Condon globe., April 05, 1907, Image 7

NEW SURE FOR WHITK PLAQUE.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
EARLY DAY POSTOFFlCES. j
Inspector Rlchlas Comii tnlo Pot
settlor of Intareatlug Relic.
Portland PoatofiVa Inspector Rich,
loa, of thli city, owm ccpjf of a "Lint
of Poatoillees of tlio United BUtet,"
which km Isaued by th government In
1882. Tha lltt hit tan, until i scent,
ly, In Ui possession of John Hedden,
postmaster at Rcottsburg, Douglas coun
ty. Oregon, wno ''" " ',om or"
rninmit toon after ltd publication.
Home time ago he gave It to Inspector
K tch In on the occasion of an official
vltit to that onto by tha latter.
HcotUburg la on of tha oldest post
offices In tha atala, and Mr. Hedden
wa Ita flint postmaster. In 1802 Ore
gnn had 60 pustulllces. In Multnomah
county thert wi three, Portland,
fprlngvlll and Handy. Polk county
Itil in the numlier of pcwtuillcea, having
13. Marlun county came next, with
10. "Waseopuin" county la credited
with one, and Waaco county with one.
Waseopuin county' office appear on
the liat aa Hood ltlver. Ther wore 20
counties In Oregon in 1802 In 1H02;
the atote having made a gain of 13
countloa In alnce that time.
NUMEROUS SITE OFFERED.
State Board to 8elact Land for Inatl
tuta for Fabl Minded.
Salem At a special meeting of the
member of Die board for Uie feeble
minded Inatltute, a volumlnoua Hat of
tract of land sites for the construe' ion
of the new building waa presented by
th owner for the consideration of the
board. Maps, blue piinia and dcavrlp
tion or many desirable place were lam
lielore thum. In fact, the table around
which Governor Chamberlain, Stat
Treasurer Steel and Acting Secretary
of State Benson aat waa piled to high
with document that the board docided
to appoint a special committee to n
mine each tract of land separately, e-
ln-t the mot desirable, secure the beat
prlcea and report io the board at Uie
earliest opportunity.
Bag to Oat Dead.
Baletn Jacob D. lloltierman, of
Minneapolis, attorney for the holdcra
of 14 Kelliher-Tumei achool land cer
tificates, covering about 2,800 actvi
located in Southern Oregon, appeared
Wore the atate land board at a recent
special nieetlng in the Interest of hit
clients, who want deed to the land
Mont of thorn live at Dayton, Olilo.
These certificate were among thoae la
rued upon what i known a the Kelli
luir-Turner appltcatlona, which wr
alleged by ex-Hlate Land Agent On wild
Went to have been forgeries, and upon
being investigated by the Marion conn
ty grand jury during the month of
April, lltOS, were to reported to the
state hind board,
Paranta and Teacher Orcanize.
The Dalles The Teachers' and Pat
rona' (educational association, organ
i zed March 8, now ha 125 patron, aa
the remilt of circular letter aent out
ly the city auperintendent to ascertain
the aentlment of the people relative to
achool and home co-operation. The
object of the association ia to encourage
n Iwtter school apirlt In The Hallos; to
bring the parents and teacher closer
together in a social way; to discuss,
freely and fully, all mutter pertaining
to achool life, and to recommend audi
icfornn In the school of The Dalle a
will meet the requirements of the pre'
1 ent and provide for the future.
Terminal Rataa for Bakar.
Baker City With a view of taking
up a fight (or terminal rate for Baker
City, the Merchant' association ha
appointed a committee to plan the or
panixatlon of a local shipping bureau.
The committee Is meeting with marked
success, and the bureau will be estab
lished within a short time. This bu
reau will be under the management of
a rate expert, who will compile local
complaint against the railroad and
put tiiem Into shape to submit to the
state railroad commission.
Rich Strike in Plna Valley.
Baker City The richness of the plac
et gold mines at old Auburn ana even
the wealth of the California placer are
rivaled by reports of the strike recently
made by Blair, Herbert and Underwood
In the Seven Devil district. Pine
Vailev. about 60 mile east of Baker
City, ia the place where the dieoovery
wa made, and those who have been on
the scene predict that It will be one of
the greatest placer camps in the West
Arousing Interest In Hortlcnlture.
