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The Estacada Progress ADJOURN IN DEADLOCK. Miners toummá Im e* Jtmndmv ESTACADA OREGON BRIEF NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK Interesting Events from Outside the State Presented in a Manner to Catch the Eye o f the Busy Reader — Matters o f National, Historical and Commercial Importance. Eastern stocks are declining. Farmers insist that middlemen get moat of the increase in the cost o f liv ing. Interior department will sell at auc tion rich lands on the Siletz Indian res erration. Major Genera) Leonard Wood is in a Baltimore hospital for treatment of an old injury. An Arizona man aged 70 years shot and killed a friend with whom he had an altercation. Ex-Vice President Fairbanks met king and queen of Italy and lauded American college at Rome. Returning Alaskans bring tales of many deaths on the trails, with the temperature 70 below zero. A new play called “ The Chanti cleer” iB having a 'phenomenal run in Paris, and will be brought to America next fall. Gifford Pinchot, now president of the National Conservation ass ciation, has begun an active campaign l< r new and Btringent laws to protect natural resources. and Operators Unable Reach Agreement. to Toledo, O., Feb. 7.— Unable to e f fect an organization because o f the deadlock on the admission of miners’ delegates from Illinois, the joint wage conference of the bituminous coaloper- ators’ and miners of Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania adjourned tonight sine die. No provision was made for another meeting. The adjournment , it is de clared, does not mean necessarily a suspension of work at the expiration of the present contract, April 1. This would affect all bituminous dis tricts controlled by the United Mine- workers, as they decreed at their In dianapolis convention that no district should sign a wage scale until the scales for all districts were negotiated. Both sides have declared, however, that they will not recede on the Illinois proposition. Some plan may be worked out to get the miners and operators together again before April 1. It may be a call for another convention or the selection o f a representative scale committee. A meeting of the executive boards of the miners was called for tomorrow. The night session lasted only a short time. As no one had anything to say, the futility of continuing the session was expressed by President Lewis. His suggestion for dividing the responsibil ity for adjournment was followed. A delegate from the miners moved to ad journ and one from the operators sec onded it. A call bv states resulted in the only unanimous vote recorded in the meet ing. NEWS NOTES GATHERED FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF OREGON T A LK S A PPLE TU MEN. Prof. Jackson, o f Oregon Agricultur Records Show Central Oregon is Be ing Favored by Jupiter Pluvious al College Gives Timely Hints Portland — “ Apple Tree Anthrac- nose, ” was the subject o f the lecture delivered by Professor H. S. Jackson of the department of plant pathology, Oregon Agriculture college, before the Apple Culture club at the Y. M. C. A. The lecture provoked numerous queries from the large number of apple enthus iasts present “ With the possible exception of scabs,” said Professor Jackson, “ ap ple tree anthracnose is the most de structive disease of the apple known in the Pacific Northwest. The disease is easily recognized in mid-summer by the presence of elongated cankers or sunken aeras in the bark of the smal ler branches. It is caused by a para site fungus, and must be treated by covering the tree with some fungicide Bubstance that will prevent the germ ination of the spores and bo keep the fungus from entering the tissues. A f ter the fungus enters the bark no treat ment can be applied that will not kill the tissues as well. In other words, the treatment must be preventative and not curative. “ It has been found by investigators as well as by growers that the only satisfactory methods of controlling the disease is by spraying before the in fection takes place, with the Bordeaux mixture or lime-sulphur.” Professor Jackson called attention to the fact that the life history of the fungus causing apple tree anthracnose REICHSTAG HAS T R E A T Y. and the successful treatment were first worked out by Professor Cordley of the Friendly Spirit to Govern Tariff Ad Oregon Agricultural college. ministration. Mayor Gaynor, of New York, will Berlin, Feb. 7. — Chancellor von save that city $1,500,000 a year in sal aries of useless city employes, and ev Bethmann liollw eg today sent to the