Washington County News Issued t j t h Week OREGON NEWS OF THE WEEK I d a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. Score HIM» «•« Satin team p son wit posed < The ga and the for the the oth players untila s Fron the Var boro mi her bac (-am p! RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES. Captain Greene Selected to Pilot Big fleet Safely Through Secretary Cortelycu Makes Report to Congress. ATTACKS C flH fS S Washington, Dec. 23.— Secretary Cor- telyou has repot ted to congress the re­ ceipts from custom« from Oregon during INCREASE IN TILLABLE ACRES HEuP FOR S IU O E N T S . the past fiscal year to be $1,140,612, of University Establishes Loan Fund In­ Umatilla County Shows Big Gain in which there was collected in Portland $1,123,201; Astcria, $17,819 and Yu- stead ot Making Gifts. . Five Years. quina, $1.35. University of Oregon, Eugene— The Pendleton— Umatilla county’s rapid The total for Washington, all ports, University of Oregon is planning a loan development is shown In the recent was $1,622,033. From internal reve­ fund of at least $5,000, based on ttie summary of the taxable property in the nue the collections were in Oregon, belief that a loan \a better than an out­ Washington, $1,046,238, Railroads Were Aided in Stealing Rich right gift in the fottn of a scholarship. county, recently furnished the secre­ $378,428; A Resume o f the Less Important but tary of state by Assessor Strain. This and California, $5,636,796. Some subscriptions have already been Lands in the West—Sjnator Not Less Interesting Events The immense lead of New York atato made to this fund, and a cumber of summary, compared with the one made Allison He'ped. of the Past Week. Customs re­ pr miinent men of the state have agreed five years ago, shows the numlier of in both items is shown: ceipts, $223,127,065; internal revenue, to guarantee amounts up to $500. Pres­ tillable acres as increased by 90,000. ident Campbell is using his best efforts The total number of acres of arable $32,353,797. Philadelphia is facing a etieet ear Washington, Dec. 24 — Ex-Senator Ttie reports of receipts from sales of to rais*1 the entire $5,000 this year if land in the county at present is 46,000. •trike. possible. The number of acres classified as non- public lands gives Oregon $1,621,287, Pettigrew, of South Dakota, whose de­ of which there was collected at Port­ feat for re-election was one of the In almost every high school giaduat- tillable is given at 588,144. The first woman jury in Colorado ing class there are some who do not has decided against a woman. The figures for the latter do not, of land, $163,796; The Ihtlles, $344,276; tilings that most gratified the late Mark have the means for a college education, course, include the forest reserves and Roselmrg, $415,004; La Grande, $435,- Hanna, l as couie out with a fierce de- Secretary Taft says self government ifut who would take advantage of any other government land nut subject to 208; Burns, $91,962; laikeview, $171,- noui iai ion of congress as a body, in Is succeeding very well in the Ph ilip ­ fair opportunity offered them to secure taxation. The amount of non-tillable 048;. In Washington the receipts were which he personally attacks Speaker pines. one. The treasurei of the loan fund, land in the county is constantly in­ $660,714; California, $367,270. Total Cannon. lie declares that Mr. Cannon who is to lie the high school inspector creasing, also, by reason of the fact receipts from land sales in the countiy aided the railro d* to steal public lands New York bank statements show a in the West. When ttie charges were and w ill thus have an opportunity to that so much government land is being were $7,878,811. complete recovery from the financial know personally the members of the taken up and deeded to settlers. sringency. The territorial government of Alaska brought to Mr. Cannon’« attention, he classes, will work in conjunction with The increase in the number of till­ cost $51.472 in salar.es, and $4,919 in sail: “ When I aui attacked by a man Goldfield mine owners are trying to | of reputation and cliaiactei I will de­ the city superintendents and high school able acres is due in large measure to expenees prevail on the president to allow the principals. He w ill make leans to the different irrigation projects which The tine eastern house at Pot (land fend myself.” troops to remain. “ Congress is owned, body and boq I, such students as need them each year are being completed. This is not the cost in improvements only $770.42, and Work is progressing slowly at the at a low rate of interest, w ith the agree­ only source of increase, however, as the Baker City postoffice only $50, and by the corpoiutions,” is Pettigrew's Darr mine, Jacobs Creek, Pa. Only 13 opening shot. Continuing, he save: ment that they are to repay the princi­ thousands of acres of land in the west­ the Salem public building $5,628. W LL CH ECK EMIGRATION. bodies have !