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I The Estacada Progress iM M d t a c t i T k a n ë t v ESTACADA ...............OREGON BRIEF NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK In te re s tin g E v en ts fro m O u tsid e th e S ta te P re s e n te d in a M a n n er to C a tc h th e Eye o f th e B usy R e a d e r — M a tte rs o f N ational, H isto rical an d C o m m ercial Im p o rta n c e . C ollector Loeb o f New Y ork will fight hard to retain his place. Dr. Cook dares P e a ry to subm it his records to the Danish au th o rities. The strik in g pupils o f the Cleveland, Ohio, high school have all returned. Sweden is doing all possible to stop the heavy im m igration to A m erica. K ing E dw ard V'll o f G reat B ritain has ju st celebrated his 58th b irth d a y . W hite se ttle rs in B ritish Colum bia are p re p a rin g for an a tta c k from I n dians. S e a ttle customs officers have seized a q u a n tity of silk th a t was being sm uggled in. Choctaw and Chickasaw In d ian s have lost th e ir lands and citizenship because of m any irreg u larities. Two m asked men a ttem p ted to hold up a tra in in the y a rd s at Ogden, but w ere d riv en o ff by th e tra in crew'. A C hinam an and w hite girl in Cali fo rn ia have been refused a m arriag e license and are expected to try in some o th er sta te . A woman who has ju s t been arre sted at K ansas City for m arry in g a sixth tim e w ithout securing divorces from the others, declares th a t she has had sufficient experience in m atrim ony. A d m iral C heater sa y s Cook d id n ot re a c h th e Pole. T a f t v isite d m any h is to ric p laces in S o u th C a ro lin a and G eo rg ia. I t is said th a t M rs. Jo h n Ja c o b A sto r is to re c e iv e $10,000,000 alim ony. F iv e persons, all ra ilw a y em ployes, w ere k ille d in a w reck in N ew Je rs e y . W illiam fcobinson, o f R osw ell, has been offered th e g o v ern o rsh ip o f N ew M exico. T he N ew Y ork C e n tra l is c a rry in g o u t H a r rim a n ’s policy o f e x te n s iv e im p ro v em en ts. T h e N a tio n a l W a te rw a y s com m is ■ion w ill send a c o m m ittee to r e p o rt on th e C olum bia riv e r. A N ew Y ork m an 77 y e a rs old has been a r re s te d fo r a p p ro p ria tin g $13,- 000 to h is own use. V atican officials say th a t th e re is sm a ll hope o f an A m erican card in al b e in g nam ed a t th is tim e . T he D om inion g o v e rn m e n t has pro h ib ite d J a p a n e se fisherm en from se in ing fo r h e rrin g in N an aim o h arb o r. R o o s e v e lt's fam ily w as th ro w n in to c o n s te rn a tio n by ru m o rs th a t he had been killed , b u t th e re p o rt proved g ro u n d less. Both p a rtie s in th e N icarag u an war claim ad v an tag e. Chicago sm okers are fighting for th e rig h t to sm oke on cars. T a ft will not appoint a new suprem e judge u n til Congress m eets. T he crim inal court b u ild in g in New Y ork is in danger of collapse. P rin c e I t o 's body w as laid in the tom b w ith g re a t sta te cerem ony. A New Y ork m erchant accused of sw indling custom ers has been captured in Berlin. A lynching mob th re a te n s negroes a t G assaw ay, W. Va., and the m ilitia r e fuses to shoot. An unknow n steam er is reported on the rocks north of the en tran ce to San F rancisco harbor. T he B ritish house o f commons has passed th e budget, throw ing down the g a u n tle t to the lords. T he s ta te departm ent has refused to aid th e Geographic society in g e ttin g access to C ook’s records. Ben H eney, b ro th er of the San F ran cisco g r a ft prosecutor, has been re moved from the m ayoralty of Tucson, A riz. A distinguished S outh C arolina ph y sician declares th a t w hisky is one of the leading causes of p ellag ra, the new disease. R epublicans won a com plete victory In Rhode Island. R epublicans elected nearly every of fleer in N ebraska. In a speech in M ississippi T a ft fa vored woman suffrage. The n ex t legislature in K en tu ck y is overw helm ingly D em ocratic. R epublicans elected both branches of the leg islatu re in N ew Je rsey . A nother highbinder w ar is in prog ress in San F ran cisco ’s C hinatow n. John D. R ockefeller lost his voto on account of th e sickness of his wife. T he prohibition forces won in In dianapolis, but lost iu th e rest on In diana. F our more counties in Illinois have gone dry, m aking 40 of the 120 w here saloons arc barred. The D em ocratic can d id ate for gov ern o r of W est V irginia was elected by a p lu ra lity of over 23,000. I t is said th a t F a irb a n k s has been recom m ended as m in ister to China, and th a t he is w illing to accept. The court of appeals of D istrict of Colum bia affirmed the sentence against th e L abor F ed eratio n officials. T h re e d e a th s re su lte d from H allow een a t K a n sa s C ity. A C orean re v o lt a g a in s t Ja p a n is ex p ected a t any m om ent. T he N atio n al G eographic so ciety has acclaim ed P eary as th e d isc o v erer o f th e Pole. C a n n ib a ls on A d m iralty island cap tu re d and a te tw o E n g lish m en and th r e e C hinese. T h e w a te rw a y s convention has decid th e n e x t ed to send 500 lo b b y ists to paasion o f congress. C O R E A F IG H T S HARD R ebellion A g ain st J a p a n e s e Rule Goes S tead ily F o rw a rd . K obe, J a p a n , N ov. 9 .