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DOINGS OFTHE WEEK S O C IE T Y B U R G L A R R IC H . G athered H a lf M illion o f W ealth Just fo r Pastim e. Realty Abstract Company W H Y REBELS IN RETREAT Investment M akes Your Abstract Chicago—Jacob F. Guthrie, alleged society burglar and forger, whose Current Events of Interest Gathered clever crimes netted him more than Salazar Willi 1000 Men Moves half a million dollars in six months, is From the World at Large. declared to be a victim of periodical Toward Mexican Dorder. insanity, a sort of madness that drove him to crime The rare joy of steal General Resume o f Im portant Events ing and the thrill of breaking into Boundary [Patrol Increased — H ead o f U nited btates M a te s T ro o p s other people’s houses lured Guthrie to Presented In Condensed Form Fears T ro u b le . his ruin. for O ur Busy Readers. Six months of burglary, riotous, joyous stealing, that were described El Paso, Texas— Movements of the Bubonic plague and cholera are by him as he sat in the detective bu federal and rebel arm ies in the dis sweeping over Amoy, China. reau, opened up a new chapter in trict south of the border at this point Cloudbursts and floods stopped all criminal psychology. Burglary had and the position of the American col traffic and did much damage in Ne proved to youthful G uthrie what gam onists in the troubled zone, occupies vada. bling, drink and stronger stim ulants attention of chiefs of the United American industrial enterprises in are to others. Stealing, said he, had the States troops engaged in patrolling Northern Mexico are being abandoned become a habit w ith him that he did the border at this point. and Americans are fleeing for their not even care to break. lives. To sit in a house th a t has been "se Thirty men from Colonial Diaz, to Captain E. W. Bixby, the Missis curely” locked before the departure the w est of the Casas Grandes district, sippi river boatman who taught Mark of its wealthy owner for some summer arrived at Hachita, N. M., according Twain how to pilot a steamboat, is to advices received at Fort Bliss, and resort, and map out a plan of stealing the colonists from the Juarez and dead. are expected to reach Infantile paralysis has been fatal to all the most valuable heirlooms and Dublan colonies in a day or two. 33 out of 173 children in Los Angeles, art treasures was to G uthrie w hat an the A border has reached the United and public playgrounds are being evening at an am usem ent park or States report secret service that General Sal closed. theater is to more prosaic people. He azar, w ith 1000 rebels, has evacuated Farm ers of San Joaquin county, made no effort to sell any of the pro Casas Grandes and that two groups of Cal., have threshed one of the biggest ducts of his thefts. federals, largely outnum bering the barley crops on record, over 2,000,000 " I did not care about selling those rebel forces, are in pursuit. Accord bushels. things,” naively rem arked Guthrie. ing to this information Salazar is It is believed Mt. Hood has a rival " I ju st enjoyed stealing them, and af headed for the border, moving due w ith the intention of reaching in Eagle Cap, situated in Eastern Ore ter that I didn’t care what became of north Palomas, opposite Columbus, N. M., gon, and accurate m easurem ents will the things. They were like so much and a few miles west of El Paso. be made. junk. ” This bring him in close touch is something queer about with will The steam er F. A. Kilburn caught the "T m here the rebel leader, Orozco, who re an,” was Chief of Detectives fire off the California coast and was John H atpin’s comment. " H e re ’s a mains in Juarez with about 500 men. saved only after a heroic fight of over man whose rem arkable crimes have and together they may proceed along two hours by her crew. given him an enormous fortune, and the border into Sonora. The right of Roosevelt delegates he hasn’t touched a single article. This move, American officers here from Kansas to have places on the He does not even dress himself decent believe, is made also with the view of national ballot is to be decided by the ly. There was no woman on whom he obtaining ammunition and it is proba Supreme court of the United States in Bpent his money; he didn’t drink or ble that the United States border pa will be increased. October. gamble or go joyriding. He stole just trol That the rebels are in great need of Rival candidates for govermnor of for the sake of stealing, and not for ammunition is evidenced by the recent W ashington spent the night under the any profit, apparently. instances of border running. "Beyond a doubt G uthrie has ob same blanket, when one's auto got tained the most valuable collection of stuck in the mud in Snoqualmie pass B U M P E R C R O P C E R T A IN . and the other unable to get around it. stolen articles I ever saw. There are diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds Residents of Texas and Arizona are and pearls worth thousands of dollars. Yield o f O regon to Exceed All F o rm e r R ecords. becoming indignant at the failure of All his burglaries were committed in the United States to stop the outrages the homes of t(ie city ’s w ealthiest cit Portland—Crop prospects in every to Americans in Mexico, and offer to izens. of Oregon and in every line of go ahead and clear up the situation "H e read the society notes and section agriculture were never b etter than themselves. when he noticed a wealthy woman had they are this year. It has been a home for a few days he would bumper season all around, and it Governor Johnson, of California, left break into the house and steal the means prosperity for the farm er and says if petitions now in circulation to most valuale articles he could find. everyone directly concerned w ith the initiate a law abolishing capital pun Apparently kept all the things he farm ers’ w elfare; and th at includes ishment receive the required number stole which he appealed his artistic almost everybody in the state. of signatures, he will allow no more taste, but he must have to disposed of a If there is any adverse factor in the executions until after election. large quantity of the plunder.” it is the chance th at some The balloon Uncle Sam won the big Thousands’ of dollars’ worth of stol situation, of the crops be so large they will race at St. Louis, covering 925 miles en articles were identified by society have to sell may for less money than ifi in 35 hours, and landing safely near women. other years. the old battlefield of Bull Run. The surplus to be marketed, how Y A N K E E D A N E S GkVE P A R K . ever, is so great that the total income Salazar, head of the Mexican insur enormous. gents, says he cares not how soon the Deed to 4 0 0 Acres in Jutland H and will The be wheat crop this year will net United States intervenes. ed to King C h ristian . the farm ers of Oregon about $12,600,- Jam es Landers, who broke jail in Denmark— King Christian 000. The oats crop will bring in half Alaska in 1901, was arrested in Los has Aarhurs, received at M arseilasborg castle as much money as the wheat crop, and Angeles, where he was working as a the members of the comm ittee repre the barley crop will produce a million. w aiter. senting the Association of Danish The other grains and hay will also add H arvest is in full swing in the Rig Americans which has presented to the a vast sum to the sta te's wealth. Bend and Palouae districts of Wash government a new national park in The year 1912 is undoubtedly the greatest fru it year Oregon has yet ington, and excellent crops are being Jutland. gathered. The American m inister of Denmark, known. The total value of all fruits at more than $6,500,000. The Borah three-year homestead Mr. Maurice, on behalf of President is placed potato yield, which is enormous, bill has passed the house and now goes T aft, honorary president of the asso The even on a lower m arket, bring to the president, who has supported it ciation, read a message from Mr. T aft will, extending greetings to the king and the farm ers close to $1,500,000, and from the start. people of Denmark. The message in the onion and root crops will add ma terially to this sum. PO RTLA ND M AR K ETS. part follow s; “ It is with great pleasure that I The hop crop is going to be a great W heat—Track prices, new : Club, have witnessed the action of the one, on the acreage, and (at the pres 78(<i 79c; bluestem, 82(0.83; old wheat, American citizens of Danish birth of ent m arket price will give the farm nominal. this country in acquiring a tract of ers $2,200,000, all of it money Barley—New, brewing, $25; feed, 400 acres of land near Aalborg for brought from outside the state. The $24 ton. the purpose of establishing a Danish- value of the wool and mohair clips ex Hay — Timothy, $14(0 IS; alfalfa, American national park, to be dedi ceeds $8,000,000. $ll(o 12; clover, $10; oats and vetch, cated to the Danish government, and The w heat crop of Oregon will $12; grain hay, $9. to he at all times open to the public. amount to about 18,000,000 bushels. Millstuffs — Bran, $25.50 ton; " I am gratified to be identified w ith The yield will be a record one in shorts, $28.50; middlings, $32. this act in my capacity as honorary U m atilla, Wallowa, Baker, Wasco, Corn--W hole, $39; cracked, $40 ton. president of the association. I recog Sherman, Union and Gilliam counties, Oats—New, $28.60(0127¡old, $32 ton. nize in it a concrete expression of the the latter county estim ating a crop of Fresh F ru its— Cherries, 3(o!l0c cordial relations that have always ex 4,000,000 bushels. W heat conditions pound; apples, old, $1.50(o3 box; isted between the Danish and Ameri in the W illam ette valley, especially in new, 75e(o $ 1.60; (peaches, 60(o 80c can