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DOINGS OF IKE WEEK Current Events of Interest Gathered From the World at Large. G eneral R esu m e o f Im p o rta n t Events P re se n ted In C o n d e n se d F o rm f o r O u r Busy R e a d e rs . A bout $45,000,000 has been allo tte d by P re s id e n t T a ft fo r v ario u s ir r ig a tio n p ro je c ts. A v ia to r H oxsey, a t L os Angele% b roke th e w o rld ’s a ltitu d e record by g o in g up 11,474 feet. T h e C hinese g o v ern m en t resisted th e dem and fo r an assem b ly and the ra d ic a ls backed down. E x p o rts and im p o rts o f th e P h ilip p in es show ed a la rg e in c re a se d u rin g th e first y e a r o f fre e tra d e . A K la m a th F a lls, O re., m an found a p e rfe c t p e a rl as b ig as a larg e g ra in o f corn in a 15-cent o y ste r ste w . S in ce th e d e a th of M rs. E ddy the S te tso n fa c tio n of th e C h ristia n S cience chu rch p re d ic ts th e dow nfall o f th e h ie ra rc h y . A a ix -y c a i-o ld child fe ll th re e so trie s a t Los A n g eles hotel and l i t on a w ire n e ttin g o v er a s k y lig h t. She is not b elieved to be fa ta lly in ju re d . A d m iral D ew ey w as 76 y e a rs old De cem b er 6, 1910. H e w e n t fo r a d riv e and m issed m any noted personages w ho called to pay th e ir re sp e c ts. T w o m aids a t th e R o c k e fe lle r r e s i dence a t F o re s t H ill, Ohio, received g in g h am ap ro n s as C h ristm a s p resen ts from th e ir m a s te r, and p ro m p tly tore th em up and th re w th em in th e w aste b a sk e t. D r. Cook is ag a in in N ew Y ork C ity. P riz e sco res o f g ran d o p era w orth $50,000 w e re stolen in N ew York. “ J a c k th e S la s h e r” is a g a in a t work in S an F ra n c isc o , sla sh in g w om en’s d resses. M issio n a rie s in C hina a r e c a llin g for r e lie f fo r 3,000,000 n a tiv e s le f t s ta rv in g by floods. A w o m an ’s club a t E li, N eb ., has d eclared t h a t baldheaded m en m ake m uch th e b e s t husbands. R a ilro a d s a re m a k in g e v e ry e ffo rt to s e ttle th e co n tro v ersy w ith conductors an d tra in m e n re g a rd in g a ra is e in w ag es. A L os A n g e le s iron p la n t, involved in a w ag e c o n tro v ersy and s tr ik e , w as p a r tia lly w reck ed by a d y n a m ite e x p losion. S e n a to r C u rtiss, of K a n sa s, se ek s h arm o n y and w ill propose G overnor S tu b b s f o r vice p re sid e n t in 1912, w ith T a f t fo r re-electio n . T h e com prom ise offered by C om m is- r r v to t o f ija b o r N eill is acce p te d by b o th sid e s and th e th re a te n e d s tr ik e of 87 ,000 locom otive e n g in e e rs is a v e rte d . A v ia to r H oxsey, a t L os A ngeles, re a c h e d an a ltitu d e o f 7,299 fe e t and d isa p p e a re d to w ard sea. H e n e x t ap p ea re d by d iv in g th ro u g h a cloud over th e a v ia tio n g rounds. T he com m ission form of governm ent is proving a g re a t success a t B aker, Or. An explosion in th e L ittle llultoii colliery a t B olton, E ngland, entom bed 230 m iners. Russia is aroused over th e num erous a tta c k s on th e Cossacks by Chinese in M anchuria. A bout 20 P h ilad elp h ia firemen and police w ere killed by fa llin g w alls a t a fire in th a t city . R o b ert S. L o v e tt, successor to E. H. H a rrim a n , fa v o rs governm ent super vision of railro ad s. F ire a t C incinnnati destroyed one of th e b est blocks in th e city , causing a loss of aboil $2,000,000. G overnm ent o fficials believe th a t fra u d u le n t refu n d s on sugar exports at N ew York will reach m illions of dollars. Custom s officials are holding goods valued a t $600,000 im ported by Duveen Bros., a r t dealers, of New York, for alleged un d erv alu atio n . 8 t. Jo h n s, N ew foundland, experi enced one of the worst storm s in many y ears, and it is feared m any coasting vessels are lost. Ja m es T. H arahan has resigned the presidency of th e Illinois C entral and will be succeeded by C. H. M arkham , fo rm erly of th e S. P. A shipm ent of o y sters from New J e rs e y will be seized upon a rriv a l ni San F rancisco. T hey are reported t*> h ave been ta k e n from polluted w aters. An insurance expert says New C ity is a t the m ercy of th e fire should some accident b u rst a m ain anti s ta r t a fire a t the tim e. York fiend, w ater same A fte r ly in g unconscious fo r IS m onths a Oreek lab o rer in P o rtla n d , who had been in ju re d by a blow on the head, w as relieved by a surgical operation, and is now recovering. A San Jose, Cal., law yer will wed the d au g h ter of one of his clien ts who has been sentenced to a term a t San Quen tin . A T ren to n , N. J., b u rg lar, groping in the d ark for valuables, w as caught in a steel trap . C onsiderable opposition to th e exon eration of S e n ato r L orim er has devel oped in the senate. A P asa d en a, Cal., m illionaire will con stru c t the fin e st office b uilding on the C oast in P o rtlan d . C O M P R O M IS E R E A C H E D . L ocom otive E n g in e e rs G et In c re a se A g g re g a tin g S 4 .0 0 OOO a Y e a r. L DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE T e rm s on W hich E n g in e e rs S e t A D V IS E S MUCH SPR A Y IN G . tle d F ig h t. O. A. C. P rofessor G ives V aluable A m ount of in crease in y e a rly w ag es, $4,000,000. P o in ts on Codling M oth. A v erag e in crease , 10 1-3 p e r cent. P o rtla n d .