DOINGS OF THE WEEK 1 th e fa rm e r who now se lls h is hay a n d g ra in to th e w oolgro w er a t a Avn \\w n x < TARIE!? I AW P ro fitab le figure will h av e to seek AIlll UIotlJM IAIUI,r LA I f o lh e r m a r k e ts o r will be co m pelled to red u ce h is price. "T h e g r e a t w est Is able, w h en de­ President Frank W. Gooding, o f Idaho, veloped, fo r m any y e a rs to ta k e ca re Delivers Able A ddress. BIG DEVELOPM ENT SEEN. STATE TAX LEVY 1.6 MILLS. of th e g ro w th of th e U n ited S tates, PO R T LA N D — "S ixty-five d o lla rs w as to fu rn ish food an d m a te ria l fo r c lo th ­ th e p ric e I paid for th e su it I am w e a r­ ing th e rap id ly In c re a sin g c ity popu­ W onderful W aterpow er and Irrigation Last Y ear's 2 2 Levy Will Raise W ork Planned to r O regon. About $ 1 ,3 5 0 ,0 0 0 . ing on th is p latfo rm th is m o rn in g ," e x ­ la tio n s of th e e a s t. W ith th e rapid in c re a se in p o p u latio n in th e U nited claim ed Dr. J. M. W ilson o f D ouglas, Salem — W onderful w aterpow er and Salem —The ata te tax commisaiun S ta te s, it will n o t be v ery long be­ Wyo., in re sp o n d in g to th e a d d re ss e s fore e v e ry a c re of land w ith in o u r irrig atio n developm ent is indicated in Has announced the sta te ta x levy for Last of w elcom e th a t had b een m ade to b o rd ers a v a ila b le for c u ltiv a tio n and the report of the sta te engineer, which the ensuing y ear a t 1.6 mills. General Resum e o f Im portant Events th e d e le g a te s to th e a n n u a l co n v en ­ cro p p ro d u ctio n will be ta x e d to its hus ju st been turned over to the sta te y e a r’s levy waa 2.2 mills, and the de printer. Applications for perm its to crease is 0.6 m ill. The am ount th a t is Presented In C ondensed Form tion of th e N a tio n a l W oolgrow ers' u tm o st to provide for o u r ow n peo­ ple E ven now it h a s becom e a diffi­ appropriate public w aters, since the estim ated to be required to run the fo r O u r Busy R eeders. A ssociation a t th e A rm ory, "an d , c u lt m a tte r for th e A m erican fa rm e rs w ater code w ent into effect, total sta te governm ent this y ear and to be lad ies an d g en tlem en , all th a t th e to ra ise sufficient foodstu ffs of c e r­ 1,110 and the estim ated cost of the raised by this levy is, in round num sh e e p m a n an d w oolgrow er got o ut tain v a rie tie s to s a tis fy th e n atio n al proposed works, for which appropria­ hers, $1,350,000, as against $1,528,000 Iilg fin a n c ie rs m a in ta in confidence of it w as $5 25. T h a t is all I h ave dem and. In th e in te r e s t of th e d e­ tion of public w aters is asked, is in 1910. The total assessed valuation to say a t th is tim e on th e tarifT velo p m en t of th e w est, I te e l th a t th e ptoeed a t over $50,000,000 by the en­ for this year is, in round numbers, in N ew Y o rk 's tro u b le d banks. q u estio n ." p roposal to lease th e public dom ain gineer. Tne total am ount of irrig a ­ $841.000,000, as again st $694,000,000. R egular cau su s no m in ees w in a t Dr. W ilson Is a fluent an d happy o u ld m e e t w ith refu sal. I t is n o t tion work constructed prior to 1902 The sta te hoard of equalization has as W ashington s ta te Capitol an d wom en sp e a k e r, an d b eing re g a rd e d a s one sh fair to com ing g e n e ra tio n s to sto p the are snubbed. of th e b r ig h te s t m en am o n g th e d ev elo p m en t of th e w est, th e s e ttle ­ amounted to but $2,000,000 and it is sessed the corporations of the state, S u ffra g e tte s ra ise d a s e rio u s d is tlock-m asters, effo rt will be m ade to m ent of th e p re s e n t w aste p laces believed $6,000,000 would cover all of not wholly in any one county, and tu rb a n c e a t a n a n ti su ffrag e m eetin g h av e him a c c e p t th e h o n o r of p re si­ an d the e re c tio n of h o m es w h e re now the investm ents which were made be­ therefore not assessable by counties,¡at tween th a t tim e and the tim e the new $132,800,000, but in apportioning this d e n t of th e asso ciatio n . P re sid e n t only c a ttle roam . in N ew Y ork. sum among the counties it ,will be re­ Gooding, w ho d e liv e re d h is an n u al "W h ile on th e su b je c t of le a sin g oi went into effect, An a m e n d e m e n t to th e C o n stitu tio n a d d re s s h a v in g an n o u n ced d e te rm in ­ public lands, 1 feel it would be w ell | A uthorization