THE INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON.
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NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume of World's Important
Events Told in Brief.
President Wilson advocates jury re
form. Fourth annual automobile show
opens in Portland.
Ex-President Taft has resigned as a
member of Yale University corpora
tion. Petitions are being circulated In
Seaside, Ore., for the recall of Its
mayor.
A party of explorers left Philadel
phia recently to explore the Amazon
River.
Woman rebel leader In Mexican rev
olution Is killed while charging fed
eralists. Charges of bribery have been made
in the senatorial election in New
Hampshire.
Secretary of State W. J. Bryan spoke
in favor of the Home Rule bill, on St.
Patrick's Day.
Special session of Congress is called
for April 7 by President Wilson, to act
on the tariff only.
Pacific Coast phone men vote
against striking and accept the 25
cents advance offered.
Dr. Friedmann, discoverer of the tu
berculosis cure, has offered to treat all
poor free of charge.
Louis W. Hill, of the Great Northern
railroad, says their lines will not be
extended to San Francisco.
The Chief of Police of Cleveland,
Ohio, has been found guilty of im
morality and has resigned his office.
An Ohio state representative has in
troduced a bill which fixes modes for
women's wearing apparel, and asks
that a state board of three men be
named by governor to decide correct
dress.
Commodore Perry's flagship, Niag
ara, recently lifted from the bottom of
Lake Erie, after scores of years, is
within 50 feet of shore and stands
eight feet out of water. It is well pre
served and will be rebuilt for the cen
tennial of the battle of Lake Erie.
Roosevelt says a more practical
idealism is needed.
Blackfoot Indians have bestowed the
title of "Lone Chief" on Secretary
Lane.
An avalanche in Norway over
whelmed three farms and killed 16
persons.
A new plan for unmerging the Har
riman roads has been agreed upon.
Tuberculosis patients who were first
treated with Freidmann serum report
marked improvement.
British naval estimates for 1913
1914 aggregate $331,546,500, and in
clude five new battleships.
The Portland Railway, Light &
Power Co., paid their Oregon taxes in
a lump, aggregating $475,000.
President Hadley, of Yale, is on a
ranch in Southern California on the j
verge of a nervous breakdown;.
PORTLAND MARKETS
Wheat Track prices: Club, 858Gc;
bluestem, 97(S:98c; 40-fold, 8687c;
red Russian, 8485c; valley, S7c.
Barley Feed, nominal; brewing,
nominal; rolled, $25.5O26.50 per ton.
Corn Whole, $27; cracked, $28 per
ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $21 per ton; shorts,
$23 per ton; middlings, $30 per ton.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy,
choice, $1517; mixed, $1013.50; oat
and vetch, $12; alfalfa, $11.50; clover,
$10; straw, $67.
Oats No. 1 white, $27.50 per ton.
Apples Spitzenberg, extra fancy,
$1.251.50; choice, 75c$l; Yellow
Newtown, extra fancy, $1.251.50;
choice, 75c$l; Winesap, extra fancy,
$1.251.50; Red Cheek) pippin, extra
fancyT$1.251.50; Arkansas Black, ex
tra fancy, $1.75S52; Baldwin, extra
fancy, $11.25; choice, 75c$l; Rome
Baeuty, $1.251.50; small sizes, all va
rieties, less; Ben Davis, etc., common
pack, 50 60c.
Onions Oregon, 90c(S$l per stck.
Vegetables Artichokes, $1.261.50
per dozen; asparagus, ll12c pound;
cabbage, 11C per pound; cauliflow
er, $22.25'per crate; celery, $2.50(5)
4.00 per crate; cucumbers, $22.50per
dozen; eggplant, 25c pound; head let
tuce, $2.25 per crate; hothouse, lettuce,
90c$l per box; peppers, 30c per
pound; radishes, 35c per dozen; rhu
barb, 57c per pound; spinach, $1
1.25 per box; sprouts, 10c; tomatoes
$2 per box; garlic, 56c per pound.
