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FAMINE. THREATENS PARIS.
Railroad Employe* Strike and
ious Trouble Follow*.
NATIONAL (¡OVERNMExNT NEWS
NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST
Pari*, OeL 12. The French govern-
SUPREME BENCH FILLED.
RAISING OF MAINE APPROVED.
ment is again facing a aarious sinks,
Employe» of the Northern railroad
Students st O. A' C. (Oil, and a Pos­ Medford Clunate Ideal for Raising went on atrike early today, and tonight Corporation Ta* Litigation to Come Taft Give* O. K. and Work Wdl Bo
Up Three Month* Hence.
Completed in February.
sibility of 2000.
Poultry. Say* Expert.
the strike spread to the Western rail­
Washington Because of failure to
Beverly, Maaa. President Taft fin-
Corvallis— The attendance at Oregon
Medford Manager Mallxx-uf, < f the road, which ia owned by the state.
Agricultural college has increased M<?dford Commercial club, is in receipt
Indications are that tomorrow will have a full bench in the Supreme court ally approved plana fur raising the
1 of a letter from James Dryden, profee-
uf the United States a general re­ wreck of the battirehip Maine, which
twenty-four per cent over that of last
•ve
a complete tie-up
i »or of chicken husbandry at Oregon
adjustment
of important casta set ; call for the completion of the work on
year. Up to date 1,011 student* have | Agricultural college, in which the pro- and Western France.
last
spring
for
consideration this su- or before the 13th anniversary of the
matriculated.
They are regiatered feasor lauds the climate and evil of the
The strike involved about 80,<XM>
de>truction of the war Veaael, February
from every county in Oregon, eighteen Rogue river valley from the chicken men. The strike on the Western road tumn waa irnulo by the court
The Standard Oil and Tobacca suits 15, neat.
states of the Union, and eight foreign raiaing point of view, and urge* that waa voted this evening by 8,000 men
more enter the field of production.
The work ia to be done according to
countries. Benton county leads the The letter in part i* as follow*:
employed in Paris and suburbs. They under the Sherman anti-trust law were
list with 174 students, ami Multnomah
“I know of no place in the United count upon the national union* to tie up p<«t|>um-d for rehearing fi m Novem­ plana made by army engineer* and to
ber 14 to January 3.
The cor;««ration be under the direction of an engineer
come* next with 127.
Linn county State* that la more favorable in a cli- j the province.
malic
way
for
the
raising
of
;x>ultry
tax
cases
were
also
signed
for argu­ officer.
send* 39, Marion 36, Lsne 34, Douglas
The movement may possibly extent!
than the Rogue river valley.
You to the Eastern and the Paris, Lyons A ment on January 3. So were the cam-a
President Taft believe* that the par­
33, Washington 28, Yamhill 43, Jack-
have no extremes of tem;>erature, a Mediterranean railroads.
involving the question 'of the correct amount question is the determining for
son 25, Clackamas 21, Clatsop 18, moderate rainfall, little snow
and
Pari* is threatened with a scarcity
Umatilla 17, Polk 20, Lincoln 15 and abundant sunshine. You have all the of fetal. Tranportation is partly pro* penalty to be inqxxnxi ¿on violators of all time the cause of the explosion. He
natural
advantage*
of
aoil
and
climate.
other counties from 2 to 14.
tratrd, and, the vast army of working the 2x hour law. ’regulating the ship haa Invited Spain to send a represent­
Poultry
may
l>e
»uceeeafully
kept
in
ative to lie present during the work of
peopl* in the Northwest quarter are ment of livestock.
Student* have come to the college
this fall from 23 colleges snd univer­ orchards, and there are advantage» of unable to reach their places of bust
It ia ex;>eeted that successor* to exposing and removing the wreck.
Chief Justice Fuller arxl Justice Moody
sities located in all parts of the world. «uch combination, but you have large neea.
The di*|K>aition of the old hulk re­
Military engineers are taking the will have taken their places by that main* to be settled.
They come from such institutions as tracts outside of your orchard land that
are
bringing
in
little
or
no
revenue
the universities of Michigan, Wiscon­ 1 now, that might be devoted to poultry ! place* of the striker*, and the troo;« time.
Army engineer* believe that it will
are guarding various station* and im
The importance of the questions in­ 1« possible to float the after two-thmia
sin, Minnesota and Columbia, and from
Large volved also led the court to postpone of the vcsael.
the Agricultural college* of Michigan, ‘ raiaing. 1 have in mind a farm of 120' portant sections of the roads.