of th e construction of duced to about $97,200,000, in order to w ill be p ro p o sed p ro v id in g for di edly th a t he will n ot be in position to call th e a tte n tio n of th e conven- 1,129 m iles of main canals for the irri- correspond to the assessm ents ¡in the re c t e le c tio n of se n a to rs. to fill th e office for a n o th e r term . Dr. tio n to the q u e stio n of w h a t tu e g a tio n o f 336,762 acres of arid land various counties. In d e p e n d e n t au to m o b ile m an u fac W ilso n ’s resp o n se ra n in a h u m o r­ fa d d ists’ te rm th e ‘co n serv a tio n of and the developm ent of 72,598 horse- The apportionm ent of the f s ta te ¡tax tu r e r s won in th e C o u rt of A ppeals ous vein an d m ade a g re a t h it w ith n a tu ra l re so u rc e s.’ A p p a re n tly w h at j power are some of th e features of de­ between counties,.according to assessed th e th o n sa n d o r m ore d e le g a te s g a th ­ a g a in s t th e ille g a l tru s t. h ese people m ean is th a t th e n a velopm ent work, as well as the con­ valuations of the respective counties as equalized by the sta te board of N atio n al Irrig a tio n fu n d w ill be ered in th e e n te r ta in m e n t h all of tional re so u rc e s should he n e a rly as i s tru c tio n of 64 reservoirs. th e A rm ory. possible p re se rv e d in th e ir p re se n t In other portions of his rep o rt the equalization, will be completed soon re a p p o rtio n e d a n d it Is ex p ected Ore form , so th a t a lth o u g h p e tp le of | P re s id e n t F red W. G ooding of th e engineer shows w hat has been done On the present assessed valuations gon will g e t h e r fa ir sh a re . n a tio n a l asso ciatio n , in d e liv erin g h is th is g e n e ra tio n m ay su ffe r an d he D efining legal an d illeg al re s tr a in t a d d re ss, to o k up th e v ario u s ques­ re ta rd e d in dev elo p m en t, th o se of j from tim e to tim e in the adjudication 1-25 of a mill levy for the normal o f tr u s ts occupied th e a tte n tio n of tio n s th a t c o n fro n t th e sh e ep and som e fu tu re tim e m ay h av e th e s e j of w ater rig h ts and m atters incident school at Monmouth, voted by the peo­ th e co u rt for a day in th e T obacco wool in d u stry an d laid p a rtic u la r re so u rc e s for tl.e lr use am i b en efit Ito th e w ork o f th e board o f eontro1- all ple last Novem ber, will produce $33, ________ s tr e s s upon th e n e c e s sity for th e in undim inished form. tru s t s u it Concretely of w h ich h av e been re p o rte d fro m tim e 795. to tim e. T h e h o u se s u s ta in e d S p e a k e r C an­ re te n tio n of th e d u ty on wool. H e stated, the proposition is to lease the S h o rt C o u rse s at O. A. C. non in re v e rs in '; its cw n o rd e r of also u rg ed clo ser co o p eratio n am ong public lands and the w ater powers Oregon]A gricultural College, Corvallis la s t M arch, th u s g iv in g him a te m ­ th e m en en g ag ed in th e in d u stry and belonging to the various Rocky m oun­ MAKE ROU ND-U P PERMANENT. spoke for b e tte rm e n t in tra n s p o r­ tain and Pacific coast sta te s and to — More than 160 students have regis­ p o rary victory. ta tio n fa c ilitie s an d alo n g o th e r lines perm it the public tim ber to be cut tered for the short courses a t the close A deadlock is th r e a te n e d in th e by w hich th e in d u stry can be bro u g h t and m anufactured and the coal in Pendleton’s Annual Show Will Have of the regular periods. T his is an in Fine Stadium . Id ah o le g isla tu re b ecau se of an open to a h ig h e r a n d m ore pro fitab le sta n d these sta te s to he mined and used crease of more than 60 per cent over ru p tu re b etw een G o v ern o r H aw ley a id . P re s id e n t G ooding is o n e of beneficially on the paym ent of a Pendleton — W ith an enthusiastic the registration a t this tim e last year an d the R epublicans. th e m o st in flu e n tial sh e ep an d wool royalty only. It is a proposition to shout of " L e t 'e r buck” the stockhold- and indicates a very substantial in C a lifo rn ia Is h a v in g th e d ry e st m en in th e c o u n try an d h a s also o th e r stop the grow th of the w est now and j ers 0f the Round-up association adopt- crease in the attendance fo r all of the w in te r in y e a rs a n d is badly in need very larg e in te r e s ts in Idaho an d th e to keep it in a state of vassalage to ' erl the motion to