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I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
OO-OPERATIVE IRRIGATION
Baker County Formers Don't Need
Outside Capital.
Baker City Baker eoonty has nor
co operative Irrigation project than
any other eoonty is Oregon. There
arc no large ditch systems, tba farm
on baiBg bandad together m small
gionps, and co-operating in building of
Inexpensive ditches and in tba division
a hm weier wnnn. vary bbuco
tba same eonditiooe aa to tba aaaa with
which water la utilised for irrigation
prevail la- Eagle and Pino valleys
when a anparabondanea of water flows
from tba mountain gorges which baa
19. it hmm? anooarh to ran tba machin
ery of a amall empire. Tba Lowar
Powder baa several systems whieh
tjeve been expensive, bailt by private
iannara ana oorporauoos, ana wnicn
Irrigate tracts of alfalfa land. In
Barnt River rallay ara a number of
private ditch eompanioa irrigating bot
tom and foothiil land, whieh produce
good malts bat whioh aro oompara-
tivelv inexpensive.
Tba largest irrigation system hi
Bakar eoonty is that which covers tba
banch lands on tba oaat aid of Bakar
valley, beginning"' about sight milas
abovo Bakar City and extending in a
northerly direction and terminating at
present about five miles northeast of
the city with the probability of it
being extended later and covering tba
whole oast side of the valley. This
eanal baa been bailt at a large expsnso,
having been cot of solid rock for a con
siderable distance along tba mountain
side. In a distance of 8 miles of
canal there has been need only about
400 feet of flume, and the work Is of a
rnneb mora substantial nature than Is
ordinarily need in private irrigation
works,.
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FAIR TO. BE BETTER.
Ore hern Makes Improvements In
Buildings for Coming Display.
Greebara Multnomah eounty's fair
promises to be tba equal this year of
the two preceding ones. A boot $2,000
worth of the treasury stock has been-i
sold since the last fair, which baa cre
sted an ample fond for making im
provements. The snm of $600 Is avail
able oat of the state appropriation for
premiums an exhibits this year, which
sum will be increased ny the gate re
ceipts and tba money from sale of con
oassions. A large fares of men are at work on
ka awlr tulUlnaa wl rait -of.
doors pavilion. It is Intended to ose
the main exhibit building for no other
purpose after this tban to bouse the
diapiara of agriculture, horticoltaro
and art, together with exhibits of bas
in ess bonus The new building will
bo oeed as an anditorinm aod dance
hall and other public functions.
Too now stock pons will bo ample
and aominodiowj and permanent, thosr
of last year having been ton down, A
smw fanes will be bailt around the
greonoe ena iuiwvw WW win r
erected for amVll oooeeeaiona.
- Phono t Sound Fire Alarm.
MeMhrtrrille Tbie city Is metalling
tba latest standard Are alarm system.
The apparatus, porch aoad from a New
York firm. Is being placed In position
and the city council will bo asked to
district the city Into eight fire warde,
or districts, to conform to the letmlre
saanta of bo row system. Aa electric
hell striking machine will be connected
with the sntomatto transmitter, which
Will be installed hi the office of the
Mckflnnvillo Local Long Distance
Telephone company, and thus, far the
present, each public or private tele
phone belonging to that com pan? in the
etty will servo to transmit an alarm of
fira Instead of lbs rtgular automatic
re alarm bases.
Paper ICoasy-
E-reae. TW First Natieoal beak of
Ka gene will sooa pot iato eirealatioa
S3,t00 worth of its bank note is 96
denomination. Oa account ef the la
flax of Eastern people here, wbe-have
beea la the habit of handling paper
money, and who prefer it ta tie gold,
the beak baa planned to meet the de
snaad. The exchange reqaires the sig
aatare of T. O. Hendricks, president,
and P. K, Saodgraes, cashier ef the
beea, to each note, oad the baaken
are bow bear with the signature
that tay ataat make before the aotes
eon be pot late drralatioa. -
lasjsms Tax H FeugM.
ffaniaxlge Boroett fca Cirmrit eoort fa
the oaae of the State VO. the WeinvJ
tax. aod the defendeot'a do-
aiaiii will be taken
fcythe
Alboiy llaai
SMM H.mtitM statogsaaw IObmi a -
aoody thlo year, 997 h i' II i i
I 996 matiirs Iteanoao hovaagbeon)
isawesl froaa aJw n la aterk'a saajaa
sxem
1.8 te the State
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WOU OX OBMBKT PLANT. .
