PACKERS' WAY X RAYED.
TAFT PREPARES
■ ALASKA MESSAGE
rSfr . Qovsromsni Attar's Firm Bought Up
P j M i i
a«d K.lled Competition.
Doings of the World at
Told in Brief.
General Return« of Important Events
Pre««>trd In Condensed Form
for Our Busy Reader*.
"Aunt Delia" Torrey i* to visit the
president, who ia her favorite nephew.
The Chineee rebel army ha* dealt a
crushing defeat to the imperial forces,
killing over 4°O.
A rich g>id bearing ledge haa been
found near Raymond, Waah.,and a
regular «lamped* I* on.
A Portland merchant was eonvlcted
and fined |f>0 for publishing a
and misleading advertisement.
Pour hundred Portland, Or., Chine««
cut off their queue» after an urgent
appeal by a Chine*« "spellbinder."
Five Salem, Ox, saloon* took <l>wn
their union card* and r*fu*ed an in
crease of wage* to thei* bartender*.
Chicago
Evidence that the Na
tional Parking company waa one of
I the agen-'ies utsd by the alleged pack-
1 er»* combination to destroy eompati-
! tinn waa given in the trial of the Un
defe'danta charged with criminal vio
lation of the Eberman law.
By the booka of the National Pack
ing company, the government showed
that the evrjiorstlon acquire«! by pur
chase 13 competitors after it* organ
isation in March, 1903, and that the
price paid for these irulependimt con
cern* wa* $6,000,000. A majority of
these packing c«>nccm* thereupon
were ci«««ed.
The packer* have contended all
along, according to the thrary of the
government, that the sole object of
organising the National Packing com
pany was to operate the 15 independ
ent packing companies purchased in
1902 to put in the proposed $1,000,-
000,000 merger, which was abandoned
because of the inability of it* promot
ers to finance iL
This contention waa upheld by the
government in evident« showing the
National Packing company purchase«!
13 curnpelitig evOapaioes after ita or
ganisstiun.
Will Recommend Federal Rail
way and Commission.
in Complete Accord W.th S«cr«t*ry
Fisher Would Lea«« Portion
o! Cosl La-ds.
Washington,
D. C. — President
Taft*« next nx-s«age to vnnmooo will
i deal with th« conaervatiOTi of natural
reaource*. It Is expected that ft will
i be sent in next week, and a recent
MAKES JAILER VICTIM.
lawyer Retained, Also Ps-d With Bao
i cabinet meeting wii daVotod largely
i br a consideration of tho recommend
ations to be made, it developed that
' there is com pie to accord betw«*en Pr«*s-
! ident Taft ami Secretary of the Inter
ior Fisher aa to Jan n>vth«xj* that
ought to be adopt««! and the legisla
tion that is csMmtial to the safeguard
ing of present interests snd the in
terests of future generation*.
With the general subject of con
servation gees the administration of
affair* in Alaska.
Indeed, it is with
reiqiect to Alaska that the most press
ing demand for conservation legisla
tion is involved, it has been dreid«*d
to recommend substantially a* follows:
The construction by the F'dera) gov
ernment of a central trunk line rail
road from tidewater to Tanana ami
Yukon, Alaska.
The pa*»age cf a liberal but care
fully safeguard«*! leasing law, devel
opment of mineral resources ami es-
‘ pecially of coal lands.
The
reservation ot a sufficient
■mount of coal lands in Alaska to pro
vide for the future needs of the navy
and the mining of coal by the govern
ment for thi* purpose.
More liberal appropriation* for the
construction of roads and trail* in
Alaska.
The adoption of a form of territorial
government in Alaska better adapted
to ita remote situation and peculiar
conditions.
Of the pros and con* of the leasing
system with respect to Alaska the
country ha* been fully informed here
tofore. The commisaion government
plan i* one that *ruu»«"d much opposi
tion in certain congressional circles,
but after a full consideration it is the
conviction of the administration that
their plan offers the best solution of
the problem.
Clarence 8. Darrow, who acted aa
Check- by Pri»o<-er.
counsel for th* McNamara*, ha* been
I xm Angele* Frank C. Smith, alia*
Indicted at I xm Angele* on jury brib
Dr. J C. Day, who was arrested in
ing charge*.
Portland and is held in the county jail
A consular official *av* a rich trade
awaiting trial on a charge of *mbes-
in Central America i* being gobbled
tlemant, has added another original
up by European* while Amervian mer
chapter to hi* career by passing bed
chant* ar* asleep.
check* on his jailer and hi* lawyer
Troop* are called out to quell «trike when in a «tale of incarceration. So
CLARENCE S. DARROW
riot* at Lawrence, Mu«., on* woman far a* known he ia the only prisoner
Who waa chief roum«l for the McNsnwra Brother« durng th ir trial To' dyne
confined
here
who
ever
succeeded
in
i* killed by a soldier'« bullet and many
m.ting the Lx>« An*e!«s Tim»«, and »bo i. now under lnd«Intent (or
such a feat.
ar* wounded on both aide«.
bribery in cen»*<t«oa with ihe tua1.
