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DEER 8EA8ON OPENS JULY 15
Change In Game Laws Not Generally
Known by Hunters.
Albany That net more than 5 per
cent of the BportHinen of Oregon know
that the open season for deer begins
this year July 15, is the opinion of a
local hunter. The fact that the last
legislature changed the deer season has
not become known at all In this part of
the state and men who always begin
deer hunting'as soon as the season opens
are making no plans to go into the
mountains until next month.
According to the new law, the open
reason lor buck deer is from July 16 to
November 1. It was formerly from
August 15 to November 1. Ihe season
for female deer remains the same under
the new law as it was under the old
from September 1 to November 1.
These changes in the deer season are
embodied in house bill 151, which is
recorded on page 341 of the 1907 ses
sion laws.
Another change In the deer law is
that it is now a misdemeanor to kill
dogs chasing deer. It was formerly
illegal to hunt deer with dogs and that
provision is also contained in the new
law. Under the old law many dogs
caught chasing deer were shot and
killed and the new provision was in
serted in order to protect owners of val
uable dogs, wbleh would break loose
and chase deer without the knowledge
of their owners.
Seek Location for Library.
Albany Albany's public library will
be started as soon as a suitable build'
ing can be found. Arrangements are
complete for instituting it and as soon
-as temporary quarters are rented the
library will be opened. Nine directors
have been elected and their election
lias been confirmed, in accordance with
the state laws 'governing public libra
lies, under which this institution was
formed by Ihe city council. These di
rectors are Frank J. Miller, Mrs. J. K
"Weatherford, H. H. Hewitt, Fred P.
Hutting, Mrs. H. F. Merrill, Mrs. 8.
E. Young, M. II. Ellis and Miss Lucy
Card.
Water for Irrigation Next Year.
Ontario Messrs. Allbrieht and Eg'
cleston. of Portland. Christian Co-
opeiatlve representatives, have re
inrnnd from TJnner Willow creek
They state work is progressing rapidly
n thfl irri ration Droiect. and that work
. of survey for the laterals is still going
on. The huge reservoir in uow vaney
will ha in readiness to deliver water
next year, and while the project of the
federation is a vast undertaking and
will take a long time to construct, they
say it will surely be completed to irri
gate thousands of acres of high land in
' .Malheur county.
New Clerk In Land Office.
Burns There 1b rejoicing among the
patrons of the United States land office
here over the assurance just received
irom the department at Washington
that a clerk is to be added to the work'
ing force with the opening of the office
The work of the ffice has been badly
congested and this will relieve the
etrain and permit the completion of
important transactions which have been
awaiting action for some time.
Buy Land for Weston Brick.
Weston The proprietors of the
"Westn brickyard have purchased of
James D. Glen his addition to Weston
consisting of nearly 10 acres in the low
er part of the city. Before making the
purchase the brickyard people quietly
demonstrated that the soil was well
Adapted to the making of a superior
quality of brick. The price paid was
$2,000.
Ontario Wants New Land District.
Ontario A petition is being circulat
d in Ontario and numerously signed
asking the government tc create a new
land district for this section and the
appointment of a register and receiver,
the office to be located at Ontario or
Tale. At present parties having land
office business to transact have to go to
Burns, a distance7 of 150 miles.
Clackamas Land Booming.
Oregon City The large increased fees
of the recorder's office in Clackamas
county is a good indication of the
healthy growth in the real estate busi
ness. The fees of County Recorder
Ramsby for June were $421.01, against
$269 35 for the same month during the
previous year.
Murphy Estate Valued at $70,000
Salem The will of the late Judge J
J. Murphy, has been probated here
It
leaves an estate estimated at $70,000
to be equally divided between the wid
ow, Elizabeth C. Murphy, and the son
Chester G. Murphy, the latter being
named as executor without bonds.
Fruit Box Factory for Weston.
Weston C. W. Avery, manager of
the Blue Mountain sawmill, has gone
to Portland to purchase machinery for
the equipment of a box factory to be
run in connection with his mill. The
demand at present is far in excess of
. the supply with present facilities.
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FOREST FUND FOR EACH 8TATE
Plnchot
8ayt Department Propoies
Improved Service.
