D IG S OFTHE WEEK
Current Events of Interest Gathered
From the World at Large.
General Reaume o f Im portant Events
Presented In Condensed Form
fo r O ur Busy Readers.
NEW YORK IS REPUBLICAN.
Assembly Changes Tone, Leaving
G overnor Without Support.
New York—From a D em ocratic ma
jo rity of 24, the New York sta te as
sembly has turned overwhelm ingly
Republican.
All indications point to the Republi
cans in the lower cham ber having a
m ajority of 24. Thus the m ajorities
in both houses, which existed during
the first half o f Governor John A.
D ix’s adm inistration, [will be lacking
n ex t year.
The present senate holds
over.
In th e unexpected
landslide the
D em ocrats w ere able to capture only
three seats held by the Republicans,
w hereas all over the commonwealth,
D em ocratic .assemblymen fell by the
wayside.
In one instance— Schnectady—H er
b ert R. Morrill, a Socialist, won,
w here a Democrat had held the seat.
In G reater New York the Republi
cans defeated nine Democrats, while
in K ings county an equal number of
Democratic candidates m et defeat.
A t Auburn Thomas S. Osborne, one
of the organizers of the Democratic
league, was defeated for mayor by
Thomas H. O’Neill, Republican.
Ten vacancies on the S tate Supreme
bench were filled by elections in four
judicial districts.
Six seats will
probaby go to the Republicans and
four to the Democrats.
AVIATOR WHO HAS COMPLETED FIRST CROSS-CONTINENT FLIGHT
EVER MADE.
GLIDER IS SUCCESS
Wrighls Much Encouraged By Re-,
suit of Late Experiment.
M ost Efficient Machine Yet Made-
Addition o f M otor Will Ren
d er Flying Safe.
Dayton, O.—The W rig h t Brothers,
aeroplane inventors and aviators, are
highly gratified w ith th e results of
Portland has become second only to
th e ir recent experim ents w ith their
San Francisco as a tourist center.
new glider a t K itty H aw k, N. C.
Complete official returns give pro
They believe th a t the experiments
hibitionists a slight m ajority in Maine.
conducted there will have a vital in-
fluence on the fu tu re of aerial trans-1
Union labor leaders point out many
portation.
alleged flaws in the em ployers’ lia
The climax of the plodding, pains-1
bility act.
tak in g tests occurred when Orville I
W ith censorship removed, Chinese
W rig h t caused his motorless biplane I
to hover over a spot only 15 feet in |
papers score the Im perialists for need
less massacres.
diam eter for more than 10 minutes.
“ Our experim ents have been very
Pekin has fallen into the hands of
sa tisfac to ry ,” said O rville W rig h t,*
the revolutionists and the royal family
EMPEROR M UST ABDICATE.
discussing his flight.
“ They have]
of China has fled and cannot be found.
been fa r beyond my expectations. I
Rebels Insist on Absolute S u rren d er w ent to K itty Hawk simply to carry
A second package of bank bills was
out some ideas I had worked out here
of Manchus.
found near the scene of the robbery
of the Bank of Montreal at New W est
Shanghai—The central m achine of a t home concerning gliding machines.
As a m atter of fact I w as not very
m inister, B. C.
the revolutionary governm ent does not optim istic about extensive success.
Johnson Man Wins by 18,000.
Cleveland — Cleveland, which two
tru st the throne, nor does it agree B ut a fte r I had rearranged a number
Turkish troops recaptured the city
of Derna, a fte r killing 500 Italians years ago w ent Republican, electing
w ith the throne’s term s. I t is, th ere of details, I succeeded in keeping the j
and capturing the re st of the garrison Herman C. Baehr mayor over Tom L.
fore, proceeding to arrange to control c ra ft in the air for such a long period.
Johnson, has returned to the Demo
in a terriffic battle.
