NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
European War Will Not
Hurl U. S., Say a Expert
NORTHWEST MARKET
REPORTS.
American» Abroad in Need
Lower All Social Harrier»
CENSORSHIP TO
BE WITHDRAWN
Washington, D. C.—Daniel C. Roll
Ixmdon
Thousands of Americans
i gather daily at the Savory hotel, where
er, for many years statistical expert of
| the great bsllrooin arid a score of tea
Portland.
the ways and means committee and an ------
Portland — A steady market, with -rooms and private dining rooms have
authority on economic subjects, haa
many sales, characterized the Portland ! beer» given over to the Americans and
prepared the following summary of the livestock trade. Cows were up a little American resident committees, which
im|s>rtant economic conditions and and prices of other lines held steady. are providing for the wants of visitors
from the United States stranded in
changes in the United Slates, brought They brought $6.25.
Europe.
Hogs
were
firm
at
$9.50
for
the
top,
about by the war in Europe:
Every morning when the doors of
which made Portland about the highest
The European war haa precipitated a
market in the country. Wethers were the relief headquarters are thrown Cable to Re Free, and Censorship
A. .erican tourists are fast leaving
distinct movement in the economic up a little, sales being marie at $5, a open at 10 o’clock an army of Ameri
Europa.
onfWireless Relaxed—Code
development of the United States, the slight advance over recent transac can tourists rushes to the various in
Plans arn formlng'ln Rome* to elect
formation
booths
in
search
of
news
May Re Employed.
¡xitential benefits of which will be tions.
a new ¡ k »| m ».
concerning the probable sailing of
Prime
Cattle
—
Steers,
$7
(<U
7.25;
realized by our ¡teople regardless of
choice, $6,750( 7; medium, $6.25'06.75; shii»s to the United States. Ten bank
General Carranza in now the provla-
what
course
that
conflict
may
take
or
choice cows, $6(0,6.25; medium, $5.25 ers and their clerks are kept busy at
Washington, D. C.—President Wil
tonal ¡»resident of Mexico.
what its ultimate outcome may lie. 6(5.75; heifers, $5,506(6; calves, $66/ work providing money for travelers son and Secretary Bryan have practi
German cavalry in re|H»rt»-d to have Thia movement begins with a certain 8.75; bulla, $36/4.50; stags, $4.50U( with letters of credit, while commit
entered the city of liruaaela.
tees of representative men and women cally reached a decision on the extent
Hhock to the economic organism. We 5.75.
Hogs — Light, $9.256(9.50; heavy, investigate credentials of persons who to which the United States govern
J. P. Morgan tells U. S. Treasury have been called upon to liquidate
have exhausted their fund, but hold ment should endeavor to enforce neu
$8,356/8.50.
department business is improving.
large foreign holdings of American se
Sheep — Wethers, $40/,4.75; ewes, tickets on the steamship lines which trality at cable offices and wireless
Austria bus called to arms all able- curities. Tem|orarily we have been $3,506/4.25; lambs, $56/6.
’ have discontinued sailings.
bcalied men from 20 to 42 yeara of age. cut off from much of our foreign sup
A large postoffice force handles the stations in the jurisdiction of this
Wheat- Track prices: Club, 86c per
mail
for the stranded Americans. All country.
ply
of
materials
for
manufacturers
and
bushel; red Russian, 84c; bluestem,
Namur, a principal city in Belgium,
letters and cablegrams sent in care of
No censorship on cables and modi
haa fallen into the handa of the tier* from important foreign markets for 93jc; forty-fold, 87c.
our aurpula f<xxl products, raw mater
Millfeed Bran, $230/23.50 per ton; the American embassy are now being fication of the present strict supervis
mana.
turned over to the committees with
ials and manufactures.
shorts, $27; middlings, $32.
ion of wireless is contemplated in a
The German ambassador, Count von
This constitutes a disturbance of
Data — No. 1 white, $24.50; feed, their trained assistants.
Ilex, at Tokio, [will sail for Seattle, normal conditions sufficiently serious $24.50.
