SHELLS SINK BATTLESHIP.
Antiquated Monster
Destroyed
Mor* Modern Sisters.
By
NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST
On Board T»rpe«io Boat Stringham.
Lower (Chesapeake Bay. M.irch 22.
AMERICAN SOIL IS INVADED.
POSTAL SERVICE VICTOR.
MOTOR LAW MODEL.
COLONISTS COMING FAST.
! Shattered by a storm of shell, the old
■battleship Tex»-, now th«» San Man- «.
Many Sect'on* F*el Benefit* of East Only State License to Bs Paid Speed ' rest* tonight in the mud of Tangier! Msairsn Seoul* From 8r**»g*d Gar Sunday Work to^Be Discontinued a*
rison of Opnaga Enter Texas.
Zone* Must Be Marked.
Consistent, Says Hitchcock.
ern Advertising
. sound. The veteran of the United j
Presidio, Tex. That a company of
Salem Local city or county author I States navy sank under the speclacu-
Washington Sunday work in post-
Portend Fully 60 per cent of the
roloniats entering Oregon «Ince the ities have no power umler Oregon's i lar mark «manship of her newer sis- ' arm«*! Mexican rural»* from th«» I h <- office* throughout the country is to Im
prewent rrduevd rate« went into effect new motor vehicle law to adopt any ‘ ter*.
seiged garrison at Ojinaga, while on discontinued *o far a* consistent with
Gap ng holes in her port side ami |
rapid transmission of the mails.
n>mr to Portlaml, either to remain
It is not pro|K>»«*i to close important
¡»•■rmancntly or to cast about for suit ■ rule* for the regulation of motor ve two jagg«*! wounds in her forward, a scouting *xpediti«>n. invade«! United
hicles which requires the owner to armor, where *h«’lls passed completely State* soil ha* b«-«»n r«»p>rt«! to Cap ¡»istoffice* entirely.
Certain work to
able locations elsewhere in the state.
The remaining 40 per cent seldom pay any license or fee other than the through her, showed how she sue- 1 tain Williams, of Troop II, Thin! cav prevent congestion am! delay must tw
leave the Union de|«it or the North [ state license or to prohibit the owner ' cumbed. Fart of both her fighting ' alry, in commarul of United State* done. Mails will be received ami dis
i mast* were shot away and her deck:
patched a* heretofore, ami arrange
Bank station, excepting to go to a
tr»*»,n> station«*! at Presidio.
Captain
1 from the free us* of the street* or wa* a mas* of debris.
ment* will bo mad«» for a limit<*l de
nearby restaurant for meals.
If they
The broadsides delivered by the William* i* investigating the report. livery through th«> general delivery
have made up their minds as to the ! affecting the numbering or registra-
{»articular part of the state in which ■ tion of vehicle* such as Would tend to battleship New Harn ¡»hi re at varying ' Some days ago warning wa* given to window*.
Special delivery letters will I»«» de
they want to locate they are in a hur ' confuse the authorities in enforcing distance* of six to seven and one-half i General l.uque, in command of th«»
ry t> get there and do not tarry in thia I the state law, but the city or county mile* were consider«*! remarkable by M exican garrison, by th«» American liver«*! ami patron* of any office will t»e
ordnance officers.
Mor* than one-
afford«*! th«» privilege of having their
city. The so-called sight seeing class
that
the crossing of mall deliver»*! on Sunday by deposit
ea are composed of peraons who are ; authorities are not restricted in the ; thin! of the shot* were said to have; commander,
undecided where to go.
They view regulation or licensing of automobile* j gone through, although nothing official ! arm«*! men would b«» considered a hos ing the required fee for special de
livery service.
the attractions of Portland while in : and taxicabe that are used to carry the | wa* given out.
tile act.
A half hour after the *nn ha«! risen
FiMtmaater General Hitchcock has
vestigating the opportunities of the public for hire.
Relation* between
the
United
; the first shot wa* tip*!. This wa* fol- ,
!*au««i instructions deaigne«! to carry
state.
A city may by ordinance regulate ■ lowed by another, but both were j State« an»! M«»xican custom* officials into effect these idea* ami to afford
here are daily becoming les* harmon-
The Dalles The Dalles Business the spew! of automobile* to 10 mile* i merely to determine th«» range.