Smith's victim* were Georg* Gal
Th« Duke of E'ife, a member of th« lagher, chief jailer of the county in
royal house of England, died at Aaw>- stitution, and the law firm of Wisier
Stat*« after the outbreak of hcstil-
van, Egypt, from th« effect* of ex A Vemnlyra. The prisoner retatn««d
itie*. With the r«rst of the army a
posure in a shipwreck laat Dreember.
Henry M Wisier to defend him
On*
mobile force is to t«e organiied and
check was given the attorney a* a
distributed among about eight great
A runaway trolley car at St. Paul
retaining fee, while Galla .her got hi*
strategical point*
in
the United
crashed into another car filled with
in payment for certain exceptional
States, instead of »cattered in 49.
liaasrngrrv and then caught fir* from
privileges accorded prisoner* who are
the stove. Twenty were injured, two
able to pay for extra comfort*.
FLYERS WIN BIG MONEY.
of them fatally.
Both ch«*ck* rame back from the
A guinea pig waa found alive in ita S«^uth Spring Street bank, on which
Ona Death and On* Bad Accident To-
wire cage in the ruina of the Equita they were drawn, bearing the nota
tai of Los Angels* Meet,
ble building in New York City, hav tion. "No furxi*." Smith had »«"cured
I xmi Angele*
The Third interna
ing survived the fire which practically aome cash and special privilege* fot
deatroyed the content* of the building, the cheek*.
tional aviation meet at Domingue*
Concentration I* Keynote of New
and lived 16 day* without food or wa
field was brought to a cloee Sunday
DUKE VIEWS NEW YORK.
Plan-- Greater Economy and
ter.
after nine consecutive day* of flying.
Availability G« isd.
Friends of a woman arrested at Royal
Party Much
Impretted by
Approximately $30,000 will be dis
Coeur d'Alene, Idahu, showered her
tribute«! in prises to the flyer*. The
Growth of Metropolis.
and the dvjwty sheriff with rice when
greatest winner* are Lincoln Beachey
New York The royal trio of Con
Washington, D. C. Sreretary of and Phil <>
they wmt to take the train for Ta
Farm alec
W. I fi.n B
CURRENT'S COURSE NEW.
coma, thus concealing for the time, naught*—the duke, duchess and Prin- War Stimson, acting u|K>n an exhaus Cooke, of Oakland, won endurance
cres
Patricia
had
their
first
oppor
live
report
from
the
general
staff,
has
the true state of affairs.
honors for the meet, with Famum T.
tunity Wednesday to make something decided that no lea* that 16, and prob
Fiah, the Ixx Angele* boy aviator, Japan Stream Now Setting Closer to
like an intimate acquaintance with ably 18, existing army |M>*ts should be
PORTLAND MARKETS.
second.
Alaska Coast.
American life. They viewed it in at abandoned at once, in order to put an
Beachey and Parmalee supplied the
Cordova,
Alaska — A phenomenal
least
tlirce
distinct
phase*.
end
to
the
"extravagance
and
ineffi
Wheat
Track price«: Blu«-«tem.
thrills, the former volplaning from a change in the course of the Japan
From the tower of the highest office ciency resulting from improper distri
H5$c; club, M2$c; red Russian. Sl|c;
height eatiinated at 5,000 fret and current, which is now setting closer
building in the world they surveyed bution of the mobile army.”
valley, M$c; forty-fold, M3c.
later darting through the air with hi* to th«* Alaska coast, wa* reported by
the
forest
of
downtown
skyscraper*,
The
post*
condemned
arc
Apache,
Mlllstuffs Bran, $23 per ton ¿short*,
hand outatretched far from the eon- Captain J. C. Hunter, of the steam
and
with
the
aid
of
glasses
they
Ansona: Boise
Barracks.
Idaho; trolling wheel.
$25; middling*, $.10; roll I cd barley,
ship Northwest«-™, snd Captain P A.
viewed the entire metropolitan dis Brady. Michigan; Clark, Texas; Geo
f 3M-o 39.
Blanche Stuart Scott, the only wo- Obert, of the steamship Edith. Cap
trict
for
25
mile«
around
Wright,
Washington,
Jay,
New
York,
Barley Whole. $40 per ton.
man aviator at the meet, made a tain Hunter said the Northwestern was
At the font of the tower, after they Lincoln, North Dakota; Ia>gan. H.
Corn — New. whole, $34; cracked,
flight in street costume as part of ■
set 56 mile* eastward ahead of the log
had shot down M floors in an elevator, Root*. Arkansas; Mclntoah. Texas.
