CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings of the World at Large
Told in Brief.
General Return« of Important Events
Preaer'ed In Condensed Form
for Our Huey Reader*.
Ixindon suffragist* continue to riot
and smash windows.
Manchu troop« And loyal
guard Pekin from mutineer*.
poll**
A parcels poet system is included in
the postoffice appropriation bill.
General Orosco ia preparing tn move
on the City of Mexico with an army of
6,000 men.
After traveling for ten year* aa a
clown in a circue, Raleigh T. Wilton,
of Lincoln, Neb., haa resigned to take
up the ministry.
The Inland Pet Stock and Poultry
association has established a central
depot in Spokane from which poultry
and eggs will be delivered direct to
consumers.
Mei lean federal soldiers dashed
across the border al Brownsville, Tc-x-
aa. and arrested two revolutionists,
escaping with their prisoner* into
Mexican territory.
The temperature at Billings, Mont ,
fell 18 degree* in one hour, reaching
26 below aer«.
Five hour* later it
was 1* above.
Much suffering and
loss to stock is expected.
A 850.fXMl.000 merger has liecn or
ganised at Klamath, Oregon, to con
trol the Klamath I.and company, the
Hot Springs company, the Pioneer
Pres* Publishing company, the White
Pelican Mineral Springs company, the
Klamath Investment company, the S.
O. Johnson company and the White
Pelican Hotel company.
A prominent doctor of Maryland
claims he ha* entirely cured himself
of tuberculosia by injection* of rat
tlesnake poison, brought In tablet
form from South America.
Children from Lawrence, Mas*.,
testified before the house committee
that they were forced to pay 5 cents a
week for drinking water in the textile
mill*, and that the water was totally
unfit to drink.
Taft plead* for a common sense tar
iff policy.
PORTLAND
MARKETS.
Wheat
Track price*: Bluest«**.
Xhji.iMVc; club, K6<«H7c; red Russian.
H6c; valley, H6<«K7c; 40-fold, H®««z
87«.
Mlllstuffgs Bran. 820(0 22 per ton;
short*. 822oi 24; middlings. 830.
Com New. whole. 834, cracked.
835 per ton.
Hay No 1 Eastern Oregon tim
othy. 816 <>i 16; No. 1 valley. 813/«.14,
alfalfa. 813; clover. 89; grain 810<o
11.
Oat*—No. 1 white. 832(« 32.50.
Potatoes — Buying price«:
Bur
bank*. 81.16<« 1.60 per hundred.
Vegetables — Artichoke*. 90c Jier
dosen; asparagus, 1 Of«;lie per pound;
garlic. Hi.110c pound; hothouse let
tuce. 50fii.75c per box; peppers, 12jc
pound, pumpkina, lp«2c pound; rhu
barb. 82.75403 per box; sprout*. He;
•quash, lpii2e pound; turnip«. 8I«>
l. 10 per sack; rutabagas, 816(1.10;
carrots, 81 («1.10; parsnip*. Sloil.lO;
I hi I s . 81 25.
Onion* Association price, 82.50 per
•ack.
Apple* — Yellow Newtown, 82'u
2.50; Spitsenburgs, 81.75«13; Bald
win. 81.60012; Ben Davi*. 8141 1.76;
Red Cheek Pippins, 82<«2.5O; Gano,
flM 1.76.
Hop*—1911 crop, .WtSHje; olds,
nominal; 1912 contract*. 26m 2<lc.
Wool Eaatem Oregon, 14m. 16c per
pound; valley, lfW« 17c; mohair, 1911
clip. 3tk«31e.
flutter Oregon creamery butter,
solid pack, 33|c; print* extra.
Egg» Fresh Oregon ranch, candled.
21c per dosen.
Pork Fancy, H|c per pound.
Veal Fancy, 13m 14c per pound.
Poultry Hena, 15m 16c; springs.
14m 15c; ducks, 16m 17e; geese. H<rf
10c; turkeys, live, 16c; dreaaed, 20m
lie.