>e«n recovered. pal as'soon as they are able after leav­ ern and southwestern parts of the During the year the government ex­ “ I was a member of the senate for 12 The Hamilton Powder works at Japan Gives Canada Assurance— Di­ ing college. A small amount of life in­ county ure now plowed up and growing pended $2,201 on its exhibit which was years, and I do not hesitate to say that surance will he taken out on each at wheat that a few years ago were consid­ at the Lewis and Clark exposition, and the railroad* control a majority of the Nanaimo. l’>. C., blew up, shaking the vert Stream to Corea. the expense of the fund. It is the plan ered worthless for anything more val­ $1,382 on the exposition government members of the senate and they own surrounding country badly, but no one Tokio, Pro. 24.— Negotiations be­ to have ten men guarantee the fund uable than range for stock. Much of it buildings. the house. was hurt. “ It was in 1898 that 1 endeavored tween Canadian Minister of laibor Ru- against loss to the amount of $5t)0eacli was given over entirely to sagebrush On harbor improvements the dis­ In an address at Chicago Attorney The university l have u law passed that would pre­ dolphe Lemieux and the Japanese gov­ General Bonaparte -aid all the rich fund of about $300 for the past four Birth creek countries have experience I bay, Oregon, $2,600; dredge for Oregon vent the railroads from stealing the law breakers seemed to think the law ernment, which have been delayed by a years. During this time, 25 students Finally 1 seemed an $1,000; public lands. the greatest development in this line. and Washington harbors, exempted them and they should be im­ bitch over details, w ill be concluded have been enabled to complete their Grays harlsir, Washington, $10,000; amendment to the sundry civil bill mune from prosecution. within the next few days It is under­ college course who otherwise could not Grays harbor and Chehalis river, $3,- which would have operated effectually SPECIAL SHORT COURSES. to prevent the railroads from entering 990. A Hawaiian official has written an stood that Minister Lemieux has An­ have done so. Only one loan has been angry letter to the Japanese consul, ally agreed to accept Japan’s verbal lost. River improvements cost: Columbia public lands, but Allison and Cannon Oregon Agricultural College Plars to and lower Willamette, below Portland, were both onto their jobs. saying among other things that the assurance that she will undertake the Many Make Own Way. “ The bill was reported bark to the Aid Farmer With Little Time. $72,668; Columbia, at Cascades, $270; mikado's subjects are nuisances wher­ University of Oregon, Eugene— A senate about 6 o'clock in the morning ever they go. The governor has ex­ self imposed task of limiting emigra­ The Oregon Agricultural college will Columbia, between Wenatchee end tion to Canada. The exact method of canvass of the students of the Universi­ the last day of the session and it was torted an apology. give winter short courses, beginning Bridgeport, $1,000; Columbia, Wash­ ty of Oregon just made shows that be­ ington, $12,500; gauging waters of the passed. I did not know until after­ limitation will be left entirely in the January 7, 1908, as follows: The rush of aliens to Europe has ward that Allison and Cannon- had in­ bands of the Japanese government. tween 60 and 70 per cent of the men in 1. General Agriculture; two weeks. Columbia, $773,636; upper Columbia subsided. and Snake rivers, $18,000; Coos river, terpolated a phrase of a few words, The assurance is identical with that the university this year are either Dairying; six w«-eks. wholly or paitially making their own The De Beers company w ill reduce given the United States. $500; Coquille river, $4,400; Tilla­ whio’ - virtually made nugatory the in­ 3. Horticulture; six weeks. the output of diamonds. mook, $3,980; Willamette and Yam ­ tents and purposes of my amendment. It is stated that the hitch arose over wav through college. The greater j>art 4. Mechanic Arts; six weeks. of the earning is done, of course, during “ This phrase was ‘or any other hill, $23,000. 