— “ T he C odling M o th ’ ’ was A v erag e dem and by e n g in e e rs, 16 the topic of one of th e series of Apple p e r cen t. C ulture l.c tu r e s delivered at th e Y. M. O rig in al dem and, 17 p e r cen t. C. A. by P ro fesso r C orblay of th e Ore In c re a se offered by roads, 9 t* p er gon A g ricu ltu ral College. cen t. In cre ase asked on M allet ty p e e n A large audience heard the discourse g ines, 100 p e r cen t. th a t was well illu stra te d w ith stereop In c re a se g ra n te d on M allet e n ticon views. T he life an d h a b its of g in es, 75 cen ts to $1 d iffe re n tia l. the pest which in fects apple trees in O th e r in crease s g ra n te d w e re : all p a rts of th e world was very care F o rty ce n ts per day in p assen g er, fully p o rtray ed and rem edies suggested su b u rb an , or th ro u g h fre ig h t se rv ice. for its o b litera tio n . T w enty-five ce n ts d iffe re n tia l on en g in es 216,000 pounds on d riv e rs . “ T his p est destroys from 5 to 100 E n g in e e rs or h elp ers on w reck in g I per cent of all th e apple crops in the ♦ tra in s , snow -bound o r m ixed tra in s , world, but th e av erag e loss in every | in c re a se o f 40 ce n ts per day. O rc h a rd is 35 per c e n t,’’ said th e speak ♦ S w itc h in g ra te s, 50 cents in crease I er. “ To spray w ith P a ris Greeu wa^ t in y ard and tr a n s f e r se rv ice. found to be a rem edy in the E ast but T w enty-five cen ts in crease p e r day jl ¡¡J rough th e e ffo rts of several W estern t for h o stle rs of th e B rotherhood of men it has been found th a t to spray ♦ L ocom otive E n g in e ers. I four tim es a y e a r w ith arse n a te of lead ♦ C o n tro llers o f m o to r-cars, 40 : ] or w ith a lime and sulphur solution is very effe ctiv e . ♦ ce n ts increase. “ The firs t sp ray in g should be early | Roads involved, 61. in the y e a r when the blossom s have ( E n g in e e rs affected, 37,000. ju s t fallen an d the sp ray should be applied w ith g re a t force in to the bios C h icag o — F o u r m illions o f d o lla rs a soms. T he n e x t sp ray in g should b» y e a r waa w h a t th e officials o f 61 W eat- I Ju ly 1, when th e apple is well formed e rn ra ilro a d s p u t in th e sto c k in g s of and a t th e tim e w ith th e worm m aking an e ffo rt to bore its w ay in to th e fru it. th e locom otive e n g in e e rs. T he g i f t; , The next application should be made b ro u g h t “ peace and good w ill’ and 4i)out A ugnust 1, when th e worms th at a v e rte d w h a t m ig h t h ave proved one lid g et in are m aking th e ir way out o f th e m o st d isa stro u s s tr ik e s in th e again. C onsiderable care in th e selection oi h isto ry o f th e co u n try . the m aterial used and the m ixing of the C om m issioner of L ab o r C h a rles P. solutions in the proper proportio n s wa- N eill played th e p a r t o f S a n ta C lau s to very strongly advised. A fte r th e lee ture, th e sp eak er in v ited the audience th e e n g in e e rs. F o r seven d ay s he to ask questions reg ard in g pests, ant' w orked to b rin g th e ra ilro a d s and th e for h a lf an hour questions of all n a tu ri e n g in e e rs to g e th e r and w ith h is w ork were fire d a t him and read ily replied to. accom plished he le ft in th e afte rn o o n fo r h is hom e in W ash in g to n to spend S H E E P M E N TO M E E T SOON. C h ristm a s w ith h is fa m ily . In sp ite o f th e ir re p e a te d a s se rtio n s ! Wool T a rif f to Be D iscussed a t N a th a t th ey had reached th e lim it, th e tio n a l C onvention in P o rtlan d , m a n a g e rs m ade concessions in th e fa c e Tim e is d raw in g near for th e opening o f a th re a te n e d a tr ik e . Concesaions w ere m ade by th e e n g in e e rs also, but held in th e Oregon N ational G uard ar th ey estab lish ed tw o o f th e ch ief po in ts mory J a n u a ry 4, 5, 6 and 7. A nd a: tim e grow s n earer in terest increases. for w hich th e y contended—ju ris d ic tio n T his convention will he one of the larg o v er m o to r-tru ck s and an in creased est and m ost im p o rtan t ever held oti schedule for th e M allet ty p e o f en g in e. the P a c ific Coast, the woolgrow ers be T he in crease g ra n te d th e m en ru n s as I lnK »<«» (,f larg e interests. 1 How to p rev en t change, in th e ta rifl h ig h as 14 p e r c e n t on c e rta in en g in es will be a live subject a t the convention and as low as 8 p e r cen t on th e h ig h er- No one know s w hat the n ex t congress paid ru n s. T he a v e ra g e in crease to will b rin g fo rth in the w ay of ta r if f legislation, but the woolgrow ers are a th e p ay ro lls of th e ra ilro a d s is 10 1-3 much concerned as anyone. Schedule A, th ey fear, is due for revision and p e r cent. ow ing to th e changed m em bership of the n ex t congress they are a fra id this T W EL V E LIVE ON $ 1 .3 5 A DAY. schedule will not be in th e hands of its friends. P itts b u r g Fam ily H olds R e c o rd fo r “ The wTool com plexion of th e next T h rift. congress is as clear as m u d ,” said a P itts b u r g — A ta le o f c o m fo rt and prom inent woolgrowcr. H e believes the com ing convention will bo the tim e for t h r i f t c o n tra ry to th e usual ones of all wool men to rally to th e d efense of d is tre s s w as unfolded ¡in ’ th e Ju v e n ile th e in d u stry T hey fe a r th a t th e very c o u rt h ere by M iss N ance O ppenheim - life of th e sheep business is a t stak e e r, a p ro b atio n officer, to th e c o u rt and and expect some coneerted actio n to sp e c ta to rs . A fa m ily o f 12 is su p p o rt be tak en a t th is m eeting. T his