Men and women of all ages, mil plan that has been drafted and which
Wash.
to cause alterations of the furxlamental
Barley—No. 1 feed, $20.50 per ton; lionaires, humble workmen, school will be submitted by Secretary Bryan
teachers and society leaders dressed to Mr. Haimhausen, the German
The burgomaster of the city of Brus industrial organization and to create brewing, $21; rolled, $23.
sels, has surrendered the city to the new channels of trade. The ultimate
Hay—Old timothy, $160(17 per ton; in elaborate Parisian gowns, move charge d’affaires. Should the German
iteneficial effect of such a disturbance new crop timothy, $130(15; grain hay, shoulder to shoulder in the crowd seek government, which has protested
Germans.
ing assistance from the relief workers. against the strict censorship of the
is well known and eventuates even
Nearly all Gorman manufactories when the disturbance is accompanied $801.10; alfalfa, $110(12.
The war haa levelled all social barriers wireless, approve the new suggestion,
Corn
—
Whole,
$85;
cracked,
$36
per
are idle and the daily loss is said to be by great disaster and loss, which is
and put all travelers on one level.
it will be put into effect at once.
ton.
15,000,000.
Americans who straggle into London
The plan would permit the sending
clearly not our case in the present in
Garlic has doubled in price on Front
The warring nations are buying the stance.
street within a few days and the price from Copenhagen, Rotterdam and of code messages at the Sayville, L. I.,
Our country is in a self-contained is yet unsettled, all because of the Cherbourg are equally helpless. Most wireless station by the German gov
Chinese eggs Intended for shipment to
and self-sup|x>rting state. It im|xirta European war. One commission house of them are provided with travelers’ ernment, or any other government, but
this country.
checks or letters of credit, which were an American naval officer would be
only $1H worth of goods |>er capita
Chauncey Depew, stranded in Eu annually, and exports in return $25 is selling it at 15 cents a pound, and of little use to them in Berlin, Geneva retained in charge to prevent unneutral
the
dealers
believe
they
are
under
the
rope, sat nine hours on a flatcar in a ¡»er capita. This foreign trade is not
From Austria, Switzer messages from being sent.
market at that. The usual price is and Rome.
drenching rain.
Under the tentative instruction given
large enough compared with our do about 6 or 7 cents. With importations land, Germany and France Americans
The French war office admits Ger mestic commerce to be vitally essen from Italy to the Atlantic Coast mar have made their way to England as by Secretary Daniels, of the Navy de
man victory and the recovery of Lor tial to our national well being and such ket cut off, the Northwest crop is in best they could. Few of them were partment, following President Wilson's
raine mid Alsace.
as it is, the balance is safely in our demand, and prices are high as a re able to get sleeping car accommoda executive order, no cable messages of
tions, and nearly all of them lost their any kind have been permitted to leave
The French fear an attack on the favor. The importance of our foreign sult.
the coast wireless stations. Conse
trade,
though
great,
is
therefore
baggage- ________________
A
car
of
Yakima
peaches
came
in
l<ouvre and havo placed all ‘valuable
quently, as the German government
easily
exaggerated.
pictures in vaults.
had lost its cable to the United States,
But there is no reason to fear any this week, the first of the season, but American Consul Jailed
A persistent rejxirt is to the effect important stoppage of our foreign the fruit was a little too green. It
it found itself practically isolated from
by
Mexican»
at
Hermosillo
that the Crown Prince of Germany trade.
the world and protested against the
Shipping is not suspended; will be held a few days until ripe.
was killed in battle.
El Paso—Louis Hostetter, American strict embargo.
our commerce can be adjusted to the Local peaches are in the market and
Germany pointed out that under The
Five ¡e-rsons were killed by a tor changed conditions; the machinery for are going at from 40 to 65 cents a box. consul at Hermosillo, Sonora, has been
A carload of sweet potatoes came in placed in jail by the Mexican authori Hague convention a neutral nation is
nado in Pennsylvania, and much dam international exchanges remains unim
from Merced, Cal., and sold readily at ties, according to assertions made by not compelled to censor messages.
paired.
age to property was done.
Carranza officials along the border. It The president took the position, how
The circumstances of the war are 3) cent a ¡xjund.
The French government is |M*rmit- such that at the present time the ves
A car of fancy Malaga grapes was was not made known whether he had ever, that messages should not be per
ting 3000 Americana to leave France sels of all belligerents except Germany received from the south, selling at been released.
mitted to be sent from coast stations
via Paris, to the United States.