Cattle—Choice steers,
86m 6.65;
good. 86.75i.i6; choice cowa, 85(.i
6.60; good, 84 75<<i6; choice spayed
heifer*. 85.35m5.50; good to choice
heifers, 85m6.25; choice bulla, 84.25
(«4.50; good, |4m4.25; choice calve*,
8 h «4H.6 o . good. 86.75m 7.
Hog* Choice light hogs, 86.504«
6.76; smooth heavy hogs, 86.75m 6;
rough heavy, 86.5Otil5.76.
Sheep — Choice yearlings, 84.60/«
4.76; choiee twos and three*. 83.90m
4.26; choice killing ewe*. 84
4.60; culls, 82.60m3.25; choice grain-
fed lamb*. 85.50<d.6.60; choice spring
lambs. 84 75m6;
good to choice
lamb«,
84.5O«t4.76;
fair to good
lamb*. 84 25*14.60; cull lamb«. 83.76
4*4.
KANSAS IS CALLING.
Womsn Fsttarad By Stat* Laws May
Find Freedom There
REBELS MARCH
TO CHIHUAHUA
Topeka If there ar* women a«|
where in this broad land who feel that
their sphere of activity is curtailed by
the law* of the state« in which they Scene of Mexican Conflict Shifts
live. Kansas will extend a welcoming
From Jmrez.
hand to them. Kansas prides itself in
being just to women, ¡ar.d there are
few restrictive laws tn this state, as Orosco 8*>d to Have Ds tart ad" With
compared with other state*.
In only
Entir« Command — Americans
a few of the Eastern stales can wo
Rstir* Across Border.
men practice law. but there are mor»
than 60 women in the active practice
Washington, D. C.—A telegram re
of law In Kansas today.
There are
ceived by private persona here from
more than 100 women physicians, not
El Paeo drew a grave picture Of con
counting the numerous osteopath* and dition* on the Mexican border. The
chiropractor*.
telegram said that fighting between
It ia asserted by no les* an author Federal* and rebels began at Chihua
ity than the attorney general of Kan hua (ity st 11 o'clock Sunday, and
that many Americans were in danger.
•aa, John 8. Dawson, that no state Americana in Northern Mexico are
has more liberal provisions than Kan rushing aero«* the border at El Paao
- and other point*, fearing massacre by
sas has for the women.
Just notice the thirgs that women Mexicans, despite denials by adminis
tration officials that President Taft
can do in Kansas :
intends to intervene in Mi-xico.
She may retain her maiden name
Feverish activity prevailed Sunday
when she is married.
in the War department, which usually
This activ-
She may persuade her husband to ' is deserted on that day.
* ity, around which a veil of secrecy
give up his own name and lake her
waa thrown, ia believed to mean that
maiden name.
more troops will soon tie moved to the
She may retain her maiden name I border.
and her husband retain his name.
El Paao
A telegram saying that
She may retain her maiden name fighting for the possession of Chihua
for business and lake her husband's hua City, capital of the Mexican state
' of that name, had begun, was followed
name for social intercourse.
She can bold property that her hua- by the hasty departure of the rebel
i garrison at Juarez to join their com
band cannot touch and may aril it
rade* in the fight
without asklag him anything about it
Two telegrams bearing on the fight
She can bold any elective office, j were received by General Ynes Sala-
county office or district office.
There sar, the Juares commander,
from
are M0 women holding county elective Braulio Hernandes, one of the rebel
office* an>i more than 200 announced | leader* in the district about Chihua
candidate* for different county elec hua. Neither mesaage waa as detail-
' *d aa its recipient could have wished.
tive office*.
She can hold any elective office, : but both were sufficient to dispel lan
school district or municipal office. guor which has characterised the work
There is a woman mayor in Kansas, of the Juares force«, and the detach-
Mrs. Ella Wilson, of Hunnewell, and ■ ment of from H00 to 1,000 men was
many school board* are managed by j speedily placed on board three sec-
women.
, lions of a freight train.
She can wear men's trousers if she
FOOD SAMPLES STARTLE.
desires, but she must not pretend to
be a man.
As long aa she wear*
trouser* aa a woman, she cannot be Sand. Salt. Alum and Glucose Among
arrested. Men are prohibited from
Adulterant* Usad.
wearing dreases in public.