Oregon City Professor E. R. Lake,
of the forestry and botanical depart
ment of the Oregon Agricultural college
at Corvallis, and W. K. Newell, preel
dent of the state board of horticulture,
will be'among the speakers at the next
meeting of the Clackamas County Hor
t (cultural society, which will be held
in this city Saturday, April 13.
PROBE FOR LAND FRAUDS.
Another Federal Grand Jury Begins
Session In A rit.
Portland Within two weeks another
Federal gland jury will begin to grind
on Oiegon land fraud. The Jury will
be summoned toon and tha old a well
tha new caae that hive been Invea
t lusted by and through tha United
Btate dlatrk-t attorney's office and by
the agent of Special Inspector Thoma
II. Kouhanaen, together wltb the case
that have been worktd up by Ed ward
W. Dixon, In charge of tha special
agent for Oregon, will be laid before
the Juror.
When Francis J. Heney left Portland
to tear the lid off of graft In Ban Fran
cIsco, ha left a number of land fraud
raaua, evidence In which wa already in
the lianda of the United Bute attoi
ney, to be brought to the attention of
a grand jury. Since hi departure the
woik of Investigating new cave of ftaud
has been going on and when the Jury
get into action it will have a long sea-
sion.
Among the cases of alleged fraud that
will be brought to the attention of the
jury are those aald to have been discov
eied in and around Pendleton. To this
list will be added other that rumor
say Involve a number of prominent
men, not only In Oregon, but in seveial
other atates.
Work on the Poorman Group.
Baker City That there aia 100,000
ton of copper ore assaying 114 a ton
lying at the surface on tha Poorman
group of claims, i the declaration of
Manager Arthur, of the mines, wbo
has Just returned from the property
Thar are outcropping assaying from 2
to 5 per cent In copper, the greatest in
Oregon. Tha Pool man group promise
to be one of the richest copper mine in
the great copper belt of h astern Ore
gon. The company now has a double
shift at woik.
Willamette Rally Off Till June.
Willamette University, Salem An
nouncement i made that the big rally
in connection with the new building
and its unknown donor, which had
been scheduled for April 3, ha been
postponed until next June. The meet
ing, which was for the purpose of mak
ing announcements, boosting the en
dowment fund, and formulating plana,
cannot be held, as all the plan content
plated will not be completed by that
lime.
Nad Smith for 8heep Inspector.
Salem A committee consisting of
number of Benton county sheepmen
waited on Commlssibner Steusloff and
asked him to appoint Ned Smith, of
Corvallis, as one of the district inspect
or ci sheep, there being three to ap
point. Mr. StenslofT ha taken Mr,
Smith' application under advisement
and will probably give him th position
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Clnb, 73c: blueetem, 75c
valley, 70e; red, 71o.
tat no. l white, 230; gray,
Barley Feed, $22.50 per ton; brew
ing, $23; rolled, $23.6024.50.
Rye $1.451.50 perewt.
Corn Whole, $25; cracked. $26 per
ton. ,
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, 1516
per ton; Kastern Oregon timothy, $17
18; clover, $9; cheat, $9; giain hay,
9(310; alfalfa, $14.
Butter Fancy creamery, S537)c
per pound.
Butter Fat First grade cream, S6c
per pound; second grade cream, 2o less
per pound.
Poultry Average old hens, 16c per
pound; mixed chickens. 14c; spring,
fryers and broilers, 2022),c; old
roosters, 1012c; dressed chickens, 1
17c; turkeys, live, 1315c; turkeys,
dressed, choice, 18)fc'20c; geese, live,
8c; ducks, 1618e.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 23o per doien.
Apples Common, 75cil.25 per
box; choice, $1.502.
Vegetable Turnips, $11.25 per
sack; carrots, $11.25 per sack; beets,
$l.251.60 per sack; horseradish, 7
9o per pound; cauliflower, $2.60 per
doxen; celery, $4 per crate; lettuce,
head, 35 45c per do-en; onion, 10
12sC per doxen; sprouts, 9o per pound;
radishes, 30c per doxen ; asparagus, 12
15o per pound; rhubarb, $2.252.60
per box.
Onions Oregon, $1.101 .35 per hun
dred. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancv,
$1.501.75; No. 1 choice, $1.251.40.