The responsibility for the consul’s to vessels at sea, as this was tanta
and Austria, as well as the vessels of $1.15 a crate.
Heavy receipts of Bartlett pears arrest is the subject of dispute be mount to directing operations.
Every ship that sails out of New all neutral nations, are free to sail on
In wrestling with the question, the
York for English ¡torts sails light, | the high seas without any danger of have been the rule of late and despite tween the Carranza and Villa factions.
molestation that need deter them, es the large shipments prices are holding General Villa, commander in chief of coast’s international lawyers have
though England is begging for food.
Chihuahua, whose warlike preparations been trying to find an equitable solu
pecially in view of the provision by up well.
The Japanese liner Shinyo M»-ru the several governments of war-risk
Vegetables — Cucumbers, 50c box; recently have occasioned so much mis tion that would give Germany an equal
sailed from San Fancisco to Japan oa- insurance.
eggplant, 10c per pound; peppers, 7® giving, telegraphed Colonel Elias means of communication with Eng
corted by a Japanese armored cruiser.
Only about one-sixth of the tonnage 10c; head lettuce, $1.70 crate; arti Calles, a Carranza officer, blaming him land, which has a cable communication
At first it was con
Mexico City cheers lustily when Car of our foregin trade has been carried chokes, $1 dozen; tomatoes, 506(65c for Hostetter's arrest. Rodolfo de la from the states.
a Carranza official, tele tended, and virtually decided, that the
ranza's army enters the city. The par under the flags of nations whose ship crate; cabbage, 1 |6/,2c pound; peas, 5 Huerta,
ade was six miles long and everything ping is now sus|>ended. It is reason 6/,6c; beans, 46/. 6c; corn, $1 per sack; graphed agents here that Hostetter American government should apply
had been imprisoned by order of Jose equal censorship on cables. The point
able to expect that the shipping meas celery, 350(75c per dozen.
orderly.
Maria Maytorena, the governor of was debated in cabinet council, how
ures now being authorized by congress
Onions—Yellow, $1.25 per sack.
It is reported that Germany will re will effectually supply any vessels
Green fruit—Apples, new. 75c®$2 Sonora, who is in open revolt against ever, and the conclusion was reached
fuse the ultimatum of Japan to evac needed *n addition to those now avail box; cantaloupes, 50 cm $1.40 per crate; the Carranza central government, rep that the cable did not stand in the
uate Kiau Chau, China, and will fight able. Moreover, it is to be noted that peaches, 506(75c per box; plums, 60c resented by Calles.
same relation as the wireless.
To
to the last.
Villa remains at Chihuahua City. It censor the cable would mean a stupen
cessation of shipping between belliger 6/$l; watermelons, 506/;75c per hun
“Bob” Burdette, the famous humor ent nations and the establishment of dred; casabas, $2.50 dozen; pears, $1 was reported that throughout his zone dous underaking, and could not inter
ist, is reported dangerously ill at his effective blockades leaves free many 6i.2 per box; grapes, 75c®.$2 per crate. recruiting of troops and the arming of fere with England’s cable communica
England pro
summer home in Pasadena, Cal. He is vessels that may be employed in Amer
Potatoes—Oregon, 1®1 |c per pound; them with rifles smuggled over the tion through Canada.
border here continued with unabated tested also against a possible censor
sweet potatoes, 4c.
70 years of age.
ican trade.
Eggs — Fresh Oregon ranch, case vigor. Villa’s agents here have ar ing of the cable, contending that Ger
The Montenegrin troops, with a bay
ranged for the delivery of large hospi many was always at liberty to cut the
count. 236(24c per dozen.
onet charge, repulsed a fresh Austrain Grain Export» Are Cut
tal supplies suitable for a long cam cables at sea. It was finally deter
Poultry
—
Hens,
15jc;
springs,
16®
attack at Ilahovo, taking 150 prisoners
mined that, while under international
Nearly 100,000,000 Bushels 17c; turkeys, 20c; dressed, choice, paign. ________________ _
and killing 300 Austrians.
law a neutral government was not re
22c; ducks, $06tllc; Pekins, 12®13c;
Chicago
—
The
trade
does
not
seem
to
A proclamation wax issued formally
Methodists
fight
Proposed
quired to censor cable messages, it
geese,
10c.
from Washington setting forth the grasp the fact that in the European
should protect itself against unneutral
Butter — Creamery prints, extras,
federal lax on Liquors use
neutrality of the United States in the war the allies' control of the sea re 35c; cubes, 31c.
of wireless stations, as there was
moves
Germany
as
a
wheat
buyer,
Topeka, Kan.—Asking them to unite no physical means for belligerents to
war between Belgium and Germany.
