&
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scree of withdrawn coal land* in the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
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American Secretary of War. has found , HU
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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.
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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
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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.
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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«.