The forward third,
Colorado, Oklahoma and Kansas. One acres, t<x> ;»>ir for crop, that ia pro­ military force* were distributad whan until Jaauary a number of caaea set where the explosion wrought the great-
ducing over 910,(8)0 a year in |x>ullry the strike waa declared and additional
> for argument today. The boycott and ret havoc, la believed to be too far
man from India who ha* degrees from
and eggs, and the aame thing could be lrtx>p* were ordered out tonight
contempt appeals arising out "of the gone to be taken out as a whole, and
the schools of India and the University
done on waste land in Southern Oregon
The government ha* decided upon an injunction proceedings in the District the wreckage will be removed piece­
of Edinburg, Scotland, ha* registered
that has practically no market value important step in an attempt to break of Columbia brought against the Amer
here in order to get special work in
at the present time. 1 prepared a book the strike on the Northern road. The lean Federation of Labor by the Buck meal.
horticulture. Dean Cordley, of I he
I f congress approves the recom­
for the Portland Commercial club on Official Journal publishes a decree Stove A Range company, of St. l-ouia,
school of agriculture, reports an ex-
mendation of the engineer* the wreck
poultry
raiaing
in
Oregon,
which
I
be
calling to the colors about 30,000 em­ were reassigned for January 16.
ceptional growth in that work, He
will be taken out to aca snd given a
lieve ia now being prinU-d.
In thia 1 ployee of the Northern railroad. /This
The Kissel case, involving th* ques­
state* that the Freshman class ha* in­
refer to condition* in Southern Oregon, immediately subject* the men to mili­ tion whether the American Sugar Re­ ceremonial burial in deep water.
creased 63 per cent; the Junior class 50
No ;*>rtion of the wreck ia to tie dis-
and you may get some points from it tary discipline, tinder which they may fining company and others conspired to
per cent; the Senior class 90 per cent;
turtxxl until a full opportunity haa
that you can use to advantage in your l>e ordered to operate the train*
prevent the Pennsylvania Sugar Refin­ been given to view and atudv it.
special students 50 |*r cent and grad­
community.”
Official* of the Northern railroad ing company from doing buahiraa. was
uate atudent* 100 per eenL
To thia end the first work will be
have issued a statement that wages [xislponed until Novemlier 10, on ac the construction of a cofferdam of In­
In *|ieaking of the Increase in at­
Build Big Wool Warehouse.
on the Northern railroad
were tn count of illneaa of counsel. The cases
tendance President Kerr said: ‘‘I am
Lakeview Work has commenced on creased 8,600,000 franca during the involving the constitutionality of the terlocking ateel piling*, largo enough
convinced that the total registration
to give a clearance of 50 feet on all
the big warehouse for the Lakeview year of 1909-10, and that the increased employer»' liability law were
re aide* of the wreck.
for the year will reach 1,800 and |x>ssi-
Wool Storage company. The building coat of o;x rations and the burden* put assigned for argument on November
bly 2,000. 1 am particularly impressed
The pumping out of the water, when
■ is located directly *e«t of the high upon them by psrliamrnl made it im 28. Attempts to (xsitpone conaidera-
l.y the large grow th in th, -■ h<xd of
the
dam ia completed, unquestionably
school grounds, and will be 73x100 fret possible to meet the demand* of the I on of the I»' » involving the ; •
age will lie an Impressive event.
agriculture and in the great number
, in else. It will have a rapacity of 1,- men.
prosecutions from Florida and the Mis-
of graduate and sjiecial students who
The bodies of sailor* who lost their
| (W0,000 pounds. The t>uilding will be
■touri 2 cent fare law wax unsuccessful. lives in the disaster and were never
are coming to us from other institu­
i so arranged that every sack of wool
ROOSEVELT TRIES FLYING.
Motions to advance a large number recovered will lie taken to the Arling­
tions.”
: that is stored can Iw inspected by the
of caxre were submitted to the courL ton National cemetery at Washington
intending purchaser, and buyer* will Quickly Accept* Invitation of Aviator kmong these were easee involving the
for burial.
BIG SUM SECURED.
then be able to make an intellegent
constitutionality of
the
Carmack
for Trip.
A naval board of inquiry, which waa
offer.
amendment to the Hepburn rate law, convened in Havana and made such an
St. Louis, Me
The dore Roo«evelt
State Land Agent's Sates for Two
making the initial carriers responsible examination of the wreck a* waa ;«•*-
made an aeroplane flight here and said
Years Bring $629,607.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
for g<x»ls throughout the route, snd the aible with diver* and the testimony of
it was the finest ex;x-rience ho had
cases Involving the constitutionality survivors, rv;»>rted that the explosion
Salem Peter Applegate, state land
ever
had.
