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DOINGS OFTHEWEEK Current Events of Interest Gathered From the World at Large. General Resumo o f Important Events Presented In Condensed Form fo r Our Busy Readers. British coal miners have been offi cially advised to return to work. President Taft in a message to con gress urges more economy in national expenditures. The I. W. W. revolution in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest makes little headway. Every river and creek in North western Montana is out o f its bankB and the whole country is flooded. Chicago clubwomen demand women police both in uniform and plain clothes to handle the juvenile depart ment. A Southern Pacific locomotive ex ploded while climbing Rice Hill, in Southern Oregon, killing both engi neer and fireman. F EELIN G AG A IN ST F O R E IG N E R S Muttarings o f Discontent Among Na tives Heard in China. Shanghai— Premier Tang Shao Yik, his suite and members o f the cabinet, plan to leave for Pekin soon. Re ports from all centers in the southern provinces indicate considerable un easiness, especially among foreign ers. Republican officials admit that the situation is grave. The troops are discontented because o f arrears in pay and cannot be dis banded until the finances are readjust ed. They openly blame the combina tion o f foreign bankers for the trouble because o f their refusal to give prom ised assistance. Considerable evidence o f bitterness against foreigners irrespective o f na tionality can be discerned among the leaders, who asserted that the pro tracted delay in the recognition o f the republic by the powers and the with holding o f the loans are liable to stir up anti-foreign sentiment and entail serious disturbances for which they say the powers alone will be responsi ble. The opinion rapidly is spreading that the foreign powers have agreed to concerted action looking to interna tional control o f China. WOULD SLICE PERSIA Turkey Would Grab Province Long In Dispute. Investment Realty Abstract Company Makes Your Abstract Offices, with Forest Grove Pres*, Hoffman Building, Law Office, M. B. Bump, Hillsboro. G U A R A N T E E S R ELIABLE SERVICE Porte Believed to Have Backing o f Stronger Power, and German Designs Are Suspected. London— The relations o f Russia and Turkey, which a few weeks ago caused the circulation o f alarming re ports, may at any moment reach an acute stage, and again the bone o f contention will be Persia. A t the close o f the Ru^so-Japanese war. Turkey moved troops into the Persian province o f Azerbaijan, strip o f which has been in dispute for upwards o f 200 years. Turkey claims this strip; Persia holds it, but the ownership has yet to be decided. The question has been a subject o f nego tiations, but while these have been go ing on Russia asserts that Turkey has been advancing her forces slowly until they have gone even beyond the dis puted strip and now command the western part o f Azerbaijan from Lake Urumiah to the frontier, and can eas ily attack the Russian province o f Er- ivan. Turkey denies any agressive inten tions. She has informed the Russian minister to the porte that she has troops in the disputed territory only as a temporary expedient, waiting the outcome o f friendly negotiations, and if necessary a reference to The Hague tribunal. Turkey’s firmness in supporting her contention, and in not only placing troops in the disputed strip but mov ing them forward, has given rise in Russia to a suspicion that some other power is behind the Ottoman govern ment. It is pointed out that the ac quisition o f territory on the Persian frontier might be accepted as compen sation by Turkey for the loss o f Tri poli and the power that could bring about this exchange would please Italy. Germany, which before has tried to secure concessions on Lake Urumiah, is the power suspected. NINETY ESCAPE DEATH. The British bark Indian Empire has been wrecked off Cape Horn, South Wireless Operator Heroically Stays America, and the fate o f her passen at Post Sending Calls for Aid. gers and crew is unknown. Newport, R. I.— Ninety passengers The Pacific Coast Steamship com on the burning {steamship Ontario pany has ordered two new million- were snatched from death at 4 :30 dollar steamers for the coast travel o'clock Monday morning when the ves between San Diego and Seattle. sel made a dash for the Rhode Island The governor o f Oklahoma has is Bhore and managed to land all the pas sued a proclamation making Mothers’ sengers and {crew just after the fire Day, May 12, a legal holiday in that broke through the deck. The wireless operator was the hero o f the fire, state and urging all to observe it. Time after time he Bent out calls for Robbers held up a man Bged 75 aid, and on one occasion’ he telegraph years, in his store in the outskirts o f ed that he would have to abandon his Portland, but his w ife, aged 72, post on account o f the heat, but he re rushed to bis assistance and the rob turned soon after. bers fled. The first message was {picked up at The M: sissippi