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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1915)
DfflANT WITH LAIE I WORLD’S DOINGS GERMANY AMERICAN NOTE, OFFICIALS ADMIT Of CURRENT WEEK [ Brief Resume of General News from All Around Lhe EartH. UWnSAl HWOHNGS IN L NUTSHQ1 Live News Items of All Nations and Pacific Northwest Condensed for Our Busy Readers. A Norwegian naturalist lost both his hands in the Arctic region by freezing. Many straying Britons are returning from all parts of the earth to aid their country. Russians are reported to have burned the city of Windau before leaving it to the oncoming German forcea. Charlea Jameeon, one of the two ul timate heirs to the great Arbuckle estate of $30,000,000, is dead. French hospitals and German pris oners in Siberia have asked the Amer ican Red Croes society for help. Those well informed claim that Ger many has supplies to last several years and a good crop is being harvested. Two months is reported as the aver age life of a horse after he goes into active service in the European war. Three have been killed and many in jured in rioting between Standard Oil company employes and guards at Bay onne, N. J. Permission has been granted the Ex press companies to increase rates so as to add about 3.86 per cent to their gross revenue. The Carranza commander confirms reports that his soldiers executed be tween 50 and 60 Villa soldiers for loot ing at Cananea. Washington, D. C. Destruction of the American ship I^elanaw by a Ger man submarine drew sharply to the attention of officials of the United States government the fact that Ger many was insisting on her own inter pretation of the Prussian-American treaty of 1828 in disregard of two American notes on the subject. The Leelanaw, from Archangel, July 8, for Belfast, with a cargo of flax, was sunk July 25 by a German submarine off the northwest coast of Scotland. All the members of the crew were saved. They were taken into Kirk wall in their own boats. In three instances of American ships destroyed or damaged -■ the Gulfiight, the Nebraskan and the William P. Frye Germany has agreed to pay damages. In the last case the Berlin government took the position that it had not violated the treaty of 1828, but had exercised a right given her by inference from the language in the pact Officials of the Washington gov ernment were apprised of the destruc tion of the Leelanaw, but beyond add ing another incident to the already strained relations between the two governments, there was no indication that the case would lead to a new turn in the general situation. The fact that the. members of the crew were saved caused a relief in offi cial circles, but there were many evi dences of apprehensions that if Ger many continues to promise payment, yet destroys more American ships, a new situation might be created which would require further warning to the Berlin government. The fact that the Leelanaw carried a cargo of flax, declared contraband by Germany on April 18,does not alter the view of the United States government that the contraband might have been removed and the vessel spared. Under the general rules of international law, the destruction of a neutral vessel carrying contraband was not admitted until the famous “night commander case in the Russo-Japanese war. Definite Step in Mexiun Affairs Promised Soon by High Officials For the first time since the begin Wsshington, D. C.—A definite step ning of the war, a whole week has toward settling the Mexican problem passed without the loss of a British will be taken by the United States vessel of any kind. government in the near future. Au Soldiers returning from the front thoritative announcement to this effect declare that hundreds on all sides are was made at the State department, al slain by their own artillerymen being though the nature of the contemplated action was not disclosed. President unable to tell friend from foe. Wilson is understood to be revolving A captured French sergeant is re several suggested courses in his mind. ported to have told Emperor William His decision probably will not become that the food supplied to himself and known before his return to Washing his fellow prisoners was "absolutely ton from Cornish, N. H. uneatable.' ’ Mr. Wilson is known to have been The English liner Orduna, which reviewing the situation for some time, was missed by a German torpedo by the warring Mexican factions having only a few feet on her last voyage to failed to heed his suggestion of two New York, has sailed on her return months ago that they accommodate trip, with seven Americans on board. their differences and restore peace in the distressed country. Apparently he La Voz de la Revolución, a news has determined that the other meas paper of Merida, Mex., deciares that ures which the Washington govern as early as last February Genera! Hu ment announced it must take if the