WORLD HAPPENINGS
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Revised Covenant Presented to Confer
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STATE N EW S
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IN BRIEF.
YAKIM A F R U IT S H IP P E R S
TO BUILD W A R E H O U S E S
NEW BUTTER SCORING
PLAN FAVORS OREGON
Yakima.—Fruit shippers in Yakima
will spend about $125,000 in warehouse
Washington, D. C.—The revised j
Articles of incorporation of the construction and improvements to
covenant of the league of nations, as
Bank of Commerce, Astoria's proposed take care of the coming fruit crop.
it was presented at Paris Monday to
Contest Opens at State College,
new
financial institution, have been H. M. Gilbert plans to be the heaviest
•the peace conference in plenary ses
investor.
He
will
construct
for
the
Runs Six Months.
Brief Resume Most important sion was made public Sunday night By Government Is Sustained by filed in the county clerk’s office.
Richey & Gilbert company a ware
the state department. Its essential
A wedding ceremony by long dis house costing $60,000, to which will
Daily News Items.
Vote of 382 to 40.
features already had been disclosed
tance telephone was a unique occur be added about $15,000 for cold stor
Both Commercial and Composition
through £n official summary issued
rence in Ashland Sunday, when Miss age equipment Other new houses
two weeks ago.
Tests Will Be Made—Prizes for
will
be
built
by
the
Furry
Fruit
com
Rose Thomas, a popular teacher of the
Attached to the te<t, however, is
First and Second Best.
Ashland schools, became the wife of pany, the Roche Fruit company and
the hitherto unpublished ’’annex” re
Robert Throne, who is located at Den the Growers' Service company. The
ferred to in the covenant, in which are
increased storage capacity by reason
ver, Colo.
named the 32 states, Including the
of this construction will be about 350 (Prepared by Oregon Agricultural College)
When the state highway commission cars. Other shippers are building ad
British
dominions Latin Press Says Delegation Can Re
Events of Noted People, Governments self-governing
Oregon butter is expected to shine
which are to be the original members
meets
in Portland on May 6 it will ditions to their plants, mostly in the
and Pacific Northwest and Other
turn to Paris Now With Increased
in
the composition and commercial
of the league of nations, and 13 states
open bids for $1,750,000 of the addi form of increased facilities for pack
Things Worth Knowing.
Power—Situation Held Grave.
to be invited to accede to the cove
tional road work in nine counties of ing. With the frost period safely butter-scoring contest at the state ag
nant.
the state.
passed it is estimated the total fruit ricultural college, which begins April
The original members are all the
•
crop of the valley will be from 15,(tl0 28.
The city council, acting upon sug
President Poincare Tuesday decor nations which declared war on Ger
to 17,000 carloads.
Rome.—The chamber of deputies
“ This system of scoring is favorable
ated Admiral Willldm S. Benson of many, and in addition the new states Tuesday night voted confidence in the gestions from the various councilmen
and voters 6f Sheridan, has announced
to
Oregon conditions,” says V. D.
of
Czecho-Slovakia
and
Poland.
the United States navy with the grand
Mark Old Hudson Bay Road.
Those invited to become members cabinet by a count of 382 to 40, the it will take up immediately the pro
Chappell, of the dairy department and
cross of the legion of honor.
Tacoma.—One of the earliest roads
posal to pave the unpaved streets in
by acceding to the covenant are the latter vote being cast by socialists.
in the northwest was marked at Camp in charge of the contest, “as it really
Sheridan
and
gravel
those
that
can
James K. Lynch, governor of the U three Scandinavian countries, The
“Now the Italian delegation can re
not be paved. Work probably will Lewis Saturday by the Washington gives a butter maker an opportunity
S. 12th federal reserve bank In San Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain and
turn to Paris with increased authority
State Historical society. The road to show his ability. Workmanship
start soon.
