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BALES!. OREGON. FIUDY, OCTOBER 0, 1008.
NO. UI8.
AVIES MOBILIZING
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THE BLACK SEA
0 VOTE ON ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS
ORESTRY
POLICY
SUPPORTED
I TRANS - MISSIS
SIPPI CONGRESS
incited TrtM I.eiucd Wire.)
su Francisco. Oct. 0. Tho oppo-
Ijoi to tho govornmont forestry
,!!(? wm defeated In tho Trnna-
nalppl Congress hero todny.
firmer Governor (loorgo C. Pnr-
e of California, who Is reproaont
:j chief Forester Glfford Plnahot
i lie congress, has been incossnnt-
i it work lobbying against vnrloiiB
Dlttfoni for tho past two days nnd
ty Frank II. Short, attorney for
,! Huijtlngton power intorcsts,
Mid his rcolntlon so as innko
unnless,
Suitor Leroy Wright of San Dl-
::l5 h"re to mko a strong fight for
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RAILROAD
LAWS ARE
ATTACKED
BY T. P. SHONTS IN
CONVENTION
(United Press t.ca'ed Wire.)
Chicago, Oct. p. Tho public utill
tlos commission luw In Now York has
killed railroad dovolopmont, and
govornmont ownership of railroads
would bo hotter than tho stato of af
fairs In Now York being mndo per
manent, declared Theodore P.
Shouts, former head of the Ponnnin
cnnal commlsBion, and now president
of tho Intor-Borough Motropoiiian
Traction Company or Now York City.
In his address, which was dollv
orod boforo tho Lukoa-to-tho-aulf
and WatorwayB convention, ho Bald
In part:
"Tho deoponlng of tho wntcrwayB
SERVIA AND AUSTRIA
PREPARING FOR
ACTUAL WARFARE
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ENGLAND AND RUSSIA TAKE HAND
FORMER MAY ANNEX EGYPT
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(United Press Leased Wire.)
Vlona, Oct. 9. The Turkish forts
nt Constantinople havo flrod on
vcbsoI on tho straits of tho Dosphorus
which wnB flylne tho now Dulgnrtan
flag of lndopomlonco, nccordlng to a
mojsngo JiiBt received horo.
Tho gouoral sltuntlon la far more
serious than ovor boforo. Declara
tion of war botweon Austria and Sor
vla Ib expected any moment. Hub
sla'fl fleet In tho Black Sea Is mobiliz
ing. British shlpa havo boon or
dered to steam lmmodintoly to Lom
noH, a Turkish dependency.
A gonornl broaklng away of tho
Turkhh ompiro Is Imminent, nnd tho
complications confronted by tho
powors bocomo more tnnglcd ovory.
hour.
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SMver UjrctB
V
(it-
Now Is the Time
FOR LADIES' COATS, SUITS, MILLIXKIIY, DHKSS GOODS, SILKS,
HOSIKHV, UNDERWEAR, RLANKirTS, FLANNELS, MEN'S GOODS,
fiWVIS, DRESS SKIItTS, CHILDREN'S COATS, SHOES and nil
UoA of Heavy Goods suitable for Winter wear. WE ARE IIKIU5
'Til Till: GOODS. The BieaU'st values over nlou In Snlein.
Fine Silks and
Iress Goods
Ttouiauds of yards of tho lat
"I SaltInC8 and Wnlatlnga now
" u'e at small prices.
H 25c, 35c, 49c,
o5c and up
rapper
iannelettes
-uiands of yard,- of tho'lnin.
r" a prettleu pattorns now
r-'Hie
813c. 10r.
121 -2c and up
. " ,i0w the Batest values In
o the fo!in,i ...
PERY' l'KDERVEAR, COM-
E" BANKETS. FLANNELS.
LJ1 DERWEAR- OPTING
- SHOES and MEN'S
Loudon, Out. 0. Englnnd today
abandoned bopb of avoiding wnr In
tho HalUans, and It seoniB certain
that hostilities will break out lmmo
dintoly botweon Sorvla and Austria.
