INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PRiMiRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
FANCY FRUIT GIVEN FREE.
FESTIVAL DATE SET.
Thousand* of Hood River Apple* Go Portland's 1011 Flower Show W il Br
dun* 5 to 10.
Ea*t a* Advert, *em«nt.
Portland
The Fifth Annual Rose
Portland In order to advert lac the
apple* grown in that district, the lliexl Festival will be held during the week
River Commercial Hub gave «way be beginning June 5, 1911.
ta esn ?5,000 and 30,00« apple* recent
Thia decision ha* been reached by
ly
F.a«-h apple wa* wrapped in cotton
and encased in a small pasteboard car the executive committee of the Roae
Festival.
The second week of June
ton ready f«»t mailing.
At 011». Wortman A King's etore, was sc>-epte>i a* being the logical and
where the frail was given free, at a natural one for finding the “Queen of
larg«- bi-oth. there was furnish«-»! fa-'ili-
tiea for mailing, table» where the ad- Flowers" at her be*L
Deference in the selection of dates
drossing could be done and a hooth
where stamp* were for »ale.
Many was made to the Portland Rose Society
mailed the apple* from the »lore, while which holds its annual rose exposition
some took the parcel direct to the post
so that the show feature* of the expo
office. Several wagon Inada of the
frail ready for mailing were taken sition might be properly and fittingly
timed with the mid-season of rose
from the »tore to the poatoffice.
There was also a booth where liters- bloom*.
ture was given out concerning the re
Next year, the grand celebration
sources of the Hood River country,
which bus made Portland
famous
which was prepared ready for mailing throughout the country will be pre
to Eastern friend* and relatives, and a pared on a scale of greater magnifi
vast amount of the printed matter was cence and elaborateness than any of
mailed from the store.
those that have gone before. It* ia to
Printed on the paper in which the l«e the only great exposition held on
apple was wrapped, was information
the Pacific Coast in 1911.
None of
concerning Hood River valley, signed the big cities on the Sunset slope has
by the Hood River Commercial club.
devised any sort of entertainment that
will prove an attraction to the trans-
continental tourist traffic for next year
PACKERS TO BRANCH OUT.
that will in any sense compare with
Alaska Fiahsrman’a Packing Company the Rose festival of Portland.
This situn ion has made strong ap
Elect* Director*.
peal to the great railroad trunk lines
Astoria The annual meeting of the of the country and they have already
stockholde rs of the Alaska Fishermen** asked their representatives In the
Packing company was held here anil Northwest and.« th-' Pacific Coast t>
the old board of director* re-elected. take full cognixance of the fact and
The directors at a subsequent meeting make reporta on the matter in full
-
the officers as follows: W. and as soon as possible.
F. M-Gregor, president: E. I'. Noonan,
Timber liact Sold.
secretary;
Astoria Savings
Bank,
treasurer.
Astoria An agreement waa filed for
The reports of the various officers record whereby the Western C«x>p«-r-
showed that the finance* of the com age company buys a tract of timber
pany were in excellent condition and land from Austin Osburn and W. R
that while on account of the abort ryn Chisholm for $»6,000. The property
of flab, the pack was lea« last season is in si-ctions 25, 30 and 31, town ah ip
than was anticipated, still, the high 7 north, range 8 west, am! in in the
prices prevailing for the crude product Clatskanie river district. where thr
gave excellent returns, with good pro Ast ria Southern Railway «
»y is
fits, for the year.
constructing its line of railr<i>Ad.
The company ha* made arrange
ments for the erection of a new can
PORTLAND MARKETS.
ncry next spring at Koggyung river,
Alaska, where it operated u salting
Wheat Track prices:
Bluestcm,
plat t last season. What is known ss a
one-line cannery with a capacity of [80 m 81c; club, 77f«t78c; red Russian,
about 1,200 case* per day, is to be put 75o/76e; in fold, 80c. valley, 80c.
Barley Feed, $21 per ton: brewing
up and the intention now i* to have
the plant equipped with machinery for ! 122.
■i ills tuff* Bran, $25 per ton; mid
using the sanitary or soldcrles* cans.
dlings, $33; shorts, 327; rolled barley
$24<«l25.
Bull Bought for *3,350.
