CURRENT EVENTS OF THE WEE S Doings of the World at Large Told in Briet General Resume o f Important Events Preserved In Condensed Form fo r Our Busy Readers. The British coal strike continues to improve. situation Eleanor Sears, a Boston heiress, w ill play in a men’s polo game. Senator Lorim er was vindicated by a special investigating committee o f eight senators. Tw o ocean-going vessels w ill be built at St. Helens, .Or., by the Mc­ Cormick interests. Striking m ill workers and I. W. W members continue rioting at A ber­ deen, and city officials and police are powerless. Sir Edward Gray, in the house o f commons, says England is not acquis­ itive and that the Monroe doctrine is not worrying her in the least. A fte r a conference in Cleveland, it appears almost certain that a big strike o f bituminous coal miners will take place throughout the East. Charles A . Prouty, chairman o f the Interstate Commerce commission, de­ clares the public have a right to re­ ceive notice in advance o f any contem­ plated railroad strike. By purchasing two trucks to show its intention and ability to do its own street oiling, the city o f Portland ob­ tained bids o f (35 a mile for that work, against $66.60 previously bid. The persistent oppoistion o f Genreal Aubert is delaying the movement o f Mexican rebels on the C ity o f Mexico, He has only a small force, but keeps the rebels busy by fighting and strat­ egy- F LO O D S LE A P LEVEES. Many Have N arrow Escapes and Live stock is Abandoned, St. Louis— Thousands o f flood spec­ tators witnessed the thrilling rescue o f a fam ily o f seven, from a sinking houseboat in the sw irling currents o f the Mississippi R iver here. A houseboat in which a man, his w ife and five children lived, was tom from its moorings by driftwood that was carried from flood points above. Soon a fter being swept into the cur­ rent the frail craft dragged over sunk en snags, stove in its bottom and be­ gan to sink. Two motorboats rushed to the rescue and a fter fighting off the heavy d rift, reached the side o f the boat just as the water was sweeping over the deck. It sank within five minutes a fter the last occupant had stepped to safety. The river has reached 29.9 feet, rise o f 4.10 feet in 24 hours. This mark is .9 feet below flood stage and the water has inundated the railroad tracks along the levee. H a lf a dozen expensive power boats have been lost, but unless an unlooked-for rise occurs, no great damage is expected at St. Louis except to small shipping. Conditions in the flooded district at Cairo are serious and the situation is growing graver every day. Both the Mississippi and the Ohio are rising at Cairo and although the city proper can stand several feet more, anxiety is fe lt for the levees above and below the mouth o f the Ohio. The Drinkwater levee on the Mis­ sissippi side has broken, despite the efforts o f more than 1,000 men, and the water is sweeping over a three- mile stretch o f levee and flooding the southeastern section o f Missouri. When it became apparent that the levee could not be saved the workmen turned their attention toward resi­ dents in the district, thereby saving many lives. Farmers and their fam ­ ilies fled to safety, leaving livestock to its fate and hundreds o f cattle and hogs are floating toward the Gulf. Boats carried persons out o f the Drinkwater district all day Sunday. The Iron Mountain trains were caught between the Bard’s Point and Charleston floods and the passengers had to be taken off in boats. A ll traffic between Cairo and Charleston, K y., has been annulled. An auto containing six persons C O N T IN U E S Q U E S T O F PO LE, plunged off. the approach to the Cala- pooia bridge, near Albany, Or., and landed bottom-up on a heavy growth British Ship Returns, But Explorer Remains fo r Winter. o f underbrush. None o f the occu­ pants o f the car were fatally injured, Wellington, N. Z.— Captain Robert and only one received broken bones. F. Scott’s vessel Terra Nova, which Flood damage grows in Mississippi carried the British expedition to the Antarctic, has arrived at Akaros, a and Ohio river valleys. harbor in Bank’s peninsula, N. Z. but Governor Hunt, o f Arizona, spent a has not brought back Captain Scott or night in prison like an ordinary con­ the members o f his expedition. The vict, to get a better idea o f what pris­ commander o f the Terra Nova brought on life means. instead the follow ing b rief message from S cott: San Francisco makes b ig plans to " I am in the Antarctic for another welcome Secretary Knox on his return winter in order to continue and com­ from his Central American tour. * plete my w ork.” The latest news sent back by Cap­ Alleged bribe-takers in the legis­ lature o f New Mexico say they were tain Scott to his base at McMurdo Sound showed that on January 3 he scared into signing resignations. had reached a point 150 miles from Kaiser W ilhelm met with a most the South Pole and was still advanc­ enthusiastic welcome on the occasion ing. It was clear that had the ex ­ o f his visit to the. king o f Italy at plorer delayed sending back notifica­ Venice. tion o f his progress until he actually reached the Pole, word from him could An English scientist would turn not have been received by the Terra coal into gas without taking it from Nova before she was compelled to the mines, using the gas for fuel and leave, owing to the setting in o f win­ power. ter and the freezing o f Ross Sea. PO RTLAND M A R K E TS . 