Voal Dressed, 6)49a per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 33)te per
pound; cowb, 66c; country steers,
67o.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 1010)c
per po'ind; ordinary, 89o; spring
lambs, 1516o.-
Pork Dressed, 69o per pound.
Hops 8lloper pound, according
to quality.
Wool Eastern Oregon, average best,
1318c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 2023c, according to fine
ness; mohair, choice, 2829c per
pound.
Medical Scientists ar 8tlsfid Thalr
Experiment srs Success.
Boston. Marh 20. Hops for offer
ers from the great white plague is held '
out by tha success of experiments with
vaccina Inoculation a a cur for tuber
culosis, not only of lungs, but on other
organs of tlis body, by the faculty of
Tuft College Medical school and path
ological department of the Massachu
setts general hospital.
Th treatment ha already been teat-
ad In tha case of Mrs. Curtis Guild, Jr.,
wife of Governor Guild, with most en
couraging results.
At Tuft Medical school tha work ha
been In charge of Dr. Timothy Leary,
professor of pathology and beoWriology
In the Massacbuaetts uenerai nospitai,
and Dr. James Homer Wright. Dr.
Wright calls ths treatment "the Op
conic method," from th fact that th
opsonin In the human body are stimu
lated to greater activity.
In th case of disease when danger
ous bacteria attack ins oouy, uie op
sonins set to work to destroy ths bac
teria. If they succeed, the patient re
ocvera, but if the- fail, the diaeasa pre.
giesse and the deadly absorption cf
the vital organs begins.
Dr. Leary aays oi the preventative
with which he I experimenting:
"What w ar trying to do, and what
other in every part of the medical and
scientific wcrld are at work trying to
do, 1 to elaborate a ipeclfic .which will
so strengthen powers of the human
blood that their resistance to the in
roads of disease will not only be In
creased but prolonged; which will
make them Immune againat the inroads
of the bacteria and keep them up to-l
the point which they must possess in
order to perform tha work for which
they were intended by nature."
FEAR REVOLT IN CHINA.
Spirt of Rebellion Growing Rlfa In
Famine Dlatricta.
Washington, March 26. From
Shanghai advices received at the State
department It appears that the ruling
dynasty in China ia seriously alarmed
over the effect of the spread of famine
through th country and the opportuni
ty It offers to seditionary societies to
enlist converts to their cause directed
againat the govt mment.
The government's inability to re
lieve suffering, It Is said, haa . been
magnified and the hardships cf tha peo
ple attributed to lack of aympathy by
the government for the poor classes.
The Information Indicates that a pro
paganda haa been organixed to further
the circulation of stories of the charact
er outlined, and it is said that State
department officials fear that a spread
of hysteria may engender a general up
rising. If such should be the result,
there ia danger that tha government
might not be able to control the situa
tion. American and other foreign In
terests then will be jeopardixtd. So
great is the concern that diplomatic
and consular officials in China have
been instructed to keep Washington ad
vised of every turn in the situation.
CHARGED TOLL.
Commissioner Gallagher Took Fees
From Fallow Grafter.
San Francisco, March 26. A feature
of the boodling operation of the super
visors not hitherto exposed and which
surpasses in genuine cussedness any
thing yet revealed, came out today
when It was learned that Supervisor
Gallagher, who acted a distributer of
the swag, charged his fellow supervisors
a commission of 5 per cent on all bood
le he collected for them. .'
Gallagher admits it in bis confession.
He raid he did It because of the expense
he waa put to in the way of car fare
and the risks involved. Gallagher hot
ly defended himself when questioned in
the grand jury room about the practice
He said he thought he was honestly en
titled to the brokers' commission. . In
some cases, he said, his colleagues pro
tested, but be Informed them that if he
was not to get the commission they
would not get the boodle.
Although Louis Glass, of the Pacifio
States Telephone company, and Abram
Detwiller, of the Home Telephone com
pany, the two indicted magnates, have
not been apprehended by the police, no
fear is felt by the prosecution as it is
believed that both men will surrender.
To Increaee Direct Tax.
Lyon, March 26. Minister of Fl
nance Calliu made a great speech here
today defining the government' eco
nomic policy as directed toward the
gradual diminution of indirect taxation
and the substitution of a direct tax pro
portionate to the means of the tax
payer. The income tax, he said, was
the first great step In this direction.