purchase the Matleck short courses. D espite the fa c t that Pacific n o rth w e st. the treasury of the United States grounds in the w est end of the city for o f rain . Monday was a holiday over 60 persons T h e co n v en tio n o pened im m ed iately throughout the future. H igh w inds a t C hicago killed one a f te r a d jo u rn m e n t of th e s ta te asso c i­ "T his program of the conservation­ a perm anent park in which to con completed th e ir reg istratio n . The reg stru c t a stadium for the annual Wild m an, in ju re d m an y o th e rs , an d did ation, w hich w as u n ab le to finish its ists is neith er wise nor just. The ular instructional force has been m u ch p ro p e rty dam age. w ork in o n e day. It w as n e a rly 11 g reatest duty th a t can confront you W est show. The Matlock grounds in strengthened by a large num ber of site where the Round-up special lecturers. A C a lifo rn ia le g is la to r w ould force o’clock w hen th e n a tio n a l co n v en tio n either as individuals or as a nation I c ‘uc*e the is to provide com fort and happiness j wa3 held last year, but comprise in all w as called to ord er. ra ilro a d s to fu rn is h c a r s w h ere and prosperity for those now liv in g .! 17 acres, which is approxim ately three W illiam D. W h e e lw rig h t d eliv ered Big T im ber Holdings Go. d e re d o r pay d e m u rrag e . th e a d d re s s of w elcom e on b e h a lf of The fulfillment of this duty is not tim es as much as is at present w ithin K lam ath Falls—One of the biggest A c lo u d b u rst flooded th e c ity of G overnor-elect O sw ald W est, w ho w as incom patible w ith true conservation, the fence. The purchase price for the private tim ber deals which has been P itts b u r g a t 4 p. m., S u n d ay and un ab le to be p re se n t. Mr. W heel We should not only use n a tu re 's re- tra c t is $5,000. There was but little m a d e th e c ity d a r k a s a t n ig h t. w rig h t sa id he knew n o th in g about sources in accom plishing this duty, i opposition to the selection of the Mat- announced for the K lam ath country for many years is reported as ju st closed A H a rv a rd p ro fe s so r d e c la re s V en­ wool, b u t realized th a t th e in d u stry but should improve and develop i i(M»k grounds, the advocates of the city u s Is co v ered w ith sw am p s and w as one of im m en se im p o rta n c e to these resources w herever it is possi- tra c t in the e ast end of the city being whereby the famous sugar pine hold ings of Congressm an Hopkins, of m a rs h e s an d su p p o rts a v a rie ty of the w orld, an d p a rtic u la rly to th is hie to do so. Ih e re is no reaso’11 tnjt few on account of its inaccessibil p a rt of th e co u n try . C ity A tto rn ey why this generation cannot m ake |t Whcn the vote wa8 taken it waa Pennsylvania, have been sold to an re p tilia n life. F ra n k S. G ra n t d e liv e re d an eloquent ^Bde unanj The m atter of de E astern syndicate. This tim ber con­ A C a lifo rn ia m illio n a ire h a s p u r a d d re ss of w elcom e for M ayor Sim on pro.K-T nse of all the natural resources sists of some 40,000 acres and is said and then leave to posterity a b e tte r, . . , , . , , c h a s e d a n e n tir e tow n a n d co n sid er­ on b e h a lf of th e city, an d p re se n te d and more productive country than J« * " « a ^ Htuem b* * h,ch. tbe m0,n e* tb have brought $3,500,000. I t is sit ab le land ad jo in in g , an d w ill m ak e it P re sid e n t G ooding w ith a gorg eo u s we now have for purchase can he raised was left uated on Jenny creek, 30 m iles west of a m odel city. "L et us engage in practical conser- f° ^be directors of the association, but K lam ath Falls. b ouquet of P o rtla n d ro ses. W illiam E x -S e n a to r F o ra k e r e x p la in s th a t M aci\lasters, p re sid e n t of th e C ham ­ vation—providing for those now h e r e i n is probable th a t eith er a subscrip- no tr e a ty w ith G re a t B rita in in te r ­ ber of C om m erce, bid th e m w elcom e as well as for those who are to come, j tion will be asked from the business Home Telephone at M edford io rs in an y w ay w ith th e fo rtificatio n on b e h a lf of th e c h a m b e r a n d touched Conserve our public lands by favoring men of the city or th at a m ortgage on Medford—The Home Telephone com­ upon P o rtla n d a s a ste a d ily in c re a s ­ the hom eseeker, and our tim ber by , the grounds bearing 6 per cent interest o f th