OUR COUNTRY'S
FOURTH OF JULY
An Indestructible Union
of Unquenchable Stars
3dt bdwir uioonra
Her glorious mountains Kiss the
shies,-
oongs swell ironut hervdeepsi
For her Day-Weaves his Orient
dyes.
And Nitfht her lewels Keen
r or ner pure lountams pour th
Wis A
AdqWnUhe fragrant plalni ,
Majestic Hvers cleave the hill
n 11.11 1 .
eai5uess v me mam.
Orfeat Jaefahcre?lsxoilifeen,
Wjth wooded heights and heayehs
rand , V-.Jv
JtfakV. up the matchles,sc6ri4
rlie's horn eVfcloK'a nd
Ahavcpya-of toh9"and steel
The yhlrl-of .wheel and flame of
fire,
Ten -thousand. anvils pea''
nor,. Learning' reirsLher stately
eCncT4afcrerti
Trie- ages jbrtrirf theirVbfYertngs
TlpjouroWtry higher.
O'eTbur broaQarVd no 'monarch
rei(?ns.-Xrrei-3 "i
JB.7lazzi6 or to aweXftvV,
JusUJce I. "thef- rights) fiTWMn
With thp inajesty of law.
A hallowed love about her clings,
Its fragrance he'erc.nn rlla.
The memory of her heroes brings
iikj iear lojjveryye.TN
Tor her ten miUton sons
bare1 7- .
The bfeat to every fcjeji
Would seallhe Hds with
and brayer I I
And bfci the lifeblood flpvr"
Her flag BJumes the mil
Blazons the bech'ningj
To every larTcS and Isje and sea,
r rom lajresnand e er given,
Creetings today if tiBertj3!
And benlson of heaVeri
house of worship erected on this stta.
In its yard are headstones datinc
btck as far si 1711 Upon the tomb
stone of Philip Honeywell, who was
active durlnj the Revolution, this In
scription was placed:
Look on this iton and you will find
My Journey'i o'er, and youri behind;
Think, then, txfora you turn away.
That your may end before thU day.
This was one of the early churches
upon which Queen Anne bestowed
gifts. In her day Its chime of bells
was given it. The old bells have since
been melted and made Into a new
one, which rings Sabbath-day pilgrims
to service si of old.
Across the itreet itandi the parish
house. This building, says Doctor
Clendenln, the rector, was the one
used for two weeks as the colonial
capital of the state of New York when
an epidemic of fever prompted a sud
den move.
A few blocka farther west Is the
picturesque rectory, standing quite
alone on a green knoll. Its surround
ing land was part of the "ancient
glebe" given by the town In 1703.
Records state that It was found nec
essary to lay out parsonage lands.
ULTIMATUM IS SENT
MEXICAN
REPUBLIC
Immediate Release of Captured Negro
Troopers Demanded.
LIVES IN HISTORY
Old Town of Westchester Saw
Stirring Times in the Days
of the Revolution.
THE visitor to the village of
Westchester, N. Y, which, by
the way, Is the oldest In all
Westchcstor county, should
glance at the old village store, Just
west of tbo causeway. Across the
cauaoway Is a hill occupied by the
Presbyterian church, the same spot
whoro the British let up a breastwork
to defend themselves In the right of '76.
For old times' sake a stranger would
want to walk out the Pelham road a
little way, to loe what remains of the
famous "Spy Oak." It is a tragedy to
see this monarch among trees decapl
tatod now; Id wonderful height,
gained proudly In Its life of centuries,
has been hewn, to that its old friends
almost weep at the sight. It Is said to
measure JO feet In girth at the ground,
where Its roots spread.
A British spy, caught by vigilant
Americans, was hanged to Its branches,
ays tradition; and, furthermore,
itraugo wallliigs of that British ghost
were said to be audible after dusk.
Walking west from the village
square a short distance one comes to
old St. Peter's church, the fourth I
IN LIBERTY'S NAME
Memorable Scene When Patriots
Signed the Declaration
of Independence.
