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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1910)
& WEBT WANTS ITS OWN. NOTES OE GENERAL INTEREST DIFFICULTIES FOR rOBTAL BANKS COAL LAND THROWN OPEN. Other SacoriU** Be»ld* Municipal, 8t*t* Farmers May Make Surface Entry sud County Ronda Buggeated on Larg* Tract in Dakota*. Washington—In the opinion of tho post master of on« of th* larger cities in the Stats of Washington, dithcully will b* experienced in that stats if state, county or municipal bonds are required as »«.only for postal «ax.ag* fun is to be deposited in national and alate banks under the provisions of the now |*oslal savings bank law. Other forms of sc curity, equally as good, in tho judg meat'of this postmaster, will have to be accepted by the government, or the banks will be unable, in a great many instances, to receive tbs postal bank funds. The aew law authorises the deposit of these postal bank funds tn properly inspected state or national banka, and provides further that ••the board of trustees shall take from such banks such security in public bonds or other securities, supported by the taxing power, as th* board may prescribe, ap prove and deem sufficient and necessary to insure the safetv and prompt pay meat of such deposits on demand.'' The postmaster in question, whose name is withheld at th* request of the postmaster general, has laid before the department a suggestion wb.ch seems to have considerable merit, and which may facilitate tho opening of postal bank* in tho State of Washington if it is acted upon. The suggestion apj»ear* to have merit, and deals with a situation which must be met when the postal bank* de gin business, Waahington — A delegation from North and South Dakota, he ailed by Governor Vagary from the latter state, conferred with th* Interior department official* seeking an order looking to the surface entry of about 1,000,000 scree of withdrawn coal land* in the two stale*. The Dakotan* were in formed that the department already had taken practically the action for which they came to Washington. Temporary regulation* have been is sued explaining the withdrawal of land* waa subject, under the law, to surface acquisition, reserving the coal for the United State*. William B. Newman, law examiner of the general land office, they were informed, had been sent to Lemmon. S. D., the head quarters of the Dakota land district, to aaaist in expediting the settlement of the agricultural claim*. CHINA TAKING NEW TACK. M inistar Calhoun Report* Mov* in Enipiro'» Government. FARMERS GET HIGH PRICES Alaska Offers Truckgrowers Chance of ' Quick Fortune. Waahington William J. Calhoun, American minister to Chin* has notified (tie state department of a number of governmental innovation* there which convinced the State department that an energetic and buain*-** like manage rnent of affairs i* to be expected from the Chinese empire. The United State* government is un derstood to be pleas«! with the eleva tion of Tong Shao Yi aa acting preai dent of the imperial board of |>oata and communication* to take the place of Hau Shi Chang, who, with Prince Yi Lu Lang, has just been advanced to the grand ctiuncil. Tong is a graduate of Yale ami a protege of ihe Viceroy Yuan Shi Kai, under whom he advanced rapidly after the troubles of 1!< >o. Washington—“llow would you like . la ' ■ a truck farmer in Alaska?’’ This is a hypothetical by the United State* Department of Agriculture in an official report from the department. The report *avs: “Would you rare to run a truck farm with strawberries selling nt $1.25 to »2 a quart, cucumbers »2 to »5 a dozen; i ceh-rv cents each, tomatoes 5o cetr.s to *i a pound, and other produet* at proportionate prices f Or would you prefer general farming with a few pig* and chicken* as a side line, with hay selling at »«u to »I’M» a ton, hogs 30 cent* a pound, young pigs 75 cent* a CASH FOR NATIONAL GUARD. jound. nnd egg* »2 a dozen! “These prices are received in Alaska under favorable market conditions, but War Department Announces Appor the prospective settler should consider tionment of Militia Fund. the difficulties and expense of farming as well as the high prices of hi* prod Waahington The war department uct*. has announced apportionment of >4.- “Alaska is not generally given much 1000,000, the appropriation made by consideration from an agricultural congress for militia i.f various states: standpoint, and yet. despite the rigorous Of thia total fund allotted according to climate, a large variety of grains, small I congress ion al representation and mill- fruit» and vegetables is being success ; tia strength of respective state*, Ore fully grown.’’ gon will receive 138,137, Waahington MISSION NOT UNDERSTOOD. will receive >33,832 and Idaho >21,- ¡032. Thi* fund will tie disbursed for Filipino Asks Dickmaon for Boon Con , the following purposes; gres* Alon* Could Grant ( *r***Mt rtk-’h ' Arnut ar>*| «aiulpmaml in nc •14.*6?n lA.me Manila—Jacob M Dickinson, the , R»fW prwtbrw 1 >u 4 I. »4 7 W X.ÎU AJMBtMXM MTI American Secretary of War. has found , HU 11 OU ISM n.M ppi MB it necessary to define the limitation* of Enlisted strength of militia of vari a cabinet officer and explain to the Fili’ pino* tho nature of his visit to their ous »tales i* reported aa follow*: Ore gon, 1.415; Waahington, 1,244; Idaho, country. i At Lucena n reception win given in honor of Mr. Dickinson nnd Governor- Third Degree Probe On. General Forbes, and one of the members of the assembly who was presented to San Francisco A* a member of the the secretary urged immediate independ senatorial committee appointed at the enee for tho islands. Another assem laat •*•■ion of congrena to investigate blyman. as alternative, urged a popular th* method* of obtaining testimony in constitution and an elective senate. Secretary Dickinson, in replying, stat Federal courts. involving an inquiry ed that there were limitation* to the into the »oral led “third degree,” Uni position of a cabinet officer, and re ted States Senator W’illiam J. Stone, gretted the Filipinos apparently had of Missouri, began the hearing of evi been misinformed a* to the significance dence in thi* city. and purpose of hi* visit. He told them He opened the investigation alone, that congress was the only place where his colleague. Senator Borah, not hav- the political status of tho island* could I ing arrived from Idaho. The charge be discussed. that undue influence waa brought to bear to »enure the conviction of Dr. E. Ohio Man for Balltnger’» Job. Washington--A persistent rumor that B. Perrine, accused of land frauds, I* President Taft had offered the portfolio one of the matter* being considered. of the interior department to President W O Thompson, of the Ohio State Uni New Tariff Increase* Import*. versify, i* attracting attention. It i* in Waahington importation* into the th* way of confirmation of th* report that Senator ("ran«’* recent trip into the Unit«! State* during the first year of West was mad* for the purpose of sug the opertaion of the Payne tariff law getting to Ballinger that he should r* were larger than In any previoua year, sign from th* cabinet. Much credit is aa also wa* the value of th«*e entering given to the Thompson rumor. It i* free of duty. The cuatom* receipt*, known h* is in favor with progressive* amounting to 1327,1173,872, were larger in hi* stat*, also numbering many r«gu than in any previoua year except 1907, lar Republicans among his supporter*. while the monthly average of cuatom* receipt* under the Dinglcy, Wi toon or It I* Up to ths President McKinley law*. Washington— Secretary Ballinger ha* .. n- word to Beverlv that he will r* Warship Builder Retire*. sign anv Um* he in asked to do so by the president, bu^ not until then. This Waahington Naval Constructor J. 1« th? •’’FVffkfkt K rfb » Th* ' H. Lituutrd, for years ««-dor officer nf secretary made plain thi* attitude to the bureau of construction and repair Senator ’’rase in Minneapolis, a fort of the navy, at hi* own request waa night ago. and the senator ha* commo placed on the retired list Bleated it to the president. Thi* re Next to Rear Admiral Cappsi, the in port adds color to the growing imnre* fluence of Naval Conatnictor Linnard •ion that in the effort tn got rid nf ■ Ballinger. Cannon and Aldrleh without ha* »urpaaened that of any other man soiling hi* hand*, the president ha* in the designing of the new navy. He entered the naval service in 1877. come to grief. W estern Id** of Con*«rv*tioa I* Urged by Idaho'* Governor. Boise, Idaho—Governor Brady waa asked for an axpreaaiou bearing on the intsrv.cw given out by Governor Nor ns, of Montana, in which th* Montana executive stated is effect that there wa* a movement to *eeur* control of the national eon*ervation congress in St. Paul aa against th* Northwestern idea of conservation, which advocate* not only tho preservation of the forests and the fullest protection of the water power, but also thc>r fullest passible u*e of general development end yet without monopolistic control. Governor Brady stated that be would leave for Halt 1-aks to attend the pre hminary conservation conference of th* governor* ot the Northwest to be held there. He added that he expected to attend the national