Pendleton While in the city for a
few hours, Gifford Pinchot, chief for
ester of the United States, announced
that if his present plans were material
ized that the next appropriation for for
est reserves, by congress,, would be di
vided into specific appropriations for
the states. His object in this change
of policy is to secure better appropria
tions for the individual states, making
it poesible to pay better salaries for
those who are placed in charge of the
forest reserves and thereby secure more
competent men.
The question of having the forest re
serve district headquarters moved from
Portland to this city was taken up
with Mr. Pinchot, and he promised to
give the matter his attention. He lis
tened tarefully to the arguments made
for the proposed change and admitted
that there seemed to be some good tea
sons why the change should be made.
The forester says his particular pur
pose in coming to the West at this time
is to study local needs, near complaints,
explain the purposes of the forest re
serve, adjust differences, and in short
to adapt the administration of the re
serve affairs to the local conditions
He says he is finding that complaints
concerning he reserve is not due to the
theory or policy of the administration,
but to mistakes that have been made
n the conduct of the reserve affairs,
and these he is endeavoring to adjust as
rapidly as possible.
He went from here to Coeur d Alene,
Idaho, and from thence goes to Helena
to meet Secretary of the Interior Gar
field. He expects to be in Portland
July 13 and 14.
8almon Reach the Calapoola.
Albany Salmon are rpeorted to have
been seen in the mouth of the Cala-
pooia river, where it enters the Wil
lamette at this city. If salmon aie
successfully passing the fallB at Oregon
City and ascending the Willamette
long deferred hepe of residents of the
upper valley is being realized. In spite
of all the contrivances which have been
placed in the river at Oregcn City to
enable salmon toa scend, very few "of
the fish have ever been seen as far south
as this city.
Harney's Prospects Excellent.
Burns There are excellent crop
prospects in all parts of Harney county
Grain has a fine stand and fruit of all
varieties is looking well. Alfalfa has
made an unusually good growth this
year, and there are some rich patches
of it on dry land with no artificial irri
(ration. Haying win begin early in
July and the crop is very heavy.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 86c: bluestem, 88
89c; valley, 86c; red, 84c.
Oats No. 1 white, $27.5028; gray,
nominal.
Barley Feed, $21.5022 per ton
brewing, nominal; rolled, $23 .50
24.50.
Corn Whole, $28; cracked, $29 per
ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $17
18 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy
$2123; clover, $9; cheat, $910
grain hay, $910; alfalfa, $1314
Fruits Cherries, 810c per pound
apples, 75c$l per box; storage Spitz
enbeigs, $3.50 per box; gooseberries
7c per pound; cantaloupes, $3.503.75
per crate; apricots, 75c$2 per crate
peaches, $1.251.50 per box; plums
$1.65 per box; blackberries, $1.25
1.50 perorate; loganberries, $1.25 per
crate; raspberries, $11. 50 per crate
prunes, $1.501.75 per crate.
Vegetables lurnips, $2 per eack
carrots, $2.50 per sack; beets, $2.50
per sack; asparagus, 10c per pound
beana. 710c per pound; cabbage
2c per pound; corn, 3550c per doz
en; cucumbers, 1 per box; lettuce
head, 25o per dozen ; onions, 1520
per dozen; peas, 45c per pound; rad
lshes, 20c per dozen; rhubarb, 3)
per pound; tomatoes, $1.50 per crate
Potatoes Old Oregon Burbanks, $3
3.25 per sack; new, 3o per pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 22)25c
per pound.
Poultry Average old hens, ll12c
per pound, mixed chickens, 10c
spring chickens 1314c; old roosters,
9c; dressed chickens, 1617c; turkeys
live, ll12c; turkeys dressed, choice
nominal; geese, live, vwaiuc; young
ducks, 1314c; old ducks, 10c.
Eggs Candled, 2425c per dozen.
Veal Dressed, 5)76c per pound
Beef Dressed ' bulls, 3s4c per
pound; cows, 66fcc; country steers
67c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 8c per lb
ordinary, 67c; spring lambs, 99
per pound.
Pork Dressed, 68c per pound,
Hops 68o per pound, according to
quality.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best
1622c per pound, according to shrink
age; valley, 2022c according to fine
ness.