By GEORGE LEWIS BAILEY. "
ONE hundred and forty years
ago occurred the memorable
event we colebrate at this
leason. There were gathered
In the old statehouse fn Philadelphia
half a hundred mon, determined upon
a course that was dostlned to affect
the history of the world. The Decla
ration had been written. A committee
bad ben out all night in Its prepara
tion. Finally the door of the commit
tee room swung open. Three men ap
peared. Thomas Jefferson held the
parchment In an umteady ban! He
advanced and ipread it upon the table.
There was one question the one ques
tion Id the minds and upon the Hps
of those who waited: "Shall It be
timed or tot?" Jefferion spoke a few
CARRANZA ORDERED ATTACK
President, Following Conference, In
dicates He Will Address Joint
Session of Congress Soon.
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS;
j GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS j
Old St. Peter's Church. Cdntalnlna
Bell Made by Melting Chlmei Given
In Queen Anne'i Time.
and 20 acrei was made up by taking
four acrei where Edward Collier's
old lott was," "the eight-acre division
or land In the old lott fronting to the
sheep pasture, and so on.
From 1683 to 1768 Westchester was
the shire town. The village wai set
tied In 1642 by Throckmorton (for
whom Throg'i Neck wai named, who
arrived from Massachusetts with a
group driven thence along with Roger
Williams. They procured permission
to make their homes at Westchester,
settling 25 famlllei there. The Dutch
had called the ipot Vredeland. moan
ing Land of Peace, and perhaps the
name had something to do with at
trading these weary worshipers.
MEAN TRICK
The Pup So dls Is what dnv meant
when dey said I was to be on de
Fourth of July Fireworks Celehratlnn
committee.
Washington, D. C A demand for
the immediate release of the American
troopers taken prisoners at Carrizal,
coupled with a Btern notification that
the United States expects an early
statement of the purposes of the Car
ranza government was telegraphed to
Mexico uty bunday by Secretary Lan
sing.
The note discloses that the State de
partment received Saturday a commu
nication from the de facto erovernment
stating that the Carrizal fight was the
direct result of orders to attack Amer
ican soldiers moving otherwise than
toward the border, personally issued
by General Carranza to General Tre
vino and by the latter communicated
to General Pershine.
In reply. Secretary Lansine reauires
that the de facto government transmit
a definite statement "as to the course
of action it has determined unon"
through the usual diplomatic channels
"and not through subordinate military
officers."
The Mexican communication is con
strued, Secretary Lansing states, "as
a formal avowal of deliberately hostile
action against the forces of the United
States now in Mexico and of the pur
pose of attack without provocation
whenever they move from their pres
ent position" despite the friendly mis
sion on which they are engaged and
which is reaffirmed in the American
rejoinder.
General Carranza is required to
place himself on record formally and
the plain intimation lies behind the re
strained language of Mr. Lansing's
communication that force will be met
with force. Apparently, however, the
Washington government is determined
that the de facto lovernment shall not
evade responsibility before the world
ir war is forced UDon the United
States.
The note and the militarv situation
of the United States were talked over
at the White House by the President,
with the senate foreign relations committee.
After the conference, which lasted
more than an hour. Senator Stone aairt
the situation was"exceedinc-lvapnta "
President Wilson has felt it necessary
10 acquaint congress with the state of
affairs and the action taken, thrnnrV.
the foreign affairs committee. It was
indicated that he mieht desire tn
dress a joint session of the house and
senate in a day or two, but would not
take this final sten until the Me. man
government had been given an oppor
tunity to reply.
Portland Wheat Bluestem, 96c
per bushel; fortyfold, b&c; ciud, wc;
red Fife, 83c; red Russian, 83c
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy. $23
24 per ton; valley timothy, $1819;
alfalfa, $14(cil5.
