/ DOINGS OF M E E K SEVEN ARE K ILLE D . Many Injured and Great Damage Done by Arkansas Tornado. Current Events of Interest Gathered From the World at Large. General Resume o f Important Events Presented In Condensed Form fo r Our Busy Readers. • President T a ft would have an arbi­ tration treaty with Germany. Amid many patroitic demonstrations Italy is preparing to annex Tripoli. San Francisco is considering the in­ troduction o f moving pictures in the public schools. President T a ft does not approve the proposed government ownership o f telegraph lines. Spokane has begun an “ open-shop" campaign by reducing the wages o f painters from $5 to $4. Plans have been completed for the introduction in parliament o f the new home rule bill for Ireland. The National Cash Register com­ pany, o f Dayton, Ohio, has been indict­ ed for violation o f the anti-trust laws. One ship was sunk and many more driven ashore by a fierce gale that sw^pt New York and the North A tlan­ tic coast. By An explosion and fire in an Okla­ homa coal mine, eight men were killed and many others imprisoned in the mine, all o f whom may perish. L ittle Rock, A rk .— Seven persons are known to have been killed and more than a score injured in a tornado which swept portions o f Lincoln, J e f­ ferson and Arkansas counties. The greatest destruction was reported near A lm yria in the prairie and rice lands o f Arkansas county. Mrs. Ed Johnson, her three children, a hired man named McClain, and an un­ identified stranger who was at the Johnson home, w ere killed. The hus­ band and an infant child were severely injured. A score more per­ sons w ere injured when their homes were destroyed. A child by the name o f Hamilton is known to have been killed near Swan Lake, Ark. Seven injured were placed on a re lie f train to be taken to a hospital at Pine Bluff. A t Terry, in the northern part o f Lincoln county, several residences were destroyed, and Dr. W illiam s and his w ife were caught in the wreckage o f their home, both being injured ser­ iously. A ll wires are down in the storm- swept section. M eager reports place property loss in the Vlmyra neighbor­ hood at $100,000. A ten-inch fall o f snow covers Mis­ souri, Kansas and portions o f Okla­ homa and Arkansas. The snow began about noon. A high wind from the north swept snow and sleet before it most o f the day, piling it in huge drifts and demoralizing train service and other traffic. Temperatures are not low, 30 degrees being reported from various places. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE D A LLA S C L U B O N RECO RD . Plan Favored to Validate Titles to Rich Tim ber Land*. Stamp Mill Will Be Installed as First Improvements. Baker— So successful has been the first year o f ownership o f the Rain­ bow mine by the United Sm elting & Refining company that extensive im­ provements are planned. One o f them w ill be a large stamp mill. A party o f the company’s officials, including Frederick Lyon, vice-presi­ dent; C. F Moore, chief engineer; A. P. Anderson, chief field engineer and Howard S. Lee, engineer in charge o f the Rainbow, were here in consultation with officials o f the Humboldt Consol­ idated Gold Mining company, which controls the Humboldt mine and with Assistant Manager W right, o f the Oregon-Idaho L igh t & Power com­ pany, in regard to gettin g power for these and other mines in the Mormon Basin country. It is reported that the United States company has already ordered three boilers o f large capacity for the mill, which means one o f the most beneficial steps to the mining industry in recent years. Su’zer is Now Author o f Apple Box Regulation. CHURCHES. Church of the Visitation, Verboort Washington, D. C.— A new apple- — Rev. L. A. LeMiller, pastor. Sun- box bill, differing somewhat from the I day Early Mass at 8 W O O D R A T S BLAM ED. m.; High Lafean bill, which was killed off in , Mass at 10:30 a. m.; Vesper at 3:00 Porcupines Also Said to Be Damag­ the last congress, has made its appear­ p. m. W eek days Mass at 8:30 a. m. ing Valley Tim ber. ance in the house o f representatives Christian Science Hall, 115 Fifth Dallas— A t a meeting o f the Dallas Cottage Grove — No positive clews Commercial club, the organization have been obtained as yet as to what went on record as favoring action by manner o f animal is doing the myster­ congress looking to the validating o f ious damage to the tim ber on the titles to rich timber