Then I
employ««« of th«» Postal service one
Min's a-sociatinn and local realty an hour within it* jurisdiction but began a beautiful exhibition of marks iou*. Previous to the taking of the day's rest in seven.
Rio
Grande
ford
by
th«»
insurgents,
|
dealers are receiving calls and inquir
manship. A salvo directed near the
ies from a large number of colonists ' cannot place any further limitation i stern of the Texas raise«! huge col- j that point wa* d«»*ignat«*i by the Mex
REVENUE RETURNS GREAT.
ican officials a* the port of entry, j
upon
the
speed
of
motors
but
all
ve
who have taken advantage of the
umn« of water anti d«»lugvd the vesasl, '■ When the insurrecto* captur«*! th«»
cheap rates to come West.
hicle* of whatever class must be lim leaving her unscathed.
font, the Mexican official* sought to
"The show windows of the exhibi ited to the same speed. The city can
Then, to show the control of the 12 ; o|a»n another crossing, but the Ameri All Record* Broken During First Two
tion building at the depot are viewed
Month* of Pretsnt Year.
and
H
inch
guns,
another
hail
of
shells
;
prescribe different «peed limit* in dif
can custom* officials object«*! am! have;
all day long by strangers,” said Secre
wa*
drop,**!
into
the
water
immvdia-
;
since
disarmed
gendarme*
who
at-'
Washington The^govemmenl’« re
tary Fish. "It would be conservative ferent part* of the city, but the speed, tely in front of the ship.
The miss |
to say that the exhibit building has sones must t>e marked by (urge sign* was intentional, but the shell* came . tempt«*! to cross the river at other ceipt* from interna! .'revenue are at
their high mark.
In the flr*t two
been seen by not jess than 3,000 col bearing the words "Slow down to .... so close as to give rise at first to th«» point*.
Bullets said to come from F«*!eral month* of the present year $199.N37.-
onists in the past week.
In The miles.” Where the city limit* and b«-h«»f t.'iat th» tir*’ hit h.-««I t»«-«-n to vie
rifles fell among a detachment of 080 was coll«-ct»*!, an incr«»a»e of more
Dalles at present are about 50 home
The shooting then began in earnest, i United tales soldiers but whether th«»
than $22,000,000. Receipt* for Feb
seekers. some of whom have bought country meet the city must post sign*
The
New
Hampshire,
followed
by
homes already. Others are negotiat where all automobile driver* can aee th«» battleship Mississippi .‘ >0 yards in firing was intentional has not been de- ruary alone were $1,892,000 greater
than a year ago.
ing for land and others are looking at them, specifying the speed limit with her wake, drew off approximately sev termm«*!.
Higher tax«»* on tobacco are largely
tracts to decide which suits them best. in the city by similar sign*. The en and one half miles and began firing
TROOPS ASSEMBLE QUICKLY
responsible, increased receipt* from
Five from Kansas have about closed a sign* must bear arrows designating All of the broadside* were delivered
being al>..ut $*oo,iHHi a-
deal for 320 acres of fruit land. Iowa where the *,*‘«d limit applies.
Section 25 of the act relates to the against the Texas while the attacking ; Mc>«m«n| to Mexican Border Com- month. Th«» greater consumption of
colonists are negotiating the purchase
vessel
wa*
steaming
back
and
forth!
The framers of
b«»«»r wa* responsible for an increaae
of m ; in r. - < f partially cleared land authority of cities.
plated In Tan Day*.
along the line at a ten knot sp«-«»d.
of $.!66,0<M) in February alone. Taxes
for which they will pay $15,000. the law say that it contains no jokers,
After the sev«»nth broadside th«» j
Washington
Th«» general staff is on oleomargarin«» are falling off.