— M eag er new s from C orea is to th e effe ct th a t th e up risin g s ta rte d by th e n a tiv e s as a pro t e s t a g a in s t th e o ccu p atio n o f the kingdom by J a p a n , w hile a c tiv e in sp o ts, in o th e r p laces h as q u ie te d down th ro u g h th e efficient se rv ic e o f the J a p a n e se so ld iers. T his is ta k e n h ere to m ean th a t th e J a p a n e se censor is busy, fo r i t is w ell know n th a t t h e K oreans, a n im a te d by equally as g r e a t love o f c o u n try as th e ir in v ad ers, w ill n ev er re sig n th e m selves to be governed by th e hated Ja p a n e se u n til th e y are com pletely b ro u g h t under su b je ctio n . A co rre sp o n d en t o f th e Ja p a n C hron icle w rite s t h a t thg^ re sis ta n c e offered to th e re fo rm s d e s iie d to be b ro u g h t ab o u t by th e s tro n g e r n a tio n is m ore a m a tte r o f m isu n d e rsta n d in g th an a n y th in g else. T he C orean officials, i t is said, know full w ell w h a t J a p a n is tr y in g to do, b u t th e so ld iers se n t to occupy th e land a re resp o n sib le fo r th e h o stile fe e lin g th a t has a rise n . T he cool e class sees th e havoc w ro u g h t by th e m ilita ry force, th e plu n d ered sto re s , th e o u t rag ed w om en, th e ill tr e a tm e n t afford ed th e m en, and does n o t know w h a t is behind all th is T he poorer cla sse s are u n a w a re th a t th e good o f th e ir land is w h a t Ja p a n is seek in g . T hey look upon th e occupa tion m erely as a p r e te x t to g ain pos session o f th e co u n try , and th e ir blood boils and th e y rise up a g a in s t th e in v aders. In c id e n ta l to th e im p ro v e m e n t o f conditions in th e em p ire m ay com e a n n ex atio n to J a p a n . In som e circles th is is f e lt to be th e u ltim a te o b ject. W h eth er th a t be tru e or n ot th e fa c t re m a in s t h a t Ja p a n has a lre a d y w orked num erous and a p p re c ia b le re fo rm s am ong th e C oreans. NEWS NOTES GATHERED FROM VARIOUS PARTS 0E OREGON M A NY N EW ORCHARDS. NEW IN TE R IO R T O W N . F arm ers A round Dee H ave No F e a r of Located on Proposed Oregon Trunk O verproduction. and Deschutes Roads. Dee— L aud is being cleared fo r the P rin e v ille — F . P . C ooper, T. W. T ay se ttiu g out of orchards, au d the v al lor and J u d g e E. V. L ittle fie ld , who ley is receiving its p roportio n of the have in co rp o rated a com pany fo r th e new people com ing to the sta te . Those p u rpose of b u ild in g a tow n a t T ra il who fe a r th e overproductio n o f apples C ro ssin g , w ith a c a p ita l sto ck o f $100,- need b ut look back over the apple his to ry of 50 y ears and ascerta in if th ere 000, are ru sh in g th e su rv e y s on th e has been a decrease in prices. T his p la ttin g of a 400 acre fa rm in to tow n whole section is sh o rt on the p ro d u c lo ts and hope to h av e th e p la ts filed tion of last y ear, au d no d oubt the w ith th e co u n ty clerk h e re w ith in a e n tire s ta te of Oregon is short, n o t w eek. w ith stan d in g th e hundreds of new acres T he new (own w ill be c h riste n e d th a t bore crops th is y ear fo r th e first “ H illim a n ,“ and is lo cated on th e tim e. L et no one fe a r th e overpro final su rv ey o f th e O reg o n T ru n k , ductiou of apples or pears. ab o u t th re e m iles so u th o f th e g r e a t The first rain of the season has made b rid g e a t T ra il C ro ssin g on Crooked its ap p earan ce here. I t is welcome and riv e r. T h is b rid g e w ill be 360 f e e t in will do m ore good th a n harm . Those p re p a rin g orchards will find th e ground le n g th and th e c e n te r o f th e sp an w ill be alm o st an equal d ista n c e fro m th e in b e tte r shape fo r w orking. su rfa c e o f th e w a te r below . M uch c o n stru c tio n w ork h as a lre a d y been G ro w s Big S p u d s. done on b o th sid es o f th e r iv e r an d in K la m a th F a lla — F o u r to n s o f p o ta th e im m e d ia te v ic in ity o f th e new toes to th e ac re on d ry land is th e re tow n. T he to p o g rap h y o f th e e n tire cord m ade by F . P . V an M eter, a fa rm co u n try m ak es th is th e only fe a sib le e r liv in g n e a r M e rrill in K lam ath cro ssin g fro m th e h ig h la n d s o f th e county. T he la r g e s t p o ta to g row n by H ay S ta c k co u n try to th e ta b le lands M r. V an M e ter w eighect in ex c e ss of fo u r pounds, w hile th e re are m any th a t o f th e D. I. & P . s e g re g a tio n , and w h ile th e H ill road is p ra c tic a lly a l w eigh th re e and fo u r pounds. P o ta read y b u ilt th ro u g h th e to w n , th e p e r toes a re s e llin g a t 1 c e n t a pound in m a n e n t su rv e y s o f th e H a r rim a n line th e local m a rk e t, o r M r. V an M e ter is ru n s th ro u g h th e s ite also, th u s th e g e ttin g $80 fo r ev ery ac re o f p o tato es. b len d in g o f th e tw o n am es in to w h a t T his sam e land sold fo u r y e a rs ag o a t w ill no d o u b t be a ty p ic a l O regon $5 an ac re and is a t th e p re s e n t tim e boom t o w n . _____ valued a t a p p ro x im a te ly $50 p e r acre. B ak er Schools W in M edals. K lam ath in W h eat M a rk e t. B aker C ity — Two gold m edals for K la m a th F a lls — M a rtin B ro s., who B aker C ity schools are on th e w ay from own and o p e ra te a la rg e flour m ill in S eattle, according to ad v ice received th is c ity , a re a u th o rity fo r th e s t a te by S u p erin ten d en t C hurchill from P ro m en t t h a t th e w h e a t y ield of th e K la fessor Pow ers, head o f th e Salem .tools. No official n o tification has m a th b asin w ill th is y e a r reach 1,000,- 000 b u sh els. T he su p p ly is f a r in e x been m ade by th e com m ittee ap p o in ted cess o f w h a t is needed fo r hom e con to exam ine all ex h ib its an d aw ard m edals and prizes, but th ere is no doubt su m p tio n . T he m ill in th is c ity is run t h a t B a k e r ’s schools have been h on day an d n ig h t, th e flour b ein g ex p o rted ored w ith th e two m edals—one fo r high to C a lifo rn ia tra d e c e n te rs . C o n sid er school w ork and th e o th e r fo r ele P O L IC E F O R M O L IG A R C H Y . ab le w h e a t is also b ein g shipped to m en tary or g rad e work. O nly B ak er S acram en to . T he K la m a th county C ity, P o rtla n d and Salem o f th e O re C h ica g o P a tro lm e n ’s U nion R e fu ses p ro d u ct is o f a good q u a lity and is gon cities received aw ard s a t th e e x T o Be G o v e rn e d by C h ie f. position. b rin g in g th e top price. C hicago, N ov. 9 .