Hay Track prices: Timothy, Wil
Monmouth Roas H. Nelson, of in
lamette valley, $I9 m 20 per ton; East
dependence, who in May went to Bos ern Oregon, $2h«i?2; alfalfa, new, 115
ton to receive a large shipment of Jer
«<(16; grain hay, $11.
sey cattle which W. R. Span had se
Corn Whole, $31, cracked, $32 per
lected on the Isle of Jersey, has gone ton.
East again to bring to the valley two
Oats White, $27(0.28.
carloads of imported and fancy thor
Poultry
Hens, I66(17e; springs,
oughbred Jerseys for himself and J. B. 14 l-* («115 c; ducks, white. L6c; geese,
Stump, of Monmouth. Among these lie; turkeys, live, 20c; dressed, 24
are some of the finest bred cows in
M-26; squat«*, $2 per doxen.
America.
Egg» Oregon ranch, candled, 40c,
A telegram from Mr. Nelson says , current, receipt*. 38c; Eastern, 30 m
that he bought Noble Pier, a fine bull,
32c per do*.
for $3,360 at the big sale on Novem
Butter—City creamery, solid pack,
ber 3 at Burr Oak Farm, Shelbyville, 36c per pound; prints, 376(37'**; out
Ky. Noble Pier was a first prise win side creamery. 35(<(36c; butter fat,
ner Jersey and ha* taken first prises 36a; country store, 24 m 25c.
wherever exhibited in the United
Pork Fancy, 12"» 12 Qc per pound.
State*.
Veal Fancy, 85 to 125 pounda, 12'*
M13c per pound.
To Seed 8urned-O»*r Land.
Apples
King, 76 cm $1 per box.
Medford Much of the forest area Wolf River, $756(1; Waxen. 85c«i
that waa burned over this summer on $1.26; Baldwin. $16(1.60; Northern
the Crater Lake national reserve will Spy. $1 25r-( 1.67; Snow, $1.256(1.50;
be seeded during the winter. The Spitxenberg, $1.25 m .2; Winter Ban-
tract* to be seeded arc those which ' ana. $1.756/8.50.
were formerly coveml with brush and
Green Fruit* Pear*. $1.256(2 per
ehapparal and which were burned clean I box; grapes, $16/1.35 per box; i7‘*e
by the fire*.
in the Ashland reaerve ' per basket; cranberries, $8«<i9 per bar-
there are 300 acre* to be seeded and rel; quince*. 75c«i$l; huckleberries,
bOO acre* on Cat Hill.
6Q6t8L*e
per pound; persimmons,
A* it is impossible to secure native I $1.85 per box.
seed, the forest service has secured
Vegetables Beans, 3 m 5c |ier pound;
European varieties, which have txen I cabbage, *4«/lc; cauliflower, 40c6r$)
demonstrated and proved highly satis per doxen; eggplant, $ bo 1.25 per crate;
factory in thia altitude and soil. Pine garlic, 8 m 10c per pound, pumpkins, ’t
from
Austria, European larch and 6(le; sprouts, 7(«i8e; squash, l<<it%c;
Norway spruce will be sown.
All tomatoes, 60e(60e per box; carrots, $1
these trees are of rapid growth.
in, 1.25 per hundred; parsnips, $164
1.25; turnips, $1.
Potatoes Oregon, $1.256(1.30 per
Pri/a Fruit to Be Sold.
Medford The Medford Commercial hundred.
Onions Oregon, baying price, $1.19
club has decided to sell the ear of ap
ples that captured first prise at the per hundred
Hop* 1910 crop, ’12 m 15 c ; 1909.
Vancouver Apple Show. Edward Ren
ahaw, the grower, turned them over to nominal; olds, nominal.
W ool- Eastern Oregon, 136/ 17c per
the club. The club decided not to send
the apple* to the Spokane show, fear pound; valley, 176(19c. mohair, choice,
ing that the previous exhibit snd a 32«l33e.
Case ar a bark 4Qi-/4*te.
leaky roof have endangered the fruit.
Cattle Beef steers, good to choice,
J. L. Hooker waa appointed by the
club to prepare the district exhibit at $5.25 m 5.65; fair to medium, $4.506(5;
Spokane. Newtons and Spitxenbergs choice spayed heifers, (4.50 m 4.75;
will make up the bulk of the display good to choice beef costs , $4.25<«/4.70
medium to good beef cows. $3.50««/4,
and Jonathans will be included.
common beef cows, $2(<(3.50; bulls,
$3.50 m 4; stags, gm«! to choice, $4 m
Route Does Not Touch Lakaviaw.