Mohair Choice, 2030c per pound.
WAR ON NEW YORK FILTH.
Health Department Takes Up Work
Left by Garbage Strikers. IZ
New York. July 2. An attempt to
settle the strike of garbage collectors by
arbitration failed last night. By action
of the civil service law the men who
have failed to report for five days are
no longer in the employ of the city.
The Health department took heroic
mew ares today io ciean trie streets oi
the piles of filth and garbage which
have accumulated. There were a num
ber of clashes between the strikers and
strikebreakers during the day, none of
which, kowever, assumed serious pro
portions. Conditions in some parts of the con
gested district may be imagined when
the piles make streets impassable. Sev
eral doctors, who have visited the dis
tricts where conditions are worst, say
that a great deal of sickness and many
deaths must necessarily follow as a con
sequence of this disastrous strike.
It is a curious fact that the people
whose health and very lives are men
aced by the prevailing conditions, yes
terday aided the strikers in an attempt
to drive away workmen who had been
cent to remove the garbage. Dr. Ben
eel called for and is receiving ample
police protection.
BAD OUTLOOK FOR NEW DOUMA
Reactionaries Are Probable Winners-
Regarded as Incompetents.
St. Petersburg, July 2. The most
unfavorable auguries for the working
power of the third douma may be
drawn from the Zemstvo congress
which has been in session the past
week at Moscow. Membership to this
body is dictated by the classes which
will control the elections in most of the
provinces of Russia, and it was thought
the work they accomplished at this
conference might foreshadow the com
position of the next parliament.
The so called black nobility" or
reactionary gentry, were in a large ma-
ority and the deliberations of the con
gress were filled with a display of utter
unfamUiarlty with parliamentary pro
cedure and hostility towards the liberal
program. The Octobensts, who expect
ed to form the center of the new
douma, made a disappointing showing.
The majority of the members seemed
withouVplans or definite ideas, and
without leaders capable of directing the
work.
JAPANESE
POACHEAS CAUGHT.
Large
Party Found on Pribiloff Is
lands bv Cutter Perry.
San Francisco, July 2. The steamer
Homer, Captain Donaldson, which ar
rived today from the Pribiloff islands,
brought word of the capture of 29 Jap
anese seal poachers at St. Paul's island
of the Pribiloff group by the United
States revenue cutter Perry.
The Japanese, each of whom was
armed and provided with six rounds of
ammunition, surrendered to the govern
ment officers and were taken on board
the schooner, which was towed by the
Perry to Unalaska. No seals were
found in the small boats and only 12
skins on the schooner. As the schooner
was outside the three-mile limit and as
no evidence of poaching in the way of
skins was found in the boats, it was de
cided to give the Japanese another
chance before confiscating the schooner
WAR VESSELS COLLIDE.
Rumored Sinking of Torpedo
Boat
by Battleship.
Toulon, July 2. It is reported to
night that during the voyage of a
French squadron bound from Marseilles
the battleship Jaureguiberry collided
with the torpedo boat destroyer Pertuy-
sane and that 60 men were killed or in
jured. The maritime prefecture de
clines to give out any Information in
the way of confirmation or denial of
the report.
Later reports aie to the effect that it
was the torpedo boat destroyer Darde
that collided with the Jaureguiberry
and that the Darde was sunk. Ad
miral Foy, in charge of the prefecture
had received no news of the accident
up to the time he left his office at 6 p.
m. The squadron was bound from
Marseilles to Kebier, Algeria.
No Bribes to Secure Cart.
San Francisco, July 2. Vice Presi
dent and General Manager Calvin, of
the Southern Pacific, announces that
alter a thorough investigation of the
reports that employes had organized a
system for the expedition of freight
over Southern racino lines in return
for bribes, has been completed, and
shows that there is no such organiza
tion. A few shippers, impatient at
delay, bribed one of the yardmasters at
Sparks, Nev., who in making up trains
would give preference to the dispatch
of certain cars.
Quake Rattles Windows.
Portsmonth, N. H.. July 2. Earth
tremblings that shook houses percepti
bly at Intervals were felt here today.
