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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1914)
I DODI? DIITC Y K IWAn^is Salmon Season Is 1 VI L I lUd Ä Id UtAU Astoria - Not since 1911 have the salmon fishing interests of the Colum bia river had so successful a season as ' the one which will close next week. Thia is particularly true so far as the I gillnetteni and seiners on the lower I river, the wheelmen and seiners on the ! upper river and the canner* are con- earned. The cold storage men, how- ever, suffered a severe blow when the the pa['*l secretary, who take chartfe European war was declared, shutting of affairs in such an emergency, were off their principal market, and as a re out of Rome, so little was the death of sult the pack of that product, which promised to be exceptionally large, the Pope expected. Strange to say, the Outside the apostolic palace the was curtailed. catch by the traps was not so large as scene was mournful. The Giomale D'Italia, discussing was to have Iwn expected and that is the difficulties of holding a conclave the only class of gear that has not for the election of a Pope while the made a fairly good harvest. Taken as a whole, the pack of spring world is at war, says that even if Italy were among the belligerents every fa- > salmon is approximately 40 per cent cility would l>e given the sacred col ahead of last year, the canned pack lege to meet. It expressed the belief being fully 60 per cent better and that a new Pope might be chosen from pickled or cold storage output being 20 among the foreign cardinal*, for in per cent leas. The total canned pack stance. Cardinal William Van Rossum, for the season is slightly over 260,000 of the archdiocese of Utrecht, the full cases of 48 pounds and is about Netherlands, who would l>e representa 130,000 case* in excess of last year. tive of a neutral power. Pontiff’s Demise Hastened By Grief Over Great War. Rome—Tope Piu* X died at 1:20 He had o'clock Thursday morning, been ill for several day*, but alarming symptoms did not develop until Wed nesday morning. Throughout the day Dr*. Marchia fava and Amici devoted their utmost energies to stimulating their patient and keeping him alive, The cardinals were informed of the Pope’s grave condition and some of them who en- tered the sick room describe the im pressive scenes, especially when the pontiff, rousing himself from time to time, spoke. "In ancient times the Pope by a word might have stayed the slaughter, but now he is impotent. ” he said once. Prayers were said by thousands and Besf in Three Years The cold storage output for the season approximate* 4375 tierce* of pickled fish. The steelhead run was short also ami the pack of frown fish is fully 300 tons short of the previous year. The present season ha* been peculiar in many ways. There has not l>een what is commonly known a* a "run" since the fishing began May I. On the other hand there was what is much butter, an almoat steady stream of fish from the opening day up to about the first of the present month, when there was a break and since that time the salmon have entered the river only in little spurt*. Early in the season the fish averaged small and prior to July 1 the great bulk of them went into cans. Up to that time there had been little fishing in the upper river, but then great schools of what were termed bluebacks came in and as soon as they reached the up|>er river in the vicinity Celilo, the wheels and seines gobbled'.them up by the ton, making the [>ack of the canneries there the largest in several year*. Northwest Dried Fruits Greatly Reduced in Price i t Portland— The housewife in search 1 declining market. Where price* have of cheaper foodstuff* in thi* period of gone up, it is pointed out, demand is war prices can turn gratefully to dried ahead of the available supply. Such is the situation in the rice and fruit. It is one product that has not bean market. On rice, one of the gone up in price because of the war. most im|>ortant of food comnuaiities, Dried apples, dried prunes, dried the price locally has advanced all the peaches, di red {tears and risins, quite way from 50 cents to $2 a bag of 100 to the contrary, have «lumped sharply pounds, according to quality. There in price. Still lower prices may be was a rise of half a cent Wednesday, expected unless sea traffic can be re and another the day before. At New- sumed shortly. Orleans, fancy head rice, the best qual The reason for thi* is that 40 per ity, was 17 on board cars, the highest cent of the dried fruit output is «old in price in 10 years. foreign countries. France is an es The reason for this is the embargo pecially heavy buyer of dried prunes which the British government, on in particular. Germany and Austria August 8, put on shipments of No. 1 take large quantities of apples and China rice, Siam rice and brewers' prunes. England is also a heavy buyer. rice for the next six months. With Spain is one of the principal purchas thia source of supply cut off China rice ers of apple». Even little Bulgaria, in bond in this country immediately down in the