5. Household Science; six weeks. Quiet has again been restored in Te­ the desire of the Canadian government Under this Tire surveyor general’s office at Port­ claimant or pantentee.’ to secure a definite promise in writing the summer. The canvas* shows that, heran, the Perhan capital. Many young meu as well as many outlining the undertakings. This was since the vacation is comparatively mature farmers who are so situated land cost in salaries, $3,760; at Seattle, wording the railroads were enabled to The premier of Hungary has chal­ positively declined by Japan because it short, the men got employment in th6 enter the choice lands of the West and that they cannot take a four years’ $9,750. lenged a man to a duel because he was would entail a sacrific of treaty rights. harvest fields, mills, mines ar.d labur Cratei lake cost the government $2,- they lost no time in doing it. course of study desire to acquiant them­ accused of being dishonest. “ It was the same way with the Minister Lemieux also desired to secure of various kinds paying good wages. It selves more fully with the most recent 999. O rigin's five per cent of the public Union Pacific railroad bills. Hunting- The Kansas City grand jury is very from the Japanese government a note shows also that ttie engineering stu­ developments in agriculture There busy returning indictments, principal­ giving the exact number of laborers dents find no trouble in getting work are others who feel ti.e need of a more land sales amounted to $22,489, Wash­ ton jammed through the house a bill to have the gevernment give up its second ly for violation of the Sunday closing that the government proposed to allow in their line. The engineering depart­ practical knowlelge of farm mechanics ington's, $20,011. Pacific Northwest Indians cost, for mortgage, which would have given the to emigrate to Canada. This was also ment has a large number of graduates and the use of tools. It is to meet the law. in the employ of the Southern Pacific, He had a L'rnatillas, Cayuses and read millions of dollars. refused. needs of these classes that these courses support I , l i e mint at Philadelphia has been O. R. & N., Noithern Pacific and the Walla Wallas, $2,713; Yakimas, $3,- clear majority In the senate and the will be given. The course in House­ • dered to cease coining silver and coin government reclamation service, and Rioting in India. hold ¿science will lie of value to the 391; Nez Perces, $987; Warm Springs, bill would have passed that body had only double eagle.. About $1,000,000 the majority of the engineering students women of the home who desire to more Oregon, $3,397; Klamath Indians, $5,- not some senators talked it to death. Calcutta, India, Dec. 21.— In conse­ gold a day w ill be coined. are engaged liefore the session closes in “ L was the same way with the rail­ thoroughly acquaint themselves with 203. besides administration expenses at quence of the sentence of three months’ road pooling bill. It passed the house The explosion at the Parr mine imprisonment, pronouncd against Be- June. A numlrer of students are part­ the principles of good cooking and of all reservations. Jacobs Creek, Pa., killed every miner pin Chaudre), the Nationalist chief, for ly earning their own way during the general home management. The sub­ To maintain the Columbia river and would have goue through the sen­ ate had it not been talked to death. at work in the tunnel. Only six bodies having refused to testify in court session. The university maintains an jects to be discussed will be of inteiest lightvessel, $74,496 was ttie expense. employment bureau under the direction Tiie summary of the nation’s expenses The senators opposing thise hills could have been taken out and there are at against a Hindu newspaper, grave dis­ and importance to every farmer and of the registrar, but it lias not been able least 180 dead. homekeeper and it is hoped that a shows the cost of the war department have had $100,000 apiece to quit talk­ orders of a seditious nature took place this fall to supply ail calls made on it large number w ill take advantage of