Potatoes Burbanks, 4550c per
hundred; sweet potatoes, 4c per
pound.
Sack Vegetables Turnips, 90c$l
per sack; parsnips, 90c(5)$l per sack.;
carrots, 90crt?$l per sack.
Poultry Hens, 1516c; broilers,
25c; turkeys, live, 1820c; dressed,
choice, 2325c; ducks, 1518c; geese,
1213c.
Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, 1819c
per dozen.
Butter Oregon creamery butter
cubes, 37c per pound; prints, 39c
per pound.
Pork Fancy, llllc per pound.
Veal Fancy, 1414c per pound.
Cattle Choice steers, $7.507.75;
good steers, $7.00(357.50; medium
steers, $6.50(3)7.00; choice cows, $6.50
6.85; good "cows, $G6.50; medium
cows, $5.50G; choice calves, $89;
good heavy calves, $0.507.50; bulls,
$5.506. Hogs Light, $8.759;
hteavyf $7.758. Sheep Yearling
Wethers, $5.756.50; ewes, $45.25;
lambs, $G7.15.
EXTRA SESSION FOR TARIFF ONLY
Wilton's Message to Dwell on Need
for Revision April 7 Date.
Washington, D. C. The extra ses
sion of Congress called by President
Wilson to assemble April 7, will begin
with nothing but the tariff revision
bills before it This fact was made
clear in a statement by Representa
tive Underwood, chairman of the house
committee on ways and means. Until
the legislation is well under way in
the house, no general committees will
be made and no other legislative sub
jects will be taken up.
The president specified no subject
for the extra session in his proclama
tion, but it Is fully understood that
his message to congress at its opening
will dwell upon the need of tariff re
vision. '
If the currency. Philippine independ
ence, Alaskan affairs, woman suffrage
or other pressing questions Anally are
forced upon the attention of congress,
it will be only after the Democratic
leaders of the two houses and the
president are convinced that the suc
cess of tariff revision is assured.
The senate committees are organized
for work and will take up the prelim
inary stages of much general legisla
tion early in April. A general agree
ment exists, however, to keep general
subjects out of active discussion, while
tariff legislation is under way.
The tariff legislation, now being
completed by the ways and means com
mittee, will be submitted to the Demo
cratic caucus before the session opens,
i The Democrats of the ways and
means committee adjourned after dis
cussing a revision of the intricacies
of customs enforcement in the admin
istrative sections of the tariff and
informally discussing the income tax
plan in a general way without attempt
ing to reach a decision as to that new
revenue raising scheme designed to
add perhaps 1100,000,000 to the treas
ury funds.
While the income tax details hinge
upon the final estimate of the probable
revenue from the 14 schedules, the dis
position of the committee majority is
to inaugurate a system with probably
a 1 per cent tax on a minimum of
$5,000 annual income with the idea
that the tax may be susceptible to a
lowering of the income minimum or a
raising of the tax percentage, or both,
if conditions necessitate after the plan
is floated.
The big fight pending now is the
always controversial schedule "K," the
big wool schedule, in which a final vote
is likely within the next three or four
days. The advocates of free raw wool
in the committee have counted upon
winning in the end regardless of what
the probable attitude of the senate'
might be. The majority already has
settled upon free raw cotton and upon
sharp reductions in the cheaper grades
of textile manufactures.
The revision plan as settled upon
contemplates substantially the princi
pal provisions of the Democratic re
vision bills that were put through both
houses in the last congress.
CHINA REPUBLIC DISCUSSED.
Double Phase of Interest Includes Rec
ognition of Nation and Loan
Desired.
Washington, D. C President Wil
son will present for the consideration
of the cabinet a statement concerning
China in which is intended to be made
public from the White House later.
White House and state department of
ficials observed the strictest secrecy
about the statement, and none would
venture in intimation as to its prob
able contents.
It is known that the president and
Secretary of State Bryan have had sev
eral conferences on the subject of
China, and a particularly long talk held
in the executive offices just before the
secretary's departure for the west was
said to have been devoted largely to
Chinese questions.