4 50; calves, light, $76(7.50; heavy,
Lakeview The Oregon Trunk rail $3.756/ 5.
way's declaration of right of way filed
Hogs Top, $9.256/9.50; fair to me
in the Federal land office covers a dis dium, $9 m 9 25.
tance of 28 mile* between the town of
Sheep -Best valley wethers, $3. 25 m .
Riley and the Pauline mountain*. on 3.50; fair to good wethers, $3«i3.25;
the t reposed route between Burns and best yearling wethers, $4.256x4.75;
Bend, and passes through the northeast liest valley ewea, $26(8.50; lambs,
end of Lake county. It will not touch choice mountain, $5.25643,50; choice
Lakeview.
valley, $4.756(5,
SOCIETY AIDS STRIKERS.
Police
Arret! Alleged Roltri,
M*»e Bad M -stake.
But
Chicago Well known club ami soci
ety women dumbfounded the police de
partment thro ugh interference in the
strike of
the
garment
workers.
Mounted police had charged threaten
ing mote of striker* and made numer
ous arrests in three sections of the
city, only to be completely nonplusaetl
when im-t by obdurate group« of the
elite of Chicago's women who produced
engraved calling cards at police sta
tions in lieu of luillbutMla.
It was a new experience for the po
lice and plainly confuted them.
A
acore of these women champions of
the garment workers, who fuevd the
rioting, were taken into
custody.
They sere immediately released, how-
ever, when their Identity became
known to the police.
,
One of them was injured when struck
by a policeman** club, but her name
did not become known, as she was hur
riedly placed in an automobile and tak
en to her home.
Most of the women of prominence
involved in the demonstrations were
garbed a* working girls, and for this
reason the police could not distinguish
them from strikers until after arrests
had been made.
“I will take oath that we were doing
absolutely nothing beyond the law."
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NEWS
NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST
LARGER WARSHIPS NEEDED.
UNION READY TO SEIZÍ HIM
o” of Heavier Armor or Heav Honduras Under Martial Law. United
ier Gu»S is Nof Settled.
State* to Act.
Washington Plans for bigger bat
Ucallip* with heavier armor will Iw
presented to congress during the forth
coming »«-«»ion by Secretary of the
Navy Meyer when the question of the
building program is taken up for con
sideration.
Naval <x|H‘rt*
ha
agreed that the new
which n-ngrvM u
thorn«’ thr buíldib»
larger ami heavier than th«- 27,1>00 ton
»hips now under eunatrueiton.
lhe
tonnage limit will lie increased to nt
least 28,000 an J probably 29.000 when
the plana are matured.
The naval g«-ncral l«*ani ha* not yet
absolutely decided whether the in
crease in weight shall tw devoted to
more gun* or heavier armor, but th«-
prevailing opinion seems to favor
heavier armor.
tn «ase of the latter the new ships
wili have only 10 guns, but these will
l>e 14-inch ty[M*. which ha* but recent
ly been developed by the ordnance de
partment of« »he navy.
With the
heavier armor the *hi|>* will I m - able to
come into closer battle range, thereby
increasing their effective»«»«*.
The building program will probably
include torpvtio destroyers, ami one ad
ditional ship, either an ammunition,
repair, supply or hospital ship.
An
important change In the building [dans
a* outline«! in the tentative program
will I m - enlargement of the destroyer*
to 1,000 ton*. The largest now afloat
Washington Martial law has been
1 dcclareil tn Homluras as a direct result
of the revolt of iieneral J< ■«• Valla
dares, the dc|wM«e«l commandant of
At'ispala, against the government, ac-
ei -ding to cable advice* to the State
department from Minister McCreery,
at Tegm-igalpa. Th«- |a»rt of Ainapsia
ha» been closed and the island is in a
slate of seige.
The United States gunUiat Princeton
Is in the hart- r at Ama|>ala ready to
take a ham! in the revolution at the
lirst sig-’ of hostility towards foreign
ers or their Interests. Pr.-sident Da
vila is pre[>artng to send an armed
force agaiiwt Vaila-larvs. and In the
event of the government's failure to
restore urd>»r on the island the United
State« probably will be asked to in
terfere.
It would not I m » surprising if Com
mander Hay*«, of the Princeton, acting
under instructions from the State de
partment, should actid an armed force
ashore at any time to take Valladarra
into custody. However, department
official* refuse to discuss the proba
bility of this beyond asserting that
American Interests will be safeguard
ed.