$.15 per ton.
moving picture ¡drama and later en running from Cape Flattery to Cape
they came face to face with their first McKenxie. Wyoming; Madison Bar-
Oat* No. 1 white, $32 per ton.
gaged in "ocean rolling" and "kan St. Elias, and the Edith was 26 miles
More than 500 rack*. New York; M«ade. South Da
Hay — No. 1 Eastern Oregon timo American "mob."
garoo bopping."
off her course running from Capo Om-
person*
beset
the
ducal
party
and
by
kota,; Niagara. New York; Ontario,
thy. $17i«i IM; No. 1 valley, $l6ci 16;
The record broken at the meet was
alfalfa. $13'0 14; clover, $12; grain, sheer force the party made It* way to New York; Wayne. Michigan; Whip for fancy flying that for cutting i maney to St. Elias.
No satisfactory explanation has
automobiles.
ple
Barrack*.
Ariton*;
William
$12-.i 13.
i three figure rights in
succession. been given of the chsnge of current.
The royal visitor* met nearly 360 ot Henry Harrison, Montana, and Y«l
Potatoes Buying priee* : Burbanks,
Parmalee made the performance in
One theory is that the recent volcanic
New York’s society folk at a ball in low «tone, Wyoming.!
90.-vo $2 per hundred.
I M 1-2.
disturbance ¡in the Alaska peninsula
Of Fort Apache, it is «aid a possi-'
Vegetables Artichokes, $1.25 per the borne of Ambassador Reid.
Perhaps the most nutrworthy event may have thrown up some new island
The impr>*s«ion« New
York has bility of Indian trouble near this post
down; cabbage, l$«i lfc per pound;
of the meet was the night flying, in in the North Pacific which has swung
mad«
u;>on
the
duke
have
been
but
still exist*, and that Fort Jay might which the practicability of the x ro-
cauliflower, $2.50 per crate; celery,
I the current from its old course.
$6.25 per crale; garlic, MotlOc pound; meageriy told in the exclamation that t>e retained as headquarter* of the ' plane in warfare waa demonstrated to
the
city
haa
changml
wonderfully
since
eutem
military
prision.
hothouse lettuce, 5Oc0 $1.00 per taix ;
- the satisfaction of the United State*
Fir* Ch<*f Loses Ufa.
Ther* is another formidable list of army and navy officer*.
pumpkina, ltd l|c per pound; sprwuta. his visit here a* Prince Arthur in l.KGd.
Walla Walla, Wash. — Assistant
post* which, while not r«*commend«*d
Me; squash. ll«tl|c pound; turnip*.
O.l It Fined *55.000.
Fire Chief lUil^rt J. Wolf was killed,
for immediate abandonment, ar« de
$1.25 per sack; rutabaga*. $1.25; car
HAYWOOD CONDEMNED.
I Lieutensnt Willism Davis danger
Buffalo, N. Y. The Standard Oil clared not to be sltuatod with a view
rot*. $1.26; parsnips, $1.25; beets,
ously
burned, and approximately
company, of New York, was fined of securing economy of a«1mini»tration Labor Denounce« Defender of
»1.50.
Me- 5200,000 worth of property waa de
Apples Fancy Rome beauty, $2.60 $55,000 by Judge Hasel in the United and supply or a full measure ot mil-!
Namara* A« Traitor.
stroyed by fire in the Jone* building,
effectiveness.
Consequently
per box; choice Rome beauty, $2; Stat«.** District court in this city for itary
their
garrison«
will
not
l>e
inerras«»!,
I
Denver
William D. Haywood, < X a three-story structure at Second and
fancy Yellow Newtown. $2.50; fancy 143 violation* of the interstate com
Spitienberg«, $2.75; Delaware Re«!, merce law in accepting rate conces and ultimately they will be withdrawn secretary of th* We.tern Federation Alder • treat* in the heart of the bo»i-
$1.75; Wmosap, $2; Northern Spy, sion« in 19<>4 and 1905 from the Penn to such points of concentration a* con- i of Miners, who is in Lawrence. Maas., ncea district
The fire waa the worst Walla Walla
These points working in the cause of th* striking
$1.60; Baldwin. $1.50tq 2; Ben Davis, sylvania end New York Central rail gres* may designate.
road* on shipment* of oil from Olean. are Ethan Allen. Vermont; Plattsburg textile worker«, was denounced by the haa had for a quarter of a century.
$1 25
The maxi Barra«'ks. New York; Robinaon, N«u Denver trade* and labor assembly as For six hours it r*grd uncontrolled,
Rutter — Oregon creamery butter, N. Y., to Burlington, VL
and at times it wa* thought certain
mum possible fine in the Standard Oil braska; Missoula, Montana; Ix>gan. an enemy of organised labor.
solid pack, 36c; prints, extra.