Millfeed-Spot prices: Bran, $26(3
26.60 per ton; shorts, $29 29.50;
rolled barley, $31.50(i,32.50.
Corn-Whole, $37 ton; cracked, $38.
Vegetables Aritchokes, 75c$l
nap Aswan
crate; cabbage, $22.75 per hundred;
I- .A. J. Or.
garlic, ivc per puunu, fwjjjjcin,
eggplant, 15c; horseradish, 8Jc; let
tuce. $1(21.50 per crate; cucumbers,
75c(ft$1.25 per dozen; spinach, 46c
per pound; asparagus, 75cj$l per
dozen; rhubarb, 11 2c per pound;
peas, 35c; cauliflower, $1.25 per
crate: beans. 80.121c per pound.
Potatoes Old. $1.50: California,
new. 2fii2lc ner nound.
" F V 1 I
Onions California red and yellow,
3 2R ner sack.
Green Fruit Strawberries, $1.85
1.90 per crate; apples, new, $2 per
box; cherries, 5(iU0c per pound; can
taloupes. 90c(S$2.75 per crste; apri
cots, $1.351.60 per box; peaches,
$1.15; watermelon, 212Jc per pound;
figs, f Iw 1.50 per box.
Eggs Oregon ranch, current re
ceipts. 21(?i22c per dozen:' rots and
cracks out, 23(ffi24c; extras, 24ic
Poultry Hens, 14c per pound;
stags, 10c; broilers, 1618c turkeys,
live, 2021c; dressed, choice, 23
25c; ducks, 1520c; geese, 910c.
Butter Cubes, extras, 25Jc; prime
firsts. 25c; firsts. 244c: seconds. 22c
Jobbing prices: Prints, extras, 27
29c; butterfat, No. 1, 27c; No. 2, 25c,
Portland.
Veal Fancy, lllljc per pound
Pork Fancy, 11c per pound.
Hops 1915 crops, 9J 11c per
pound; 1916 contracts, nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon, fine, 23
25Jc per pound; coarse, 30(ffi32c; val
ley, 3234c.
mascara nark Uld and new, 4c per
pound.
Cattle Steers, choice grass, $7.75
8.Z5; good, $7.507.75; cows, choice,
$6.75(q!7.50; good, $6.25(5:6.50: heif
ers, $5.50 5.75; bulls, $3 5.75;
stags, 4.507.
Hogs Prime lieht. $8.05(318.25:
good to prime, $88.05; rough heavy.
(.DU(gu.y&; pigs and skips, $6.60
(,iu.
Sheen Yearlines. $6.50 r3)7.2K!
- w , VST -f
wetners, ?&.506.75; ewes, $4.75
o.du; iambs, $78.85.
NEWS ITEMS
Of Ccneral Interest
About Oregon
bold words and sat down. Adams was
on bis feet in an Instant Ablaze with
tho Inspiration of the hour, he poured
out his whole soul. Somebody whis
pered something about "gibbets." A
ripple of uneasiness moved through
the crowd. The speaker sensed It
and Instinctively knew that the psy
chological moment was upon them
Towering to hli tiptoe height, he lift
ed hli voice In a tinging crescendo:
"Sign that parchment! Sign, if the
next moment the gibbet's rope Is
about your necks! Sign, If the next
moment thli hall rings with the clash
of falling axes! With the last sound
of my voice, with thA w ....
breath, I would Implore you, men. to
sign sign m the name of fathers
brothers, wives, children. In th. r, 1
.... uauiQ
of our children's children .
Already men were bastenlne to
grasp the pen. And now the parch
ment Is signed. From yonder tower
the old bell peals forth the newa
And now, 140 yean after, those tones
are echoed and re-echnit
world, and are known and understood
. T.7 " man BM lMrn1 the nams
of liberty.
