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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
Hartman to Have Active OppO.
sitiOn Along DeSChuteS.
RIVAL CONTRACTORS ON GROUND
Porter Brothers, Builders of North
Bank, Start Construction to
Central Oregon.

The Dalles, Or, July 24.-Railroad
grading equipment, consigned to Porter
Bros, contractors, was unloaded here
today, and preparations have been made
to begin in the morning transferring
the material to Sherar's bridge, on the
Deschutes river.
Work on railroad through the Des-
chutes canyon into Central Oregon will
begin Immediately, and this road will
not be Harriman's, according to the
contractors.
This is regarded here as the first
move in a Titanic struggle between
Hartman and Hill for control of the
Deschutes grade into Interior Oregon.
johnson Porter, member of the firm
of Porter Bros, contractors, is in the
city and superintended the unloading
of the grading equipment. Mr.. Porter
will not admit that his company is
working for Mr.. Hill, but insists he
is not in the employ of Mr.. Hartman.
Mr.. Porter is the contractor militant
who built the North Bank for Mr.. Hill
in the face of Hariman's active and
sometimes forcible opposition.
In this city the supposition is that
Porter Bros. are the construction
agents of Mr.. Hill.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
CHICAGO GRAFT EXPOSED.
Indicted Detective Collected $4,000
a Month for Protection.

Chicago, July 24.-Stories of graft,
astounding in extent and detail and
revealing conditions beyond belief,
were told to the grand jury today and
were followed by the immediate indict-
ment of Detective Sergeant jeremiah
Griffin, of the Desplaines street police
station, known as Inspector Edward
McCann's imam Friday"
He is charged with demanding and
accepting bribes from dive keepers,
gamblers, cocaine sellers and disrep-
utable women of the West Side levee.
There are 25 counts in the true bill
voted against the sergeant, each set
ting forth separate offense. Upward
of $4,000 a month was collected by
him from dwellers of the under world,
according to the indictment, and more
than $3.50, 900 in all is said to have
been delivered to the Desplaines street
police executives.
The more startling phase of the in
vestigation lies in the fact that the
trail has been rapidly followed to the
city hall, and it is now said that Mayor
Busse's confidence in some of his most
trusted advisers has been sadly be-
trayed.
Similar conditions are said to exist
in half dozen other police precincts.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
NORTHWEST APPLES BEST.
Bring Higher Price Than Those From
Any Other State.

Bring Higher Price Than Those FROM
Any Other State.
Consul General Robert P. Skinner,
writing from Hamburg, Germany, de-
tails facts relating to the apple indus
try of this country as reflected in the
prices received there, and shows that
Oregon and Washington apples bring
more than those from any other states,
the scale being in comparison with the
California product as follows:
State Per 1-bushel case
Oregon. Washington :. $2.61@3.57
California -. 1.60@2. 81
AS to the possibilities of the exten-
sion of the apple trade with Germany,
the report shows that in 1908 Germany
imported 164, ,421 tons of apples, of
which the United States supplied only
10, 502 tons; in 1907 Germany import
ed 1S1, ,457 tons, the UniteL States
sending 1929 tons.
Germany enforces rigidly inspection
for the San Jose scale, and this pest
has been found on number of ship
ments from the Pacific coast. Mr..
Skinner says, however, that as rule
American apples reach Germany in
good condition. He urges that care be
exercised by all apple shippers to free
their orchards from scale and all other
pests, and then exercise constant super
vision of their employees to insure that
the fruit shall be packed 80 as to make
it pleasing to the eye as well as protect
it against bruising while being trans
ported.
Hamburg is the great apple receiv-
ing port. There, writes the consul,
honest and impartial rules of sale are
observed and the seller always receives
what is his due, the market regulations
and government inspection having been
developed in manner to make it GER
tain that always there shall be no
crooked work or unjust rejection of
shipments.
German fruit buyers have for years
been sending their representatives to
America to look over orchards and
packing houses, and keep informed or
the conditions of the industry in al
important localities where considerable
quantities of fruit are produced. These
agents often go without making known
their identity, and thus obtain infor.
nation which might otherwise be
harder to secure.
The report ofConsul General Skinner
agrees with previous reports which
have been sent to the government from
abroad-that Pacific coast apples now
lead this country in all European
marts. 1t likewise emphasizes thu
necessity of maintaining the presen
high standard, in order that the higl
prices now obtained may be main
tanned and the apple industry reap tn
large profit which has been made il
the past years.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
BLERIoT CROSSES CHANNEL.
French Aeronaut Makes the 22 Miles
in % Minutes.

