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.