lands held in this Storey-Bracher tract, near here. The county by innocent persons from the guesses vary from a woodpecker to a railroad company. A resolution to rokarebor. and include pine squirrels, this effect was drafted, and it was or­ wood beavers, woodrats, goats, pocket dered that a copy o f the same be sent gophers, worms, Bidehill augurs, fly­ to each o f the Oregon representatives ing squirrels, mountain beaver and and senators in congress. porcupines. The m ajority o f opinions 1 There are billions o f feet o f stand­ seems to be that it is either woodrats ing tim ber o f first grade quality upon or porcupines. A peculiar feature is these lands, the title to which is now that but few porcupines have ever in dispute, and the lumber industry is been seen in this county. being seriously handicapped by reason Those who believe woodrats are do­ o f this contention over these titles. ing the work say their nests w ill either It is understood that the Spaulding be found in the tops o f the trees or in Loggin g company owns a great deal of mounds near the base o f the trees. this land, and in case title is perfected None o f these indications have as yet by act o f congress, this company will been found in this instance. sell a part o f its holdings west o f here, Those who believe it is the work o f and that a new mill w ill go in at porcupines say that the porkys usually Dallas. Inasmuch as the use o f the w ill be found in the tops o f trees in LaCreole river for logging purposes which they are working and believe has been stopped by order o f the that the pests w ill be found hiding in court, the logging o f this tim ber west some o f the big trees which, on ac- o f here, and on the upper branches o f j count o f their great height and thick this river, w ill necessitate the con­ foliage, would afford ideal hiding struction o f another railroad line from places. Only one person has reported this city into that territory. having seen any porcupine w’ork in this country before, and he reports that he had some fru it tries de RAiNBO W M INE PR O S PE R S . stroyed. Large B ILL IN NEW GUISE. A S S IS T IN G H ORSE BREEDERS Animal Husbandry Department at C ol­ lege Listing Sale Animus. in a somewhat new form and with a st., between First and Second ave. different author. The new bill is pre­ South— Services Sundays at 11 a. m.; sented by Representative Sulzer, o f . Sunday school at 12 m.; mid-week Wednesdays at 7:30 p. m. N ew Y’ ork, and has been referred to meeting Free Methodist church, Fourth st., the committee on interstate commerce between First and Second Avenue. instead o f to the committee on agri­ J. F. Le;se, Pastor. Sunday School at culture. 10 a. m.; preaching at 11 a. m. and W hile the bill is different in its 7:30 p. m.; Prayer meeting Wednes­ phraseology from the Lafean bill, it day 7:30 p. in. is drafted to accomplish the same pur­ Seventh Day Adventist Church, 3rd pose— to handicap Western apples in Eastern markets, where they are now street— Sabbath schol 2 p. m., preach­ commanding top-notch prices and ing 3 p. m. each Saturday. Midweek crowding out Eastern-grown fru it o f prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. A cordial welcome. H. W. Vall- the same varieties. It is too early in the session to de­ mer, Elder. termine what fate awaits the Sulzer Catholic Services, Rev. J. R. Buck, bill, but the purpose in referring i t 1 j,ast01 . Forest Grovs— Chapel at cor. to the interstate commerce committee of 3rd street and 3rd avenue south. was to get a favorable report, it hav­ 1st and 4th SundaYs of the month. ing been demonstrated that the com­ Mass at 8:30; 2nd and 3rd Sundays m ittee on argiculture, after having of the month, Mass 10:30. Cornelius gone thoroughly into the subject, is — 1st Sunday of the month, Mass at not favorable to such legislation. Whether the interstate commerce 10:30; 3rd Sunday of the month. committee w ill report the bill remains Mass at 8:00. Seghers— 2nd Sunday to be seen, for when the bill is called . 0? the niontli. Mass at 8:00; 4th up in committee an effort w ill be made j Sunday of the month, Mass at 10:30. by Western members to p reven ts M. E. Church, Rev. Hiram Gould, favorable report. pastor. Second street, between First Hearings w ill be held by the house and Second avenues. Sunday school interstate commerce committee March at 10 a. m.; Epworth League at 6:30 7, on the bill, which is very similar to p. ni. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8:00 the Lafean bill o f the last congress. p. m. Mid-week prayer meeting Representatives Hawley, Pray and Thursday at 7:30 p. in. others from the Pacific Northwest will Christian Church, corner Third eL oppose the bill and w ill secure hear­ Rev. C. H. Hilton, ings fo r all Northwestern apple grow­ and First Ave. pastor. Bible school at 10 a. m.; ers who wish to appear. preaching at 11 a. m. and 8:00 p. m.; D IP L O M A T IS RECALLED. Prayer meeting Thursday at 8:00 p. m. Colombia Repudiates Letter ot Minis­ Congregational Church, College ter at Washington. W ay and First ave. north. Rev. D. Bogota, Colombia — General Pedro T. Thomas— Sunday school 10 a. m.; Morning service 11 a. m.; evening, N el Ospina, Colombian minister to the 8:00 p. m.; Junior C. E. at 3 p. m.; United States, was recalled by the Senior C. E. at 6:30 p. m. Colombian government. LODGES. The action o f the Colombian govern­ Knights o f Pythias— Delphos Lodge ment was taken because neither it nor the Colombian people uphold the posi­ No. 36, meets every Thursday at K. tion taken by the Colombian minister of P. Hall. Chas. Staley, C. C.; Reia at Washington in notifying the State Ludwig, Keeper of Records and Seal. department that the proposed visit to G. A. R.— J. B. Mathews Post No. Colombia o f Secretary Knox would be g meete the first and third Wednes- inopportune because Colombia’s claims d' “ ‘of ea” h~ ¿ 0n*th~at 1:30 p. m., in in connection with Panama have not K. of P. hall. John Baldwin. Com­ been arbitrated. mander. The notification given by the Colom­ Masonic— Holbrook Lodge No. 30, bian government says that General Ospina is “ separated from his post a t ! A - F- & A. M., regular meetings held Washington, and that the incident be­ first Saturday in each month. P. W. tween Colombia and the United States Kinzer, W. M.; A. A. Ben Kori, sec­ is thus closed. ” retary. Colombia, it continues, w ill main­ W. O. W .— Forest Grove Camp No. tain her international policy. 98, meets in Woodmen Hall, every R IO T IN G C O N T IN U E S . The Home Telehpone company will Greg m Agricultural College, Cor­ install at its Spokane office an auto­ vallis— Prof. E. L. Potter, o f the ani­ matic phonograph which w ill g iv e the Lawrence Textile W orkers Resist Po­ mal husbandry department o f the Ore­ time o f day 20 times a minute to any­ lice and Militia. gon Agricultural college, in his capa­ one who calls the designated number. city o f secretary o f the State Stallion Lawrence, Mass.— The m illw orkers’ Registration board, has issued to all Skeletons o f two deer with antlers strike, now in its seventh week, was locked have been found in a glacier on owners o f stallions or jacks in the marked by a recurrence o f the riotous state a letter in which he offers to Mt. Baker, Washington, with every The disturb­ keep on file in the office o f the board a indication o f having been there hun­ scenes o f Saturday. ances, however, were not connected list o f all such animals as are for sale, dreds o f years. provided that they are properly regis­ Two women, both past 60 years o f w ith the exportation o f children. tered. The purpose o f the board in Police officers w ere forced to use age, "played burglar” in Portland to establishing this list o f registered an­ freighten their husbands, but both their clubs on a crowd o f strike sym­ imals for sale is to encourage still fur­ received beatings from the irate men pathizers who had thrown stones at ther the raising o f well-bred horses. before they could make their identity them, follow in g some arrests. A From time to time in the past there known. small number o f infantrymen and a have been inquiries as to a place o f Germany is again borrowing money troop o f cavalry were sent to the purchase by men interested in breed­ scene and dispersed the crowd, which in New York. ing good animals. Already the board offered no active resistance to the sol­ has a list o f considerable size from Seattle brokers offered 10 cents for diers. which prospective purchasers may a $100 Columbia Orchard bond. The city officials gave back to the choose. The service to both buyer The president has nominated Chan­ parents most o f the children who were and seller is entirely without fee. cellor Pitney, o f New Jersey, fo r the taken in charge as they were about to Supreme bench. be placed on a train en route for Phil­ P U B L IC D