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NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume of World's Important
Events Told in Brief!
Turks have begun three separate in
vasions of Bulgaria.
It is thought possible that mediation
in Mexico may be the next move
of the United States.
Portland newsboys have voluntarily
agreed not to listen to I. W. W.
speakers on the streets.
The charter granted to Dr. Sun Yat
Sen for a network of railways in
China has been cancelled.
Los Angeles schools have barred the
"Merchant of Venice" as being an un
fair portrayal of Jewish character.
While visiting in Los Angeles, Sec
retary Daniels was presented with the
Pacific Ocean in miniature upon a sil
ver platter.
Ex-Senator Bourne is believed to be
the principal power behind the oppo
sition to the proposed reduction in
parcel post rates.
The administration currency bill
met a storm of opposition in the con
ference of the house currency and
banking committee.
State militia, well supplied, with
ammunition, have been ordered to the
scene of the big strike of copper
miners in Michigan.
A major in the regular army pay
corps has applied to the courts for an
injunction to prevent the promotion of
another officer over his head.
Governor Tener, of Pennsylvania,
signed the bill requiring all applicants
for marriage licenses to state in their
applications that they are not afflicted
with transmissible diseases.
Chinese government troops have
successfully repulsed rebel attacks,
and are forcing the rebels back.
Shanghai is so full of refugees from
the scene of battle that they are
obliged to Bleep in the streets.
Threatened damage by rust is mak
ing wheat higher in Chicago.
A second province of China is re
ported to have seceded and joined the
rebels.
A savings bank system will be in
augurated in the Portland public
schools.
Bulgaria will make no further re
sistance against the claims of Greeks
and Servians.
Seattle Socialists sent a memorial to
President Wilson denouncing Secre
tary of War Daniels.
Much opposition to the Wilson
Bryan policy towards Nicaragua has
developed in Washington.
Scientists believe they have found
the oldest church in America on a
small island oir the coast of Yucatan.
It is believed in Washington that
matters between the Huerta govern
ment and the Mexican revolutionists
will reach a crisis very Boon.
Japan claims to be embarrassed by
the friendly advances of Mexico, fear
ing acceptance of them might be mis
understood by the United States.
PORTLAND MARKETS
Wheat Track prices: Club, 86c;
bluestcm, 90c; red Russian, 84c; val
ley, Stic.
Oats No. 1 white, $29 per ton;
stained and ofT grade, less.
Millstuffs Bran, $24.50 per ton;
shorts, $26.50; middlings, $31.
Barley Feed, $24(n 24.50 per ton;
browing, nominal; rolled, $26.50(r
27.50.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, old,
$18, new, $22 per ton; alfalfa, new,
$13.50.
Onions Walla Walla, $1.25 sack.
Vegetables Benns, 4fu6c pound;
cabbage, lj(ci2e; cauliflower, $2 per
crate; corn, 30c per dozen; cucum
bers, $ldi 1.25 per box.
Potatoes New, 75cot$1.25 hundred.
Green Fruit Cherries, 4(i'12e
pound; apricots, $1.35nl.50 per box;
cantaloupes, $2.25in2.75 per crate;
poaches, 40(r75c per box; watermel
ons, $2.50 per cwt. ; plums, 76c((f
$1.25 per box; raspberries, $1 (if 1.20
per crate; loganberries, $1.15dl.25
per crate; blackberries, $1.35(n2 per
crate; pears, $2.25 per box;' "black
caps, $1.20dr 1.50.
Poultry -Hens, 15(dl5Jc; springs,
20df21c; turkeys, live, 18i20c;
dressed, choice, 24m 25; ducks, 10(if
12c; geese, young, 12Jc.
Eggs Oregon ranch, case count, 23
Of 24c per dozen; candled, 26(i2Se.
Butter Oregon creamery butter
cubes, 20c pound; butter fat, deliver
ed, 30c pound.
Pork- Fancy, 12c pound.
Veal Fancy, 15c pound.
Hops 1912 crop, 14fl6Je pound;
1913 contracts, 15m 15Jc.
Wool Kastern Oregon, lloilfic;
valley, .8il9c; mohair, 1918 clip,
31e per pound.
Grain bags Selling price, 10c Tort
land. Cattle Choice steer, $7.75mi8.50;
good, $7.25(11 7.75; medium, $7(ii7.25;
choice cows, $6.50di 7.40 ; good, $6.25
(n6.50; medium, $6(d6.25; choice
calves. $S(d9; good heavy calves,
$6.60di7.50; bulls. $4r 6.