Tho British press today oponly
hints that tho breaking nip of tho
pro'ont alignment In tho Balkans
will bo tbqcuo for England to an
nex Egypt. This daring suggestion
luiH cnusod wide comment, and,
though It Is ImposBlblo to Induce any
ono nt tho forolgn ofllco to dlacuss It.
thoro Is n gouoral bollof hero that It
Ib among tho possibilities of tho situ
ation. Today' llauldntlon in tho stock
market was tho hoaviost In a long
tlmo, Indicating tho sorloiifc vlow of
tho situation takon by fluanclors.
Ilolgrndo, Sorvla, Oct. 9. Prepa
rations havo boon completed today
for tho rotnovl of tho seat of govorn
mont from this olty to Nlsh, a forti
fied town 130 mllo southeast of horo.
It Is tho second largest city In tho
country.
King Potor Is still holding out
against wnr with Austria, but the
peoplo continue to clamor for lmrno
dlato oponlng of hostilities, and thoro
' Is 1'ttlo doubt they will enforce their
I demands.
j TJio removal of the govornmont
offices to Nlsh Is considered tho most
i significant action that could bo takon
I It will bo possible to hold Nlsh
against an invading army, If tho de
velopment of affairs should make
such action necessary.
will endeavor to solzo part of Mnco
donla. If any mich stop ns that Is
attempted Hussia undoubtedly will
bo drawn nctlvely Into the sltuntlon,
W.H.BYARS ITOPASSON
Vlonna, Oct. 9. Servln is rotallat
Ing today, nnd In rcaponao to Aus
trla's occupation of tho frontlor, Is
seizing roads and brldgos on tho Bos
nian bordor, where Austria Is yet un
propnrcd to offer. resistance.
Ltoutonnnt Field Mnrshnl Pot
lorok was nppdlntcd commander of
tho army todny, and aBoiimed charge
thlt) afternoon.
Tho activity of tho Sorvlaua on tho
frontier la not of an organized na
turo, and it Ib not known whother It
Is under ordors from tho head of tho
government.
Austria Is rushing troops to these
districts, and If tho Servians nttompt
to enter tho Bosnia territory lighting
undoubtedly will follow.
Lieutenant Field Marshal Potlorolc
lins a high reputation for command
ing troops and Prlnco Jopof plnces
tho utmost conlldonco In him. Ho
will hnve absoluto power In tho move
mont of tho nrmy, and will bo ac
countable only to tho govornmont.
Tho announcement of his appoint
ment was taken today to menu that
tho govornmont boltoves wnr cannot
bo avoided, and ovory preparation
will bo mndo.
HURT IN
RUNAWAY
ARM IS BROKEN IN
SMASH-UP
W. II. Byars, tho woll-known sur
veyor of this city, was badly hurt lit
n runaway at G o'clock last ovonlng.
He was driving in a buggy with
his wlfo on tho Turner road, noar tho
Smith ranch, whop tho horse took
fright and ran away Both Byars
nnd his wlfo woro thrown out. Mr.
Byars had an arm brokon, nnd pos
sibly other Injuries, but Mrs. Bynm
escaped nlmoBt without hurt.
MEASURE IN
NOVEMBER
AT PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
I
If you want to get tho best val
ues In this part of tho world lu
Ladlos Suits and Coati now is
your tlmo; they are going like
wildfire. It's the email prices
that does it.
WOMEN'S SUITS. $7.50, 910.50,
lli.50 nnd up.
WOMEN'S COATS, $1.03, 98.08,
$0.00 and up.
JIRL'S COATS, $1.05, $2.05,
$3.50, $1.50 and up.
CHILDREN'S COATS, $1.50,
$2.50, $3.50 aud up.
Sgjfoe that Saves You Moirey Oregon
London. Oct. 9. England today
, ordered tho battleships Glory nnd
I Prlnco of Wales, and tho crutsora
Diana and Lancaster to proceed at,
once from Malta to tho Land' of Lem
nos, which Is a Turkish possosolon,
and is located in tho Groclan archipelago.