Thirty-Three United States Troopers
Known To Have Been Stain
Field Headauarters. Mevinn via
wireless to Ulumbus, N. M. Twenty
three American soldiers are known to
have lost their lives on tho wnoflu
at Carrizal, according to a report to
ueneral Pershing Sunday night from
Major Jenkins, commanding th fw
enth Cavalry column ordered to scour
me country in that vicinity for surviv-
ors. Major Jenkins said he had evi
dence that nine American troopers, in
addition to those previously reported
dead, had been killed. Major Jenkins
reported that he had found Captain
Morey hidden in a house nine miles
from where he was abandoned, and
that his wounds were not dangerous.
Two Allied Warships Sunk.
Paris The minister of marino
nounced that the Italian auxiliary
cruiser Citti di Messina nH K p L
destroyer Fourche have been torpedoed
... oirnii oi utranto. The Citti di
Messina, which was being escorted by
the Fourche, was the first victim of the
submarine. The Fnmvha i.f. .ft.i.j
the underwater boat, which submerged
u.o.a.eu. anortiy afterwards
the Fourche herself was torpedoed.
Almost all of her crew was saved.
Panama Election Riotous.
Panama Serinn. rintin-. ... J
the City of Panama Sunday on the oc
casion of the elections. Eighteen per-
Sons were WnnnrUt T,-
tiicic were no
foreigners among them, however. No
uhiidw occurred at Colon. One man
was killed in the Province of Chiriqui.
Feed Grain Prices Remain Firm.
r i.1 i mi , ...
ruruana ine oats ana barley mar
kets became stronger at all points on
the Coast as it is believed the govern
ment will require a considerable sup
ply of these feed cereals on the border
and in Mexico. No army orders have
been issued for Bupplies other than
those already contracted for, so far
as known, but traders look for buvine
for this account before long. For the
present it is likely the quartermaster's
department will be amply supplied with
feed stuffs previously ordered sent to
the regular army posts, which will be
delivered to border points.
Although the oats market has gained
in strength, there has been no specula
tive iraamc in th mt. nt
a --- wuillll, IUIO
holders are still willing to sell at 2fi
At the Merchants' exrhnnim os sn t.
OK IK -.- 1..-J - '""' IU
.v. iu wiio uiu, prices Z5 to 75 cents
over me otters of WefW.,to v.
, , ... - ....
uaney is neing offered for sale here
hllf nt Cnn t? m . 1
--v ww uau r murium rnriivaa .,
h. , , - vuico were
igher. California barlev can he i.,
A T .. . " .v
uuw.i ln rortiand at practically $28
There was no trading in wheat
t ..cc0 ttt Ule exenange averaged a cent
gner, in response to the Chicago ad
vance. The rain k.o i
Northwestern crop fully 5 per cent In
uiiw para oi uregon the gain is esti
mated at 15 per cent.
Atlantic Freight Rates Decline.
oeverai commodity market." W.
Deen more or less influenced by the f
creased supply 0f freight room and
consequent reduction in freight rates,
"j-aanews Duiietin issued by Rens
korf, Lyon & Co.. of New Ynrir
toffee has declined and i-ntt v.-.
-v nas
naa an advance in this country ... .
suit of the improvement in the fra,vv.t
situation, but so far sugar has not re
sponded by any decline. The fact that
the stand taken by this country has
checked the activity of the German
submarines has improved the freight
suuaon and reduced insurance rate8
There has been a large fleet that wS
2:fe6 "North Russian waS
released and the allies have turned
back into commercial life many boate
hat have been used as transport t
looks as if durinir the ,JZ',
ingestion at theVuwm Tl
R.eat measure, relieved .- .
bound to henefit !i'eV. and thl is
business. Amei
Zinc Find Sells Black Eagle
Mine Quickly lor $100,000
Albany-That the Black Eag- u
ine company, of Gates. hH k-
to LS. Barnes, of Salem n.
$100,000, became known here'i?
week.
