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HUSalA'S URATirUDE. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST LABEL ALL FRUIT. Groweri Find 8everalWays of Obeying Attorney Filet rormal Complaint New Law. Against Southern Pacific. SalomNow that the fruit-shipping 8uom.jolin F Logan , promillent season has begun, growers are con-1 Portland attorney, has filed In the of f routed with the necessity of comply fl(,e o( tho 0rogon Railroad Coramig8ion lag with tho new law, enacted a vigorous complaint against the South the lust Legislature, requiring that ' 1ad&a bocause of iu irregular and every box or packago of croon fruit I. i..: ! l. ehall bo marked with tho name and ad (Irons of ttio grower and packer. Here at Sulcm there are various methods of complying with tho law, and Borne fruit in going out with no mark at all. The only fruit Hhippod thus far is straw berries, packed in small boxes, 24 in a crato. Home growers stamp their names and addrosses upon each small box, so that tho consumer will know by whom the fruit was grown, and so that if there is anything wrong with it the dealer will know where to make the complaint. Others mark the name and address only upon the crate. In almHt all instances tho stamp placed upon 4he box or crate gives only the name and address, and does not say whether the person whose name appears is grower or packer, or both. The sec tion of tho new law bearing on the sub ject is as follows: "Any person, firm, association or cor poration engaged in growing, selling or packing green fruits of any kind within tho State of Oregon shall be required, upon packing any such fruit for mar ket, whether intended for sale within or without the State of Oregon, to stamp, mark or label plainly upon the outBide of every box or package of green fruit so packed the name and postofflce address of the person, firm association or corporation packing the same; provided, further, that when the .grower of such fruit be other than the packer of the same, the name and post oflice of such grower Bhall also promi nently appear upon such box or pack Age as the grower of such fruit." Price of Pruret Raited. Salem Probably influenced by rapid advances in the price of prunes in Cali fornia, packers here have been raising their offers for 1907 contracts and on June 14 cents for the 40-50 size was freely offered. This price has been re fused by several growers however. Ac ording to the latest advices from Cali fornia, a 4-cent basis price was offered there several days ago, or 5 cents -for the 40-50 size. Now that buyers are active and the market advancing, "the growers are doing a great deal of figuring before making contracts. At the same time, it is reported that quite a number of contracts have been made. ' o o i "W. C. Tillson & Co. report having made contracts for about 45 cars. Contract Spud at $1 10. Salem The largest deal in potatoes ever made in Oregon was closed here when Lachmund & Pincus contracted 35,000 bushels of the growing crop at 311.10 per hundred. The buyer is George Burtte, ' representing L. 'Scateno, of San Francisco. Lach mund & Pincu9 are well-known hop dealers, and growers, but this year they have 142 acres of spuds, lhe short crop in California has turned buyers to this state, resulting in the remarkably high price named in the contract made today. The figures are net. the buyers furnishing the sacks, The contract calls for September and October delivery. This is the first potato contract reported in this vi cinity this year. Astoria Regatta. Astoria A mass meeting of citizens was held Saturday niarht and it was de ided to hold the annual regatta during the coming August in connection with the sangerfest of the Norwegian sing in s societies of the Pacific Coast. A committee of nine was appointed to bo lect a chairman and secretary of the re eatta and to request the Congressional delegatien to ask the Navy Department i i . i i. to send one or more warguips io Asiona at that time, Salmon Prices Up. Astoria At a meeting of the Colunv tia River canners the selling prices for canned salmon were fixed at the follow ins rates per dozen:, Tails, $1.65; flats, $1.75: halves. $1.05; plain ovals, $2.30; ley ovals, $2.35; nominals, $2.50; equats, $1.75. Compared with last sea on 's prices these figures are an advance of 15 cents on tails and flats, 5 cents on halves and 10 cents on ovals and nom inals. Arc Lights for Medford. Medford Dr. Ray, manager of the Condor Power Co., who recent ly purchased the Medford lighting plant, tendered a banquet to the Commercial Club last evening, and today besan the Installation or modern arc system of street lighting, For the first time in its history Medford Is using arc lights for street lighting. New