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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.