Mr. Barnes happened to pu,
Black Eagle mine while on hU
from an inspection of the Gold Crt2
mine in which the ownen
tempting to interest him. Pgggj--
ore dump he noticed some formatim.
which indicated to him that they y
been formed by fumes from zii?
posits. He inspected the tnineiS
found a vein of this formation in th
side of the tunneL
A bill of sale was made out before
the reason for Mr. Barnes' desire Z
purchase the mine became i
Work has been started on new shaful
L. S. Barnes, the purchaser, U tk.
president of the Canital .T-.-.i n ,
fishing company, of Salem, and wu
lormeny in charge of all their
mines held by the Harriman W..--.
He is recognized as one of the fore
most mining men of the country.
As a result of the sale
holders in the Silver King Mininr
company, the Gold Creek Mining coo.
pany, the Crown Mining company and
the Ogle Mountain Mininc
are much excited, as all these mii
are in the same district and might be
affected if a real strike hflfl hpan mar.
Prospectors are also much excited and
are staking out claims close by.
10,000 Acres Embraced in
Warm Springs Irrigation District
Vale Malheur county presents i .
sumption of prosperity and a move
ment toward sane and united action
which speaks well for the cominr
years.
On May 19 the Warm
tion district was organized and the Hi.
rectors are hastenimr toward th n.
sentation of a proposition and bond
issue to the land owners at an nrh
date.
June 14 the unanimous vote cret.'n
the community improvement irrimtim
district, embracnincr 10.000 aPFM AT
the best land and most imnmvwl
farms in Willow River valley, ahowi
further the awakenine snirit of nnw.
ress and a desire for unity so necessary
ior community Buccess.
The creation of this diat.riVt m WiL
low River brings once more into the
limelight the great and wonderful ca
pacity of the Brogan and Jamie),
country for Production of land nrmiurti
of any kind under climatic condition!
which have carried destruction to the
greater portion of Eastern Oregon and
Southern Idaho.
udge Daly, .Banker, Will Finance
Rebuilding of Burned Lakeview
Lakeview Lakeview in tn rebuild
the district destroyed by fire Friday
more substantially than ever. Re
vised estimates nlace the total loss in
residences, business blocks and per
sonal property at approximately $70,
000, with $15,000 insurance.
Manv of thonn tvhnao nrnnertv nil
destroyed are not financially able to
rebuild with the brick or stone re
quired by the fire ordi nances of the
town.
A mass meetincr nt pitivena wan held
in the courthouse, which culminated in
a Dledce frnm' TnHrro Rc-norH nlv
that the Bank of Lakeview, of which
be is president and chief stockholder,
will finance the rehniMimr nf the en
tire burned area. In 1900 Judge Daly
performed a like aerviVe when the en
tire business nnrtinn nf T.alrevieW WW
destroyed by fire.
Governors May Not Meet.
Salem Rexanae nt tha Movlcnn sit
uation and the apparent necessity that
he should
vwiuill in Vl l.lMI- w
Withycombe announced Wednesday
that he would be unable to attend tie
Western nrma-n-.r.' .,-.an-e arhed-
uled for Salt Lake City on June 26.
uovernor withycombe is secretary
the conference.
The governor Baid that in view of
the RllHrlon nn........ f tl,. Mratican
DilUUOIlCOD Ul VUO
trouble it waa nnt imnrnKoVtia that the
Western conference, as well s the
National Governors' conference, sched
uled immediately following the West
ern conference, would be indefinitely
postponed.
Shun V l B B.tllt
-"v-p iaiua DCIMg wuii.
The Dalles W-.l. kn Kaen Rt&rtW
it ui& una -
here on a winter feed yard and barj
to accommodate from 8000 to lO.Ow
Sheen. The nl-nt ,ad t tu lnrated IB
hiiv id tW Wl w -
the east end of town on the flats oppo
site the new railroad roundhouse.
owners are Klinnei MMen. former
ly of Portland. Contracts were let W
them to J. W. Cathcart for 18.000
yards of fill for Bidet, and for ma
terial for buildings.