O ur success is due to the fac t th a t the
the
nation’s affairs in expectation of c ra ft is exceptionally efficient. By
cratic fold, electing Newton D. Baker,
A pouch of mail containing $20,000 Johnson’s political heir, mayor over
the sucess which it regards as certain. efficientncy, I mean th a t all its parts
in currency disappeared between Ra Frank Hogan, Republican, by about
The
retirem ent of the machine dynasty are balanced so as to m ake a perfect
Almost Mobbed by Enthusiastic S p e c
leigh, N. C., and New York City, and 18,000 plurality.
liftin g vehicle.
will be demanded.
ta
to
rs—D
eclares
Mechanism
Must
no trace of it has been found.
The en tire Democratic city ticket
“ When an aviator speaks of effi
The
official
list
draw
n
up
includes
Be Revolutionized,
ciency, he means the capability of an i
A United S tates w arship has been was elected w ith the exception of five
Dr. Wu Ting Fang, a t one tim e m inis aeroplane to fly w ith the le ast amount
dispatched to Tripoli, though the W ar councilmen.
Newton D. Baker, the new mayor,
te r a t W ashington, who has accepted of m otive power. He has in mind the
departm ent denies th a t it is an answer
the post of secretary of foreign a f soaring qualities of an aeropane. I
to an appeal from Turkey for interven was city solicitor during the entire
S tatistics o f R odgers' Flight.
eight years of the Johnson regime, and
tion.
fa irs; W en T so n g Y ao , a t one tim e can tru ly say th a t our c ra ft is enor- |
was a victor two years ago when the
Total distance traveled, 4,231
mously efficient.
I don’t mean to
Chinese resident in T hibet, to whom claim th a t we can fly w ithout power,
The departm ent of agriculture be rest of the Democratic tick et was de miles.
lieves th a t seaweed, to be found in al feated.
He favors woman suffrage
the
post
of
under
secretary
has
been
Actual flying tim e, 4,924 m in
b ut I do mean th a t our m achine can
most unlim ited quantities along the and in his campaign declared for a utes,' or 3 days, 10 hours, 4 m inutes.
offered; Ehr Tang, a to n e tim e direc fly w ith less power than any other.
Pacific Coast, is worth many miilons municipal lighting plant, municipal
Elapsed tim e of journey, 49 days.
“ U nder certain conditions I am cer
tor of the A merican council of Canton,
yearly as fertilizer, containing large betterm ent generally and all the is
A verage speed when flying, 51.72
ta in th a t the ideas we have developed
who
has
accepted
the
m
ilitary
gover
quantities of potash.
sues for which Johnson stood.
miles an hour.
during the past few weeks would en
norship of Che K iang and K iang Su able us to build a m achine which
Five of the unidentified g irl victim s
M assachusetts Vote Close.
provinces; Li Ping Shui, head of the would fly even w ith less horse power.
of the Chehalis powder explosion were
Pasadena—In a flying machine th a t Shanghai gentry, who has accepted the I know th a t we could fly for an hour
Boston—-On the face of complete re
buried in one grave.
turns from 1,071 election d istricts in held together pnly through the good civil governorship of those provinces, w ithout power, given proper atm os
A striking m achinist a t Portland Massachusetts the Democrats won the will of Providence. C albraith P. Rod
pheric conditions, and I see no reason
and Yu Ya Ching, a leading m erchant, why we connot fly for 10 hours if w e |
was shot and killed in a street fight sta te election Tuesday and kept Mas gers, the transcontinental
aviator,
by a machine shop proprietor.
sachusetts in the party column by con glimpsed the Pacific ocean Saturday, who has accepted the m ayoralty of have flown one m inute. I t is sim ply I
a question of the tim e, the place, the
tinuing Goveronr Foss in office for a as he soared over the gray top of Shanghai.
The Chinese cham ber o f commerce wind and the machine.
second term . The returns gave Foss, Mount Wilson and settled down in
PORTLAND MARKETS.
“ In order to make extensive power
Democrat, 210,622; Frothingham , Re Tournam ent Park, am idst a clamorous has declared for the rebels and urged
publican, 202,888.