Francisco, died early Tuesday at his Persia and the American republics of
was established in 1833 by the Hudson has a good deal to do with making
home in Alameda, from an attack of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, to continue peace negotiations,” is the
Judge Eakin of the St. Helens judi Bay company from old Fort Nisqually,
dominant
note
in
press
comment
of
heart disease.
Salvador and Venezuela. Mexico does
good butter, especially storage butter.
the parliamentary vote of confidence cial district has handed down a deci near Tacoma, to Fort Vancouver. The
The
system used last year gave the
The San Francisco branch of the not appear in the list. Provision iB
sion awarding the office of county marker is a huge boulder, selected
given the cabinet.
commercial telegraphers of America made in the covenant, however, for
judge of Columbia county to Martin and placed by soldiers at camp, bear butter makers receiving the best
The vote followed an address by
voted Tuesday to call a strike, the the admission to the league of any
White, who contested the’ election of ing a bronze inscription. The ancient cream an advantage over those who
fully self-governing country which will Premier Orlando, which was constant
date to be fixed by a board of inter
W. J. Fullerton, his opponent at the road is now a paved street through found it practically impossible to get
give required guarantees, upon a two-
national officers.
Camp Lewis.
ly interrupted by applause and ended November election.
cream in good clean flavored condi
thirds vote of the assembly.
tion.”
The Bolshevik commissioner for the
As in the original document, the in an ovation in the chamber, even
Commencement plans for the Ore
$4.50 Box for Yakima Apples..
Butter will be scored commercially
interior at Petrograd ordered the sale covenant provides that the league the tribunes joining.
gon normal school at Monmouth are
Yakima.—One carload of Yakima ap by three judges, the average of the
at auction last week of all the scien shall act through an assembly, in
Former Premier Luzzatti followed rapidly being perfected. Dr. W. W.
ples Tuesday sold at the fabulous three making up the final score.
tific instruments belonging to the In which each state shall have one vote the premier and also was applauded Willard of Chicago, who is supplying
price of $4.50 a box. The sale was
Three tests will be made for the
and not more than three delegates,
stitute for Public Studies.
except by the intransigeant socialists,- the pulpit of the First Congregational made by the Ryan Fruit company to composition score. A 5-inch cube of
and a council, comprising for the pres
church of Portland, has been secured an eastern firm. This price is the butter, inside measurement, and a 3-
The Argentine foreign office learns
ent one representative of each of the whose spokesman, Deputy Turati, ex
record for the season, which has had ounce sample taken from the same
that the Mexican goyernment is re five great powers and each of four plained why the socialists could not as baccalaureate speaker.
many sales at figures not approached churning, and one 3-ounce sample
calling its diplomatic mission to Italy other powers to be selected from time
The
numerous
inquiries
received
by
give a Note of confidence to the cab
in former years.
because it has not been recognized to time by the assembly. Members of
from the preceding churning must be
Hood River sales agencies indicate one
inet.
by the Italian government.
sent, the two samples in air tight bot
each class represented on the council
of the most active strawberry markets
Ranch Sells for $54,880.
tles to prevent loss of moisture. A
may
be
increased
by
unanimous
con
in
years.
The
Apple
Growers’
asso
The Temps says that it is asserted
With everything virtually in readi
Wilbur, Wash.—James A. Muir sold test of the cube will be made and
in American peace conference circles sent of the council and a majority of ness for the handing over of the peace ciation has received offers of pur
for W. O. Childs 560 acres 12 miles compared with the sample from the
the
assembly.
chases
from
Ontario,
Canada,
and
Chi
that President Wilson does not expect
tredty to the Germans at Versailles,
same churning, to determine loss due
The text provides that nothing in
cago offers to take a part of the crop. northwest of here, near Broadax, to
to add anything to his recent state
he Italian situation looms large as
John Douglas of Almira for $54,880. to leaky butter.
the
covenant
shall
be
deemed
"to
af
ment on the Adriatic issue with Italy.
an impediment in the way of unani
To the butter maker receiving the
His chest crushed by a log which fell The purchase includes the homestead
fect the validity of international en
A report that M. Loucheur, minister gagements such as treaties of arbi mous agreement on the part of the en from the top of a pile at Shevlin-Hix- which was one of the first fillings in highest commercial and composition
on camp No. 10, Jacob Nyback, 32, an the Big Bend. Mr. Childs located on score, the college dairy department
of reconstruction, had said that im tration or regional understandings tente and associated governments.