IN 70 Minutes.
Dover, July 26.-Louis Bleriot, the
French aviator, accomplished the re-
markable feat of flying across the Eng
lish channel Saturday in % minutes.
The distance from his starting point,
near Calais, to Dover, is about %
miles. and he therefore travelled at the
rate of nearly mile minute.
The aviator left the French shore at
a 80 and within few minutes sighted
the white cliffs of the English coast.
He descended gracefully in the North
Fall meadow, behind Dover Castle, at
A :53 a. m.
M. Bleriot looked little the worse for
his hazardous trip, although his foot
was burned by petrol. This gave him
some trouble, and he had to be assisted
to an automobile which was waiting.
He drove to the Lord Warden hospital,
where he was greeted enthusiastically.
A French torpedo boat destroyer
followed the aeroplane, but so swift
was the speed of the machine that the
destroyer was soon left far behind.
Although the start was made in calm
weather, the wind soon rose and a
strong breeze was blowing at the time
of the descent, making the perform
ance all the more noteworthy.
The French torpedo boat destroyer
arrived at Dover at 6 80 with Bleriot's
wife and party of friends on board.
By his achievement Bleriot wins the
special prize of SIS, 900 offered by the
London Daily Mail.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
JAPAN GROWS RESTIvE,
Wants Equal Tariff Rates With Other
Nations.

Washington, July "a. Japan un-
doubteldy is becoming restive under
trade conditions imposed in her treaty
with the United States. This recently
was made evident when she proposed
to this government that negotiations
for new treaty be begun at once, not
withstanding the fact that the present
treaty does not expire for two years.
Our trade interests in Japan, however,
are not suffering and for this and other
reasons this government did not see it's
way clear to discuss the questions in
volved before the expiration of our
treaty in 1911.
Under the most favored nation clause
of the treaty, Japan extends to the
United States all the conventional
rates which it has granted to Great
Britain, Germany and France. On the
other hand, none of the reduced rates
authorized in section of the Dingley
act, which were granted by the United
States to certain foreign countries, are
extended to Japan.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
PRUNES SOLD GREEN.
Salem Growers to Ship 80 Cars to
Eastern Market.

Salem-A new era in the prune busi-
ness of the Willamette valley was ush-
cred in, when the independent prune
pool, representing about 1000, 900
pounds of fruit, practically decided to
accept a proposition from the Earl
Fruit company, of San Francisco, for
about 80 car loads of green prunes, to
be picked and shipped to the Eastern
markets at once. The price offered is
40 cents per crate of "a pounds, the
prunes to be accepted and paid for at
this rate before leaving Salem. The
growers are told they will also get all
that the prunes bring in the market
over and above this figure. Each car
will hold IL tons.
The Eastern Washington and Idaho
crop has been sold green for several
years. Last year the output of that
section was 1,600 tons. This year
there is light crop, amounting to only
about $50 tons, and the dealers in green
fruits are seeking to make up the de-
ficiency by buying Oregon's Italian
prunes, which are admitted to be better
than either the California or Washing
ton products. Last year the growers
of Washington and Idaho realized 80
cents per crate of "a pounds. or about
80 cents per bushel, for their green
prunes, which the Salem growers con-
slider more profitable than selling the
dried fruit.
Leading growers state that 80 cars
can be picked from the orchards of the
members of the pool at this time and
not decrease the output of dried fruit
to any extent, as the prunes that re.
main will attain much larger growth
than if none were removed.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
OREGON STATE items OF INTEREST
WANTS STATE NORMAL.
Hood River Citizens Think They Have
Site for Proposed School.