Big BntarnriM at Oswego Will Boon Bo
Under Way.'
Portland. Advices have just weened
Portland Iron 8. B. ISewben-y, the mi
neat cement expert, that saraplee of
raw material, from which the Portland
Cement company will mannfaeture ce
ment e Its plsnt at Oswego have stood
a tensile strength of 680 pounds when
only sevea days old. At the age of 28
dars. the aama orodoet has tested 780
pound. An inch eabe briquette, con
sisting of one-fourth cement and tnree-
foarths sand, tasted 80 pouada ia
asvca days and sM -pounds in fonr
weeks. These testa are regarded re
markable, from the fact that no cement
is the world, not excepting the foreign
manufactured prodnst, wil) excel this
record. The aama samples also with
stood the steam boilisg test, whieh is
the most severe test that caa bo made.
The Portland Cement' company, whieh
consists of Portland, Salt Lake, Offden
and Los Angeles capitalists, next month
will begin the construction of its 1500
barrel plant at Oswego.' It ta expected
that the plant will be completed and tn
operation in about fifteen months. Its
cost, completed, will bo approximately
$1,000,000. , , t
Dredge Is 10 Be Hired.
Marahfleld Mayor 8 trow, of afarab-
fteld, and soma of the business men an
carrying out a plan to bring a dredge
to Coos Bay to fill in sow of tba low
places in the city. The mayor ia nego
tiating with a dredging company which
agrees to send a redgo bore provided
$25,000 worth of work la guaranteed.
The government dredge Oregon, which
was operated hen, filled many of toe
low places in the city but It was taken
away and then an yet other districts
whieh the mayor and others an anx
ious to have Ailed.
V. M.O. A. Forma m High efcnool.
Eugerw A Young Men's Christian
Association baa been organised at the
Eugene high school. The ofRcera of
the new or. agitation an: Franc la
Yoran, preiidentt Harold Young, vice-
pmident; Ernest Scott, aecretary ;
Charles Hard, treasurer Ernest Arm
strong, editor.
Odd Follows to. Spend Bfi.OOO.
Condon The Odd Fellows have be
gun excavating for their now two-story
brick building on Spring street. The
building will be SOxlOO feet, and will
coat $6,000. The order expects to bo
able to eoaapy Ma new quartan about
January U ' . '
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices: Bluestem.
96s; slab. Sec; red Russian, B6K;
valley, 90c; Fife, 88c; Turkey red,
88c; 40-fotd, 90s.
Barley Feed, 126; brewing. $27.
Oats No. I, white, $27.60028.
Corn Whole, $35; eraeked, $86.
Hay Timothy, Willamette vol lev.
$1691prrton; Eastern Oregon, fig
19; alfalfa, $14; clover, $14; cheat,
$186314.60; grain bay, $161.
Butter City creamery, extras $f:
raney outakie creamery, BeorsSe per
poond ; otoro, S2)24e. Butter fat
prices overage Ifce per sjooad wider
regular batter prieoa. -
krgs Oregon ranch, 82k(M8c per
doson.
Poultry Hens, 14lKe; iprfaigs.
144o)UH: rooaters, a10e; dock a.
16c; geooo. sVaiee; torkeya. 18ai9e;
aqnabs, gl.76ft2 par ooa.
Pork Fancy, 9H He per pound.
Veal Extra, HMrtlOe par poand.
