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IMPETUS
TO WOOL TRADE
Worsted Manufactur
ers Enter Market,
And Total Turnover
Is Respectable One;
Values Little Chang
ed. Ilrrnlil Winding!"!! Ilunviu
IIOHTON. SUm., Juno 4. (Hincl
nl; Tlio Immlnuncu of thn tariff
sonm to huvn given tliu market all
Impetus ilurltiK tho limt two or three
days. At nny ralo, several of thn lar
ger worsted manufacturers have
been In tlio market and hnvo taken
fair wulKtitM of wool, that tlm total
turnover him boon a profitable ono,
althouith curly In tho week there wan
no unuiunl Interest iihown In wool.
Undoubtedly, the foct (hut tho tor
Iff la to become a law no quickly linn
Influonced tho clothing trade to n
order morn or lesa and has cncour
ugod manufacturers thomseltc to
cover their requirements morn or less
against contrucls which they already
had, but against which thoy perhaps
fwirud cancellation It the cmrrgoncy
tariff (ullrd of passage.
Values Unchanged
There In no reason to say that prl
t havn advanced any during thn
wik; on thn contrary, valuer; ap
pear to havn remained generally aa
ihnv worn and In a few Instances
inr niintatlntii are being glcn than
wern formerly ruling. Some of thn
WVstorn grower, who havn had
wools In tho hand of Eastern dealer
on commission, aro nald to have ord
ered their wools sold In order that
they might dotormlno tholr exact fin.
nndal status, and whom such order
hnvo been given, naturally, tho mar
ket haa not ahown signs of great
strength.
The demand haa boon of a gonoral
naturo during thn last few days. In
eluding nomo llttln carpet wool In ad
dltllon to that aold by tho govern
ment at auction roccntly, bosldes
which thero ha boon good call for
medium to flno grade, although tho
coll for Australian wool haa been
Ions pronounced.
Orrffun Wool Hold
Thoro haa been a call for territory
wool both of ahort and long staple
'Ono lot of Oregon flno staple wool I
reported to hnvo boon sold nt n clean
lmsla of about 73 cent for "fair wool,
nut of heavy ahrlnkago. Tho cot In
tho groaso I understood to have been
about 22 to to 23 cent. Other holder
. i.. .i....i inrrllnrv nrn wanting
Ol IIIIU p.i'ni i'"'"w -y
moro money for tholr wools, howovor,.
nnd It doubtless would no possimo m
got woll u ptowurds 80 cont clean
l.nsls for a really choice grndod flno
stnplo Oregon and for wool of tho
Montana typo 80 to 85 cents.
Wool of tho flno and flno medium
description of French combing length
llko tho now Arizona wools, have
boon Boiling nt around 70 conts cloan
'busts for tho bettor lots, which means
'get well up towards 80 contH clonn
Sory short or clothing wools, bo call
ed, hnvo been sold on it clean basis of
nbout 00 to 02 cents.
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FoiSt Klamath Will
Celebrate Fourth
Fort Klamnth Is planning on n
Fourth of July colobratlon to lio hold
July 2, 3 and 4 that will equal any
hold In tho county. A pormanont or-
gnnlzatlon In bolng formod with n
'vlow to making this colobratlon a
, yearly affair. Tho offlcors or -dlroc
flora havo not yot boon soloctod but a
it mooting Is to bo hold Monday night
' and tho final arrangements will bo
mado. Enough money has already
boon subscribed o carry out a suc
cessful colobratlon. Tho program will
be moro In tho order of a'todeo but
there will also' be man? othcr'thlngs
,of Interest.
Mayor of Dorris
Quits Following
Stormy Session
POItlttB, Cat., Juno 4.- When tlio
Ninokn of battln cleared uway yes
turday morning following a stormy
council meeting of tho night before
during which vorbal bombs flow
thick and fast and worn filled with
T N. T., n checkup of casualties
dlKclosod tho fact that thn city of
Dorris In hy ono mayor. Eyo wit
nesses declared tho battlo equal In
Hpectnctular fcaturo to tho warlike
Isesslon of tho Klamath Fall coun
Icll .
Muyor Ooorgn Otto presented his
resignation to tho city dads this
morning. It I rumored that at
loait ono councilman may follow
thn mayor's oxamplo. '
Thn rumpus which Involved tho
thn entire city administration, as
sembled at regulur weekly meeting, la
.alleged to have been precipitated
I by a Jocular remark by ono of tho
cotincllmon Implicating tho mayor
I with tho disappearance of tho city's
appearand) of the city's monkey-'monkoy-wronch.
Tho Farm llureau met lost night
for tho consideration of some vital
farm proposition which Tiro pressing
now and ono of tho mattor presented
to tho members was thn work of tho
Farm llureau exchange, which has
been qulotlnt work lining up var-'
intiH forimf of service for usslntflnco to
tho farmer In lowering tho cost of
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Recent connections havo mado It
possible for tho exchange to effect a
distinct saving on tho heaviest ex
ponso In connection with farm work,
thn question of machinery, and that
Item alono will bo of groat assistance
this year.