hOoQ hlVer OItiZenS mink ney rave
Site for Proposed School.
Hood River-At an enthusiastic meet
ing of the Hood River Commercial club
the citizens went on record to boost
Hood River for the location of the state
normal school, when the matter shall
come to vote next year.
D. ]. Treiber led in the discussion
favoring Hood River, and assured the
citizens that large number of the
most influential men in the state would
favor the plan. Truman Butler, CASH
ier of the Butler Banking company; p.
S. Davidson, secretary of the Lost
Lake Lumber company; A. D. On
thank, real estate dealer; G. D. Nick
elsen, secretary of the Commercial
club, addressed the meeting, favoring
Hood River as the location for the
school.
1t was argued that Hood River was
the logical place for the reason that the
Willamette valley now contains the
state institution at Eugene, the agri-
cultural college at Corvallis, and de-
nominational schools at Forest Grove,
Newberg, Philomath and Salem.
The Hood River normal will be fea.
tured at the next meeting of the Hoo6
River Commercial club. The grange
bodies of the valley will be solicited te
lend aid.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
Ship Brings Gold Carpo

Seattle, July 24.-Tne steamer St.
Croix arrived from Nome today with
$500, 900 in gold dust and bars. On
the way down the St. Croix stopped at
Cordova and the passengers were taken
up the Copper river on a special train
40 miles, to the camp where SO, 3,OOO,-
600 cantilever bridge is under construc-
tion across the river. The structure is
1850 feet long and will be completed
in a year and half. The bridge cross
es the river between two large glaciers,
the Miles and Childs, the latter having
an immense river frontage.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Bluestem nominal; club,
$1.15; valley, S1.15. New crop: Blue
stem, $1.05; club, 81; Russian, 98c;
valley, 97c.
Corn-Whole, $35 per ton; cracked,
$36 per ton.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette valley,
$20@22 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $21
@23; mixed, $16@20; alfalfa, $14.
Grain bags 56c each.
Fruits Strawberries, SO per crate !;
cherries, 5@11c per pound; gooseber-
ries. &c; apricots, S1.25@1. so per box |:
currants. &c per pound; loganberries,
81. 1.25@1.50 per crate; raspberries, 81
al. 15; blackcaps, $1.50; blackberries,
So; wild blackberries, 9@10c per
pound.
Potatoes-1@1. rs per hundred; new,
2@2Ac per pound.
Vegetables-Beans, &c per pound ;
cabbage, 14@1Hc; cauliflower, 81
per dozen; lettuce, head. 25c; onions.
12M@15c; peas, SAFE per pound ;
radishes, 15c per dozen.
Butter-City creamery, extras, 29c
per pound; fancy outside creamery, 81
@2Sc: store, zoe. Butter fat prices
average &c per pound under regular
butter prices.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, candled, 27@
28c per dozen.
Poultry-Hens, 14@14 &c per pound /;
springs, 1SR@19c; roosters, 9@10c;
ducks, young, 11@12c; geese, young.
9@l0c; turkeys, 1Sc; squads, s2@2. 25
per dozen.
Pork-Fancy, 10@10Hc per pound.
Veal-Extras, SC per pound; ordin-
ary. 7@Sc: heavy, 7c.
Hops-1909 contracts, 15M16c per
pound: 1908 crop, 11@12c; 1907 crop,
7c: 1906 crop. &c.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, 16@23c per
pound; valley, 2S@25c; mohair, choice,
24M25c.
Cattle-Steers, top. $3.50; fair to
good, S4@4. 25; common, S3.756D4
cows, top, So. so; fair to good, $36
S.25; common to medium, 50. 2.50@2.75;
calves. top, s5@5.50: heavy. $500
4; bulls and stays, $2.75@S.25; COM
mon, s2@2.50.
Hogs-Best. ss.25@S.50: fair to
good, S7.75MS; stockers, $6@6. so
China fats, SCISSOR.
Sheep-Top wethers, 81; fair to
good, SS.50@S.75; ewes, Ne less on all
grades: yearlings, best, 81; fair 70
good, $S.50@S.75; spring lambs. s5.25
@5.S5.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
CROP A RECORD BREAKER.
Prospects in Pacific Northwest Never
Better Than Now.