Hogs-Light, $9(i9.65; heavy, $S
(.1,8.65.
Sheep Wethem, $3.25(jf4.20; ewes,
$3(i3.75; lambs, $5(ii6.
TURKS INVADING BULGARIA
King Ferdinand Implores Interven
tion by European Powers.
London Without declaring war and
apparently trusting that the jealousies
of the powers will prevent any Euro
pean interference, Turkey has begun
an invasion of Bulgaria. The Turks
have occupied and burned the villages
of the Jamboli road and are reported
to have pushed their reconnaissances
as far as Philipopolis. No informa
tion has been received as to the
strength of the forces which have
crossed the frontier. Probably they
are comparatively small bodies of En
ver Bey'a cavalry. Some skirmishing
has occurred on the frontier but the
Bulgarians have offered no serious
resistance.
In Vienna it is reported the Turks
have crossed the Bulgarian frontier in
three places, roughly coinciding with
the routes followed by the Bulgarians
southward last October, namely, by
the Maritza and Tundja valleys, as
well as in the direction of Jamboli.
King Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, sum
moned the representatives of the pow
ers to the palace at Sofia and ad
dressed them as follows:
"I am anxious to protest before
Europe against the outrageous action
of the Turkish army, which not con
tent with violating the treaty of Lon
don, is engaged in invading the old
territory of my kingdom in the direc
tion of Tirnova, Siemenli and Jamboli,
and is giving itself up to the most
frightful excesses, burning villages,
massacreing the inhabitants and
spreading panic throughout Thrace.
"I cannot believe that the great
powers who signed the diplomatic act
now being trodden under foot can re
gard with indifference what is being
done today, and remain impassive un
der the insult placed upon them, and
to the crimes of which we are the vic
tims. "In the distress in which the Bul
garian nation finds itself, I have ap
peared on its behalf before the repre
sentatives of civilization and beg Eu
rope, through you, to put an end to
the sufferings of people fleeing before
the return of their old oppressors."
It appears doubtful whether any
armistice will be signed at Nish until
peace preliminaries have been ar
ranged. Both Greece and Servia are
throwing obstacles in the way of an
armistice, while pushing their attacks
in the direction of Sofia. It is report
ed that Roumania has warned Servia
and Greece that if they continue their
advance the Romanian army will be
ordered to occupy Sofia first.
NEW SCHOOLS ARE DEFENDED
United States Board of Education
Says Modern Way Is Best.
Washington., D. C. Aroused by
criticism of present-day educational
methods in the public schools, the
United States bureau of education has
come to the defense of the system. It
declared that the three "R's" were
being taught as thoroughly as was the
case in the "little red schoolhouse, "
and that they were being taught more
scientifically and with a modern view
to the needs of the individual child.
"We frequently hear that there are
'too many subjects and too many fads
and frills,' " says the report, "and
hence neglect of the 'three R's.'
"As a matter of fact, the system of
todav is immeasurably ahead of the
school system of the past. The growth
has been steady."
The report declares that the aim of
the educational system of today is to
educate children for a kind of a life,
economic and social, which they will
lead when they leave the public school.
The bureau bases its defense of the
present system principally on this
ground.
PROBES HIGH COST OF LIVING
Question of Minimum Wage Inves
tigated in Washington.
Olympia, Wash. An investigation
of the cost of living in this state will
be one of the first matters taken up by
the Industrial Welfare commission of
Washington, as a basis for fixing min
imum wages for women and minors.
This was decided at the organization
meeting.
The three women members of the
commission. Dr. Therese McMahon
and Mrs. Jackson Silbaugh, of Seat
tle, and Mrs. Florence H. Swanson, of
Raymond, although serving without
pay, volunteered their services to ob
tain statistics from employers. This
work will be taken up at once in ad
dition to the cost-of-living probe. The
commission resolved to do without i
paid secretary as long as possible, to
make the $10,000 appropriation last as
long as possible.
Boise Branch Discussed.
San Francisco At a conference be
tween President Sproule, of the South
ern Pacific and President Mohler, of
the Union Pacific, the main objects
for discussion were plans for building
a branch line from some point on the
Central Pacific to Boise, Idaho, and
line and service changes occasioned by
the separation of the Southern and
Union Pacific systems. The line to
Boise is planned to meet the competi
tion of a similar branch from Winne
mucca, Nev.. which the Western Pa
cific has under consideration.