people and which are today based Polk, Linn and Lane counties, are box; currants, $1.50(0)1.75 box; more (irmly than ever on friendship, fine, the crop in Lane being the best in 10 years. Further south the wheat plums, 60c(o)$1.25; pears, $1.50(0) understanding and mutual esteem .” prospects are also good. The oats 1.75; apricots, 50c(o $1. crop of the state is estim ated at 16,- Berries—Raspberries, $1.50 crate; Many Rebels Are Quitting, loganberries, $1.50; blackberries, $1 Mexico City— Encouraged by the 000,000 bushels, and the barley crop at 2,300,000 bushels. Q1.26. Melons — Cantaloupes, $2.25(o2.75 success of General Sanjinaz, near the eastern boundary of Sonora, and rely crate; watermelons, lc pound. Bill Poster M en Sued. P otatoes— Jobbing prices; Bur ing upon General Puerta, to wage an Chicago— Suit for dissolution of the energetic campaign against the rebels banks, new, 90c(o$l hundred. Vegetables — Artichokes, 65(o'76c with the army that drove them back Associated Bill Posters and D istrib dozen; beans, 2e; cabbage, 1(0lie ; from Bacylimba, government officials uters of the United States and Can cauliflower, $1(01.25 dozen; celery, believe that by the end of the week ada, who have been succeeded by 85c(o$l dozen; corn, 15(o:26c dozen; Pascual Orozco will be seeking hiding the Posting Advertising association, was filed in the United States district cucumbers, 50c box; eggplant, 10(0 places or begging for amnesty. Unofficial as well as official dis court here. In a petition in equity 124 c pound; head lettuce, 20<« 26c dozen; peas, 8(<i.9c; peppers, 8(010c. patches state that many of Orozco's Attorney General W ickersham charged Eggs — Case count, 23c; candled. men are tiring of fighting without pay a conspiracy to destroy competition, and that desertions are increasing- fix prices and monopolize and domi 26c; extras, 27(028c dozen. nate the bill-posting business. The B utter — Oregon creamery, cubes, Rebels Die Without Trials. government also asks injunctions 80c pound; prints, 31c. Mexico City The right to execute against practices and agreem ents said Pork—Fancy, 10(<i)llc pound. Veal —Fancy. 13(n 14c pound. rebels without trial was conferred up to be in violation of the Sherman law. P o u ltry — Hens, 12(013c; broilers, on the Mexican army, when the perma T re a s u re Hungers O ff. 16c: ducks, young, 1 0 n l2 e; geese, nent committee of congress approved llK fillc; turkeys, live, 18(0 20c; dress the bill providing for suspension of Victoria, B. C.— Bound for the fam guarantees in three states and por ous Tibum n island in the Gulf of Cali ed, 24c(d26 pound. Hops—1912 contracts. 19«i20c; 1911 tions of nine others It will not be fornia. which is said to be rich in gold come effective, however, until approv and other minerals, which have been crop, 20(022. Wool — Eastern Oregon. 14(0 194c ed, article by article.. The measure, successfully held by fierce natives, pound, according to shrinkage; val which principally provides for m artial said to be cannibals, two little schoon law, will apply to the states where the ers, the "T enderfoot” and " D rift,” ley. 21(o'23c; mohair, choice, 32c. C attle — Choice steers, $6.75(0 7; rebels are the most harrassing. of the Victoria Yacht club, left port carrying an adventurous party of good, $6(u6.50; medium, $5.76(u6; Mountain Climber Is 81. choice cows, $f.76oi 6 25; good, $6.60 treasure hunters. They expect to be (0:6.76; medium, $6« i 6.60; choice Ashland. Or. — More than 80 mem gone six months. They will stop at calves. $7(08.25; gbod heavy calves, bers of the Siskiyou club of this city, San Francisco en route. $6«; 6.50; bulls, $3,60(.i 6.10; stags, climbed Mount Ashland Sunday, view O ld est O dd fallow D iaz. ing the panorama of scenic beauty as $4.76ni 6. Hogs — Light, J8M 8.60; heavy, seen from the summ it of the highest Albuquerque, N. M.— H. Collins, peak in this section of Southern Ore probably the oldest Oddfellow in the $6 26018.60. Sheep—Yearlings, $.‘V<i4.26; weth gon. W. H. Smith, aged 91, was the United States, having joined the order ers. $3<i4.35; ewes, $3(03.36; lambs, oldest person who successfully made at Danville, Kentucky, in 1842, died the trip. here at the age of 96 years. $4(0.6.30.J ; NOT? lit. Good, hon est Dentistry to the best of my ability. Could one do more? 2nd. 1 examine your mouth and tel) you its actual con dition before I be gin y o u r actua work, stating: in ad vance w hat t h e cost w i l l be. If ready, we begin: if not, the exam ina tion costs you noth’ Office», with Forest Grove Press, Hoffman Building. Law Office, M. B. Bump, Hillsboro. GUARANTEES r e l ia b l e service Absolutely Safe and Reliable fngr. The Bankers & Merchants Mutual Fire Association 3rd. I guarantee all th at I do, as I consider work not worth guaranteeing:, not worth doing.. This has been my policy. 4th. 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