— The o rg a n iz a tio n New R oad in Crook C ounty. B rid g e N earin g C o m p letio n know n as th e U n ited P olice o f C hica L aid law — Road S u pervisor L. H. O n ta rio — A rra n g e m e n ts a re being go. b u t w hich is m ore a p tly dubbed the m ade fo r th e an n u al m e e tin g o f the Root has had a force o f men a t work “ P o licem en ’s u n io n ,” today a t its an O regon S ta te I r r ig a tio n asso ciatio n , for th e p ast few days open in g th e new nual m e e tin g sundered all tie s w hich w hich w ill m e e t in th is c ity probably county road from L aidlaw to Cline Falls, north o f this place, and ex p ects bound i t to heads o f th e d e p a rtm e n t. D ecem ber 3 and 4. A t th e sam e tim e to have tin* w ork com pleted in ab o u t T he o rg a n iz a tio n v irtu a lly d eclared its th e fo rm al o pening o f th e in te r s ta te six weeks. T he w ork on th e road close w agon b rid g e acro ss S n ak e r iv e r one in to L aidlaw necessitates considerable independence by o u stin g from office all m ile e a s t of tow n w ill be celeb rated . b lastin g of rock to widen th e road suf p re se n t officials and e le c tin g an in su r I t is th e plan to h ave a d isp lay of v eg ficiently fo r tra v e l. T his road has long g e n t tic k e t, th e m em bers o f w hich are e ta b le s , g ra in s , g ra ss e s, e tc ., p re been needed iu this section, and w ith avow edly h o stile to control o f th e union pared , also a liv esto ck e x h ib it, in the com pletion of th is p ro ject th e peo by th e c h ief o f police o r any o f the w hich th e people re sid in g on th e P ay ple in th is section w ill have a good men resp o n sib le to th e ta x p a y e rs for e tte bench tr ib u ta r y to th e b rid g e w ill highw ay to Cline F alls an d th e upper co untry. th e w ay th e police d e p a rtm e n t does, be ask ed to p a r tic ip a te . or fa ils to do, it s w ork. B riefly, to d a y ’s actio n m ean s th a t M uch B aled H ay a t L aid law . To W ork for U m atilla P ro ject. h e re a fte r th e m ayor and c h ie f can n o t L aid law — W . fl. C o u rten ay , of th is P en d leto n —Congressm an VV. C. H aw d isc h a rg e o r d isc ip lin e any m em ber of place, has been busy w ith his hay the U n ited P olice w ith o u t c a llin g down ley, of th e first d istric t, passed through P endleton en route to D enver to a tte n d balin g o utfit the p ast few w eeks, and th e w ra th o f th e ir o rg a n iz a tio n . I t . the m eeting of th e head m anagers of m eans th e police w ill w ork to s u it the W oodmen o f the W orld. A n in v i still has a lo t of w ork ah ead . So fa r th em selv es, re g a rd le ss o f th e public or tatio n had recently been sen t to him th is season he has baled 300 to n s of th e ir su p e rio r officers. I t c re a te s in along w ith o ther m em bers of th e con a lfa lfa , w heat, o at an d clover hay, and has about 200 tons more to bale in th is C hicago a m odern P re to ria n G uard, gressional delegation, to a tte n d a con im m ediate section. N in e-ten th s of the w hich reco g n izes no ru le r b u t those it ference in th is c ity to discuss m eans of hay th a t is m ark eted a t Bend conies choosA . extension of the U m atilla reclam ation from th e L aid law d istric t, and the p ro ject. He announced his in ten tio n of farm ers in th is section are m ak in g good beiug p resent if possible, an d m ade as m oney from th is crop. T W EL V E N U N S H E R O IN E S . surances of his h e a rty co-operation w ith Congressm an Ellis in the proposed Big Field o f C a b b a g e . O rg a n iz e B u c k e t B rig ad e an d F ig h t work. F o re s t G ro v e— J . W . M yer h as ju s t F ire F ro m O rp h a n s . finished h a rv e s tin g 18 ac re s o f cab b ag e C orvallis H as B ig Pum pkin. C leveland, N ov. 9 .— T w elv e b rav e th o u g h t to be th e la r g e s t field in th e C orvallis— About th e bigg est known W illa m e tte v alley g iv en ex clu siv ely to nuns a t S t. V in c e n t's O rphan asylum c o n trib u tio n for piem akers was brought th a t v e g e ta b le . T hey a re p la n te d on org an ized a b u c k e t b rig ad e, p u t o u t a into tow n recently from H ecto r B ro s.’ o rd in a ry land, such as one w ill find in fire a t th e top o f th e b u ild in g to n ig h t, farm . I t was a single squash, b u t in th e v ic in ity an y w h ere, and g ro w e n and quelled an in c ip ie n t p anic. T he size it w as about th e biggest th a t ever tire ly w ith o u t irrig a tio n . T he g ro w o lder boys’ asy lu m , w hich houses 400 happened around here. I t w as six feet in g o f cab b ag e on an e x te n s iv e scale little ones, w as th e firs t to learn th a t one inch in circum ference one way and h as n ev er been tr ie d in th is co u n ty . five fe e t nine inches the other, i t is th ere w as d a n g