Two Killed at Initiation.
Birmingham. Ala. Donald A. Ken
ney, a chauffeur, and Christopher Gus
tin, an iron moulder, were killed by
an electric shock at the hall of the
local order of Moose. An initiation
was in progress and it is said that an
electric shock was a part of the cere
mony. In some way not yet explained
Kennedy and Gustin. it is said, re
ceived too much current.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
General News of the Industrial and Educational Development
and Progress of Rural Communities, Public Institutions, Etc
OREGON FISH WINS FRIENDS
Hot Weather and Tariff Take Back
Seat for Salmon.
Washington, D. C. Herman Wise
can retain the postmastership at As
toria as long as the Democrats retain
control of the government if he will
occasionally ship a fresh salmon to his
friend, Will R. King, with instruc
tions to serve it to the party leaders
in Washington. Several days ago Mr.
King received a big 50-pound king
salmon from Mr. Wise, and, like the
crafty politician he is, he called in all
the Democratic national committee
men then in Washington, together
with other prominent Democrats in
official life, and gave them a taste of
the fish of which Oregon is justly
proud.
Fresh salmon is something rarely
enjoyed by the people of the East, and
invariably when salmon from the Col
umbia are shipped in ice to Washing
ton, and served as they are served at
home, they caused a distinct sensation.
Mr. King's big salmon made such a
hit that those attending his salmon
luncheon at the University club for
got, for the Jtime being, that Secre
tary Bryan was out on the lecture
platform earning extra dollars; they
forgot, for a time, that President Wil
son is running his patronage dispenser
on low gear; they forgot tariff em
barrassments, aud even forgot the hot
weather. Everybody present talked
fish and ate fish.
COAST LINE WORK STARTED
Grants Pass and Crescent City to
Be Linked by Railroad.
Grants Pass Actual construction
work has begun on the new California,
Oregon & Eastern railway, with ter
minals for the present at Grants Pass,
in Josephine county, Oregon, and Cres
cent City, in Del Norte county, Cali
fornia, on the coast, 20 teams and men
being on the grade.
The Public Utilities commission of
the city council has contracted with
the Interstate Construction company
for the completion of the road to
Wilderville, ten miles from Grants
Pass, withih 90 days, and work is to
be continuous and uninterrupted. The
first unit of the road will be munici
pally owned, the construction company
agreeing to take city bonds to the ex
tent of $2UU,oou in payment or con
struction. A contract has also been
made with the California people com
posing the construction company above
named whereby they may buy within
three years' time the municipally
constructed and owned portion of the
road, together with the terminals at
Grants Pass.
A large order has been placed with
the steel mills for 90-pound steel rails
and with local lumber mills for ties.
The road will be completed to Kerby,
in the heart of the Illinois valley, 30
miles from Grants Pass, within 15
months, the winter to be consumed in
tunneling through Hayes Hill, 18
miles from Grants Pass, which will be
pierced by a half-mile tunnel.
"Pure Wool" Mostly Cotton.
Portland "Pure wool socks," said
the sign in the window of Nathan
Bialkin, dealer in men's fruishings, at
64 North Sixth street.
"Seventy-five per cent cotton," was
the result of the analysis of the hosi
ery in question submitted as evidence
in Circuit court.
"Ten dollars fine," said Judge Mor
row. The case against Bialkin was brought
last December by the law and ethics
committee of the Portland Ad club
under the state law against fraudulent
advertising.
This makes the fifth conviction in
such cases recently. Two were se
cured under the new city ordinance.
Sunstroke Is Fatal.
Quinahy Within a mile of where
Adolph Barnick received a sunstroke
recently, Jacob Neubrich, a farmer,
suffered a stroke Saturday, dying Sun
day. He leaves a large family. Bran-
ick is still unable to take nourishment
or speak, but can move one hand,
showing that the paralysis is not com
plete. The heat although not so in
tense as in former years, following so
closely upon cool weather, is given as
the cause for the disastrous effects of
the sun's rays.
Clatsop Cruising Progresses.
Astoria The Nease Timber com
pany has reported the cruise on 130
sections of timber land in Clatsop
county, making 220 sections that have
been reported thus far. The copmany
has about 100 more sections cruised
and 40 men are now engaged in the
work. As an illustration of how the
new cruise is comparing with the
amount placed on the former assess
ment rolls, on 21 sections, picked at
random, the new cruise shows 420.