So tense is the situation that Vit employe of thé company, died Thurs it about 35 years ago.
will give a silver cup. Special prizes
portations into France would again like the Monroe doctrine for securing
are offered by dairy supply houses for
be entirely free after June 1 is de the maintenance of peace.” This was torio Orlando, the Italian premier, at day afternoon before the train on
conference with Thomas Nelson which he was being carried reached
first, second and third in the commer
clared to be erroneous by the Petit the amendment for which President
Page, the American ambassador to Bend. He is survived by a wife and
cial tests, and for first in composition.
Parisien.
Wilson made a successful fight at the
Italy, left Mr. Page with the under-' two children.
The prizes will be announced next
same
time
the
Japanese
delegation
to
A large section of Yokohama was
standing
that
the
premier
did
not
in
month.
the peace conference sought vainly to
Preparation of a ballot title for a
ravaged by fire Monday, 2000 build
The contest will run six months and
have a race equality provision inserted tend to return to Paris for the .signing constitutional amendment providing
ings including a part of the business
of
the
peace
treaty.
contestants
must have the three sam
Portland.—Wheat—Government ba-
in the covenant.
section being burned. Firemen from
Premier Orlando gave the ambassa for the single tax is sought in a peti sis, $2.20 per bushel.
ples In each month in order to com
Changes suggested in criticisms in
tion filed with the secretary of state
Tokio aided in checking the flames
Flour — Patents, $11.45 delivered, pete for the prizes. Those who want
the United States senate add pror dor the impression that, owing to the by the Oregon Single Tax league. The
before they reached tho foreign resi
critical
situation
and
the
fact
that
the
$11.30
at.mill; bakers’, $11.15011.30; only a score occasionally to see how
visions for the withdrawal of a menu-
'petition was signed by Harry A. Rice,
dential section.
premier’s
action
either
in
going
to
their product runs may enter single
ber after two years’ notice and fulfill
president, and Mrs. Christina H. Mock, whole wheat, $10.25@10.40; graham, contests.
Tlie German delegates to the peace ment of league obligations; exempt Versailles or remaining away from the
$10.05
@10.20.
secretary of the organization.
A certificate of merit will be given
congress arrived In Versailles Monday domestic questions from the league's peace conference would have serious
Millfeed—Mill run, f. o. b. mill, car-
consequences,
it
would
be
preferable
evening at 9 o’clock. The party num Jurisdiction; provide that mandatories
R. V. Wright, director of the agri lots, $37@38 per ton; mixed cars, each butter maker who gets a score
bered 60. Immediately on their ar over German colonies or former Otto to have the trouble come from without cultural department of the Hood River $37.50@38.50; ton lots or over, $39@ of 90 or more. All butter will be sold
rival the delegates were taken in auto man dominions shall be given only to Italy rather than from within the high school, has termed the members 40; less than tons, $40@41; rolled and a refund allowed for each cube
mobiles to the Hotel des Reservoirs. nations willing to accept them; leave kingdom.
of dairymen’s herds formerly dubbed barley, $58@60; rolled oats, $58; when reports are sent out.
It is reported that the first meeting “star b o a r d ’s” as “ I. W. W. cows.” ground barley, $58.
