CURRENT EVENTS
GOVERNMENT PURE TOOD EXPERT WllO TESTIFIES IN HIS
nu-'N BEHALT BEFORE HOUSE INQUIRY BOARD.
Moe Rescue E>h.b t Wdl Be Feature
In Pittsburg.
Washington, D C. President Taft
will witness a real coal mine explosion
at Pittsburg on October 27, and will
be able to watch every movement of
the reume crew aa it ru»h«*e to the aid
of the entombed miners.
It will be a real mine explosion, al
though specially »tag«! on the Pitts
burg ball park, where a steel gallery
with glass sides will I m - erected to
enable the visitors to witness every
feature in thia dramatic portrayal of
the cause of recent groat explosions
from coal dust.
Imm«liat«-ly following the explos
ion. members of the rescue crow, in
their oxygen helmets, will ru«h into
the smoke-fill«^! gallery and go through
the work of rescue, Suppose«! victims
of the explosion will be brought out
' and given first aid to the injured
; treatment, now in use by the bureau
of mines.
The explosion« will be one of th«1
many interesting numbers prepared
I for the 16.000 miners and operators
I <-x|»ect«-d to atten*l the great national
I mine safety demonstration at Pitts
burg. October 26 and 27, by th«1 bu
reau of mines.
The d«*mon«tration. which
is to
teach safety in mining, begins on the
first day, and will show explosions of
coal dust in the experiment gallery,
and t«*sts of mine safety lamps.
Ex
pert rescue teams from the principal
coal mines will give exhibitions in
rescue work, and th«1 miners will pAMA
in review before the president after
the exercises on October 27.
Doings of the World at ï-arge
Told in Brief.
Qsnsral Rssuma of Important Ewantl
Presented in Condensed Form
for Ouf Busy Readers.
A hailstorm in Allierta, Canada, has
practically destroy«1«! about 1,000,000
bushels of whrat.
W. B. Bourne. a wealthy resident
of San Franci»«**. has pure has«! a
large estate in Killarney, Ireland.
The Colorado M«-dical association
unanimously endorse«! the work of Dr.
Wiley aa U. 8. government food ex
port.
.Mayor Rushlight, of Portland, has
been fouml to be a violator of the new
automobile regulations which he is
rigidly enforcing.
Three hundred and seventy-five well
trained recruits are cn route West
from Anna|s«lis to join U. 8. warshi|m
on the Pacific Const.
Canadian ships sailing for England
are carrying double supplies of coal
and reduced cargoes, on account of the .
labor troubles in England.
Oil prospectors in New Mexico have ;
discovered a large deposit of fine i
grade asphaltum, the only deposit of |
the kind in the United Stoles.
UK. II. H. muli .
TWO AVIATORS KILLED.
A new strike order directs lOO.OoO
skilled railroaders in England to quit
Ona Plunges to Bottom of Laks;
work in.me.hatch, and if obej.sl
will tie up practically every mile of
Other Falls Into Pit.
railway on the British isles.
Chicago
Two aviators, William
An Ohin banker lost loo pounds in R. Badger, of Pittsburg, and St. Croix
Weight W Illi«- «Ct V Illg i . I! . l.r.l > •.
Johnstone, of Chicago, both young
prison for misuse of the C. 8. mails, men, lost their lives in the interna
but the prison authorities declared he
tional aviation meet here.
was much improved in health.
Both accidents reveal«1«! the frailty
A Tacoma man was given one-fourth of the machines in which the aviators
of a lafgc estate provided he married
within 3D <!ays of the death of the were gliding about the air with
testator.
He advertised,
found a scarcely a paua?.
bride, and was married with two days
Badger, a wealthy young man, came
to spare,
to hie death in a pit in the aviation
field. There had been a (law in one of
PORTLAND MARKETS.
the wings of the propeller of the Bald
Whrat New crop, bluestem, Mt; win machine he drove.
Centrifugal force broke the propel
club, 77c; red Russian, 75c; valley,
ler and upset the delicate equilibrium
77c.
MillstufTs
Bran. $’.’4.60<>i 25 per of the machine, and Badger dashed
100 feet to the bottom of the pit. His
ton, middlings, 132; shorts, 125.60
neck was broken.
<<l 2tl; roll«1«! barley, $26«<t29.
Johnstone fell 500 feet under his
Corn
Whole, $33; cracked, $34
engine and was drowned.
Caught
per ton.
under the heavy engine in the Mois
Barley
New, feed, $26.50M26;
»ant monoplane, he was carried deep
brewing. $30<<i3i ;>er ton.
into Lake Michigan, and his body was
Oats Old white. $25 per ton; new,
not brought to the surface until an
fl
Hay Timothy, valley, *15oil6; al hour later.