er. estim ated th a t if m ade into pies it T he sis te rs , p assin g b u c k e ts o f w a would ta k e one man seventeen y ears to 200 A cres o f F ield Peas. te r up th e s t a ir s and p o u rin g i t on th e consum e the e n tire q u a n tity , e a tin g one < on don— H en ry G reber, a fa rm e r re blaze, se n t th e b ig g e s t boys to o v ersee fair-sized hunk each day. siding n ear here, in ten d s to sow 200 th e little ones a t th e ir stu d ie s . Those acres to field peas n ex t sp rin g in an e ffo rt to try out th e hog business. He who a tte m p te d to ru sh o u t w ere o r D rill for A rtesian W a te r a t Echo. has just receiv ed 200 bushels of seed dered back, and when h e lp arriv e d P en d leto n — A ccording to fo rm er peas for which he p a id $2 p er bushel. from th e o u tsid e , th e ch ild ren , som e of M ayor L. A. E steb of Echo, a com pany them s till unconscious o f th e p e ril, has been incorporated in his home town He has been raisin g corn as hog feed. w ere a t th e ir books, w h ile th e nuns, for th e purpose of d rillin g fo r artesian alm o st d ro p p in g from f a tig u e , held the w ater. A cap ital stock of $10,000 has P O R T L A N D M A R K E TS. fire u n d er co n tro l. been subscribed, m achinery to the value $1.03(7/ 1.05; club, W h e ; ;it-—B lur stem , of $5,000 has been ordered, and th e 92(7/ 93< red Russi an, 9P/jO ; Valley. com pany will not rest th e ir e fro rts u n 92c ; F ’i f o. 92 93c; T u rk ey red, 92@ W age F ig h t E x p e c te d . til several wells are sp outin g w ater. 93c; 40-fold, 9 ' »C. P itts b u rg , P a ., N ov. 9 .— T hom as L. Barb i»y —Fee« 1, $2 7(77 27.50; brew ing, L ew is, p re sid e n t o f th e U n ited Mine- A lbany H a s A pple Fam ine. * $27.50 pe r ton. w o rk ers o f A m erica, in d icated in an A lbany— Apple prices are b reak in g ; cracked , $34 per Corn Whole in te rv ie w h ere today th a t th e m in ers all records here. Apples are selling for ton. w ill m ake a s ta n d fo r h ig h e r w ag es in as high as $3.50 a box in th e local m ar Oats No. 1 w hite, $28.50 p er ton. th e s p rin g . Mr. L ew is d eclared th a t k et, and no apples of good q u a lity can Hay T im othy, W illam ette Valley, w ork a t th e m ire s w as im p ro v in g and be secured for less th a n $2 a box in $ I4(7/ 17 per to n ; E a ste rn Oregon, $18(77) w as hound to co n tin u e d oing so. He local stores. Most grow ers are receiv 2«»; a lfa lfa . $15(77)16; clover, $14; ch eat, also ex p ressed confidence in h is re- ing such fan cy prices for th e ir apples $13(V/< 14.50; g rain hay, $14@15. B u tter C ity cream ery ex tra s, 36c; election to th e presidency o f th e o rg a n in the outside m a rk e t th a t good fru it fancy outside cream ery . 30(7736c; store, ization, e x p la in in g th a t tw o locals h ave is very scarce for local consum ption. 2 2 1 j(o 21c per pound. (B u tte r f a t prices n om inated him fo r e v e ry one th a t average P_>c p er pound u n d er reg u lar High Price for Orchard. nam ed his opp o n en t, W illia m G reen, T a le n t— C. M. L ee h as sold four b u tte r prices.) o f Ohio. Fgjjf- -Fresh Oregon ex tra s, 38% @ ac re s o f peach o rch ard to C. W. Hope !<><•; « u rrent receip ts, 3Ge; E astern , 30(7/ for $3,000. T he t r a c t is s e t to new 34c per dozen. Mine In s p e c to r s R ap p ed P oultry Hens, 14c; sp rings. 14c; H a rris b u rg , P a ., Nov. 9 .— Ja m e s E. v a r ie tie s . S ix ty tr e e s o f th e A pple- R oderick, s t a te c h ief in sp e c to r o f gat*» v a rie ty a re th re e y e a rs o ld ; 80 roosters, 9(7rlOe; ducks. 15(ii 15% c; m ines, sh a rp ly c ritic iz e d th e p re se n t tr e e s tw o y e a rs old a re o f th e Sooner ge«*s»*, lOr; tu rk ey s, live. lfiVjC; dressed, ■’o r; opiahs, $ 1.75(0-2 p er dozen. m ethod o f se lectio n o f m ine in sp e cto rs v a rie ty . T h e r e s t a r e y o u n g er and of Pork Fancy. OOriMjc per pound. in a r e p o rt on a n th r a c ite coal m in in g iiff e r e n t v a rie tie s . Veal E x tra, S ^ ^ I O ^ c p er pound. in P e n n sy lv a n ia in 1908, w hich w as F ru its \ pplcs, $1(772.25 per box; Many Potatoes in This Hill. sen t G overnor S te w a r t to d ay . H e de pears. $l(o 1.5i>; g rap es. 80c(77)$1.25 per C o tta g e G rove— G eorge S ch n eid er, ir a te , 12’-_.c p er b a s k e t; casah as, $1.25 cla re s th e p re s e n t sy ste m pern icio u s and d e trim e n ta l to th e b e s t in te r e s ts who h as a ra n c h of 160 a c re s n in e m iles (a 1.50 p er dozen; quinces, $1(7/*1.25 per o f the m in e rs. T h e c h ie f also u rg e s w est o f tow n, is e x h ib itin g a h ill o f box; cran b erries, $8.50(779.50 p*>r b a rre l; m ore e ffo rt to ed u c a te m in ers. T he p o ta to e s g row n on th e place w h ich con persim m ons, $1.50 p er box. Potatoes- 50(77*600 p er sa c k ; sw eet production la s t y e a r w as 74,592,211 ta in e d 46 tu b e rs, o n e -th ird o f w hich T h e la rg e s t po potatoes. DV,(7/2e per pound. n e t to n s a g a in s t 86,056,412 tons the w ere m e rc h a n ta b le . Vegetables-—A rtichokes. 75c dozen; y e a r before. ta t o w eighed^one pound. beans, 10c per pound; cabbage, ^ (T ile ; cauliflow er. 30(77*60c p er dozen; celery, No R a in fa ll on P otato es. F e d e ra l J o b Is D eclined. 50 porn, $1(771.25 p er sa ck ; horse T he D alles— T h at p o tato es can be 1 A lbuquerque, N. M., N ov. 9 .— W il rad ish . 