All samples and cubes must be
There was no untoward incident.
it to member states to decide what
of the league of nations probably will "They eat their heads off and do not
mailed on or before April 28, and the
Corn—Whole,
ton,
$68;
cracked,
$70.
armed
force,
if
any,
they
will
con
The fishing schooner Cape Horn of
be held in the White house àt Wash
Hay—Buying prices, f. o. b. Port products will be judged May 1. Send
the Gulf Fisheries, Inc., fleet has been tribute to the force required by the ington next October with Woodrow give any milk,” says Mr. Wright.
“They
are
as
undesirable
as
bolshe-
land:
Eastern Oregon timothy, $30@32 to O. A. C. Dairy Department, Corval
league
to
enforce
its
mandates,
and
captured by a Mexican gunboat and is
Wilson presiding.
vists.”
t
per
ton;
alfalfa, $25@25.50; valley lis, Oregon.
make
it
clear
that
member
states
in-
being held, her crew being charged
grain
hay,
$26; clover, $26@27.
dlviditelly
will
pass
upon
proposed
with smuggling arms to the Mexican
Equipped with a letter of Introduc
Unlike the star of empire the spray
Butter — Cubes, extras, 51T£c per
rebels, according to information reach limitations upon their armaments.
tion to Harney county stockmen and
ing practice takes its way eastward.
pound;
prints,
parchment
wrappers,
With
modifications,
the
new
draft
ing Galveston, Tex., customs officials.
aided by a very slight knowledge of
extra, box lots, 55c; cartons, 56c; half V. R. Gardner, for many yea's profes
Includes all the provisions for the sub
the English language, Pierre Forgeron,
Police chiefs of all cities of the mission to the council of international
boxes,
more; less than half sor of pomology at th^ Oregon Agri
17-year-old veteran of the world war,
country were appealed to Tuesday by disputes, for inviting no member na
boxes, lc more; b#tterfat, No. 1, 55@ cultural College, is now at the Univer
Colonel Arthur Woods, special assist tions to accept the obligations of mem
sity of Missouri, and is advocating
Chicago.—Julius H. Barnes, presi arrived in Bend last week on his way 56c per pound, station.
ant to the secretary of war in charge bers for the purpose of adjusting dis dent of the grain corporation of the to Burns, where he has decided to try
Eggs — Oregon ranch, case count thorough spraying of orchard trees,
of the employment of discharged sol putes and for breaking economic re food administration, made an assault cow punching” as a means of earning 43c; candled, 44@45c; selects, 45@46c with the same ardor that characterized
diers, to aid the government in pre lations or tho use of armed force in on high prices Tuesday which was a livelihbod.
Poultry — Hens, 37 @ 38c; roosters his work in Oregon.
venting peddlers and street fakirs dealing with a state which has broken promptly reflected on the board of
“ No one with a small home orchard,
With the awarding of a contract by 25c; ducks, 48@50c; geese and live
from wearing the uniform of the army the covenant.
trade in a maximum decline of 11^ the Astoria council for the widening turkeys, nominal; dressed turkeys or even 12 or 15 trees,” he is quoted as
or navy.
saying, “ can afford to be without a
Except In certain specified instan cents in the price of corn.
and paving of Astor street, the port 43c.
barrel spray outfit. The fruit from
Of
possibly
more
interest
to
the
Veal—Fancy, 18@19c per pound.
commission decided to proceed imme
Senator McDonald’s bill providing ces. unanimous agreement is required
the small orchard would in an average
housewife was the slump in the pro diately with the extension of the Belt
Pork—Fancy, 25c per pound.
for a 10-hour day for women In domes for all decisions.
visions market. Pork dropped an ex Line railroad along that street so far
Fruits—Apples, $2.25@3.50 per box season, more than pay the cost of the
tic service in California passed the
treme
$1,80
per
barrel,
while
short
rib-
grapefruit,
$3.50@9.50; strawberries outfit.”
$3000
in
Prizes
Posted.
east
as
Tenth
street.
The
commission
assembly, 43 to 23.
sides, known to the breakfast table as also is securing rights of way for ex $3 per crate.