Badger lived three-quarters of an
falfa. $11; clover, $8.50<<c9; grain
hour after he had been extricated
hay, $9.5OM10.
from the wrecked machine.
He did
Fresh Fruits Cantaloup«-*, $1.25<o
not recover consciousness. Thirty-five
2 per crate; peaches, fioroi $1.25 box;
watermelons.
1 >i l|e
per
pound; flyers have dipped and glided here for
three days, ami this was the first fatal
plums, OOroi $1.75 per crate; prunes,
accident.
Three aviators fell but were
$l.76per box ; new apples, $1.75«i2.50
per box ; raspberries, $2t«i2.50; black unhurt.
berries, $1.75 <i 1.90; pears, $2 >2.50
box; Casabas, 3|c pound.
Vegetables
Beans, 5oi lOo; cab
bages, $2 per hundredweight; corn,
3D<'r40c;>er dozen; cucumbers, $1 m
1.26 per box; eggplant, lout12$c per
pound; garlic, loot 12c per pound; let
tuce, $1.25orl.75 per box; |>eppera,
Hot lOc |H-r pound. radishes, 12|c per
dozen; tomateos, 90cot$L25 per box;
new carrots, $1 75 per sack; turnips,
$1.26; l>ret». $1.76.
Potatoes New Oregon, ljulfcper
pound.
Onions Walla Walla, $1.75 per
hundred.
Poultry Hens, 151<u. 16c; springs,
15<<t I5|c; ducks, young, 16c; tur
keys. I Rot 19c.
Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, candled.
27c per doxen.
Butter City creamery extra. 1 and
2-pound prints, in boxes, 30c [«er
pound; less than box lots, cartons and
delivery extra.
Pork Fancy. l(V<t 10$c per pound.
Veal Fancy, 12«t 13c per found.
Hops 1911 contracts, 4Doi 45c per
pound; 1910 crop. 40c; 1909 crop, 30
(it 35c; olds, 2(>«t 25c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 9M 16c per
pound, according to shrinkage; val
ley, 15t<t 17c per pound.
Cattle
Choice
steers, 35.60(0
5.76; good to choice, $5.256(5.50;
choice cows, $i.50r<; $.76; good to
choice, $4.25of4.50; good, average
1050 pounds. $4>>t4.25; common, $2 75
M3; choice heifers, $4.90 m 5; choice
bulls, $3.60613.75; choice calves, 200
pounds and under. $7.25« 7.35; good
to choice, $5.50<«l6; common calves,
I4M 5; choice stags,
$4.50<>t 4.75;
good to choice, 34.26*1 4.50.
Hogs Extra choice light hogs, $M
Ot,H 25; choice heavy, $7 m 7.5O, heavy
rough, $6.25<<i6.50.
Sheep Choice yearlinga, wethers,
coasse
wool,
33.25 m 3.50; choice
yearling wethers, east of mountains.
38. 26 m 3.50; choice two and threes,
$3<<t3.50, choice spring lambs, $5.2fc't
5 50; good to choice, $5 m 5.25; choice
killing ewes, $2.75><i3.
TAFT TO SEE TESTS.
GERMANY IS FAVORABLE
TO TREATY WITH U. S.
Washington Almost in the same
hour that the senate committee for
eign relations reported Wednesday to
the senate ita convention that the re
cent negotiate«! arbitration treaties
between thia country and Great Bri
tain and France were ‘•breeders of
bitterness
and
war.”
Germany,
through its ambassador here, was an
nouncing ita desire to be a party to a
similar arbitration compact with the
United States.
Germany made known to Secretary
Knox, through Ambassador Von Barn
storf?. its acceptance of the general
principles of arbitration as laid down
in the secretary's draft, recently sub
mitted.
A few exceptions
were
note«!, however, and Count Von" Bern-
storfT will sail for Germany to consult
his government further. He will re
turn in October.
Insurance Probs Orows.
Detroit More representatives of
companies under investigation were
quizzed by the special committee se
lected by €the national convention of
insurance commissioners to probe ’the
methods of certain industrial insur
ance concerns doing business in the
United States.
The committee's re
port is expected to be ready Thursday
or Friday. It is said that something
in the nature of a report may be read
at the national convention of state in
surance commissioners in Milwaukee
next eek.
"Be Gentle" Editor Fights.
St. Louie Albert Solomon, of this
city, editor of the Humanitarian, in
which he admonishes everybody to be
kind and gentle, is under arrest on the
charge of beating hia wife and fight-
ing with his brother-in-law.
The
brother-in-law is locked up on a cross
chargs of disturbing Solomon's peace.
LIVERPOOL IN
Soldiers
TERROR.
and Mobs
Have
Battles in Streets.
TOGO VIEWS NIAGARA.
Pitched Japanese
Liverpool A reign of terror exists
here and troops are pouring into the
city to |>ut down disorder.