erta was promised the support of Gua battle of the factions continued must temala in re-establishing himself in now be resorted to. Mexico. The President's most probable Washington has a report that Gen course, it is reported, would be to urge eral Carranza has given notice that he General Carranza for the last time to will sever all diplomatic relations with confer with other faction leaders in an foreign nations who do not maintain effort to bring about peace. Should ministers to his government at Vera Carranza again refuse this plan, it is Cruz. This will not, however, affect said efforts will be made to assemble hie relations with the United States. other Mexican leaders who will repre sent a majority of the Mexican people. Plans have been perfected by a Such a conference, it was suggested, United States naval attache for a huge might be held in Northern Mexico, if aeroplane to be able to launch a tor it is possible to free it from military pedo in much the same manner that a interference. If not, it might be held submarine would, the aeroplane being across the border in the United States. much safer snd more accurate, and The conference would arrange for a available in land-locked harbors where constitutional convention which would a warship is supposed to be safe. plan for an election and establishment England claims another gain of Ger- < of a government. man trenches near Ypres. The sum of $190,000,000 has so far been subscribed to the national loan in Italy. An emigrant ship from England to Australia and with 800 on board, is on fire off the coast of Africa. City ordinances which authorize the killing of stray dogs is held illegal by the Supreme court of Oregon. A new vote of credit of $750,000,- 000 has been introduced in the bouse of commons. This second suppelmen- tary vote will bring the sum actually appropriated by parliament for war expenditures to the total of $3,250,- 000,000 during the current financial year. With the amount voted be tween August 5 and March 1, the grand total is $5,060,000,000. Twenty thousand American freight cars snd 400 American locomotives are due at Vladivostok, Russia, from the United States within the next two months, to relieve the congestion of supplies destined for the Russian armies at the front. Guns and rifles snd ammunition are arriving from Japan and the United States by the steamship load. Government officials are using X-ray machines to inspect bales of cotton which might contain war munitions for belligerent countries. The planned strike of the Remington Ammunition workers has been fore stalled by the management agreeing to advance the employes’ wages. Neighbors of Rev. Gertrude von Petzold, in Birmingham, _ . England, _ . have petitioned the home secretary to grant naturalization papers to the Ger man subject who, for the last 18 years, has been a resident of England, en dearing herself to her neighbors. British lake Turk City. London—Official dispatches concern ing the operations along the Euphrates river in Asiatic Turkey announce that 1 1 the British forces, after rushing and capturing the Turkish advance and main entrenched positions, occupied the town of Nasiriyeh on the morining of July 25. A British gunboat shelled the city on the previous night, and the Turks, disorganized, retreated northward. The British, during their advance, captured 11 guns and two machine guns. Several hundred prisoners were taken and 500 dead Turks were found in the main position. Mailman's Bicycle To Go. Washington, D. C.—Use of bicycles or motocytcles in the rural delivery service is prohibited by an order just issued by Postmaster General Burleson effective January 1, 1916. In announcing his order, Mr. Burle son holds that vehicles of these types do not have the carrying capacity needed for the parcel poet service and do not afford necessary protection for the mails in bad weather. The order will affect about 8000 carriers who now use bicycles or motorcycles to cover their routes. Vienna Press Doubts U. S. Vienna, via London—The Neue Freie Presse expresses itself as unable to understand why the United States re fused Germany’s proposal for protect ing the lives of American citizens at sea, and although seeking the sanctity of American passengers, declined the practical means offered for securing this end. “It is a question,” the paper says, "whether the same stiff-neckedness would be observed against England.” NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS; GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS U. S. Has Free Employment Bureau. All Convicts at Work. The United States government here by not idea faarmers, ranchmen, stock men, fruit growers, hop raisers and all other employers that through the Em ployment Branch of the Department of Labor it is prepared to furnish free of charge workers in any number, male or female, skilled or unskilled, native- born or