eryone is pleased but the professional reichstag the following communica tion regarding the German-American politicians. tariff asgreement: A young woman whose fiancee had “ The American government has de died a short lime before, deliberately clared that the livestock question is waded into Niagara river, turned and withdrawn wholly from the negotia smiled and waved her hand to those on tions, on the condition that the unlim shore who saw her, and th n was swept ited enjoyment of Germany’s conven to death over the falls. tional tariff be conceded to the ^United f Society women of Denver have States. “ It further agrees that the aavan- started a boyott on milliners. tages of the American minimum tariff An explosion in a coal mine at In shall be extended unrestrictedly to diana, Pennsylvania, killed eleven men. Germany after March 31. “ That the customs administrative The treasurer of a Massachusetts bank has confessed to embezzling over features of the existing tariff arrange ment shall remain in force. $ 100 , 000 . “ That this extension of the mini Alleged frauds have been discovered mum tariff to Germany secures to her in the registration for the coming elec treatment in accordance with the most tion in Seattle. favored nation clause. It is alleged that food manufaturers “ That the American customs admin all continue to use benzoate of soda istrative regulation shall be applied to in their products. German goods in a friendly and con British Liberals have declared a re ciliatory spirit. “ That the present agreement re lentless war on the Lords and will pur specting the labeling of wines shall sue it to the end. remain in force; and The mayor of New York is trying to “ That the customs administrative make each city employe show what he provisions respecting the marking of does to earn his salary. goods sha I be applied in a friendly A woman has been appointed police and conciliatory spirit.” judge in Denver, and will hear the cases o f women and children. Flood Cleanses Paris. William Gohl, agent of the Sailors Paris, Feb. 7.-—The fall of the river union of Seattle, is charged with many Seine wbb more rapid today. The ap murders, and also incendiarism. pearance of the city is approaching the A bill has been introduced in parlia normal, but the subways system is still ment that persons unable to find em inoperative. Water remains in the ployment must be supported out of.the tubes, which, after they have been emptied, must he cleaned and disinfect general taxes. ed. The progress toward the restora Eggs are arriving in Chicago at the tion of the lighting, telephone and tel rate of 1,800,000, per day from Okla egraph lines is slow. The work of dis homa, Kansas, Texas, Missouri, Ten infection and other precautions against nessee and Nebraska. an epidemic of typhoid hus been so The Alaska steamer Farallon has thorough that some of the newspapers been found wrecked on a reef off the predict that Paris will not only es Alaska coast. Five of her crew who cape contagion but will emerge from went for help have not been heard the flood cleaner than before. The superintendent o f sewers re from. The balance o f the crew and passengers were rescued after camping ports that from the examinations which he has been able to make, few nearly a month on shore. of the sewer mains burst, the ruptures T a ft will speak in Chicago March 17. occurring in the branch pipes leading The University o f Washington at Se into buildings. attle, will try vegetarian diet for one Despite the attempts of some o f the week. opposition papers to make it appear Hamilton made a new speed record that dissensions prevail among the for aeroplanes of one mile in one min various relief organizations, investiga tion indicates that all are co-operating ute and_27 seconds. with zeal. Foreign contributions to The Ballinger-Pinchot inquiry got the relief fund today reached a total of into a bad tangle and will be gone about $700,000. over again from the start. Damages of $70,000 have been “ Spartan" Doctor Dead. awarded a hat manufacturer in Con Long Beach, Cal., Feb. 7.— The necticut, who sued the hatterB union strain of supporting a 200 pound pa for boycotting. tient, who had rolled off the operating A Los Angeles man willed his body table, burst a blood vessel in Dr. W il to any physician who wished it, for liam Lawrence Woodruff’s lungs yes scientific purposes, but no one claimed terday and the surgeon died shortly a f It and it was creamated. terwards. Dr. Woodruff’s views on For the second time in two years the the simple life and Spartan methods of medical supply department of the U. raising children had made his name S. army at New York was burned out, known throughout the country. He first practiced his theories on his in with a loss of $1,000,000. fant children, who thrived on coarse A sinking steamer off the Atlantic foods and ice baths, and the wearing coast sent wireless calls for aid and of only a single garment. her captain and crew o f 46 men were rescued just as the ship went down. Eagle Tears Alligator, San Francisco, Feb. 8.