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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1910)
-fir- it i i1 r t i CURRENT EVENTS OF THE WEEK Doings of ik Wr H at Urge ToIdixIrNt FLY THOUUANDS OF MILES, tlnarl Resume ef Imeertant Event Presented In Condensed Form fer Our Ruy Readers. Excessive heat haa Injured tho raisin grapo crop of California. Ut reported that Madrls ha lost all his artillery and 400 prisoners. Ex-irovcrnor Folk of Missouri, would Ilka tho Democratic nomination for president In 1912. A banker of Minneapolis has been fined $5,000 for smuggling two pearl necklaces at Uobokcn, N. J. Taft would appoint Koooevclt chair man of a commission to tour tho world In tho Interest of ulvcrsal peace. Aprleoeer at San Qucnttn, Cal., haunted by the faco of his victim, has confessed to killing man in a boxcar at Spokane. Interest Is growing rapidly in tho proposed Ions-distance aeroplane races in tho United States, and many bit: parses will bo offered. Tho trial of tho "sroklcn role" chief of police of Cleveland, Ohio, on charges of immorality and drunkencsa have failed almost entirely. A British army officer in an Ameri can acronlaro .crowed the English channel and then returned, without alighting, in 90 minute. Suit has been commenced to aet aside railroad land grants in Oregon aggregating 3,000,000 acres, and now valued at about $50,000,006. East and Middle West railroads have filed notice of an increase in freight rates, nearly every road in the country now having given each notice. President Taft told Bryn Mawr stu dents that educated women make the best companions, also that unmarried women are not necessarily failures, Charles H. Treat, ex-treasurer of the United States, died of apoplexy. Four principal British colonics In South Africa have formed a union. A tidal wave swept the Oregon coast t Tillamook, damaging the tramway of the life-saving station. Hudson Maxim, the great gun in ventor and manufacturer, predicts aerial warfare within ,100 years. Twenty-five Western railroads were enjoined from putting into force on Jubo 1, a general advance in freight rates. Spokaee police have arrested four boys, the "eMeat aged 18, who have robbed M heeses and teats In the sub- orbs eterlag the past month. A Mae ef 48 Eastern Oregon cay eses en route to Tillamook stampeded in Portland and spread terror in down town streets fger several bears. A rich New Yerk Chinamen, aboet to embark for China, was arrested in San Francisco for the murder of an other Chinaman in Sacramento four years ago. Dirt from the excavation for a bank building In Placerville, Cal., yields $1 to the pan. At that rate enough gold could bo taken from the excavation to pay for the building. An effort is being made to bring ahout.a conference of representatives of the United States, Great Britain, Japan and Ruce-Ia with a view of agree ing on the terms of a treaty lor the protection of fur scale in the North Pacific ocean. The thermometer reached 90 degrees ' "et San Francisco and three persons wore prostrated hi ette day. It Is alleged that only a beginning m made In the legMMtlve .scandal In Illinois and the big sensations are yet . to come. The body of Alma Eellner, aged 8 years, who disappeared at St. Louis last December, was found burled in the bottom of an unused cistern. Edwin Gould Jr., grandson of the late Jay Gould, ran away from school, lived on 15-ccnt meals, spent a night en a board at the station house and wae finally returned to his home by the police. About 75 Woodmen gathered In Ta eeesa .en Memorial Day and built a house for the widow of one of their members. They nearly finished the house in one day. A WieeeneiR man who has served two yearn fa prjen for being Implicat ed In the febbery cf a bank and mur der of 'owe ef the directors, is now found to be innocent. A fire sale in a big department store In Chicago ended In a riot, several women being kneeked down and in jured, the windows of the store smash ed and the interior wrecked. Rabies among eoyetee in Central Idaho I causing great alarm. The animate eem Into the towns and at tack dogs and live stock, u well as people, and seem to have no fear. Sev eral persons have been bitten. Britiek politicians are much worked p ever proposed shangee In the cor- The bond issae te tmikf the Lako Washington eaaal at Seattle has been declared Invalid. Prixes Offered for Long Dlitanco Flights In United States. New York, Juno 1. Aerial nights from New York to St. Louis and from New Yerk to Chicago will next be at temped, substantial monoy priiee for the accoinpllshttfenta of both feats hav ing been offered. A price of $30,000 was offered to night by the New York World and SL Louie