Railway Corporations. Calpm Th Portland Eastern Rail way Company was incorporated today hy E. P. Clark, Arthur H. Fleming, V R Tnlwell. Robert T. Linney and C.' W. Miller, with a capital stock of $5,000,000. The, company proposes to build a railroad from Portland to Clear Lake, Wasco County, by Salmon TUver and Troy Lake Pass. Hood River Berries at $3 Hood River. Strawberry receipts today were 1500 crates. The berries -went at $2 per erate, one carload ship ment being made. WANT8 BETTER SfcRVlCE. uiiuurLujii iiuHHuiiuiir Lmin KHrvii'a iifiri.n- ward. There is no complaint concern ing south-bound trains. s Mr. Logan Bets forth the incidents of recent effort to catch a train from a Valley town to Portland, He says the train wag reported several hours late, out tnat station agents were not kept advised as to the time the train would arrive, with the result that be am many others were caused much incon venience and loss of time. He wants the commission to compel the railroad to establish a schedule it can follow and then keep its agents advised of the time of trains that are delayed. I ho afternoon trains 201112 north through the Willamette Valley have not been regular for nearly three months. .farmers near Ileppner have filed a complaint against the O. K. & N., as serting that the freight rates between Ileppner and Portland are excessive. The complaint sets forth that the rate on whoat between Ileppner and Port land, jtf miles, is 18 cents per hutt dred, while the rate from Pendleton to Portland, 231 miles, is 15 cents per hundred. On other commodities the same difference prevails. 400 Fire Warders. Salem The Oregon Forestry commission met here and elected Governor Chamberlain chairman and E. P. Sheldon secretary. The other members present were: S. C. Bartrum, Roseburg; L. S. Hill, Eu gene; J. w. Baker, Cottage Grove; H. B. Van Dusen, Astoria and E. R. Lake .Corvallls. It was decided that about 400 men Interested In the protection of for ests from fire will be appointed fire wardens without pay from the state, though most of them will be in the employ of timber owners. Fire hun dred copies of the new forest fire law will be printed for the information of wardens. First Wool Pool Sold. Salem. William Brown & Co., of this city, have bought the Scio wool pool, 20,UU0 pounds, at 21 i cents. This is the first pool of Valley wool Bold this year. PORTLAND MARKETS. Millstuffs Bran, city, $17; country, $18 per ton; middlings, $24.5025.5O; shorts, city, $19; country, $20 per ton; U. S. Mills, dairy chop, $15.50 per ton. Wheat Uub. 86(aJ87c: bluestem. 88 90c; Valley, 8687c; red, 85c. Oats No. 1 white, $28(g)30; gray, nominal. Flour Patent. $4.80; straight, $4.25; clears, $4.25; Valley, $4.304.40; gra ham flour, $44.50; whole wheat flour, $4.254.75. Barley Feed, $2222.50 per ton; brewing, nominal; rolled, $23.50 24.50. Corn Whole, $26; cracked, $27 per ton. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $17 18 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $2123; clover, $9; cheat, $910; grain hay, $910; alfalfa, $1314. Domestic rruits strawberries, 81 10ic per pound; cherries, $1.65 per box; apples, $12.50 per box; goose berries, 67c per pound; cantaloupe?, $2.503.00 per crate; apricots, $1.50 1.75 per crate. ' Root Vegetables 1 urnips, $2.00 per sack; carrots, $2.50 per sack; beets, $1.251.50 per sack; garlic, 7l10c per pound; horseradish, 78c per pound; chicory 30c. Jbresh Vegetables Cabbage, Cali fornia, 33ic per pound; cauliflower, $1(01.25 per dozen; lettuce, head, 3545c dozen; onions, 1012Jc per dozen; tomatoes, $2.254.50 crate; parsley, 2530c; artichokes, 6575c dozen; hothouse lettuce, $2 box; peas, 67c; radishes, 20c dozen; asparagus, 6c pound; bell peppers, 3035c per pound; rhubarb, 4c per pound; cucum bers, 50c1.50; spinach, $1.50 per crate; beans, 12l15c per pound; squash, 50c(a)$l per box. Onions Oregon, $22.50 per hun dred; Texas, Ic per pound. Potatoes Jobbing price: Oregon and Eastern, $2.25 per sack; new po tatoes, 5j6c pound; sweet potatoes, 6c per pound. Butter City creameries: Extra creamery, 24(3)25c per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 24c; store butter, 1717ic Cheese Oregon full cream twins, 16c; Young America, 17c per pound Poultry Average old hens. 14c: mixed chickens, 13lc; spring fryers and broilers, 1820c; old roosters, 9 10c; dressed chickens, 1617c; tur keys, live, 1012c; turkeys, dressed, choice, nominal; geese, live, per pound, 8c; young ducks, 1718c; old ducks, 13c; pigeons, $11.50; squabs, $23. Eggs 17jc18lc per dozen. Veal Dressed, 75125 pounds, 8 8jc; 1255)150 pounds, 7c; 150200 pounds, 6c; 200 pounds and up, 56c. Beef Dressed bulls, 44jc per pound; cows, 67c; country steers, 78c. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 9c per pound; ordinary, 88jc; spring lambs, 10(510jc. Pork Dressed, 100(5jl0 pounds, 8j9c; 150200 pounds, 77k; 200 pounds and up, 66c. Did ureal w,VHI St. Petersburg, June 4. The Russian amino committee has notified its rep resentatives in London and New York that the time has arrived to cease agi tation for foreign subscription, as Rus sia now is able to care for her own pooplo. Prince Lvoff says that assistance sent to Finland from Great Britain and the United States has done inestimable good and hag boon a mighty weapon to force the Kussian government to uo its duty. With the latest Douma appropri ations, the aid given by the state totals $87,000,000,'of which $6,000,000 will be devoted to fighting the scurvy in Ufa province and elsownere, ana in main taining eating places. These eating places at present number 30,000 and are feeding 2,500,000 people. Prince Lvoff said the outlook for the harvest in Central Russia was the most promising of a dozen years past. There had been a plentiful rainfall and tem perature had been excellent for the growing crops. BALLOON HIT BY LIGHTNING. Italian Army Captain Falls 700 Feet Before Gaze of Crowd. Rome, June 4. A tragic incident took place June 1 during a review of the troops by King Victor Emanuel and Queen Helena. As a part of the maneuV' ers a military balloon was sent up to a height of 700 feet with Captain Uilivelli in the car. A storm which had been coming up burst suddenly and the thou sands of spectators were horrified to see a flash of lightniDg strike the bag of the balloon. There was an enormous burst of flames and a terrific detona tion and the collapsed balloon with its dangling car fell to the earth, a mile from the Bcene 01 tne review. Crowds of people, afoot and in autO' mobiles and other conveyances, rushed in the direction where the balloon had fallen. Captain Uilivelli was found alive, but unconscious, ue wag placed in an automobile and rushed to a bos pital, where he died without regaining consciousness. King Vietor Emanuel and the mili tary authorities went to the hospital after the review to inquire concerning the injured man. HAS TITIAN'S "ST JEROME." St. Louis Man Got Priceless Old Painting for Mere Pittance. St. Louis. June 4 Edward Sells, of St. Louis, believes he has identified a painting he purchased a year ago for less than siuu as tne famous "at, Jerome" painted by Titian about 1531 No trace of the painting has been had since about 1629. Sells purchased the picture from Allison K. Stewart, a Wt, Louis mining engineer, to whom it was given in 1900 by a padre in the moun' tains of Honduras after Stewart had given him a liberal offering of silver, The painting itself hows it is very old. The canvas is hand-made and filled with red clay,' after the customs of the Renaissance period. St. Louis artists say the painting bears several defects peculiar to Titian's work. They esti- mate tne vaiue 01 tne painting, 11 u the Titian "St. Jerome," to be about $100,000. Put Ties On S. P. Track San Jose, Cal., June 4 An attempt to wreck the early morning train be tween this city and San Francisco was thwarted yesterday by the fortunate discovery, shortly before 5 o'clock, of large pile of ties on the Southern Pa eifla track, at a point near Santa Clara. Also a rail had been loosened. and had not the discovery been made just in time, a frightful wreck almost certainly would nave resuuea. vmeers are busy in an attempt to run down the criminal and two arrests have been made, the men in custody being tramps, Goldfield Men Organize. Goldfield, Nev., June 4 The busv ness men and mineowners of Goldfield, to the number of 150 men, have per fected a permanent organization, to be known as the Industrial Association of Nevada. Tho purpose of the organiza tion is to insure the industrial peace of the state and its various camps. An executive committee with wide powers was elected. The committee will elect an executive, who will be given a lib' eral salary, and devote his entire time to the affairs of the association. The Goldfield branch is the nucleus and all the camps of the state will form aux iliaries. Sultan's Troops Mutiny. Tangier, June 4. A serious mutiny of the Sultan's troops at Casa Blanca hag broken out. The trouble arose over the non-payment of the men. The mutl neers attempted to secure goods lying in the Customhouse, but the authorities succeeded in preventing this by paying the men half of the amount flue them. Snow Falls In New York. New York, June 4. Snow fell in New York Sunday. The flakes did not fall all the way to the pavements, but, com ing from a colder temperature, they swirled about the tops of the skyscrap' era, and before dissolving added a mid winter touch to