A special
guard has been detailed to protect the
landing stage of the trans-Atlantic
steamers which, it is asserted, the
rioters have planned to destroy by
fire.
Five prison vans escorted by 50
soldiers who were carrying riot pris
oners from the police court to Walth
am jail were attacked by 3.""" m«-m
l>era of the roughest class in Vauxhall
street.
The mob threw missiles of
every description and in defending
themselves the hussars fired.
At first blanks were used by the
soldiers, and then ball cartridges
One man was killed and many persona
were severely wounded
The troops
then charged with drawn sabers and
clear«-«! the street.
So daring were
the rioters that one of them trie«! to
unhorse an officer, who wax obliged to
use his revolver, wounding the man
severely.
Another less serious affray in which
the troops were again coin ¡ie I led to
fire took place in Bond street. Only
a few persons were injured.
CUT COST OF LIVING.
Immensa Fruit Crop Will Bring Priest
Way Down.
Chicago Stop eating meats and
vegetables and live on fruit.
This is
one way to decrease the cost of living.
Never in years has there tx*en a better
prospect for bumper crop» in all var
ieties of fruit, say commission mer
chants.
Prices are to be slashed from a third
to a half under those of last year.
Here are a few of the predicted retail
prices:
Concord grapes. 16 to 18
cents a basket; (teaches, 25 cents a
one-fifth bushel basket; apples, $1.75
to $3 a barrel (all varieties); pears,
$1.50 a bushel; plums, $1.5o a bushel.
South Water street merchants esti
mate that fully 10,000 carloads of
fruit will be shipiwd from the Michi
gan fruit belt this fall.
Not only
from Michigan but from Eastern vine
yards and orchards, come the same re
ports of bumper crops.
The first of the Michigan peach«««,
the early Alexanders, were shippoi
from Ludington August 4, fully two
weeks earlier than in the previous
years. Thia is not the IxMit variety.
Dropped Revolver Kills,
New York While searching his
pockets for a cent with which to pur>
chase a newspaper from Mrs. Rose
Malchorde, a Park Row news-woman,
James C. Henderson, ag«i 76, of San
Antonio.
Tex., accidentally drew
forth a loadeil revolver, which fell to
the sidewalk an«! was discharged, kill
ing the woman instantly.
It is be
lieved Henderson can be charg«"d only
with carrying a concealed weapon.
Although he declared it was an acci
dent, and witnesses agreed with him,
he was charg<si with homicide.
Portugal Quaks-Shaken.
Lisbon — A aeries of earthquake
«hecks, gradually increasing in vio
lence. were felt in 8«>uthern Portugal.
At Mortela.
Albufeira and other
points near the coast, considerable
1 damage was done and some persons
were injured. At Lagos the distarb-
| ances were accompanied by a tidal
wave which caused a panic.
Admiral to Make
Through Canada.
T rip
Niagara hall« A« 'Admiral Togo
ti ,,t..r« ■ p\ r t
11;:[•« r -!<••! arch
bridge he gaze«! intently at the misty
cataract below before h«1 closed his
He M*
tered Canada unofficially and was re
ceived by Japanese Consul General
Nokomura of Ottawa.
After a rest hero th«1 admiral will
continue to Vancouver. B. C., where
he will re-enter the Unit«»! States by
rail for a private visit to Seattle,
Wash.
He will embark there for
Japan. Before leaving American ter
ritory the distinguished Japanese. who
had been th«1 gu«-st of the United
States for 17 days, sent a telegram to
Secretary Knox expr«-scing thanks for
the cordial reception that the govern
ment and the p«-oplc had ac<x«rd«*d him.
"Pray be assured of my carrying
home with me a vivid impression of
the kind and friendly feelings which
have been demonstratid to me by a
nation who»«1 welfare and prosperity
are my sincere wish," he wrote.
Th«1 admiral t««ok great interest in
the falls. He r«xie around in a pri
vate trolley car and asked 'more ques
tions than on any other occasion dur-
ing his tour.
MOB ATTACKS PRISON.
Political
Unrast Causes Trouble in
Portugal,
Lisbon An attempt was made to
release 400 political prisoners from the
Limeorio prison in this city.
A mob
overpowered th«1 sentries, but as the
iron gates were about to fall before
th«* attack, the troops arrived and the
deliverers fl«!.
Sergeants in the army who were
dissatisfied at the treatment accord
ed men of their grade assembled in se
cret meeting, according to the Novil-
hades. The minister of war, learning
of the meeting, sent cavalry to the
spot, but ail of the men except five
escape«!.
The Diario Noticia says the govern
ment has ascertained that the country
priests, fearing ecclesiastical property
is to be seized by the state, are bury
ing church treasures, consisting of
priceless relics, vases and images.
It is said that church property val
ued at $3,000,000 already has disap
pearod.
Short Bushels Must Go.