He was willing to modify the measure,
he said, for he did not pretend it could
not be improved, but he Insisted that
the principle remain intact as at pres
ent enforced.
Auatrsllan Mail Delayed.
London, March 26. The Postoffice
department announces that the steam'
ship service between New Zealand and
San Francisco having stopped, no mails
will be sent or received by that route
until further notioe, Mails for New
Zealand now go by the Sues canal.
NEWS FROM THE
COAL ROADS BROUGHT TO TIME
Indiana and Illinois Lines Adopt Gov
srnmant "Suggestion."
Washington, March 29. Prompt ac-
ion by the Interstate Commerce com
mission has ivjrted what mikht have
developed Into a serious clash between
the coal shipper and tha railroad of
Indiana and Illinois. On March IS the
Indiana Ka I Iroad commission, the Unit
ed Mineworkers and repreaentativs coal
opeiators of Indiana and Illinois com
plained to the commission that the
carriers had given notice of an advance
of 2 rents a ton on coal from Indiana
and Illinois points to Chicago. Such
an advance, they pointed out, would
seriously affect both miner and opera
tors. The quectlon of filing a formal
complaint againat the railroad was
considered by tha delegation. An inti
mation also wa made that proceedings
would be instituted against the carriers
for violation of the anti-trust law.
Since that time the commission has
been in communication wiih all the
president interested, and In the words
of Chairman Knapp, "certain sugges
tion" were made to the railroads. It
waa announced by the cm mission to
day that replies to the communication
had been received from the Interested
line and that the determination to
make the proposed advance in the coal
rates bad been reconsidered and aband
oned.
Can Sell Relinquishment.
Washington, Mitrch 27. Announc
ing the opinion of tha court in favor of
Fiahiv, in the case of Edward H. Love
vs. Annie Fiahiv, involving a contest
over land in Missoula county, Mon
tana, Justice Brewer, of the Supreme
court of tbe United States, today laid
down some general principles regarding
the relinquishment of homestead ap
plications and the sale of land taken
up under the homestead law before the
issuance of tbe patent. On that point
the court held that relinquishments
can be sold.
Turns Mora Money Loose.
f Washington, March 28. Under in-
atructiona recently issued, collector of
custom throughout the country were
directed to deposit their custom re
ceipts in the regular depositories. This,
however, did not embrace tbe so-called
subtreasnry cities. These instructions
have been today enlarged by the secre
tary so that the public deposits with
national bank depositories in New York
city will at once be increased about
$15,000,000 from customs receipts un
der the provisions of the act of March
4, 1907.
Cattle Grazing on Reserves.
Washington, March 29. The Forest
service today announce that 1,388,300
cattle and horses and 4.895,020 aheep
will be permitted to graxe on Western
forest reserves during 1807, of which
100,500 cattle and horses and 731,000
sheep will be permitted in Oregon
52,500 cattle and 119,000 sheep in
Washington. Livestock which haa
heretofore regularly used the range in
the recently created reserve and four
additions in Oregon will be permitted
to graxe free during the present season.
Don't Make Rural Carriers Trouble
Washington, March 29. A decision
rendered today by Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Degraw insists upon
an adherance to the regulations requir
ing that boxes on rural mail routes
shall be erected by the roadside, so that
carriers can easily obtain access to them
without deviating from their routes or
dismouning from their vehicles. Fail
ure to comply, the decision states, is
likely to result in the discontinuance of
the delivery of mail.
Roosevelt Talka Railroad.
Washington, March 28. President
Roosevelt disciused various features of
the railroad situation at a conference
with a number of hia advisers at the
White House today. They included
Secretaries Boot Cortelyou and Gar
field, and Interstate Commerce Com
missioner Clark and Lane. Those
present admitted that the conference
had to do with railroad matters.
Plan for 1908 Campaign.
Washington, March 26. Secretary
of the Treasury Cortelyou and Timothy
Woorduff, of New York, chairman of
the Republican State committee of New
York, were In conference with the pres
ident at the White House for more than
two hours tonight. Mr. Woodruff said
the conference related to presidential
campaign plans for 1908, but that can
didates were not discussed.
Portland Man After Good Jod.
Washington March 28. Richard
Nixon, of Portland, Bon-in-law of Mrs.
Dnlph, is a candidate for the secretary
ship of the immigration commission,
which will gc abroad this summer to
study immigraticn problems.