for the year was $123,290,500; navy ing, and would have been allowed to Immigrants atllcted with contagious in the streets here. An inini *nse crowd for students to work. department, $95,306,894; treasury de­ vote any way they chose, because the this opportunity. diseases are coming into New York fast­ raised a great tumult in front of the partment. $72,174,930; state depart­ railroads lmd enough votes to ¡mss the A circular containing further inform hall of tribunals, attacking the police er than the Leal authorities can care Wheat Trade Stagnant. ation w ill ire sent oa application to ment, $2,066,394; executive depait- measure without us.” for them. One day recently 99 imtni and stoning the windows. A party of Tendleton— Business is dull in the ment, proper. $26,407; interior depart­ grants suffering fiom contagious diseas Hindu students assaulted various Brit­ local wheat market, the price b ein g1 the Agricultural College, Corvallis, ment, $165,048,667; postoffiec depart­ RETURN VIA SUE Z. es were turned over to the local author ish officers and sergeants, blockading down, ami the farmers are unwilling Oregon. ment, $10,097,771; agricultural depart­ the principal streets. ities by the Federal health inpsectors. to part with the holdings at a figure ment, $9 551,714; commerce and labor, Pick of Evans' Ships to Make Long Heat and Light for Agency. that is 10 cents lower than what they Smallpox lias broken out near Pe $9,328,831; judicial department, $7- Favors Giving Tithes. Pendleton — Supervising Engineer Ocean Trip. could have secured early in tire fall. 617.396. E ll, Wash. New York, Dec. 24.— Joseph H. Until recently the local quotation on Pringle of the Indian department, who Washington, Dec. 24.— “ The pro­ It is an interesting fact that although An assay office has been established Choate in an address at the annual club bus been 67c, but another drop of has been at tlie Umatilla agency exam­ the department of commerce and labor gram of the return of the battleship at Albany, Oregon. meeting of the State Charities Aid a cent has occurred. However, wheat ining the facilities for heatingand light­ has been organized only a few years, fleet is a matter that has been discaeMr association advocated adherence to the is said to be worth 68c irt Pendleton, ing the buildings of the agency, will its expense* equal those of the depart­ among the official* of the Navy depart­ James Hamilton Lewis is a candidate ment, but as yet no decision has been old Mosaic law that one-tenth of all and at least one buyer is offering that recommend, it is understood, the erec­ ment of agriculture. for governor of Illinois. reached, and w ill not be for some time property be given to charity. He said figure. Others declare they are out of tion of a one-storv brick structure, 40x The grand tctal of the governmental 70 feet, in which a complete electric to come,” says Fecretary of the Navy Goldfield mineowners say efforts at he did not believe many of tlie rich the market for the time being. lighting and heating plant will be in­ department expense was $762,488,753, Metcalf. -The secretary's remark was women and men who composed his au­ compromise come too late. which did not include many million* stalled. It is desired that the building called out by a wireless message from dience had lived up to the law anil that Gra in instead of Hops. shall be completed lor the opening of of appropriations and some items the flagship Connecticut, s:ating tluit Legal holidays are over in California if all the people of the country had Aurora— During the past two weeks which bring the actual outlay close to Decemlier 21 was the last. Admiral Evans had authorised the As­ done so there would not have been any this section has been well soaked with school next year. $1,000,000,000. sociated Press to say it is his personal financial trouble* like thiwe through tlie usual winter rains and tHe farmers The battleship fleet is well off the PORTLAND MARKETS. belief th.it the Navy department’s pres­ which the country lias just passed. are well pleased w ith the out look. The Florida coast and all is well on board Lumber Case Ended ent intention to have the battleship ground is in good condition, and much Washington, Dec. 23.— Taking of fleet return by w ay of the Suez canal Will Cut Oil Rates. Wheat— Club, 82c; bluestem, 84, Japanese are anxious for Admiral work lias lieen done for the winter testimony in the lumbermen’ case be­ next summer or fall. As the presi­ Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 24.