1 ii*"4 f