— A desperate A mine explosion in the Coahuila col liery in Mexico caused the death of 68 battle was fought in the Golden Gate Park aviary early this morning be miners. tween a large golden eagle and a four A San Francisco cornice worker fell foot alligator. The young alligator from a three story building, broke a had crawled out of the small lake to 2x4 scantling on his way down, and bask in the Bun, when the eagle swoop landed on his feet without serious in ed down spon it, and after vainly try jury. ing to tear the scaly hide with its The Supreme court o f the United beak, rose with the reptile to the top States reached its 120th birthday of a 12 foot pole and let the alligator Commander Peary is trying to or drop to the ground. Then like light ganize an expedition to seek the South ning the bird again attacked the alliga tor with beak and claws. Pole. Clerks in the treasurer’ s office in Paintings Sold, $5,000 a Minute. Cook county. III., (Chicago) struck for New York, Feb. 8.— Twenty paint increased pay for overtime. ings were sold, at the rate o f $5,000 Demands will be made for increase worth a minute, at the first important in wages of mechanics and shopmen on sale of the year here last night. The 27 railroads throughout the Southwest. paintings were from the collection of A shipment o f 46 boxes of prehis the late H. S. Henry, of Philadelphia toric hones has arrived in Berlin from The sale occupied 51 minutes and real the German East African exploring ex ized $255,750. M illet's “ Going to pedition. W ork" was the star offering, fetching $53,100. Three fine Corots brought Harriman's holdings in the Wells Fargo Express company have been $28,000, $23,000 and $22,000 respec sold to the American Express company lively. for $23,450,000. Prospects for the passage of a bill to To guard against disease germs in raise additional money for the comple the dust, masks have been adopted by tion of government irrigation projects the New York street cleaning d ep a r now under way grows brighter. tment for its sweepers. AN NU AL RAINPAI I. INCREASES. 32,000,000. Feet of Timber in Deal. Portland— E. B. Woodyard, of Re pass & Woodyard, timber land dealers, has returned from a month’s trip East, where be went to close up a sale of timber lands located in Linn and Wash ington counties. The deal involved two tracts, 480 acres in Linn county and 320 acres in Washington, comprising about 32,000,- 000 feet of fir timber, which was purchased by E. C. Bradley, of Welch, W. V a „ The consideration involved was close to $25,000. While in the East Mr. Woodyard started negotiations which he is confident will lead to the sale of a large body of Oregon timber land, containing several hundred million feeL Goose Lake Sugar Beets Excellent. Lakeview— There is considerable un favorable comment locally on account of the failure o f the Lakeview board of trade to ship the samples of BUgar beets grown in Goose Lake valley the past season as an experiment to the state agricultural college at Corvallis for analysis as to sugar contents of same. The seed had been furnished the board of trade by an Eastern sug ar beet factory, and they had promis ed with the advent of the railroad a sugar factory, should experiments prove successful The fact remains that sugar beets grown in the valley, as far as size, yield and looks are concerned, compare most favorably with those grown in any sug, r beet district in the country. Oregon Fire Relief Makes Report, Salem— Insurance Commissioner Ko- zer has received the first annual state ment o f business done during 1909 from the Oregon Fire R elief associa tion, of McMinnville. During the year the total income of this mutual concern was $169,491.77, which is a big business. The losses paid equaled $74,101.95. The total expenses for the year were $50,811.55, which is about 30 per cent of the business trans acted, and is a remarkable showing. Expenses of most insurance companies run from 35 to 45 per cent of the busi ness, computed upon the income as a basis. The assets of the Oregon Fire R elief are fixed at $164,364.30, and its liabilities ar $85,045.56. More Water Is