— The state grains. An unusually large acreage of valley, 82c; red, 8Uc. Evans to visit them with his iiattlcsliip fore the Interstate Commerce commis­ dent, through Secretary Loeb. previ­ railway commission has divided to cut grain has been sown tills fall, many of Oat«— No. 1 w hite, $ 8: gray, $28. fleet. ously had spoken to the same effect, it * oil rate* in Nebraska 30 per cent. This the hopgrowers thinking it better to Barley— Feed, $27; brewing, $31; sion lias been concluded. The first train hns parsed under the action wa* forced by alleged discrimin­ put in small gra;n than to depend en- rolled, $30. Final arguments w ill be made before seems clear ihat Admiral Evane’ state­ Hudson river at New York through the ation by the railroads in favor of the tiie lv on hops for financial returns on the commission on March 4 and a de­ ment was not suggested by any definite Corn— Whole, $32; cracked, $33. McAdoo tunnel. Standard Oil company. The rai'roads their properties. Hay— Valley timothy, No. 1, $16; cision is anticipated shortly thereafter. move so far determined upon by thoee view the proposed reduction with great Eastern Oregon timothy, $20@23; clo­ In the meantime lumbermen of the Pa­ supreme in autho.ity. In naval circle* The total loss to vessel property on ver, $15; cheat, $15; grain hay, $15® cific Northwest named a* complainants the opinion prevails that at moet only To Attend Scientists Meet. the great lakes amounted to $743,000 disfavor, and dtclare that they will in the ca»e will be entitled to ship un­ a squadron comp fed of such vessels as lose money on every gallon of oil they Corvallis— A . L. Knisely, Federal . $16; alfalfa, $16; vetch, $14. for the season of 1907. move at the new rate. They are al­ chemist for Oregon, expect« to start | Butter— Fancy creamery, 35(g3711!c der the protection of the injunctior is­ the dbvnge to the Pacific shall have sued by the Federal courts at Portland demonstrated to be “ the pick of the The Illinois Smupree couit lias de­ ready outlining a fight to maintain tire East immediately after Christmas, to, per pound. fleet,” w ill be sent through the Sue« clared unconstitutional the law forhiud- present toll. Veal— 75 to 125 pounds, 8 ,-s@9c: and Seattle.. attend the midwinter meeting of the! canal, while the remainder will take ding speculation in theater tickets. Association for the Advancement of Sci­ 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 the ghotter j-ontp around the Horn. Mo e Islands Than Thought For State Line Stations ence and the American Chemical socie­ pounds, 5@6jgC. ’’'T h e Searchlight Rank A Trust com­ Fan Francisco, Dee. 23.— Uncle Sam Guthrie, Okla., Dec. 2 4 — The rail­ ty at Chicago. He also expect* to visit i Pork— Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 6@ pany, of Searchlight, Nevada, has been ¡9 riciier hy 1,400 islands than he Makes N w World Record. road commission of Oklahoma ha* or- the Chicago, New York and Washing­ 6S,c; packers, 6@6)gc. looted by the president of the corpora­ Poultry — Average old hens, 10c thought he was. When the United Fan Antonio, Tex., Dec. 24.—A lered the Santa Fe to establish stations ton pure food laboratories before com-1 tion. chickens 10c; F'ates purchased the Philippines the T. epperwein today completed a ten at all points on the state .line crossed ing back to Portland, which w ill be his per pound; mixed spring chickens, 10c; roosters. 8c charts showed 1,200 islands in the days' shooting series durirg which he Friction between Cortelyon and by the company. The action wa* taken h'ndquarter*. dressed ihiokens, 12@13c; turkeys, archipelago. The charts used in mak- ! -hot at 72,500 targets and missed nine, Roosevelt may result in the resignation because of a decision on the part of the live, 15c; dressed, choice, IS ® 19c; ing the treaty were known to be far ; This breaks the world's record both Present for U liversity. commission that the Santa Fe had of the former. failed to sell interstate tickets at the University of Oregon, Eugene— The geese, live, 8®9e; ducks, 12 >*@131,0; from perfect, but it was thought they as to number of targets sh >t at and the Michigan elecitric road manager* say -cent rate. were sufficiently accurate for all pur­ number missed. Mr. Toepperwein Alumni association has just presented pigeons, $1(3:1.50; squab«, $2(5,3. they cannot operate at a profit for less Accurate maps eloeed the exhibition in whirlwind Eggs— Fresh ranch, candled, 35c per poses of the treaty. to the University of Oregon a painting than 2 cent* a m ile. were brought to San Francisco today fashion, ghooting at tHe final 6,500 of President Johnson, the first presi­ dozen. Ch le to Welcome Fleet. Fruits— Apples, 75c@|2 per box; from the islands, which show that in targets anil missing only one. Toepper- Valparaiso, Doc. 24.