Balkans, buys great quan advanced from 91.50 a bag to $2 a tities of American dried fruit products, i bag. By bonded rice is meant rice This instance i* cited by dealers in held in storage on which no duty has foodstuff* to show that the law of sup been paid, and which is generally ex- ply and demand is governing the pres parted to Mexico and the South Amer ent prices, and that they have not been ican republic*. The demand from yanked skyward merely through lust these countries is about 10,000 to 15,- for profit. In this case, the supply 000 bags a month, exported mostly being greater than demand, there is a i from San Fanrcisco. Many Years’ Delay by Tiro Per Cent of Berry State is Made Innue Crop Donated to Advertise German Army Sweeps Into trance Unchecked Lindon A dispatch from Mon* to the Daily Telegraph Wednesday do scrib«* the o|*eratlona of the Gorman force*. "The German advance, ** it «ay*, "was like a great river bursting Ita bank*. A stain a* the Belgians retired to the entrenched camp at Antwerp the German horde swept over the coun try without check, west toward Ghent and south toward Mona. The Ger man* are committed to a great turning movement. They are striving to hold the French along the Meuse la-tween Namur and Dinant, while the armies to the west of that river are marching southward along a front many miles wide. "Ono army threaten* Mon», with the object of |wnetrating the French frontier and descending on Maulieuge and Valenciennes; nnd an army is ad vancing toward the line extending from Tournai, capital of the depart ment of llainut, to Courtrni, which cover* the City of Lille. "I came south in the hup« of seeing fighting at Charleroi. At Lcsaines the local authorities wore disarming all civilian*,' 4. tluit tl ■ hing Ge! man* would have no excuse for vio lence. AH around were refugee* hur rying to escape the German*; all wore their best clothe* * sure sign of flight. ” trench Abandon Captured ’territory: Rattle Hagen Paris The war office ha* isaued the following official announcement : "The commander in chief, requiring all available force* on the Meuse, ha* ordered the progressive abandonment of occupied territory. Mulhauaen ha* again been evacuated. "A new battle i* in progresa be tween Maula-uge (department of the Nord) and Donon (department of Doubs). On it hangs the fate of the French. O{>erationa in Alsace along the Rhine would take away troop* upon which might deje nd victory. It is necessary that they all withdraw from AUace tempirarily in ord«..- to assure it* final deliverance. It is a matter of hard necessity. "West of the Meuse, as a result of orders issued on Sunday by the com mander in chief, the troop* which are to remain on the covering line, to take up the defensive, are massed as fol low* : • "The French and British troop* oc cupy n front passing near Givet, which They they gained by hard fighting, are holding their adver*arics arai shar;dy checking their attacks. "East of the Meuse our troofm have regained their original position* coni- manding the roads out of the great forest of Ardenne*. "To the right we aioiumed the offen sive, driving back the enemy by « vig orous onslaught, but General Joffro ■topped pursuit so as to re-establish his front along the line decided upon on Sunday. "In this attack our troofis showed admirable dash. The Sixth corp* no tably inflicted punishment on the enemy close to Virton. "In Lorraine the two armie* have begun a combined attack, one starting from Grand Couronne De Nancy, and the other from south of Luneville.” JAPAN DECLARES WAR ON KAISER Emperor’s Ultimatum Is Unan swered by Germany. Ilombardmcnt of Talng Tau (am. mcnced by Nipponese I'nited State» Neutrality Idked. Tokio The Yamatoin an rxtra «*1- ition Monday «ay* that th» tMinibard- moot of Taing Tau by the Japaneae fleet has commenced. Thia message was passeil by the censor* of the navy defiartment. Washington, D. C. The J «pane«» ambassador here Mnouncod that a state of war existed between Japan and Germany «ince noon Sunday (Jap anese time) and that a declaration of war wa* Issued at 6 p. m. Japan'* declaration of war ha* reached Berlin, according to official report* received In W*a«hington. Whether the declaration wa* «ent by cable or wireless was not Indicated. Viscount ('hinds, in making hl« an nouncement, repeated assurances ^re cently given by Great Britan that Japan'« action* would I«- confined to the Far East. Aside from informal verba) ax- change* between Viscount Chinda and Secretary Bryan in Washington ai>d la-tween United State* Ambassador Guthrie and the foreign office in To- klo, however, there i« nothing of rec ord so far to commit the Japanese to thi* limited field of war. The impression prevail* here among diplomata, however, that the state ment of C'hinda taken in connection with the speech in the Japanese Diet last week of Count Okum«, the Japan- ewe premier, is quite sufficient to bind the Japanese government to a strict |ierformance of ¡its obligation* In re gard to the return of Klau Chau to China and of the limitiation of the field of hostilities definitely set out in the