issue ed on an incom e o f $1.35 a day, b u t will be of param ount im portance a t the convention and will undoub ted ly oc how i t is done has n ot been disclosed. M iss O p p en h em er told th e sto ry cupy more tim e th a n an y o th er m a tte r w hen she req u ested Ju d g e Cohen to a l throughout the sessions. B ecause of the low A ntonio E lf, 10 y e a rs old, to g ) wide in terest in the su b ject am ong wool hom e. H e w as a rre s te d fo r b e in g in grow ers th e atte n d a n c e prom ises to be very large. th e s tr e e ts la te a t n ig h t. “ H e has a splendid hom e, your R A B B IT BOU NTY A SK E D . h o n o r,” said M iss O ppenheim er. “ H is m o th e r ,” p o in tin g to th e w om an sta n d ing by th e la d ’s side, “ is a splendid H arn ey C ounty F arm ers S u ffe r H eav y Losses. hou sek eep er, and th ey h ave 10 b r ig h t ch ild ren , o f whom th e o ld est is a g irl B urns.— The B urns Com m ercial Club 13 y e a rs o ld .” has s ta rte d a m ovem ent to secure an “ I don’t know how th ey do i t , ” said en actm en t bv th e next leg islatu re pass M iss O p p en h eim er, la te r , “ b u t th ey ing a sm all bo u n ty on ja c k rab b its a re nice people and b e tte r hom e condi T his nt firs t glance m ay ap p ear ridic tio n s couldn’t be asked for. E v e ry ulous, b u t th e ja c k ra b b it pest is a th in g is n e a t and o rd erly , and th e re is serious proposition in th is p a rt of Ore no lack of w holesom e food fo r th e e n gon. The sage brush plains are aliv e t ir e fa m ily . T he f a th e r is a la b o re r w ith them and successful cu ltiv atio n of gardens, fru it trees, a lf a lfa and even and e a rn s one d o llar and th irty -fiv e grain has been an im possibility the pasi ce n ts a day. T h a t m an is a c r e d it to two seasons on account of th eir rav any c o m m u n ity .” ages. W ith o u t f u rth e r ado th e boy w as a l The new se ttlers, who hav e been low ed to go hom e w ith h is m o th er. num erous th e p a s t two y ears, and the old se ttle rs ns well, have been g reatly discouraged in th e ir e ffo rts at raisin g S o n of Rich M an S ta rv e s . crops on account of the d ev astatio n New Y ork — H a lf d e lirio u s from w rought by th e ra b b it pest. F or the s ta rv a tio n , Jo h n S m ith , who sa y s he is protection of orchards and gardens, a d ecen d e n t o f Jo se p h S m ith , founder w ire n e ttin g fjences have been erected of th e M orm on church, and th e son o f at heavy expense, b ut th e ra b b its dig C h arles S m ith , a w ealth y r e tire d pu b under them and when b u ilt a t th e or lish e r of P rin c eto n , 111., is in B ellevue d in ary height, which is supposed to h o sp ital c ritic a lly ill. T w ice an hour shut out th e rab b its, th ey soon learn to T he counties of Crook, he is fed w arm m ilk lik e a baby. H is jum p over. g r e a te s t d e s ire is to sleep, b u t in lucid L ake, G ran t and M alheur will also In* asked to jo in in the m ovem ent fo r a in te rv a ls he g a v e his nam e and d e sc en d an ts w ith a h isto ry o f fam ily bounty, so as to encourage ex term in a tion of th e ra b b its. tro u b le s, w an d erin g days and no w ork. F o r 21 d ay s he sa y s he had li t t le to e a t. Coquille W ill N ot Be Im proved. M arshfield.— T he proposed im prove W om an is on C hain G an g . m onts on th e n o rth and east fo rk s of M uskogee, O kla. — A f te r w o rk in g I th e Coquille riv e r will n ot be made. fo u r d ay s on th e s tr e e ts o f th is c ity ! Th w „ dep artm en t has repo rted a.l U t W ♦ t 11 T i i l lo n * r 1 * . . . w M ith th Iin e “ **nhnin chain g frn a n n n g r* ” * * “ * \A7 W ill T o ay v ersely on the projects. It. w as pro w as found to be M rs. L aw re n ce H an posed th a t the stream s be im proved so Ion, o f S t. Louis. th a t th ey would bo nav ig ab lcefo r boats Mrs. H anlon p u t on m e n ’s c lo th in g for some d istan ce up. and d a ta was N ovem ber 26 and w ith h e r husband gathered for th e governm ent show ing s ta rte d fo r the S o u th w e st, se e k in g what w ater tr a ff ic such im provem ents w ork. S tra n d ed here, husband and allow but th e proposition w as turned w ife w ere picked up and se n ten ced to j 'b»wn. At p resent much o f the distrji 10 d ay s w ith the chain g a n g . Officers ‘b>ng these forks is reached only bv in c h a rg e of th e ch ain g a n g say M rs. | w;ltfon roa'*M H anlon did m ore w ork in th e fo u r days R anch to M ake M any Homes. th an any o f th e m en. L akeview .— E. M. B ratt.ain and C. E. (’am pbell have purchased the C harley W olves B arely M iss F e a s t. Tnnes ranch at Sum m er L ake, th e deal D u lu th W hile w olves how led around I ¿«vinV W n closed last week. Th th e D a rra h cabin. Mrs. W a lte r D a rra h , ranch c n n s i.t. o f about 1600 a c re , and 3d y e a rs old, g a v e b ir th six day* ago ha . hron considered one of the most to a baby in a p a rtia lly roofless shack valuable piece, of land in L ake county n e a r F elican lak e, in th is co u n ty . It i. in th e fam ous fru it belt, and al W ith the w om an in th e cabin wan only most the e n tire 16o0 a c re . i. su .cep ti c u ltiv a tio n . The new own« h e r four-year-old d a u g h te r. M rs. D a r hie ra h claim s she w as d e s e rte d by h e r h u s will probably cut it up into tra c ts of band som e w eeks befo re. I t w as only perhaps 160 acres anti place it on the today th a t th e w om an, h e r baby and m arket. th e little g irl w ere found. A ll w ere The life b o a t of th e life sa v in g crew te m p o ra rily rem oved to a farm house. S trik es Flow of M ineral W ater. a t R ockaw av Beach. N. Y., tu rn ed tu rtle L ebanon.