300 C H ILD R E N R E TU R N . PR O FESSIO N A L DIRECTORY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE W . M. Langley & Son Lawyers O R E G O N G O A L O F M A N Y. A P P L E D AY P L A N S MADE. Forest Grove, Ogn. Hood River Entertains Lavishly the Chicago Man Says Agriculturists Are Coming Here to Live. First W eek o f May. Portland— “ In the 13 cars on the train by which I came into Oregon,” said R. E. Kim ball, a Chicago builder who has come to Portland to establish him self in business, at the Commer­ cial club, “ there were between 300 and 400 persons, all o f whom were bound fur Portland or other cities o f the state.” “ Although the colonist season is not far advanced, wherever I went it appeared that the stream o f travel toward Oregon was on the ¡«crease, and Portland and Oregon w ere men­ tioned oftener by people westward bound than any other city or state.” Mr. Kim ball said that while the let­ ter issued by the Central Labor coun­ cil warning people away from Port­ land and this state had been widely circulated and had attracted a great amount o f attention, he did not be­ lieve that it had had the effect o f de­ terring many immigrants from com­ BEE E X H IB ITS FOR FAIR. ing, unless it might have been a few who are members or sympathizers o f Cash Prizes Will Be Given fo r Best the unions. The agricultural class of immigrants apparently ignored the State Fair Exhibits. letter. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor­ vallis— In a letter from Secretary P A T E N T S HELD U P. Frank Meredith, o f the State Board o f Agriculture, in charge o f the state' fa ir exhibits, to Prof. H. F. Wilson, Land Agent's Suspicions Delay O pera­ tion o f Hawley Bill. o f the entomology department at the Oregon Agricultural college, a list o f Washington, D. C.— A new obstacle twenty-three cash prizes amounting to has arisen which may delay the issu­ about $110.00, to be offered at the ance o f patents to Siletz homesteaders coming State Fair for exhibits in api­ under the H aw ley bill. C hief o f Spe­ culture. I t is through the efforts o f cial Agents Sharp, at Portland has the State Beekeepers’ association that telegraphed the general land office space for the exhibits and the funds that he “ thinks” he has found evi­ for the prizes have been secured. dence that options have been given on The entries w ill close September 1, some Siletz lands and that “ possibly” and the entry fees have been fixed at some o f these options may be on lands ten per cent o f the first premium affected by the H aw ley bill. H e has The exhibits must be in place by 6 a. suggested the advisability o f delaying m. September 2, and it has been de­ issuance o f the patents while he can creed that all exhibits must have been look into the matter. produced in the apiary o f the exhibit­ Sharp also reports that he does not or during the year 1912. know whether those who are fsupposed Premiums w ill be restricted to ex ­ to have offered options are prepared to hibits from within the state o f Ore­ take them up and the understanding gon. here is that land agents may have un­ No premiums w ill be paid unless dertaken to buy up these lands w ith­ there is competition, and none w ill be out having the capital on hand to awarded where the exhibits are not make the purchase i f their offer is individually worthy. The judge w ill accepted. I f the Interior department in no case give first prize to a second acts on Sharp’s suggestions, issuance grade product, even though there are o f patents under the H aw ley bill may only two exhibits. The honey must be delayed indefinitely. be pure nectar, sugar or syrup honey being barred, and the judges w ill open FISH T O BE P L A N T E D . the packages to satisfy themselves on this point. Sections less than three- fourths full w ill also be barred. Many Mountain Streams T o Be Filled With Brook Trout. EU G E N E -C O O S LIN E RUSHED. Pendleton — State Fish and Game Commissioner Cranston has received a Grade W ork Westward Will Be C om ­ letter from George W. Bowers, com­ missioner o f fisheries, department o f menced This Week. commerce and labor, Washington, D. Eugene— Upon the arrival o f four C., saying that in his opinion the carloads o f mules, Fuller & Company, spring-fed mountain streams and lakes sub-contractors on the Southern Pa­ o f Oregon are adapted to the cultiva­ cific line to Coos Bay, began grading tion o f the brook trout (Salvelinus operations westward from Eugene. fontinalis), and that the introduction This company has had perhaps 200 o f this species in such waters may be men scattered along 