Fresh Fruits Apples, now, $1.26a
1.76 per box; peon, 1I1.76 : peecbee.
7s7tl.26pererate; cantaloupes. 60c
(9$1.26 par crate; plans, 2660e per
box; watermelons. Is per pound:
grapes, 86eft$l-26 par crate, 20026c
per basket;- eaeabae, $1.60; quinces.
$101.26 par box; sranberriea. $10
per barm.
Potatoes Buying prices: Oregon,
K66e per sack; aweet pototooa, 2c
Oafena New, $1.26 per sack.
Vegetables hVisno, 4060; eabbage
ilc; par poond; eaojlflower, 60c2
$1 par doaae; eolery, 60$7Se per
; corn, 1620o per doaon; ect
plant, 76ceJ$l par box; garlic, 7
90100 par
pound; eniensv tm per doeea;
parse ly. gee par doaon; peaa, 7c par
4060 per snood;
pempkine, 101; radiehea, 16e per
1AJ1M1 ti aiarms.
60vrJ6e.
Cattle g tees a, top ojaeJity. $4.6
4-40; fait to good, $4; rnmieea, $1.60
08.76; eowa, top, $8.169a.6; raw te
good. 80S.1O; 1 1 is us to saadtoaa,
2.60ex.7i; calves, top $6xa.26;
$S.6oro; bells, $2&2i;
$2. SOWS. 60.
Hogs Bast, S8: rarrlto good. $7.76
aVr.86; ssuuhms, $637; Chkea Into,
$7.60II,
Sheep Top Werners, $4eU.t8; fear
good, $S.6oM.76; ewea. We anas
sal all gradea; yeailhiga. baoC $4x
e.B; ntr tegooa, 6S.oOS.76; savxeg
msssx $6066.
Hsps 1909, WPIimitti valWy. 20a)
tea; gssaiia Ovoawa, UU; ens.
kxda, , te per saoond.
4.16; Mr to good, $2.6002.76;
UNOLI SAM TO PROTEST.
harp Practice of Japan Violation or
International Law.
Washington, Oct. Additional
facts sbeddinr litrfat on the diplomatic
aituatkm which led ep to toe negotis
tka ef the treaty between China and
Japan relating to the reconstruction of
the Antong-Mukden railroad wen aa
eured today from reliable sources. This
information only tends to confirm the
impression that the United States may
be called upon to protest against a vio
lation of the "open door" agreement
in China and discredits the report that
Charles R. Crane, of Chicago, too now
minister to China, boa men recalled
from San Francisco by Philander C.
Knox, aecretary of state, primarily for
Che purpose of receiving a reprimand
for alleged indiscreet remarks in re
spect to the relatione between China
and the United States. Such talk at
present merely beclouds What, in the
opinion of those who know, fa a seriooa
situation.
As previously Indicated, tbs crisis In
the diplomat is situation in China is
not the outcome of any one act or cir
eu instance. It is learned that aegotia
tlona between China and Japan bad
proceeded for some time under the
watchful eye of the United States and
other nations, previous to the signing
of the treaty between China and Japan
early in July. At the tints tba pact.
was signed It la understood to have
been the belief of the state depart
ment, based on information from Min
ister Rock hi II at pakin and from other
sources, that toe question at issue be
tween China and Japan would not bo
definitely concluded for at leest two
years. It is known that the Chinese
foreign ofltae thought It would take
throe years.
Acting on this belief, Mr. Rockhill
sailed for the United States on Juno
20, and Thomas J. O'Brien, United
States ambassador te Japan, sailed
from Yokohama on leave of absence on
June 26. To the surpriaa of the stats
department, the treaty between Japan
and China relsting to the reconstruc
tion of and concessions along the South
Mancburiao and Antang-Mukden rail
roads was signed early in Jury over the
protest of China.
Had this event beea expected, It is
not believed ben that Mr. Rockhill
would have left hie post at Pekia or
that Mr. O'Brien would have returned
noma at that time, particularly whan
the agreement between China and
Japan was believed even then to con
tain some provision Inimical to tba
'open door" policy in the Orient.