New York.—Prizes totaling $3000
Herbert Hoover, chairman of the
Tea Is Squirrel Poison Antidote.
Vegetables — Cabbage, $6 @7.50 per
have
been offered by the New York bacon, declined a maximum of $1 per tension to the site of the proposed
Inter-allied food commission, nrrlved
hundredweight as compared with the | naval station,
The following antidote for animals
100 pounds; lettuce, $3@5 per crate
Herald
for
competition
in
connection
in Berlin Saturday in compnny with a
close Monday.
peppers, 60@75c per pound; celery thaf have eaten grain treated with
with
the
second
pan-American
aeron
large staff.
Mr. Barnes assault was in an an-
At the meeting of the southern Ore ?1() per crate; artichokes. $1.15; caul! squirrel poison is published by Geo.
autic convention at Atlantic City next
Germany has Instructed the Argen month. One purse of $1000 is offered nouncement’ to the trade. Its purport S°n Presbytery in Medford last week, flower $2@3.75; beets. $2.25 per sack; W. Kable, county agent of Benton:
tine government to deliver interned to the aviator making the longest was plain, to-wit: That the speculative Rev. Boudinot Seely of Portland pre- carrotg $2 , 5@3 per 8ack; tllrnip8 Boil a pound of tea in a quart of water
aented an encouraging financial report %2 25 per sack; cucumberSi $ i .50@2.25 for 10 to 30 minutes. Add enough
German steamers to the United States cross-conntry flight. Eifeht prizes of tendency on white flour must stop.
As an earnest of his Intentions the and the announcement was made by per dozen; tomatoe8i $4 50 per box; cold water to make up for what boiled
and the American embassy has an $250 each are offered for the best rec
nounced Its readiness to take over the ord made duriug the meeting from president of the grain corporation an- tbc home commission's committee that spjnacilj $j 25 per box; peas, 14@16c away. Drench poisoned animal with
nounced that the corporation would every minister Is to be assured a sal- ^
poand; rhubarb, $2.25@2.75 per this tea, and about an hour later give
vessels.
100-horsepower to 1000-horsepower
cease buying Hour for export (except ary o f -$1200 a year with free manse, box; asparagug j i .50@3.75 per crate, a liberal dose of epsom salts. The
.
Marked improvement In labor condi engines.
first clears and victory mixed flours) this being in increase of $200 over the
Potatoe8 _ Oregon Burbanks, best, grain should be so spread that farm
tions on the Pacific coast Is reported
and that also it would resell at such previous figure,
$1.7o@2; Yakimas, $1.75@2; new Cali animals cannot reach it
by the department of labor in its week
Camouflage May Be Kept.
important centers as New York, Balti
W. J. Patterson, a Portland broker,' fornia, 7%®10c per pound,
ly bulletin. Portland’s unemployed are
Washington. D.C.—Ship camouflage,
more and Philadelphia flour previous with offices at 209 Selling building.
Oregon Baby Chicks Best.
Hops—Oregon 1918 crop. 4204214c
shown to have decreased from 4000 to an art developed during the great war,
ly bought for export. He named the was arresfed In Eugene by Sheriff Per pound; three-year contracts. 30c.
Poultrymen are advised against
2400 since last week.
may be retained permanently as a
| price as “ $11.50 jute per barrel.”
ordering baby chicks from California
Stickels Thursday afternoon on a war-! 28c, 25c. *
The soviet government in Hungary means of reducing the dangers of col
“ The purpose of this," said the an rant charging him with arson. It is 1 Wool—Eastern Oregon and Wash- by the Benton County Farm Bureau
lisions
between
vessels.