There are two phases of the Chi
nese situation in which the United
States is peculiarly interested recog
nition of the republican government
now nearly two years old, and the
proposed six-power loan.
The Chinese republic continually
has sought recognition, but the policy
of President Taft and his secretary of
state, Mr. Knox, was to withhold rec
ognition until the new government
had demonstrated to the world Its
ability to maintain itself as a real re
public, administering a popular gov
ernment. Vote Against Striking.
San Francisco. Employes of the
Pacific States Telegraph & Telephone
company will not strike. Officials of
the International Brotherhood of Elec
trical Workers announced that a can
vass of the vote taken by the em
ployes last week showed that the men
had agreed to accept the compromise
offer of the company for an advance
in wages of 25 cents per day. The
vote in favor of accepting the com
pany's compromise offer was very
large. Almost 3,000 men in California,
Oregon, Washington and parts of Ne
vada and Idaho are affected.
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Wilson to Press Button.
Wheeling, W. Va. President Wil
son will press an electric button at
Washington, June 1G, formally open
ing West Virginia's golden jubilee
celebration. The pressing of the but
ton will burn a platinum wire, which
will release 1,000 carrier pigeons from
all parts of the country, and 1,000 toy
balloons carrying free tickets to every
form of amusement during the cele
bration. At the same time a signal
will be flashed to the capitals of Penn
sylvania, Maryland, Ohio and West
Virginia.
Pittsburg Needs 10,000 Workmen.
Pittsburg. Ten thousand workmen,
a majority of them laborers, are need
ed at once in this city, according to
well-known contractors, to carry on
building operations, to equip local
steel companies and to look after the
work of the numerous railroad com
panies entering Pittsburg. The great
city improvements of grading down
town streets now in progress has
caused a serious scarcity here in
labor.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
General News of the Industrial and Educational Development
and Progress of Kural Communities, Public Institutions, Etc.
NEW BRIDGE IS DEDICATED
Linn and Benton Counties Open
$70,000 Willamette Span.
Corvallis Benton county's $70,000
steel bridge across the Willamette
river at this city, completed a month
ago, was dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies. With the city's business
section brightened with holiday deco
rations, a parade of county and city
officials, headed by the Oregon Agri
cultural college cadets and company
D, Oregon National guard, marched
across the bridge at noon, where the
procession was joined by the county
court of Linn county and the return
trip made. County Judge Moses gave
a brief address. He was followed by
Major J. F. Yates.
A large crowd of people represent
ing every section of Benton county
visited the new bridge, and also in
spected Oregon Electric equipment
brought to the east end of the bridge
for the occasion. The Oregon Elec
tric's temporary branch is completed
to the Linn county side of the bridge,
a passenger station has been complet
ed and an electric train was there for
inspection of the people. The Oregon
Electric expects to operate cars from
the east end of the bridge immediate
ly. This new bridge will open up a
large territory of fertile land tribu
tary to Corvallis. While Benton
county put up the bulk of the bridge
expense, Linn county and citizens of
Linn living within three miles of the
bridge have contributed about $3000
toward its final completion.
BIG BUILDING PLANS START
Syndicate to Construct 100 Modern
Houses on Coos Bny.
Marshfield Part of the plans of the
syndicate, which is represented by W.
J. Wilsey, with its recent purchase of
the Kinney holdings here, was made
public Thursday when it was an
nounced that it would immediately be
gin work on the construction of 100
houses on their land. These will be
built in bungalow style, strictly mod
ern and from four to seven rooms
each, and will be sold on the install
ment plan to people who are coming
here seeking homes. The plan as
given out connects the Simpson Lum
ber company with the project, and
they will act jointly with Wilsey.
The plan provides for the immediate
construction work to begin and as
soon as they are completed work 'will
begin on another block of about the
same number.
It is expected that the early con
struction of an electric line between
the two towns will make the tract and
houses available for both residents of
Marshfield and North Bend, and there
is a demand for homes now that can
not be supplied in both places. The
agent of Mr. Wilsey on the Bay, J.