AN C ES M AY GO. NEW O FFIC E FAVORED. The children had passed Government agents claim to have adelphia. dug up resolutions passed by the Iron­ the night at the city poor farm. The parents o f these children w ill Albany Council Considers Putting Argument fo r Aid to Governor to Be workers’ union that explosions cease be called into court to answer to Printed in Pamphlet during their convention. Them Under Ban charges o f child neglect. Leaders Saturday. A. J. Parker, C. C.; James Salem-—G ivin g as the proposed or­ Albany— Public dances w ill be ab­ the Colombia's Act Voluntary. Charles P. Taft, brother o f the pres­ o f the Industrial Workers o f H. Davis, Clerk. der o f succession under the prospec­ solutely prohibited in Albany i f an or­ World said that another attempt Washington, D. C.— The only con­ ident, w ill be subpoenaed to appear tive constitutional amendment creat­ Artisans— Diamond Assembly No. before the committee investigating would be made to send children to dinance introduced at the m eeting o f ing the office o f lieutenant governor as cern o f the State department, on be­ alleged political activities o f Paymas homes provided fo r them in other the councity council this week passes. governor, lieutenant governor, presi­ ing informed o f the recall o f the Col­ 27, meete every Tuesday in K. of This proposed law not only abrogates cities. ombian minister, was that it should P. Hall. C. B. Stokes, M. A ; John ter Kay. The leaders maintain that the au­ public dances, but provides fo r the dent protem o f the senate and then be thoroughly understood that the de­ Bold rick, Secretary. The Superior court o f Washington thorities overstepped their rights in supervision o f private dances as well. speaker o f the house and urging that partment has not directly or indirectly Rebekahs— Forest Lodge No. 44, has decided that a stenographer is not preventing the departure o f the chil­ This ordinance makes it unlawful the amendment w ill prevent the secre­ suggested this course, which conse­ meets the first, third and fifth W ed­ a mechanic, and therefore does not dren. Federal investigation by con­ for any person to hold a public dance tary o f state from holding two offices quently appears to have been purely nesdays of each month. Miss A lice come under the operation o f the eight- gress, it is said, w ill be welcomed by or for the owner o f any building to at the same time, the argument in voluntary on the part o f the Colom­ Crook, N. G.; Secretary, Miss Carrie favor o f creating this office was filed hour law. rent it for a public dance. A public the strikers. • bian government. The government Austin. Thus far more than 300 children dance is defined by this ordinance as with the secretary o f state. Judge Gilbert, o f the United States has all along regarded Mr. Ospina's This argument w ill be printed in one that is advertised through the have been sent out o f the city under Court o f Appeals, holds it is not il­ I. O. O. F.— Washington Lodge No. utterances as purely personal, thereby the in itiative and referendum pamph­ legal for corporations to advance mon­ the direction o f the Industrial W ork­ press or by posters or folders or other accepting his own definition o f his 48, meetg every Monday in I. O. O. F. let to go before the people at the next advertising schemes. note. ey and bargain with entrymen for ers o f the World. Hall. V. S. Abraham, N. G.; Robert The ordinance recites that nothing general election. The strike leaders and some o f the their prospective homesteads. Taylor, Secretary. parents declared that they have a in the law shall be construed to pre­ Taft Makes Pilgrimage. Modern Woodmen of America— PO RTLAND M ARKETS. Klamath Fisherman N ot W orried legal right to send their children away vent private dancing parties but that Washington, D. C.