NAVY TO TRIM EXPENSE
Tstt smi Moyer Plan Concentration
at Large Yard* on Coait
Washington Sweeping reform* in
the Navy department looking toward
an economy of several million dollars
are said to be includtai in a plan which
Thia means that the larger grey
Secretary Meyer is re|>urtcd to I m - pre
hounds of the navy, the scout destroy
paring for preeentation to President
ers. will tMM-omc an obsolete class.
Taft on the secretary's return from
the in*|H»ctl<>n trip upon which he ia
WILSON SENT TO TOMtlS.
now engaged.
The abolition of construction corps
Pr-vder t of United Wirrl. ss Retuse-» and the pay cor|>a and later, |M.-rha|Mi,
the abandonment of some of the navy
to Givo Up Letter Pres*.
yards on the Atlantic Coast, ar«» pre-
New York
Colonel »Christopher
’dieted if the plan is carries! out.
Wilson, pr< «’dent of th«- United Wire
The concentration of the work of the
less Telegraph company, wns sent to navy at a few «if the lar».’««t navy
the Tomb* by Judge Lacombe, of the yards thus«- at Boaton, New York,
United State* District court, on » pre Philadelphia, Norfolk anti San Fran-
sentation of the Federal grand jury, • I »co with a view toward suspending
for contempt of court in refusing to : ofierationa at Portsmouth, N. II., and
surrender to the court a letter pr«-»s Charleston, 8. C., ia causing much
I mx /I i , which the board of directors had speculation, though it is beli«-ved noth
said Miss Ellen Vxrer, one of the club been sub|»M*naed to produce.
ing definite has been decided in the
Certain officers of the company are matter beyond the plan to merge some
women who has bocume a strike picket.
“The only person* who were violating charged wdh fraudulently U«itig tne >>f them for the sake of eranutny.
the law were the policeman, who treat mails in furtherance of an alleged
ed us roughly and hurt drvadfuily with scheme to defraud investor*.
Colt of Feeding C«n*l Army.
Wilson's counsel applied to Judge
their clubs some of the poor boy* who
Washington
Feeding the army of
were walking [>eaccfully past the Coxe, in the Unite»! States Circuit
Panama canal builders is a matter of
shops. If there had been a real riot court, for a writ of habeas eorjiu*.
tremendous cx|wnso, and to keep tab
it would have been Incited altogether Judge Coxe granted the writ and fixed
on ihe money lhe government makes a
th«- bail at $1<M).
by the police.* ’
Later Wilson was brought to the record of womh-rful detail that showa
SEVEN SHANGHAI BANKS FAIL. Federal building, where hi* ball ix>mi the coat [«r meal per man. It ia
shown by the annual report of the Isth
was signe«! and ho wa* released.
mian canal eommisaiun that there arc
Chang* of Taotai* Cause* Panic. Par
m o[M-ration 19 hotels, 19 European
alysing Industry.
PEARY RETURNS TO DUTY.
laborer«* meases and 2d common labor
ers' kitchen*.
Victoria, B. C. Seven bank* in
Shanghai, including several large ones, Polar Esploror Assigned, But Not to
The total number of meals served at
have failed, and a financial panic has
Work He Preferred,
commiMion hotels was 2,176,451. The
resulted. The steamship Titan, which
Washington Captain R. E. Peary reel of supplies was 24.87 cents, and
brought this new*, left Yokohama Oc the Arctic explorer, returns to active the expense 6.23 cent* a meal, a total
to Ix-r l&. Following the failurv of the duty in the Navy department on No I of a little over 31 cent*.
The meals served In the European
bank*, the Chinese chamber of rem- vember 9, a* engineer expert for the
merce telegraphed to the prince regent department of juatics in case* before laborers' messes made a total of 1,-
that unless aid was given at once many the Court of Claims involving construc '•92,487, which coot 36.84 cents each
manufactures would cease operations tion work for the naval bureau of for supplies and ex[M-nsea. The meals
and over 300,000 men would be made yard* and docks.
; in the common laborers' kitchen total
idle. The prince regent telegraphed
This work wa* the explorer’« choice 'll 781,746, an<! coat 27.'>9 cents each
700,000 taele, and i* being urged to among several poaitlons offered. Peary The average daily attendance during
send $5,000,000 more.
would have preferred, it ia said, to June in the line hotels was 1,915, in
One of the closed banks has liabili- have l>cen assigned to duty at the UH-««* 3,178, and in kitchens 1,496.