M. Eddy, is now engaged in drawing
the plans for the houses, which will
be of several styles, and they will
range in price, including lots, from
$800 upward.
It is expected that as soon as com
pleted there will be a customer ready
to take each residence; in fact, it is
stated that several people have already
put in their bids for a home and that
they will be served first.
This is the first move in the Wilsey
developments here and it is said he
will be here within a few days to take
up other matters in connection with
developing the estate that his syndi
cate has purchased.
NEWBERG BRIDGE ORDERED
Judge Kelly, of Albany, Sustains
Yamhill County Court.
Newberg News was received frorii
McMinnville to the effect that Judge
Kelly, of Albany, who heard the in
junction . arguments at McMinnville
about ten days ago in connection with
the building of a bridge across the
Willamette at this place, had rendered
a decision sustaining the actions of the
county court in ordering the work done
and appropriating over $40,000 to pay
Yamhill county's share of the cost,
Marion county having agreed to pay
the other half.
The steel tubes for the piers were
ordered last fall and are now on the
ground, and it was the intention of the
commissioners to proceed with the
erection of the bridge this spring.
Much satisfaction is felt over the de
cision. Levy May Be 4.75 Mills.
Salem Possibility of the state tax
levy being as high as 4.75 mills is
seen in the amount of appropriations
that must be met by the state for the
year 1914, but it is probable that the
levy will be reduced to about 4.2
mills. The legislature appropriated
$6,200,000. This year the tax levy of
1.2 mills will raise about $1,122,000.
It is estimated that receipts for li
censes and other indirect taxation
will total $500,00 for 1914. There is
a possibility of some of the appropri
ations being held up by referendum.
Columbia Rising Fast.
Hood River Because of the recent
warm weather the Columbia is rising
faster than for several years, accord
ing to old-time rivermen. The stream
has been coming up an average of half
an inch every hour since the beginning
of last week. The warm wave has ex
tended as far east as the snow-covered
hills of Eastern Oregon. ,4
SEASIDE LOGGERS BUSY.
Timber Industry Along Coast Takes on
Active, Phase.
SEASIDE The logging industry in
and around Seaside, long dormant, will
open within a few days. Olson broth
ers, the well-known loggers from Llttlo
Falls and the Lewis River, have Just
completed cruising the timber which
lies in the hills about two and a half
miles west of Seaside and have closed
a two-year contract for logglug off the
timber.
Three donkey engines will be placed
in operation at ouce and between DO
and CO men will be employed in the
logging camp. Already the Olson
brothers have In sight some 15,000,000
feet of timber to cut. This does not
embrace all the standing timber in
that locality, but it is expected that
once the logging camp is installed,
others owning standlug timber in that
neighborhood will come forward and
sell their holdings.
The tract of timber along the ridge
is .mostly hemlock and spruce.
Olson brothers' contract calls for
the delivery of the logs at Warrenton.
They will be rafted down Scippinon
and delivered to Leander Lcbeck.
An effort is being made to start the
Seaside sawmills, if this mill is opened
the logs will be sent to the mill at
Seaside. If not, they will bo sold to
either Astoria or Portland mills. The
new logging camp means Increased
business for Seaside. Eleven families
have come here with the purpose of
settling and have rented homes. The
camp will be so situated that tho em
ployes of the camp will bo able to live
at Seaside, and at the same time be
employed at the logging camp.
MODERN DAIRY IS PLANNED.
Umatilla Farmers Heavy Shippers of
Milk to Portland.
PENDLETON The work of- build
ing an up-to-date and absolutely sani
tary dairy, and providing the best reg
istered Holsteln cows to bo had In the
country, has commenced at the East
ern Oregon state hospital. Ten thou
sand dollars will be devoted to the
building and equipping of the dairy,
and it is believed that the new hospi
tal dairy will prove an object lesson
to many farmers in this section of the
country. Vork on Superintendent
McNary's cottage, near the main build
ing, will be started In the next two
weeks.
