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MORO. OREGON.
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SUMMARY OF THE
OREGON NEWS Millions Thronging to Most Marvelous of World’s Expositions, the
The Rapid Rwder'i Review et
Great Panama-Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco
Recent Reports Rewritten
3 Low Railroad Ratea and Privileges of
BRIEF NEWS OF RREBM
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Lebanon w ill hold its annual Straw«
berry Festival May Í7 aad M .
The quartermaster’» department is
(xlling for tender» for fiee.OOfi feet ef
Oregon lumber far the Philippine is
land».
The Beanie View ranch In Creek
county ha» been seld by D. P. Dono
van of Portland, to W. W. Raymond ef
W alla Walla, Wash., far 1160,000
The thirteenth annual conf ereace ef
the western Oregon division ef the
Seventh Day Adventist chursh is to
be held la Portland, beginning May M
Articles ef incorporation were filed
with the oenaty clerk at Roseburg by
the Kendall Lamher corporation. The
capital stock ef the corporation la
fixed at 11,000,000.
A permanent organisation to be
known a» Linn Benton Counties Co
operative Growers' association was
perfected at a meeting of a number of
Linn and Benton county grower». ->
John Almeter ef Portland appears
to be lowest bidder for construction
of new courthouse for Josephine coun
ty, there being more than 20 bids for
the work, which Is to cost about
680,000.
L. J. Simpson has announced that
he w ill resign as mayor of North Bend
at the next meeting of the city council
and that he w ill at once start his plans
for his campaign for the ropubtlchn
nomination for congress.
James Jacobs, one of the oldest set
tlers In U m atilla county and the first
white renter of land on the U m atilla
Indian reservation, died at Pendleton
of ailments Incident to old age. He
w»s nearly 80 yearn old.
State Engineer Lewis announces
that the Western Land A Irrigation
company, of Hermiston, has filed ap
plication for permission to construct
two reservoirs for the storage of 14,-
860 acre feet of'w ater from the Uma
tilla river.
The new state branding law, passed
by the recent legislature , as a result
of the efforts of the Oregon Cattle
and Horse Raisers* association, w ill
become effective May 21. Each coun
ty Is t f be provided with an inspector
and the law Is to be enforced to the
ltanlt
Members of the G. A. M iller drain
age district No. 1 in Marion oounty,
have organised for the purpose of re
claiming 200 acres of beaverdsm land
near Fairfield, north of Salem. The
project involves construction of a six
mite ditch from the land to the W il
lamette river.
According to figures prepared by
Insurance Commissioner Wells for
his 1814 report. 81 of the 181 fire in
surance companies engaged in bus!
nees in the state daring that year loot
money, and of the 122 oom pan les that
transacted businens In the preceding
year, 80 of them loot money.
Circuit Judge Galloway at Salem
held that a city ordinance providing
that dogs be kent from the streets ex
cepting when in leash waa unconsti
tutlonal
As » result canines are free
to roam the streets until the supreme
court passes upon the case, City At
torney Trindle announcing that he
would appeal i t
I t Is estimated that since last fall
more than 8000 horses have been ship
ped from eastern Oregon and the W il
lamette valley by middle west buyers
for ultimate shipment to France and
England. Early in the fall the buyers
were picking np cavalry stock almost
exclusively. Now the demand is for
heavy, chunky horses suitable for ar
tillery service.
The revival of business activities
throughout Oregon is reflected in the
accident reports, the total for the
week reported to Labor Commission
er H off being 71. Thirteen of those
injured were employed by railroads
and 10 by sawmill owners. There was
one fatality. Charlee V. Peppln being
• victim while engaged in bridge con
struction work.
A large per cent of the dairy cowe
of Oregon w ill be tooted for tubercu
losis within the next few weeks, ac
cording to the plans of State Dairy
and Food Commissioner Mickle. Mr.
Mickle has secured the co-operation of
State Veterinarian Lytle in the pro
posed work and they plait to covqf^he
state,
particularly
those sections
where dairying is practiced extensive
ly.