— The house of dent of the university. The work was An Atlanic liner arrived at New Many of mein used a 22-caliber automatic rifle lo rk a few days ago with only seven W . R. Grace A Co., of this city, ha* done in Eugene by R. LsBarre Good­ peaches, 75c(<$$l per crate; pears. $1.26 **le Stroup are 2,600 islands. <31.75 per box; cranberriee, $9.60® 12 them are small, and the blocks were two and a half first class passengers. received a telegram from New York win, of New York, at a cost of $500. per barrel. " ----- —--------------- inches thick and were thrown at a die* certifying that the American fleet, now A New York man has had hla name on its voyage to the Pacific, will enter Tax Roll Turned Over. Vegetables— Turnips, 75c per sack; Hope to Rescue Miners, tanee of 20 feit fu m the marksman. changed from Crooke to Crooba, t r ­ the port* of Chile. Preparation? are A*toria — The 191*6 delinquent tax carrots, 65c per sack; beet«. $1 per Ely, Nev., Nov. 23 — The three min- eatise bis sweetheart would not accept lein g made here to give Hum an agree­ roll has l>een turned over to the county sack; beans. 7i£9o per pound ; cabbage, ers entombed in the Alpha mine n ill Fruits of Grand Jury. such a name. The collec­ le p e r pound; cauliflower. 76c@$l p,r un le«* further trouble is experienced’ Helena, Mont., Dec. 24 — Among able welcome, in which the government clerk by Sheriff Pomeroy. tions on this roll were the largest ever dozen: Wlery. $3 25(33 50 jfier crate; piobahly be released bv Christmas dav,’ the 27 persons indicted by the Federal , The Supreme court of Illinois holds will join. made in the history of the county, and onion«, 15e. 24.— According to the Salem— Governor Chamberlain Las Wool— Eastern . Oregon - .. average — beet, ---- . »a profeseor of dogmatic theology in States Senator Stephen R. Ma!lory diW gled Ban ner” is being played is modi­ Standard, the Admiralty ha* decided to named the following notarié* pubil : per ponniLacc-oding to shtink- Ft. Bernard's seminary at Rochester, at 2:58 yesterday rooming, after an >11* fied so as to permit the tin n to stand establishftext May a Pacific and N« rth Thomas Coatee, Tillamook; J. L. Camp- age, valley, 18@2tx-, according to fine­ ^ ? W ° inted r04dja,° r ^ » by . general breakdown on erect and to salute only at the last note American squadron, the Iwse of which hell. Glendale: V irgil II. Massey, R. W ' ^ o h J r , ' c b o i c T ^ S f c ness. mohair, choice, 29(í30c per archbishop of Fan Francisco, in snccra- No ember 20,’ with paralysis of the left of the music. will be at Esquimal!, B. C. F. D. No. 8, Salem. ' I potute -----* . eion to the late George Montgomery. side. FOREST GROVE. P. I PASSAGE THROUGH S I RAITS. Los Angeles, Ptc. 24.— The man who is to pilot the United States battleship Meet through the Straits of Magellan is in I.os Angeles on his way tc Washing­ ton, from whence he w ill proceed to Rio de Janeiro, there to join the fleet on January 1. The man selected by the Navy de­ partment for this important service is Captain E. F. Greene, of the United States army transport service. He is 58 years ut age and lias made in all 17 trips through the etraits. He ha* been a sailer since lie was 14 years of age, when be joined the Confederate navy, ilia first trip was made in 1&69 and the last a year ago, when he brought the lighthouse tender Junita to the Pacific coast. Captain Greene w ill assume charge 'as pilot of the fleet at Punta Arenas about February 1, according to schedule. There will be assigned to him by Admiral Evans one of the fleet­ est of the torpedo crafts with which he will lead the way through the straits. The actual passage w ill require about 48 hours. Captain Greene anticipates no danger in taking the squadron safely through. Pettigrew Says ll Is Owned by Big Corporations. CANNON EAD AS THE OTHERS j