New Haven, Conn. Even the food
Kansas men fully appreciate the wo chemist* at the Connecticut Agricul
men of the state. This is shown by tural station are surprised by the
the fact tha a majority of the county result of a series of teals they have
superintendent* of public instruction juat completed, which show that of
are women and that a number of other 722 sample* of food, drink and drugs
positions in the county office* hereto analyted, 232, or nearly one-third,
fore held entirely by men are being were adulterated below standard or
tilled successfully by women.
misbranded
The wooden nutmeg waa
STRIKE IS ORDERLY.
English Leaders S*s Entering Wedge
for Minimum Wsgs Scala.
Ixindon The coal strike, the great
est in the history of the British Isles,
is marking time.
One satisfactory
feature is the complete absence of dis
order.
All negotiations looking to a settle
ment have ceased, as the leaders who
recently gathered in Ixindon have scat-
tercd to attend the local matter* in
connection with the strike.
labor
leaders in recent speeches have insist
ed that the public support the miner*
t>ecause now that the government haa
decided to institute a minimum wage
in connection with the miners, it will
be impossible longer to withhold es
tablishing a minimum wage in all In
dustrie*.
Thus, the strike will be
come a general trium|»h for the cause
of labor.
The next word is with the govern
ment and Premier Asquith's promised
statement is awaited with interest.
However, no arrangemnet has been
made for the introduction of a mini
mum wage bill.
At a mass meeting of dock worker*
of Bristol a resolution wax adopted
providing that import* of foreign coal
should not be handled.
Most of the railways announce a
further curtailment of their service*.
Fourteen stations in Ixindon will be
?lo*ed until the strike end*.
not in evidence, but other things
were, for example:
Of 290 samples of milk, 7 were
skimmed. H7 watered, and 3 both
skimmed and watered.
Of 46 sample* of summer drink*, 10
contained ben»>aic acid, 2 coal tar
dye*. 20 saccharine, and H artificial
coloring*.
Only 4 out of 27 "cider vinegar"
sample* were genuine. The rent were
made of distilled vinegar, boiled cider,
apple waste and dried apple«.
Sand was found in chocolate.
Root beer was commonly sweetened
with glucose.
Every sample of table relish except
two had alum in it.
TONGS PLANNING FOR WAR.
Outbreak Is Expected at Any
ment in San Francisco.
Mo
San Francisco — The temporary
treaty of peace in Chinatown.J which
leading Chinese prayed would be made
permanent, has been broken and the
war cloud again hangs low.
Repre
sentative Chinese conferred with the
leader* of the five tong* involved in
the controversy and pleaded in vain
that the existing difficulties be forgot
ten and that peace be restored.
The peace envoys met with no sue-
r»ss ami ssked the Six Companies to
intervene. However, prominent Chin
ese concede that the prospect of re
storing the peace hatchet is dim and
war is expected at any time. Every
member of the police squad in China
town is alert, for it ia known several
gunmen have come to the local Orien
tal quarter and are in hiding.
daps to bend Freighter*.
San Francisco — Shipping men of
this city profess to have authorltive
information that the Nippon Yusen
Kaiaha, which operates a line of
freight and passenger steamers from
l*uget Sound to Japan and China, will
establish soon a line of freighters from
the Columbia River to the Orient The
reimrt is that the Japanese line will
be put on in advance of the announced
increase in the fleet of the Weir line,
operating from Portland and Seattle.
Striker* to Resume Tasks.
Lawrence, Mas*. - Striking opera
tives of the Arlington and Pacific
milla, affiliated with the Centra) La
bor union, have returned to work and
accepted the 5 per cent minimum
wage increase offered.
The action is
accepted generally as an indication
that the Centra) Labor union will rec
ommend the acceptance of the conces
sion offered in all the milla.
The In
dustrial Worker* of the World strike
committee declined the offer.
Pekin Missionaries Sats.
Boston Assurance of the safety of
the foreign mi**ionarir* stationed at
Pekin came here in a cable message to
the headquarter* of the American
board of commissioner* of foreign
miaaion*. The cable message read:
"All Pekin miaaionari** and mission
building* *afs."