— J. C. M ary, a well d riller and two of the crew are m issing. G erm an y S o o n to Im p o rt All M eat. of th is v icin ity , was d rillin g a well east of th is c ity and stru ck a flow of Custom s au th o ritie s h ave discovered W ash in g to n — In th e course o f a few an oil p a in tin g believed to be a fam ous y e a rs G erm an y , in all likelihood, will m ineral w ater, w hich it is said has con m asterpiece stolen in B erlin some years consum e n o th in g b u t im p o rted m eat, siderable soda w a te r sim ilar to Soda ville anti W aterloo w ater. A sam ple ago. acco rd in g to co n su lar re p o rts. T h ere has been sen t aw ay to be analyzed. A M exican governm ent supply train is an im m ense d ec re a se noted in th e and 500 men have been trap p ed in the* n u m b er n f an im a ls fo r s la u g h te r, a c - 1 B a k er C onnty Soil B eing T ested. m ountains by revolutionists and cap r ’i inf nt0, i m T r ,Unt' m *ne ° " .- 0<" 1 Maker. -P ro fe ss o r H. P S tn ller. soil tured. to h e r 1°. 1910. T h e esp ecially notice- t , hf A g ricu ltu ral Col C orvallis, a rriv e d in B a k er and A D ayton, W ash., duck hunteT car ab le d ec re a se is in young an im a ls. ried a eh arg e of buckshot in his thigh As a re su lt, p ric e s o f an im ls fo r ¡9 m aking a te s t o f th e soil from the fo r a week before he would consent to s la u g h te r a re e a p e c te d to ris e v ery varions proposed sites for th e stn te ho. call a surgeon. h ig h . Ip ita l. fr„m S,sf, A SSESSE D V A L U E $825,000,000. T o tal P ro p e rty V alue of S ta te aa Be- tu ru ed by Counties. Salem .— The to tal assessed value of tax ab le p ro p erty iu th e S ta te of Ore- gou, when finally equalized by th e sta te board o f equalizatio n , will be about $825,000,000. T his is on a basis o f a full value assessm ent, though few of th e assessors have m ade th e ir assess m ents fo r the full value. T he to tal value of p ro p erty assessed by th e coun ty assessors and as equalized by the county boards of eq u alizatio n is $747,- 624,404.74. T his sum will not be altered by th e s ta te board o f equ alizatio n , but the assessm ents in the differen t counties will be ad ju sted so th a t no county will suffer because its asssessor did a s sess fo r th e full value o f the p ro p erty . The follow ing tab les gives th e to tal assessed value of th e differen t counties as assessed by th e co u n ty assessors and equalized by the county boards, to g eth er w ith th e population, acco rd in g to the 1910 census: Counties. V aluation. Pop. 18,076 lin k er ........... . .$ 19,897,345.00 10,663 8,960,514.00 Bentou .......... Clackam as . . 21,080,400.60 29,931 8,650,496.00 10,106 Clatsop ......... . . 13,366,455.00 10,580 ( 'olum bia 15,461,795.00 17,959 ( 'oos ............... 9,199,008.00 •C ro o k ............. 9,315 2,044 C urry ............ 3,985,203.00 Douglas ........ 25,810,740.00 19,674 Gilliam ......... 6,627,415.00 3,701 5,513,952.00 5,607 G ra n t ............ H arn ey ......... 4,059 6,992,605.00 8,016 8,951,200.00 Hood R iv e r.. 25,756 J a c k s o n ......... . . 30,266,649.00 7,825,860.00 Jo sephine . . . 9,567 8,554 12,210,459.00 K lam ath . .. . 4,658 L ake ............. 8,065,279.81 33,783 Lane ............. . . 34,745,540.00 L incoln ......... 8,456,221.00 5,587 L inn ............. .. 25,035,730.00 22,662 M alheur ........ 8,834,880.00 8,601 M arion ......... . . 34,960,490.00 39,780 M orrow . . . . 9,562,845.00 4,357 M ultnom ah .. . . 277,029,995.00 226,261 Polk ............... . . 13.046,180.00 13,469 5,932,000.00 Sherm an . . . . 4,243 6,266» T illam ook .. . . . 13,920,278.00 20,309 U m atilla . . . . . . 34,574,590.00 16,336 Union ........... . . 13,709,145.00 W allow a . . . . 8,364 10,459,415.00 16,336 Wasco ........... 9,202,230.00 W ashington . . . 10,149,060.00 £1,523 3.576,005.00 W heeler . . . . 2,484 Yam hill ......... . . 15,564,424.93 18,285 T o ta l ......... ..$747,024,404.74 673,775 W ater R ig h ts A d ju d icated . P en d leto n .— B y a decision handed down b y Ju d g e H. .1. Bean in th e circu it court, th e fam ous w ater su its inv o lv in g ab o u t 400 d e fe n d a n ts in th e M ilton- E reew ater section of th e county, which have been in th e co u rts fo r th e p ast live y ears, w ere finally se ttled an d all w ater rig h ts ad ju d icated . T he title s of th e su its were th e L ittle W alla W alla irrig a tio n U nion vs. th e F in is D itch Com pany and th e P eacock M ill Com pany vs. th e C ity of M ilton et al., b u t as both involved th e sam e m a tte rs, th ey w ere con so lid ated fo r th e purpose of ta k in g testim ony. S. P . S u rv ey to Coast. E ugene.— M em bers of th e S outhern Pacific su rv ey in g crew, w hich has been a t w ork fo r the p a s t several w eeks on a p relim in ary su rv ey betw een Ju n c tio n C ity and the coast v ia E lm ira an d the Siuslaw country, are in E ugene, and say th a t th e w ork o f ru n n in g th e line is p ra c tic a lly com plete. • The crew has reached th e old Drain-Coos B ay survey at G ard in er, Douglas C ounty, w here th ey will q uit w ork and soon go to San Francisco fo r fu rth e r orders. B uild $10,000 Schoolhouse. Toledo.— The Toledo school b o ard has sold $10,000 w orth o f bonds fo r th e b u ild in g of the eight-room schoolhouse fo r th is d istrict. T he sale w as m ade to the order of W om en o f W o o d craft, a t a prem ium o f $381. S T R IK E S M U ST END. F rench G overnm ent T ak es Steps to E n force A rb itra tio n . 