conservation eon gress at St. Paul, and that Senator Goran would also attend both meet mgs, at his request, a* special repre tentative of Idaho. Continuing, the governor said; “Th* policy of conservation is Important to every citizen of the United States, but it is absolutely vital to every resident of the Northwestern State*. Wo are fighting for the right to develop a new country without nn extra handicap be mg plaeed upon US. We are struggling fur equably of op|>ortunity for the right to develop our .new states under ap proximately a* fair a ehaneo a* the older state* of the East have had. “We are in fnvor of the policy of conserving the natural resources, there is no difference of opinion on thnt. But «• think thnt the methods of adtniuin tering the pobey of conservntion should be change.! *o that the development and progress of th* state* should not be held back, and we are appealing ot tho fnir minded people of the East who be liove in right nnd justice to com* to our aid; they outnumber us in the senate of - t and w- must have their assistance “I am hoping that we «hail get an equitable cons deration of our point of view at St. Paul. If it occurs that we do not, 1 am in favor of a thorough rg in.-.«tiou *f the Western States in order that th* people of the East may thoroughly comprehend our position and give us relief. TURNS COPPER INTO IRON. R L Keogh, of Ottawa Make* Dtocovery. Iuxtituto Ottawa—R L. Keogh, of the Ottawa i’ollegia'e Inotilat* staff, hs* made a dittovery of great scientific and possi bly #»»41-1*1 importance. After year* of labor and investigation, ka ha* sue ceuded in transmuting copper into iron This, lie say*, ha* never been before accomplished, and demonstrate* the I Mt (Ml th.- transmutat I M m*t- il. i p -ssiblc, Mr. Keogh" state* that the new *!« meat obtained from hi* experiments with eopper answer* the tests usually applied to the identification of iron In support of his contentions he ex plains that bo ia willing at any time to allow competent judges to undertake the work of verifying his results. “I do not think that th* discovery I have mad* I* at present of any finan rial s gniflcanc«,“ said Mr. Keogh, “but It is possible at a later date some thing of more importance will follow I have been greatly handicapped in the work that 1 have been sarrylng on, owing to the lack of apparatus. I.atar something of greater importance may follow from the result* that have al ready obtained. I intend to continue my researches on the transmutation of element*. ’’ FARMERS BELL OWN CROPS. Field to Consumer Idea is Growing in Indiana Build Warehouse*. Indiaaapollr—Within the next 30 day* the most comprehensive efforts that have ever been made to organize Indiana farmers into devoted self inter «st will he inaugtirsted and paid organ isers will b* at work in all part* of the state. Steps have already been taken to raise a fund for the disposal of millions <>f dollars’ worth of grain from a cen tral depot In this city, and elevators »nd other building* are to b* erected from which agent* of the farmers are to sell their products direct to shipper* and consumer*. The plan to much the same as that adopted bv th* big brew ers in Kentucky nnd other state*, and farmers interested In It believ* it will bo quit* ns «ueeeaaful. Cholera Rag** tn Russia St. Petersburg—Th* horror* of th* cholera scourge ia Russia, according to Professor P*in, of th* Red Cro**, who ha* been sent by the government to Southern Russia to study measure* of ,-smba:t!r.g tho disease, oro steadily in creasing Children *r* starving in many instances, because their parent* and adult relative* h*v* died, leaving them unsupported. There is no Indica tion yet of th* epidemic diminishing, and thousands of new ease* are being reg stored daily, according to reports, understating the full extent of tho di* eaa*. Appeal for Jailed American*. Dongla*. A ria.—Appealed to by four of it* members who worn In prison at Onavmas. Mexico, and denied release on bail, the Order of Railroad Conduct- ora naked the Washington government to intervene. No formal charge* have been lodged arninst the four imnriimned conductors. Tho Mexicans hold them open the broad ground of violation of tho railroad regulations. • Sympathy Sent to Japan. Washington An expression of sym pathy of the American government and , the people of the United States with Japan in the flood calamities, in which , hundred* lost their live* in Japan in the last few day*, waa telegraphed by , the state department to the Ameri can ambassador at Tok io. Virginia GI vm Statu*. Pari*—Colonel James Mann, ehalr man of the Virginian commission ap pointed l**t wl*ter by th* general n* sembly of the stat* to present to th* republic at Fraaa* » bronze copy of th* Hondo* statue *f Waahington, at Rich mond. arrived her*, «eeompanled by State Senator Do* P. H*y**1 and Stat* Senator King. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE WATER RIGHTS IS ISSUE. ; OREQON LIBRARY COMMISSION. State Commission Preparing to Hear ( cod Booh* for Winter Reading Cui Be All W.ltow Creek Case* Had by Villager*. Vale Th«- Slate water cvmmi*aion ha* ndvcrtlaed tor meeting* on Willow creek to determine the right* of all the water user* on thi* stream. Un der the new water code all the rights are to be settled in one suit. Willow creek i* a flood water stream, about 100 mile* long, ami I* used by the peo ple from it* head to its m«uih at Vale. The Eastern Oregon t«and i-ompany ha* agent* in Vale with a view of securing •ome right», while the Willow Creek Land A Irrigation company i* plan ning to protect all it* right* and Upper Willow Creek user* arrived in Vale re cently and are preparing their evi dence. J. H. Roae, 8. M. Matthew*. Francis Rose, C. T. Ixx-ey, Pierce Smith and *evcral other* who have had ranches and uaed water from 15 to 25 yearn are among these, and the lower ranch«**, consisting of probably 30 users, arc making up their came*. F. M. Saxton, the water commissioner for thi* di* triet will tie here the latter part of August to la-gin taking evidence. It i* conceded that whichever way the decision* are made the case will go through the Circuit and Supreme courts before t>etrig finally determliwd. BONDS ESCAPE OREGON TAX. Salem The Oregon Library Commis- • iou ha* several new traveling libraries ready to »end out into the »late. Tho trax cling libraries are intended for fanning communities and »mall village* not enjoying library privilege* and un able to support a library. There ia ab- -■■lutcly no charge for the libraries ex- cvpt the tranapertaioa charge» both way». The b«M>ks are packed in a strong noudeu box and »cut by freight; th* weight average* lot) |Hiun<la. The li brary may bo kept *>x month*, and then returned to the commission and ex changed fur another and different lot of book*. The book* must bo loaned free of charge to all responsible per sons in the community. The hbranee are usually kept in tho most convenient public place, a school house, puatofllce, grange ball, store, or in a home. They are made up of the very l>e*t book* for grown people and for children. Each library contain* 30 pop ular anj interesting book* of fiction, history, travel, biography, *cienc«, *o - lu‘"tiy> *»d literature, book* which old and young will enjoy. If you are interested iti a traveling library for your community, write to the Library Commission, Halcin, for fur ther information. CLAMBAKE ANNUAL AFFAIR Newport People Pleaaed Over Success of First Festival. Newport -Newport will have an an Property Owned by Herriman C*n nual clambake owing to the *ue.*««a of the clambahe on August 14. The oven Leave No Revenue Io Stat*. i* JM-rmanent and the no-eaaary Ma Salem In re*ponae to a letter of food* are easy to obtain. several w«-« k» ago fniui Georgs A. ■ Steel, »tale treasurer. Attorney Ger • the recent clambake a* the saloons are closed on that day. Rev. J. H. N. Bell eral Crawford has just »ubmittU-d an defended the date, saying that he would opinion that stock* and txmiia of a cor- feel a* much at home at such a well- l>oration under th* law* of Oregon are regulated elambah« aa he would if ho ' • I a ;■.-•»«•<. .I.niu-r on |M-r*onal pro|wrty govenied by the law* Munday. The crowd«, he »aid, were of the domicil* instead of the location the beat behaved ho had ever seen, in <>f the corjairation and therefore aacape church or out. All the visitor* »ecmed the payment of inheritance tax. to agree with him. a* they have »how Th* queation involved aroae after «•rod congratulation* on the committee the death of E. H. Hnrriman. A* he who arranged the affair. The Corvallis A Eastorn Railroad held stock extensively in Oregon rail- roads and «ither properties of the state, Cctupany did the best it could, but .