foreigners, English-speaking or thoae of alien tongue. The government’s employment serv ice is a national affair, with branches in every large city of the United State«. Through an interchange of information between these numerous offices, all the various districts or zones are kept advised of labor condi tions throughout the country. If op portunities for work can not be filled by the district in which they originate, they are referred to other branches for action. A large number of men and women have registered for work at the Port land branch. From thia number It should not be difficult to secure help of any particular kind. Many of those who have found employment through the government’s servic« are English- speaking aliens who have had thorough agricultural training and experience in their native lands. Their thrift and steadiness, together with their knowl edge of intensive cultivation, makes them valuable as farm hands in this country. The government is particularly well fitted to supply seasonal labor, such as berry and apple picking and packing, bop picking, grain harvesting and other tasks that require the concentra tion of a large number of hands for a short but busy season. This was demonstrated in the Hood River valley during the recent straw berry harvest, for which the govern ment employment branch supplied the majority of pickers, an inspector being detailed to Hood River to personally supervise the distribution of workers. Arrangements have already been made to register hop pickers for the ap proaching harvest, and applications are now being received from the grow- era for parties of pickers to be sup plied at the opening of the season. Any postmaster or agent of the de partment of Agriculture is authorized to receive applications for help from employers or requests for work from thoee desiring same. Or, better still, such spplicantions may be sent direct to the Employment Branch, Depart ment of Labor, 424 Railway Exchange Building, Portland. Oregon, by which office they will be promptly acknowl edged. ________ Salam -For the first time in several years all state convicts but four or live physically incapacitated because of age, were put to work Wednesday by Harry P. Minto, superintendent. The population of the prison ia 620, the largest in Its history, and since the contract system was abolished it has been a problem to provide employment for the prisoners. More than 200 men are employed pulling fiax, and the others are at work building a concrete floor in the fiax factory and at the prison rock quarry. The six gangs outside the peniten tiary enclosure were guarded, and Mr. Minto said ther« was little danger of any of the men escaping.. “Our men are doing good work,” said the superintendent, “and they ap parently enjoy working away from the prison. It will take about ten days more to complete pulling the fiax, when employment will be provided in the prison preparing the flax for mar ket.” Mr. Minto and John C. Cady, state flax expert, zre superintending the harvesting of the flax, which ia ex pected to yield the state a revenue at least commensurate with the coat of production. The plan of growing flax to provide employment for the con victs was originated by Governor Withycombe, the recent legislature making an appropriation to inaugurate the industry. Delay of Line Arouses. New Work is Indicated. Astoria — That the Ihiboia Lumber company is preparing to log a |x>rtlon of its timber holdings soon is indicated by a mortgage given by it to H. B. Powell, trustee, of Clearfield, Pa., and filed for record here. The mortgage pledges 21,089.85 acres of timber land in Clataop county and 3980.07 acres in Tillamook as security for $1,000,000 in 6 per cent 25-year bonds. The mortgage provides that the com pany shall have the right to begin cut ting timber any time after July 1 this year, and the company is to pay the trustee $1.50 a thousand for the tim ber cut up to 35,000,000 feet, and $1 a thousand above that amount. No mention is made aa to what the money borrowed is to be used for, but it is understood the amount ia to be el pended in constructing railroads and operating logging camps. Brighton Mill Runs Full. Brighton-The big mill at Brighton ia running full time and with a com plete crew qf men. Logging opera tions along the Nehalem river have been active in several of the smaller camps in preparation for the resum|>- tion of work here and several hundred thousand feet of logs have been cut. Manager Thomas Watt has been to San Francisco to interest shipowners to take cargoes of lumber from Brighton and feels that his hope of water trans portation for the product of themill soon will be realized. The work on the south jetty at the Nehalem river will be completed with in six weeks and the water conditions are moat favorable. In spite of the absence of freshets during the spring, which usually scour the bar to