England Is taking this action on
the representation of Turkey that
only the presence of English war
ships can. calm the Turkish popula
tion an'i prevent the destruction of
the empire.
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St. Petersburg. Oot. 9. Foarlng
that Austria contemplates taking ad
vantage of the situation in Servla as
an .opportunity for further extension
of Its territory, Czar Nicholas today
ordered tho mobilization of the
Black Sea fleet.
It Is rumored here that a plan has
been conceived by which Bulgaria,
acting la coHjunctlon with Austria
Vlonnn, Oct. 9. Austrian agents
nro working in tho Fronch capital to
secure ovldonco that will connect
Premier Clcmoncnau. of Franco, with
a plot to foment trouble between Ger
many and Austria, and will support
tho chargo that ho hna offered to
finance a revolution In Hungary, Tho
chargo has not taken official form,
and may not do so through Inck of
evidence
Tho agents' Investigation, howov
or, has enabled Austria to demand
tho recall of Marquis Fontonny, tho
Fronch conuil-general at Budupoat.
Tho marquis offered to provide capi
tal to establish a bank of Issuo un
der tho control of Ilungnrlans who
want their country to socodo from
Austria. Tho Hungarians' pledged
thomselvcs to enmpaign for Austria
Hungarian's withdrawal from tho
triple alliance After this was done,
tho Fronch money was to be use'd In
financing n revolution to enable tho
Hungarians to throw off tho Austri
an rule. They wero encouraged In
their plaiiH by tho fact that Italy Is
tiring of Franco, and would gladly
withdraw, although this would 'bo a
disastrous blow to Oormany, tho
third party.
Austria's agents worked dopor
atoly to connect Fontonay'a move
monta with ordors from Clomenceau.
Although Fontonny Is sacrificed
and has been repudiated by tin
French ambassador, Crozler, It Is
likely Franco will clear her skirt of
the plot.
uoxntion of BoBtila and Horzogovlnn
by Austria, nnd' professes tho doop
est desire to support tho regime ' of
tho Young Turks. Tho uoto, In
strong terms, expresses the hope thai
tho administration of tho Younr,
Turks wilt provo successful.
It Is ulanmrTDulRarla la Bti'oltin;
to placate Turkey by tho argument
that tho secession wns Inspired by
tho snmo spirit that uctmated thu
Young Turks'ln tholr fight for tho
constitution.
Constnntlnoplo, Oct. 9. Tho Brit
ish, French and Htisslnn ambassadors
announced today that any modifica
tion of tho Berlin trenty must havo
tho consent of all tho powers signa
tory boforo It becomes oporntlvo.
Turkoy grcots this announcement
with grcnt plcasuro, as It Is takon
as n declaration of support of thU
govornmont In tho enso the proposed
conference dovolopa a hitch in tho nf-
fnliH of tho nations.
Pnrh, France, Oct. U. M. Stand
off, tho Bulgarian agent nt ParlJ, to
day notified tho foreign nlflco that
Bulgaria will agroo to pay a monoy
Indemnity to Turkoy for tho Josh of
Eastern Humella, which wns Includ
ed In tho Bulgarian secession.
Franco Is determined that Turkoy
shall recolvo n compensation fpr tho
loss of Its torrltory, and If Bulgaria
will agrco to pay a sufllolont Bum,
thoro Is a possibility of n peaceful
settlement. Austria' recompense to
Turkoy for tho secoHlon of Novl
pazar, which was promised, has not
been paid.
It lu now corTaln that Franco will
support tho English view in tho com
ing conference of tho poworu. It U
probnblo tbt BrussoU will bo seleated
for tho conforonco.
Constantinople. Oct. 9. A note to
the Turkish government from the
Bulgarian minhter today states that
Bulgaria seceded from Turkey for
the purpose of Increasing tho friend
ship between Turkey and Bulgaria.
It denies any connection whatever
on the part of Bulgaria with the as-
POSSE SKAHCHES TOK
MUItllKHE OK TWO
(United ITfM Uimpil Wire.)