e P a n a m a canal. pany is ready for business in Medford ing m a rk e t fo r th e p ro d u c ts of the A y o ung co u p le in M a ry lan d died flo ck n iasters. C. C C hapm an, m an ­ regulating its cutting and manufac- be given and th a t the in te rest and About 600 telephones have already ture. Conserve our coal resources by J principal be paid out of the revenues from som e m y ste rio u s p o iso n in g on been contracted for. The equipment a g e r of th e P o rtla n d C om m ercial th e d ev elo p m en t of o u r w a te r pow ers d eriv ed fro m th e g a te re c e ip ts. th e ev e of t h e i r w edding, an d It Is of the Home company includes all the Club, e x te n d e d th e w elcom e of th e L et us c o n s tru c t d am s for th e s to ra g e W ork w ill soon be s ta rte d on p re p a r­ late st and m ost up to date inventions now believed th e y w ere m u rd ered . people of P o rtla n d an d th e club, sa y ­ of o th e rw ise w a ste w a te r— th u s ta k ­ in g th e g ro u n d s fo r th e 1911 Round up. obtainable. A d a u g h te r of S p e a k e r C annon ing th a t th e city w as w ide open, th a t in g off th e p e a k s of th e floods of o u r A new tra c k w ill be co n stru cted and la u g h s a t th e r e p o rt of a fo rtu n e be­ the b u sin e ss m en had c o n trib u te d lib­ w e s te rn riv e rs, p re v e n tin g h av o c and g ran d sta n d and b leach er aceommoda- PORTLAND M ARKETS. a friend e ra lly to e n te r ta in th e g u ests, an d d e s tru c tio n , p ro v id in g w a te r d u rin g .. ing le ft to h e r f a th e r by , , „ . ... , In India, a n d d e c la re s th e m atter is th a t th ey w a n te d th e m to enjoy ev ery th e low w a te r seasor? fo r th e ir rig a t,o n s f o r , 0 ' 000 P*0 »’10 W,U erected W heat— Track p rice s: Bluestem fe a tu re th a t had b een p re p a re d for tio n of o u r a rid lan d s a n d th e d e­ b u t a Joke. 83(''lro ' town, $1.75. Green F ru its—Pears, $1.256(2 per T w enty-tw o in d ic tm e n ts h a v e been been filled w ith a r tic le s conceived in sh e e p m a r will feel th a t th e s e fig , Pbobla; o t l ,e r alllm ala w ere k illed on box; grapes, 76c(q)$l per Dox; M alag­ r e tu rn e d In th e L os A ngeles T im es ig n o ran ce a n d p reju d ice, an d w hich u re s a r e too high. If we allow fo r su spicion. L u th e r Joh n so n , who w as b itte n as, $66(6.50 per barrel; cranberries, w ere d esig n ed to poison th e public only 10 d istin c tiv e ly sh e ep g ro w in g ! d y n a m itin g case m ind a g a in s t th e w oolgrow ers. s ta te s in th e w est, th e to ss would m ore th an tw o w eek s ago by a dog, is $126(12.50 per barrel; persimmons, S e n a to r B ourne a d v ise s A rizo n a to U nless th e s e m is re p re s e n ta tio n s a m o u n t to h a lf a m illion sh e e p and now in P o rtla n d and le f t h ere in good $1.85 per box. a d o p t h e r proposed c o n s titu tio n re a re a n sw e re d , th e flo c k m a ste r will lam bs an n u ally . h e alth . H e is ta k in g tr e a tm e n t as a V egetables—Beans, 12 per pound g a rd le ss of T a ft's ob jectio n s. "N o r Is th is th e only, n o r possibly p recau tio n . find liis in d u stry th re a te n e d w ith d e ­ cabbage, $1.26(011.50 per hundred; T h is a s s a u lt h a s been th e g r e a te s t lo ss suffered from th e A C a lifo rn ia le g is la to r will e n ­ stru c tio n . E x a g g e ra te d s to rie s a re h arm fu l to cauliflower, $2(o2.25 p e ro ra te ; celery, d e a v o r to p ut th ro u g h a bill p ro h ib it b ro u g h t a b o u t by th e selfish w a rfa re d e p re d a tio n s of wild an im a ls. G am e W allow a county and a re deep ly r e s e n t­ C alifornia, $3.25(013.50 per crate; cu­ In g alien s fro m o w n in g lan d in th a t th a t is on b etw een th e m a n u fa c tu re rs b ird s an d g am e an im a ls, th e eg g s of ed. cumbers, $2 per box; eggplant, $l(o of card e d w oolen goods an d th e m an ­ birds, d o m e stic fow ls an d o th e r live s ta te . 