0(7710c p er dozen; peas. 10c per grown successfully w ithout a drop of liam R obinson, e d ito r o f th e R osw ell pound; peppers, 5(7T6c; p um pkins, 1(77* R e g is te r-T rib u n e , and a w ell know n rain d u rin g th e grow ing season has 1V|C; radishes, 15c p er dozen; sprouts, been dem o n strated here by J . C. B en 8c per pound; squash. $1(771.10; to m a a u th o r, who w as offered th e g o v ern o r son, of F ive M ile. M r. Benson is ex sh ip of New M exico to succeed G over h ih itin g excellent p o tato es grown on toes. 25 f/60e; tu rn ip s, 75c(77^1 per sack; carro ts. $1; b eets, $1.25; ru tab ag as. nor C u rry , w hose re sig n a tio n ta k e s his land by dry fa rm in g m ethods. $1.10 por sack. effect F e b ru a ry n e x t, announced today Onions—$1 (7/ 1.25 p er sack. th a t he did n ot feel c o m p e te n t to hold L et P rin e v ille C anal C ontract. Hons 1000 crop. 23* * (77 25c; 1908 th e p osition and would d eclin e th e P rin e v ille .—T. H. L a F o llette, ,T. S. crop. 20c; 1007 crop. 12c; 1906 crop, 8c. offer. M r. R obinson s a id : “ l a m a W atk in s and E. T. Slavdon h av e let a Wool E astern Oregon, 16(7?23e per n ew sp ap er m an and would r a th e r w ork co n tract for the construction of a canal pound; m ohair, choice, 24c p er pound. five anil one h alf m iles long fo r th e i r r i C attle. Best steers. $4.25(774.50; f a ir on a n ew sp ap er th an be p r e s id e n t.” gation o f 1.000 acres of land owned b y to goo 1. *3.85(774; m edium and feeders, them fo u r m iles from th is place on $3.50(773.75; b est cow«. $3.25; m edium , J a p a n to M eet R u s sia . Johnson creek. $3.00; common to m edium . $2.50^72.75; P a ris. Nov. 9 .— A sp e cial d isp a tc h hulls. $2(772.50; stag s. $2.50(773.50; frqm P ekin sa y s th a t in sp ite o f official B ig Crop of Onions. calves, lig h t. $5.25(775.50; h eav y , $4(77 den al M. K okovsoff. the R u ssian m in 4.75. O ntario— C. A. Johnson raised 18 is te r of finance, who w ill c o n fer s h o rt t o n s of onions on one acre of land not H ogs- Best. $7 85(77 8; m edium , $7.50 ly w ith a J a p a n e s e r e p re s e n ta tiv e , M. fa r from town. A bushel o f th e larg (77 7.75; stock era, $5(77 6. Sheen- Best w eth ers, $ t.2 5 ; f a ir to K urachi, d ir e c to r o f th e p o litic a l bu- c s t onions will he sent to Chicago by rc a o f T okio fo re ig n office, h a s a rriv e d the Com m ercial Club fo r ex h ib itio n a t good. $3.75(77 4; best ewes. $3.75(774; fa ir to good, $3.50(773.75; lam bs, $5(775.50. the land congress. a t L aln y . W A R S H IP H A S S P E E D . B a ttlesh ip N o rth D ak o ta Is D read n au g h t A flo at. F a ste st R ockland, Me., Nov. 5. The N o rth D ak o ta a screw sta n d a riz a tio n teats o ver th e R ockland m easured mile course to d ay developed a m axim um speed of 22.25 knots, au av erag e of 21.833. Both m ark s are iu excess of the b est p e r form ances of e ith e r her sister ship, the D elaw are, or th e B ellerophon, the lead ing D read n au g h t of th e B ritish navy. in a tta in in g th is speed th e tu rb in e en gines o f the N orth D ak o ta were forced to the developm ent of more horsepow er th an has been reached by an y b a ttle sh ip a flo a t. A m axim um of 35,150 horsepow er was recorded, w hile 33,875 horsepow er was th e moan am ount. The m axim um num ber of re v olutio n s of her nickel com position p ro pellers was 280 a m inute. I t w as found th a t 203 rev o lu tio n s in th is tim e were sufficient to m ain tain the c o n tra c t speed of 21 knots. T he N o rth D ak o ta by her p e rfo rm ance to d ay tak es precedence as a g e n eral first-class b attlesh ip . T he figures recorded to d ay su rp ass those o f any o th er D read n au g h t. T h ere is b u t one such b a ttle sh ip a flo a t th e a tta in m e n ts of w hich m ay exceed those o f th e N o rth D akota. T h is is th e N eptune, ju s t launched fo r th e B ritish navy. The N ep tu n e, how ever, will have to a tta in figures much iu excess of specifications to accom plish th is. T he B ellerophon, of th e B ritish n av y , has m ade b u t 22.1 knots. G R A IN S L IP S FRO M CANADA. D om inion Sends W h eat to A m erica for Shipm ent A broad. M o n treal, Nov. 5.— F re ig n t ra te s have b io u g h t ab o u t a curious situ a tio n iu connection w ith th e shipm ent of g ru in from C anada to E n g lan d . D espite the larg e in crease in th e g ra in o u tp u t from tho C anadian W est, M ontreal is g e t tin g less of the g rain fre ig h t tra d e th a n it has had in recen t years. T he ex p lan atio n is th a t fre ig h t ra te s from Boston to L iverpool are one and one h alf cen ts p er bushel ch eap er th au from M ontreal to Liverpool and th a t though th e e x tra cost o f tra n sp o rta tio n of th e g rain fro m th e C anadian W est to B oston b rin g s th e to ta l cost of fre ig h t from th e w h eat fields to E n g land to 12 3 4 cen ts in each case, the insurance on th e fre ig h t from Boston is less th a n on e-th ird of th a t on g rain on th e M o n treal ro u te o u tw ard bound. In o th er w ords, A m erican p o rts are g e ttin g M o n tre a l's g rain ex p o rt tra d e because th e in su ran ce ra te s on g rain cargoes from those p o rts are ab o u t 70 p er cen t less th an those on such fre ig h t fiom M ontreal. AERO G R A M A T 4,305 M IL E S . OREGON GETS HER FULL SHARE Secretary Ballinger Adopts New Irrl- • gallon Plan. S 2 . 5 0 0 . 0 0 0 D u e S ta te Is N ow Avail ab le— U n le s s M a lh e u r P e o p le Line U p, P r o je c t Will B e D ro p p e d — M any O th e r G o o d P r o je c ts A re R eady f o r A ctio n . W ashington, Nov. 6.