F oss’ plurality, m ultitude, w aitin g to welcome him at the consular body to prevent the im less flights, however, the c ra ft would
W heat—Export basis : Bluestem, 83 7,734.
w hat was v irtually the finish of his perial fleet from en terin g the Whang have to be b u ilt more strongly. At
, '-.'t^c; club, 79(<i80c; red Russian, 77
flight
from Sheepshead Bay. N. Y. Po river. The populace fear a repeti the present tim e such construction is
L ast year the same d istricts gave
@78c; valley, 79® 80c; forty-fold, 80c. Foss, Democrat, 201,324; D raper, Re Rodgers landed a t 4:10 o ’clock in the tion of the Hankow b ru talities.
now economical. Owing to th e state
P erfe ct order was m aintained in of th e skill of aviators it would cost
Corn—Whole, $36; cracked, $37 ton. publican, 167,497.
afternoon.
Oats-—No 1 white, $31@31.60 ton.
Rodgers- appeared on the sky line Shanghai and th e outlying d istricts them too much to pay for the frequent
The m argin of victory th is year was
Millstuffs—Bran, $23 per ton; mid the narrow est in years and for hours shortly a fte r 3 o ’clock, a few moments the first n ig h t a fte r the capitulation breakage of an expensive craft.
dlings, $31; shorts, $24; rolled bar afte r the close of the polls the result a fte r he had risen a t Pomona, 20 of the city to the revolutionists.
“ B ut I don’t wish to give the im
Li P ing Shui, responsible head of pression th a t I th in k the present ma
ley, $34(«35.
hung in the balance. Republicans re miles away. He w as sighted first by
H ay—No. 1 Eastern Oregon, tim fused to concede the d efeat of L ieu telescopes levelled a t him from the the new adm inistration in th e native chine in use is defective.
I t is my
othy, $17ft/18; No. 1 valley, $15(>!16; tenant Governor Frothingham , and it solar observatory on Mount Wilson, city and suburbs, is com pleting his opinion th a t our late type of biplanes
alfalfa, $13(ol4; clover,
$11(0 12; was intim ated th a t a state-w ide re and word flashed down the mountain organization. He inform ed the cor is about as good as any c ra ft will be
grain, $11(012.
I t flies
by telephone caused a sw arm ing of respondent th a t he recognized only the for many years to come.
count m ight be necessary.
republic and would g u arantee order. w ith less power than any c ra ft in ex
Barley—Feed, 31 per ton; brewing,
In
the
Republican
campaign 20.000 people to T ournam ent Park.
nominal.
The aviator, flying at a height of The only disorderly elem ents now in istence; it is strong and durable, and
speeches, orators urged Frothingham 's
Fresh F ru its—Pears, 75c(n $1.75 per election on the ground th a t]th e na 5.000 feet, hovered over the city fo r a China, he said, are the ex-officials, it is susceptible of alm ost p erfect con
and the Manchu trol. When some of the things I have
box; grapes, 75c(</$1.25 per box; ap tional adm inistration should be sup few minutes, then w arping the planes th e ir supporters
ples, $1(0 2.25; cranberries, 4(a5e per ported in its tariff policy, and th a t a th a t previously had been as motionless troops, who never again would be per discovered here are incorporated in
pound.
the cra ft, I don’t think it will easily
Democratic victory would mean a as the spreading pinions of a soaring m itted to control.
There is reason to believe th a t the be surpassed.
Potatoes—Oregon, J ljc per pound; blow to the tex tile industries in the eagle, he sailed in a wide spiral and
sw eet potatoes, $2.15(u2.25 per crate. state.
I do think th a t the fu tu re of the
volplaned down to the ¿greensward in revolutionary sentim ent throughout
the South strongly favors the uncon aeroplane depends to a certain extent
Onions—Oregon, $1.25 per hundred.