947,000 feet of timber, while the old
estimate was 189,000,000 feet
$20,000 Orchard Sold.
Hood River The largest cash sale
of orchard real estate made in the val
ley this year was completed here when
Mikko Udelious, a wealthy wheat
grower of Wisconsin, purchased
through Roberts Simms, the 40-acre
tract belonging to the William Ehrick
estate. The consideration waj $20,
000. The orchard land is located in
the Odell " district and comprises 35
acres in bearing trees.
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NEW CATALOGUE IS ISSUED
Interesting Data in Agricultural
College 1913 Prospectus.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis A number of new courses in
forestry and mining, as well as a re
organization of the work offered in an
imal husbandry, are announced in the
new catalogue of the Oregon Agricul
tural college. The 428-page book also
carries full information regarding the
buildings, equipment and student en
terprises, as well as the faculty direc
tory and roster of students.
There are nine new courses offered
by the school of forestry, all covering
practical phases. These courses are
outlined to cover existing lumbering
conditions in the West.
In the department of animal hus
bandry two additions have been made
to the faculty, and the work so ap
portioned that each instructor willl
specialize in a separate branch.
Last year's enrollment at the Oregon
Agricultural college, as given by the
new catalogue, was 2431 students. In
the lists are found residents of 39
states and territories, as well aa 62
whose homes are in Armenia, Canada,
Hawaii, India, Ireland, Japan, Mex
ico, Poland and Russia.
On Tuesday, September 23, the fall
recitations will begin. The Friday,
Saturday and Monday immediately
preceding are set apart for registra
tion and entrance examinations.
ASTORIA IS WATCHING MILK
Short-Weight Butter Charge Made
Against One Dealer.
Astoria It is not improbable that
there is to be a big milk shakeup in
Astoria that will put a stop to some
flagrant abuses that are said to have
been going on among the dairies in
Clatsop county, both as to adulteration
of milk and the unsanitary condition
of the stables.
For the past few days a special dep
uty in the office of the state dairy and
food inspector has been in Astoria in
vestigating several cases. He has
obtained a confession from one dealer;
has evidence against several others,
and within a few days will lay the
cases before the prosecuting attorney.
Short weight butter again has made
its appearance in Astoria, and one meat
dealer has been brought to task. The
Astoria creameries are not under in
vestigation, but the butter shipped
here from other parts of the state has
been found short weight. Charges of
selling adulterated milk will be pre
ferred against two dealers of Seaside.
Morrow Stock Is Prolific.
lone That Morrow county does not
have to take a back seat among the
stock and swine counties of Oregon
has been proved by various ranchers
in this vicinity. Milt Morgan, who
lives just below town, has a sow that
gave birth to a litter of 16 pigs this
week, which totals 83 that she has
raised in one year.
Mrs. A. Mason, who farms a creek
ranch above town, has a cow that de
serves a pension. In 1910 this cow
raised twin calves, and in 1911 one
more. In 1912 she again brought
twins and each of her heifers raised a
calf. This year the old cow and both
the oldest heifers each raised one calf.
Ten calves originating from one cow in
four years' time is a record that is
hard to beat.
Industrial Education Grows.
The current session of the Oregon
Agricultural summer school at Corval-
lis emphasizes the remarkable growth
made within the last decade by the in
dustrial features of education. Ten
years ago it would have seemed absurd
for a teacher to study such things as
bread-making, sewing, basket-weaving
and similar useful arts, but at the
present session, according to Professor
E. D. Ressler, head of the industrial
education department, practically
every teacher is taking industrial
courses, either in whole or in part.
Klamath Has Good Roads.
Klamath Falls The roads to Crater
Lake are now in fair condition and the
summer travel has begun in earnest.
The roads to Lakeview, Bonanza, and
Merrill, are like boulevards and the
road to Ager, Cal., is in good condi
tion, so that automobiles have no trou
ble in traveling anywhere in the coun
try. The County court recently bought
two steel bridges to replace the wood
en structures at Keno, across the
Klamath river, and near Klamath
agency across Williamson river.
Poultry Farm la Started.
Eugene Entering the poultry in
dustry on a large scale, M. J. Thomp
son and R. R. BIy are erecting pens to
care for 6000 hens on a 30-acre farm
near Eugene. Mr. Thompson, who
has exhibited prizewinning stock at
Northwest poultry shows for several
years, will have the superintendency of
the farm. It is intended to market
the poultry and eggs in Eugene and
Portland.