New Land Office Appointee.,
Washington, March 27. Harry H
Schwarts, of 8outh Dakota, was toda;
appointed chief of the special field ser
vice, division of the general land office.
NATIONAL CAPITAL
MORE DELEGATES TO Bfe SfcNT.
Roosevelt to Strength an Hagus Mis
Ion Data Still Uudacldt-d.
Washington. March 30. President
Roosevelt haa concluded to increase the
number of American delegates to ths
second Hague conference, a proceeding
which will not nave any effect, how
ever, upon the disposition of the var
ious project that will be considered at
that gathering, because each nation
represented I ent 11 ted to tnt one vote.
But because of the complexity and Im
portance of ths programme, it is felt
by the president that tbe American del-
gallon should be enlarged to permit of
a sub-division into committee if need
be.
Wben the announcement was mads
last June of tha intention to hold a
second conference, it was also stated
that American would be represented by
General Horace Porter, formerly am
bassador to France; Joaeph II. Choat,
formerly ambassador 'to England, and
Judge U. M. Rose, of Little Rock,
Ark., formerly president Of the Ameri
can Bar association. Tbe president and
Secretary Root have already selected
the additional delegates, but it is not
deemed proper to announce the names
in advance of formal notice that tbo
second conference actually is to be held.
For, notwithstanding tbe fact that now
scarcely more than 60 daya ia to inter
vene between this dais and tbe data
snggeeted by ths government of The
Netherlands as suitable for the begin
ning of the conference at The Hague,
possibly through some oversight hte
formal invitations to the nations to par
ticipate have not been issued.
INCREASED MEAT EXPORTS.
Total Value of Products Sent OU
Last Year 2 60.000,000.
Washington, March 26. The tota'
exportation of meat and dairy products)
and food animals from the United
States last year aggregated over $250,-
000,000 in value, according to a state
ment issued bv the bureau of statistics
of ths department of Commerce and '
Labor.
Tbi represents an increase of $76,
000,000, or 45 per cent, during the de
cade from 1396 to 1906. More than
60 per cent of last year's exports went
to the United Kingdom. Of the $250,
000,000 worth of meat, dairy pro-'
ducts and food animal pssing out of
the United States last year, $40,000,
000 was in live animals, $58,000,000
in lard, $36,000,000 in bacon, $25,000,
000 in fresh beef, $21,000,000 in hams,
$18,000,000 in oleomargarine, $14,000,
000 in pork other than bacon and hams,
$4,500,000 in butter and $2,500,000
in cheese.
Soldiers Had Shotgun, Too. -
Washington, March 28. Tbe cross
examination of Thoma Taylor, former
ly of Company F, Twenty-fifth infantry,
was resumed today when the senate
committee on military affairs again
took up ita investigation of the "shoot
ing up" of Brownsville, Tex. When
asked concerning the issue of extra am
munition to soldiers when they desired
to go hunting, Taylor said he had nev
er secured any, because he always took
one of three shotguna belonging to his
company. This is the first admission
since the investigation waa begun tbat
the company had shotguna In its pos
session. Joseph L. Wilson, company
B, gave testimony concerning events of
the night of August 13, when the
shooting occurred, similar to that given
by Taylor.
Arrange for Summer Camps.
Washington, March 28. Brigadier
General Murray, chief of artillery, has
requested the adjutant general to in
struct the commanding officers of the
artillery districts to put himself in di
rect communication with the state au
thorities with a view to ascertaining
the details of their plans and in order
to render them such assistance as may
be practicable in connection with ar
rangements for transporting, employ
ing, subsistence, instructing and return
ing to their homes in safety such troops
as may participate therein.
Northwest Poatal Affair.
Washington, March 28. Charles E.
Hartley has been appointed regular,
John Naff substitute, rural carrier,
route 1, Republic, Wash. Eatherine
G. Wood has been appointed postmast
erat Foreston, Snohomish county,
Wash., vice William Nash, resigned.
Advance Eight-Hour Case.
Washington, March 27. In the Su
preme court of the United States Solic
itor General Hoyt made a motion today
for the advancement on the docket of
several cases against dredging compan
ies on the charge of violating the eight
hour law.
Battleship Plans Ready.
Washington, March 26. Plans and
specifications for the two battleships
authorised by the last session of con
gress will be ready for competitive bid
ding April 1.