Post-Dispatch to the first aviator who Hies an aeroplane from New York City to St. Louis or from St. Louis to New York. The New York Times announced that it had arranged with J. a Shaffer, of the Chicago Evening Post for an offer of $25,000 for an aeroplane race be tween Chicago and Now York. Mayor Gay nor announced tho prise for the New York-St, Louts flight at tho Hotel Astor tonight, where Glenn H. Curtiss, who on Sunday wrote n now chapter in tho history of aviation by making a (light from Albany to Governor's Island, was tho guest of tho Now York World, whoso $10,000 award ho won. Conditions governing the flight will be announced after a conference with aeronautic experts. A distinguished company gathered to meet the young aviator tonight. At the tablo the modest Curtisa sat be tween tho mayor and Brigadier Gene ral Howe, U. S. A., in command of tho department of tho East. A flood of congratulatory cable grams and telegrams was read. Among them were messages from Blerict, the French aviator; tho Aero Club of France; Count Jacques do Lcsscps, who recently flew across tho English channel; Hart O. Berg, tho "father of aviation," and Hubert Latham, the French-aviator. Hudson Maxim, ono of the speakers of tho evening, said: "As tho warlesa era, of which we catch glimpses in our dreams of a dis tant future, is unquestionably yet far away, we must in our prediction look to the flying machines in war as well as sport and commerce. "Wo shall not have to wait 100 years for the staunch, wind-defying machine, with automatic cquilibriation. Very soon autotnoblling of the air will be as safe as'automoblling upon tho earth now is. Neither shall wo havo to wait 100 years for that spectacular eventr ation a fight between aerial navies. for theso are bound to come." Curtiss was enthusiastic over the new offer, but, in the absence of de tails as to stops allowed and other con ditions, he would not say definitely whether be would enter the contest. Charles K. Hamilton quickly an nounced, however, that ho would be a contestant. He had planned to enter the New York-Albany race, but Curtiss was too quick for him. The announcement of the prize offer ed for the New York-Chicago flight was issued from tho Times office late tonight as follows: "The New York Times announces that It has arranged with J. C Shaffer, ef the Chicago Evening Post, for an offer ef $25,000 for an aeroplane race between Chicago and New Yerk, the details of which will be announced later." INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE LINES IN OREOON S4.784.a22. Northern Pacific Engineers Make Es timate on Cost ef Railroad. Clyde 8. Altchlson, Oregon state railroad commissioner, has received from tho office of the chief engineer of tho Northern Pacific company es timates on the cost of reproduction of railway lines in Oregon based on con ditions in April, 1909. The estimates were exclusive of the ono-thlrd Inter est in tho Spokane, Portland & Seattle railway and tho 40 per cent Interest in tho Northern Pacific Terminal com pany. Tho total mlteago of tho Northern Pacific lines in Oregon is given at 97.27 mites. Of main line there is S8.C7 miles; brancho. 44.92 miles, and in yards and spurs 13.(58 miles. The estimate of expenditure on tho lino from Goblo to Portland, 40.7 miles, is $3,000,892.12. Tho biggest item is fur right of way and station grounds, tho figures being given at $750,059.25. Tho cost of grading Is given nt $733,768. An estimate of $995,439.78 Is given as tho coat of Uio work on tho Wash Ington Oregon lino to l'cmiclon, a distance of 33.74 mile. Tho-cost of grading for this section is stated to be $242,781, and of right of way and sta tion ground, $154,608,33, From Smcltx to Athena, 10.83 miles, tho es timated cost of work is $.157,745.20. The cost of equipment for tho road in Oregon Is estimated at $324,146.05. AIRSHIP WAR TEST PLANNED Aviator Hamilton to Take Explosives Into Air With Him. New Yerk, June 1. Unusual Inter est waa manifested today in the an nouncement that government employes, who are planning on an airship flight test soon In Chlckamauga Park, will carry with them explosives to be drop ped at dummy targets situated in the park. The teat is to bo given under the direction of Aviator Hamilton, and will be an attempt to prove the bene fita'of tho airship in time of war. Tho test will be watched with great inter est by government officials as well as 'the world in general. Lumber Camps Can't Got Men. Hood River Tho atrawberry grow ers are not tho only employers of labor who are having their troubles these days. Tho Oregon Lumber company hus almost been forced to close Ita mill at Dee on account of the scarcity of la bor. Manager Charles