Governor Foss placed his record be the middle of the park.
ditional
abdication
of
the
em
peror
and
V egetables — Artichokes, 75c per fore the people and asked for support.
upon the fu tu re o f the m otor. Not
Rodgers literally was mobbed. He
dozen; beans, 6(010c per pound: cab
It was expected th a t the total vote was borne h ith er and th ith er by the the establishm ent of an en tirely new th a t I w ant to say th a t th e present
bage, J(o |c ; cauliflower, 50c(o$l per would fall off considerably, but the surging crowd. E ager hands clutched regim e.
m otor is lacking in any serious man
dozen; garlic, 10(o 12c per pound; hot average was well m aintained.
ner. I think th e m otor of th e present
and scratched him, b u t his leather
Fowler Decends Suddenly.
house lettuce, $1.25 per box; pump
is ju s t as p erfec t as the machine.
Both branches of the legislature, clothing was strong enough to resist
kins, l(o 1 Jc per pound; sprouts, 8« apparently, will be Republican.
El Paso, Tex.—R. G. Fowler, the But I do believe th a t, w ith natural
attack, although afterw ards the avia
9c; squash, 14«! l i e ; tomatoes, 50c,O
tor declared his ribs would surely eastbound coast-to-coast av iato r, a r evolution, motors will be made to de
$1 per box; carrots, $1 per sack; tu r
m anifest black and blue m arks of an rived here a t 3 :10 Monday afternoon liver more power and will be built
New Jersey is Republican.
nips, $1; beets, $1; parsnips, $1.
on an El Paso & Southw estern passen more com pactly.”
Trenton, N. J . — Returns indicate over-enthusiastic greeting.
B u tter — Oregon creamery, solid
g er train, unhurt a fte r an accident
Rodgers
started
on
the
last
dash
of
pack, 32Jc; prints, ex tra ; bu tter fat, th a t the Republicans will control both his flight from Banning, a little town which compelled him to leave his b i
German Spy Convicted.
branches
of
the
legislature
next
win
lc less than solid pack.
out in the desert, w here his arrival plane one mile from Mastodon, N. M.,
E xeter, England—L ieutenant Philip
ter.
The
election
is
significant
in
the
P oultry—Hens, 14c; springs, 13c;
had interrupted the only diversion of about 14 miles w est of El Paso. M. Schultz, of the T hirteenth Hus
ducks, young, 16(Ol6Jc; geese, lljiri defeat of several men whose election the year—the funeral dance of the Fowler had made 400 m iles since leav sars, stationed a t Frankfort-on-the-
was
specifically
advocated
by
Gover
12c; turkeys, alive, 20c; dressed,
nor Woodrow Wilson. Essex county Mojave Indians. The aviator saw a ing Douglas, A riz., in the morning, Main, was convicted a t the Devonshire
choice, 26<o 26c.
squaw, 101 years old, who had danced when one of th e sparkers on his en assizes on the charge of spying, and
ERR*— Fresh Oregon ranch, candled, w ent back to the Republican side.’ A all night and day, fall in a swoon. gine failed to work.
sentenced to 21 m onths’ imprison
Republican
senator
and
12
Republican
40(o 424c.
Then he took the air a t noon.
ment.
I t was alleged by the prose
assemblymen
w
ere
chosen.
Returns
Pork—Fancy, 9(<i94c.
W itnesses Confirm A trocities,
cution th a t L ieu ten an t Schultz was
from the F irst d istric t show th a t W il
Veal—Fancy, 13((tl3|c>
Turkey Grow s for Taft.
M alta— Steam er passengers a rriv commissioned by th e German author
Hope—1911 crop, 424(<$434c; olds, liam J . Brauning, Republican, was
Newport, R. I .—H orace Vose, the ing from Tripoli describe the scene as ities to discover how far the British
elected to congress.
nominal.
W esterly turkey fancier, is preparing a reign of terro r. Strong m ilitary governm ent was supporting France
Wool— Eastern Oregon. 9®16c per
his annual Thanksgtoing g ift for the patrols are continually conducting rig in the dispute over Morocco.
High Living C ost Study.
pound; valley,
15® 17c; mohair,
president’s table.
