NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NEWS
NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST
CONGRESS MEETS.
ESTIMATES ARE MADE.
' Republicans are Gloomy;
Democrats Columbia
a River Allowed *1,725,000;
and Insurgents Rejoice,
Others Fare Well.
OREGON HAS 6 7 2 ,7 6 5 .
State Entitled to Another Represen'
tative— Idaho Has 3 2 5 ,5 9 8 .
Vi ashington— Oregon has a popula
tion o f 672,765, as shown by the 13th
census. The population ten years ago
was 413,536.
The increase the past
ten years, therefore, has been 62.7 per
cent. The population in 1880 was
313,767. The increase in 20 years h
been^ll4 per cent.
The census bu
reau’ s figures indicate that Oregon
will be entitled to another representa
tive in congress two years hence,
even if the ratio o f representation is
increased, in accordance with custom.
The announcement o f the population
o f Idaho, also made public, indicates
that that state also w ill gain one rep
resentative.
The figures show that there are in
Multnomah county, outside o f Port
land, 19,047 persons. The population
of the county is given as 226,261, the
population o f Portland having been an
nounced previously as 207,214.
The
whole county shows an increase o f
123,094. The county has more than
doubled its population in the past ten
years. It had a population o f only
4,150 in 1860, the first year in which
there is a record o f the county’s peo
ple.
The figures o f the bureau show that
Idaho, which is credited with a total
population o f 325,598, as compared
with 161,272 in 1900, a gain o f 101.9
per cent, has a greater increase in
the past ten years than any other state
in the Union thus far announced, ex
cept Oklahoma.
Washington, D ec. 5.— “ O, wondrous
Washington— Estimates of the cost
change” was the sentim ent fe lt today
by many Republicans and expressed by of river and harbor improvements
the Democrats when the closing session throughout the United States for the
of the 61st congress was opened.
year to end July 1 , 1912, contained in
In the senate the first rap o f the the annual report of General Bixby,
gavel sounded the knell o f Senator
chief o f army engineers, shows a total
Beveridge, who w ill be replaced by
Kern. It was as dismal fo r Aldrich of $22,227,361.
and Hale, whose reign o f dictatorship
In his report General Bixby selects
ends with this assem bly. For Carter, ¿11 projects as worthy of congressional
of Montana, Dick, o f Ohio, and Kean, appropriations. Among these recom-
of New Jersey, the session is just as menuations are:
Ohio river, $3,550,000.
foreboding,
this congress marking
Mississippi rvier, ' $3,400,000.
their last term as national lawmakers.
Columbia river above Celilo falls to
While joy prevailed on the Demo
cratic side, goom overhung many a Re snake river, $25,000.
Columbia river, Celilo falls to Dalles
publican head. A m ong the leaders for
whom this session w rites a death war rapids, $600,000.
Columbia river
below Portland
rant are Burkett, o f Nebraska, Bur
rows, o f M ichigan, Depew, o f New $150,000.
Columbia river mounth, $950,000.
York, Dick, o f Ohio, Flint, o f Califor
Los Angeles harbor, $270,000.
nia, Frazier, o f Tennessee, Hale, of
Ocean front, near San Luis Obispo.
Maine, Piles, o f W ashington, Scott, of
West V irginia, and W arner, o f Mis Cal., $110,000.
San Francisco harbor, $30,000.
souri.
Oakland harbor, $150,000.
While gloom pervaded the senate,
Eureka, Cal., harbor, $185,000.
the house appeared grief-stricken, the
Grays Harbor (Wash.), $300,000.
havoc to be w rought in the upper body
Snohomish river, $75.000.
not equaling the dow nfall that awaits
San Joaquin river, $25,000.
the representative chamber. Speaker
Coos Bay harbor $40,000.
Cannon today began his last period of
Appropriations for the Sacramento
rule over the low er house and for many
of his colleagues this session is a fare river were not recommended, as the
LOVE NOT JAP MOTIVE.
well
before
enforced
retirement. report o f engineers had not yet been
Among those is Taw ney, o f Minnesota, completed.
The lakes to the gulf waterway pro
chairman o f the appropriation commit
Great Britain'« Belief in Friendship
ject is not mentioned in the report.
tee.
Shattered.