Pork—Block, 12c per pound.
says H. E. Rycroft.
“She has been
in vigorous opposition to any effort to interfere with wireless messages when
Veal—Fancy, 146tl4jc per pound.
In Paris 000,000 are out of employ a direct buyer of from 30,000,000 to
increase the Federal tax on liquors, a once sent from a neutral station.
Hope
—
1913
crop,
nominal;
1914
ment, and the government pro|>oaea to 40,000,000 bushels each year, but in
call was sent to 17,000 pastors of
put to work finishing buildings under addition she has Iteen the final market contracts, 146/. 15c.
Wool—Valley, 18|6/.20Jc per pound; Methodist churches in the United
construction, all youths and old men.
for a large part of the takings of Bel
Cruiser Leipsig Questions
Eastern
Oregon, 16®20Jc; mohair, States from the office here of the gen
Red Cross society of the United gium and Holland.
eral secretary of the Temperance So
American Tank Steamer
1914
clip,
27Jc
per
pound.
“These two countries import an av
States is urging mayors of large cities
ciety of the Methodist Church.
Cascara
bark
—
Old
and
new,
4Jc
per
Seattle, Wash.—The first definite
to aid the campaign to secure funds to erage of at>out 125,000,000 bushels a pound.
“Any extension of this iniquitous
care for the wounded in the European year and have a crop of about 20,000,-
participation in the profits of this information of the whereabouts of the
000 bushels, making a supply of 145,-
war.
vicious and inherently wicked trade German cruiser Leipsig since she left
• Seattle.
000,000 bushels. Their own consump
will be fought to the last ditch by San Francisco early Tuesday morning,
Washington administration officials tion, with a popualtion of 13,000,000,
Seattle—Seattle is still receiving its every church member who realizes its was brought to port by the American
are preparing a new proclamation set is only 80,000,000 bushels, so that over full quota of cantaloupes, peaches and
shameful nature,” sets forth Clarence tank steamer Catania, which arrived
ting forth the neutrality of the United 00,000,000 of their imports are des apples.
True Wilson, general
secretary. Saturday from Port San Luis, and re
States during hostilities between Japan tined for Germany. This trade is also
Good peaches are now selling at 30® "Doubling the Federal tax on liquors ported that she had been halted by the
and Germany.
cut off, so that the total European de 60c, while cantaloupes are bringing will quadruple the difficulties now fac Leipsig, 150 miles north of San Fran
mand is reduced nearly 100,000,000 50c(<($l. Late strawberries are still ing the Hobson-Shepherd prohibition cisco.
According to information from Ber
coming in. There are not very many amendment bill.”
Captain Canty, of the Catania, said
lin, the Spanish government has noti bushels on account of Germany's isola
in a shipment, but what there are of
tion.
he was running along without display
fied Germany of its strict neutrality,
“Should the allies obtain naval su them bring the rather fancy price of
ing his colors when the Leipsig bore
All Missouri Dig» Dirt.
denying at the same time having any
premacy in the Mediterranean it will $3.
down
upon him at full speed from the
treaty with any power.
Kansas City—Residents of 90 Mis
make possible to again draw Russian
The butter and egg market witnessed
southwest.
When within a mile of
A war appropriation of $50,000,000 supplies from the Black Sea, and as a stiffening, which is expected to re souri counties spent Thursday improv the Catania, which paid no attention
ing
the
highways
in
their
vicinities,
has been put through the Canadian she is not a wheat-eating country her sult in a rise of prices this week. Most
to the approach of the German cruiser,
house of commons. There was no op- wheat will come out in exchange for of the commission men are hard and when the last tired worker lay the Leipsig displayed her colors and
poaition or criticism. The proceeding the credit she needs in prosecuting pressed on the fresh local commodities ' down his pick and shovel and the j hoisted signals which read: “Heave
teams had been "put up,” it was esti
occupied just one minute.
her arms. Instead of the war stimu and the anticipated rise will not be
mated that Missouri roads had been to. Show your colors. ’ ’
lating
the
demand
for
wheat
in
Eu
difficult
to
understand.