Dairying is becoming quite a prom
inent industry in Umatilla county,
special activity being felt in the Stan
field locality. H. M. Olson, formerly
a dairyman of Portland, and Dr.
Watts, also of the same city, have com
pleted arrangements for operating
modern dairies. Holstein cows are to
be used exclusively by both men. Many
other farmers in the west end of the
county are taking up dairying on an
extensive scale, declaring that it is one
of the finest sections In the state to
carry on such an Industry. For some
time past Stanfield has been shipping
to Portland and various points in this
county more than $50 worth of milk
daily.
LAND TO BE OPENED SOON.
Two Townships in Klamath County
Ready for Entry April 6.
WASHINGTON, D. C Representa
tive Hawley has been advised that two
townships in Southwestern Klamath
county long withdrawn on account of
a resurvey, will be restored to entry
April G.
Mr. Hawley presented to the War
department an application for the
Kenwill and Heights telephone com
panies t) lay a cable across Coos Bay
from Glasgow wharf to Simpson Park.
Secretary of State Bryan has in
formed Senator Chamberlain that all
American consuls in territories to be
opened to the Pacific Coast by the
Pan-American Canal have been re
quested to forward all available data
regarding the possibility of market
ing Oregon fruits and berries. In
quiries were made at request of the
Oregon Horticultural society.
Artesian Water Found.
PRINEVILLE Farmers In the vi
cinity of Prlneville are much elated
over striking artesian water in the
Crooked River Valley. George Stay
ton, who Jives four miles west of
Prlneville, has struck a strong flow
at the depth of 200 feet. It threw the
water from a five-Inch casing 11 feet
above the surface of the ground. The
well-drilling outfit which put down the
Stayton well has already been engaged
for several months' drilling for arte
sian water in this vicinity. It is likely
that several other outfits will be
brought into the country within the
next few days.
Grading Work Resumed.
FLORENCE The railroad camp un
der H. B. Bole, which had suspended
work for the Winter on account of
rainy weather, resumed operations at
Maplston this week with a crew of 30
men. Most of the right of way is now
cleared and grading will begin at once.
Orders are to rush the work and as
soon as men can be had another camp
will be opened two miles above Ma
pleton. Union Lodge to Build Hall.
UNION The Knights of Pythias of
this p'ace have authorized the incorpo
ration of a company having for Its ob
ject the construction of a castle hall.
The local lodge has purchased and
paid for one of the best business lots
in the town and it is expected that
the stock will soon be taken for the
erection of the building.
WOMEN PLASTERED WITH MUD.
Ten Thousand Men Attack Suffragist
Speakers. -
linden, Tho suffragrottes who
again attempted to hold a Sunday aft
ernoon inootlug In Hydo Park wcro
mobbed by a crowd of 10,000 pontons.
They were pelted with clods, oranges
and other missiles, and whim the po
lice were escorting them from the
scone the rioters tore off the bats ami
clonks of the women, and even struck
Borne of them lu the face.
The trouble began when "Ooncral"
Mrs. Flora Drumntond mounted a
wagon and started to speak to the
groat assemblage, which was largely
made up of youths who hud armed
themselves with ammunition of vari
ous descriptions or with trumpets,
mouth organs and bells.
Her appearance at tho front of tho
platform was tho signal for an out
burst of deafening noise and a bom
bardment of missiles. She had hardly
uttered a word when a clod of turf
struck hero on the mouth.
Mrs. Drummoud maintained her
good nature, smllod at her tormentors
and continued her speech amid a ver
itable tornado of abuse, catcalls, rag
time choruses and cries of "l!o homo
to your children.''
Pur half an hour tho crowds shouted,
sang and pelted the suffragette com-mamler-ln-chti'f.
whoso clothes soon
were a mass of mud. At laHt Mrs.
Drummond's speech, of which not a
word was audible, came to an end and
a youngor'woman took her place. She
fared no better, and the police, realiz
ing tho danger the women were in,
called upon tho chairman to close the
meeting.
A large force of police, mounted ami
afoot, drew In about the suffragette
wagon, nnd under tho escort the wom
en were led out of the park.