Several have arrived from Germany. and there will bs- found nothing in it Texas plainly wa* in distress. Two I
to
restrict
the
authority
of
cities
to
proud
of
the
degree
of success at
Cor|x>ration tax receipts are begin-
They could not speak English, but hail
naval tug* that lay alongside the mon
A little in..re than
an interpreter with them. They have an unwarrant<sl degree. The law is a itor Tailid>a*M»e. on which were ata j lairied in the effort to mobilize an; ■ i»>g to . on» in
Returns
made a success of raising ducks, model of it* kind, and a close scrutiny tinned the naval observers, rac«*! to army division in Texas, and have mail«»’ $360,000 ha* b«»vn received.
chickens, asfiaragu* and mushroonft. of. it* provisions will further reveal her assistance. Th«» *h«»ll* preeumaby public the fact*, as gather«*! by the will l>e'corn,>lete on Jun«» 1, ami by
July 1 the treasury officials expect to
and are looking at different l<>cationa. it* superiority in legislation regulat hail set the vessel afire, for the hose
Another party Isiught a small tract of ing motor vehicles. It embodies the was run over the aides and the engines ! army insp«H-tor», on which the record hav«» (25,000,000 |coll«»cted.
was made.
land to engage in raising high clnas best ¡«art* of the motor vehicle license were set to work pumping.
She also |
exhibition ami fancy poultry.
One laws of other state* and is the result had been driven out of broadside range
Instead of occupying 60 day*, aa' PRESIDENT WAITS ON SENATE
day 11 arrived, tired and dusty, but of much study on the part of it* au by the force of the New Hampshire'« ha»l !>een predicted in some quarters, j
thor.
smiling, who undoubtedly will find
shells, and the tug* straighten«*! her the entire movement was completed I Taft Will Do Nothing Till Hs Lsarn*
suitable land here.
in ten days.
Within Ik hours after
out
for her further ordeal.
Arbitration Sentiment.
WEST NOT TO INTERFERE.
Twice afterward shells set the hulk orders wer«» received on March 6. th«»
Eugene Approximately 175 colon
Tenth
infantry
was
entrained
at
Fort
Washington
Conversations refer
ists have arrived in Eugene.
They Prison Management Satisfactory to afire.
The; red to in a Paris dispatch are among
What wa* practically the finishing Benjamin Harrison, Idniana.
hail from ail parts of the country, but
Governor. He Says.
blow came with the 19th broadside, Fourth field artillery was the last to' many which President Taft ha* ha<!
there is a distinct majority from the
when four of the 12-inch an«! four board the cars at Fort D. A. Russell, with representative* of foreign pow
Salem
That
there
will
b*
no
change
Middle West, particularly Nebraska.
H-inch
shells were hurl«*! at her just Wyoming, but that was Iwcause of er», as a result of hi* s|»eech last De
The greater part of them were attrac in the administration of affairs at the
The shot* i the inability of the railroa«!* to get cember at the banquet of the Ameri
ted to Oregon and to Eugene by com state penitentiary wa* assert«*! by as the sun was setting
can society for the judicial settlement
¡s>ur>»d
so
thick
around
her
that
it was coaches to that point promptly.
munity advertising, but a large pro Governor West in commenting on let
Th«» Sev«»nt«»enth infantry, from of international dispute*. The presi
impoMible
to
determine
how
many
of
portion have friends here and came at ters he has received relative to the
Fort McPherson, Ga . was th«» first or dent then announce«! himself as in fa
di*mi*-d of McCullough, a guard, the eight struck the vessel.
their solicitation.
ganization to reach San Antonio, and vor of arbitration.
The largest numlier to arrive in one from the force at that institution re
it was in camp, umler canvas, three
GENERALS DIE IN RIOT.
No definite arrangements have Iwen
day has been 6», all of them arriving cently. He said he had received let
ami a half day* after orders. The male to draft a treaty with France or
oo one train. Almost all of this num ter* from men well known in union
troo|>a from Fort Myer, Va., hat! th«»
ber was made up of families who had labor circles, but do! not divulge then Honduras Scene of Pitched Battle. greatest distance to travel. 1715 miles, with Great Britain, as the president
will not move until he i* apprised <>f
Fatal
to
Score*.
sold their homes in the East and were contents.
and they average«! 2h mile* an hour.
the probable reception of such meas
"With antiquated
and
obsolete
Tegucigalpa, Honduras. March 22
looking for new ones in Oergon. One
ure* by the senate.
family numbered ten members, and equipment am! building* and many General Lara and General Palma, both
It is considered here not improbable
Regret i* Expressed.
difficultly to contend with, those in of whom commandas! division* of the
the average was large.
Washington
The publicity which that arbitration arrangements between
Most of the demand is for small charge have given it a national repu Honduran troop* in th«» recent upris
th«» Unit«*) Ststes and France may I»«»
homes -tracts of approximately ten tation as one of the beat in the coun ing in that country, were killed in a attend«*! the »«»arch of the baggag«» of
in progress simultaneously with those
acres suitable for fruit culture or try. ” he said.