T. Early says they use three crows ''one coming, ono working and ono going." The Is borers do not seem to stick long at any job and whllo tho yard workers are getting 52,50 a day they will not stay with their Jobs. One morning recently with the aid of Marshal Lewis, Mr. Early rounded up 20 men In tho jung les and managed to persuade 13 of them to take the train for Dee and go to work. Eleven were put to work in the yard and two others sent on to the timber camp. At noon the Dee office called up and told Mr. Early they were ready for another round-up, as tho 11 men from tho yard were beating It down tho track. Fortunately theso loafers do not stick long in Hoed Riv er, as they 'get thirsty and havo to move along to The Dalles or Portland. Cannery Ready fer Work, Eugene Tho Eugene Fruitgrowers' association has 'a large force of men employed getting the plant ready for the opening of the canning season. A lance amount of money has been ex pended on the cannery building since It was purchased from the Allen company early In the spring. The packing de partment has been moved to the base ment of the building, where a good floor has been built and every conven ience installed for the employes. The big room on the ground floor formerly used as a packing room will be used for other purposes. Airship Treaty Now Under Way. Washington, D. C., June 1. Aerial navigation has made such rapid pro gress that Secretary of State Knox and the government of Moxico are negoti ating an aviation treaty governing the passage of airships across tho border between the two countries. It will be the first treaty governing aviation be tween nations and Is already on the road to completion. It Is announced from the State department that Mr. Knox is only awaiting the test of Mex ico's proposition in detail before tak ing final action on the terms. Comet Stilt Around. ' Portland, June 1. Halley's comet. apparently weary of coquetting with mother earth with uncertain and pue- zltng visions of its dimensions, is showing itself nightly to all viewers with possibly more vividness than when it was closest to earth llttlo more than a week ago. Any opinion that interest in the wanderer has waned Is belied by the crowds that go each night to viewpoints to obtain what they ex pect to be their lastslghtof tho visitor. Chinese Fear Outbreak. Shanghai, June 1. Chinese warships with troops have been dispatched to Nanking in anticipation of a native outbreak against foreigners. The lat ter have been warned. The Chinese soldiers now at Nanking will bo re placed by the force from Shanghai, as they arc not considered reliable in case of need. "dim Crow" Not Passed On. Washington, June 1. An attempt to have the Supreme court of the United State pass upon the authority ef common carriers engaged in Interstate commercne to mako "Jim crow" regu lations met with fallare'wben the court dismissed the so-called Chile's anneal from its docket. Work 33 Days on One Log. Tillamook The crew of Ilidley Rue sel shinglo mill, which is owned by C. W. Gllmore, worked from April 9 to May 18, cuttlng'141,000 shingle out of one log 11 feet 10 Inches In diam eter and CO feet long. In order to cut up the log it was necessary to blow it into eight piece with dynamite, the saw used being only eight feet in length. In cutting the log not over half a cord of timber was wasted. In felling tho tree an arm 60 feet long and four feet In diameter was broken to splinters, not a bit of itbelngsaved. Transplant Eastern Oysters. Astoria Four hundred and twenty sacks of Eastern oysters for trans planting at Tokeland for the Toke Point Oyster company, have been re ceived from Long Island sound. They were not tho little seedlings that have been used heretofore and which tako about five years to mature sufficient for the market, but about tho also of an Olympla oyster and will mature in two years. This Is an experiment but the oyster people beliove it is feasible. Farmer Union in Coos. Marshlfleld A local branch of the Farmers' Co-operative and Educa tional union was formed in this city by Charles A. Hill, the organizer, who has been working In this locality. There are now four or five different branches of the union in the county and they will all be brought together under a county organization. An effort will be made to secure 1,000 members in Coos county. To Build Stene Roads. Toledo. Road buildlncr machinery has been Installed' by the county court, preparations at tho quarry are being rushed rapidly and the work of crush ing and placing the rock on the Telede Siletx wagon road will be begun at once. When this modern road ts com pleted other roads will be built and soon Lincoln county will be noted for her good