It is said that diplomatic bints to
Japan that a violation of the "open
door" policy was contemplated in the
proposed treaty wen aaot with denials.
It Is (now understood that this treaty
gives an exclusive right to Chinees
and Japanese only to exploit the mines
on both sides of the South Manchorian
and Antong-Mokdon railroad. Further
more, it is said than ia no limitation
as to how far either side of those rail
roada those sxclusfvs rights shall ob
tain. Ia either ease, such an agree
meat la regarded la Washington aa a
violation, io spirit at least, of both
the Hay "open door 'policy and the
Portsjmooth treaty.
TAFT IN YOSfcMITE.
Oreahv Enjoy Stage Rids ef 94 Miles
Through Nature's Glories.
Wawona, Cel., Oct 8.- An all-day
stage rids ever 84 miles of moan tain
roads brought President Tsft tonight
to this lovsly little Siem retreat Mr.
Tsft and his party reached the Wa
wona hotel la their stages at 6 p. m.,
one hour after the scheduled time.
doe te the Jtoavring hi the Grouae
creek forest near Chinquapin.
The day ride from El Portal, which
began at 7 a. m., included glimpses of
Yosemfte valley, from Inspiration ard
Artiat's Point, a pursuit of the tumb
ling wetora of the Merced river Into
the valley floor- and a winding, narrow
climb to the erect of mountains 7,000
feet high, which shot In the wonders
of the Yoaemito. The day was bright.
the air like crystal and everywben
was the exMlintlog scent of the pines.
Hewn that the mountain lions wen
infecting the park held out bops ef ad-
veetore far a time, bet not even the
tracks ef one wen aeon on the rood.
Mongrel Our Is Here.
Beettlo, Oct. , "Ted." e little
Mack dog belonging to Jamas ft ice, at
7S1 HI avenwe, to the dog ban to the
vicinity of Wbittier' school, fca the
north part ef Ballard. "Ted" saved
the life ef little Edith Stewart, who
was attached and alxaost chewed to
piooaa by e vicieea bwJideg- The little
btaek eW teats sereoa to the seaoas.
Grabbing the bwlleeg by the toil, he
bte, barked end anarlad until the sol I
dog silm a hie iroa heed ea the ehild
sj hie aonoymg adver
Bae Frsiislsse, Oct. L Charles M.
rVkert, tsuahllsssj sow in is fag thr
too ef district otasraey, who lays
etoJej 91
oJiagtag
9 awasdsd to Fraweto J. Bcaey,
grasrtad eeoey has i I car a
wnic ronu tuc wmnun nnmi I
DOCTORS TURN. ON LIGHT.
Expose Blundering Service of 'Army
Transportanow Soldisrs Buffer.
Washington, Oct. At the moot
ing of the Association of Military Sur
geons today, medical men ef the army
urged that the medical corps control
ita own transportation in time of war.
Col. Valey Harvard, U. 8. A., said
that during the Spanish-American war,
tba medical service of the amy in
Cuba was paralysed because Its sap
plies won kept miles oat at sea and
later wen dumped promiscuously
along the shore. Such a thing would
not have happened, be said, had the
medical corps had charge of Ita own
transportation.
Another Instance of delay in trans
portation was tba shipment of eon-
denaad milk to the Philippine islands.
The milk, the said,' was allowed to
stand for days at the factory bsoaose
of the fallen of another department to
provide transportation.
Sir Alfred Keeogb, director-general
of the British army medical service,
maintained that, while It was the
province of the military surgeon to act
In a humanitarian capacity, his flret
object should be to inenass the effi
ciency ef the army. He said that sur
geons should send back boms the sol
diers who wen unfitted for action.
NEW TONNAGE TAX,
Psyne-Aldrich Act Has First Innings.
Decreases Income.