1.25 per crate; garlic, 8@12>^c per u fa c tu re rs of w o rsted s. T hey a re sto c k s a re all prey ed «n by th e p re ­ An E xpert’s Opinion. N ew Y ork b u sin e ss m en w ill e sta b c o n s ta n tly q u a rre lin g o v e r sc h ed u le d a to ry beasts. pound; green onions, 15c per dozen; I t is e s tim a te d th a t Professor Jam es W ithycombe, di­ hothouse lettuce, 75c(o$l per box; pep llsh a com m ercial court, in w hich all K a s th e wool ta riff is know n. It coyotes, w olves, w ild c a ts an d o th e r b u sin e ss d isp u te s w ill be s e ttle d vol se em s to be u n sa tis fa c to ry to th e wild a n im a ls e v e ry y e a r kill m o re rector of the United S tates govern­ pers, 15c per pound; pumpkins, 1(0 u n ta rlly . woolen m a n u fa c tu re rs of th e U nited gam e th a n is killed by all th e h u n t­ m ent experim ent station a t the Oregon \ % c per pound; radishes 15(oi20c per e rs in th e U n ited S ta te s. A gricultural college, gives his opinion dozen; sprouts, 5@8c; squash, l @ l ^ c Jo h n S ullivan, ex-police ch ie f of S ta te s. "U n d e r th e bo u n ty law s a t p re se n t of the future of agriculture in this per pound; tom atoes, $1.75 per box " T h e re is no d o u b t th a t sc h ed u le S p okane, w as sh o t by a n a s sa ssin , carrots, $1(0:1.25 per hunrded; par­ w ho fired th ro u g h th e w indow of K is th e h a r d e s t to u n d e rsta n d of any in force In a n u m b e r of th e w e ste rn sta te as follow s: of th e ta riff sc h ed u les. I b eliev e I s ta te s , th e b o u n tie s paid a re tax ed “ Oregon, w ith its 61,459,200 acres snips, $1@1.25; turnips $1; beets, S u lliv a n 's hom e. am safe in sa y in g th a t n ot m ore th a n e n tire ly a g a in s t th e liv e sto c k in- of land, offers rural homes for a g reat $1.25(01.50. A fc-year-old boy in D anville, Ky. one sh e ep m an in a th o u sa n d u n d e r­ dustry. T his I feel is a m atter which i num ber of people. Less than 4,000,- Potatoes— Oregon, jobbing prices: h a s co n fessed th a t h e sh o t h is g ran d s ta n d s o r know s a n y th in g a t all of should be remedied. The destruction ll00 acreI a are , u | tivate(i a t this tim e, m o th e r accid en tly , an d th e n ran aw ay sc h ed u le K. F rom m y o b se rv a tio n I of these anim als Is a general benefit w hj|e farm i , nd of the gU te $1.25(01.35 per hundred. O nions— Buying price, $1.40 per . . . , OA AAA AAA to e s c a p e a w hipping. believe th e re a r e very few c o n g re ss­ , and should be accom plished through m en o r s e n a to rs w ho u n d e rsta n d a general effort and paid for from « p re se n t* approxim ately 30,000,000 hundred. F ro m th e re p o rt o f a rm y e n g in e e rs th is m o st im p o rta n t schedule. funds created by general taxation. j acres. 1 ne sta te has g re a t posstbil- H o p s— 1910 crop, 16@18c; 1909 It Is a p p a re n t th a t O regon did not "It is not difficult to find excellent ,t,e s along agricultural lines. When crop, contracts, 126(12 '4 c. "If th ro u g h an y n e g le c t of th is a s ­ g e t a n y w h e re n e a r h e r ju s t s h a re of so c iatio n to a s s is t th e ta riff com m is­ reasons for m aking tiniform the law all the available farm ing land of Ore- Wool — E astern Oregon, 186817c th e re c la m a tio n funds. valley, 17<019c; mohair, sion to a c o m p e te n t u n d e rsta n d in g of providing for the payment of bounties gon is properly utilized, it will yield pound; on the killing of predatory anim als, to the channels of trade, $500,000,000 choice, 30(d33c per pound. R e p re s e n ta tiv e M urdock, of K an sas, th is Im p o rta n t m a tte r, an d In th a t As is now the case, in one state, the annually.“ Poultry — L iv e: Hens, 17)^c; w ill e n d e a v o r to h a v e a law m ade to w ay th e ta riff tin k e r s a r e en ab led to feet of the anim al are indications of ------------- springs, 17(017>ic; ¡turkeys, 206t21c; p ro h ib it e x p re ss co m p an ies from put wool on th e free list, we will h ave Repeal W ater Pow er Tax. And ou r its destruction, in another the scalp ducks, 22c; geese, 14c; dressed tu r­ c a r r y in g second, th ird o r fo u rth -class only o u rse lv e s to blam e. flocks will he red u ced p ro p o rtio n ately , Is takeu. while In perhaps a third the Sa le m -A bill to repeal the present keys, choice, 25c. m all m a tte r. Because of this . , . K . - a s th e y w ere u n d e r th e fre e tra d e tall is called for. Eggs Oregon ranch, candled, 34(0 T h e N evada. C a lifo rn ia & O regon W ilson hill, from 45,000,000 to 36.