Another fcaturo of tho meeting last
night' won tho decision mado at this
time, In vlow of tho largo orders
coming up, to mako formal announce-
ment that tho exchange secure lowt
figures by bids from local or other
mediums,', as these commodities are
soon to bo In demand.
WKATIIKIt IlKltHtT
OlfEOON- Tonight and Sunday,
fair.
FARM RIIRPAII
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FOURTH MEETS
Representatives of All
Sections Hear Re
port of Committee
And Okeh the Ac
tion. "It suits us, let It go" "tbo best
program I over heard of" "It's a
pippin!" and tho llko greeted tho
reading of tho program for tho
Fourth of July celebration to the
utmombled boosters and promoters
of the ovont at tho opon mooting Is
chamber of commerce rooms last
Inlght.
The program that was worked
out was declurcd by tho pcoplo pro
sent to bo ono that was so evenly
divided on tho ontortalnmcnt of
men, women and children that no
fault could bo found with It. After
tho approval, suggestions wore mado
for details In It and tho assignment
of tlio many parts of tho program
mado by Chairman Toole and Man
ager McDonJld.
Tho colobratlon will bo divided
.Into two parts each da and, for
tht flrat day wlll.start with a salute
Jtt'stfrirlse from the nearby, hills,
anvils to bo used. At 9 o'dock. the
units of the biggest parado ever
gVOn will assomblo, and at 10
.o'clock will movo, led by a marshal,
vand tho (Joddoas of Liberty float,
After tho parado, tho orator of tho
ilnv utii unnsk n.i nt nnnn. n frn
ipontinn.rt .. im a
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Cloudburst Yesterday
On Stukel Mountain
Stukel mountain and the valley at
tho northern base was woll drenched
yesterday nftornoon by a cloudburst,
reports It, K. Bradbury, who Is a vis
itor hero today. Streams of water
several Inches deep flowed off tho
sides of tho hill and a cross tho Holds,
cutting ditches sot oral feet wldo In
tho plowed ground. An Inch and a
half of rain fell In a very short tllmo,
said" Mr. Uradhurr.
".Tho ctoudburstB occur In this vl-
ClnHy when clouds tangle with tho
top of Stukel poak. It has been eight,
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years, howorer, said Mr. Ilradbury, .call for help but beforo tho bluo her relations to tho English gov-slni-o
a flood.of yosterdray's intensl 'jackets arrhed tho attackors es-ternment and tbo steps that havo
ty occurred.
UNDER FIRE AGAIN
Mother of. Local
Residents Dead
Was 82 Years Old
' Word wa received today of tho
death this morning of Mrs. John
'Dlootnlngcamp, mother of Kd. and
Ooorgo Illoomlngcamp at Uogtis, Cal
ifornia, near Agor. Sao was 82 years
old and had been 111 for three weeks.
A daughter, Mrs. Tom Stanley, be
sides tho sons mcntlonod, aro local
resldonts. Six other daughters and
two othor sons aurvlvo, 1 1 children In
all. Two children and her husband
preceded her to tbo grave.
Tho funoral will take placo at
Yreka.
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SCHOOLS' IRK
"Wo'vo mado progress In tho past
year and our display this year, I bo-
llovo, Is going to be better than last"
nald Itobcrt W. Clayo, bead of tho
manual training departmont of the
city schools today as he gavo tho Her
ald reporter a preliminary glimpse of
the exhibit, which will be open to
the public Monday and Tuesday.
Tho newspaper man was convinced
that thero could be no room for Im
provement In somo of the articles
made by tbo boys. In tbo higher
grades tho Joining and finishing work
coutd hardly bo surpassed by 'the
Btoitt'skllfcd craftsman." """
In tho domestic sclonce depart
mont Mfss Fannie Virgil, tbo instruc
tor, la working hard to got her exhi
bit In order by Monday. Tho needle
craft and kitchen work of the school
girls will amazo thoso who havo not
previously svon their accomplish
ments. Tho exhibit will be open to the
public In tho manual training and
domestic science rooms, In the rear
oh the Central Sphool building. Mon
day and Tuesday? (ncludlngrevenlncs.
Tho rooms will be open to the public
at 9 o'clock each morning.
Masked Band Boards
Vessel, Injures Crew
OLD POINT COMFOnT, Va..
June 4. A party of masked men
boarded tho shipping boaru steam
er, Mitchell. In Hampton Iloods
last night, attacked tho crew and
badly Injured eight of thorn. Sev-
oral others were slightly Injured,
A naval detachment answered tho
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HUNDREDS PERISH AS FLOOD
SIEPS OVER COtORIIDO TOWNS;
HOMELESS
PUEBLO, June 4. Loss of life in the great
flood that rushed down on this city from the
overflowing of the Arkansas and Fountain riv-.
ers last night was estimated at 3:15 this after'
noon to exceed 500.
.... The property loss will exceed $10,000,000.