OrchardisU Object to Rate.
Salem Declaring that the Central
Railway of Oregon charges an exces
sive rate for shipping fruit between
Cove and Union, a number of orchard
ists of that territory have appealed to
the State Railway commission for re
lief. The rate is 20 cent for 100
pounds and for common freight 8
cent.
PLACE BURDEN ON WEALTH
Idaho Senator Pleads for Higher
Exemption Limit.
Washington, D. C. Public discus
sion of the proposed new income tax
came for the first time in the senate
Thursday when Senator Borah began
an analysis of the income tax provis
ion of the tariff bill and a comparison
of conditions in this country with
those in England, France and other
nations, where immense revenues are
obtained by direct taxation.
This was the first break in the pro
gram of tariff rate discussion, which
began Saturday.
It followed the conclusion of an ad
dress by Senator Smoot, who for two
days had analyzed the new rates and
duties of the Simmons-Underwood bill
and had criticised the measure because
of its departure from the protective
policy and because of its alleged in
equalities. Senator Borah's address, to be con
tinued later, held the close attention
of Republicans and Democrats alike
throughout the time he had the floor.
He declared an incme tax, to be an
effective restraint on the extravagance
of a nation, should be distributive over
the small incomes so every citizen
would feel its effects. Because of the
great burden of indirect taxes borne
by American citizens, however, Sen
ator Borah said this principle could
not be applied in the United States.
On the contrary, he urged that the
$3000 exemption fixed by the senate
committee be raised to the $4000 fig
ure fixed by the house.
"Under this income tax provision
there will be no relief for those who
ought to have relief," said the senator.
"It will be a new source of revenue,
but the old sources, the indirect tariff
and internal revenue taxes, still will
be worked to the limit. Until there
is a reduction in the revenue from
these other sources this simply will be
an additional burden. It will be sim
ply another means of securing revenue
to gratify our scandalous desire to
spend money."
PROTEST DEAD LETTER SALE
Washington, D. C, Business Men
Want Merchandise Distributed.
Washington, D. C. Sale of the uncalled-for
and undelivered mass of
mail matter that has accumulated in
the Postoffice department during the
year at stipulated points throughout
the country, instead of in the capital,
as has been the case in previous years,
has been asked by the merchants of
Washington.
In a petition to Postmaster General
Burleson the Retail Merchants' asso
ciation declares the government,
through its sale of "dead letter" mat
ter, enters into competition with them
and injures their business. The asso
ciation believes this competition
should be more widely distributed.
In the past "dead letter" matter
has been sold here to the highest bid
der without revealing the contents of
the package. The charge that this is
a lottery scheme impelled the govern
ment to open all packages and display
the contents before bids were asked
for. This fact, the merchants declare,
operates to encroach heavily on their
legitimate trade and they believe the
rest of the country should share the
loss.
JONAH STORY TO BE UPHELD
Entire Magazine to Be Devoted to
Proofs of Narrative.
New York One entire number of a
new magazine to be called Bible
Champion, the first issue of which will
be published next month, will be de
voted to proofs of the story of Jonah
and the whale. The avowed object of
the publication is to rekindle faith in
the old Bible stories, and the Jonah
story, as having aroused greatest in
credulity among scoffers, is scheduled
for defense in the second number. The
new magazine will be published by the
Bible League of America. Dr. Jay
Benson Hamilton, pastor of Trinity
Methodist church, general secretary,
will be editor.
Dome Needs Gold Leaf.
Washington, D. C. Repairs to the
golden dome that crowns the library of
congress are necessary and congress
probably will be called on before ad
journment to authorize the expendi
ture of $50,000 to replace the gold
leaf that has made the dome a glisten
ing landmark. The sun, wind and
rain throughout 17 years have had
their effect upon the dome and the leaf
now is beginning to peel. In view of
the fact that the dome of the capitol
recently has been cleaned and reban
ished, it is expected congress will
make the provision.
Counterfeit Bills Found.
Washington, D. C. The discovery
of a new counterfeit $5 "Indian head"
silver certificate is announced by Chief
W. J. Flynn, of the United States
secret service. The spurious certifi
cate apparently is printed from crudely-etched
plates on fair quality of bond
paper, with ink lines to imitate the
silk fibre. The Indian portrait is poor
and the back of the note grass green,
little attempt being made to imitate
the lathe work. Chief Flynn said
this counterfeit should not deceive
the ordinarily careful person.