The T a ft turkey orous house-to-house searches and on
Madison. W ia.—A com m ittee of the this year is a fine bronze gobbler,
choice, 364(37c.
the sm allest p retex t summ ary punish
Sympathy S trik e Called.
Cattle—Choice steers, $5.60(0 5.95; sta te board o f public affairs met to which is gaining w eight every m inute ment is meted out.
Many victims
take
up
the
subject
of
co-operative
K
ansas
C ity—O rders have been is
good. $5.26«t5.60; fair, $5(0:5.25;
on a diet of chestnuts, which produces have been shot in th e ir own houses.
poor, $3.75(04.50; choice cows, $4.50 m arketing as an aid in solving the a fine quality of w hite m eat. “ I shall
In the absence of any attem p t to sued from the headquarters of the In
(o5.15;
fair. $4(0.4.25; common, problem of the high cost of living. send P resident T aft the finest tu r discrim inate between friend and foe ternational B oilerm akers’ union in
$2.60oi 3.50; extra choice spayed heif Those present included Governor Mc key I ever gave to any President since many foreigners have taken refuge in j Kansas City, K an., fo r 400 boilermak
ers on four New York Central lines to
ers, $4.75(<i 5; choice heifers. $4.50oi Govern and several Wisconsin univer the one I sent to P resident G ra n t,” th e ir respective consulates.
q u it work. The strik e is in sympathy
4.60; choice bulls, $3.76<<!4; good. sity professors. The com mittee con says Vose.
w ith th a t of 1,600 other boilermakers
$3,250(3.50;
common,
$2«; 2.60; sidered the selection of an expert to
Taft O ff for Cincinnati.
who laid down th e ir tools F ebruary 20,
choice calves,
$7.50(.i7.76; good, assist in g ettin g statistics w ith refer
Trana-Atlantic Dirigible Fails.
H ot Springs, Va.—A fter three days’ when piecework was installed on four
$7,250(7.60; common, $4or5; choice ence to the cost of living and co-oper
A tlantic City, N. J . —Lack o f suffi rest here. P resident T aft le ft for Cin
stags. $4.50(ii 4.75; good. $4.25oi 4.60. ation among the farm ers.
cient gas to keep the big dirigible in cinnati. accompanied by Mrs. T aft, Eastern roads.
Hogs—Choice light. $6.95«t 7; good
the air brought to a sudden end the Miss Helen T aft and Mrs. Thomas M
K aiser G ets Congo.
T att Refuses to Comment.
to choice hogs. $6,750(6.95; fair,
trial flight of the airship Akron, Laughlin, of P ittsburg.
Secretary
P aris— The contents of the Franco-
$6,500(6.75; common. $5oi6.50.
C incinnati—P resident T aft had no which is scheduled to make an a t
Sheep — Choice yearling wethers, comment to make on the result of the tem pt to cross the A tlantic ocean from H illes and Major Thomas L. Rhodes, German accord, officially given out,
east of mountains. $3.26o(3.40; choice election in the various states. He th is city some tim e th is month. A the president's physician, will m eet show th a t G erm any recognizes the
President T a ft rig h t o f France to establish a protec
twos and threes, $3,150(3.25; choice scanned w ith in terest the bulletins propeller blade broken and a guy w ire him in Cincinnati.
mountain I am be. $4,250(4.76; good to handed him by an Associated Press snapped w ere the only parts dam expects to appear before the election to rate in Morocco, w hile both nations
choice lambs. 54 i . i 4.15; valley lambs, representative, but refused to make aged in the landing, and these can be board in Cincinnati and qualify so he enl?a(fr to obtain th e adhesion to this
can vote a t the city and county elec accord o f the o th er signatories ta.tbe
$3.76014, culls, $36(3.60.
any statem ent.
repaired easily.
tion.
A lgeciras agreem ent.
Francisco I. Madero formally takes
office as president of Mexico.
AVIATOR IS AT GOAL
Rodgers Completes Flight From
Atlantic to Pacific.