Planned. Springfield— Capacity of the Spring field water plant is to be doubled and 3,200 feet of four-inch mains are being laid about the city. The reservoir is to be enlarged and water will be taken from wells instead of from the river. Tbe city will have, according to Manager Lambrith, of the Northwest ern corporation, a modernly equipped plant, that will supply the rapidly growing city for years to come. A new pump, with a capacity of 500,000 gallons a day, has arrived to duplicate the present one. Espee Negotiates at Merrill. Merrill— H. P. Hoey, assistant en gineer, and W. S. WoTden, right-of- way agent, met with the chamber of commerce to discuss the construction of the proposed Southern Pacific line through Merrill. A survey was made a year ago, when Merrill offered a free depot site and right-of-way for six miles to the north toward Klamath Fa'ls. Two surveys were made, one running to Klamath Falls and the other to Midland. New Oil Company is Organized. Vale —The Double Mountain Oil & Gas company has been formed and ar tid es of incorporation have been filtd in the county clerk’s office. The cap ital stock is $1,000,000. The com pany will deal in oil and gas lands and other enterprises. Wallowa Porker, 410 Pounds: $45 Wallowa— M. C. Davis butchered a hog recently that dressed 410 pounds. Tbe porker was nearly three years old and weighted 510 pounds on foot. A t the prevailing price of 81* rents per pound, it waa worth nearly $45, or more than the stock cow. Gain in Deposits of $16.103,510.01 Salem— Individual deposits in the state and national banks in Oregon on November 16, 1909 were $90,048,749,- 72, an increase since November 27, 1908, o f $16,103,510.01. The com bined loans in 1909 were $63,427,946.- 78; in 1098, $51,492,259.72. Madras— The annual rainfall is in creasing in Central Oregon. Where the precipitation a few years ago was 10 and 12 inches, figures show that 15 inches is the record for 1909. In the annual report of Mr. Rea, lo cal co-operativa weather observer, is noted with much interest the material increase in the amount of precipita tion, both of rain and snow, the for mer showing a total of 10.38 inches and the latter 5.86, making a total of approximately 15 inches o f moisture for the year ending December 31, The vear 1908 was also somewhat above the average in the amount of moisture which is supposed to fall in this section. Although there was no weather observer at this place during that year, a conservative estimate made in comparison with the precipi tation of a few years previous, would tend to show that probably from 10 to 12 inches of moisture fell in this section during 1908. In view of the reports which have been current heretofore that six or eight inches per year was the maximum fall of moisture in this section, the considerable increase of the last two years would indicate that a better climate iB to be the rule for the Central Oregon country. The change is an especially pleasing one to residents of the interior, who, with the increased precipitation, are assured o f sufficient moisture for the maturing of crops. And, if other cli matic conditions are not altogether fa vorable, even a partial failure of crops in the country east of the Cascades will be rare. Use 2,000.000 Bushels Annually. The Dalles--One of the largest in dustries in Eastern Oregon is the Wasco Warehouse & Milling company, whose mills are located in this city. It operates warehouses here and also in Sherman county along the line of the Columbia Southern railroad. Besides its mill and warehouses it owns the electric plant which supplies electri city for The Dalles, Dufur and Tygh Valley. Tbe flouring mills of this company are the largest in Eastern Oregon, and are operated by electricity from White river, 30 miles south. Nehalem Creamery Flourishing. Mist— A t the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Nehalem Creamery association, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Presi dent, G. Gustafsen; vice president, Martin Harvey; secretary, Emil Mes- sig; local manager, Fred Mann; direc tors, P. Wanstroin, Peter Banzer and P. E. Allen; treasurer, J. O. Lible. The association is in a flourishing con dition, and prospects for the year are exceedingly bright. Making Progress on Oil Well. Dallas— Last week the water at the Whiteaker oil well was cased off and the drilling is proceeding far more rapidly than at any season since boring was begun. The record run was made one afterroon recently when the drill went down 35 feet in five hours. It is expected that oil will be struck before the 1,400 hundred foot depth has been reached. 