British statement. No mention wa* made by Ambassa dor Chinda of the statu* of the rail road* in Shantung province directly or indirectly controlled by the German*. It wa* said at the Japanese embassy here that in all probability the Japan ese army would content itself with the seizure of the railroad* running inland to Tsinan, al-out 200 mile* in length, because thi* was German in every re spect. It wa* not expected that any attempt would lie made to take po**e*- ■ ion of the system of railway* lying tietween Tientsin and Nanking, tie cause. although these were financed by Germans, they were nominally Chinese railroads. Eugene—The State of Oregon has Salem—To advertise the berry that ten days in which to explain a delay of the immense crop this year may l>e 14 years between the granting of sold profitably, the membership of ,ne Oregon Ixiganberry Growers’ associa school land deeds to one Hyde and the tion agreed to donate 2 per cent of the filing of a suit to set aside these deeds, crop. More than $1200 was subscribed Tokio The proclamation of the em i which are alleged to have been ob- at the meeting. peror who declared war on Germany A committee appionted to co-operate ha* sent a thrill through the country. tained fraudulently. with the Salem Commercial club in the Japnn'* entrance U|H>n the fullfillment If the state has a good excuse the POPE PII S X. exploitation of the berry is cum|wi*ed of her obligation* to her ally. Great I test case of the State of Oregon of H. R. Crawford, H S. *idc, (ii-orgc 259th Incumbent of Papal See, Since Year 67, A. I). Britain, respond* to the popular will against Hyde may proceed and from F. Rodgers, Ralph Mmire* and Frank from one end of the land to the other. Cheering crowd* assembled before the ■ the basis for similar suits affecting Gilbert. The Salem Fruit Union and the bells of the churches sounded when Early Career of Pope. building* occupied by the department ithousands of acres of Oregon school H. S. Gile & Co., promised dried ber the sacrament was exposed upon all Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, known ries for use a* samples in popularizing of foreign affair* and the a<lmini»tra- the altars. When the court learned of to the world as Pope Pius X., was > lands. tion of the navy. This decision was voiced by Judge the product. the Pope's condition there was the elected to the Pontificate on August 4. Because of the large increase in Count Von Rex, the German ambass deepest concern, King Victor Em- 1903, since which time his administra Harris, before whom the test case is ador In Tokio, ha* received hi* paa- manuel personally informed Queen tion of that exalted office has been on trail. The court sustained Hyde’s acreage this year growers have felt for *jH>rt*. He probably will leave hero Town Taken Five Time». Helena and the news was communicat- confronted with some of the most mo demurrer on the ground that the state some time that the demand for the berries might fall far below the sup for America. George W. Guthrie, has been guilty of laches, or unreason ed to the Queen mother. Pari* — Charleroi was taken and re- mentous problems, religious and gov ply. To obviate this the association the American ambassador, will repre able delay. Other contentions in Extreme unction was administered ernmental, with which the Holy See was formed several months ago, and it taken five times in the fighting lie- sent Germany. . I Hyde’s demurrer were overruled. by Monsignor Zampini, sacristan to has had to deal in recent times. it is reported here that Gremany ha* The state contends that Hyde enter is now believed that the entire crop tween the French and German* Satur His Holiness. The sisters of the They have included, on the one hand, day, Sunday anil Monday, according to been trying to transfer the German will be disposed of at fair price*. ed into agreement with persons to Pope and his niece were overcome his determined attitude in maintaining Several railroads have placed orders one of the railway station staff al with grief. Cardinal Merry del Vai the purity of Catholic faith, beginning make application for school lands, but for large supplies for use in dining Feignie*, on the frontier between railroad in Shantung, China, to Amer ica. Tokio believes, however, that that these applications were fraudu knelt by the side of his bed, where with his syllabus condemning criticism France and Belgium, who saw some of the United States, pursuing the policy cars. lent, because, it is alleged, Hyde other cardinals joined in, the members of the holy scriptures and of the the battle until he was ordered away. of neutrality, will not accept the offer. agreed to pay from $ 1 to $20 to the of the household intoning prayers. origin of Christianity, and later bring "A* our train was about to leave the Hop Picking to Start. applicants. As soon as they obtain«! The dying Pope, in a moment of lu ing forth the famous Encyclical "Pas- station seven Uhlans clattered into a certificate of title they transferred it Girl» Dance II ith Enemy. Dallas — Hopgrowers are busy prepar cidity, said: cendi” which