300 KILLED IN MINE P a ris.— The te x t o f the governm ent I m easures fo rm u lated fo r th e purpose of! p re v en tin g g en eral strik e s w ith partic u la r refe ren ce to th e em ployes of the public service co rp o ratio n was made \ public here. T he m easures c o n stitu te a com prehen | give plan for en d in g th e strik e evil on the railro ad s an d in o th e r public service T w en ty B o d ies F o u n d N e a r M outh o f S h a ft— No H o p e fo r O th by m eans of a co n ciliatio n commission e r s in M ine. om posed o f rep re se n ta tiv e s o f th e men Entire Stiilt In English Colliery Perish at Their Work and com panies. T he com m ission will m eet a t reg u lar in te rv a ls, and when co n ciliation fails, com pulsory a r b itr a tion is provided, th e principle b ein g in troduced th a t w here th e a rb itra l sen tence im poses an ad d itio n al charge, the co rporation can in d ic a te th e m ethod w hereby th e ra ilro a d or o th er service C Æ & T - Ve * S/£T /Z Z r C om m issioner o f L abor, w h o w as th e p rin c ip al fig u re in s e ttlin g th e tro u b le b e tw e e n th e railro a d s a n d e n g in e e rs a n d a v e r tin g a big s tr ik e . Bolton, E ng.— M ore th an 300 men lost th e ir lives in an explosiou iu the L ittle iiu lto n colliery of th e liu lto u Col liery com pany, located a sh o rt d istauce from this city . The explosiou occurred e arly this m orning, soon a f te r th e m iners had en tered the p it. Its force was terrific, and la te r in v estig atio n show ed th a t the lower passage had been blocked. H eroic e ffo rts were m ade by rescue p a rtie s ali day , but a fire w hich fol lowed the explosion p rev en ted th e re s cuers from p e n e tra tin g beyond 400 y a rd s into th e workings. A t 9:30 o ’clock to n ig h t tho rescuers were called out o f th e m ine anil a con ference was held, a t which G overnm ent In sp ecto r G erra rd , th e en g in eers and the mine m an ag er were p resen t. I n spector G errard issued a rep o rt, a fte r m aking a descent into th e p it, in which he said it was im possible th a t an y of the m iners are still alive. He ad d ed th a t n o th in g could be done except to b rin g up 20 bodies found ly ing n ear th e s h a ft. T his re p o rt was com m unicated to tho anx io u s crowds aro u n d the p it m outh, a f te r which the Bishop of M an ch ester con d u cted a touch in g serv ice in tho open a ir and th e people slow ly dispersed. No ex p lan atio n is given as to th e cause of tho explosion, which com plete ly w recked th e mine. The explosion resulted in th e tem p o rary d isab lem en t of th e m achinery w hereby th e cages are low ered and draw n to th e surface, an d it w as a con sid erab le tim e before th e f ir s t rescue p a rty reached th e bottom o f th e p it. SCORE D EA D IN F IR E . U N P R E P A R E D FOR W AR. S ecretary of W ar D eclares U n ited S ta te s Could N o t Repel Invasion. W ashington.— The fu ll te x t o f tho confidential rep o rt to congress, p rep ared by the se cre ta ry of w ar. which d eclares th a t th e U nited S ta te s is u n p rep ared to repel in v asio n , has been secured by th e press. I t is th e rep o rt w hich th e house refused to receive in secret, and which was w ith d raw n by o rd er of the P re si dent when th is refu sal was made known. The rep o rt d eclares th a t th e reg u lar arm y is d eficien t in num ber and d e fectiv e in o th er en u m erated respects. It *ays th a t the o rg an ized m ilitia also is d e tic ie n t in num ber, lack in g in eq u ip m ent, too w idely sc a tte re d , and o th e r wise below th e m ark. The coast d e fenses are d e ficien t in esuipm ent and am m unition, th e rep o rt goes on. The to ta l au th o rized stre n g th o f tho arm y, in clu d in g tho P h ilip p in e and I n dian scouts, th e P orto Rico reg im en t and th e hospital corps, is 90,790 officers an d men. D eductions of non-com bat a n ts and men not a v a ila b le leaves a p p roxim ately 64,000 A m erican co m b atau t o fficers and men, of whom 47,000 are o r ganized into 15 reg im en ts of cav alry , 6 regim ents of field a rtille ry , 30 reg i m ents of in fa n try , 3 b a tta lio n s of e n gineers, and 4 com panies of signal troops, and 17,000 are organized in to 170 com panies of co ast artillery . Tho to tal stre n g th of th e organized m ilitia is 119,660 o ffic e rs and men. D e d u ctin g th e num ber of men who could not respond to a call, leav es a p p ro x i m ately 86,200 co m b atan t o fficers and men, o f whom 82,000 are organized iu to troops of a rtille ry , c a v a lry and in fa n try , and 4,200 are o rganized fo r coast d e fense. P O S T A L B A N K S JA N U A R Y 3. W estern P o stm asters C onfer H itch co ck A b o u t System . w ith W ash in g to n .