- lark of uniform ity, it has long been burdensome tax on the developm ent.of 37c; Eastern, 289130c. ra ilro a d h a s o rd e re d .1.000 to n s of 000,000. T h e se llin g v alu e of wool known th at two or more bounties a r e ! wa*e r power, and to substitue in its B u tte r—City cream ery e x tra , 1 and ste e l ra ils for th e e x te n sio n of its will d ro p to 7 o r 8 c e n ts per often collected for the death of one P*ace a sm all annual license for regu- purposes, will be introduced a t 2 pound prints, in boxes, 35c per lin e to O regon. P en d leto n b e in g the pound, sh e e p will be red u ced In anim al and the slayer Is still leit with the coming session of the legislature pound; less than boxes, cartons and se llin g v alu e a t le a s t one-half, and the pelt to sell." p ro b ab le term in u s. by S e n a to r Jo h n A. Carson of Marion. delivery ex tra. A new Y ork b a k e r fell asle e p at P ork—Fancy, 116(11 H e per pound. This bill has been prepared in accord­ $ 2 3 4 ,4 7 0 ,7 5 0 Fire L ost. O utlaw s' Guns B etter. h is w ork and fell in to a pow er dough V eal—Fancy, 85 to 125 pounds, 13 ance w ith the recom mendations of the Chicgo—S ta tistics made public here London -The inquest into the death m ix e r and w as chopped to pieces. contained in his bien-1 6(14c per pound. L DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE WOOL GROWERS MEET Current Events of Interest Gathered From the World at Large. An a v ia to r’s cap an d b een picked up off th e gium . and a re believed C ecil G race, w ho w as w hile flying ac ro ss th e nel, D ecem ber 22. goggles h av e co ast of B el­ to belo n g to lo st in a fog E n g lish chan Speaker Cannon has been willed a fortune of $2,500,000 by the widow of a client whom he befriended while practicing law. W illiam E. Corey, president of the U nited S tates Steel corporation, has resigned. The Supreme court upheld the bank g u a ran tee laws of Kansas, N ebraska •nd Oklahoma. A Juvenile court official of Portland •ays picture shows and skatin g rinks are all rig h t for young folks. Seventeen persons were killed in a Are and panic a t a religious New Year eelebration near Mexico City. 5 W estern railroads have cut freight ra te s in response to orders of the In­ te rs ta te Commerce commission. of the two outlaw s who were killed while resistin g the police in th eir Sid ney stre e t home on Tuesday, has howed th a t soldiers were sommuoned by the com m issioner of police because the a n arc h ists’ revolvecrs w ere so su- perior to the weapons of the police and th a t leas than 50 police officers partici- pated in the affair, |th c rem ainder be- ing required to deal w ith the crowds of onlookers. The autopsy depeloped th a t one of the men was shot, while the other probably died of suffocation. Mail Bags D isappear. San Francisco— Three bags of regis­ tered mail a t ap- . . w ith contents . valued . . / proxim ately $50 000 stolen from the government while on the way from San Francisco to Oakland, ia engaging the attention of more than a score of local and Federal detectives. The mail bags w ere stolen separately, The first was taken on the night of December 25, the second disappeared two days Ister, and the third was stol- en either Decem ber 29 or 30. show th a t losses by fire in the U nited S tates and Canada in 1910 amounted to $234,470,750, or over $30,000,000 more than the losses in 1 09. Decern- ber losses w ere exceptionally heavy, aggreg atin g $ 2 1 ’, 528 , 000 . There were 1,6 fires during the year which caused dam age of $500,000 or more, and in ten tbe loss e*<-eeded $1,000,000 each, In on|y tw0 preceding years have the fire ,oss<‘s been heavier than in 1910, one being the y ear of the Chicago fire, the o th er of the San Fnraeiseo. 3*aJe enKjnee,L Thc_bill has been sub- _ C a t t J e - P r i m e stee™. ^$6.76(07.50; m itted to a num ber of leading attor- good to choice, $66(6.25; fa ir to good, ,T>'8 in Por‘land- who have made valu $5fri:5.50; common, $4.506$ 5.25; choice to prim e cows, $5.50(a'5.75; good to e w W *l *,ons* choice beef cows, $5@5.S0; fa ir to I choice, $4.506(5; common to fa ir, $2 Bill for New W illamette Bridge. The Tri-county Push club, com­ 6(4; good to choice heifers, $4.756(5: posed of residents of Yam hill, Clacka­ fa ir to good, $4.506f4.75; common, $4 mas and Marion counties, is working 6/4.25; choice to good fa t bulls, $4.26 for a bridge across the W illam ette 6( 4.50; fs ir to good $3.506C4; common, river a t B utteville. A bill is contem ­ $2.506(3.25; good to choice light cal- plated early in the session of the legis- ( ve®. $76(7.50; fa ir to good, $6.606(17: $5.25676; lature, providing for the structure, goodjto choice heavy calvi lt is proposed by the club th a t a one to