Washington, Oct. 7. Collection of
the new tonnage tax of 2 cents pre
scribed for in the recently passed
Payne-Aldrleh tariff act begins today.
The new law provides that the tonnage
duty of 2 cents per ton, not to axossd
in the aggregate 10 cents per ton In
any one year, be imposed at every en
try on all vessels from any foreign
port or place in North America, Cen
tral America, the West India islands.
the Bahama islands or the coast of
Sooth America, bordering on the Car
ibbean sea, or Newfoundland, and a
duty of 6 esnts per ton, not to axossd
(10 esnts per ton per annum an imposed
at every entry on all vessels from any
other foreign port, not, however, to in
duce vessels In distress or not engagsd
in trade.
The new t-eent rate amounts virtu
ally to a decrease of 1 cent from the
rates heretofore in effect. Naturally,
tba decreased rate will have a tendency
to lower the receipts from the tonnage
taxes, and It to estimated by the de
partment of commerce and labor that
ths annus! income will amount to $1,
060,000, per year, or more than $600,
000 lees than was collected annually
odor ths old law.
Minister te China la Recalled.
San Franciaco, Oct, 6. Char las R.
Crane, newly appointed minister to
China, was recalled to Washington to
night by a telegram from Secretary
Knox. ' Mr. and Mrs. Crane won to
have sailed on the transport 'Thomas
tooMVrow for the Orient,
Mr. Crane was seated at a hsmnet
given to bis boner by the Chinese
Chamber ef Commerce when his atten
tion was called tothenport tonight
Ho stated that the telegram merely re
quested his return te the capital, "as
then won esrtala phases of the East
ern situation with which the secretary
of state did not think I was fully ac
quainted." "I did not see Mr. Knox before
leaving Washington," be said. "He
wss not in the city. I suppose that
something has arisen or boon eslledto
his attention which ho thinks I shoo Id
know before I go to my post. I do not
know what H to."
Must File Clslrnej Promptly .
Wasblngtoa, Oct. 9. Flagrant
abases In fruit Importation entailing
thouesnds of dollars ef loss to ths gov
eminent occurring seeceially on the
docks at New York, an aimed at to
regulations proclaimed today by Acting
Secretary of the Treasury Keynoidt and
directed to col lectors of oostoens "and
all others concerned."
The . regalstfona prohibit Importers
from delaying for a Week of 10 days
the flllng of claims for allowanses for
destruction or mjory ef fnlt imported
bat net taken from the decks, making
it Impossible for the authorities to de
termine what to allow for the detector
atioe ef the smperta. ' .
B.000 Want toeftae Leads. 1
Ptorro, S. D., Oet, 7. The aetoal
registration far the first day In the
lead opening ef the Chwyeaae Elver
and Standing stock Indian fsssrvatlsns
at this pi see was- 87Q names. The reg
ietrattoa far the ssme period reported
from) ths other districts woo Lab see,
280; Mokcidge, 70; I ssnmnti, $62;
Blsmsrih, 677; Abordsse, 8,664. To
tal, Ml.
YtlfWftafefsr1 sDt PWst fttft9MfHsre
Wsah Ins lee, Oet, $.000! the new
Am DrsBihiaa-hni, 24,000 toes
dliiiliiionsi. sar wWcs senaracto
nuaselli sasidid. will
ALCOHOL WOT A MXTUGXNaV . -
Intoxicant Eeldosi Bocoasafml tat Com
batting Disease.
Washington, Oct, 18. That alcohol
ia any form is but seldom of distinct
value ia ths treatment of diasaeS ap
peared to be the consensus of opinion
of the twelfth International Congress
oa Alcoholism, held la London in July
last, according to a report of ita pro
ceedings given oat by the public health
and marine 'hospital service today..
The report was prepared by Dr. Bald
Hunt, chief of the division of pharma
ecology of the public health and ma
rine Berries.
Some evidenee, Dr. Hunt declares,
was brought forward to show that alco
hol, sven ia moderate amounts, baa an
unfavorable affect upon offspring, and '
has a tendency to lower resistance to.
infection.