—A s soon as Di recto r F. II. N ew ell and C h ief E ngineer A. P . Davis, of th e reclam atio n service, re tu rn to W ashington w ith th e senate irrig a tio n com m ittee. S e c re ta ry B allin ger will discuss w ith them ways aud m eans of g iv in g to Oregon th e full ben ©fits to which it is e n title d u nder th e n atio n al reclam atio n act. T h at one or more new p ro jects shall he u n d ertak en is v ir tu a lly ’prom ised by th e secretary , th e num ber d ep en d in g upon the cost and upon th e po ssib ilities th a t are open Oregon is. or soon will be, $2,500,000 behind its rig h tfu l ap p o rtio n m e n t from th<* reclam atio n fu n d . T he larg est con trib u to r, save one, to th e fund, much less m oney has th u s f a r been expended on w ork in Oregon th a n in sta te s and te rrito rie s th a t have co n trib u te d but sparingly. T his co ndition is deplored by Mr. B allinger, and it is his purpose to m ake re stitu tio n as q u ick ly as funds av ailab le will p erm it, provided su itab le p ro jects can be found and developed. A t th is tim e it is im possible to say w here th e g o v ern m en t will build. Quite a few possible pro jects have been exam ined and rep o rted on b y th e engineers of th e reclam atio n service, th e ir find ings h av in g ap p eared in th e an n u al re ports of th e d irecto r. F rom am ong the num ber it is a n tic ip a te d th a t some suit able scheme can be selected and placed u n d er c o n tra c t w ith in a reasonable tim e. BIG CO LLEG E FO R PO R T LA N D . M cC R E D IE IS E LE C TE D . C lark County J u r i s t Chosen as Con gressm an in W ashington. Tacom a, W ash., Nov. 3.— W ith W. W. M cCredie, of V ancouver, W ash., th e Re pub lican nom inee, lead in g by su b stan tial m ajo rities th ro u g h o u t th e so u th ern p a rt o f th e second congressional d is tric t, in d icatio n s u t a lute hour lust n ig h t w ere th u t he is elected o v er E r nest L ister, of Tacom a, th e D em ocratic can d id ate, by 2000 to 3000 m ajo rity , to fill th e v acancy cuused by th e d eath of F ran cis W. Cushm an. L a te s t returuB from P ierco county, th e home of M r. L iste r, the m ost pop ulous county in th e d istric t, uud u Re pub lican stro n g h o ld , in d icate th a t th e D em ocrats will c arry it by a m a jo rity o f 500. T aco m a’s m a jo rity fo r L ister is 800. To offset th is Ju d g e M cC redie lias su b s ta n tia l m ajo rities in the o th er com i tie s of th e d istric t, and it ap p ears th u t his election is assured. H E N EY IS BEATEN. S an F ran cisco T u rn s Down R eform er fo r D istric t A tto rn ey . S an F ran cisco , N ov. 3.— A fte r th re e y e a rs of a refo rm go v ern m en t which follow ed th e sen satio n al b rib ery g r a ft disclosures iu th e Iiu ef S chm itz union labor a d m in istra tio n of 1900-07, p a rtia l re tu rn s fro m y e s te rd a y ’s m unicipal election up to m id n ig h t in d ic a te th a t th e c ity has ag ain chosen a union labor a d m in istra tio n b y th e election of P. H. M cC arth y fo r m ayor a n d C harles M. F ic k e rt fo r d is tric t atto rn e y . Op posed to F ic k e rt w as F ran cis J . H eney, who a tta in e d n atio n al fam e as govern m ont pro secu to r in tho fam ous land fra u d eases in P o rtla n d , an d who fo r th ree y ears has conducted th e d ram atic b rib ery g r a ft prosecu tio n s in th is city , which have becom e histo ric. Mr. H e n e y ’s d e fe a t a p p a re n tly is decisive, the vo te fo r him ru n n in g behind both C rocker and L elaud. TA M M A N Y G A IN S VICTORY. R eed In s titu te W ill E sta b lish School of E le c ts M ayor of N ew Y ork, b u t Loses A rts an d Sciences. C ontrol o f F unds. P o rtla n d , N ov. 6.— A fte r spending more th an a y e a r in in v e s tig a tin g the scope of th e in stitu tio n s at p resen t lo cated in th e N o rth w est and th e general plans and m ethods ad o p ted b y E astern colleges, th e tru ste e s o f th e Reed I n s ti tu te have decided to u tilize th e fund o f $2.000,000 a t th e ir disposal in th e es tab lish m en t and m ain ten an ce of a col lege o f a rts and sciences in P o rtlan d . T his college, w ith th e endow m ent at its disposal, it is expected, will he on th e sam e plane as W illiam s or Am herst or sim ilar sta n d a rd in stitu tio n s of h igher learn in g . T he Reed bequest left th e c h a ra c te r of school to he e sta b lished p ra c tic a lly to th e d iscretio n of the board of tru stees. Tn decid in g upon th e g en eral scope of th e Reed in s titu te th e tru ste e s have ad o p ted in all resp ects th e recom m enda tions of th e general hoard of education, the in stitu tio n th a t has been endowed l\v Jo h n P . R o ck efeller w ith $50,000,000. The general board of ed ucation has tak en a m arked intoMst. in th e Reed in s titu te . I t se n t its se c re ta ry Dr. W al lace B u ttric k , to P o rtla n d in Septem ber to m ake a thorough in v estig atio n of e x istin g ed u catio n al ad v a n ta g e s in this te rrito ry b efo re recom m endations were made. N ew Y ork, Nov. 3.