All bridges for miles around are washed out and
railway and interurbah tracks uprooted and pilad
in tangled masse of wreckage.
Hundreds of families have lost everything.
The immense loss of life is said to be due to
the failure of the people to taken warning. Flood
signals were put up, but the rush of water came
so suddenly that it was impossible for hundreds
to escape.
The survivors are in need of tents, fresh wa
ter,' food, bgddingand milk for babies.
Aw, the firef . which were burning at daylight.
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nave.JMeaxnnalusnea.
GREAT SUCCESS:
PN TONIGHT
1 Nearly two hunared -were unable
to gain admittance to the Mondale
theatre last evening, where the
benefit entertainment was given for
the Irish suf.Vcis. Nearly every
scat in the houta was occupied loag
before tho plcV.no was turned va
tho screen. AM what a show it
wasl There whj not a dull moment
for tne tnree hours and It was a
delighted audlenco that poured 'out
ef the theatre after the affair -was
over,
Thero was no "best" a bout
it. It was all "best," Father Mol-
toy, whose appearanco on the plat-
form la sufficient to pack any hall.
painted a word picture of Ireland,
led up to tho destruction that Is
causing tho starvation prevalent
throughout tlio' Emerald Isle today.
Vhoif ho finished thero was no
i doubt In the mlnda of any as to tho
1 necessity for the relict fund that ia
I bolng raised throughout the na
tion. Tho singing by Miss Dorothy El-
' Ilott was wonderful. Her volco was
I particularly well suited to the sentl-
I mont expressed and carried in tho
mo'lody of her song, "Ireland Must
' Ho Heaven, for My Mother Came
From There." Tho clamorous ap-
plauso that greeted her and tho
words of praise heard throughout
tho audlenco were entirely Justi
fied
IRISH
BENEFIT
No ono could believe tint tho; $2,000,009, and over J4.000.000
Ponnott-Clark Quintette, composod.to other property In tho city.
'o' W. P. Ilonnott, F. M. Cltirl;. C.
IE. Rltchlo, E. V. Rltchlo nnd OtU
jccoby, could get so much unulc
.out of stringed Instrument! ti'J
(they did out of tholr's. Tho flir
ted tholr audlenco to a hlga pitch
ot appreciation. It Is their Intentlim
t" teach classes nnd It thor can
toach othors to do any where near us
veil as thoy do thomsolvos, then
ttls city will be noted for Ito splen
did players ot stringed instal
ments. Dr. Mallett, always a favorite
whorevor bo sings, was unusually
flno in "Killarney." Ills clear,
high tenor volco ia particularly
pleasing and In last night's fc ap
pearance he sustained his well-
earned, reputation as a stager ot
real. mrlt.v( M.
v, .(Gesltiuted to Page Flvei
, IN NEED
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DENVER, June 47 A terrible
haYoc was caused by .floods follow- ,
lng cloudbursts yesterday and hut
night In that part of Colorado east
of the Rocky mountains.
Pueblo -was Inundated, nine feet
and six Inches of water covering th
ground about tbe Union station at
10 o'clock last night. Fires starte
by lightning were reported In many
parts of Pueblo and reports 'this
morning said the city was plied
with driftwood, timbers and wreck
ed cars and the streets were cov
ered w.ith .two feet of mud.
A telegram to the Denver Times
contained tbe statement that haa-
dreds of Ures have been lost. v
The flood damage will exceed
14,000,000.
Reports from outlying towns In
dicate tbe following conditiens:
Lafayette Is under two feet of
water; Longmont has three feet oC
water In the Main street; irrigation
ditches everywhere are broken; at
Loveland two reservoirs are bro
ken, also tho Hlltsboro dam, five
miles east of there; ten thousand
acres are flooded at Johnstown and
the damage will reach Into hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. '
Tracks aro evorywhoro washed
out. Tho Marshall dam Is still
holding but residents have been or
dered from tho valley.
Citlzons of Superior fled In row
boats. Frederick is three feet un
der water. Tho Dacona railroad
brldgo is out. Interurban servlcq
between Doulder and Pueblo Is
paralyzed.
Just beforo noon a special rep
resentative of tbe Associated Press
left Denver by airplane In on at
tempt to reach Pueblo.
Tho most rollablo estimates of the
damage placo tho loss In the rail-
Iwoy yards alono at moro than
Rail and wire communication In
tho flooded region was paralyzed
this morning.
Tho Colorado rnngors took com
mand of Puoblo this morning to
prevent looting and establish shelt
er for tho homeloDS. Tbo greatest
greatest suffering Is reported frm
tho Orovo district In Puoblo, which
Is Inhabited mostly by forelcnew.
Irish Supporter
Shdt to Death
LIMERICK, Ireland, June 4.
Thomas Keane, sentenced to death
by a courtmartlal for Improperly
possessing; arms and for having tak
en part in an attack upon the po
lice aSiuglandi was executed by sv
ilring .qud ,.thls" morning.' ' ''