the most remarkable June that New Yorkers have known, American Born In Fore'gn Lard Rome, June 4. Mrs. Griscom, wife of Lloyd C. Griscom, the American Am- bassador to Italy, gave birth to a son m June 2. America's Aid to the Starving NEWS FROM THE Condi i ions will soon change Canadians Say Japanese Laborers Will Soon Leave United States. Ottawa, Ont., June 6. A report received at the department of trade and commerce from Alexander Mc Lean, Canada's agent to Japan, gives press opinion that within a short time the United States will have more ifnculty in obtaining labor from Ja pan than it has now in keeping Jap anese laborers out. Ihere is a growing demand tor Japanese laborers from almost all the countries of South America and from Hawaii, which promises, with the de mand for men tor the development of Corea and Manchuria, to absorb the whole of Japan's supply of laborers. Within the last few months the emi grant companies who deal with Jap anese labor as an export commodity ave filled contracts in Mexico for 10,000 laborers. PRESIDENT UNDECIDED. Lawyers Urge Prosecution of Harrl- man, but Commission is Divided. Washington, June 5. Some definite conclusion is to be reached during the coming week in regard to the course to taken by the Government in the disposition of the case developed by the Interstate Commerce Commission investigation into the Harriman rail' road mergers. An important confer ence is to be held to consider the ques tion at the White House in the week, which will be attended by the Presi dent, the members of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Messrs. Kellogg and Severance, special counsel tor the Commission, and Attorney-General Bonaparte. At present Mr. Koosevelt is undo cided about what shall be done. He has received advice from some sources urging that Mr. Harriman be prose cuted. while other officials of the Gov ernment have taken the position that such a prosecution could not be sue essfully carried out. Ho far the Presi dent has not given any indication as to how he regards the case. It is believed he is not in favor of going any further with the crusade against Mr. Harri' man. The members of the Interstate Com merce Commission are also divided on the question of going after Mr. Harri man for alleged violations or the anti trust law. Chairman Knapp is known to consider the case as developed against Mr. Harriman of such a char acter that it would be a matter of great uncertainty as to whether a conviction could be had. These views are believed to be shared by at least two other members of the Commission, though they have refused to state their opinions. Investigating Japanese Riots. San Francisco, June 6. United States District Attorney Robert T, Devlin today took the testimony of three Japanese who were in the Jap anese restaurant on Folsom street when that place was wrecked by a mob recently. Their testimony was conflicting and tangled, but did not differ in essentials from that given by two white witnesses examined last baturday. Mr. Devlin expects to con elude ' his investigation tomorrow, Mr. Devlin is also investigating the reported importation of Japanese as contract laborers. Censorship on Mail and News New Orleans, June 6. Passengers arriving tonignt on tne steamer Anslem from Central American points say that what amounts to a censorship on the mails has been put into effect in Guatemala. Under the new rule they say that all mail must pass through Guatemala City before being distributed. The passengers also say that newspaper-reading in public is now curtailed, and that foreign news papers are frequently smuggled ashore from incoming vessels. Japan Is Misinformed. Washington. June 6. Surprise was ..expressed here upon reading the To- kio story ot japans aissatisiaction at the attitude of the United States in the .race troubles at San Francisco. Officials here can only conjecture that there has not been a publication in Japan of all the official correspond ence, which, it is believed, would fa vorably affect public opinion toward the United States. Incraese in Circulation. Washington, June 5 The monthly circulation statement issued June 1 by the Comptroller of the Currency shows that at the close of business May a 1907. the total circulation of National bank notes was $601,940,550, which is an increase for the year of $42,810,890, and for the month of $2,020,710. Survey New Section. Washington, June 4 Topographic work on the Mount Baker quadrangle near the Canadian boundary in the Washington forest reserve will soon be begun by Robert Muldrow, of the Geo logical Survey. New Rural Route. Washington Rural Route No. 1 hnn bn ordered ftablihed Autist 1 at Kerbv. Toseohine Countv. Ore- gon. serving 492 people and 110 