N STORM HALTS RESCUE.
Exploration Ship Aurora Returns to
Tasmania With 24 of 32
Member.
Hobart, Tasmania. The Antarctic
exploration ship Aurora has returned
here with 24 out of tho 32 members of
the expedition commanded by Dr.
Douglas Mawson. The Aurora will re
main here until the Antarctic Spring,
and then proceed to Adolaldeland to
bring home Dr. Mawson and five other
members of his party, who have ample
supplies of food to last thorn until
they are relieved. Of tho original
party, Lieutenant B. IS. S. Nlnnis, of
tho Royal Fusllliers, and Dr. Xavler
Merz died In the polar regions.
The officers or the Aurora say they
were unable to embark Dr. Mawson's
party owing to a hurrlcano and to have
waited longer in the south would have
endangered the lives of Dr. Wilde and
his sledging party of eight men, who
were on a dangerous glacier waiting
to be taken off before the sea froze
again. They were rescued February
23, then, owing to the lateness of the
season, the Aurora was obliged to hur
ry back to Hobart, as she was running
short of provisions.
Dr. Wilde took possession, on be
half of Great Britain, of all the coast
from Kaiser Wilhelmland to tho 101st
degree east longitude, and named it
King George the Fifth Land.
MANY DEMAND PER CAPITA.
Facetious Story Brings Numerous Re
quests to Director of Mint.
Washington. Apparently under tho
impression that the Democrats will
divide the nation's wealth among the
people of the country, several hun
dred persons in letters received by
George E. Roberts, director of the
mint, applied for the $34.72 which the
treasury department estimates is the
per capita circulation of the United
States.
It was a revival of an old story, in
tended facetiously, which was repeat
edly denied during the Taft adminis
tration, that $34.72 awaited every in
dividual in the country. Many of the
applicants asked that the amount be
forwarded by parcel post in pennies.
"The story, of course, is absurd,"
declared Director Roberts, "and each
applicant will be informed in a cir
cular letter."
200 Out In Alabama Cold.
Mobile, Ala. Two hundred persons
are homeless at Brewton, unsheltered
from the cold wave which has Ala
bama in its grip. The flood, which
reached Its crest at 9:30 o'clock Sat
urday night, has not subsided, accord
ing to dispatches. One life is known
to have been lost. Many have fceen
injured. The town is in darkness and
business is paralyzed. The floods are
not expected to recede perceptibly be
fore Wednesday, and the damage is
estimated at $200,000. There have been
no trains to or from Brewton since
Friday.
Oil King's 8on Is Host.
L. R. Alderman, superintendent of
schools for Oregon, who is now in the
East, Is the guest of John D. Rocke
feller, Jr., when in New York. Mr.
Rockefeller wrote to Mr. Alderman
some time ago, saying he wished to
have him as his personal guest when
he was in the East.
Mr. Rockefeller became interested In
Mr. Alderman through a report filed
by the Oregon school superintendent
on home credit systems, some time
ago.
"F" on Nickel Defended.
Washington. Protests against the
Initial "F" of Artist Frazer, appearing
on the new nickel, caused officials of
the treasury department to declare
that this was customary on practically
all the coins of the United States and
of other nations. On some foreign
coins the artist's full name appears.
PEACE TERMS RE
FUSED BY TURKS
Armies Resume Activities and
Situation MIoomy.
Greek Capture 1570 Men and 30 Of.
fleers Europe ConHiilerH De
mand Extravagant,
Ixmdon. There Is no prospect for
acceptanco by Turkoy of the poaco
terms as proposed by tho allies. Dis
patches from Constantinople say the
loading members of the committee of
union and progress have decided that
the conditions cannot bo accepted, and
It is understood that the Council of
Ministers has adopted the same view.
Tho Grand Vizier, Mahmoud Shofket
Pasha, visited the Red Crescent So
ciety and bogged the members to con
tinue their efforts, as the government
was resolved to continue the war.