AflXB BIO ITJM pom OAKAL.
Ooethela Oaa Do 48.065,634 Worth" of
Work la 1919.
Washington, Oct. 12-The Panama
Osnal commission baa submitted to the
secretary of war an estirrate of appro
priations aggregating 94R,oa3,ft4 for
work on the canal during the fseal year
beginning July 1, 1010. Of the amount
asked for 1 5,504,038 is for skilled and
unskilled labor, and 62018,988 Is for
materials and supplies weed in construe-.'
tion work.
The total appropriations made by
congress up to this time on account of
the canal Is 9210,070,4W Colonel '
Ooethela, chairman end chief engineer
of ths commission, has declared the
great waterway will be aompleted by
January 1, 1015, and has estimated the .
total cost st 9376,000,000.
-Ths unusually large amount asked for
the new nacel year, It Is said, is dus to
the feet that work has catered a mora
advanced stage.
miMii.il.. -
Faces Central Bank Question.
Washington, Oct. 8. The coming '
congress most meet a situation born of
the panic of 1907, whoa the issue of
clearing hones certifies tea was necee
sary to supply sufficient currency to
meet ths demands of bostnoss interests '
of the ooantry. The temporary legis- ,
latioo enacted during that critical per
iod must either bo supplanted or re- -enacted
into permanent law, and fore
most among the various projects stands
the proposed national central bank. It
Is tba common belief that It will form
too oasis oi um curative legislation to
be recommended by the monetary oom
mlssioa and President Taft in his re
cant Boston speech signified his favor
able disposition towards the project.
' Cotton Orop Takes a Drop.
Washington, Oct 8. The report of
the census bane today r bowed that
op to September 26 tban bad been
ginned from tba cotton growth of 1909,
2,662,668 bales, counting round as half
bales, com pared with 2,690,62 for
love, i oe roena news tncmoso this
year wen 46,176, sosMiered with 67,
107 for 1908. The see Island cotton re
port for 1909 was 18,820, compared
with 11,466 for 1908. The corrected
statistic of the quantity of cotton
ginned to September 1, was snoouneed
aa 288,242 bales. Toe report today
will be altered slightly by n ports
transmitted by mail by indlvidoal gin-
nara,
atommoned By Know Direct.
Washington, Oct, 6.-r8tste depart
meat officials who sould be reached
ben tonight wen in the dork regarding
the recall of Minister Crane to Wash-.
ington. Ths information as conveyed
to them through their interviewers was
the first titer had received to show that
Mr. Crane was recalled Iron San Fran
cisco. -
Bocretarv Knox Is not he Weeblneu
tea. but to sxneoted this weak. It Is
believed he sent instructions to Mr
Crane personally.
Will Put It OW.t
Washlawtoa. Oet. A A I than ark the
monster commies Ion bee decided ta
recommend the setsblishment of a ese
tni bank. It to nraettaalhr eerteta that -
no attempt will be mads to secure tog
tolotiosj at the com in steelon at mem.
aibie to complete all details and ptarto
aw HpnxHiioa aonng hbb me ax one
present fori grass, which expires to
area,
Orfy Titssrs Moat light,
Wasaisston, Oet It. ladles Com
mlaaioaer Valeatiae asserted todav
that bia boreau weald lend all possible
admlBiet retire support in the eroeitee-
is., Isdtei! tot conspiring te iaterfera
with a special enleer of the India
service while the latter waa laveatlgot
lag sJieged sales of liqnor to Iadisaa
from ths Tama raservetloa.
Take Part to Ooisbntlow.
sehirton, Oct. 9. Oreet Britain,
aaay, Italy aad the Netherlands ,
Med totosAasa off nertieiDoft.
keg to she oetosfwUea ef the 140th aw
alvwfearv ef the dtaasvarv ef ataa
FiaailsLS hay by Gceperd de Pertoto
19 22.