Tolstoi's Works to Be Destroyed.
St. Petersburg Emperor Nicholas
haa approved the decision of the Holy j
Synod to destroy the three posthumous !
works of Count Leo Tolstoi, on the !
ground that they are unorthodox com-
ments on the Old Testment. The pro
test oi count loistoi a relatives)
against such action haa proved unavailing.
NO MORE AID
TO EITHER SIDE
Strict Neutrality to Be Main
tained Toward Mexicans.
Huerta Regime Can No Longer
Purchase War Material Here
May End Rebellion.
Washington, D. C President Wil
Bon has determined that no faction of
the Mexican revolution shall obtain
arms or ammunition from the United
States, and that neutrality must be
observed in its strictest sense.
This was the .interpretation of the
neutrality laws decided upon after
conferences with Senator Bacon and
Representative Flood, chairmen of the
two congressional committees on fore
ign relations.
While the Mexican rebels have been
getting no arms heretofore, this means
that the Huerta administration will be
deprived of the privilege previously
given the former Madero government,
and the United States will treat all
sides alike in the present dispute.
The situation was precipitated by
the recent complaints of the Constitu
tionalists and their sympathizers in
this country that if the United States
did not actually assist the Huerta gov
ernment by selling it munitions of war
a termination of hostilities would be
possible. Sentiment in favor of a
new policy grew in congress to such
an extent that a canvass was made of
the foreign relations committees in
both houses.
It was found that there would be
little objection to repealing the joint
resolution of March 14, 1912, giving
the President discretionary power to
prohibit exportations of arms or mu
nitions of war to countries where do
mestic violence existed, but permit
ting him to allow the legally consti
tuted government of any country to
buy war supplies as usual.
Senator Bacon, however, reiterated
as he left the White House that the
Huerta administration could not be
considered a legitimate successor of
the Madero regime or a legally con
stituted government.
CHINESE IN FIERCE BATTLE
Rebels Attack City and Meet Des
perate Resistance.'
Shanghai Southern rebels, reported
to number 10,000, attacked Kiang Nan
arsenal at 3 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. .The defenders, not exceeding
2000, were strongly entrenched, and,
assisted by the navy, repelled three
separate attacks. The fighting lasted
until 7:30 o'clock. According to the
estimates 800 rebels were killed.
Reports say that only 8000 south
erners were engaged in the attack, but
their casualty list has greatly exceed- '
ed the original estimates. Many of
the killed were civilians. The attacks
were delivered simultaneously from
three sides. The thick vegetation and
insufficiency of men prevented the
garrison from attempting a sortie and
enabled the rebels to fall back to their
camps and reorganize their forces.
Water Users Get Time.
Washington, D. C. The secretary
of the interior has issued a general
order to the effect that the water
users on all government projects who
are actually unable to meet mainte
nance charges at this time may be al
lowed to receive water after making
an agreement in writing to make ad
ditional payment of 1 cent an acre for
each month which elapses between
July 21 and the date when payment is
made.
This will give settlers relief until
they have had opportunity to market
this year's crops.
Those settlers who have not paid
last year's maintenance charge, if
taking advantage of the postpone
ment, must pay 2 cents an acre a
month until they settle with the gov
ernment, this being in addition to the
regular charge.
Italians Fear "Reds."
Rome One of the characteristics
of the approaching general elections
is the great apprehension among small
land owners that there will be a strong
Socialist party in the new chamber of
deputies. Many wish to dispose of
their property because they fear that
the "Reds" will carry out legislative
measures against property. At the
recent Socialist roncrrpRfl hpra a roan.
lution was adopted that the expenses
of the African war should be defrayed
oy taxing property, real and personal,
40,000,000 ($200,000,000).
Corner Brings Millions.
New York The northwest corner of
Forty-seventh street and Fifth av
enue, once the property of Columbia
University, has been transferred to
the Henry Phipps estate in exchange
for cash, property in Pittsburg and
real estate in West Twenty-first and
Twenty-second streets at Fifth ave
nue. The transaction involves be
tween $6,000,000 and $7,000,000.
Railroads Protest Order.
Washington. D. C. Rpnrpp?it9tivpg
of railroads have formally protested to
the Interstate Commerce commission
against the increase of sizes of parcel
post packages as proposed in the ex
tension of the service by Postmaster
General Burleson, on the ground that
it would cost the railroads $20,000,000
of revenue they now receive from ex
press companies.
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