K»od, $4.756(6.26; common, Com m ercial Life Faits. m ill levy be made this year for Clack- $3.756(4.75; good to choice stags, Los Angeles—A fte r forsaking the amM , Yamhni, Marion, and W ashing $4.506(16; fa ir to good, $46t:4.50. Hoga—Choice, $8.756(9; good to m inistry for the calling of comm ercial ton counties to raise half the amount, agent for the Salt Lake route at S anta and another mill be levied for 1912. choice, $8.606(8.75. A na,-G. L. Moore found th a t love for ------------- Sheep—Y earling w ethers, g rain fed, the m inistry was too strong and his Californian Buys T ract o f Land, $4.766(5; old wethera. grain fed, $4.25 resignation has ju st been hsnded to E ugene—A fter having been in this 9(4.50; choice ewe*, g rain fed, $4.256( Frank H. Adams, general agent of the j city ten days Hans T. C hristensen, a 4.75; feeders, $2.256(3; choice lamba. company. Mr. Moore, will tak e up capitalist of Point Arena, Cal., has be­ grain fed $6.506(7; good to choice, the duties of a M ethodist m inister at come so favorably impressed w ith the grain fed, $66(6.50; poor lambs, $4.95 Spokane, W ash., Mr. Moore took up country around here th at he purchased 6(5. railroading and found his salary was 1807 acres of Lane county land a t a Hay fed sheep and Iambs 50c lower not sufficient to m ake ends m eet. 'p rice said to be $60,000. than grain fed. j W O O L M EN A D J O U R N . f. R. Dooding, of Idaho, New Presi­ dent— Next Convention at Omaha. ( 'o rtla n d .— W ith th re e loud c h e e rs fur P u rlliiiid, th e fo rty se v e n th an n u a l co n v en tio n of Hie N a tio n a l W ool G ro w e rs’ a s so c ia tio n a d jo u rn e d S a t­ urday a fte rn o o n u t 4:3u o ’clo ck In (he A rm o ry to m e e t In O m ah a n ex t y ear. t h i s m a rk e d th e clo se o f th e m o st im p o rta n t co n v en tio n y e t held oy th e o rg n u izu tlo u , a c c o rd in g to th e Closing a d d re s s of th e new ly ele c te d a n d th e r e tirin g officers, an d o n e m a tu re upon w nich th ey co u g ratu - laled th e m se lv e s a n d th e ir fellow d e l­ e g a te s w as th e c o m p a ra tiv e ly peace- tu l m a n n e r in w hich th e d e lib e ra tio n s had been co n d u cted . A ctio n a t tjiis c o n v en tio n m a k e s It in c u m b e n t upon th e a s so c ia tio n to b egin w h a t p ro m ise s to be a m o st w id e-sp read in g cam p aig n fo r th e ed u ­ c a tio n of th e n a tio n to a re a liz a tio n of th e u ig e n t n e c e s sity of a p ro te c ­ tiv e tariff on wool an d w oolen goods, in o rd e r to sav e fro m alleg ed w reck an d ru in , th e sh e e p a n d wool in ­ d u strie s , so closely a llie d th a t th e k illin g of ono m e a n s th e in e v ita b le d e s tru c tio n of th e o th e r. I t w as e x p la in e d by th e v a rio u s s p e a k e rs th a t w ith th e d u ty fre e wool fro m A u stra lia , A sia, A frica, S o u tu A m erica o r an y o th e r fo reig n c o u n ­ try , th e sh e e p in d u stry w ould soon d w in d le to n o th in g , a co n d itio n th a t w ould n o t on ly p ro v e d isa stro u s to th e w ool-grow ers th e m se lv e s, b u t would d e p riv e (he A m erican p eople of one o f its m o st im p o rta n t so u rc e s of food su p p ly , o n e th a t will In c re a se in im p o rta n c e a t a g r e a te r ra tio th a n th e in c re a s e in th e p o p u latio n . It w as p o in ted o u t th a t th e a c tu a l c o s t o f w ool in th e a v e ra g e s u it of c lo th e s is so sm a ll a s to be a lm o st in sig n ific a n t a n d th a t th e re fo re th e d uty p ro te c tin g th e s e tw o in d u s trie s an d th o se clo sely re la te d th e r e to is th e re fo re of su ch little m o m en t to th e c o n su m e r th a t if th e fa c ts w ere u n d ersto o d by th e p eo p le a t la rg e th e sh e e p a n d w o o lg ro w ers n eed n e v e r fe a r ab o litio n o f th e d u ty o r ev en u re d u ctio n th e re o f. T h e a s so c ia tio n w ill m ak e i t a p a rt of Its w ork to c a rry on su ch a n ed u ­ c a tio n a l cam p aig n a s w as ad v o cated in th e r e p o rt o f R e tirin g S e c re ta ry G eorge S. W a lk e r an d by o th e r sp e a k e rs, an d a m an w ell v e rse d in e v e ry d e ta il o f th e in d u s trie s will he s e n t to W a sh in g to n a n d m a in ­ ta in e d th e re to g u a rd a g a in s t an y m e a s u re s b ein g e n a c te d u n d e r m is­ a p p re h e n sio n . It w as s e t fo rth d u r­ in g th