Ho
traveled
twice
around
Wheat—Track prices:
Bluestem.
of the bank tfepuaita guarantee laws of came from the outsiik, probably a
agent, haa submitted his first letter of
the aviation field at Kinloch. 18 mica
B3e; red Ranta .
Oklahoma, Nebraska and Kansas.
transmittal to Govt-mor Benson and in 88s;
mine.
west
of
St.
LoOia,
in
3:20.
He
waved
it ia ahown that gross sales during the valley, 87c, 40-fold, 85c.
The wreck ia now in 25 feet of
his
hand
at
the
crowd
of
thousands
on
Barley Feed, 921.5O(ii22 per ton;
time covered by his report, October 1,
w ater. It haa sunk but one foot in
WEST CHARGES CONSPIRACY
the field la-low, moat of whom were Ux»
brewing.
923.
1908, to October 12, 1910, amounted to
the 12 year* ainee it went down. The
Millstuff* Bran, 925 per ton; mid- dumbfoundol and frightened to move.
dam to lie constructed about the wreck
9629.697.30.
When
the
machine
alighted
easily,
a
Grain
Shippers
Ara
Discrimmalsd
dlings, 933. shorts, 927; rolled barley,
The letter of transmittal is a* fol-
will be 415 feet in length and 275 feet
few feet from the starting place a
Against on Part ot Railroada.
924.5O0etS.SO.
at the widest place.
lows:
mighty
shout
of
applause
and
relief
Hay Track prices: Timothy, Wil­
Washington A conspiracy on the
“At the time I took charge of the
lamette valley, 9i9r»2O per ton; East­ went up.
part of the railroads to deprive Middle
HIGH RATES ARE NEEDED.
office of state land agent the price for
Arch
Hoxsey,
a
Wright
aviator,
;
which the state selected indemnity ern Oregon, 9214122; alfalfa, new, with whom Colonel Roosevelt made the West grain shippers of the advantage*
of cheap water transportation and to Railroad* Say No Funds Available
lands waa 98.75 ;>er acre.
This price 91541 16; grain hay, 914.
('<>rn Whole. |82; cracked. 133 ton. flight, said that the colonel made ■ I drive th* grain trana|x>rtation busi­
waa advanced on October 12, 1909, to
for Improvement»,
g<x»l
fellow-voyageur
for
the
trip,
but,
Oat* White. 928.
ness from the Great Lakes is chargixi
910 per acre; on February 4, 1910, to
Washington
President James Mc­
Green Fruita Apples, new, f>0e<a instead of being afraid, he waa having in a petition filed with the Interstate
913 per acre, and on April 12, 1910, to
91.50 per box; pears, 91412; peaches, such a good time that Hoxaey war Commerce commission by the Chicago Crea, of the Pennsylvania Railway
the present price of 915 j»er acre.
company, was * witness before the In­
85rei91 per crate; grape*, 75coi 91.25 afraid he would full out or interfere board of trade.
“The state pays filing, advertising
per box, 15c per basket; cranberries, with the engine, which was roaring at
The complaint ia directed against terstate Commerce commission on the
and other fees incidental to indemnity
98.1<Ma9.50 per barrel; huckleberries, his side.
the I’etinayIvania railroad, the Balti­ pr<i|»oeed advancea in freight rates by
selections whenever the selection is for
The colonel waved hi* hands at the
7 m He per pound; quinces, 9!(<fl 25 |ier
more A Ohio railroad, the New York railroads out nt Chicago.
ten acres or over. Where a selection
crowd
below
ao
vigorously
that
lioxsey
Mr. McCrea urged ths necessity of
bax; watermelons, 91.
Central and 74 other railroad line*
ia for leas than ten acres, the spplicsnt
the proposed Increase* on account of
Vegetables Beans,
per pound; called out to him :
operating
east
of
Chicago
and
other
pays the fees. The amount of these
“ Keep your harxis on the rail, Col­
cabbage, 1 S*”. cauliflower. 50e4t91.25
Lake Michigan and Lake Superior the incrcawd expenditures in wage*
fees paid by the state during the per»
incurred by roaiis during the laat ten
per doxen; celery, 6Oeoi9O; corn, 12«i onel.” Colonel Roosevelt, who had points.
iod covered by this report is 97,307.87,
year* sggregating 33 per rent in the
15c; cucumlwrs, 25r>t40c per box; egg­ forgotten to hold himself in, waved his
It
is
reported
that
“
by
reason
of
a cost of about 11 cents per acre on
plant 91(<ll.25 par crate; garlic, Hia hand* once more and then obeyed or­ conspiracy on the part of th* defend­ I ease of the Pennsylvania, and the in­
the 65,850.77 acres selected during
10c per pound; green onion*, 15c per der*.
ant camera, sulxitantially all means of creased coat of maintenance of service.
this period.
