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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1911)
¿V ? -J»'« INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF 01R HOME STATE OREGON HOPS BEST. Coast Product Is R-ch in bays Scientist. FORESTERS GAIN ON FIRES. Lupulm Bsl-svss Flames Will Be Under Con trol in Fsw Days. a•••a••••»•»••a••••••••••••••••••• a••a «.a»a Medford Thirty-three cars of Bart- ------------ DEER GROW SCARCE. lett pears have b«-en «hippe«! from the | valley since the season opened, two! Gams Warden Finley M«k»i Tour ot weeks ago, am! the fruit is going out Curry County. at the rate of five cars a day. The fruit is maturing rapidly under favor-1 Port Orford William 1.. Finley, able climatic renditions. and the state gam«« warden, [«awed a day in Howell [tears ar«- now being harvested. Port Orford with Governor West's The Howells are exceptionally tin«- this party. His address here was in the year, and are expect«! to bring good interest of the preservation of game in this section. Mr. Finley point«! prices. All the fruit that has been ship|H«l out that the preservation of t'urry so far is iteing held in Chicago await county's . game I would mean a large ing the clearing of the market of financial profit to the «immunity. He cheap fruit. The local ass««-iation is cited the State of Maine as an ex greatly in need of a cold storage plant ample, a state which receives an in here, ami tentative plans are being come running into millions annually made for the erection of a *100,000 from th«- hunters of Boston, New York and other nearby cities. plant next season. As Curry rounty probably has more With such a plant in Medford, local growers will be able to hold their game than any other county on the fruit for the ¡«rices they want, instead coast, if it is properly protect««!, it of having to ship them to commission will be a permanent source of reve nue. Mr. Finley has been investigat houses from the trees. ing the conditions in Coos and Curry counties, from Bamion to Gold Beach, FRUIT SHADOWS STOCK. as to violations of game laws and making arrangements for setting Tillamook County Finds Biggar Prof aside several game reserves. He fount! a growing sentiment in its in New Industry. favor of game protection, ami is get Bay City — Ti))amo«ik county is ting the co-operation of the forest awakening to the possibilities that lie rangers here. He also arranged for in a development of its agricultural sp|Kiinting several resident wardens resources. It has been fournl that an to advise and work with the people acre of land, if used for the feeling of: for the better protection of the game dairy stock, will only produce a return I of about |75. but that if the same HOP PICKERS PLENTIFUL. land is plowed and set to small fruit and vegetables, the income to be derive«! will be in the n> ighborh»-«-! of Mors Apply Than Are Needed for Work Slartlrg. S'i(H) or 1700, or, in other words, from eight to nine times greater. Portland Hop growers say they Mohler, the new townsite on the have never known a time, when pick Pacific Railroad & Navigation com ers were so plentiful. Some of the pany line; the Commercial club of larger growers, who opened employ Nehalem, just in the process of form ment offic«-a in this city, have been ation ; the Commercial club of Bay turning away pickers for several days. City, ami the Development league of One Washington county grower had Tillamook, have joined for the ad his list ma«ie up last Friday. Nearly vancement of this new line of develop every yard now has its quota of har ment. vest han«! engage«! The smaller grow ers in the more distant sections arc HAS NEW ATTRACTION. likewise having no difficulty in get ting the help they ne«-d, according to Managers of Stats Fair Secure Noted Word brought to this city. It is remarked that the majority of Prime Donna. the pickers this year are new arrivals Madam Mari«- Begue, who Salem in this section. They know nothing was formerly a member of th«- Metro of picking hops and few of them know politan Grand Opera company of New- what hops are like. York City, is to sing at the Salem The usual attractions are iwing pro State Fair during the week it is in vide« I for the pickers at the big yards This this season. At the Krebs yard near progress, September 11 to 1(5. is the first time that a prims donna Independence, where the largest num has ever appeared at