8uy Jersey Cows. Enterprise— Combes & Hotchkiss have shipped in a carload o f Jersey cows, 34 in number, over a score of them giving milk. They came from Jefferson. Or., and are an extra fine lot. Douglas Land Brings $100,000. Albany— Eighteen hundred and twen ty acres of Douglas county timber land was sold this week to Ohio capitalists for $100,000 by C. W. Tebault, of A l bany, as agent. M c C a r t h y r e ig n s suprem e San Francisco’s Mayor Sweeps Away All Trace ot Precedents. San Francisco, Feb. 4.— San Fran- ciso is in the handB o f Mayor Mc Carthy and his cohorts. Commencing with tbe throwing out of office of mem bers of the board of police commission ers and following that up with the de capitation o f the members o f the board of education, the newly-elected mayor practically completed hia reign of ter ror the fore part of the week when he lopped off the heads of 15 more of the Taylor commissioners, and in the early hours of the morning had 15 of his own men sworn in. Neither the ouBted commissioners nor any of their at torneys knew what had ,happened until long after the transformation had been effected. It is not the beginning [of the end, but it marks what Mayor McCarthy said upon his installation into office that he proposes to run the city after his own manner. In short, he wants to control absolutely and without ques tion, the patronage of the city, and failing to convince the commissioners that they should resign, he has brought it about by more tyrannical methods. Saloonmen, members o f the Royal Arch, a liquor dealers’ association, and heads of various union bodies of San Francisco, make up, for the most part, the newly appointed commissions, so that it is easy to see who is going to rule theroost for the next two years, at leasL It is going far, perhaps, to say that San Francisco is to be the Paris of America, but the complete disregard that McCarthy has shown for the in tent o f the charter, to say nothing more, is proof positive that he will permit nothing to stand in his road. His motto might easily be “ rule or ruin.” Already there are indications that the ousted commissioners will not stand idly by. Some of them, it. is true, have decided to quit peaceably, but others, and notably the board of education, has decided to test in the courts the right of the mayor to turn them out o f office. Action in this test case was begun today. TARIFF WAR AVERTED. Agreement Reached With Germany on all But Meat Inspection. Washington, Feb. 4.— Concessions by both the United States and Ger many have averted a threatened tariff war. Negotiations have been concluded between the two countries which settle the qestion of a minimum and maxi mum rate with the exception of the cattle and dressed meat issue. This was eliminated from the present nego tiations and will be taken up later in separatn diplomatic representations. Under the agreement ma^e today Am erican minimum rates will be exchang ed for the entire minimum list of Ger many. The result is considered advan tageous to both countries. The State department today issued a statement, which in part is as follows: “ By the understanding arrived at, there will be no tariff war and no in terruption of the 'enormous commerce passing between the two countries. The magnitude of this business ap pears from the statement that in the calendar year just closed the direct interchange of commodities between Germany and the United States ex ceeded $409,000,000, and, allowances being made for German importations through other countries, the actual vu) ume is possibly in excess of $500,000,- 000. Honest Engineer Disliked. Chicago, Feb. 4.— City Engineer John Ericson told the Merriam commis sion, which is investigating municipal expenditures, that he had never been encouraged by the officials above him in his efforts to prevent the wasting of city funds. He said that on one oc casion when he said $300,000 was too much to pay for a new pumping sta tion, Mayor Busse said that the soon er he (Ericson)got out o f the city work the better it would be for him. The mayor emphatically denied this. Eric son expects to be fired. PO R TLAND M ARKETS. Wheat— Track prices — Bluestem, $1.16; club, $1.06; red Russian, $1.- 04; valley, $1.06; 40-fold, $1.10. Barley— Feed and brewing, $28.50(6) 29 per ton. Corn— Who'e, $35; cracked, $36 ton. Oats— No. 1 white $31.60(6)32 ton. Hay— Track prices— Timothy: W il lamette valley, $18(6)20 per ton; East ern Oregon, $21(622; alfalfa, $17@18; clover, $16; grain hay, $16(617. Butter— City creamery extras, 37@ 39c; fancy outside creamery, 35(637c; store, 20(u22){c. Butter fat prices average 1 J*c per pound under regular butter prices. Eggs— Fre.