The average weight of the ration
f
tael* and has 22 naval library to write of his travel* in
branches throughout the empire. It the froxen North.
supplied each person daily in the lalior-
has on deposit $4.000,000 of customs
The explorer has been on leave of <-rs' kitchens was found to be approxi
revenue and $3,000,000 of Shanghai al*ence from the department about ten mately 4.41 pourxia, w ith a value of
funds, none of which is secured. Jap- j years, during which time be has t»eon 22.26 cents. It I* a 'coincidence that
anese bankers state that among the engaged in Arctic exploration. Re the net weight of the ration furnish«-»!
failed bank* are three of China's I ar cently he was promoted to the rank of the European laborer is exactly equal
gest.
captain as the result of the death of a to the gross weight of the United
senior officer. A-bill is now pending | State« army garrison, and th«» net
Finest Apple Show Open*.
in congress to make Peary a rear ad weight of lhe ration furnish««! the
Vancouver, B. C.
Without doubt miral as a mark of recognition for hi* negro laborer ia exactly equal to the
gross weight of the Uniteil States
the first Canadian Apple show, o|>ened polar exploits.
army field ration.
here Nov. 1, is the best in point
of arrangement, *ixe and amount of
TOLL IN HUMAN LIFE HEAVY.
Paso Maker to Ba Freed.
premium* offered, of any ever held
anywhere. Lieutenant Governor Pat
Managua, Nic. Provisional Presi
Railroad* Kdled 3,804, Injured 82,-
dent Estrada has sent a telegraphic
erson made the formal opening ad
374 During 12 Month*.
message to Senor Arrcllano, r«-[ir«-sen-
dress, while Attorney General Bowser
Washington Killed, 3,804; injured, tative of th«- provisional government
ami Premier McBride, of British Co
lumbia, and Mayor Taylor, of Vancou 82.374.
at Washington, instructing him to re-
This is the casualty re<-ord of the quest the release by the American gov
ver, gave the ceremoniea added dig- |
nity. The show has 3,424 exhibits, railroad* in the United State* during ernment of H. N. Seervest, who waa
including 194 varieties of apples and the year ended June 30 last, according [ arrested a short time ago in Chicago In
to the Interstate Commerce commis eonn«-rtion with printing of counter
repreaenting 287 exhibitors
sion. It la an increase of 1,013 in the feit Nicaraguan five-peso note«.
Indian* Offered Bribe*.
number killed and 18,454 in the num
It la explained that Secrevst acted
Guthrie, Okla. A. J. Johnson and ber injured over th«; previous year's under orders of the revolutinoary lead
George Kl*|>keton. two Indian inter figure«.
er. The orders were issue«! prior to
There were 5,861 colliaiona, killing the retirement of Madrix and were
preters, who are important witness«-*
for the government in thr hearing to 433 [»arsons and injuring 7,765 and •utM-quontly cancelled.
Information
extradite to Mexico five men wanted damaging railroad property $4,629.- of the cancellation probably waa re
there for alleged Kiekapoo land fraud*, 279. In the year there were 6,910 ceived by Secreest too late to prevent
testified that they had been offered derailments, 340 persons were killed hi* coming into conflict with the au
I>uring the last thorities.
$500 each to “stay by” the defend- ( and 4,814 injured.
ant*. They said they had already been three month* of the year the total in-
Torpedo-Boat Destroyer Fast
paid small amount* by two of the de jured waa 20,650.
fendants and that they had turned over
Rockland, Me. A knot slower than
Commiision Control* Private Car*. the rveorij of her sister ship, the Dray
the money to the prosecutor.
Washington — Asserting that any ton, but faster than either of the oil
France Births Gsining.
other conatruction would nullify the burning torp«-d<> boat destroy« rs, the
Pari* During the first half of the law, the Interstate Commerce commis Starrett obtained a top speed of 32.333
year 1910, it is officially announced, sion reaffirmed its right to exercise knots an hour in a standardisation teat.
the births in France exceeded the jurisdiction over private rare when The Starrett's
turbine* generated
deaths by 21,189.
During the year u«e<! for the conveyance of amusement about 15,000 horse power. Her aver
1909 the deaths exceeded the births by outfits, theatrical companies and th«- age *[>eed for the five run* made waa
like.
2M.2O3.
31.653 knots an hour.