That the rivers and harbors recom
With the D em ocrats and even the
London—
When
Japan recently gave
mendations
may
precipitate
a
fight
insurgents the situation is different.
orders fo r a new dreadnaught to be
For the Dem ocrats jo y is unconfined, against President T aft’ s plan to elim
this session o f congress being a pre inate the "pork barrel” was intimated built in England, the proponents o f the
English-Japanese alliance were loud in
cursor o f greater things, o f which the by the politicans. It is predicted that
referring to this act as having been
soon
after
congress
convenes
certain
predicted rise to the speaker’ s chair of
congressmen will frame a rivers and inspired solely by an desire o f Great
Champ Clark is the forem ost.
Britain’ s Far Eastern ally to prove by
Sure o f control o f the next house, harbors bill carrying about $30,000,-
000 in appropriations. With the usual friendship the pact was not obtained
the Democrats are jubilant and smiles
additions to early estimates, it is with the flavor o f business bargaining,
were worn today by Bourbons who,
likely that such a bill would carry be but simply intended gracefully to draw
heretofore, w ore gloom even in merry
tween $40,006,000 and $50,000,000 in more tightly the "t ie s o f alliance.”
sessions. The insurgents, too, partook
All this sentiment has been rudely
the aggregate.
of the elation o f the Democrats, as the
The politicians base their prediction shattered by Fred T. Jane, naval ex
turn o f affairs brought about by the
on the president’ s action at the time pert and student o f international fight
recent election enables them to com
he signed a measure carrying $50,000,- ing ships.
mand respectful attention in the Re
"T h e report that Japan, while leav
000 for the same purpose.
At that
publican caucuses where heretofore
time he sent a message to congress ing five o f her own shipyards empty,
they were spurned as outcasts.
has ordered a dreadnaught to be built
which asid;
No business was transacted, both
" I once reached a conclusion that it in England to show her admiration for
branches m eeting m erely to appoint a
was my duty to interpose a veto in the Anglo Japanese alliance, ia some
joint com m ittee form ally to appraise order, if possible, to secure a change what weak in the matter o f assigned
the president that the legislative
o f method of framing these bills. Sub ca u se," Mr. Jane asserts.
branch o f the governm ent was ready to sequent consideration has altered my
"T h e actual facts appear to be that
proceed, to call the rolls and to adjourn view o f my duty.”
although Japanese yards are now fully
after adopting resolutions to the mem
The president withheld his veto be capable of turning out moderate-sized
ory o f members who had died since cause for three years there had been vessels and very good destroyers, the
congress last met.
no rivers and harbors appropriations building o f monstrous battleships is
and bad he failed to sign the measure, rather beyond the capacity o f their ex
THREATEN HARD TIMES.
government engineers would have been isting plants. This probably explains
the tremendous delays in recent Jap
seriously handicapped.
anese construction. It is far cheaper
The
White
House
idea
is
embodied
Railroads Will Fight Reduction in
in General Bixby’a recommendations, and expeditious to have a ship built
Freight Rates.
that money should be set aside for the outright in England than to import
Washington — That the railroads prompt completion o f more important large quantities o f material to be put
which have demanded freigh t increases projects, and that scattering appropri together in Japan.
that will amount to $75,000,000
nually are in league with " b i g busi
ness’ ’ to enforce the rates through is
a story in circulation here.
The business interests are opposed
to regulation such as is proposed by
President T aft, and it is said that
Wall street w ill join the railroads in
the fight for higher rates.
The club that is to be held over the
interstate com m erce commission and
the country in general
is "hard
tim es."
Financial depression and
panic, it is predicted, w ill be the out
come if the rate increases are not
granted and the business interests let
alone. Thia is said to have been in
timated plainly enough to be a Wall
street threat. B ig business men and
railroad officials who have been in
W ashington during the discussion of
the rate question are said to have been
very pessim istic in their views for the
future financial outlook.
Prosperity
seems to have lost its charm, according
to the magnates, and the way in which
they have said it has been tantamount
to an expression o f their intention to
bring about a financial depression, offi
cials here say.
•
Small Farms Increasing.
Rapid settlem ent o f the country ad
jacent tp Bend, Prineville, Lakeview
and Silver Lake, Oregon, has caused
the national forest service to mater
ially reduce the number o f cattle al
lowed to the b ig cattlemen on the
ranges o f the Fremont national forest.
The reductions w ere made by Thomas
P McKenzie, o f the department o f
ailviculture o f the forest service.
Oklahoma Has 1,657,155 People.
Washington— The population o f the
»tate o f Oklahoma ia 1,667,155, ac
cording to atatistics o f the 13th census
Bade public by Director Durand. This
H *n increase o f 242,978, or 17.2 per
cent over 1,414.177 in 19«7.
Illinois' Population 6,638,691.