All other capitals and among the
ambassadors In Ixmilon tho allies' de
mands are considered extravagant, es
pecially with regnrd to the payment
of Indemnity and the cession pf Scutari
and the Aegean Islands.
In the meantime agitation against
Bulgaria continues In Greece. The
Greeks in Thrace and Eastern Mace
donia have sent a petition to Athens
against their incorporation by Bul
garia. Tremler Venlzelos, In reply,
boldly declared that ho long ago had
notified the allies that Greece laid no
claim of Thracn. This announcement,,
made In tho Chamber of Deputies,
amused vigorous protests.
With tho Improvement In woather
conditions, the armies In the Near East
have become more active, although
thus far no news of a pitched battle
of any importance has come through.
According to official reports Issued
at Sofia, the Bulgarians and Turks at
Tchatalja have had reconnoltcrlng par
ties in collision. In one caso a rather
sharp engagement resulted. Two Bul
garian pnrtles sent out In the direc
tion of Akalon took a redoubt to the
oast of that village at tho point of the
bayonet.
The Turks, hnvlng been reinforced,
tried to recapture the redoubt, but In
the attack lost 300 dead and wounded,
who were left on the field.
The same day the Turks advanced
toward Kadlkoul, but were repulsed.
According to reports, condltlona In
the Gallloll Peninsula are quint. Tho
Turkish warships are reported to have
bombarded the Bulgarian positions at
Plllvrl, but with what result is not
known.
I,ate advices say tho Montenegrin
slegs guns have begun a fierce bom
bardment of Scutari, a portion of
which la In flames.
Tho Greeks continue to gather In
stray bodies of Turks. Near Arnltsa
the Greek cavalry captured two Turk
ish battalions, comprising 1,570 men
and 30 officers.
SUFFRAGE MAKES BIG GAIN.
Plan to Amend Constitution Has
Chance for Approval.
Washington. A constitutional
amendment giving the women the
right to voto for president and vice
president probably will be brought
formally before congress with tho In
dorsement of a senate committee be
fore the end of the present year.
In the reorganization of its com
mittees the senate took Its woman
suffrage committee out of the list of
inactive committees, where It has re
mained for many yenrs, Increased Its
membership from five to nine, the ma
jority of whom are advocates of suf
frage for women, nnd gave its chair
manship to Senator Thomas, of Colo
rado, a suffrage slate.
Senator Thomas s'lld he had accept
ed tho chairmanship with the under
standing that there would bo active
steps taken In this congress to submit
a suffrage amendment to the people of
the country for their approval.
Representatives of the National
American Woman Suffrage Associa
tion have made arrangements for a
conference with President Wilson,
when they will urge him to recom
mend in a measure to congress an
amendment to the Federal Constitu
tion entitling women to the ballot.
Insanity Cost $135,000,000.
Philadelphia. There are more in
sane persons In asylums and similar
Institutions in the United States than
students in colleges and universities,
and they are responsible for a direct
and economic loss to the nation of
$135,000,000 a year, according to as
sertions made by Clifford B. Beers,
secretary of the National commission
on mental hygiene.
Mr. Beers spoke at the long table
luncheon of the City club, which
marked the opening of a week's con
ference and exhibition of mental hy
giene. Wilson Gets Shamrock.
Washington. St. Patrick's day
found President Wilson wearing in his
hat a sprig of shamrock from the "old
sod."
From Ireland Monday there reached
the White House for the president a
box of real Irish shamrock, the gift of
John Redmond, Irish member ,of the
British house of commons. The presi
dent's secretary, Joseph Patrick Tum
ulty, with a smile, said that he felt he
alone was qualified to receive them.
Serum Supply Runs Low.
London, Ont. Twelve patents at the
public health institute have been in
oculated by Dr. Prederlch F. Fried
mann with his tuberculosis vaccine.
Nearly 80 had been gathered for the
test, but the physician found there
was only enough vaccine for the treat
ment of twelve. Preference was given
to those suffering from tuberculosis
of the bones. The demonstration was
given in the presence of many local
medical men.