roads, one of the essentials In any county. Klamath to Celebrate July 4-5. Klamath Fall Preparations are al ready being made for a celebration in this city on July 4 and 5. It I the in tention of tho business men of the city to make the Jollification a record breaker. The Socialist encampment will be in session here during this time. TREAT ROAD WITH ROOK. County to Ooopsrato With Sawmill Co. In Nstded Work. Klamath Fall Klamath county and Uie Meadow Lake sawmill company are to build a macadam road from Klnmath Falls to the top of the moun tain on the old Fort Klamath road, Tho work Is to lie dono on a co-opern-tlvo plan, and ultimately tho city may join in the combination. Tho proposition made to the county la that if tho county will furnish tho rock crusher and ono man to care for tho machtno, the Meadow Laku Mill company-will haul the rock, place it on tho road, roll it down ami do all tho balance of the work in connection with tho building of a good roadbed without other cost to tho county. Tho Meadow Lako eoplo are making this offer for tho reason that tho coun ty has given them tho privilege of run ning a traction engine over this road to huul the product of tho milt to mar ket In this city, Tho road leading out of town toward Fort Klamath from tho city llmita to tho ton of tho hill la ono of tho worst pieces of road In tho county during tho winter season. In the flat about a mile outside tho city this road gets hub dcop In winter and it is almost ImpoMlblo to got through It with any kind of n rig during that tlmo of the year. Oil Well Reachea 3,730 Feat. Ontario Tho oil well Is down to a depth of 3,730 fcoL Tho drill ts work ing In a harder shale than has been found In the well and tho color of the shale la darker titan the blue which haa been in evidence so long. This is the sort of can rock usually found Just bo. fore entering a sand. It Is generally believed that a sand will soon bo reached and the oil development of this section will be past the experimental stage and bo a permanent reality. Sana Celebration at La Crande. La Grande Tho Continental Con gress of 1770 will be reproduced in thia city, and all speakers will bo parbed In continental dress, tho Lib erty bell will bo here In liken, and tho Declaration of Independence will be read under Inspiring circumstance on July 4, following decisions reached by tho Chautauqua committee There wilt be a strenuous effort to have a aane celebration during the Fourth. No firecracker, fireworks or confetti will be allowed on tho ground. Marcola Mill Starts. Eugene The Southern Pacific com pany has started ono of It sawmills at Marcola In operation alto- a shutdown of three years. The other two mills owned by tho company In that vicin ity will be started up as soon as they are in readiness, which will be Inside of a few weeks. These mill, when operating to their full capacity, em ploy 300 or 400 men. All Oregon Items Remain, Washington The rivers and harbors bill was signed by the conference com mittee with all Oregon Item nailed down. There ha been a hard fight against the Oregon Items, but the sen ate conferee, at Bourne's Instance. In sisted and finally overcame the house conferee' opposition. SEE BY TELEQRAPH, NEXT. French Scientist Porfocli Apparatui to Tako Photographs by Wire Paris, May 80. Television, l)o science of soolng hundreds of miles by tho moans of n tolcirrmih wire, I n inn nnnfur ranllialnn. Kdouard Belln, n young French scientist, haa iiorfected and noon will teat mibllelv an apparatus which act1 uallv. It I said, will take a nlcturo telcurahhtcntlv. Thus the Image of n person or artlclo before nit objective ena In Now York would niiiKmr pruc tlcn)ly ItiatantnneouHly on a negative In San Francisco nt tho other ond of the line. About two veara ntro. It will bo re momborcd, a German professor named Korn Interested tho scientific world by exhibiting photographs telegraphically. Picture obtained woro Imperfect, howovor, and showed practically no tie tails. M. Uelin, following Professor Korn' lend, ha perfected tclcphotogrnphtc apparatus in which tho senate commit- too on post ami telegraphs Is much In teres tad., II III ill l - 1,002 FAMILIES EXILED. Rustaln Hebrews Receive Notification to Quit Kiev. Kiev, May 30. One thousand and two Jowlth famtltc have now received notification that thoy mut leave Uic city In accordance with tho determine tlon of the Russian government to drive back Into tho pale all Hcbrowa who are unablu to eatabllsh their legal right to remain outaldo It confine. This number Include CO families to whom notice of expulsion were aent today. An additional 193 families living in tho suburb outside tho city proper are . . . ... j - subject