oSttCT iNoWs
According to information received
during the past week the Pacific
Northwest will produce almost four
times as many cars of potatoes as a
year ago.
This increase is startling, even
though the comparison with the pro-
duction of year ago is not exactly a
correct showing, for the 1908 crop was
just about half of what was produced
the previous season.
During the present season the acre
age of potatoes in the Pacific North
west, but more especially in Oregon,
shows the greatest increase for one
year ever noted here. While large
per cent of this increase was in the
Willamette valley, most of the addi-
tional acreage was planted in Eastern
Oregon.
Eastern Washington and Idaho like
wise have a very heavy potato acreage
increase and the production there will
be much greater than during any pre-
vious year. Western Washington ha
a greater acreage of potatoes than a
year ago, but the difference in favor of
this season is not great so far as the
additional planting is concerned.
Potato crop prospects could scarcely
be improved over what they are in
Oregon, Washington and Idaho this
season, and the same is stated to be
the case in California. In Eastern
Oregon, where some of the poore 81
showings were made in grain produc-
tion this season, the crop Of potatoes
never looked better.
In the Willamette valley, potatoes
will show better quality this year than
ever before and the sizes will be just
that which gained for this section the
reputation of growing the very best
potatoes in the entire United States.
In seasons previous to the present
one, the potato acreage and production
of Eastern Oregon, Washington an6
Idaho had little, if anything, to dc
with prices at Portland or San Fran.
cisco, but this season each of these
sections will be strong factor in the
market and unless all signs fail prices
will reach lower figure than for some
seasons.
Potato prices have been so high
along the Pacific coast in recent years
that the trade can scarcely come te
think that lower prices will again be
in effect. With such heavy increase
in acreage and production 80 much
greater per acre than normal, the sup
plies will be fully as great as any de-
mand would justify, and that being
the case, present out of line values will
90 out of effect.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
MOORS FIGHT SPANlARDS.
Tribesmen Put Up Desperate Fight
Against Trained Soldiers.

Malaga, Spain, July 26.-The steam
er Menorquin, with 80 wounded aboard,
arrived here today from Melilla, where
the hospitals are overcrowded. Pas
sengers on the steamer declare that the
residents of Melilla are panic-stricken,
the successes of the Moors giving rise
to the belief that they will swoop down
on the city itself. Fridays battle was
sanguinary, there being much hand-to-,
hand fighting.
The Moorish tribes now gathered
close to General Marina's camp are es-
timated at 10000. Their recent losses
are said to have been nearly 1000.
The Spanish forces lost not less than
5000 men.
When the battle became general, the
Spaniards endeavored to trap the Moors
between two lines of fire. The tribes
men, however, were too wary and
fought desperately. They retreated
only when they were literally hurled
back at the points of Spanish bayonet.
At dusk there was lull in the fighting.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
Train Falls into River.

Kansas City, No., July 26.-At least
two persons are known to be dead, one
trainman is missing and between 25
and 80 are injured as a result of a
wreck of Wabash passenger train No.
4, 80 miles east of here tonight. The
train fell into the Missouri river, where
the track had been weakened by a land
slide. The engine, baggage car, mail
car, smoker and dead-head sleeper,
plunged nito the water and were com
pletely submerged.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
Electric Line Promised.

Eugene-To add to the efficiency of
the local street railway system, the
Portland, Eugene & Eastern Railway
company has received from the factory
in the East an additional motor car and
two trailers, the business of the line
having outgrown the equipments. New
lines are also being built and projected.
A prominent official of the company,
while in Eugene a few days ago, said
that portion of the proposed line be-
tween Eugene and Salem would be built
this year as far north as Junction City.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
Export Argentina Wheat.

Buenos Ayres. July 21.-During the
first FIVE months of this year the ex-
portations of wheat amounted to IT,
10000 bushels. A decree has been
published modifying the law prohibit
ing the importation of cattle from GER
tain countries, so that those countries
may send cattle to the exposition of
1910. The government has also sent
instructions to our minister in Wash
ington to agree with the bureau of
American republics on program.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
EQUIPMENT GOES IN.
Rush Orders Given for Railroad Con-
struction on Deschutes.