Windows shook and rattled and bric-a-brac
clatter from the shelves. Some
times half an hour would elapse be
tween the vibrations, but by sundown
100 shock! had been felt. The heaviest
came between 5:15 and 54:5 p. m.
f NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL i
NOT REGARDED AS A MENACE.
Aokl 8ays America Is at Liberty to
Strengthen Pacific Fleet,
Washington, July 6. "No, the Jap
anese would not regard it as an un
friendly act if the American government
the saw fit to increaes her naval repre
sentation in her territorial water upon
the Pacific coast, or even if she sent ad
ditional men-of-war to the Asiatic sta
tion. She would not look upon it as a
menace or regard it with regret."
These were the words of Viscount
Aoki, the Japanese ambassador to the
United States, whose attention was
called to the published reports that the
general board of the navy had recom
mended to the president that the bat
tleships of the American fleet be sent
around to the Pacific coast. ' At the
same time the ambassador expressed a
great deal of interest in the stories
printed and asked if they were true.
He disliked, he said, to appear in the
public prints, when there was no reason
for it, but he felt at perfect liberty to
say what he did on this subject.
Will Issue New Small Bills.
Washington, July 4. The Treasury
department Monday began carrying
into effect the provisions of the Aldrich
act, which confers upon the secretary
of the treasury authority to iesue all
necessary quantities of small bills to
meet the business needs of the country
The large denominations of gold certifl
cares are being replaced by new $10
certificates, which will be issued from
the subtreasury. Small silver certifi
cates in large quantities will be issued
at once, as will a new series of United
States $5 notes.
Not One Penny of Graft.
Washington, July 3. "After inves
tigating every charge which has been
brought to my attention, whether ap
parently well founded or not, I have
been unable to find a single penny of
graft going to any one in connection
with the Isthmian canal work." This
statement was made by Secretary Taft
today when his attention waas called to
the statements that special accountants
had been sent to the isthmus to exam
ine the books of the disbursing officers
of the commission.
Irrigation Work Delayed.
Washington, July 6. Owing to un
usual severe weather, which rendered
it impossible to carry on work cf exca
vation for a considerable portion of the
past winter, the secretary of the in
terior has granted an extension of two
months' time to the following contrac
tors, in which to complete their con
tracts on main laterals of the Okan
ogan irrigation project in Washington
John S. and S. Peters eon, Frank E
Jones and Edmund Kail, all local resi
dents.
Secretary Adjusts Land Claims.
Washington, July 2. The secretary
of the interior has approved Oregon re
linquishments Nos. 24 and 26, La
Grande, embracing the claims of 46 set
tiers, etc., and covering 7,517 acres
and Oregon relinquishment 25, The
Dalles, embracing the claims of 23 set
tiers, etc.. and covering 2,821 acres
This is part of an adjustment of claims
growing out of a conflict with the
Northern Pacific grant.
Postal Changes In Northwest.
Washington, July 2. Rural free de
livery carriers have been appointed as
follows: Oregon Parkers, route 1,
Percy J. Dickson carrier, Joseph O.
Anderson substitute. Washington
North Yakima, route 3, Fred B. Dye
carrier, Robert Burdill substitue;
Rochester, route 2, Emma Manners car
rier, Alien k. james substitute, ine
postoffice at Arctic, Chehalis county,
Wash., will be discontinued July 31.
Appointments by President.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., President Roose
velt has announced these appointments:
Phillip M. Brown, secretary of embas
sy, at Constantinople; Peter Augustus
Jay, secretary of embassy, at Tokio.
The president signed the application of
Medical Inspector fresley M. Kixey,
to be advanced to the rank of medical
director. Dr. Rixey now holds the
position of surgeon general of the navy.
Civil Service Examiner.
Washington, July 6. Civil service
examinations will be held this fall for
positions in the departmental service
inWashingtcn, at the following places
in Oregon: Portland, Eugene, Baker
City and Astoria, September 11 and
October 16. Idaho Boise, September
11 and October 1; Moscow, September
11 and October 16; Pocatello, October
11.
More Time Allowed Bidders.