"What action is riot at Com ay ague I a, a suburb of Mr*. Joseph W Hull and her daugh
between
the United States am! Great
taken by the superintendent toward Tegucigalpa, on Sunday.
truck-gardening.
ter, of Savannah, Ga.. on board the Britain.
The riot finally became a pitch«»d
his employes is for him to pass upon
Baker It is estimated that fully and 1 do not intend to interfere. 1 battle, and it i* estimated that not «learner Lusitania by custom official*
SOUTHERNERS WOULD AID.
500 colonist* have visit«! Baker dur am satisfied so far with the manage les* than 41 of th«» révolter* Were at New York on March 17 ami the
ing the past week.
The Commercial ment of the prison ami 1 have no kill«*! and some 50 other*, including criticism of the action of th«» custom
club has a representative at Pocatello thought of making a change.”
several women, wound«!. Among the officers was the cause of an official Confederate Veteran* of Fort Worth,
ami a committee meets all train* here
dead is a son bf General Dionicio Guit-
Texas, Offer Service*.
statement made by the treasury de
to assist strangers and welcome them
terrex
TOWNS TO BUILD ROAD.
Washington
Itoclaration of the
to Oregon. Business is active and the
The riot began about the time the partment.
merchant* are optimistic over the re Athena and Weston Give 400 Days' respective force* of Generals Lara and
The department was "advis««d,” the pacific attitude of the administration
sult* of the publicity campaign ear
Palma, who ha»l b«*»n brought up to statement says, “that some member toward all the worlds and a tribute to
Labor and Teams for Work.
ned on during the year.
Arrange
assist in the defense of Tegucigalpa or memltcrs of th«» party would at the bravery am! self xacrifice of the
Athena The state legislature turn against the reblea, ha»! occupi«»d Cofna- tempt to pas* certain |M»rsonal effects South are features of a letter ad
ment* are now under way to serve
meals to passengers on the morning ing down the good roads bill, citixena yaguela. They had not yet disarmed, through the custom house without pay dress«*! by Secretary of War Dickin
of Athena and Weston have taken the according to the agreement enter«*! ment of duty, ami con*«rqu«»ntly direc son to an organisation of ( onfederate
train*.
case in their own hand*. Aa a result into by the government and the revo tions were given for the careful exam veterans in Fort Worth, Tex., which
La Grande To date 75 homeseekers a macadam road is to be constructed lutionary lea«lrra, with the peace com j
offrre«! it* services a* infantry to
ination of the baggage."
from fiklahoma ami parties of four between the two towns.
missionera, ami after the first collision
"Th«» examination disclo««*! the fact "our common country.”
ami five from other sections have
The county is to furnish the machin were quick to draw their firearm* and that there ha«! Iieen omitt«*! from
The offer came from the Fort Worth
reached La Grande and are seeking lo ery. Athena the rock quarry and town
machetes.
their declaration* more than $6(X> Conf«*!«»r»te Gray», the letter saying
cations here. Many are frum South resident* am! farmers hav«- agreed to
Great crowd* of spytatorv^gatherm! worth of dutiable merchandise. In , that by unanimous vote the organisa
ern state*.
furnish labor and teams.
Fully 400 at point* of vantage to watch the accortiance with th«» law applicable in tion ha<l directs»! it* officers to tender
Medford Real estate men of Med days' labor with men and teams has game, and many of them found escape such cases, a list of the und«»clar«*i service "for duty as Unit«*! States
ford will semi an agent to Portland to already I wen subscribed for the mad. shut off when the men came to close articles wa* made and forfeiture will soldiers <»n th«» Mexican liorder. or in
This mad will be one of th* most quarters.
any other capacity as voluntoer* in
be completed.
imiuce incoming colonist* to locate
the present crisis involving the wel
beneficial
in
this
part
of
the
country,
Forces
umler
General
Matuty,
an-
;
"The
department,
however,
has
not
here. Very'few of the 1911 home
a* the highway between Athena an«! other veteran of the Nicaraguan revo deemed it necessary to report the fare of our common country.”
seekers have appeared in Medford.