a state fair, an«! ber will congregate, the offer is re it opens up a new era in the history of newed of a free marriage license, min the organisation which has an even ister s fee. etc., for every couple that half century of progress behind it. will be married on the farm. Krebs With the prima donna, who sings con also agrees to donate S50 to each tralto, is her husband. Sig. Bernard couple ot start them out in life. Begue, a baritone of rare voice and great dramatic intensity. The couple Salmon Quotations Advance. will be accompani««! by the great Fer- Astoria The selling prices for the rullo Rand, which has become famous Alaska cann««i salmon were announewi in the Pacific Northwest. i here at the following prices: R«is, I SI.60; medium, 11.45; pink. 11. This is an a.Ivsnee of SI a case for Prineville—Heavy movement of cat rods over the prices prevailing last tle through Prineville was the feature year. The rat«-s for pinks were made of the week in the local stock market. lower than was expected, but thia is More than 1100.000 worth of beef on accounted for by the big run of hump- I’uget the hoof was sold here in .one lot last backs that it rep«,rted on I Sound. week. Beef Prices Price* Are High. Female Bailiffs Likely to Prohibit Headgear Worn In Court. Spokane - Although the ancient privilege of allowing a w -man to wear her hat in a courtroom still continues, it may lx put under the ban if women bailiffs are appoint«! to care for the wants of women jurors, who will tx called to serve on Superior court juries It is said one woman bailiff must be ap|s>int«i for each depart ment of the Superior court if Spokane women are allow«! to serve on juries. if women bailiffs are ap|x«int«i it will ran«- a st«.rm of protest from the county building, a« th«- men bailiffs txlieve they have alreiuly been made to suffer because the «>unty commis sioners recently site««! off a pi«H-e of their salaries. More than half of the 21 women summon«! for jury servic«- for the September term of court have exerci»«! their right to t-e excus«! If women are ¡-ermitt«! to serve it is <l«-lar»«i that changes will have to lx made in jury rooms, and that women bailiffs may rem|*l removal of head gear in the presence of the court. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NEMS NOTES OF GENERAL ENTEREST MAINE. WORK HALTS. Congress Fails to Provide Raiee All o< Wreck, Fund to PE.HFE.CrS NEW GUN. Army Makes Rids With Which to Des troy Airships. Washington. D. C. As much of the Washington. D. C, A new six- wreck«! battleship Maine as the avail pounder gun. «]uipp««! with specially able fun«!» will ¡«ermit will l>e removed adapt«! high explosive projectiles and «>r pre|>ar«i f»r the removal from 1 Havana harbor, and the mammoth shrapnel shells, to demolish aeroplanes coffeniarn surrounding the ruins will and balloons in battle, has been per be refill««! with water to await an ad fected by the Unit«l States army. It ditional appropriation by congress to can tie elevated at any angle, and finish the raising operations. Congress fall«! to act on the presi I ¡loaseMes a maximum effective range dent's rv«>mmeni!ation for an addi I of seven miles. tional SJSfl.’HM) an-! the W ar depart The construction of the new rifle ment ha» mappod out its plans for the ’ has just tu-vn rem[>lctied at the Rock <-x ¡«-milture of the money on hand, : Islam!. 111., arsenal, Experiments which probably will be exhausted by : with it will be lu-gun at Sandy Hook the time congress convenes in Decern- I ¡«roving grounds within a fortnight, The army thus is in advance of th«« ber. Because of the lack of funds, even | navy toward th«- solution of the prob funeral services over th«- recover««! lem of defense against ariships. The remains of the dead ami the erection : navy only a h-w days ago conduct««! in Arlington National cemetery of the its first test.» with the carriage of a mast of the ill fated vessel, as a mon one pounder gun. ument to them, must t»e ¡s>atpon««i. The shells which thia army gun will The remains am! the mast will be sent hurl into the skies are daacribed as t«» the cemetery to be stor«! there un remarkable devices. They will bo HUNNEWELL IS TAXLESS til rongress acts. loaded with dunnite, or other high ex The terribly-wreck«! forward part plosives. and on bursting will semi Fight Between Council and Woman of th«- vessel, ur als>ut two-thirds of forth a «bower of sb«it