The Catania promptly stopped her
Speaker Clark issued warrants for
Many commission men on the street improved to the extent of $1,000,000 engines, while the quartermaster ran
the arrest of absentee members of the rope it seems that the opposite for the
by
the
150,000
earnest,
hard-working
up her signal letters and displayed the
house of representatives. Many mem ¡»resent is more likely, and export bus were getting 36e for cottoned eggs, al road-day volunteers.
American flag at the stern. Appar
bers were found at the baseball park, iness must be more or less restricted.” though there was no other rise report
Although
the
day
was
hot.
Governor
ed
in
other
qualities.
ently satisfied, the Leipsig signalled
cool cafes and other resorts.
Washington creamery butter has Major stuck to his task of directing the Catania to proceed and turning
Liner to Race Enemy.
the
work
of
25
picked
convicts
from
The correspondent of the London
San Francisco—Japan's declaration been marked for a 2c raise, making the penitentiary. The governor wore about, put to sea.
Daily Telegraph at Amsterdam says it
the cubes 23c and the bricks 34c.
overalls and "bossed” the job as well
is estimated that the total loss of the of war against Germany has not alter
Eggs — Select ranch, 34® 35c; Chi
Germans Fear Roycott.
Belgians, up to date, has been 10,000 ed the sailing time of the Toyo Risen nese, 18c; Eastern Aprils, 26(<('28c; as if he were a professional roadbuild
London
— The Copenhagen corres
er.
Kaisha steamer Shinyo Maru. The local Aprils, 28®29c.
in killed, wounded and prisoners.
pondent
of
the Daily Telegraph, Li a
big liner is scheduled to sail for Japan
Butter—Washington creamery firsts,
Travelers' Strain Relieved.
The Servian government in a pro with 200 passengers and with more cubes, 33c per pound; do. bricks 34c;
dispatch dated Friday, says that Ger
test to France declares that the Aus than 2000 tons of merchandise in her city creamery, bricks, 32c; Oregon,
Washintgon, D. C.— Decided im man merchants, fearing the war may
trian army during its retreat along hold. It is probable that the ship will Me.
provement in the financial situation of ruin the nation’s export trade with
the Drina river committed cruelties steam no further than Nagasaki, where
Poultry—Hens, 16<«»17 per pound; Americans abroad, especially in Ger America and that Americans may boy
upon old men, women and children in she will be overhauled. Passengers for squabs, $2.54)6/3 per dozen; 1914 broil
many and Austria, was reported to the cott German trade, have formed a
violation of the rules of warfare. The more distant points will be transferred. ers, live, 1861119c; per pound; duck
committee to try to prevent this re
Drina forms the greater part of the It is considered proba*ble that the ship, lings, 146/ 15c; old ducks, live, 13® State department from Berlin and sult. The committee includes Prince
Vienna. In both capitals American
boundary between Bosnia and Servia. with many others, will be utilized by 14c; geese, live, 156/16c.
credit paper is being honored.
Am Von Buelow, ex-imperial chancellor;
the Japanese government as transports.
bassador Penfield at Vienna said that Field Marshal Von Der Goltz, Albert
Dressed Veal—-15c per pound.
Another Boxer uprising in China is
Dressed Hogs — Whole, packing the Wiemer Bankverein. the Austrian Ballin, director general of the Ham
feared by the government and precau
Carlsbad
Refugee»
Arrive.
national bank and many of. their burg-American line, and others who
house,
13c per pound.
tions are taken to protect foreigners.
branches were cashing letters of cred are great manufacturers.
Ixtndon — Steamers from Flushing,
Dressed Spring Lamb—13c pound.
European nations at war are said to the Netherlands, brought here 650
Dressed Mutton -10®llc per pound. it. An answer to a special inquiry
oppose the United States’ plan to buy Americans, must of whom were at
Italy Questions Austria.
says Ireland is the least disturbed
Artichokes $1 per dozen.
ships for international commerce pur Carlsbad when the war broke out.