Colorado.; Douglas, Utah, and D. A. i The renolution attacking Haywood part* of the business district sur-
Egg* Fr*sh Oregon ranch, candled, ease would have b«-*n $2,660,060.
Kuasell, Wyoming.
was adopt«*! after evidence had i*een mumling would be burned.
30(0 31c per doren.
Spoksr* to A d Pupil*.
The latter post is sbuvin to have presented that Haywood had been
Pork Fancy. It|»i9$c per pound.
Old Crim« Torments Him.
It is said quoted correctly in th* newspaper* re
Spokane For the immediate relief cost to date $l,925,4b6.
Veal Fancy. 13|«i 14c per pound.
Eureka. Cal.- Tormented by a kill
Poultry — Hens. 1 Soil 4c; springs, of 200 or more Spokane school children not to be situated with a view to max- , cently when he made statements at
13m 13|e; ducks, young. 22e: gres*. who ere forced to attend school unfed, imum economy or strategic effrelive- tacking the American federation of ing committed, he says, 19 year* ago
labor breaus* of ita withdrawal of ia Kentucky, J. W. Gray, who camo
12$c; turkey*, live, IMc; dressed, th* city commissioner* «uthorned the nes*.
The principal object ia to dispose of support from the McNamara* follow her*' a week ago from Texas, »urren-
city charity board to make an appro
choice, 22c.
Hops
191! crop, 43$ i llje; olds, priation of any »um the board may the present small army with distinct ing their picaa of guilty in the low der«*! to the Eureka police and asked
nominal, 1912 contract*. 26 (•( M|C,' find sufficient. Th* plan ia to estab reference to it* mission in case ot: Angeles dynamiting ease. Haywood’s that the Kentucky authorities !>e noti
This first involve* ad<-qu»te; remark* were branded a* incendiary fied. The police st first were skep
lish lunch counters at the school« for war.
three years, 19c; flvr year*. 15c.
Wool - Eastern Oregon. 9«i I6e per use of all the children, those affording forces for foreign garrisons, which i and unworthy of a man connected tical of the story, but by chance a
man was found here who had knowl-
pound, according to shrinkage; valley, it to pay for what they get ami those cannot be relnfore«d from the VnitejJ with organised labor.
••Ige of the case and identified Gray.
who cannot to be handed meal ticket*
16«i 17c; mohair, choice, 35c pound.
Loot From Bar-k *4.000.
Webash to Be Improved.
55 ord was then sent to the Ker.tucky
Cattle Choice steers, $5 M5-U.6.10; privately by the teacher*.
New York —- Simultaneously with ! officials.
Vancouver, R. C —It I* learn«*!
good, 15.60(0 5.75; choice cows, $4.90
Nonunion Men Walk Out.
that the two unmasked holdup men the »talon.ent that E'rtxierick IMano, i
0/5.10; good, $1.25 m 4.76; choice
Houston, Tex. — So-called strike who robbed the Hillcrest branch of the president and one of the receivers of
Fruit to B* Quarantired.
spayed heifer*. $5.35«.f 5.50; good to
choice heifers, $5«t5 25; choice bull*. breaker*. numbering 150, employed in Royal Bank of Canada, last week, got the Wab*ah railroad, was in New
.Racramento — State Horticultural
$4 25«'i4 5O gtx/d. $404.25;
choice the Harriman line shop* here, walked away with $4,000 instead of only fl,- I York arranging for an issue of K»,> Commissioner Cook hu declared a
«»ut shortly before noon Wednesday. 999, »• given out at first by the bank (M mi .000 receiver’s certicfiatea for im quarantine against Mexico, prohibit
calve«, $7 50 H; good, $6.75 o 7.
Hogs Choice to light bog*. $6.30 They declared they had declined to official*. Had the holdup occurred a provements, the "in<lepen«l«*nt" com ing the shipping of guava* and m«n-
(06.6O; good to choice, $6.40(0 6.50; assent to f a charge of 50 cent* a day day sooner a much larger amount mittee of the road's refunding and ex K '*'* from that country and requiring
for meal*. It I* Mid the company had would have bren Inst. •* on that day tension bondholders announced that the fumigation of oranges shipjwd into
smooth heavy hogs, $6 75 m 6.
Sheep
Choice yearling wethers been giving them free board since the branch had 516,00«) on hand, but they had agreed to finance the in>- j California either by rail or steamtr.
$i.50-.-I 75; choice lambs, $5-i6.6O; the inauguration of the strike here the money wa* transferred to the pruvement* and 'would seek the im I The order is aimed at the «o-calfod
main bank at the cloee of the day.
October 19.
good, |4.60(<i4.75; cull*. 53.756$4.
mediate foreclosure of the mortgage. orange flf of Kexieo.
ADVISES GENERAL
SHIFT OF ARMY
Secretar) Stimson Would Aban
don Many Small Posts.
I