in a cune-like it. will be cut «town to the levels 1 area, similar to th«- performance of a Mayor Also Empties Treasury. already reach«! by the pumpage. then skyrocket, almost certain to strike an Hunnewell, Kan Hunnewell is taken out am! dump«! into deep water airship if aim««! with any degree of confronted with th«- problem of meet outsid«- Havana harbor accuracy. ing city expenses without a tax levy, A small cofferdam will be built in er project!lea which have b«-«-n as a result of th«- war twtwcen Mrs side the main cofferdam to a depth of design««! for the new gun contain only Ella Wilson, mayor, ami the city about 40 feet around th«- forward part ' a high explosive, which, on exploding, council, who object««! to a woman ex to extricate the rest of it later. One- would wreck any airship nearby. ecutive. thin! of the after portion of the ves Following in the wake of thea«> pow The city council fail««! U> fix the an sei, it is believad, can be floated. It erful projectiles will l>e tracers, which nua! tax levy, an«! the time limit will I h - pump«! out and bulkhead««!, will aid in aiming the gun on the within which the levy may be made but not mov«i, pemling the appro- course of a hostile airship, The trac- has expired. era to be us««! in daylight will be of priatlon of more money. Mayor Wilson is considering the ad smoke, while sparks will show the visability _ut bringing ouster suits WILL INSISt ON REVISION. path of th«- shell at night,. against members of the council on the In the «iming experiment Ihr army grounds of negligence. Ta't tJ Compel S. <•- I ’ < Ci>« s ilrrs- will shiHit at balloons and box kites, The woman mayor is casting about ami |»«»albly a real airship will be tion of Tariff. for some method of securing money to os«i for the purpose of sighting at Washington. D. C. If congress ser pay town expenses. She urged that a great distance. poll tax lx collected, but th s required iously intemls to revise the tariff at an ordinance by the council, and the the regular session next winter, it REAL WAR SIMULATE D. council refuses to pass such an ord- will have to base its revision on the I findings of the tariff board, or its i nance. Naval Battle Practice Under Adverse work will go for naught. I'resident Taft has ma«!e it plain Conditions. RE BELS BEATEN OFF. that he will not approve harum scarum Washington, D. The Atlantic I tariff revision, mir will he approve fleet, the real power of th«« American President-Elect of Ecuador W,ni Im any tariff bill that doM Mt hav«- due navy, will begin its s|xetacular sum- portant Victory. i regard for the protective system. mer practice off the Chesa|H>ak s This means two things First, that ca[>e«. under simulate,! Guayaquil, Ecuador— General Trr- battle condi- vine, at the head of 800 tro«qw loyal any tariff bills, to lemmr laws, must tions. j conform strictly to the findings of the to Emilio Estrada, president elect of Realizing that future combats will Ecuador, occupi««! Jim J a pa, province tariff board, am! sec«im!. they cannot be fought at great distances, not a tie Democratic tariff-fur-revenue blls shot will be fired during the two of Manabl, without resistance. That the president can enforce his weeks of the practice at a range less The rebel» under Colonel Carlos Al faro. who have flock««! to General Fla mandate was ma«le plain by the failure than 9,000 yards. The maximum vio Alfaro's standanl on his attempt of congress to pass any of the make ranges of the practice will be 16,000 shift bills of the special session over to wrest the office of chief executive yen!«, or more than nine miles. from Estrada, evacuat««! the town on his veto, for It is certain this same Instead of holding the practice for the approach of the government «ingresa in the regular session will two or three days, as has tx-en the troops. It is announc««d that Alfaro's vote to sustain the presidential veto custom, the Navy department has < x just as it dl<! a few «lays ago on the tend««! th«- program over two weeks, force is now disbanding. A nrw bam! of outlaws appeared wind and free list bills. that the battleshl|M may be sure to near San Borondon, province of D>s encounter rough weather It is argued HUGE PAYMENTS FALL DUE. Rios, cheering for Alfaro. After that th«- sailor cannot choose his time two skirmishes with the police this or conditions of battle, an«! for that force was diapers«!, leaving four Banks and Treasury Must Finance reason the elementary exercise of the kill«! and five wound««! on the field. »94,000,000 Nest Month. |iast has been aban<lon<«l for two great Ten of the ban«! were made prisoners. Washington, D. C. — The treasury battle practices in the o|wn sea each The government losses were two and the banks will be calle«! upon to year. men kill««! am! several wound««!. Features of the exercises will lx finance no less than 194.