The witness said that the result* of
dosen; peppers, 6c ;xrr pound; pump­
all rail through transportation from
Death Take* Wreck Haro.
43 683.64 acres were sold st 98 75
the constant increase* in the business
kins, l‘*c; raiishea, 16"/20c per das-
Chicago
to
New
York
and
other
Allan
;>er acre.
Seattle Michael J. Honey, the mll-
en; sprout*. 7(il 8c; squash, 1‘pc per
tic seaboard points, and also all paral­ j of the Pennsylvania, through a long
15,020.35 acres were sold at 910 per
pound; tomatoes, llotSOe per boa; liunaire railroad contractor, ia dead in ; lel atwi competing through line* of 1 period of year», had lx-en distributed
acre.
carrots, 91491-25 per hundred; par- San Francisco, after an illness of sev­ transportation via the Great Lake* either through reduction in rate», in­
4.968.89 acres were sold at 913 I»r
eral months.
Heney built the White
snip*, 91011.SS; turnips, 91.
from Chicago and other lake [mints to creases in wage* and amounts paid for
acre.
Pasa A Yukon railroad and the Cop|wr
Pot a the» Oregon, 91.25 hundred.
Buffalo, and from Buffalo to New i material, or by reinvestments in the
2.177.89 acres were sold at 915 per
Hr almost
Onion* Oregon, buying price,91.10 Valley railroad in Alaska.
York, and other Atlantic seaboard property not capitalised.
acre.
perished in the wreck of the steamship
He expressed the belief that a prop­
per hundred
point*,
are owned arxl control led by ,
“The gross amount of sales is 9629,-
erty of the magnitude of the Pennsyl­
Poultry Hen*. 17c; springs, 16 m Ohio in Northern British Columbia the defendant carrier*.”
697.30.
water*
in
Augu»t,
1909,
and
had
not
164c; duck*, white, 17"/ 17“*c; geese.
The commission is urged to protect vania Railroad rendering a service sat­
“There are about 47,000 acres of
11c; turkeys, live, 19(</20e; dresaed, been entirely well ainee that time. He the lake traffic in grain by restoring isfactory to its patrons, "deriving, as
land still on hand to dispose of, which
waa carried overboard when the ship
22 4"/25c; squabs, 92 per dosen.
the lower ex-grain rates from Buffalo : it did derive in 1909, net earning* to
is being used as base by the state at
the amount of only 5.01 per cent of the
Butter City creamery, solid pack, went down and after swimming ashore to Eastern points.
915 per acre.
amount actually invested In the prop­
36c per pound; print*. 27"/37 4e« out- he neglected himself to care for the
erty,” waa entitled to fair considera­
side creamery, 35 m 36c; butter fat. ahipwrecked women and children.
DECISION TO BE APPEALED.
Appi* Market Sought.
tion by the people, and he could not
36c; country store. 24"/.25c.
Suspect Arrested.
understand how rates that secured such
Egg* Oregon, candled, 34"(35c I*r
Commercial exploitation of Oregon'«
Intarstat*
Commission
Not
Satisfied
Sacramento, OcL 12.- Sacramento
result* could be regarded as too high.
famous apples will be started at once doten; Eastern, 26«/32c.
in Lumbar Rate Casa,
police Uday arrested Georgs Wallace,
The hearing waa conducted before
Pork Fancy, 15c per pound.
by the Northwestern Fruit exchange
suspected
of
having
been
concerned
in
Washington
Luther R Walters, the full commission, Chairman Martin
Veal Fancy, 85 to 125 pounds, 13'4
in the Middle Western and Southern
the Loe Angeles Times dynamite ex­ attorney for the Interstate Commerce Knapp presiding.
states. At a recent meeting of the 13 4c per ;x>und.
Wallace's attempt at the commission, announced that the com­
Hops -1910 crop. HM<tl2 4c; 1909. plosion.
exchange it was decided to put four
time of his arrest to destroy a letter mission would appeal to ths United
Missouri Case ia Argued.
salesmen in the field and to eell North- nominal; olds, nominal.