e se ss io n s re p e a te d ly th a t w hile th e re Is no re a so n to d o u b t th a t th e issu e s a ffe c tin g th e s h e e p an d wool in d u s trie s a re an d h a v e b een tre a te u in all fa irn e s s, m isu n d e rs ta n d in g s an d u n fa m ilia rity w ith a c tu a l co n d i­ tio n s h a v e an d m ay lead to m e a s u re s (he effe ct of w h ich w ould be a n y ­ th in g h u t th a t in ten d ed . T h e re so lu tio n s ad o p ted in d ic a te also a b e tte r u n d e rs ta n d in g betw een th e sh e e p an d wool m en an d th e fo re s t se rv ic e an d c lo se r re la tio n s an d m o re frie n d ly te rm s th a n In th e pn st. T h e re so lu tio n p ro v id es fo r a n a tio n a l ad v iso ry bo ard , con­ sis tin g of a re p re s e n ta lv e m an from ea c h s t a te an d te r r ito r y h a v in g a re se rv e , to ta k e u p w ith th e se c re ­ ta ry of a g ric u ltu re an d th e fo re s try d e p a r tm e n t ch a n g e s w h ich i t is b e­ lieved sho u ld h e m ad e in th e in te r ­ e s t o f th e sh e ep in d u stry . T h is a d ­ v iso ry h o ard will a lso find i t Its d u ty to m ak e a ca re fu l c o n s id e ra tio n of all c o m p la in ts an d of th e re g u la tio n s of th e fo re s t serv ice. T he pro p o sed sp e ed lim it m ea su re is In d o rsed fro m th e v iew p o in t of q u ic k e r tra n s p o r ta tio n a s w ell a s from a h u m a n ita ria n p o in t of view. T h e re so lu tio n c a rrie s a p ro te s t a g a in s t th e p ro p o sed P a rs o n 's bill, and a u th o riz e s th e e x e c u tiv e co m ­ m itte e to ta k e u p th e m a tte r of fre ig h t r a te s w ith th e I n te r s ta te Com ­ m erce co m m issio n sh o u ld th is be deem ed n e c e ssa ry . T h e e le c tio n of officers w e n t off In ac c o rd a n c e w ith a c u t an d d ried p ro ­ gram , th e d e lg a tlo n s from th e v ario u s s ta te s h a v in g fixed up a s la te p rio r to e n te r in g th e co n v en tio n h all. Dr. J. M. W ilso n , of W yom ing, w h o had been u rg ed to a c c e p t th e ’ p resid en cy , re tire d In fav o r o f F ra n k R. Gooding, of Gooding, Idaho, ex -g o v ern o r of th e sta te , an d y o u n g er b r o th e r of r e tir ­ ing p re s id e n t F. W. G ooding o f Sho­ sh o n e, Idaho. T h e n o m in atio n of Mr. G ooding w as m a d e by F ra n k R. Ifa g e n b ra th of th e Id ah o d eleg atio n . U tah w as g iv en th e w e s te rn v ice p re sid e n t by th e e le c tio n of G eorge A ustin, o f S alt L a k e C ity, an d th e re b ein g no riv a lry fo r th e p o sitio n of e a s te rn v ice p re sid e n t, A. J. K n ollln of C hicago, w as re-elected. Steam er Thieve* Make Haul. S e a ttle .— E x p re s s th ie v e s b etw een S e a ttle an d A la sk a h a v e g o tte n aw ay w ith $75,000 w o rth of n eg o tiab le sto c k c e rtific a te s of th e Owl M ining com pany, a p ack ag e of v alu a b le gold o re sp ecim en s, a b u n d le of c u rre n c y and se v e ra l o th e r p a rc e ls o f c o n sid ­ era b le v alu e, sh ip p e d to S e a ttle by th e A lask a P acific cq m p an y from C ordova. A lth o u g h th e officials of th e co m p an y a r e re tic le n t th e y a re k e e p in g th e w ire s h o t b etw een S e a t­ tle and C o rd o v a In an e ffo rt to lo­ ca te th e m iss in g p lu n d er. Sail Rings About San Francisco. San F ra n c isc o .—R e m a rk a b le flig h ts by H u b e rt L a th a m ‘ a n d J a m e s Rad- lev. th e E n g lish av ia to r, m a rk e d th e o p en in g p ro g ram o f th e 10 d ay s' In te rn a tio n a l a v ia tio n m e e t a t th e T a n fo ra n p ark . B oth a v ia to rs circled o v e r th e city and bay , ste e re d th e ir w ay o v e r th e n etw o rk o f fe rry b o a ts an d w arsh ip s, and r e tu rn e d to th e a v ia tio n field w ith o u t m ish ap . L a th am se lected a c o u rse alo n g th e ocean b each an d h a s th e d istin c tio n o f h e ln g th e firs t a v ia to r to p ass th ro u g h th e G olden G ate. Ex-Captain to the Bad. St. Paul.—C harles J. W illiam s, a r­ rested W ednesday when. It Is said, he attem pted to steal a $600 diamond a fte r try in g to blind tfie Jewelry clerk with red pepper, has been positively identified as Captain D. F. K eller of Reading. Pa., for 10 years a soldier In the U nited S tste s arm y and form ­ erly of Troop A, E ighth cavalry. Captain K eller Is w anted a t Reno, Nev., for a $7500 forgery College Gets Carnegie (•--'ey. lx