river continues to the Point Judith wireless station at 2 rise and hood the adjoining lowlands. o ’clock. A few minutes later a sec The water supply o f Memphis is pol ond message was received, stating luted by the overflow, and serious re that the operator on the steamer would be obliged to leave his room be suits are imminent. * cause o f the heat. Efforts were being Young women are being trained as made, it was said, to reach Mqntauk wireless operators by the United Wire Point to beach the steamer. Mean less Telegraph company at Seattle, while the Ontario reached Montauk which believes they will be more re and was beached about a mile and a AW ARD.FARMS BY LOTTERY. liable and satisfactory than men. half west o f the lifesaving saving Friends o f Clarence S. Darrow, un station there. L ife savers went out Only Settlers May File and Specula der indictment for jury bribing in the with a breeches buoy, and helped take tors Are Shut Out. McNamara trials in Los Angeles, have off passengers and members o f the crew. A strong surf was running. Washington, D. C.— Details o f the been asked to assist in defraying the expenses o f his defense. proposed government lottery, by which valuable farms in the Tieton ir A fter a search o f ten months rigation project in Washington will throughout the Northwest, an Al be disposed o f to settlers, are given in berta, Canada, man has found in Klamath Falls, Or., his child and the an announcement made by the Re Memphis — Three breaks in the mentally unbalanced nurse who kid levees on the Mississippi occurred clamation service. The announcement napped her. south o f Memphis Sunday. The first says: The levee at Hickman, Ky.. gave was at 24-mile post, 16 miles south of “ The third unit o f the Tieton irri way and the town is under water. Helena, Ark. Later in the afternoon gation project, Washington, will be Eastern coal miners now on strike the levee at Laconia, 60 miles below opened by a unique form o f drawing. say they believe settlement will be Helena, went out, and later the levee This unit contains about 40 farms gave way at Henrico, near Laconia. upon which homestead entry may be reached by April 30. They are among the finest Police o f Aberdeen, Wash., jailed 61 The 'water is pouring rapidly over made. I. W. W. strikers and agitators, and several hundred square miles o f rich fruit lands in the United States and farm land. extremely valuable. Irrigation lands all red flags displayed were immedi It is expected Laconia Circle will be under other portions o f this project ately seized and destroyed by citizens. entirely ¡inundated. Probably water are selling for $50 to $1,200 an acre, from the two crevasses will join, excluisve o f the water right. POR TLAN D M ARKETS. flooding the entire southern half of “ During December an eager line o f Wheat— Track prices: Bluestem, 94 Phillips county, in which is Helena, land seekers anticipating approaching J/95c; club, 90($91c; red Russian, 89 and all o f Desha county. The over opening, took up their position just <i/90c; valley, 90(</;91c; forty-fold, flow will find its way back into, the outside the land office in North Yaki 91c. Mississippi through White river. ma and refused to leave, even upon Millstuffs — Bran, $21 per ton; Inhabitants o f the flooded territory warning o f the government officials shorts, $23; middlings, $30. had ample warning and no loss o f life that they would acquire no special Corn— New, whole, $34; cracked, is expected. Railroads entering privileges by remaining. $35 per ton. Memphis through Arkansas from the “ In order that all land seekers may Hay— No. 1 Eastern Oregon timo West, went out o f commission. have an equal opportunity to obtain thy, $14(//'16 per ton; No. 1 valley, The Golden lake, north o f Memphis, farms, it has been decided to allow $120/14; alfalfa, $ 12f/£ 13; clover, $8 is holding strong, though government each bomeseeker to signify which (</9; oat and vetch, $10(0:11:50; grain engineerca say it cannot hold much farm unit he desires. Names o f all hay, $9. longer. A breach at this point means who wish to file on unit A will thenjbe Oats— No. 1 white, $38(0 34.50 per the inundation o f thousands o f acres placed in a box from which a disin ton. o f Arkansas farm lands. terested party will draw one slip. Cranberries—$10(d!l 1.60 per barrel. "T h e winner will then be allowed to Potatoes — Buying prices: Bur make his filing and the next farm unit Wheat Prices Take dump. banks, $1.50(01.66 per hundred. Walla Walla, Wash. — It is learned will be taken up, etc.’ ’ Vegetables — Artichokes, 75(O90c The lottery plan o f opening the Tie- here {that the Jones-Scott company, per dozen; asparagus, white, $1.25 ton lands was decided upon after it (01.50 per crate; green, $2.25 per the most extensive grain buyers in became known that a considerable crate; cabbage, 3c per pound; cauli Eastern Washington, with offices in number o f persons who have been in flower, $2.26 per crate; celery, $6.50 Tacoma and Seattle, Saturday pur line at the office are representing (a6 per crate; garlic, 8(O10c per chased approximately 150,000 bushels speculators. The purpose o f the de pound; head lettuce, $2(0:2.25 per o f bluestem wheat at the heretofore partment is to throw this land, as far crate; hothouse lettuce, 75c(0$l per unheard-of price this season o f 93 as possible, open to settlers who will box; peas, ll(($12ic per pound; pep cents track. Some o f this wheat was make it their homes. pers, 25c per pound; radishes, 30c sold in Portland at $1.01 track, Port pec dozen; ihubarb, $1.26 per box; land, but most o f it was disposed o f Race Riots Are Feared. About 10 per spinach, $1.16(01.25 per box; turnips, in Tacoma at $1.02. Fayetteville, W. Va.— Extra depu $1(01.10 per sack; beets, $1.50; ruta cent o f last year’s crop is still in the ties and police were sworn in by the country. bagas, $l(i/1.10; carrots. $1. authorities in the mining convmunities Onions— Association price, $3.25(0 Entombed Miner Rescued. o f Boomer, Cannelton and Marling, 3.60 per sack. Apples — Yellow Newtown, $2(0 Globe, .Vriz.— Henry Pertnan was because o f the imminence o f race riots 2.50; Spitzenbergs, $1.76(03; Bald rescued from the Manitou mine, 20 between Americans and Italian min win, $1.60(02; Ben Davis, $1(01.75; miles from Giobe, after having been ers. Bitterness is caused primarily Red Cheek Pippins, $2(02.50; Gano, entombed 97 hours. During the en by the murder o f Washingon Bost- $1(01.75; California Newtowns, $1.76 tire time he was imprisoned, because wick, a bank boss, who was shot by Gov (02 per box. o f a cave-in, Perman stood in four three Italians a few days ago. Butter— Oregon creamery butter, feet o f water at the bottom o f a 130- ernor Glasscock has been asked to ■olid pack, 3SJc; prints, extra. foot shafL He was sustained by food have militia in readiness to be sent Eggs— Fresh Oregon ranch, 21c. sent down by a pipe. When he was here at a moment’s notice. A t Boom Pork— Fancy, 8J(09c per pound. rescued his physical condition was said er every miner is armed with a rile. Veal— Fancy, 12(012}c per pound. by doctors to have been remarkable, Mexican Situation Grave. Poultry— Hens, 16(016Je; springs, as apparently he suffered no ill effects. 1 3 (d l6 ic; ducks, 20c; geese, 12c; Washington, D. C.— Senator Cul- T roops Going to Border. turkeys, live, 20c; dressed. 25c. lom, o f Illinois, sent a dispatch to Hope — 1911 crop, S8(039c; olds, San Francisco— The famous “ fight friends in his state, saying it would nominal; 1912 contracts, 25(o26c. ing” Fourteenth cavalry. 660 men, be impossible for him to attend the W ool— Eastern Oregon, 14(016c per commanded by Major G. H. Cannon, primaries in his home city, as the pound: valley. 16(<il7e per pound mo arrived here from Manila by the trans gravity o f the Mexican situation made hair, choice, 32c per pound. port Sheridan, and will entrain imme it necessary for him, as chairman of Cattle — Choice steers, $6.50(^6.75; diately fo r the Mexican border. The the senate foreign relations commit good, $6.26(1/6.40; medium, $4(</6.25; regiment will be quartered at Forts tee, to remain in Washington. He choice cows, $6.50(u6.80; good, 6(> t. Clark and McIntosh, Tex. declared optimistically that hia pres 6.50; medium, 4.50((i5; choice calves. ence in Illinois was not needed, as he Shopman Will Continue Strike. 8.606*8.76; good heavy calves, 6«rt felt assured o f his renomination. 6.50; bulls, 4.25«C5; stags, 4.'160/6. Sedalia. Mo. — A fter a two days' Partevai Balloon Sold. Hogs — Light, 7fti8.05; heavy, 6(a' conference the strikers formery em 6.75. ployed in the Missouri, Kansas A Berlin— A report is published here Sheep— Yearlings, 6.50*f6; weth Texas railway shops here decided not that {the Farsevaf^ dirigible balloon, ers. 4.85675.46; ewes. 4.604*4.85; to call off the strike and declined which has just been completed, has lambs. 6.10^6.45. propositions o f re-employment been sold to the Japanese government. Notice I am prepared to deliver fresh milk to all parts of the city for 6 1 cents per quart, delivered night and morning. I will do my best to satisfy you. A. K i n n e y , Dai ryman, Third St., Forest Grove, Oregon. tf For County Clerk To the Voters County: I am a candidate for the office of County Clerk, and have filed a petition asking to have my name placed on the official nom inating ballot of the Republican party for the primary election to be held April 19, 1912. In said petition and at all times I pledge myself, if elected, to perform the duties o f said office as prescribed by law and for the best interests o f the public. E d w . C. L u c e , Candidate for County Clerk. (Paid Advertisement.) W h en in Need of Groceries When in need o f GROCERIES don’ t forget that we carry a full line of both Staple and Fancy. THE RIGHT PRICE AND QUALITY B. H. LAUGHLIN A Republican candidate for the office o f Sheriff o f Washington County, at the nominating elec-1 tion, April 19, 1912. H. T . G1LTNER Phone 701 Main Street Your vote will be needed. (Paid Advertisement.) 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