-h Oregon extras, 32@33c per dozen; Eastern, 17 (6 22c. Pork— Fancy, 11c pound. Poultry— Hens, 16X(6)17c; springs, 16(</17c; ducks, 21(622c; geese, 12(6 14c; turkeys, live, 22(6 25c; dressed, 22(630c; squabs, $3 per dozen. Veal— Extras, 12(6T2Jic per pound. Fresh Fruits— Apples, $1(63 box; nears, $l(u 1.60 per box; cranberries, $8(69 per barrel. Potatoes— Carload buying prices: Oregon. 70(6 90c per sack; sweet pota toes, 2$j@2$i<: per pound. Vegetables— Artichokes, $1(61.25 per dozen ; cabbage, $1.75(62 per hun dred; horseradish, 9(610c per pound; pumpkins, l ' j i f l ^ c ; sprouts, 7(68c: squash, 2c; tomatoes, $4.25 per crate; turnips, $ 1.50 per sack; carrots, $1.25; beets, $1.50; parsnips, $1.50. Onions— Oregon, $1.50 per sack. Hops— 1909 crop, prime and choice, 20(6 22c; 1908s, 17 Jsic; 1907s, l l ^ e . Wool— Eastern Oregon, 16(623c pound; mohair, choice, 25c . Ca-cara bark— 4 V*c per pound. Hides- Dry hides, 18(618}*c per pound; dry kip, 18(618)%c; dry calf skin, 19(021c; salted calfskin, 19(621c; saltel hides, 10(610Hc; salted kip- skin, 15c; green, lc less. Cattle— Best steers, $5; fair to good, $4.50(64.75; strictly good cows, $3.75(64; fair to good, $3(63.50; light calves, $5(65.60; heavy calves, $ 4 (6 4.50; bulls, $3.50(63.75; stags, $3(64. Hogs Top, $9; fair to good, $8 50 6(8 75. Sheep— Best wethers, $5.50; fair to good, $5(65.50; good ewes, $4.76(65; lambs, $6(66,50. Valuable Witness Found. Chicago, Feb 4.— That the govern ment has found a valuable and well in formed witness in the beef trust case in the person of a former trusted offi cial of a large packing company was the report about the federal building. This man is said to be on a pension at present but has consented to tell the jury all he knows in return for immun ity. Two more employes o f Sw ift & Co. were subpoenaed today, and others, it is said, will follow. Comet Gas to Envelop Earth. New York, Feb. 3. -Camille Flam- marion, the French astronomer, in a letter published here today, says that the vaporous tail o f Halley’s comet will envelop the earth on May 19. “ For several hours,” he says, “ we will be immersed in tbe gaseous caudal ap pendage whose chemical const! ution is still little known. The comet will pass directly between the sun and the world at 2 o’clock in tbe morning of May 19. A t that hour the Pacific ocean will be in full daylight, while in France it will be night. Glare, Report; Meteor? Quincy, III., Feb. 4— A meteor is supposed to have struck near here at 1 :- 30 o’ clock this morning. It Broused the whole city and caused buildings to tremble. Those about tbe streets saw a great glare in the sky, and heard a report as o f an explosion immediately followed. Burlington, la., Feb. 4. — Reports from Keokuk and Hannibal state that at 1:30 o’clock this morning the West ern sky suddenly was lighted with a great glare and a minute later was followed by a heavy shock that caused the earth to tremble. I t is supposed to have been a meteor, but may have been caused by the explosion o f dyna mite in a mine. Body Lathed to Matt. Crisefield. Md., Feb. 4.— The body o f Captain W. A. Bradshaw, of the oyster boat Effie Smith, was found lashed to the mast of his wrecked ves sel today. The crew o f three men are missing. WIRELESS BRINGS HELP IN TIME Captain and Crew of Sinking Steam er are Rescued. Steamer Kentucky, en Route From New York to Pacific Coast Found ers O ff Cape Hatteras—Alamo Antw ert “ S. O. S ." and Picks Up 47 Men from Jaws or Death New York, Feb. 6.— Once more the wireless has averted disaster, for the “ S. 0. 8 .” signal of distress, quickly flashing through the ether, this morn ing summoned help to a sinking steam er and tonight Captain Moon and his crew of 46 men are safe on board the Mallory liner Alamo, while their ves sel, the steamer Kentucky is at the bottom o f the sea off Cape Hatteras. It is another case of disaster averted by wireless and told to the world by the same medium. The Kentucky, a wooden vessel of 996 gross tonnage and 203 feet long, was bound from New York to the Pa cific coast for use between Seattle and Alaska ports for the Alaska-Pacific Steamship compny. fir s t news of the Kentucky’s dis tress was received at the United Wire less company’s station at Cape Hat teras at 11:30 o’clock this morning. There the operator heard the “ S. 0. S.” and quickly followed by this mes sage: “ We are sinking. Our latitude is 28:10; longitude 76:30.” Almost simultaneously the operator heard the Bteamship Alamo respond to the Kentucky’s call for