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Governor
Withyoombe
has an
nounced that the water power and
public lands conference of western
states, provided for by senate Joist
memorial No. 8. would be held in Port
land Beptomber 21. 22 And 21. The
resolution empowered the governor to
Ox the date of the meeting. T h e gov
ernors of the toe states invited to par
ticipate la the proceedings have been
aetifled ef the date.
■eveety-flve students of the O. A.
C. eehool e f forestry heve returned
from a 18 days' cruising trip in the
h eart of the Cascades. Practical field
work Is a required subject la the
school, sad this Is the mesne adopted
to secern the end. The work Is dene
by practical
e f the United States forestry
aad the re
ef the late«
e w ill he ae-
by
t
Routing Never Before Possible Are
Included In the Many Inducements to
Visit America’s Great Panama Canal
Celebration. $50,000,000 Invested;
80,000 Exhibitors Represented.
T Is estimated by the traffic experts of the great transcontinental railways
that the travel movement westward during the preeebt year, w ith the
great world's Exposition at San Francisco as the goal, will be the great
est In all history. There a rt but few persons anywhere who have not
felt the longing to visit California some time, and with the attraction of the
world's greatest and possibly Its last universal Exposition to draw them west
ward those who go traveling In 1915 will “see America first,” with San Fran
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cisco as an objective.
Rome Indication of the interest taken In the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition is found In the pre-Exposition attendance, the greatest in the entire
history of expositions, amounting to an average of 10.000 persona a day. These
rip] tors carried away with them to all ports of the country and of the world
accounts of the beauties and the marvels they had seen, and as a result the
remark has become common throughout the United Riafee and abroad. It a
not a case of 'Can I afford to visit the Expoeltionr but Can I afford to
MISS I t r ”
- The Panama-Pacific International Exposition has mors foreign national
pavilions than any exposition aver held—this in spite of the European war
No exposition ever was eltuated aa thia one is where such a large number
of the scenic wonders of the world, can be visited at no increase of coat while
cn route, golag and coming, and it b the only great International Exposition
to be r^ady on time! The ratee agreed upon by the great taansportation
companies, o f ’approximately one-half fare for the round trip, with a ninety
day limit, have never been equaled.
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Certainly not In thia generation, and probably not for generations to coma,
will inch an opportunity be offered to combine In one trip visits to the scenic
wonder spots of the continent, with the education and entertainment to be
had in the dasxllng wonderland that has risen on tbe »bore of the Pacific
Mighty Arches Mark Huge Court of the Universe
Arch qf tbe R bing Run. Court of the Universe. Panama-Pacific International Exposition. San Francisco. This is tbe grand central court o f tbe Exposition.
900 by BOO feet, with fi companion arch, tbe Arch of the Setting Run. at the west portal. Each arch, with Its sculptured groupe, symbolical of the nations of
thp east and west is }88 fget in bclghh
wstietl h im if he had seen Alexandro
v ic h the d o t ls*fore.
Fountain of'Energy When President
_ Wilson Opened the Panama- -
Pacific Exposition
.'■ " I ‘ did ’ was tbe reply
“ He set
irritine nl n window of hie noose most
of the dny '
»•Are yon «uireF
»'1 un« him with my eyes"
The c h b f looked puxaled. “ I here
Inform ation I lint he w
«een In Moe
cow yesterday.” he «ski "H e was d ia
gutaed. but waa recognised through bis
disguise “ •
By rim ici PLAKI
The chief of police In fit Petersburg
called one of bis most efficient men
Into bis private office and said to him:
"Vronsky, there Is a plot batching
.to assassinate the grand duke.
We
have but a trifle of information about
It. but on what we have we must
build tbe rest. To do this we need to
proceed with tbe utmost caution. Tbe
outue of I'eier Alexandrov Itch has
been given us. but merely as a sus-
pect I wish you to set a watch Upon
him. note who goes to see him and
whom he goes to see
Intercept bis
inujl. but do not retain I t A fter hfiv-
lug examined t£ reseal it and pane it
y on. but be careful fp leave no traces
of hurl ng opamfiri It.”