Amtrlcani Advised to Leave.
Washington. D. C.—The gravity of
th* situation in Mexico ha* caused
President Taft to issue a proclamation
virtually warning American citixens
to refrain from entering the country
and advising those now resident there
to leave when conditions threaten.
SACCHARINE RULED OUT.
Cabinet Vote* to Bar Ait
of Food.
Adulterant
WOMEN SMASH
SHOP WINDOWS
Washington. D. C.—By a vote of
tiro to one, the hoard of cabinet offi
cers charged with the enforcement of
the pure food law entered a final de London Suffragists Forcibly De
ci aion agalnat the use of saccharine in
mand Attention.
prepared foods.
Secrrtarv Wilson
and Secretary Nagel confirmed the de-
M<at f»>d containing sa<--‘«rr. Attack Hom* of Asquqh
Streets
• as adulterated Secretary MscVcagh
htrewn With Broken Plate
Glass Bator« Police Arrive.
dissented. He thought there waa no
harm in its use In small quantities.
One month's grace will be given man
Ixndon — Aa the eoal miner* had
ufacturer* to arrange for the elimina
hern able to gain government recog
tion.
"The argumrnt that it may Im used nition of their grievance* by threat
in small quantities." aald Dr. W'lley ening the buaineaa of the country, the
in the brief submitted. "ia the old suffragettes entered u;»n a policy of
They carried it out
familiar one which adulterators ami menace to trade
those who seek to adulterate have suddenly and with an ardor that re
financial
losses,
used from the very
beginning of sulted in hesvy
thing*. If we admit one injurioua brought consternation to merchants of
substance in email quantitiea, we can then..»! pn>»|H-rvu» shopping district
of the city and paralysed business.
not with any justice exclude other*.
"The argument of small quantities Before the police were able to muster
absolutely has no ethical, logical or their forces and restrain the women,
legal foundation, end is most danger streets were showered with piste glass
ous. No more dangerous concession from the show windows of ebues.
It was a window-breaking expedi-
to the interests seeking to debase and
adulterate and misbrand food products ! tion aolely and a thoroughly organixed
could tie ma-!«. 1 urge the importance one. Hundreds of windows in many
of refusing in any way to condone the | of the most famous shops of the world
use of saccharine in foods.**
were broken.
One hundred and fifteen women
SCORES BAH ASSOCIATION.
were dragged to the police stations by
police or excited and indignant mer
Msny others, however, es
W'cksrsham
Protasis
Ousting of chants.
caped. All those arrested were re
Colored Member.
leased on ball, coupled with promises
Washingbin, D. C. — A decision by to refrain from further window break
the executive committee of the Ameri ing
The trouble centered about Trafal
can Bar association to ouat William
H. Lewis, a negro and an assistant at gar Square, ranged along the Strand
eastward and westward and up Regent
torney general of the United States,
street, Picadllly and Oxford streets,
from membership in the tier associa where arc situated the fashionable
tion has aroused Attorney Genera! jewelry and dry goods bouses.
Mr*. Emmaline Pankhurst, the vet
Wickersham to the defense of his as
eran of many a suffragette battle,
aistanL
In a spirited letter sent to each of struck the first blow. In an automo
the 4.700 members of the association, bile accopipanied by Mrs. Marshall
the attorney general charges the exe and Mrs. Tukes, she drove up to the
cutive committee with an arrogance premier'* residence in Downing street
of power unwarranted by the body's at 3 o’clock. The three women leaped
constitution, "in order to gratify a from the machine and drew out stones
race prejudice entertained by some of concealed in their muffs.
Four windows crashed in before the
its members."
The attorney general points out that police could reach the women. The
Ix-wis was elected after he had been three were arrested, but while being
nominated regularly and invited to led to the station managed to heave
join by the secretary of the associa missiles through the windows of the
colonial office.
Taxicabs were the
tion.