expounds and condemns town. The people, thinking them Eng London A dispatch to the Daily ing for 'picking. The crop all over lish, began to welcome them, when a “Now I begin to think as the end is the system of modernism; and. on the to Hyde, the prosecution alleges. approaching that the Almighty in his other hand, the painful struggles Polk county will be short this year. In patrol of French chasseurs galloped up Telegraph from Ostend says: Orenco Club Revive». When the Germans entered Brussel* inexhaustible goodness wishes to spare which he had inherited with France many yards the crop will only lie 50 and captured the Prussians.” they removed the British and French me the horror* Europe is undergoing.” over the separation of church and j Orenco — Citizens of Orenco have per cent of the usual yield. In some flags and in the center they flew the Wednesday was one of the most state, and later with Spain on similar tran formed the Civic improvement yards the yield will be normal. Owing Rank» Leveled by War. arms of the city of Brussels with the anxious days in the history of the issues, and more recently with Portu to unsettled conditions in Europe, hop league into the Orenco Chamber of London -From all parts of Belgium papacy. The whole world knew that gal as a result of the revolution which growers are looking for a high price refugees are arriving at ‘ Ostend, says colors of Belgium and Germany on commerce. A nominal fee will be this year. Picking will commence in the right and left. the Pope was indisposed, but it was overthrew the monarchy. In their dealings with the shopkeep supposed that he was suffering from Pope Pius was born on June 2, 1835, I charged and a board of five directors some yards next week, and by Septem a correspondent of the Reuters Tele Some come from dis ers the German privates arc compelled hi* usual ailment, the gout. Up to at Riese, in the Venetian provences, will be elected from the officers. The ber 16 all growers will be gathering gram company. tant Charleroi and other points along to pay cash, but the officers are giving noon even the members of the house the first child of Gian-Battista Sarto, old officers will have charge until the their crops. It i* believed the Steps were taken quality will be about the same an the Sambre, where, they say, they checks which the shopkeeper* are re hold were unaware of the seriousness a postman, and his wife Margherita. annual meeting. were being deafened by the roar of quired to accept, although they regard of the developments. Almost without They were of the upper peasantry, if toward establishing a cannery for the usual. artillery. These people, of all classes, the chance* of cashing them as rather warning came the word that the Pon one may uBe the term, and besides the next season's business. Another meet are now on a level, the rich, or those dubious. tiff was at death’s door. boy destined to be Pope there were ing will be held next week for further O/rf Mine 1» Reopened. who were rich, finding it just as There have been some lively scenes All day his agony continued. At seven children, a son and six daugh- ! discussion and to plan collection of Molalla—The Ogle Mountain mi ne, difficult to get the necessaries of life in the city. At evening the German times he revived and was able to *ay ters. The fathers’ salary of 40 cents subscriptions for stock. Several hun officers gather at the principal hotels, a few words, but hope of saving him a day and the mother’s modest earn dred dollars already have been sub 29 mile* south of Molalla, started its as the poorest. machinery running Wednesday for the where they drink champagne and was finally abandoned. Several times ing* from making dresses afforded scribed. I first time. This mine has been Diamond» to Re Dearer. dance with the pretty girls Of the throughout the city and at the palace them only the necessities of life. worked in a sort of a way for the last the rumor spread that the end had Chicago Diamonds anil gold an<l town. The private silders and the in Giuseppe’s early career was fortun Pendleton to Get Another Park. ' 18 year*. A few year* ago stamp mills come, only to be denied later. ately influenced by the village priest, Pendleton—Pendleton is to have an were installed, but when put in opera platinum jewelry will be increased 25 habitants mingle freely, eating, drink In the presence of Cardinal Merry who took a liking for the boy. taught other park. The latest addition is to per cent in price as a result of the Eu ing nnd smoking together. tion it was discovered that too much of del Vai, the papal secretary, and Car him to read and write and drummed ropean war, delegates were told at the dinals Ferrata, Cagiano and Bisleti, into the youthful head the rudiment* lie jointly construct«! by the city and the gold was being wasted and opera ninth annual convention of the Ameri Son Sent to Hi» Death. The old stamp mills and the two sisters of the Pope, a bul of Latin. With this impetus Giuseppe by the O.