— President T a ft Camp No. 6228, meets the second and for a vacation. A t the poor farm, on these shall be held under the super­ Klamah Falls—-It is embarrassing celebrated Washington’s birthday by fourth Friday of each month. A. L. Wheat — Track prices: Rluestem, the other hand, the officials said that vision o f two or more patronesses, ap­ to a fisherman who wishes to have his 90c; club, 86c; red Russian, 86c; val­ when the parents called for their chil­ proved by the mayor in w riting. For a pilgrim age to Mount Vernon, with a Sexton, Consul; Geo. G. Paterson, ley. 86c; 40-fold, 86c. dren they said they had surrendered violation o f any o f the provisions o f catch within the law to have his third stop at Alexandria, Va., where Wash­ Clerk. Millstuffs— Bran. $22.60 per ton; them under misapprehension and that the proposed law a fine o f from $10 to bite make the string exceed the maxi­ ington used to stop on his way from Rosewood Camp, No. 3835 R. N. ■horta, $24; middlings, $30; rolled bar­ they are now desirous o f taking them $50 or imprisonment o f from five to mum allowance. James Stevens went his V irgin ia plantation to the capital. A., meets first and third Fridays o f fishing on Link R iver and caught two A t Alexandria the president sat in the ley. $38(rf3U. 26 days is provided. home and keeping them there. each month in I. O. O. F. Hall. Mrs. rainbow trout and one steelhead, which chair that the first president used as Hay — No. 1 Eastern Oregon timo­ .. . , M- s Allen, Oracle; Mrs. Winnifred when weighed pulled the scale to 20J thy, $17(2; Ben Davis, spectacular races and long glides from a source o f water supply have caused nearly 40 members recently. Cottage hotel concession in the Crater Lake Constable— Carl Hoffman. another delay. The land in question Grove Grange outdistanced Evening $1.26; Red Cheek Pippins, extra great altitudes. COUNTY. is unalloted for tne reason it is con­ Star Grange at Portland, until then National Park, which gives him the fancy, $2.60. The aviators w ill go to Sacramento, right to erect and maintain a hotel. Judge— R. O. Stevenson. sidered worthless, but according to a largest in the state, and the local Butter — Oregon creamery butter, where a meet is scheduled for the com­ resolution adopted by the city council grange now bears that proud distinc­ Steel has recently organized a com­ Sheriff— George G. Hancock. •olid pack, 36c; prints, extra. ing week. and forwarded to Washington, the ac- tion. There was a large attendance pany for this purpose and probably Clerk— John Bailey Eggs— Fresh Oregon ranch, candled, quistion o f the land is absolutely o f Grangers from the surrounding will begin work as soon as the season Recorder— T. L. Perkins. Man o f 79 Flies in Air. 16ot)20c per dozen. T reasu rer-E . B. Sappington. necessary in order to keep the country and an all-day session was’ opens. Pork— Fancy. 8(<£8}c per pound. Surveyor—Geo. McTee. San Diego, Cal.— James M. Sears, springs free from possible contamina­ held, with dinner at noon. Coroner— E. C. Brown. V eal— Fancy, 13(u 18|c per pound. aged 79, a trouist from Salem. Ohio, "L a d y ot Mystery’* Dead. Commissionerà— John McClaran John Poultry— Hens, 14c; springs, 13(4 had the distinction o f being the oldest tion. Philadelphia — Mrs. Sarah Keene, Xyberg. 18Jc; ducks, young, 17c; geese, 11$ man in the United States to make a Many Hunters' Licenses Issutd the “ mystery lady” o f the Philadel- School Sup’t— M. C. Case Early Plum B loatom i Ara Out. f t l2 c ; turkeys, live, 18c; dressed, flight in a hydro aeroplane. In com­ Pendleton — Over 250 hunting and phia hospital, is dead o f old age after Cottage Grove — The earliest plum fishing licenses have already been is­ 20c. pany with W. B. Atw ater, in the new 51 years spent in that institution. She S. P. TIM E TABLE. Cattle — Choice steers. $6oi6.60; model Curtiss machine, he ascended to blossoms ever seen in this section o f sued this year in U m atilla county. was taken to the hospiati in 1861, the valley w ere brought into the city North Bound. good, $5,601)16; choice cows, $4.50< Toledo — Toledo’ is soon to have a Salem The State Railroad commis­ and panic in a moving picture show at Sheep— Choice yearlings. $4.60(4 decided. H ereafter mixtures o f cot­ postal savings bank. Postmaster A r ­ sion has been advised that the South­ 4.75; choice killing ewee, $4oi4.36; tonseed oil and olive oil thus sold w ill nold received notice that this office ern Pacific has agreed to the construc­ Albrightsville, Preston county. West Tk. U n er » I t h A ii th . N ew .. Only I I Virginia, 29 persons were injured, one choice lambs, $4.76oi6, good to choice be considered by the government as baa been chosen. The bank w ill be tion o f a shelter shed at Fry. a station wr yew . 1 h . P r é » i. « , u ip p « l to do. and fatally. Some o f the 23 injured are lambs, I4.60tt4.76; culls. $3.76«i4. misbranded. opened for busineaa March 7. near Albany, loe., the Beat Job Printin«. E veryth in* in said to be fatally burL THE FOREST GROVE PRESS