— P o stm a ste r G e n e r a l H itchcock says th a t e v e ry th in g will be in read in ess for th e P o stal S avings B anks to receive dep o sits on Ja n u a ry 3, th e firs t w orking day of the new y ear. The task of d raw in g up re g u la tions, form s an d in stru c tio n s has p ro gressed so fa r as to assure tho b eg in ning o f operations. One ex p erim en tal o ffice will be opened in each s ta te and te rrito ry to m ake th e firs t te s t of th e service as thorough as possible u n d er th e lim ited ap p ro p riatio n . The o ffices d esig n ated are all of th e second class and in lo calities w here cond itio n s aro ex cep tio n ally fa v o ra b le fo r th e developm ent of a p o stal savings business. S everal of th e o ffices selected are in com m unities in h a b ite d by foreign born A m ericans, who are re m ittin g an n u ally co n sid era ble sum s o f m oney to th e ir n a tiv e co u n tries b y postal m oney order«. In th e last few days, th e p o stm asters a t th e tw elve o ffices in th e Rocky M ountain and P a c ific C oast sta te s have been in W ashington a t th e request of th e p o stm aster general fo r a c o n fer ence. Among th e p o stm asters ta k in g p art w ere: Bobo, Coeur «1’Alone, I d a ho; H arp er, A naconda, M ont.; E m m itt, K lam ath Falls, Ore., an d C avanaugh, O lym pia, W ash. T hey w ere in stru cted how to p u t th e new system into o p eratio n , and how the business should be conducted. can secure com pensation, e ith e r b y ra is W alls of F iv e S to ry B u ild in g Crush in g th e ra te s or b y o th er means. F irem en an d Police. The rep o rt accom panying th e m eas u res is a rem ark a b le docum ent. I t P h ilad elp h ia.— P ro b ab ly tw elv e f ire quotes th e d eclaratio n of th e rig h ts of men and as m any policem en lo st th eir m an to prove th a t public services have lives and scores were in ju re d in a fire been in s titu te d f o r th e p u b lic good, not which d estro y ed 1). P. F rie d la n d e r’s fo r th e benefit of th o se to whom th ey leathervvorking p la n t, a fiv e 3tory build have been confided, from w hich it d e ing a t 1116 to 1120 N orth B odine street, duces th e conclusion th a t th e in te rru p j when w alls crum bled an d crushed them . tion of public serv ice is a crim e. A t T here w'ere two se p ara te d isa sters th e sam e tim e it ad m its th a t public se r d u rin g th e co n flag ra tio n . F irem en vice em ployes, lik e o th er w orkers, have fig h tin g th e seeth in g fu rn ac e of the a rig h t to am elio ratio n of situ atio n s, leath er fa c to ry w ere cau g h t when the an d in co n ciliatio n and a rb itra tio n it is south w alls fell, and while e ffo rts were proposed to giv e them a w eapon “ as . b eing m ade to rescue th e su rv iv o rs of pow erful as th e s tr ik e .“ the w reck and policem en had been sent T he com panies m ust accede, th e r e in to p rev en t a re p e titio n of th e acci p ort declares, “ because it is now con ! dent at th e n o rth w all, th a t p a rt o f the ceded as a p rin cip le of ju risp ru d en ce building to tte re d and fell, b u ry in g half th a t th e sta te , in conceding public se r of th e th irty policem en a t w ork there. vice monopolies, does not w aive its rig h t More th an tw e n ty in ju re d have been to in te rfe re and compel th e concession tak en to th e hospitals. A t least tw elve aires to g ra n t am elio ratio n s in th e in a re still in th e ruins. te re st o f public good and th e p re se rv a Of those taken- to ho sp itals, h a lf a E M P L O Y E S S H A R E P R O F IT S . tion of public o rd e r.“ dozen have fra c tu re d sk u lls an d are in te rn a lly in ju re d . The chances of re Steel C o rporation D istrib u te s Bonus of covery are slig h t. SHOOTS FROM A E R O PL A N E . $2,700,000. W H IT T IE R ’S PO EM S FO UND. A v iato r L a th a m K ills D uck fo r Game D inner. “ W hole N e s t” of H ith e rto U npub lished V erses D iscovered. Los A ngeles, Dec. 23.— W hen H u b ert L ath am , th e F rench av ia to r, sat down A m esbury, M ass.— Sam uel T. P ick ard , to d in n er to n ig h t, w ild duck w as served the b io g rap h er of Jo h n G reen leaf W hit as the honor dish of his menu. I t was tier, and now liv in g in th e old W h it a little duck of th e “ sc au p “ species, tie r home in th is tow n, tells o f his re an d fa m ilia rly called “ b lu e b ill“ by cen t d iscovery of a “ whole n est of h u n ters of w ater fowl. And th e b ird poems b y W h ittie r never b efo re recog was k illed b y L ath am h im stlf. nized as h is .” In com m enting on his L ath am b ro u g h t down th e frig h t- stu d y o f a volum e of the New E ngland d riv en little b ird w ith th e first shot Review of 1830-31, Mr. P ick ard says: fired fro m his fa st-fly in g A n to in ette “ W hile it w as ed ited b y W h ittie r, T m onoplane w hile g o in g a t th e r a te of find much th a t has escaped me h ith erto . 50 m iles an hour, a t th e B olsa Chica T have found a whole n est o f poems Gun Club, a t noon today. by W h ittier. The sig n a tu re w as the The b luebill dropped into th e ocean odd one, 1 Feram orz. * T fin d th a t F era 50 y a rd s from th e beach, b u t was c a r m orz poems a re W h ittie r ’s, and th a t he ried ash o re b y th e su rf and p icked up used this sig n a tu re before and a fte r a f te r a frenzied dash b y a score of p e r he becam e e d ito r o f th e Review. sons. N ew Y ork.— T he U n ited S ta te s S teel C orporation announced its plan fo r d is trib u tin g a bonus to th e officers and em ployes of th e co rp o ratio n and s u b sid iary corporations in accordance w ith its an n u al practice. The sum to be d istrib u te d fo r 1910 am o u n ts to ap p ro x im ately $2,700,000. The am ount is d eterm in ed b y th e an n u al earnings. The bonus will be p aid 60 per cen t in common stock a t $70 a share and 40 per cen t in cash. L a st y e a r th e bonus was p aid 60 p er ce n t in cash an d 40 per cen t in p re fe rre d stock a t $124 a share; or common stock a t $90 a share. T h is y e a r th e usual o p p o rtu n ity will be given to subscribe fo r shares o f tho co rporation on a b asis of $114 a sh are fo r p refe rred and $70 a sh are fo r th e common stock. PO R T LA N D M A R K E TS. W h eat— T rack p rices: B luestem , 82(73) 83c; club, 80@ 81c; m l R ussian, 79c; valley, 81c; 40-fold, 81(r?S2c. B arley— Feed, $23 to n ; brew ing, $24 H ow Cudahy S e ttle d E sta te . (7/ 24.50 ton. H A R B IN A P P E A L S TO JA P S . H ay — T rack p rices: T im othy, W iliam R obber H old s U p T rain. Chicago.