-W. R. A- N., and it is to tions ceased. can National Retail Jewelers' asso Baris Colonel Folque, commander <• th<- depot, Thi- present site is have been discarded and $75,000 worth letin on the condit’on of the Pontiff at the age of 11 years entered the ciation here. No diamonds were being of a diyiigon of artillery at the fr<«it, a triangular area, known for years as of modern machinery installed. was posted early in the afternoon on seminary at Castelfranco, not far from cut, it was said, as the workers in In windy I the bronze door of the Vatican where hi* birth place, and for four year* "Pendietion’* Prairie.” gems and precious metals in Belgium, recently needed a few men for a peril Medford Water Cheaper. weather it i* cloudy in dust, and in the Swiss guards stood watch. A every day, rain or shine, he tramped France and Germany have been calleil oil* mission and called for volunteers. Medford—After considering the sub to their colors. "Those who undertake thia mission great crowd outside gazed with grief- to school, usually barefooted, until he wet weather it is ankle deep in mud. will perhaps never come back,” he stricken faces up at the Pope’s cham reached the outskirts of the village, I The Commercial association of this ject several weeks the city council said, "and he who commands will prob ber on the second floor. where he would silp on his shoe* to I ! city has been trying to solve the prob granted the request of outside water’ Yankee» in Italy Warned. lem, and now the railroad company ably be one of the first sons of France Confusion reigned at the Vatican keep up appearance*. Two pairs of ' offer* to donate the land on condition users and reduced the minjmum rate Rome — The American embassy to die for his country In this war.” from $2.50 to $1.75 for 5000 gallons because those, with the exception of shoe* was hi* yearly allowance. i that the city will care for it. and from 25 cents to 15 cent* for over through the connuln has advised all A young graduate of a polytechnic 1000 gallons over that amount. All Americans in Italy to return home school asked for the honor of leading. Huerta !» Seeing London. Approve» Purchase of Ship». outside water-users were put on a me now while communication* la-tween It was the »on of Colonel Folque. The Hood River Road» Asked. London — Marooned in Ixtndon be Washington, D. C.— Comprehensive Hood River — Charles Steinhauner i ter basis, while city water-user* are Europe and the United States are free. latter paled, but did not flinch. Hi* cause of the war and the consequent plans were mapped out by the admin was elected president and J. R. Bar still allowed a flat rate of $1.50 a Later complications may arise render son did not come back. interruption of travel, Victoriano Hu istration for building up the American roll secretary of the Upper Valley month for oridnary household purpose*. ing communication difficult. "Ameri can* doing otherwise remain at their erta, ex-president of Mexico, and his merchant marine with government Good Roads association. The ’organiz- ' Italy May Fight Austria. own risk.” family, made a brief sight-seeing tour money for the immediate purpose of at ion aim* to obtain construction of Polk Court Term I* Over. Paris There are indications of acute about the city Friday. General Huerta transporting the products of the coun one or two trunk lines Dallas—The August term _ of the „........ from the lower „__ ____ diplomatic tension lietween Vienna and Germany to Train Rog». and family slipped into London un try to the warring nations of Europe ' orchard districts. ' The upper valley Circuit court for Polk county has ad Rome, according to the corresfxindent announced and took apartments in an and to South and Central America. is idvided into seven communities and journed after one of the longest term» Ixmdon — The official news burenu of the Petit Parisian in the latter city. obscure hotel, where they have rested President Wilson, in consultation with one renident from each district has ever held in thi» county. An effort says the German papera of Auguat 22 "Austria, it is declared, has reproach quietly for two days, worn out by the Democratic leader* of the senate and been appointed on a committee to cir will be made at the next session of the and 24 publish orders that boys from ed Italy for according facilities to the trip from Jamaica. To inquiries as to house, approved a project contemplat culate a petition asking for the em legislature to get the terms of court 16 to 19 years of age be put through a allied fleets in the Adriatic and it is his health General Huerta said he was ing the expenditure of about $25,000,- ployment of an engineer to select the changed so that court will not convene course of musketry and military train possible that a declaration of war be well but tired. He will remain here a 000 for the purchase of ocean-going most enconomical route* for the pro during August, when farmers are par ing. Retired officers are to be en tween Italy and Austria will be an few day*, then go to Santander, Spain. vessel* to be run by the government. | posed highway*. gaged as instructors. ticularly busy with their crops. nounced early next week.