—T am m any e le c t ed a n o th er m ayor of G re a te r N ew York y esterd ay , b u t lost its g rip on c ity finances. W illiam J . G aynor, o f B rook lyn, sw ept th e five boroughs to v icto ry as m ayor b y a t least 70,000 p lu ra lity , d e fe a tin g O tto T. B a n n ard , R epublican- Fusion, and W illiam R. iie a r s t, in d e pen d en t. H e failed , how ever, to c arry his tic k e t w ith him, an d tho R epublican-F usion forces will control ab so lu tely th e hoard of estim ates and ap p o rtio n m en t, which will disburse ap p ro x im ta ely $1,000,000- 000 d u rin g th e ad m in istratio n . T h is is more th au a h alf-d efeat fo r T am m any, fo r th e control o f th e board o f e s ti m ate was one of th e p rin cip al issues of the cam paign. In ad d itio n , th e R epnblican-F usionists elected C harles S. W hitm an d istric t a t to rn ey of New Y ork county. lie d e fe a te d George C. B a ttle , D em ocrat, by a t least 13,000 p lu ra lity , and Jo h n S. Shea fo r sheriff o v er C. D. S ulliv an , D em ocrat, by ap p ro x im ately 10,000. Pacific M ail L in e r K o rea H an g s Up W ireless Record. S an F rancisco, N ovem ber 5. — The w ireless record w as ag ain broken by th e Pacific M ail lin er K orea T u es day n ig h t, when a m essage from her 4,305 m iles d ista n t was clearly received here on th e sum m it of R ussian H ill. A m essage w as received last week a t a d istan ce of 3,300 miles. The la te s t m essage w as as follow s: “ N ovem ber 2, 8 P. M., 2,205 m iles w est of H onolulu. In touch w ith Ja p a n tc n ig h t. All well.— K o re a .” T h is m essage w as also cau g h t by the go v ern m en t w ireless p la n t in B arralo n Islan d s, 40 m iles o u tsid e th e Golden G ate. T he d istan ce covered to an d from th e K o rea is 1,100 m iles f a rth e r th an th e distan ce covered by th e M arconi JO H N S O N IS D E F E A T E D . system on th e A tla n tic , and M arconi is said to o p erate w ith a 50 k ilo w att F o u r Tim es M ayor o f C in cin n ati, Loses p lan t. The K o r e a ’s p la n t is a 5 kilo JO H N DCS L E A D FO LLO W ED . O ut a t Polls. w a tt. T he m essage cam e d irect and in u n C leveland, N ov. 3.— Tom L. Johnson, Mrs. Sage an d C arnegie Offer M illions m istak ab le dots an d dashes. fo r fo u r term s m ay o r of C leveland, was to F ig h t Disease. SCH M ITZ M E N S E E JO BS. W ashington, Nov. 6.— F ollow ing the d efeated y e s te rd a y b y H erm an C. donation of $1,000,000 b y Jo h n D. B aehr, R epublican, co u n ty recorder. U n E x M a y o r’s Old H enchm en F locking R ockefeller to b e used in fig hting the official re tu rn s from ap p ro x im ately h alf hookworm disease id th e south, the of th e c ity in d icated th a t B a e h r’s p lu ra lity B ack to L an d of B irth . S an F rancisco, Nov. 6.— Although ficials of th e tre a su ry an d public health over Johnson w as a t least 4000, and and m arin e h o sp ital serv ice have re M ayor elect P . II. M cC arthy has d e m ight run to 6000. clared th a t he has not m ade a n y plans ceived in fo rm atio n th a t two other Jo hnson e arly conceded his d e fe a t reg ard in g num erous ap p o in tm en ts which $1,000,000 d o n atio n s will be forthcom ing he will h av e a t his disposal when he v ery soon. One is from M rs. Russell by 1500. W ith him pro b ab ly w en t the Sage, to he used in e x te n d in g w ork for bulk of th e D em ocratic tic k e t, those ta k e s office, th e henchm en of ex-M ayor S chm itz are alread y flocking h ack to th e erad icatio n of tu b ercu lo sis; tho councilm en who h av e been conspicuous o th er from A ndrew C arnegie fo r fight» in th e ir su p p o rt o f th e stre e t railw ay s th e crib. I t is declared b y those in touch w ith th e p o litical plans of M c ing p ellag ra, th e m ysterious disease th at program m e su fferin g most. has b a ffle d scien tists. H orm an B aeh r, th e first. R epublican C a rth y th a t m any of them will be given The u n d e rsta n d in g is th a t these sums to be elected m ayor o f C leveland in ten a chance a t th e public fu n d s once more. T he ex -re g istra r of votes, tw o ex- will be p laced a t th e disposal of the y ears, declared th a t his election w as m em bers of th e police com m ission, a same g en eral a u th o ritie s asso ciated w ith due to d issa tisfa c tio n of th e people w ith m em ber o f th e board o f public works th e p u b lic h ealth and m arin e hospital the m ethods of h an d lin g c ity business. The m ayor, in conceding his d efeat, u n d er S chm itz, and th e ex se cre ta ry of service. The la tte r would not giv e a th a t body and th e ex -secretary o f th e p o sitiv e confirm ation o f th e reports, announced th a t he would be a can d id a te board of education are am ong those who b u t in o th er q u a rte rs it w as learned fo r m ayor tw o y ears hence. R um ors are said to he slated fo r re tu rn to th a t th ere is th e b est of reason fo r the th a t he would rem ove to New York power, although th ey m ay not secure ex p ectatio n th a t th ese sum s will be were denied b y h is frien d s, b u t Jo hnson given, and th a t th e announcem ent will did n o t com m ent on them . th e ir old berth s. come v ery soon. T hugs K ill C ity M arshal. S tu d en ts Go on S trik e. Mme. N o rd ica L oses Suit. C leveland, O., Nov. 5.— P rin cip al Dos M oines, N ov. 3.— A fte r h av in g C am bridge, M ass., N ov. 6.— A d e searched alone all n ig h t fo r tw o b u r C harles L ynch of W est H igh School m ade a com prom ise proposition to d ay cision ad v erse to M adam e L illian N or g lars who had en tered a house a t Car- roll, la ., and a rre s tin g them , C ity M a r to th e 430 boys and g irls of his school dica, th e opera sin g er, and several of shal H a tto n , of C arroll, w as sh o t and h er sisters and cousins, who attem p ted who are on strik e ag ain st double ses k illed y e ste rd a y b y one of the robbers. sions and bad lunches, th a t he will see To b reak th e will of th e ir au n t, Mrs. H atto n had follow ed th e men from Car- V annje F . A llen, o f M elrose, was h a n d roll, an d a f te r a rre s tin g them , and while to p ro v id in g b e tte r m eals a t noon if th ey will retu rn . H e told them he could ed down b y Ju d g e R ugg