Londcn—The Rome correspondent of
Beans String and wax, 5®6c pound. country where Americans are located.
poses.
the Exchange Telegraph company
Among the passengers were Frank A.
Beets—New, $1.50 ¡»er sack.
Servian Reservist» Ask Aid.
says: “Italy has asked for a friendly
Cabbage—Local, $2 per cwt.
The tramp staamer Mazatlan, which Munsey, the publisher, who has been
New York—Approximately 10,000 explanation frojp Austria regarding
Corn—Green, local, $1.75 per sack.
at one time and another has flown the active among relief workers at Carls
Onions—Green, 256/30c per dozen; Servian reservists in California and the landing of a large shipment of
Mexican and German flags, was for bad, and Archer M. Huntington. presi
Arizona expect to go to Canada to Austrian arms at Medua, an Albanian
bidden to leave San Francisco until dent of the American geographical so Walla Walla. $1.25 ¡»er cwt.
seek the co-operation of the British seaport, on August 15. The Servian
Potatoes - Local, ljc per pound.
she discharged 500 tons of coal, laden ciety, and his wife, who were arrested
Radishes—Ix>cal, 15c dozen bunches. government in landing them on their minister, who protested to Italy,
in sacks, which it is alleged was in at Nuremburg two weeks ago and held
native shores, it was announced at the charged the Austrians were arming
Spinach—Local, 75c per crate.
tended to be transferred at sea to the by the German police for a day or two
the Albanians against Servia.”
as spies.
Tomatoes—Local hothouse, 50®75c. Servian consulate here Thursday.
German cruiser Leipsic.
Resume of World’s Important
Events Told in Brief,
U. S. to Put England and Ger
many on Equal Footing.
ONE WAY TO HARNESS HORSE
Two Superior Town Youths Recuper
ating in Country Experienced Dif
ficulty In Placing Bit.
•‘If you fellows care to go for a
spin in the dogcart do so with pleas
ure," said the farmer to the two su
perior town youths who were recuper
ating In the country.
"Not bad sport, that," said one to
the other when the farmer had set off
for his turnip fields.
"Easy thing to harness a horse.
Isn't it?"
"Oh, quite simple, dear boy."
Nevertheless, both seemed a little
doubtful on reaching the stable as
to whether the animal's head or tail
was the correct point at which to
start.
Argument decided that the latter
end of the wretched animal was the
starting point, and after much snort
ing and stamping, they reached the
head, where their chief difficulty lay
in adjusting the bit.
"There’s only one thing to do—
wait." said one despairingly.
“Wait? For what?"
"Why, wait for the wretched beast
to yawn.”—Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele
graph.
IN DAYS OF OLD.
Sir Walter Raleigh—The king can
do no wrong.
Queen Elizabeth—Yes, but what a
wearisome life a king's must be.
Housewife Instinct.
Woman Election Inspectress—There
are three spoiled ballots.
Ditto—Oh, dear; but then, I suppose
we can make them over Into some
thing else.—Puck.
What It Goes For.
“To most people a nickel means one
of three things.”
"Well?"
"A glass of beer, a trolley ride or
a moving-picture show.”
Drawing.
Gabe—What does your friend do for
a living?
Steve—He drawe from real life.
Gabe—Oh, he's an artist!
Steve—No; he's a dentist.
Literary.
"And what do you do for a living
Alexis T’
"I write.”
“What?”
“Letters to my father.”
Showed Him.
"I told Uncle Simon that he was
getting too old and feeble to attend
to business."
"Did he take it kindly?"
"He threw me out of the office.”
Persuasive.
"You've heard the old saying that
Satan finds work tor idle hands to do."
"Oh. yes. And not only that, but he
often induces busy hands to make a
radical change in the kind of work
they do.”
No Team Work.
Husband—I can't understand why
they haven't sent some one to meet
us. unless your letter went astray.
Wife—My letter! Why, Frank. I
distinctly understood that you had
written.—Judge.
The Ostrich.
"Why are you puffing like a steam
engine and raising that cloud of
smoke V
"Sh-h-h! There's a man over there
I owe money and I don’t want him to
see me."—Judge.
Paw Knows Everything.
Willie—Paw, are a man and his wife
one?
Paw—Yes, my son.
Willie—Then bow many was Solo
mon?
Paw—You go to bed, young maa.