The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-11-23
NEWS PARAGRAPHS FROM
OTHER CITIES IN OREGON


Astoria.
1. n Sproat, of Hood River. Ore.
is the winner OF the grand sweep
stakes prize OF the third Spokane ma
tional apple show. The winning ex-
hibit, carload of Spitzenbergs was
given rating of 1918 The prize
consists of $1,000 in cash and a gold
medal banner.
After eight hours deliberation by
the jury Curtis Helvey, at Oregon
City, was found guilty OF murder in
the second degree. In a quarrel at
Carus last June, Helvey shot and
killed George Smith. He contended
that he acted in self-defense.
At meeting of the Douglas Coun-
ty Fruitgrowers' Union held at Rose
burg, the Producers Fruit Company
of Sacramento was vested with power
to handle and dispose of the fruit
grown in Douglas County during the
year 1911.
Ten years of activity by the Oregon
Idaho Young Mems Christian Associa.
tion will be reviewed by the annual
convention of that organization, which
will be held in Eugene, December 2, 3
and 4. The first convention of the
Oregon-Idaho organization was also
held in Eugene ten years ago.
When jury at The Dalles brought
in a verdict of not guilty in the case
of Orville B. Fields, charged with
burglary, the acquitted mans fiancee,
Miss Sarah Perrault, who was con-
stant visitor at the county Jail dur
ing Fields confinement and an anx-
ious attendant at the trial, appeared
at the county clerks office immedi-
ately after his release and secured a
license to wed him.
The greatest number of votes cast
on any measure was on the prohibi-
tion law, which received a total of
more than 100000 The bill was de-
feated by 20,915. Approximately H..
600 votes fewer than those cast for
candidates for Governor were polled
on this bill. Statewide prohibition,
as provided for by constitutional
amendment was defeated by 1886,
in total of more than 100000 votes
recorded on the amendment.
The first conviction under the white
slave act of congress ever secured in
a Federal court of the United States,
occurred at Portland, when a Jury re-
turned verdict of guilty against two
Greeks, George Kavalin and Jim Ia
kos. The penalty which may be in
flicted by the court when the men are
brought in for sentence may tuck
away the duo for period of ten years
and carry fine of not more than
$4,000 ON each count
State Treasurer Steel has prepared
his second and last biennial report to
the Oregon legislature which shows
there was on hand in the state treas
ury September 80, 1910, $424,91314.
The report covers the two years be.
tween October l, 1908, and Septem-
Der 80. 1910. The receipts, including
transfers for the two years were ST.
095 ,S55.2S and disbursements including
transfers were $7,329.262.43. There
were on hand at the beginning of the
period S65S,32O.15.
OF 3,210,364 bushels of wheat ex-
ported from eleven customs districts
in the United States during October,
Portland send away 1,173,240 bushels,
and for ten months ending with the
October exports, this port Is credited
with 2.6S2.4S4 bushels. thereby taking
rank as the greatest exporter for
that period in the United States.
John Zimmerman, one of the wealth.
lest wheat growers in Umatilla county,
was kicked to death by one of his
horses last week.
Professor O'Gara chief inspector OF
Jackson county, ttlieves that he dis
covered that the black spots which
broke out on apples in several cars
shipped east from Medford this fall
were due to soluble matter in the ar
senate of lead used in spraying the
fruit. The apples when they left Med
ford, were in the best of condition
but when they began to sweat the sol
uble matter. which had entered the
pores caused small cavities beneath
the skin Many of the prize apples
sent to the display at Minneapolis
were thus affected.
William ]. Kerr, president Of Ore
gon Agricultural College, who has
been in Washington attending the an
nual convention of agricultural college
president, had several conferences
with officials of the department of ag
riculture regarding cooperative work
which Is being planned in Oregon
The department is anxious to take III
Professor Kerr's suggestion that co
operative irrigation work be under
taken in the Willamette Valley. tht
expenses to be borne jointly by the
state and federal governments. Pro
\ sass.,r Karr also urged the establish