Weston is one of the worst, «»specially lution. were hastily dispatched to stop fact* to the United States attorney
in winter. The work will begin at the battle, an«! succeeded in separating fur hi* action, in view of the disagree
Grating Rule* Get O. X.
New Townsite Probable.
once.
the combatant*.
able notoriety to which the women in
Salem What is considered plausi
Washington Revis«*l grating reg
question have h«-en already subj«»cted. ulations governing the use of the na
bly as a move for an Oregon Electric
Rural Preachers Scored.
"It ha* no comment to make on the tional forest ranges have b«»«»n ap-
“V or Turntable Required.
townsite v.n the new extension south
Decatur, III.—"The moat conspicu searching of the party by the in*p«»ct- prov«*! by Secretary of Agriculture
Salem
Notification ha* been sent
is seen in the purchase of 120 acres of
land at Hall's Ferry, about nine miles to the Astoria A Columbia River rail- ous back-number* in the country now or* except to regret that the fact* Wilson. They provide for recognition
up the Willamette river from Salem. mad by the Railroad commission that are th«« rural preachers,” declar’d were made public.”
of a ¡wrmanent national
advisory
The purchase was made from H. J. the practice of operating trains back Dean J. H. Skinner, of Purdue uni
lx>ard representing the sh«-rp am! cat
Speculation ia Downfall.
Spitxbart by E. M. Croisan, ami th«» wan! one way between Warrenton and versity, before tne Inter-Church Con
tle interests, which will confer annu
consideration is said to be $9,000. Fort Stevens must be discontinued. servation congress here. "While farm
Washington
Stock market «¡»ecu- ally with the secretary of agriculture
ers
and
the
rest
of
the
world
have
im
Mr. Croisan ha* been purchasing land The mad will either be compelled to
I at ion was responsible for the resigna concerning grating matters ami eetal»-
freely in the interest of the Oregon install a "Y” or a turntable to carry proved, preaching ha* rrmaine«) in the tion from the department of Justice of lish a rule that in forest* where the
Electric for right-of-way purposes, out this suggestion. The road is also same quality." continue«! the speaker. George M. Scarborough, a special quality of the range and advantag«»* for
and it is rumored that this buy was instructed to place light* on it* draw "Country preachers should go to col agent of the department's bureau of raising cattle ami sheep are equal the
bridge at the Skipanon river, the lege and learn agriculture." E. White investigation in New York.
made for the Oregon Electric.
Scarbor year long, rate for sheep after the
Macoupin ough admitted that he had violated the season of 1911 will be 30 per cent of
bridge at the present time not being Allen, president of the
Board Appoint* Stat* Architect.
lighted, it is alleged, in compliance County Farmers' institute, also scored rules of the department.
the year long rate for cattle.
Salem W. C. Knighton ha* been with the United States navigation country clergymen.
__ _____
appointed state architect by Governor laws.
Dewsy Decline* Honor.
Railroad Issues Hurry-Up Order,
Sympathetic Strike Predicted.
West ami Stat* Treasurer Kay at a
Nevada. Mo. Anjirder has b«»«m re
Washington Rear-Admiral Charle*
Soon
Use
Double
Track.
Cincinnati
Overture*
for
the
set
salary of $4,500 a year,
Mr. Knigh
The Dalles The work of double tlement of the strike of white firemen . E. V reeland, now in com mam! of the ceived by the division officers here of
ton will prepare plans and specifica
tion* ami will supervise all public tracking the line of the O.-W. R. A N. on the Cincinnati, New Orleans A second division of the Atlantic fleet the Missouri Pacific Railroad company
instructing that the military spur
buildings in this state during hi* term . between The Dalles and .Deschutes is Texas Pacific railroad have been re has been detailed to rrprreent the
from Nevada to the government rifle
of office. It is estimated that his ser now completed and as 2 soon a* th«» jected by the officials of the road, and navy at the coronation of King George
range be prepared to accommixiate 5,-
vices will make a saving to the state block system is perfected/.’which will there is renewed talk that the firemen V. Admiral Dewey declined the ap
000 men within the next two weeks,
In architect*' fees of from $10,000 to be in a very few days, , th* double of the entire railway system may be pointment because of the length of
i No furtherjnformstionja vouchsafed.
the journey.
I track will be in use.
ealled out on a sympathetic strike.
$15,000 annually.