Washington— The population of the
o f Iilinoia ia 6,638,591, accord
â t to the cenaos bureau. The increase
*■
or 18.9 per cent.
A t the
Prevent apportionment, Illinois would
«•in four
ations for projects which have been
dragging along for years should be
withheld.
Senator Burton sUunchly supports
the president and is prepared to make
a strong fight against piecemeal appro
priations, such as legislators whose
political lives depend on the govern
ment appropriations would introduce.
The same legislators are placed in the
predicament o f organizing a fight to
pass a “ pork barrel” bill over the veto
of the president.
YEAR IS BIG FOR LIQUOR.
ARBITRATION REACHED.
Chicago Garment Worker« Reach
Agreement With Big Firm.
Chicago— Through the influence of
the CMy Council committee, which
realized that a continuation o f the
garment worker«’ «trike meant a big
financial burden on the city, an arbi
tration has been reached between the
firm of Hart, Schaffner A Marx, and
it« 10,000 employee, who have been on
strike for nearly two months.
With nearly 100,000 peraona affect
ed by the »trike, it waa rapidly becom
ing a serious problem to the city au
thorities. This mass o f people, mostly
foreigners, were destitute, and with
the advance o f cold weather the situa
tion would have become a desperate
one.
The Council committee conferred all
day behind cloaed doors with repre-
aentativea of the clothing makers, but
details o f the conference are withheld
until the term» are voted upon by the
employe*. It ia known, however, that
in the compromise the atrikera have
won substantial gain».
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
ORCHARD BRINGS *3 0 0 ,0 0 0 .
Michigan
Capitalists
Buy
Lownsdale Property.
Great Farmer»’ Union
Would
Regulate
Warehouse Shipments.
L afayette — Millárd O. Lowrisdale,
pioneer orchardist o f Oregon,
and
founder o f the great apple growing in
dustry in the Northwest, has retired
from active life. He has sold hia 300-
a<A orchard near Layfayette to a com
pany o f M ichigan capitalists.
A l
though Mr. Lownsdale is silent as to
the financial consideration which the
deal involves, it is undcrst>>od that the
purchase price is close to $300,000.
Mr. Lownsdale was virtually the
pioneer o f all latter-day apple growers
in the W illam ette valley. When he
planted his orchard 21 years ago apple
grow ing was almost a lost art. The
possibility o f grow ing apples often had
been denied, even the pioneers o f the
valley having concluded that it was not
possible to produce the wonderful re
suits that had given the valley
great reputation before the fruit peats
appeared.
♦
The Dalles— Resolutions recommend
ing the enactment o f a law by the
state legislature requiring warehouses
to ship grain in the order that orders
for shipping are given them, as a fair
deal to all growers, was adopted by the
State Farmers’ Educational and Co
operative Union, in session here.-
Upon the recommendation of the
legislative committee, the union also
decided to send committees to sessions
o f the state legislature whenever mat
ters of importance to agriculturists
were under consideration.
The enactment o f a grain inspection
law was urged and this will be one of
the important matters in which the
legislative committees will interest
themselves. In general, the resolu
tions adopted by the present conven
tion are those adopted by the North
Qaroiina Farmers’ Union, at ita ses
sion in September.
The state board o f the union has de
cided to hold its next meeting at Pen
dleton the second Friday in January,
at which time a campaign to increase
the membership o f the union and to
promote its interests will be started In
the jurisdiction, which includes Oregon
and all of the state o f Idaho south of
Idaho county.
The work o f Mr. Lownsdale has re
established the apple growing industry
in the great valley reaching from Port
land to Eugene. His orchard has been
a material demonstration of his ideas,
this year crowning his success with
record production o f 76,000 boxes.
Mr. Lownsdale has in mind the /
tablishroent o f a market for handling
Mine Brings * 7 6 0 ,0 0 0 .
the fruit o f thia ¿region, and hopes to
Baker City — The Gold Coin mine,
perfect the organization of )a Wiliam
ette ValleyjFruit Growers’ association, one of the richest placer properties
the object being to provide a common in Eastern Oregon, located about 20
miles south of Baker City, has been
channel for the output.
sold to a syndicate o f Eastern capital
ists organized by Thomas Nevins &
RECLAIM 15,000 ^C R E S .
Sons, 37 Wall Street, New York, for
$750,000. Thia property adjoins Mor
Weed Interests Build Big Levee in mon Baain on the north, where are
located a number o f rich quarts mines.
W ood River Valley.