to dcortatlon before Juno l unlcaa in tho nxwnttmo they produce proof of their right of residence in their present sites. It I Impossible to get statistics showing tho number of those already expelled. Even the Jewish Rotlef committee Is unable to state tho exact figures, but'jtho committee estimate that between 200 and 300 Jewish fam ilies havo left the city. Creamery Ready for Business. La Grande Tho new creamery Is ready for business. The machinery has all been tested and tho plant is In rcadlnee for the season' run. The machinery Is of the latest and most efficient type, " PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Track prices: Bluestcm, 8&384c; club, 80&81c; red Russian, 78c; valley, 84c Com Whole, $33; cracked, $34 ton. Hay Track prices: Timothy. Wil lamette valley, $2021; Eastern Ore gon, $22R25; alfalfa, $1516; grain hay, $17(318, per ten. Oats No. 1 white, $20Z7 per ton. Fresh Fruits Strawberries, 75f(! $1.40 per crate; apple, $1.6003 per box; cherries, dvcojw.so per box; gooseberries, 3(f4e per pound. Potatoes Carload buying prices: Oregon, 40c per hundred; new Califor nia, ltf2e per pound; awoot pota toes, 4c. Vegetables Artichokes, C076c per doeen; asparagus, $1,2502 per box; head lettuce, 60tG0c per dozen; hot house lettuce, 60c($$l per box; green onions, 15c per dozen; rhubarb, 2c per pound; spinach, 810c per pound, rutabagas, $1.2531.50 per sack; car cot, 86c$l; beets, $1.50; parsnips; 76c$l. Onion Bermuda, $1. 5001.76 per crate; red, $1.7602 per sack. Butter City creamery, extra, 29c; fancy, outside creamery, 280129 o per pound; store, 20c. Butter fat price average lfc per pound under regular butter price. Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, 23024c per doen. l'ork fancy, I2$fiiuc per pound. Veal Fancy, lOtffllOJfc per pound. Lamb-Fancy, 9$$12e per pound. Poultry Hen, 19c; broiler, 28$) 30c; ducks, 18ft25c; geese, 12c; turkeys, live, 2022c; dressed, 26c; squabs, $3 pjr dozen. Cattle Beef cteera, good to choice, $5.765.90; fair to medium, $4.60(35; cows and heifers, good to choice, $4.50 (3)6; fair to medium, $44.76; bull, $37J4; stags, $35; calve, light, $6 7; heavy, $4tfJ5.50. Hogs Top, $10010.40; fair to med ium, $910. Sheep Best wethers, $4. 60 4, 75; fair to beet wethers, $4tfJ4.25; best ewe, $3.75634; lambs, choice, $5,50(01 8; fair, $1.76G.26. WAR PLANS ARE HURRIED. Conflct Appears Inevitable Between Ecuador and Peru. Washington, May 30. Official dis patches received at tho State depart ment both from Lima, Peru, and Quito, Ecuador, Indlcato that war-like preparation between Peru and Ecua dor are being rapidly pushed forward, and that a conflict seems Inevitable. In view of tho fact that both Peru and Ecuador had accepted without re- serve Secretary Knox's proposition for tho United State, Brazil and Argen tina to mediate between theso two countries In the matter of their bound ary djsputc, tho State department offi cials are at a loss to understand tholr present attitude. It was tho understanding of tho offi cial that In opening tho mediation proposition they had of necessity ac cepted the condition proposed by tho offer, the principal ono being the Im mediate withdrawal of their armies from the common frontier. CURTISS MAKES RECORD FLIGHT Albany to Now York, 137 Miles, Willi Ono Stop. Actual Tlmo In Flight a Hours 32 Mlnules-Wlns SI0,O0O-Traln Oould Not Keep Up, Now York, May nt. Glenn H. Cur tis flow from Albany to 'New York City In an aeroplane, Sunday, May 20, winning tho $10,000 prize offered by tho New York World. Ho covered the dlntanco of 137 miles In 2 hours ami 32 minutes, unci camo to earth ta quietly and lightly a n pigeon. Ills nverngo apecd for tho distance 6L0a mlloa icr hour sur passes any oilier record made by nn aoroplanro In long-dlitanco flight. In It entirety, his llluhl erlmi eclipse any flight man haa made In heavier than-nlr machines. Tho start was mode from Albany at 7:03 o'clock under weather conditions n nearly ierfect as tho moat fastid ious aviator could demand. Ono hour SMBMBBBli2ii5i v "JStf iam ' iSkjW H rS" "Iibw. f WL ' vr laB T$l V l kHESKBa A aLV r"V2fci 11 Rr Fcsills Sought for Museum' New York, May 30. Two expedi tion from the American Museum of Natural History will leave New York next week for Montana and Wyoming, In search of dinosaur with three horns on each nose, and horse with four two to the foot. The museum scientist hope to find specimens of both varie ties, tho party which I to search for fossils of tho Cretaceous perlcd going to Montana. Tho expedition Is In charge of I'rofcssor Barnum Brown, and ho will havo three or four help era. A similar expedition will go to Wyoming for researches In the evolu tion of the horse. Two