Washington Stubbornly contesting
Wool Eastern Oregon, 13<-/ 17c par which, when pieced together, con­ States Supreme court from the decis­
west apples where they have been
tained veiled reference to the explos­ ion of the United State* Circuit court every point, attorneys for the State of
heard of, but where they have never pound; valley, 174« 19c; mohair, choice,
ion, and the fact that he almost col- st BL I’aul sustaining the railroads' Missouri and the railroad* therein, lio-
324133c.
been sold before.
lapsed when taken into custody, con­ contention in the Pacific Coast lumber gan argument before the Supreme
Cattle
Beef
steers.
g<x»l
to
choice,
The campaign will be directed eape
firm the belief of the detectives that rate case. The lower court held reas­ court as to the validity of a 2 cent pas­
daily to the wholesale grocery trade, 954x5.90; fair to medium, 94.50or5;
24.50414.75; they have made an important capture. onable a 50-eent rate fixed by the rail- senger rate and maximum freight rate
and it ia expected that there will be ^choice spayed heifers,
roa<is. The commission is not content laws of the common* ■ ittb.
It is
opened up a wide territory heretofore good to choice beef cows, 94.254i4.5O;
Homstick, Min Mutiny
to abide by thi* decision, and negt asserted that the issues in 'controversy
undeveloped on Northwestern fruit. medium to good beef cows. 93. 50 m 4;
San Francisco — Homesick in the week Attorney Walter* will go to St. will affect railway legislation In near­
The campaign will be the first of its common licef cows, 92 m 3.50; bulla,
kind ever inaugurated by the exchange 93.50 m 4; atags. g'xxl to choice, 94"/ Arctic, several of the crew of the Paul to file an appeal to bring the ease ly every alate In the Union.
The case includes questions of juris­
4.50; calves, light. 96.5O"l7; heavy, whaler Letitia threw the harpoon guns liefore the Supreme courL
in the interest of the industry.
Thia is a privileged case and when diction of Federal courts over state
overboard and though placed in Irons,
Plan* are being formulated for the 93.75« 5.
Hog* Top, 99.75 m ,10.15; fair to succeeded in terminating the veaael's the Supreme bench ia filled in January legislation and the proper baaia of ar­
co-operation of the exchange with it*
cruise. The Letitia arrived here with the commission will enter a 'motion to riving at the remuneration guaranteed
local cunatituent* for the betterment medium, 99.50 m 9.75.
Sheep Beat valley wethers, 93.25 350 barrels of oil and 4,700 pounds of advance it in the hope of getting a 'le­ the railroads under the Federal consti­
of the pack and grade of apple* and to
tution.
bring about an improvement in the M3.50; fair to good wether*, 93 m 3.25; whalebone, all of which were taken eision at thia term of courL
practical working conditions of ihe beat Mt. Adam* wether», 4 m 4.25, best within 16 daya.
Southern Railway Gaine.
IOOO Are Dead or Missing.
valley ewes, 93 m .3.50; lamtw. choice,
business.
Atlanta. Ga. A gam nt 11.921. 663
Record In Air it Broken.
z
Washington
Forester Graves re-
ML Adams, 95.25 ml 5.5O; choice val­
in net revenue* for the fiaral year end­
St Louis—A. L. Welsh. In a Wright reived the following telegraphic
Big Squashes at Athena.
ley. 95"/5.25.
biplane, created a new endurance re­ port from Supervisor Marshall, of the ed June 30, 1910, ia shown by the 16th
Athena A 64-pound squash, grown
“ What haa become of our poets?” cord for America of 3 hours. 11 min­ forest service, at Casa Laks, concern­ annual report of the Southern Railway.
by Andy Weaver and J. E. Froome on
The previous ing the forest Are situation in Minne­ The operating ineoma went tn 916,690,.
editor,
sadly. ute* and 35 seconds.
the Casa Cannon tract south of Main asked the literary
record
waa
made
by
Ralph
Johnstone sota: “Reports give 1,000 burned and 020, a gain of 91.858,631 for the year.
••Those
that
haven
’
t
starved
to
death
street, ia the centerpiece for an attrac­
The Increase in wage »rale recently
tive window display in the Musgrove are working for the advertising agen­ In the Harvard meet at Atlantic, missing. The area burned ia estimat­
announced. It I* eaid, will add nearly
Mercantile store in thia city. It ha* a cies,” remarked the sporting editor.— Maas.. September 12, in 8 hours, 5 ed to be 2.500 square miles. Fire still
' burning.”
92,000,000 to the annual payroll.
minate*. 40 seconda.
Philadelphia Record.
companion weighing 52 4 pounds.
ATTENDANCE INCREASED.
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