fami- I ties NATIONAL CAPITAL SURVEYS IN OKtGON. Government to Map Bull Run, Kerby and Butter Creek Region. Washington, June 7. The Secre tary of the Interior has approved of the plans for topographic surveys In Oregon and the allotment of funds xor carrying out the same. The work of the season contemplates the sur vey of the country surrounding the source of Portland's water supply la the Bull Run and Cascade forest re serves, including a part of Mount Hood. The survey will cover an area of 1200 square miles. This entire country will be surveyed and mapped uu large scaie, tne entire work to cost $7000. Another survey will be maAa nt the Kerby country, west of Grant's rass, lying in the Siskiyou forest re serve, ,in Southern Oregon. This survey will cover about 900 ami urn miles and cost $6000. A third topographic survey will cover a tract of the country on the south bank of the Columbia River along the Umatilla River and Butter Creek, west of Pendleton. The Na tional Government has allotted $3500 for this work and the state will ex pend $2500 additional, under State engineer j. h. Lewis. The purpose of this survey is to determine the ir rigation possibilities of this particu lar region. i No Grazing Fees for 1907. Washington, June 8. From cor respondence received at the Bureau ot f orestry, mere appears to hn some misunderstanding as to the rights of settlers to graze stock on lorest reserves created by the Pres ident on March 2 and 4 of this vpr The Secretary of Agriculture issued on order permitting all persons who had heretofore used the range in the newly created reserves to continue the use of same during the season of iu witnout permit from the De partment and without payment of a grazing ree. Next season the range in these new reserves will be eon- troll by the Department and only such stock can be grazed as is auth orized by the Forest Service. At the same time, a nominal grazing fee will be collected at a rate yet to be fixed by the Department. But for the present season grazing In the re serves created March 2 and 4 will be as free as if the range was still a part of the open public domain. More Water for Panama Canal. Washington, June 5. In explanation of the cabled report from Panama of the extensive revision in engineering estimates for the Gatun dam and lake, upon the sufficiency of which the suc cess of the entire project depends, the following statement has been issued by the Isthmian Canal Commission: "De tailed surveys which have been com pleted on the Isthmus show that the area of the great Gatun Lake will be 225 square miles, or double the estimate made in the minority or loclc-canal re port of the board of consulting en gineers." Forest Guards for Northwest. Washington, June 4. D. W. Meyers, J, W. Kelso, Clarence J. Ingram, Clar ence W. Jackson, G. C. Cottrell and George L. Ford have been appointed forest guards in the Cascade forest. Other guards appointed are: L. D. Ham mock, Coquille forest; Jesse Dewitt, Siskiyou forest; Orloff A. Stafford, Heppner forest; F. P. Pettit. Fremont forest; Maurice Hamilton and John Snow, Washington forest; J. H. Bolen, W. J. Ryan and C. W. Ray, Yakima forest. Captures British Sealer. Washington, June, 7. The Secre tary of the Treasury has received a telegram from Captain Ainsworth, of tne revenue cutter Rush, stating that he had seized the British sealing schooner Charlotta G. Cox, which was found illegally catching seals In Falrweather grounds, off Alaska. The Rush also reported the pres ence of Japanese sealers in the same vicinity with a large number of seal skins on board. The Japanese seal ers, however, are not subject to seiz ure outside of territorial waters. Abandon Garrisons. Washington, June 7. Secretary Taft has briefly outlined his policy In regard to the reduction of the garrisons in Western Army posts as follows: . "It is not proposed to re move cavalry from Fort Snelllng, So far as the cavalry at Forts Assini bolne and Keogh are concerned, the absence of troops In Cuba and the necessity for concentrating squad rons at Fort Assiniboine and Keogh." Alaska Forest Worthless. Washington, June 5. Request has been made by the Forest Service for re lease from temporary withdrawal of 3,- 0uu,uuu acres of land at Norton Bay, Alaska. The restoration to the publio domain of this land will be made be cause after careful examination the Forest Service has found it unsuitable; for National forest purposes. New Acting Commissioner. Washington, June 7. John C. Capers of South Carolina will be ap pointed Commissioner of Internal Revenue ad Interim until December 1, when Pearl Wight of New Orleans I will become Commissioner, Mr. Cap- ers Is the member of the Republican National Committee from South Car I olina.