help, informing Captain Moore that the Alamo was making all speed to the sinking ves sel’s assistance. Thereafter no message was received from the Kentucky, indicating that water had interferred with the power, puttiny her wireless apparatus out of commission. The navy departme it at Washington in the meantime flashed wirelpss mes sages along the Atlantic coast, dis patching the battleship Louisiana, which was on a 24-hour speed trial cruise, and two revenue cutters, the Yamacraw and Seminole, to the scene, but at 5 o’clock word came from the Alamo that she had arrived first and had taken off all hands in safety. This is the message as received in New York by the United Wireless company from its Cape Hatteras sta tion : “ Latitude 32:46; longitude 76:28— Steamship Alamo has just taken Cap tain Moore and crew of 46 men from the sinking Kentucky. Water had al ready reached the fire room and the steamer will sink before midnigt. The Alamo is now proceeding to Key W est.” CEREAL TRUST FORMING. Twelve Biggest Breakfast Food Mak ers May Combine. Chicago, Feb. 2.— The hungry pub lic, turning from prohibitive meat and other foodstuffs to cereals, is apparent ly in for another hard shock, as thers is every indication that a great com bine in cereals ¡B on the verge of com pletion to be followed immediately by a general boost in prices. Snowballs and sand seem about the only things left that cannot he cornered. Advices from Minneapolis today and tonight are to the effect that a great holding company is forming to take over several of the largest cereal fac tories in the United State— in short, to form a trust in breakfast foods. Ac cording to theBe reports, these com panies probably would be in the com bine: Northwestern Cereal corporation. Minneapolis Cereal & Milling Co. Fruen Wheat Food & Milling Co. Minne-Paul Cereal & Milling Co. Malta Vita Food Co., Battle Creek. Pettijohn Pure Food Co. A ll Iowa plants of the United Cereal Co. It is further declared that in addi tion to these concerns, seven white flour mills in the territory adjacent to Minneapolis would be in the merger and that there was a possibility that two of the large baking concerns of Minneapolis also would be included. Thomas W. Hicks, of the National Financing Company, said today : “ There 12 cereal-producing firms in this country, where one holding com pany could handle the entire output. W e seek at present to combine these 12 firms and avoid the throat-cutting which has been going on for years and which has caused many failures. For instance, Battle Creek, Mich., which has been the center of cereal-produc ing, haB been the victim o f 42 failures in three years. “ The way things are going at pres ent, the cereal output is a losing prop osition for the food companies. It is a continual fight for contracts and the result is that the jobber is the only one who makes the big money. LUMBER PRICES ADVANCE. T etna id by Railroads Given as Causa o f Rise. Los Angeles, Feb. 2.— Rough Ore gon pine lumber has advanced $1, to $22 and $26 a thousand feet. Shingles have advanced 25 cents, to $2.26 and $3 a thousand. Shakes are up, $2, to $20 a thousand. “ The reason for the advance in rough Oregon pine,” said J. F. Mullin, o f the Montgomery & Mullin Lumber company, today, “ is the heavy demand of the railroad companies for this lum ber. Not only in the United States is the demand heavy, but it extends to China, where they are doing an im mense amount of railroad building. “ The railroads use so much lumber that they practically make the market. When there is a great amount of railroad building the price ,of lum ber goes up. “ The outlook for the lumber busi ness is higher prices. There has been C O A ST A S K S PR O TE C T IO N . a tendency toward higher priceB since the slump caused by the financial de Seaports Need 50 Submarines for pression of a little more than a year Defence in Time of War. ago.” Washington, Feb. 6.— Ten submar Three More Bodies Found. ines a year foi the next five years is the program of naval construction for Marshfield, Or., Feb. 2.— Three more the Pacific Coast defenses that has bodies of the Czarina wreck victims been prepared by the memberB of con were found today. One was near the gress from the states of the Pacific mouth of the Umpqua river, a second Coast. at Ten-Mile creek Bnd the third oppo The bodies are not This will be insistd upon strongly at site the wreck. an eBrly date before the house commit yet identified. This makes nine bodies tee on naval affairs. that have been found. It was thought Delegations from Oregon, Washing by some that the headless body found ton and California have organized to several days ago was that of Harold press this claim. Representatives MHIis, but the father, C. J. Millis, Hayes, o f California; Ellis, of O re could not identify it,, and the remains A gon, and Humphrey, o f Washington, were buried as an unknown. were appointed by tbe Pacific Coast watch is kept for more bodies. delegation to lay their plans before the naval committee. Mr. Hayes Cherry Mine is Opened. strengthened his position in his argu Cherry, III., Feb. 2.