or three foseil specimen of tho coccnle age are need ed to complete tho museum's rhsl showing tho development of the horso from tho creaturo no bigger than a dog to the swift and graceful Sysonby, whoso skeleton Is ono of the treasure of the Institution, Teddy I Buxton's Quest. London, May 30. Mr. Roosevelt to night cloecd his visit to Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Lee's country place, Chcquolso, court, in Buckinghamshire, where he went from Cambrldgo ycitor day. Colonel and Mr. Leo had as gucsl also Mrs. Roosevelt, Mr. Nicho las Longworth, Lord and Lady Roberts, Lord Kitchener, Arthur J. Balfour, Sir Cecil and Lady Spring-Rico and tho Right Hon. Alfred Lytloton. The cx-prcsldenC will spend ono day with Ian Buxton, who Is an expert on the forestry question. - '" Surgeons Sow Up Oath In Heart. Portland, May 30. Holding a y. Ing, pulsating human heart In the palm of his hand, a surgeon at St. Vincent' hospital deftly stitched together tha walls of a gash in Its tip, waiting tensely for every remission of tho or gan' syatolo and dlutolo movement to take each tiny step In tho pro cess. And tho operator did It as a mat ter of course, a thing In tho day's work, interesting, of course, but hsrd iy worthy of extraordinary commonL OLKNN It.CUIITIM and 23 minutes later Curtiss made Ills first atop near Poughkrile, where there was an hour IntermlMlou, Re suming his flight at 9:20, hasped southward, ami landed within tho boundary of Manhattan Island at 10:35. Paulhan' flight from London to Manchester, 80 miles, exceeded tho Curtiss feat for distance, but not In speed or In danger. The Frenchman' average waa 44 3 miles an hour ami below htm lay English meadow land. Curtis followed the winding course of tho historic Hudson, with jutting head lands, wooded slopes and treacherous palisade. He swung high over the great bridge at Poughkeepsle, dipped at time within 50 feet of the river' broad surface and Jockeyed like a fal con at Uie turns. Only once did his craft show slim of rebellion. This was off Storm King, near West Point, when, at a height of nearly 1,000 feet n treacherous jrust struck his plane. The machine drop ped 40 feet and tilted perilously, but Curtis kept his head and by adrlot manipulation restored the equilibrium of tho machine. With his eyes ami brain cleared of tho cobweb of sleep, he went with hia mechanician and a handful of specta tor to Van Rennselaer Island, In tho Hudson, three mile south of Albany, where he waa to start. Waiting at tho river brink wa a opcclal train charter ed by tho New York Time for Mnu CurtUs and her party. From tho train they could not sea tho actual atart, but those on the Island witnessed a re markable scene. With tho signal that Curtisa wa off, the special train of five car and n lo comollvo gathered Irmwtu and sought to follow. But so quickly had ho flown that for 21 miles tho locomotive, run ning nearly n mile a minute, wa un able to catch up. Dr. Cook After Records? . New York, May 31. -The mystery of tho whereabouts of Dr. Cook,' the American will ssy tomorrow, was solved Inst night. Hols In Scotland, preparing for a trip to Etah, whence he plan to bring hack hla record of hi discovery and his Instrument which are cached there. Hu also intend to bring back tho twu Eskimos who ac companied him on his dash to thu Pole. Dr. Cook's ObJoctlve Imll.t whmi Im hall huvo recovered his records and Instrument, says the newspaper, will bo Copenhagen. Canada to Breed Pheasants, Vancouver, B. C May 30 This summer 1,000 pheasant will be bred by tho provincial government in the Coast district for distribution hero. Hereto fore the breeding haa been done only by local enterprise, but now the gov ernment ha established breeding head quartcra at Chllllwack. The bird to be raised this year are all Mongolian pheasant of the best breed. Rice Is Higher In Chin. Amoy, China, May 31. Tho prlco of rice ha risen 50 per cent and tho pooraru unublo to buy food. -As a consequence of this a demonstration took ploco at Changrhow. Owing to tho practical failure of tho rlcocrop In certain of tho interior province this year, an almost prohlbl tlvo prlco alrondy prevails for the- cer eal, A further advance monns funlnn conditions among tho teomlnir rwill. whose prlnclpoUrtlelo of food Is rice. Bear Lattoed From Auto. Cody, Wyo., Mh fll.-When a big brown bear nauscd to lnnk at .. ., im mobile near tho ranch of o. n. tii.,t son nt the foot of tho Big Horn moun tain roaay, uuuoiph Ilovlngo, the cow boy Chauffeur, holding ilin .('.i.,,. wheel with ono liimd. laasocd bniln a the car swept past him. The captive wa dragged to tho Rudcson ranch and iiun T,nioiuon there, with soveral bare spots on hla coat.