In
war
the
has asked for a suspension of the Rou
nouncement, "is to stop the specula- alleged that he set fire to 50 tons ofin gton , 44@51c per pound; mohair, News. Information is at hand to show
manian offensive and the arrange camoufleurs Sought a design that ttve fever in flour before it becomes
that the stock does not compare fav
ment of an nrmlstlce, according to Vi would puzzle German submarine com necessary to take off all Import re hay which he owned and which was 1919 clip, 45@50c per pound,
orably with Oregon stock and that
stored in h large warehouse at Alva-! Caseara Bark—Old. 13c per pound
manders,
but
now
they
must
seek
the
enna reports received in Berlin. It is
strierions on foreign wheat and flour, dore. The hay was destroyed by fire
but very little of It is trapnested.
Grain Bags—In carlots. 13c.
said that the government of Bela Kun opposite extreme, a uniform design for there is plenty of American wheat
on the night of April 8.
| Cattle—pest steers .........$13.50@14.00
which
will
emphasise
and
accentuate
has announced its readiness to retire
and flour if this speculative tendency ;
Calls For Farm Help Met.
,
<•
Good to choice steers...... 11.00@11.60
the true course of the ship.
in favor of a socialist cabinet.
The high cost and scarcity of sugar Medium to good steers.... 10.00@11.00
Is checked.”
No difficulty in meeting all calls
, _
_
_ .
.
. Fair to good steers.......... 9.00@10.00 for farm help at $60 a month and
last year set C. O. Rush and sons of (.*mmon to falr steers
8.00@ 9.00
A telegram from Washington to
Paris.—An appeal has been made by
Asquith May Come Here.
Brownsville thinking, and they remeni Good to ch. cows, heifers 10.00@12.00 board has so far been experienced by
Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday night the French academy that the official
London.—Herbert H. Asquith! for-1 bored the good, old-fashioned ’lasses Med. to good cows, heif'rs 7.00@ 8.00 J. W. Brewer, farm help specialist of
announced that Michigan was official text of the peace treaties to be nego
mer
premier, is likely to succeed the which they used to make back east. *i'atr t0
C0W8' heifers 5.000 6.00 the federal department of agriculture
ly the first state to reach its victory tiated and the covenants to be signed
3 J 5ft@ A 4.50
( fln n o r °
cn
earl
of
Reading
as
ambassador
to
the
j
Accordingly,
the
Brownsville
fanner
Rld.
shall
be
drafted
m
the
French
lan
6.000 8.60 and the state agricultural college.
loan quota.
United States, according to the Even and his two boys thought it worth Calves
....................
9.50 0 14.00 Many requests are coming in.
guage.
7.00® 10.00
Higher prices and better quality of
lug News. The newspaper says it un while to try an experiment and sec If Stockers and feeders
20.50 0 20.75
canned goods for this season and the
Plans and specifications for sewer
Pcm * mixed
Farts.—A project for an alliance be derstood that Mr. Asquith "was in sorghum cane would not grow in Ore- Moes
20.00 @20.25
M*i!'i!m mixed
coming winter were predicted by tween France and America actually Is formally offered the post a few | gon. The experiment was more than R
Improvements
in the Porter Hill resi
18.30018.75
ugh heavies
Frank R Gorrell of New York, secre under way, the Echo de Parts says. months ago and declined, but not in successful, as from their little patch
18.75018.20 dence district of North Bend amount
tary of the National Canners' associa President Wilson, the newspaper adds, such a way as to preclude an otfer of cane they manufactured 35 gallons Sheep— Spring lambs
16.00016.50 ing to more than $30,000 were approv
15.50016.00 ed and adopted at a meeting of the
tion. speaking at the meeting of the is withholding action until he can later.” The Evening News states its of molasses, which was so tasty that] ,’ r!n’ e ,anlb8 .......
11 . 00 @ 12.00
Western Canners’ association in Chi- j place the matter before the American belief that all the ministers strongly the neighbors bought all that the mak 'vethers*
9 0001000 city council recently. Total street Im
cago.
favor Mr. Asquith's appointment
j ers would sell and called for more.
¡Ewes ..... ........... " _”
senate.
6.50@10.50 provements there will exceed $150,000.
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