Klkmath Falls— To reclaim 16,000
acres o f land in the Wood River valley,
a levee 24 miles in length is being
built by Senator Abner Weed, o f Sis
kiyou, Cal. The work is about half
finished.
Senator Weed owns 15,000 acres o f
land in the valley between the mouth
o f Wood river and the mouth o f Seven
mile creek, and this levee along the
lake shore is to protect these large
holdings from the lake overflow in the
w et seasons. This land o f the sena
to r ’s is some o f the best in this valley
for hay and grazing purposea.
The
levee w ill serve as an embankment to
keep the water from overflow ing the
land and the ditch w ill aerve as a drain
for the w et land lying along it.
OREGON COW BRINGS^* 700.
W. O. Minor Gets Top Price for
Shorthorn at Chicago Show.
Chicago — “ Bright S tar," a Short
horn cow brought to the International
Livestock exhibition by W. O. Minor,
o f Heppner, Or., was sold for $700.
The animal ia 2 years old. Mr.
Minor has secured top prices for all the
breed animals be brought to the show,
besides winning aeveral prizes with
them.
W. A. Forbes, o f Sacramento, Cal.,
is attending the show, with the inten
tion o f buying 800 dairy cattle to take
back to hia California farm. He is
the proprietor o f one o f the largest
dairies on the CoasL
Three Postoffice» for C rook.
Prineville—Three postofficee were
Trtacco Also Furnishes Record Gov
established in Crook county December
ernment Revenue.
1. Hat Rock is a new office, 11 miles
Washington—The United States has
from Prineville. It ia located south
just passed through a banner year for
and east o f Powell Buttes, near the
drinks, smokes and oleomargine. Here
Prineville Bear Creek Butte road.
is the nation’s record for the 12 months
Mrs. Louise E. Becker ia postmistress.
ended on June 30, as it shows in the
Rolyat is situated in Ireland valley,
figures o f the internal revenue bu-
almost south o f Prineville, about 60
mile«. The poetmaater is Mr. Schrad
read:
Of distilled spirits, 163,000,000 gal
er. Hia mail supply will coma from
lons, 30 , 000,000 gallons more than the
Prineville and will be delivered once a
week by the Prineville-Fife stage line.
year before.
Of fermented liquors, 59,485,111
La Pine is the poetoffice for the new
barrels, an increase o f 3,000,000.
town, which takes the place o f Roe-
Of cigars. 7,600,000,000, or 160,-
land It ia near the location of the
000,000 more than 1909.
Fatal Portent Fulfilled.
former Rosland office, on the line of
Of cigarettes. 6.830.000,000, an in
New York— For the reaeon that both the Oregon Trunk railroed. The mail
crease of 1 , 006 . 000 , 000 .
hia brother and hia sister had died just eu(A>ly will be daily over the Prine-
Of plug, fine rut, cube cut, granu as each waa approaching the age of ville-Silver Lake line.
lated or sliced smoking or chewing to 17. John Smyth, a young resident of
bacco or snuff. 402,000,000 pounds, the Upper East Side, had frequently
Cows Pay Wall.
4 , 000,000 more than the year M o r e expreeaed a fear that he would never
Monmouth— Frank Loughary ia tak
Of
oleomargarine,
141, 862,2Hz live to celebrate hia own 17th birthday. ing $1041 a month from the product of
pounds. 60 . 000.000 pounds increase.
He was nearing what he considered 16 cow«. Besides this cash revenue,
Illicit distilling and manufacturing this crucial age. when Saturday he fell he has lota of skim milk to feed to hie
of moonshine whisky is on the ln- eight atoriee through the elevator shaft piga, and he aims to turn them off at 8
crease "especially." the bureau «7 * . of a new building at Broadway and months old, weighing 200 pounds each.
"where there are state-wide prohi Ninety second street, and died m the With hogs selling at $9 a hundred in
bition laws.”
| last rites o f the choreh were being ad the market one can readily aea that
The internal revenue receipts on all < ministered to him.
this is a quick way o f bringing in good
these things—and certain other thing*,
money at practically no outlay.
Two-Dollar Counterfeit« Out.
■nch aa playing cards and mixed flour
-a m o u n te d to more than $289 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 .
Oldest Peach Tree Oise.