Son Bernardino, Cal., Oct. 9.
Sheriff Ralphs and a pouso, after a
night ride of CO miles, today reached
tho Boar Valloy country In search of
Will MoKoe, who Is accused of tho
murder of It. II. Coombs, a wealthy
cattlo man, and a man namod Tal
mngo. Tho shooting yesterday was
done from ambush, and was wit
nessed at a dlstanco by Albert Watts,
suporintendont of tho Roso mlno.
Watts ran eight miles to tho nearest
tolophone and Informed tho sheriff of
tho tragedy.
Watts declares that Coombs and
Tulmage have had trouble with Mc
Koo over mining and cattlo claims.
McKco has threatened them several
times, but was apparently pacified by
tho two men. After tho shooting he
was seen to return to hla cabin, no
euro an additional rifle and ammuni
tion, and, with a canteen alung over
his shoulder, start for themoun
tains.
A potltlou was presented today to
tho County Court by Suporlntondont
of Schools Smith, signed by ovor a
hundrod electors In this county sub
mitting a county lpvy plan for high
schools, which is an follews:
Wjjb, tho undorslgnod petitioners,
qualified clectorn and tnxpayors of
Marlon county, Oregon, rospoctfully
potltlon your honornblo body to sub
mit tho quostlon of establishing and
maintaining n county high school, to
tho qualified doctors of snld county
at tho regular election to bo hold In
Bald county on Twoaday, November
V, 1908.
Wo request that said county high
school bo established nnd mnlntnlucd
nu provided by law..
The court mndu an order to have
tho petition placed upon thu ballot
nt thu next gouoral election to bo
voted upon by thu voters of thin conn
ty, Tills law, after adopted, will en
able tho different districts lu tho conn
ty to support high schools and tho
plan provides for tho payment of tui
tion of high school pupils In tho
county. Oreat Interest has boon
aroused In all parts of tho county
for high schools, and tho nbovo plan
la npprovod by all who understand
It nftcr explanations have been mndo
Tho lnw now provides for a coiunty
high school board to act In thu In
torost of tho schools financially and'
otherwho. Tho high school board
at present aro, tho county court,
county troanuror and tho wiperlntend
eut of schools,
This now plan should bo lookod
upon with fnvor as It enables tho
higher grade schools for tho country
pooplo, who othorwUo nro compollod,
to sond tholr children from honm
In order to completo tholr education
Incurlng heavy expanses when tho
homo ib In somo unsettled dlstlct.
Tho ndvnntgo tho student nlso has
when attending school nt Uotuo U n
n very Important mnttor. , ...
n wV
WK11I1 IS IIKLKABKII
VSimi HEAVY BONO
(United Prc t.osted Wire.) '
Portinnd, Or., Oct, 9. Louis It.
Webb, who Is uccusud by tho govern
ment of sotting fire to several toWn
shlps of timber laud 111 thu Klamuth
forest rosorvo, Modoc county, Cali
fornia, bus boon released on boudn
In thu sum of G00 to appear In Sail
Francisco for trial. Webb Is a min
er,, living noar Denrlng, Southern
Oregon. Ho denies that ho set flro to
tho timber, nnd deuluruj that ho Is a
victim or a plot ha tolled by certain
people against whom he gave tin
government Information connecting
them with land frauds.
Webb was arrested and brought to
Portland several days ago. His ur
rost was made at the request of tho
federal authorities lu California.
J ud go Wolverton, Instead of remov
ing him at once to San Francisco
gave him time to seouro bonds.
DANA h INVESTIGATION
INSINCEHE SAYS llltOTIIEUS
Now York, Oct. 9. Charging por
iurv against Spencer Mlllor or th
Lldgerwood Manufacturing Compa
ny,, before tho board of Inquiry Into
tho Panama contract scandal, Wil
liam A. Brothers, an unsuccessful
bidder today created such a scone a
to cause tho temporary adJourHmeat
of tho board.