— Work was re ment by quoting from the report of the sumed in the St. Paul mine tonight by naval board of strategy and other gov scores of men, following the removal ernment documents. today of the hermetic Beal that had “ The Pacific Coast is in a defense kept the subterreanean passages closed less condition,” declared Representa for two months. Efforts will be made tive Hayes. “ In San Francisco Bay to clear the mine of noxious vapors, to tbe current is so strong that it is next wall in any smouldering fire, and to re to impossible to protect the entrance cover the 160 bodies that have been en to the harbor with mines.” tombed since the fire broke out on N o vember 13. Spectators at the unseal Timber Deal is SI,COO,OOO. ing o f the mine were mostly young Aberdeen. Wash., Feb. 5.— Involv widows, some only 16 years old who ing approximately $1,000,000 and had been married but few months. affecting 1,000,000,000 feet o f spruce Pauihan Makes Flight. timber in British Columbia, a deal has just been closed here whereby a syndi Denver, Feb. 2.— Thirty thousand cate composed of James Hackett, people swarmed into Overland park to Thomas Morgan and James Shields, of day to see Louis Pauihan in an exhibi Aberdeen, and several Seattle men, tion flight in his Farman biplane. disposed of their holdings to Sw ift & A fte r three preliminary attempts, Co., Chicago packers. It is said the Pauihan twice encircled the mils new owners will at once build a large track. That the exhibition was not pulp mill on the property. There is more successful was due to the crowd abundant water power at hand to fur itself. They broke down fences, nish power. swarmed over the field, and the police had difficulty in clearing sufficient Sugar Case Complicated. space to allow the machine to start. New York, Feb. 5.— The" tangle in the sugar underweighing fraud cases Gals Wrecks Schooner. was further complicated, if anything, Norfolk, Va., F eb .Z — With a north by the hearing in the United State* west wind blowing at 52 miles an hour, Circuit court here today. Counsel for the three-masted schooner Frances, Charles R. Heike, secretary of the Captain Coombs, from New York to American Sugar Refining company, Jacksonville, Fla., was washed ashore while anxious to press the claims of on the Hatterss coast this morning and immunity for his client on the ground was pounded to pieces. Fourteen men that he had testified to material mat are supposed to have been lost before ters before the grand jury, did not the life-savers could reach the vessel. wish to imperil his case. None of the bodies have been washed ashore. Body Finds no Takers. Los Angeles, Feb. 6.— Contrary to Gait 41 Miles a Second. the expressed wish o f Moses A. Har Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 2.— Forty- mon, as contained in his last will, the one miles a second is the speed at body of the free thought advocate will which “ Comet A, 1910” is traveling not be turned over to New York or from the earth, according to statement Chicago physicians for the Instruction announced at Harvard college observ of classes in anatomy. Miss Lillian atory today, from Lick observatroy. Harmon, who arrived from Chicago to The telegram says that Albrecht pho day to attend the funeral of the octo tographed the spectrum o f the comet genarian, said that no physician had and found the sodium lines displaced, expressed a desire to take a ivantage indicating the motion of the luminary. of the strange bequest, cm e (uently funeral services will be held t -morrow Jap Can’t be U S. Citizen. and the body will be cremated. Richmond, Va., Feb. 2.— Under an opinion handed down in the United Father o f Babe is 83 States Circuit Court of Appeals today Sawtelle, Cal., Feb. 5.— The birth in the case of Namyo Besspo vs. The of a girl was reported today from the United States, a Japanese in law is home of Mr. and Mrs. Vemum Wes- neither a white man nor a person o f cott. The father is a veteran o f the African descent, and therefore is not Civil war and 83 years of age; the entitled to naturalization in this mother is 28. try.