The chief then gave bis deputy tbe
address of the suv|»ected mpp and sent
him forth on ti|s work.
Vmusky hired a room opposite Alpx
arxiruvltcbs hansc
Alexsndrovjtch's
H E Fountain of Energy when tbe water was released by President I psme was down on the police lists as
Wilson preesing a button at Washington on the opening day of tbs i fi playwright. ‘‘ Every morning by 9
Paname-Pactflc international Exposition at Ran Francisco. Thia , o'clock he was In bis study, which
fountain is tbe work of A. Stirling Calder and Is between the Tower > was on tbe second floor, working nt
his plays. Vronsky, whose room w»s
of Jewels and the main entrance at Scott street
a story lower than the study, could
only see tbe playwright's heed, though
his desk was eMbe beside the window.
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Sometimes JUexandrovltcb
would
move about thfi room or api»e«r to
shift something before him on his
desk, but Vronsky could not see whnt
be was doing, only that be was in mo
tion. At other times Alexandrovltcb
¡would alt perfectly still, bis eyes beut
tfpwp on 01» desk without.the slightest
movement VrofM|ty equid understand
Why he should m ors about tlje rqom
or at his desk. bat not why be should
s|t perfectly stilt.
H e referred the
' matter to a tbeatflrni man. who said
, that usually a play was made by first
M ylng down whnt la called the
scenario-that is, the story.
Rome
playwrights use dummy figures on a
miniature stage white maklpg the
scenario, and when they have finished
tt they write tbe dialogue.
It was
suggested to Vronsky that A lex sod ro-
vltcb when moving at his desk was
making his scenario sod when still
waa engaged In writing the dialogue
of bla playa
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Vronsky gave orders at tbe poetof
lice that AItaandrovItch's mall be re
I turned for examination A letter thus
, Intercepted centsIned a statement that
the sus|>ect had lies« working for eev-
, erul days on the scenario of a play and
ttyuY he would «[»end the balance of the
1 peek In putting in tbe dialogue. The
! patchgr bad uoth-edshat his man bad
peen
st ills (leak, and for the
peg| few days he sms' remarkably
. J quiet. sitting for hours at a time with
out apparent iROtloli llt"’tgh eeveral
, I I line* lie term'd hl« h«*««l from ihe win-
View snowing section of eoteansoee. Court of Abundance. Pens ms -Pacific
International Exposition. Ran Francisco The lavish oriental embellishments of » dow ' i *n '«Mi'll ■»< t!»•"*♦• «»* a*l«'ix»> file
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Rich Ornamentation In Court of Abun
, dance at San Francisco.
bla court are wall portrayed In this photograph
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TOURSSAT THU PUAXWHiaHT AT HIS WOHX.
"Then be must have been In tw o
places at once.”
“Did you see him about noon F
“| did
When 1 went to d in n er be
was wi-JUng fit bM flesfc-’’ \
•»H’m r
ja a
- W u be seep ip Meecow fit fbat
hoq rF
“My informant reports that be saw
Mm there.”
“Can you rely on your inform ant F
“That Is tbs question.
We never
know when we hire a spy that he does
not enter our service fo r tbe purpose
of gaining Information for tbe revolu
tionists.”
“ De yon doubt that I am true to his
majesty's lute rests F
“ I have perfect confidence in you "
s-Tben have a cere how you tell your
secrets to whoever has told you that
be saw Peter Alexandrovltcb In Moscow
yesterday. I swear to you that Just
before I went to dlnuer yesterday—I
go at half past 19-1 saw a lady, likely
tbe suspect's wife, coûte to tbe window,
pull the shade partly d o w n -fo r the
«up had come around to shine In at
the window -then turn, put her arms
around Me nerit and kiss him. I left.
jb«p> jo tnat position.*’
The chief seemed greatly perplexed
After some thought he asked:
rpnee Alexandrovltcb go out often F
■ m«Hl'>u
fiHinwixl he a 'S«ty «««itting
“Mo; he goes out very seldom. He
to thè e ìiilo w tu «-hiiui;« »he '•urtalo
seems to bo v srr busy. I have Inter
t to lot iu -»- ♦•«»« off Ugni i» retpurod.