Washington Chriatrnaa shoppers in
Jacksonville— On Thanksgiving day,
Chicago
and
other
Middle
Western
eit-
Lorim er Report Due 800*1.
ies will do well to examine closely any weighted down with two Inches of
Washington—Senator Burrow«, of two dollar bills they may receive in heavy snow, the tint peach tree to be
Michigan, chairman o f the senate cosn- change. A new counterfeit two-do liar planted in Southern Oregon bowed its
nnitteeon privilege« and electiona. mid ailver certificate baa been discovered In bead and died. Pater Britt planted
,h„ the sub-committee that inveatigst- circalatien. The note ia no« a good the tree in 18*7 In hia yard in Jaekaon-
ed in C hi««® tbe charge«
oas aa dees examination, but would ville and It has born« frail continuous
Senator Lon mar. o f Illinois, weald easily daeaiva any on« ncr
ly sines I860. It waa no doabt ana of
maTe a full report to tha eoaamitta«
tha oldest fruit trees in Oregon.
after New Year’«.
NEW LAWS SOUGHT.
Teach Advancs Geography.
University o f Oregon, Eugene— The
university has added a new department
to ita curriculum, that o f Geography.
Courses are given in Economic Geog
raphy, physiography, history o f geog
raphic influences, physiography of the
United States, and field geography.
The work is under Professor F. G.
Barker.
PORTLAND
MARKETS.
Wheat -Track prices; Bluestem, 81
(382c; club, 80c; red Russian. 78c;
valley, 80c; forty-fold, 80c.
Barley— Feed, $21@21.50 per ton;
brewing, $23.
Millstuffi— Bran, $26 per ton; mid
dlings, $33; shorts, $27; rolled barley,
$24fr;.26.
Hay—Track prices: Timothy, Wil
lamette valley, $20(322 per ton; East
ern Oregon, $23(324; alfalfa, $14.60(3)
16.50;
grain
hay,
$14.50(315.50;
clover, $16.
Corn— Whole, $30; cracked, $81 per
ton.
Oats— White, $28/328.60 ton.
Poultry— Hens, 14<314>{c; springs,
18H ®14c; ducks, white,
16<317c;
see, 12c; turkeys, live, 16<317c;
dressed, 20c; squabs, $2 per dozen.
Eggs — Oregon ranch, candled,
42><c; Eastern, Aprlla, 30*«.83c; East
ern, fresh, 37)fc.
B utter— Official quotation; City
creamery, solid pack, 87c per pound;
butter fat, 35(337e; Eastern, 81<384c.
Pork— Fancy, 10 >%< 3 1 1 c per pound.
Veal— Fancy, 86 to 126 pounds, 12X
( a 13c per pound.
Apples— King, 40@75c box; Wolf
river, 76e(3$l; Waxen, 85c/3$1.26;
Baldwin, 76c<3$1.26; Northern Spy,
76cf<t$1.26; Snow, $1.26«/ $1.60; Spltx-
enbergs, $1.26«;,2; Winter Banana,
$1.75/il 3.60.
Green Fruits— Pears, $1.25/1(2 per
box; grape«, $1.85; cranberries, $8/3
9.60 per barrel; quinces, $1(3)1.26 par
box; huckleberries, 6138 c per pound.
Vegetables— Beans, 10/3,11« pound;
cabbage, $1(31.25 per hundred; cel
ery, California, $3/38.26 per crata;
pumpkins, 1/31X * P«r pound; sprouts,
7 «/He: squash, 1/31 X e: tomatoes, $1.26
per box; carrots, $1/31.26 per hun
dred. parsnlpe, $14(1.26; turnips, $1;
beets, $1.26/3 1.60.
Potatoes—Oregon, $1.25 per hun
dred.
Onlone— Oregon, jobbing pries,$1.40
@ 1.60 per hundred.
Hope — 1910 crop, ll(3 l8 e ; 1909
erop, 7/38 c .
Wool— Eastern Oregon, 18/317e per
pound; valley, 17@19c; mohair, choice,
321383c.
Cattle— Beef steers, good to choice,
$6.26436.66; fair to medium, $4.604*
6; choice spayed heifers, $4.76436;
good to choice beef cows, $4.60436;
medium to good beef cows, »3.5/834;
common beef row», $24(3.60, bulla, $4
@ 4.26; «tags, good to choiea, $4/34.60;
ealvaa, light, $7/37.60; heavy, $44$
6.26.
Ho*»— Top, $ * 3 8-26; fair to me
dium. $7.60/37.76.
Sheep— Beet valley wethers, $$.26
@ S .M ; fair to good wethers, $8/33 26;
beet yearling wethers. $4.26«4.60;
beat valley, «wee, $3.60*84; lambs,
choice mountain, $ *.7 8 *8 ; choice val
ley. $4.76*86.