struction on Deschutes.
The Dalles, July 26.-All yesterday
four horse teams, hauling wagons piled
high with railway camp equipment,
have trekked out of The Dalles, bound
for the Deschutes river. Beginning at
Z o'clock in the morning it was not
until in the afternoon that the last of
the 40 wagons shipped here by Porter
Bros, railroad contractors, who are
supposed to be working for the Hill
railways, wended its way to the south
east.
Indications are almost conclusive
that Porter Bros, intend to establish
not two, but five or six camps, as if
preparing to cover the entire ground of
the Oregon Trunk line surveys. They
themselves did not know, was the re-
ply given by representatives of the
Oregon Trunk to inquiries as to the
number of camps and places of location.
Every indication is that men and
equipment were secured hastily, and it
is believed here to be true that the
contractors only know in general way
where the camps will be established.
Either sudden decision to contest
with Hartman for the traffic of Cen
tral Oregon or the sudden acquisition
of knowledge that the Oregon Trunk
would be down and out very soon unless
it began construction is believed to be
the cause of the rushing of men into
the Deschutes country.
Either alternative raises conjecture
as to whether Porter Bros. are playing
a hold-up game on Hartman or are
backed by James j. Hill or actually in
tend to build a railroad themselves
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
Man Higher Up Indicted,

Chicago, July 26.-Police Inspector
Edward c. McCann was indicted today
charged with malfeasance in Office in
the collection of protection" money
from illegal establishments of the West
Side "tenderloin." McCann's predica-
ment was foreshadowed Saturday, when
an indictment was returned against
Detective Sergeant Jeremiah Griffin,
alleged to have been the collection
agent working out of McCann's office.
Inspector McCreann was arrested after
the grand jury's action and soon after
gave bonds for 1920, 900.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
BRAND Is French Prenoier

Paris, July Pan. Aristide BRAND,
a Socialist deputy, minister of Justice
and worship, was appointed premier
today. M. BRAND announced that he
would make few, if any, changes in
the cabinet as organized by Premier
Clemenceau who resigned two DAYS
ago, after being defeated in heated
argument with M. Delcasse in the
chamber of deputies. Former Premier
Clemenceau announced today that he
would start next Saturday for Austria,
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
Regular Mail Service Now.

Prineville-After three years. con-
stant effort by patrons of the discon-
tinued Crook postoffice. which was To-
Gated in the Bear Creek country, 55
miles south of Prineville, regular mail
supply was begun Monday, July 10. A
series of four prostoffices have been
established by the postoffice depart
ment for the accommodation of the res
idents of the district affected, some
400 in number.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
Normal Property Leased.

Salem-At meeting of the executive
committee of the board of normal
school regents the action of Secretary
C. L. Starr in disposing of certain
property of the schools, was confirmed.
Part of the buildings at Monmouth
were leased to the school district and
all of the property at Drain was leased
to district No. %, Douglas county. At
Ashland and Weston caretakers were
employed to look after the buildings
and part of the equipment sold.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
Lightning Hits Scientist.

Christiana. Nor, July 26.-Captain
Englestad, of the Norwegian navy, was
killed by lightning today. He was
taking meteorological observations dur
ing thunder storm. Captain Engle-
stad was to have commanded the polar
expedition ship Fran on the coming
Amundsen polar expedition.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
POWELL INVITED TO SALEM.
Fruitgrowers Want Demonstration on
Preceding of Fruits.

Salem-S. G. H. Powell, of the
United States department of agricul-
ture, will be the guest of the Salem
board of trade and the Salem Fruit
union, and will be taken out through
the fruit country in an automobile.
The department has been engaged
this year in preceding and shipping
demonstrations at Puyallup and other
Western points, and an effort will be
made to have Mr.. Powell sent to Salem
next year to take up this line of work.
Just at this time, when the shipment
of small fruits to the Eastern markets
is being undertaken, it is believed the
aid and experience of the government
experts would be of great value to the
fruit industry in the Willamette valley.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
Smelling Plant for Santiam.

Albany-The mining district of the
Santiam which is tributary to Albany,
is to have $4,000 smelling plant,
according to Paul 7. Gadsen, of Port
land, who was in Albany last week.
He is representing the Wilson Gadsen
company. He said that work would
start as soon as the wagon road to the
mines was completed. The smelter
will be on the properties of the Free
land, Electric and Gold Creek mines.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-28
State Veterinarians Named.

Salem-Governor Benson has ap-
pointed the following members of the
Oregon state veterinary medical board
to serve for four years: DR.. Alexan-
der Reid, Morrow county, reappointed;
DR.. F. T. Motz, Baker county, to sue
ceed DR.. D. G. McNab, Umatilla
county.