— M ichael C udahy le ft an es o tte Y allev, $19(7?20 per to n ; E astern El P aso , Tex.— T he S unset express, R ussian P h y sician s R efu se to Succor ta te v alued a t $11,000,000, only $2,000,- Oregon, $21(7/22; a lfa lfa , $14; g rain C holera Victim s. 000 of which is in real e state. E x cep t th e S o u th ern Pacific p assenger tra in to hay, $14.50(73'15.50; clover, $13@14. St,. P e te rsb u rg .— The corresp o n d en ts for $25,000 b eq u eath ed to v ario u s c h a r Corn— W hole, $29; crack ed , $30 ton. New O rleans, w as robbed in th e h eart O ats— No. 1 w h ite, $28 p e r ton. o f th e city . T he ro b b er boarded th e o b a t V lad iv o sto k of th e Rech teleg rap h s ita b le in stitu tio n s, th e e sta te will be P o u ltry — A liv e: H ens, 14^(o)15c; se rv atio n car as it w as leav in g th e s ta th a t tlie rav ag es of th e bubonic plague held in tru s t by Jo sep h M. Cudahy. T he Corpses widow will receive $30,000 an n u ally . springs, I4(ff)14%c; tu rk ey s, 22(a>25c; tion. W ith two draw n revolvers, he in M ongolia a re unchecked. ducks, 18(7?)20c; geese, 13(7?)14e; dressed: forced a p o rter to w alk ahead of him freq u e n tly m ark th e sites o f abandoned Mrs. W illiam C udahy, a sister-in-law , will receiv e $6,000 an n u ally fo r fiv e tu rk ey s, choice, 25@ 26c; ducks, 22% c; through th e P ullm an and com m and the cam ps of nom ads. The situ atio n in M anchuria is grave years, and th en $5,000 an n u ally . A t geese, 157//18c. passengers to sta n d and deliver. H e the close of fiv e y e a rs six ch ildren of The Germ an consul a t H arb in has ad Eggs— Oregon ran ch , candled, 4 2 ^ 0 ; secured $130 in m oney and two railw ay E astern , A prils, 30(7?)33c p er doz.; E a s t tic k e ts. A fte r rid in g less th a n th ree dressed a p ressin g no te to th e T ao tai. the p ack er will d iv id e th e estate, a f te r ern, fresh, B7Vi»c p er dozen. blocks th e ro b b er com m anded th e brake- dem anding th a t rad ical m easures be th e widow shall h av e received $500,000 B u tte r— City cream ery, e x tra , 1 and m an to stop th e tra in . As it slowed tak en to sta y th e epidem ic and sta tin g in cash. th a t o therw ise G erm any will in terfere. 2-pound p rin ts, in boxes, 37c p er pound; down, he jum ped off an d disappeared. The m u n icip ality of H arb in has invited less th an boxes, carto n s an d d elivery W ill F ig h t H om e Rule. Tapnnese p h y sician s to a tte n d th e dia ex tra. L ondon.— A crisis in U lste r as a r e P lag u e Seizes Sailors. ea^ed in the b arra c k s, as th e Russians P o rk —F an cy , 11c p e r pound. sult of th e retu rn of tho lib eral p a rty refuso to expose them selves. V eal— F ancy, 85 to 125 pounds, 13@ S eattle.— One m an is dead, an o th er is From O ctober 26 to D ecem ber 11 482 to pow er is in d icated in disp atch es r e 14c per pound. in th e c ity h o spital an d four oth ers are ceived from Irelan d . The opponents of Chinese and 11 R ussians w ere strick en Apples— K ing, 40(77)75c p er box; W olf home rule fo r Ire la n d as p a rt o f th e R iver, 75c(7?$l; W ax en , 75c(77$l; B a ld serio u sly ill w ith b e ri beri, a pecu liar liberal program fo r th o com ing p a rlia win, 75c(77$1.25; N o rth ern Spy, 75c ( a ) disease which broke o u t on th e B ritish m ent, h av e subscribed $50,000 fo r w ar G erm an B irth R a te L ags. $1.25; Snow, B a n an a. $1.75(7?3.50; Red steam sh ip Beachy ea rly th is week. The B erlin.— As a resu lt o f co m putations like m easures. B ids fo r 20,000 rifle s Cheek P ip p in , 75c(7?$1.25. disease came to th e atte n tio n of the Sack V egetables— C arrots, $1(73)1.25 health d ep artm en t whn A rsai Ali, a recen tly com pleted, it is found th a t the have a lre a d y been ask ed , and bid s fo r h u n d red ; p arsnips, $ 1@ 1.25; tu rn ip s, $1; H indu sailo r on th e steam er, died Tues b irth ra te in G erm any is decreasin g 1,000,000 rounds o f am m unition w ere beets, $1.25(5)1.50. d ay n ig h t. An in v e stig a tio n w as made Sociologists a re an xiously d ra w in g at sought recen tly . E ven tho m ost peacefu l o f U lste r men Green F ru its— P ears, $1.25(772 p er which resu lted in th e rem oval of In g el j ten tio n to th e m enace o f race suicide. box; grapes, $1.75(73)2 p er bo x ; M alagas, Ali, an o th e r H indu, to th e m unicipal L ast y e a r ’s b irth ra te fo r ey ery 1000 ad m it th a t arm ed resistan ce will follow if p arliam en t should g ra n t home ru le in $6.50(7? 7.50 per b a rre l; cran b erries, $12 h o sp ital fo r tre a tm e n t. Ho is n o t e x of population th ro u g h o u t th e em pire (7712.50 per b a rre l; persim m ons, $1.85 p ected to survive. I t is asserted th a t was only 33, ns a g a in st 36 fo r th e de Ireland. per box. four o th er men a re ill. carte en d in g in 1890. and 42 p er 1000 V egetables— B eans, 12t&e p er pound; T eam ster K illed b y S trik er. in 1875. The decline is a ttrib u te d cabbage. $1(771.25 p e r h u n d red ; c a u li Chicago.