Washington, July 4. Acting Secre
tary Newberry yesterday announced
that the time allowed for the presenta
tion of bids for torpedo boat destroyers
would be extended to September 3 next.
INVADE BANKERS' PRE8ERVES.
Suit Under Rate Law Againet the Big
Express Companies.
Washington, Jutp 2. One of the
most important cases yet filed with the
Interstate Commerce commission under
the new railroad rate law was today
presented by the American Bankets' as
sociation, which alleges that the ex
press companies through their power
and facilities as common carriers, are
usurping the prerogative of the banking
associations and at the same time em
ploying the capital of the banks in the
conduct of their business.
It is alleged that the exchange busi
ness of the express companies and the
relations which they have with the rail
road companies enable them to serious
ly discriminate against regular commer
cial operations of banking institutions.
The complaint is directed against the
Adams, United States, American, Paci
fic, Wells-Fargo, Southern and Gieat
Northern express companies.
American Flour in China.
Washington, July 6. Vice Consul
A..W. Pontius, of Niuchwang, China,
reports some interesting figures in re
ference to American shipments of flour
to that port during 1906. He says:
An ' increase of nearly $200,000 was
shown in comparison with the figures
of the preceding years. The imports of
American flour during the year were
36,414,000 pounds, valued at $712,050
in American gold. In addition to the
foregoing figures, American flour to
the amount of $1,336 was imported
from Shanghai. During 1907 the di
rect imports of American flour will
moet likely be larger than those of the
preceding year.
Nebraska in Commission.
Washington, July 5. The Navy de
partment is informed that the new bat
tleship Nebraska was placed in com
mission today at the Bremerton naval
station on Puget sound, making the
only battleship in active service in the
Pacicfi waters. Lieutenant Conse is
acting as commander of the ship tem
porarily and has with him only a skele
ton crew. The Nebraska must remain
at the Bremerton yard for some time
yet, and in the meantime Captain Reg
inald Nicholson, who is to be perman
ently in command of the ship, will
gather up a crew for her in the East.
Carriers Get Higher Pay.
Washington, July 3. On July 168.
letter carriers of Portland then receiv
ing $1,000 were promoted to $1,100
under the new law, and one carrier at
$600 promoted to $800. The promo
tions are based on growth of popula
tion. Promotions may be made in other
Oregon cities as follows: $850 to $900;
$600 to $800; $,1000 to $1,100. Al
bany, three from $850 to $900 ; Astoria,
five from $850 to $900; Baker City, two
from $850 to $900 and one from $600
to $800; Eugene, three from $850 to
$900; Pendleton, three from $850 to
$900; The Dalles, two from $850 to
$900.
Can't Fix Evacuation Date.
Washington, July 4. Secretary Taft
threw some additional light upon his
plan regarding the American evacuation
of Cuba yesterday by sending the fol
lowing cablegram to Governor Magoon
at Havana: "I am in receipt of a tele
gram from General Loynaz Castillo as
t something I have had with reference
to the restoration of Cuba to the repub
lic. The plan for the revolution of the
government of the island upon the per
son to be selected by a fair election, as
outlined in my letter to you, has not
been changed in the slightest."
Contracts for Big Ships.
Washington July 4, Before leaving
for the West, Secretary Metcalf an
nounced his decision in respect to im
portant matters. In one of these he
places contracts for the construction of
the two American "Dreadnaught" bat
tleships, the interesting point of hia
decision being the rejection of the Navy
department's plans and the acceptance
of the more progressive ideas of the
private shipbuilding firms, involving
the use of steam turbines.
Transfer of Naval Officers.
Washington, July 2. Lieutenant G.
T. Pettingill, U. S. navy, has been or
dered to Puget sound navy yard for
duty. Assistant Paymaster W . J . Hine,
U. S. navy, has been detached from
duty on the Princeton and will proceed
to the navy yard at Puget sound for du
ty as assistant to the geneial storekeep
er of that yard.
To Rout Fractious Indians.
Washington, July 6. The secretary
of the intericr has made a request that
the attorney general authorize the or
ganization of a posse by the United
States marshal for Arizona, to assist in
the removal of disorderly Indians from
the Indian reservation at Fort 1 MoDow
ell, to be used if found expedient.