"The object of the association," the favorite vehicles of approach used by
attorney general continues, "is statrd the suffragettes and large numtiers of
in the constitution to be 'advance the innocent-looking women were helped
science of jurisprudence, promote the out of them by porters stationed in
There was no hesita
administration of justice, uphold the front of stores
honor of the profession of the law and tion on the part of the women, who at
encourage cordial intercourse among one* attacked the show windows with
bricks or hammer*. The surprise of
the mem tiers of the American bar.*
"Any person fulfilling certain re the porters was ao great that a major
quirements," Mr. Wiekersham adds, ity of the attacker* were able to lose
themselves in the crowds before the
"is eligible for membership."
The action of the executive com guardians of the shop« could collect
mittee. he declares, hardly can be con their sense* and restrain them. The
sidered to tend to "uphold the honor women who did not use the taxicabs
of the profession of the law and en merely walked along the streets crack
courage cordial intercourse among the ing and smashing windows with ham
member* of the bar.
It certainly mer*. while crowsis followed them
does not tend to promote the adminis cheering or hooting.
The police were wholly unable to
tration of justice."
deal with such widespread outbreaks
and at least nine-tenths of the win
MILLS OFFER ADVANCE.
dow-attacking army escaped. The air
Readjustment of Lswrsnci Tsitila was filled with sounds of police whist
les, yell», the slamming of blinds and
Workers' Seal« Conceded,
shrieks of frightened shopper*, punct
Lawrence, Mass. A readjustment uated now and then with crie* of
of wages, which in no case will be leas "Votes for Women."
than 6 per cent inercaae, to take effect
Whenever a window waa shattered,
March 4, was announced by President there the crowd surged, while the em
Whitman, of the Arlington mills.
ploye* of the shop rushed to the street
Still another investigation into cer to prevent the unprotected goods from
tain feature* of the strike situation being stolen. Not even the establish
was begun with the arrival of Dr. C. ment* of undertakers were spared.
u
P. N*ill, Commissioner of l.abor, from
So systematically and quickly waa
Washington, with a special agent the work accomplished that it waa
from his department.
well over before police reserve* could
More operative* were working in lie called out Hundreds of extra po
the various milla than on any previous licemen were placed on duty protect
day of the big strike, which is now in ing the damaged building*.
it* eighth week. Fewer picket* were
The suffragette leader* declare it ia
in evidence than usual, and the police their purpose to continue their cam
were given but little trouble.
paign of window breaking until, like
Much attention was given by the the coal miner«, they force the gov
strike leader* and the special child ernment to take up their claims for
ren** committee to the arrangement* suffrage in order to protect the bu*i-
for forwarding to Washington a party neaa interests.
of strikers, principally child worker*,
who are to appear before a congres
Canal Cost Not Raised.
aional committee as a living exhibit
Wash.ngton, D. C. The great earth
in connection with the striker*' story elides in the Culebra cut. aggregating
of their grievance*.
four and one-third billion cubic yards,
will not increase the estimated cost of
Entrymen Will Rac*iv* Patents.
constructing that section of the Pana
Washington, D. C. Asa result of ma canal, according to an official
the activity of Representative Haw statement in the Canal Record. This
ley. patents have been ordered issued •hows the cost of excavation per cubic
to six Oregon entrymen whose claims yard haa been reduced 36 cents below
have been pending before the depart the original estimate aa a result of
ment for month*, and in aome case* th* adoption of superior machinery
year*. Settlers who will receive pat and methods.
ent* are: John 'Fletcher, Samuel C.
Untutored Editor Dead,
Bruce. Bert W. Read,
John
A.
Moore, and I>elbert A. Owen, all of
Carson, Nev.—A. C. ¡Pratt, one’of
Jackaon county, and W. G. Sherman, the beat known men in public life’in
Toledo.
Nevada, died here after a short ill-
neaa. Mr. Pratt waa formerly sur
Protection of Valdai Recommended veyor general of the state. W bile he
Washington, D. C.— An appropria never attended school a day in hia
tion of 855.000 for the protection of life, he mastered telegraphy, survey
Valdex, Alaska, and the adjacent re ing and aasaying, and often waa called
gion from glacial floods was recom upon to expert book* of publie offi
mended to the senate by the commerce cial*. For several year* he conducted
committee.
newspaper* in Nevada and California.