in th e s ta te su co v erin g them w ith a rev o lv er, tu rn ed prem e co u rt today. tow ard his team . In s ta n tly one of th e do n o th in g to change th e double ses M adam e N ordica and th e o th er claim men sh o t him in th e hack. A posso sions. T he pupils will not consider the proposal. W hen school convened not a n ts to M rs. A lle n ’s e s ta te alleged th a t form ed an hour la te r an d cap tu red tho m ore th a n 100 pupils w ere in th e b u ild th e .te s ta to r had prom ised to div id e her robbers in a cornfield. A mob is re ing. The o th er 400 held a m eetin g and p ro p erty , valu ed a t $100.000, betw een p orted fo rm in g a t C arroll to a w a it the ad o p ted resolutions to prolong th e fight. them , h u t th a t in her will she le ft it a rriv a l of th e robbers. fo r c h a rita b le purposes. --------------------------- s Bold Thugs G et $14,156. •R ep u b lican s B e at R eform . P ro te c t Books W ith Gun. N ia g a ra F alls, O nt., Nov. 5.— W illiam P h ilad elp h ia, Nov. .3.— P h ilad elp h ia K an sas C ity , Nov. 6.— “ Use a sh o t y este rd a y re-elected Sam uel P. R otan Dobson, cash ier of th e C anadian E x press com pany here, was stru c k down gun to p ro te c t y o u r hooks, Mr. R ic h .” * d istric t a tto rn e y , on th e R epublican Thus spoke W. G. B u ch an an , a tto rn e y tic k e t, by a larg e m ajo rity . H is oppo to d ay in the co m p an y ’s office a t the G rand T ru n k sta tio n an d a package fo r S w ift Sc Co., a t to d a y ’s h earin g nent was D. C larence Oibbony, long a b efo re the com m issioners o f W yan d o tte lead er o f th e reform elem ent, and well co n tain in g $14,156 was tak en . The robbery w as com m itted in broad d ay county, who w ere try in g to force the know n by his connection w ith th e Law lig h t w ith a score of sta tio n em ployes large p ack in g house to produce th eir and O rder society. On th e s ta te tic k e t w ith in 20 feet of th e office. Dobson books fo r ta x a tio n purposes. On the th e R epublicans elected J . A. S to b er, was alone a t th e tim e. The two men sta n d y e ste rd a y , M r. Rich, an employe s ta te tre a su re r; A. PL Sisson, auditor- en tered th e office and one asked if a o f th e S w ift com pany, refu sed to a n gen eral, and R o b ert M osehzisker, ju d g e tru n k had arriv ed fo r him. As Dob sw er an y q u estio n s reg a rd in g th e com o f th e suprem e co u rt. A g ain st th e l a t son stooped to g et his “ on h a n d ” p a n y ’s records. F. 0 . F en n el, general te r, C. L aru e M unson, D em ocrat, m ade book, one of th e men reached o v er the m an ag er fo r A rm our Sc Co., knew a l a sp irited cam p aig n , and re tu rn s in d i most as little ab o u t th e A rm our p lan t as d a te M unson ran ah ead of his tic k e t. co u n ter and h it him behind th e ear. Mr. Rich knew ab o u t th e S w ift p lan t R ep u b lican s W in B ay S tate. Curb F ra te rn ity Rule. H aw aii W a n ts to Be W et. C hicago, Nov. 5.— F ra te rn ity ru le of Boston, Nov. 3.—T he R epublicans H onolulu. Nov. 6.— B oth houses of social life a t N o rth w estern U n iv ersity c arrie d M assach u setts in a s ta te elec and th e expensive d rain on stu d e n ts to th e te rrito ria l leg islatu re adopted to tion y e ste rd a y b y th e n arro w est m argin keep in th e social lim elight will be day unan im o u sly in th e sen ate, w ith in n early a q u a rte r o f a cen tu ry . The curbed through jo in t action of th e uni- only two opponents in th e house, a p a rty tic k e t was re elected, b u t Gov v e rsity fa c u lty and th e fra te rn ity jo in t resolution v o icing an earn est p ro ern o r D r a p e r ’s p lu ra lity of 60,000 in alum ni board. The fa c u lty has been test a g a in st th e a tte m p t o f F. .T. Wool- th e la s t election was cu t to 8000. Com receiv in g com plaints th a t th e expense ley, a local a tto rn e y , and o th ers to se plete re tu rn s fo r governor follow : o f belonging to f ra te rn itie s is too high cure a fed eral en actm en t ex ten d in g D rap er, Rep., 190,045; V ahey, Dem., for th e av erag e stu d e n t and th a t, u n p ro h ib itio n to th e H aw aiian islands. 181,663; R epublican p lu ra lity , 83.82. less pledged to one o rg an izatio n of the W oolley and his asso ciates, it is r e T he nex t le g isla tu re will show th e cus kind, th e stu d e n t is le ft out o f th e ported, have been c a rry in g on a cam to m ary R epublican m ajo rities in both paign to th is end a t W ashington and in branches. social life of th e college. o th er m ain lan d cities fo r some tim e. S h ip 's S tro n g Room Looted. N egroes R e ta in F ran ch ise. R iv er D is tric t In fe c te d . N ew York, N ov. 5.— News leak ed out B altim ore, M d., N ov. 3.— T he p ro B erlin, N ov. 6.— Official rep o rts o f th e posed c o n stitu tio n a l am endm ent d is la te th is aftern o o n th a t some tim e Iasi n ig h t ro b b ers ab o ard th e H am burg- cholera cases in G erm any shows th a t fra n c h isin g negroes was d efeated a t A m erican steam er P rin c e Joachim blew from Ju ly 19 u n til N ovem ber 3, 33 p e r y e s te rd a y ’s electio n , according to an open th e stro n g room safe, secured $50,- sons had th e disease and 12 o f these estim ate bv R epublican S ta te C hairm an 000 in gold and escaped. T he police died. M ost o f th e cases developed in H anna. T he m a jo rity a g a in s t th e a re g u ard in g th e sh ip and th e crew are th e v icin ity o f th e d e lta of th e V istula am endm ent was placed a t from 6000 to u n d er surveillance. riv er. 10 , 000 . >