— John D onnelly, a team ste r p a rtly to th e in creasin g relu ctan ce of G erm any G ets E n g lish Spies. flower. $2(772.25 p e r e ra te ; celery, C ali em ployed b y g arm en t m an u factu re rs prosperous persons, especially in cities, fo rn ia, $3 per c ra te ; sp routs, 7(c78c; L eipsie, G erm any.—Two B ritish o f fi to accept th e burden of ra isin g large whose em ployes are on strik e , was shot -quash, 1(771 t£c p er lb.; tom atoes, $1.25 cers, and k illed while a t w ork. The police C ap tain B ern h ard F red erick fam ilies. per box; hothouse lettu ce, $1(73)1.25 per T rench, of th e Royal M arine In fa n tr y , I are seek in g his a ssa ila n t am ong th e box; pum pkins, l(fi)l% c per pound. s trik in g g arm en t w orkers. A fter he ■ind L ie u te n a n t V iv ian H. B randon, of! G overnm ent T esta P o tato es. P o tato es— Oregon, $1.25(771.35 p e r 100 the Royal N avy, w ere found g u ilty of had been shot, Donnelly drove his horses S tockton, Cal.— The p o tato es in the h alf a mile b efo re becom ing uncon pounds; sw eet p o tato es, $3.50 p e r 100 espionage on the* G erm an fortificatio n s pounds. i t Borkum and sentenced each to four five acre ex p erim en tal field on th e scious. H e died la te r a t a h ospital. The C a ttle — P rim e steers, $6.75(73)7.50; y e a r s ’ im prisonm ent in a fo rtress. The R indge tra c t, w est o f S to ck to n , are b e police have no clew to th e id e n tity of good to ehoiee steers. $6(776.50; f a ir to B ritish spies w ere arre sted a t Borkum th e slav er, b u t ev ery e ffo rt is b eing good steers, $5.25(73)5.75; common steers, on A ugust 22 and 23. Brandon is a ing h arv ested b y E. C. B u tte rfie ld , of m ade to discover him am ong th e s t r i k $4.50(77*25; choice to prim e cows, $5.50 ro th er-in law to S ir W illiam Bull, M. th e bureau o f p la n t in d u stry of W ash ers. (775.75; good to choice b eef cows, $5(7 1) P. T rench is a gran/fson of Lord Ash in g to n , D. C., to secure d a ta upon which 5.50; f a ir to choice b eef cows. $4.50(73)5; town. to work in im pro v in g th e sta rc h in th e Islan d S in k s Into S e a . common te fa ir b eef cows. $2(774; good tu b ers and an in crease in th e yield A v ia to r L o st a t Sea. P o rt Tiimon. Costa R ica.— At least to choice heifers. $4.75(775; f a ir to good h eifers, $4.50(7?4.75; common to fa ir D over, E n g lan d .— T he g re a te st anx th ro u g h o u t th e D elta d is tric t, even if sev en ty fam ilies, vario u sly estim ated heifers. $4(774.25; good to choice fa t ietv is fe lt co n cern in g th e fa t# o f Cecil it is v ery larg e at presen t. T he “ sp u d s” at from 150 to 170 m en, women and bulls. $4.25(774.50; f a ir to good f a t bulls, Grace, a m em ber of th e Royal Aero are p lan ted u n d er th e su pervision of ch ild ren , w ere drow ned th rough th e $3.50(774; common bulls. $2.50(773.25; Club, who, in an a tte m p t to win th e P ro fesso r W. S te w a rt, o f th e U n ited sin k in g in to th e sea of th e ir island home. to choice lig h t calves. $7(777.50; f a ir to j Baron de F o rrest p rize of $20,000, flew S tates a g ric u ltu ra l d ep artm en t. good lig h t calves, $6.50(777; good to j o v er th e E nglish C hannel from Dover, The island, in th e r e n te r o f th e Tlo choice h eavy calves. $5.25(776; f a ir to reached th e Belgium fro n tie r only to P ango lagoon in S alv ad o r, disappeared E x p lo rers A shore, A ngry. good h eavv calves. $4.75^775.25; com m on, be tu rn ed b ack b y ad v erse w inds, la n d a f te r a series of e a rth q u a k e shocks V icto ria. B, C.— The steam er K ainan and slid into th e d ep th s of th e lagoon, calves. $3.75(774.75; good to choice sta g s,' ed n ear C alais on th e re tu rn trip , sta rted $4.50(775; fa ir to good stag s, $4(774.50. from th ere on th e hom ew ard flight M am . c a rry in g A dm iral S h :rase and carry in g w ith it n e a rly all th e inhabi- Hogs— Ehoiee hog*. $8.75(778.85; good across th e channel an d has not sine* tho Ja p an ese expedition to seek th e South Pole, which le ft J a p a n two days to choice hogs. $8.50(778.75. been heard from . B allin g er In q u iry $13.844. b efo re th e sa ilin g of th e «(earm-r Ay- Sheep— Y earlin g w eth ers, g rain fed. W ashington. — T he B allin g er-P in ch o t m eric. which arriv e d here, he*’ in in congressional in v estig atio n cost th e $4 75(775; old w eth ers, g rain fed. $4.25(73) S team er L o st W ith T w en ty one. 4.50; choice ewes, g rain fed. $3.75(774; H am burg.— T he F ren ch steam er S a auspicious s ta r t, going ashore in Tokio co u n try ex actly $13.844, according to a good to choice ewes, grain fed, $3.25(77 vona, owned b y Slew an & Co., of th is Bav follow ing a disp u te am ong those rep o rt filed by th e se c re ta ry of th e sen 3.75; feeders. $2.25(773.00; choice lam bs, city , is believed to h av e been lost w ith h ead in g th e expedition. B efo re sta rt ate. T he expense fo r sten o g rap h ers g rain fed, $6.50(777; good to choice, her crew of 21, w hile bound from th is ing. all hands proceeded to th e im perial was $5.701. The co stliest w itness w as grain fed. $6(776.50; poor lam bs, $4.9577 port fo r N aples. The S av o n a is a sister p alace to giv e th ro e b n n /a is o f t h e 1 H en ry K. Love, who cam e from F a ir 5. lfa y fed sheep an d lam bs, 50c low er ship of th e Palerm o, w hich w as recen tly em peror and th en proceeded to a Shinto banks. A laska. H is fees and m ileage th a n g rain fed. lost. tem ple to be “ p u rifie d .” cost th e co u n try $531.