Chicago Fruits and vegetables of
many sorts will be sold here by weight
instead of by measure after January
1, 1912.
The berry boxes with bot
toms in the center will disappear at
the same time, as will also "trade
<*ustom” bushels that contain but
seven-eighths of a bushel, if several
ordinances being propare«! by Peter
Zimmer, city sealer, are passed. Dis
honest and d«-ceptive "trade customs”
will receive a death blow and consum
ers and honest commission men will
be benefitted incalculably.
Will Break Ground for Panama
Pacific Exposition.
Entire Journey Will Last About Six
Weeks - Three Days in State
of Washington.
Washington. D. C. Plans for Pres
ident Taft's visit through the West
and the Pacific Coast were virtually
completed Sunday. The journey will
b«< almost a» extensive aa that taken
by the president on hia famous "swing
around the circle," in 1909, when he
traveled more than 13,000 miles and
visited 33 states.
He will break ground for the Panama
Canal exposition at San Francisco,
make «core.» of addresses and attempt
to scale Mount Rainier's slope.
Accenting to the present arrange
ments the president will be gone six
week«. In that time it is expected he
will niak«1 nearly 2o0 speeches from
th«1 rear platform of his private car
and at places not on the regular sched
ule.
Republican leaders look upon the
trip as th«* most important, political-
ly, that the president has map|H*<i out
•once he entero«! the White House.
IL- will go through all th«* states in
the West in which the dominance of
"progressive” Republicans is recog
nized and which are counted on as op
posed to his «nomination next year.
Until the question of the adjourn
ment of congre-» was out of the way.
the president was undecided whether
In- li i!d ! gon« •;I.r• • Weeks or six.
With ad i,.-no
t virtually n-sured
for this week, the president feels that
he can get three weeks’ rest at Bever
ly and Ire in trim to stand the grind of
40 days in a private car.
The president probably will leave
Beverly September 17, returning East
alxiut November 1.
He
will go
We«t through Iowa, Kai -as, Nebras
ka. Colorado. I'tah and Nevada to the
Coast. Most of the big cities in these
states, including Des Moines, Kansas
City, Omaha, Denver and Salt Lake
City, will be visited, but the plans for
the trip contemplât«1 stops at scores of
smaller places as well.
From California the president will
go north to Portland and Seattle.
Three days are to be spent in Wash
ington state, and th«- route eastward
will allow him to stop in Idaho, Mon
tana. the Dakotas anti Minnnesota.
While no "spellbinders” are to be
taken along, it is probable that mem
bers of the cabinet and of congress
will become traveling companions of
the president at various points en
route. Topics for the president's ad
dresses will not be hard to find, the
party leaders say.
KISS TASTES OF POISON.
Mother Detects Children's Peril
Time to Save Them.
in
New York Poison«»! by their break
fast, Mrs. Ella Bell, of 65 West
Thirty-sixth street, and her
three
small children were saved from death
by the mother's quickness in getting
aid. One of the children -Ruth, 2
years old »till is in a serious condi
tion at the New York hospital, where
she was taken.
The husband and father, John Bell,
is a billposter, who goes to work some
hours before Mrs. Beil has breakfast
with her rhildron.
The breakfast which made them all
ill consisted of canned peas left from
the preceding meal.
Some hours after eating the meal
Ruth complained of feeling feverish.
Soon after that the other children be
came ill and the mother began to have
a headache, aceompaniixl by nausea.
Ruth asked for some water, and her
mother ki»»«d her as she gave it to the
child. She noticed a metallic taste on
the child's lips.
Her
suspicions
aroused. she kissed the other children,
finding the same condition present.
She hurriedly called a physician and
heroic treatment saved the lives of all
the children.
«s'
Scientists Near Death.
Cordova. Alaska Word has been
received hero of the narrow escape
from drowning of Professors R. 8.
I Mr and Lawrence Mkrtin, glacier cx-
perta sent hero by the Smithsonian
Inaititution to study the glacial sys
tems of Alaska. While crossing the
Big Delta river the swift current near
ly upset their wagon and the men had
to jump. They landed in the middle
of the tubulent stream and after a
han! struggle managed to reach shore.
Grandchildren Are Many.
They lost their cameras and valuable
Stockton, Cal. Thompson White, a films and many field notea.
retired merchant of this city, celebra
ted hia 99th birthday Sunday at Oak
Recover Mine««' Bodies.
Park.
Fifteen grandchildren and 13
Hibbing. Minn. Three bodies were
great grandchildren were present at recovered from the debris and stones
the family reunion.
The feature of which swept down the side of the open
the reunion was an address by the old pit of the Susquehanna and Buffalo
est member of the family on the nee«! mine. It was feared that 16 were
of righteousness in all phases of pri buri«!, but a roll call showed that
vate and public life.
only three lost their lives