<>00.000 in A resolution was pass««! by congress dividend and Interest payments in testa with box kites, representing providing for Estrada's assumption to September, Of that sum. I55.OOO.O1HI aeroplanes, and ex|H-rimenal work in the presidency. will 1»- in dividends, The great bur- re|>elling night attacks by t«>r|>edo ves den of all the financing will fall on the sels an<l submarines. New York banks and the sub-treasury Before the practice closes the JOHN O. RELISHES GAME. Dreailnaught Delaware will make a there. The government will have no im second attempt to demolish the San Oil King's Stock Rises #11,000.000 portant payments to make until Octo Marros the old Texas and end thia While He Plays Golf. ber, when the interest on the |6(M1,- ship's existence. Only a few days Cleveland, O. While John I). Rock 900,000 consolidation loan of 1900 ■go she was almost shattered by the efeller was playing golf with Captain falls due anti the first interact on the Delaware's 12-inch rifles a ranges of Ixvi Scofield and others in a foursome recent *50,000.000 issue of 3 per cent 15,000 and 1«.(MIO yards. at Forest Hill links Wednesday morn Panama bonds will be paid. POOR AIM SAVES PANTHER. ing. Standard Oil stock was soaring Cash for Crops in Sight, on the New York curb. It went up a Washington, D. C. For th«- first Delaware Fires at total of 47 points in the morning. Repair-Ship By Rockefeller's play was interrupt««! time in many seasons the F««leral Mistake ■ nd Misses. several times while he received ami treasury is making no preparations to According to ■ re|>ort N«>rfolk, Va sent telegrams. It is bcliev««! he was meet th«- autumnal demands for money Neither do which has caused intense interest in directing buying operations that for moving the crops. Admiral Oaterhaua, the usual naval cricles, caused the remarkable rite. All mes tr«-asury officials expect sages were receiv«-d and sent by Rock crop-moving season demand for bills commanding the Atlantic fleet, has de efeller's private operator at his home. of small denominations. Prospects manded that the captain of the battle Answers as r«-ceiv«i were deliver««d to for m«iium-siz<«i crops, easy money ship Delaware explain how it was an«l the strong cash position of nearly that the repair ship Panther, with the oil king by a boy on a bicycle. Rockefeller's holdings increas«] in all th«- country banks are the reasons 5(Hi men on t«>ani, was three times endanger«-«! on Monday last by shells value * 11.000,000 between breakfast ■scribe«! for this condition. from the Delaware. and luncb««>n. The Delaware hail fir«! on the sunk Many States to See Taft. Beverly Twenty-four states will en San Marois in Tangier wound, ami Burglars Lika New York. New York The past summer has be visited by President Taft on the it is declared that seven miles away been the most profitable for burglars “swing around the circle,” according the Panther's rig made her look like Th«- gun He the sunken San Marcos. an<l sneakthlev«-s in the history of the to hie partly completed schedule New York [«dice department ami it is will start September 15. and will pass crew of the Delaware, it Is charg«-d, t,r«->! th« ir ’lit. 32d ami 33d shot« at estimated that the total of plunder through these states: Massachusetts, the Panther by mistake, the first since June 1, including burglaries in New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Mich suburban towns, is more than (500,- igan. Illinois, Indiana. Missouri, b-wa. striking within 125 yards, the second 000. The police list of stolen property Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado. Wyo within 100 yards, the third within 75 in the past two months shows more ming. I'tah, Nevada, California, Ore yards of the repair ship. This made things so interesting for than 4.200 items, of which recoveries gon, Washington, Idaho, Montana. have tx-en made in only 20 instances. South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin the Panther that its wireless was put in operation and the firing suihlenly The list includes 7*0 watches ■nd and Maryland. ceased. and 9200,000 worth of diamonds Army Eludes Typhoid. jewelry. Postoffic» Io Aid Fair. ■ Washington, D. <’. Vaccination Washington. D. *C. The Postoffice ■gainst typhoid fever was made com Gold Output S3 000.000. Seattle According to estimated at pulsory for every officer and enlist««! department has decided to allow the the Seattle assay office, the output of man in the Unit«! States army under San Francisco poatofllee to use ■ can- the iditarod gold district in Alaska 45 years old. The only exceptions cellation stamp advertising the Pana Other this season has reached *3,000,000. are those who have had the disease ma-Pacific exposition in 1915. Within the last two months the local or who have already Ixen vaccinated. offices on the Pacific Coast also wishrd offices have received 1300,000 from The army physicians are enthusiastic to use the stamp, to help along th<- ex- this district and a like amount is ■aid over the efficacy of the antl-typhoid position, but the privilège was denied to any but the San Francisco office. inoculation. to have gone to San Francisco. Corvallis Investigations made dur ing the past year by H. V. Tartar, • I : Forest Service Adds »20.000 to chemist of the Oregon Ex périment Sta Í Fight Oregon Fires, tion. show that Pacific Coast hop« are : Washington. I). C.■ On acreunt not surpass«! in «juality by hop« from any other part of the world. The re of the danger of a serious forest fire sults indicate that preference for for in Oregon, the season having been particularly dry. the forest service eign ho|x ami New York hops are has ai«ied *29,000 to the appropri : largely prejudice and cannot be backed ation male this year to the state up with facta. The present "rob and Forest Fire association. Already nose" metho«! of judging hop« has the *25,000 appropraltod early in been fourni to !>e sadly in error, am! the season and S2'»,lMHi given later, I unreliable for determining accurately have been us«i. as much outside the real value of ho|>s for commercial help has b«-«-n n«-c«-saary to kec; use. When th«- ol«i prejudices ami faulty metho«!* of judging are laid • down incipient fires. I : ■aide. Pacific Coast hops will rank differently am! much higher in the markets of the world. Albany In a final effort to check Professor Tartar believes that one the forest fire on Seven Mile moun of th«- Ixst things that can be done for tain, the government forest service is the hop industry in this state is to em sending more men to the fire. In a ploy standards for judging the product report to the forest service head«[uar- upon a scientific basis. The Oregon | ters here Forest Ranger Stahlman. hops are very rich in lupulin and bit who is in charge of the fight against ter principles, and this ahoubi tie rec this fire, said that while the fire is not ognized an«! its value considered in Tet under control he believes that it the market price paid. can t»- ch«-ck«l within a day'^ J or two A movement for the adoption of and desperate efforts will lx made to new standards for the valuation if hold it within line of defense now es hops already has been start««! in this tablished. country by the International Hop Thirty-three men in the government Prize exhibit, which will be held Oct. service are now fighting the fire near 11 and 12 at Chicago. At this exhib Elk Lake, on the watershed between it the hops will tie judge«! for the first the Santiam and Clackamas rivers in time tiy a scientific standard. The Marion county, This fir«« continúen truth regarding real value of hops to spread rapidy through an old burn from th«- different localities will be and th* firefighters are not attempting ascertained. to check it there, but ar«- establishing “The Oregon hopgrowers should by lines to prevent it getting into green all means participate in this exhibit, j timber. ■ nd thus aid in showing the superior The fir«- along the North Santiam quality of Pacific Coast hopa," said river, just above Niagara, is check««! Professor Tartar. Ion the north side of the river. Though ! it is still burning over a wide area it I is not spreading materially. <In the PEAR SHIPMENTS HEAVY. south side of the river the fire has Medford Growers Plan to Bu.kf Stor- Hk»« 'age Plant and ** ’•till running rapidly. I I WOMEN MAY DOFF HATS.