-<>uld the •• t»x act have been many were compelled to stand in th« cars. It is believed here that such construed aa against the Hnrriman e- crowd* as have come to Newport this tate, it would have add«I several hun summer wdl force the railroad company dred thousand dollar* to the state to build around the bay from Yaquina, treasury. and thus do nway with tho ferryboat A* it i* the attorney grneral beltevaa aud waiting for the exehango of bag that these stock* and bunds, being per gage. sonal property, are subject to the law* Hnisil Fish of Fine Quality. of whatever state Harriman may hav i Ailoria The run of fish has showed been residing in at the time of his some improvement, tho seines on Hand death. ______ Island making much better catches than last week. The fish are running small LINCOLN FAIR TO BE BEST. and ar* of a fine quality, but th« largo fish are not of the best, being *o poor September Festival Promi*** to Show that cold storage plant* have ceased pickling snd smoking them, Vaat Growth. Toledo The aecond annual Lincoln County Fair and Festival, to be held at Toledo, September 8, 7, H and 9, prom ises to be the greatest fair ever held in the coanty. Th* slock exhibits will be many, and aa thia county is produc ing »ome fine graded stock, thia exhi bition will be productive of muchgiaal. Fruit, vegetable* and all other kinda uf farm produce will tie brought here from every section of the county. The fair committee, which is com- pooed of repreaentative men and wo men from every locality of the county, ia determined to mak* thi* the great est and beat fair ever held here. New grounda have been leaa«l and perma nent building* are being erected ami the Lincoln County fair will hereafter be a permanent affair. Roseburg Pear* Go East. R’Weliurg Three carloada of pear* grown in the Eden Bower orchard*, two miles north of Roseburg, were shipped recently by E. M. McKeany. of the Prodeerr*’ fruit company, of Sacramento. Mr. McKeany proixiunced the |>ear* grown here equal to those grown in counties north of Douglas. The Eden Bower product brought an average of >1.60 a box. Beside* these, other Douglas county fruitgrow er* have »hipped East thi» Reason five carloada uf |w*ar* from Win»tone. *lx car* from Dillard and one car from Myrtle Creek. Montier Sunflower. Adam* Mr. snd Mr*. Georga Bent ley have a sunflower plant growing in their front yard which they claim eclipses the one grown by Major l.<-<* Moorehouse. of Pendleton, two year* ago, and which was written up in local paper* a* a champion bloom producer. The Moorhouse plant contain«! 28 bloom* on a aingle »talk, while on th* one in the Bentley yard there are 35. Plan Big Chicken Farm. Medford J. A. Armatrong is build ing what is, perhaps, th* we,>nd larg- e*t chicken house in the state, the only one known tn be larg*r is that at the experiment station of th* Oregon Agri cultural college at Corvallis. Thi* house will be 186 feet long by 12 feet wide. Mr. Armstrong 1« developing a farm of 10 scree where egg» will be a gpeeialty. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat - Bluestem, 96hi98c; club, »'1 rr d Russian, *■ I - alley, '•2e; forty fold, 87(<r88e; Turkey rod, 90c. Hay- Track price«: Timothy Wiliam- cite Valley, >DC<r'19 per toe; Ea*t*rn Oregon, >2l)(ii2l; alfalfa, new, |l3t<i 14; gram hay, 113'ir 14. Barley—Feed and brewing, >24.5<Ki 25 par ton. Corn Whol*, >32; cracked, >33 per ton Millstuff»—Bran, >20 per ton; mid dling*. *30; short*. >2l(li-2; rolled bar ley. »251126. Oats—New, >29r<i 29 50 per ton. Green Fruit* Apjde», new, 50c(<Z»1.50 per bo*; apricot*. 15c(<r 1; plum«, 75c'o 1; pears, »1.2651'1.301 peaches, 40 o 75e; grapes, TBcio »1 25; blackberries. »175 per crate} loganberries, »1 50 per erate. Melon*—Watermelon*, filfir 1.25 per hundred; cantaloup«*, »l.50r<i3 per crate. Veg-tablc* Beans, 3 fo le per pound; cabbage. 2}<-5i3c; cauliflower, *1.50 per dozen; celery, 90«; corn, 25c; euciim ber*, 25<rr 40c per box; eggplant, 6 ike per |<ound; garlic, khi |0c; green onlo-i*, 15« per dozen; peppers, 50« per box; radisli«*, 1551'20« per dozen; sqtissh, «0« per crate; tomato«», 30<<r 60« per box. Sack Vegetable* Carrot*. »IhrlTJ; I eet*. »150; parsnip*. »Do 1.25; turnips, »1.00. Potato«» New. »1 25r.i 1 55 p«r hun dred; *W*«t potatoes, 4« per pound. Onion* Walla Walla, »2 50 per *aek; Oregon. »25)2.25 per sack. Egg*- Oregon candle.I, 285129e per dozen. Butter—City creamery, solid pack, 34« per pound; butter fat. 34« per pound; country stor* butter. >4e per pound. Chee**- Full cream, twin*, 17*^5718« per pound; Young America, 18*45719«. Poultry Hen* 185719*; springs. 18 5» 19«; duck*, 125-14«; geese, 106711*4«! tnrhey*, live, 20«; dreaoed, 22*46725*; «qnali*. *3 per dozen. Pork- Fancy, 13« per pound. Veal—Fancy, 12^6113« per ponnd Hop* 1909 crop. *67 12'4«. according to qnality; old*, nominal; 1910 con tracts, 12*4*. Wool—Eastern Oregon, 126717* per pound; valley, 1867 20« per pound. Mo hair—Chole*. 825738«. Caseara Bark—*M-c per pound. 1lid*>—Halted hid**, 7477*4« per pound; salted calf, 18«; salted ¿14, 8«; •ailed stag*. 6«; green hide*, 1« 1e*s; drv hide*. 16*46717«; dry ealf, 176» !*«; dry «tag*. 11^12«.