13 miles o f right undertaken with reasonable assurance o f way all winter, clearing the land o f good results. This is the fourth ready for the grading work with the year that brook trout have been ex­ settling o f weather this spring. Pow perimented with in Oregon streams, er graders w ill be put to work as soon especially in Eastern Oregon, but as possible. State Commissioner Cranston had be­ Twohy Bros., contractors, have come a little doubtful as to the wis' made a good start on the 2300-foot dom o f further experim enting with tunnel at N oti Pass, and this week this particular variety o f trout. The completed the transportation o f ten results thus fa r obtained have not wagon loads o f compressor machinery, been up to his expectations. Mr. Cran­ so that the tunnel men may use air ston says, however, that since receiv­ drills.| ing the above reply to his inquiry he Deeds for sections o f right o f way is making preparations to stock suit­ west o f N oti Pass are being filed ev­ able streams with this species. ery few days. Hood R iver— W ith the Commercial Club, Automobile Club and business organizations o f the city exerting e v ­ ery effort to make the occasion the biggest o f its kind that the Hood R iv ­ er Valley has ever witnessed, the lit ­ tle apple city is planning to entertain hundreds o f guests which are expected here during the first week o f May, when the orchards are in full blossom From present indications the blossoms w ill be in full bloom by the first week o f May and there w ill be more o f them than ever before. The board o f directors o f the Com­ mercial Club have settled on definite plans. Letters have been written to the O.-W . R. & N ., North Bank, and river boat line officials, asking their co-operation. It is planned to have special trains run from Portland. Members o f the Automobile Club w ill meet the visitors at the station and give them excursions through the orchards. W . P. Dyke A ttorney-at-Law and Notary ‘Public W . H. HOLLIS O f Washington County. Hollis & Graham I wish to announce my candi dacy for nomination to the office o f senator for the senatorial dis trict comprising Washington Tillamook, Yamhill and Lincoln counties, subject to the will o f the Republican voters, at the primary election, April 19, 1912. A ttomeys-at-Law Forest Grove, Ogn. J. N. Hoffman A ttorney-at-Law E Q U IT Y A N D P R O B A T E O N L Y Office Hoffman Bldg. Pacific Ave. Ind. Phone 502 Forest Grove W . H. H o l l is . (Paid Advertisement) H. W . Vollmer, M. D. SURVEYOR Physician and Surgeon I wish to announce that I w i Office in Abbott Bldg. be an independent candidate for Both Phones Forest Grove, Ogn. election in November to the Ind. Phones office o f county surveyor for Washington county. My name Residence 212 Office 233 will not be before the primary nominating election, but will file D R. C. E. W A L K E R as independent candidate for election. Osteopathic Physician A. A. KIRKW OOD, Forest Grove, Ore. Treatment by Special Appoint­ (Paid Advertisement) ment Only J. W . G O O D IN North Plains, Oregon. Candi date for Republican nomnation For County Judge. W . Q. Tucker, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Calls answered promptly day or night Phone: Office 271, Residence 283. (Paid Advertisement) UNDERTAKING For Sheriff The undersigned, a member o f the Republican party and resic EMBALMING-FUNERAL DIRECTING in f at Hillsboro, announces him self a candidate for Sheriff be fore the Republican primaries to J. S. BUXTON. Manager. be held in Washington county Phone No. 642. Forest Grove, Oregon April 9, 1912. I f nominated anc elected I pledge m yself to con duct the office as economically as possible and extend every cour 1st. Good, hon­ tesy to citizens having business est D entistry to the best o f my ability. with the office. Could one do more? J. C. A p p l " g a t e , 2nd. I examine your mouth and tel) Candidate for Sheriff. Forest Grove Undertaking Co. WHY NOT? you its actual con­ dition before I be­ gin y o u r actua work, stating in ad­ vance what t h e cost w i 11 be. I f ready, w e begin: If not, the examina­ tion costs you noth* (Paid Advertisement.) FOR STA TE SEN ATO R I f I am nominated and electe( I will, during my term o f office, vote for the candidate forUnitec States senator who has receivec the highest number o f votes at the preceeding election for that office. Will support an economy that will keep down expenditures anc apply the acid test to all appro priations and see that when made thty have been judiciously expended and sufficient for which aparopriated, thus avoid ing deficiences. N ew boards and commissions have been unnecessarily createc and fsome o f these should be abolished, rather than more cre- ated. I believe in a judicial reform that will insure more speedy jus­ tice, prevent delays and save money for the taxpayers o f Washington county. W. D. WOOD. Wheat — Track prices: Bluestem 92c; club, 88(<}89c; red Russian, 87 Lawrence Textile W orkers Hold C el­ ebration to Greet Tots. (<(88c; valley, 88