It di«! ihu «ceni t<» iUMi'k» »hai there cepted several letters addressed to him
ora» »«» «ioulfi limi vcxsndrwvltrh from manager» asking wby be bad not
wa«. dtuiim Ihe «| n > a» «-a«» fi»U««wtng fiuished work he Is doing for them,
hi« viM«ùtPm n « ptnvunvt»
Bui thl« and letters from blm to parties saying
had uothlux to do w«t»» «u t M««ret that be cenoot at present contract to
work he inlsht l»e dotus
thè do any more work, since he is unable
oflhìni. havuig l«een «»rd»*ro«l i»».«n|tn to finish what be has in band.”
“ H a ve you come over hlm F
thè KMM|M*ct. reuudn«*d «I bis i»osi Una
i
i r w«g toni fu t h> Ma cbfef. y h fi
tu
out T followed him. as 1 always do
wbep be leaves bis home. He walked
a abort distance, then turned suddenly
and passed ms ss near as 1 am tv you.
He went back to bis house and in a
few minutes came out again with a
package in his hand for tbe post, which
be appeared to have forgotten. .1 pos
sessed myself of It and found a play
Which. I Judged, be bad beeo revis
ing.”
“You had better make some excuse
to enter bis bouse and see him there.
But be careful that be does not sus
pect you to be shadowing him for the
government That will do. Von q»ay
house, enter It and see with B y o w a
eyes th at be b there.”
•W a tt a moment”
A telegrnm was laid before tbe chief,
who took It up. tore off tbe cover and
reed: ,
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The grand duke hgs been seeeeelnated
hy a bom b
It required some tim e before the re
cipient o f tb b Im portant news could
recover from the shock. Then be said:
“Go! E n ter the boose of Alexaodro-
vttcb unannounced. go to his study and
put your hniid on him and let me know
tbe result at once ”
Vronsky darted out of tbe «»(Bee and
In ■ few minutes was at A lex ao d r»
vltrh's bouts. l ie attempted to open
the dour, hut found It locked. H e lis
tened for a moment, but b«wrd no
sound
Something told him that the
place was d«-serted
He ran across the
street and looked np nt tbe study w in
dow. There sat the playw right at bis
work
Vronsky ran hack and ham
n»ered at the door loud enough to he
beard In any part of the house
No response.
Kmushfng a window. Vronsky effected
an entrance and ran upstairs. He met
no one and made bis way unopposed
to tl i- stu d y
Alexsiwlruvltcb wae at
bis de*k. Imt took no notice of the In
trnder
Vronsky went up to him, put
bis hr i - I om his shoulder and knew
that the ffju re was Innulirmte
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A flirt tie- examination revenled tbe
fact tbm It wan of straw, the face w ax.
Tbe head was set on a pivot and Could
be turned by putting on a cord
Vronsky rnp hack to his «-hlef and
reporti-d how he had l»een deceived
H e was Informed that government of
flclnls In Moscow had discovered that
Alexandrov itch was the leader of the
conspiracy th a t had resulted In the
grand duke's death
fie had contrived
to keep the attention of the S t Peters
burg police fixed on him Io the capital
by means of the dum my w hile he wan
spending enough of his tim e la Mos
cow. disguised, to direct the operations.
But be had made good his escape *
Vee, Indeed.
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A mail nmy pave a heart nig enough
I«» love tw o women nt one tlpie, but he
ought to have uio?e b en d.-Exchange.
The Avenue of Commonwealths at the
Wonderful Panama-Pacific
Exposition
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N the Avenue of Commonwealths at the- Pansma-racific international
I Exposition. Crowds passing before the beautiful New York State
building. wMcb M ona of the finest of the state buildings at the huge