a con siderable depth, the channel thia year is deep enough to allow good-sized freight carriers to cross. Roesburg—Chagrined at the attitude of a few Roseburg citizens who, by le gal procedure, are attempting to block the progress of Roseburg’a proposed railroad and sawmill, several hundred taxpayers of the city assembeld on the business streets of the city here re cently, where they held an indignation meeting. Among the speakers were O. H. Porter, representative, and Charles Hopkins, sn attorney. Both said that the opposition to the bonds represents less thsn 6 per cent of the assessed valuation of the city, and that the bonds were originally authorized by a vote of more than 8 to 1. The meeting was one of the moat enthusiastic ever held in Roseburg and more than three-fourths of the tax Coast Road Is Inspected. payers of the city were represented. Newport — A party consisting of Those opposed to the bonding of the city were invited to speak, but none George H. Cecil, district forester "f accepted. The Roseburg Juvenile band the Northwest; Shirley Buck, Mrs. Buck and B. J. Finch, all of Portland, furnished music. made the first auto trip around Cape Perpetua on a road constructed jointly Accidents Many in Week. by Lincoln and Lane counties and the Salem — The State Industrial Acci Forestry service. dent commission announced that 197 Mr. Cecil’s trip was to inspect the accidents for the week ending July 22 road, and he found the work done sat- were reported to the department. Two isfa'torily. Lane county has not yet were fatal. Steve Dencheff, a logger completed its share of the road, from of North Bend, was drowned, and Wal Waldport, Alsea Bay, to Florence, on ter H. Howell, a logger of The Dallea, the Siuslaw. was killed by being caught in a belt. When this road is completed there Of the accidents reported, 93 of will be an auto stage through country thoee injured were subject to the work noted for its grandeur and hunting and men’s compensation act, 86 were em fishing resources, and also will connect ployes of public utility corporations; the Columbia river with San Franicsco 12 were employes of firms and corpora Bay by a coast road. tions hsving rejected the act, and six were employes of companies not em Polk Oils Roads 50 Miles. ploying persons in hszardous occupa Monmouth — Fifty miles of Polk tions. county highways have been oiled the Forest Fires Have Begun. past few days, according to J. W. Approxi- Finn, county roadmaster, La Grande—Forest fires in the tim mstely 80,000 gallons were used, the ber belts of this and Wallowa counties entire work costing $2500. The Coun- and grass fires in La Grande indicate ty court, commercial cluba, towns and that the month of August will be a subscriptions have furnished the sup busy one for the fire department and for the forces combatting forest fire«. port necessary. Every road in Polk In the hills and iimber belts about La county is ready for tourist travel, and more cars have passed through here Grande the Union-Wallowa Counties this season than at any previous time. association guards and lookouts sre For five years gravel has been placed kept constantly at work with flames by on the roads in the winter months. which, fortunately, have to date been in slashings principally. The biggest IOO at Seavey Family Reunion. one yet discovered by the lookouts on Eugene - More than 100 members of Mount Emily was near Elgin, on In the Seavey family, one of the oldest dian creek, near the Wisdom mill. families in Lane county, assembled at the summer home of J. W. Seavey, on Sheriff Is Not Shocked. the McKenzie, Wednesday, for a fam Roseburg — Acting upon the com ily reunion. For the paat four years plaint of Roseburg’s woman juvenile it has been the custom of this family officer that many of the bathing suits to bold an annual reunion. The cele worn by women in the Umpqua river bration began with a picnic dinner were too abbreviated. Sheriff George served on the lawn under the big Quine recently inspected the public cedars. swimming resort near this city. Grants Pass Plans Pool. When he returned he was so plea.«ed with what he saw that he purchased a Grants Pass — A public mass meet bathing suit for hie little daughter. ing was held recently at the Commer In his official report to the district at cial Club rooms to decide upon the torney he said the bahers were garl>ed plans for the new municipal bath much the same as those at the most house. The bath house is to be erected fashionable seaside resorts. in Riverside Park on Rogue River. Portland Wheat: Jilusstcin, 92c bushel; fortyfold, 86c; club, 85c; red Fife, 85c; red Russian, 80c. Oats No. I white feed, $26. Barley — No. 1 feed, $22; bran. $23.56; shorts. $23.50. Millfeed Spot prices: Bran, •2708 27.60 ton; shorts, $286128.60; rollini barley, $2(k<i27.5O. Corn- Whole, $37 ton; cracked, $38. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $16 6(17 ton; alfalfa, $12.604(13.50. Vegetables Cucuml>ers, Oregon, 40 64,75c doaen; artichokes, 75c; toma toes, 50c(<t$1.50 box; cabbage, loti je pound; head lettuce, $1 crate; spin ach, 5c pound; beans, 2|«i3c; green corn, 25<a30c dozen. Green Fruita—Cantaloupes, $2«i2.75 crate; apricots, 9Ocot$l box; peachos, 40(<l85c; watermelons, l|oi2c pound; plums, 50«c75c box; new apples, $1.26 Oil.50; blackberries, 75c«i$l crate; pears, $L75oii2 box. Potatoes New, 1c pound. Onions $1681.50 sack. Eggs Oregon ranch, buying prices: No. 1. 24c; No. 2. 21c; No. 3. 17c. Jobbing prices: No. I, 26c. Poultry—Hens, 13c pound; broilers, 186819c; turkeys, 20qc2lc; ducks, old, 10c; young, 146116c; geese, nominal. Butter — City creamery, cubes, ex tras, 28c; firsts, 26c; seconds, 25c; prints and cartons, extra; butter fat. No. 1, 29c; secoiui grade, 2c country creamery cubes, 256826c. Veal- Fancy, 11c pound. Pork—cilock, 9ot9|c pound. Hops — Contracts, 13$c; fuggles, 15c; 1914 crop 12*c. Wool- Eastern Oregon, medium, 25 6C28| c ; Eastern Oregon, fine, 18 68 21|e; valley, 266180c; mohair, new clip, 306881c. Caacara bark—Old and naw, 4ui4|c pound. Cattle—Best steers, $6.50frt7; good, $6.25<<i6.50; medium, $6<a6.25; choice cows, $5.7501,6.10; heifers, $4.75ot 6.50; bulls, $3.60ca5; stags, $5(<c6.25. Hogs — Light, $76(7.50; heavy, $6 687. Sheep- Wethers, $4.766(5.50; ewes, $3ot4.5O; lambs, $6<<t6.75. Tacoma- In a few days there will be sn unusual scarcity of watermelons on the local market, according to some commission men. The growers are said to have miscalculated the melons in the fields and made big orders they could not fill. As a result dealers hsve canceled all orders for Southern melons snd will await lhe arrival of melons from Fresno snd Turlock. Reports from the northern sections say the melon crops arc large and when once the commodity begins rolling in there will be plenty on hand. Fancy green corn is moving out as never before on lhe local boards. The commodity is coming fi 'n>m Eastern Wsshington snd is just the ssme aa if it was grown in local fields, arriving here less than 24 hours after it has been picked. The corn ia now moving at 25 cents a dozen, said to be a rea sonable price at this time of the sea son. Cherries are just about through. Lamberts and Bings are no longer on the market. What few cherries are to be had are of the Royal Ann and I-ato Duke varieties, going at 8 and 6 cents a pound, respectively. It will not be long now before Mala ga grapes begin arriving from the South. Already there are some Sweet water grapes to be had at $2 a crate. They are small and good and the trade has taken to them instantly. Reports from the South say the crop of grapes this season is about the same as last year. Eggs are firm and another rise would not be surprising. Butter is the ssme, but if the hot weather continues a rise may be ex pected. Yakima Schedule Is Adopted. North Yakima, Wash.—The Yakima Valley Fruitgrowers’ association has decided to follow the same schedule of advances on soft fruits as was in effect last year, 10 cents a box on peaches, and 25, 20 and 10 cents on pears, ac cording to grade. Advances will be made on summer apples according to the market. The association has ap proved the action of the North Pacific Fruit Distributors in applying for cre dentials under the Growers’ Council plan, but will make deductions here of the amounts to be paid the Council. Chehalis Cannery Begins Run. Chehalis, Wash.—The Lewis County Canning association plant in Chehalis received its first consignment of fruit Thursday. It was a shipment of logan berries and raspberries from Matthew Smith, of Winlock. Other growers turned in enough fruit to make a good run to start. The association has just completed a fine new plant here, and it is intended to turn out fruit and vege tables from the Chehalis cannery which will rank with the beet. EXCURSION VESSEL UPSETS; 1OOO DIE Picnickers Poured Into River •few feet from Shore. MANY OtAD Sllll RIMAIN IN WAHR Local and Federal Authorities Busy Endeavoring to Fix Blame for Awful Steamer Disaster. Chicago — A thousand persona loot their lives In the Chicago River Satur day by the capsizing of the excursion steamer Eastland, while warping from its wharf with more than 2400 em ployes of the Western Electric com- pany and their relativee and friends on board, bound for a pleasure trip across Lake Michigan. After ceaseless work all day and far into the night, the bodies of 842 vic tims of the catastrophe, most of them women and children, were collected from the temporary morguys and taken to the Second Regiment armory. When these bodies had been tagged, Coroner Hoffman, taking Into consid eration estimates of bodies thought to be in the hold of the steamer lying on its aide in the river and in the stream itself, said ho had hopes that the total dead would not exceed 1000. The Eastland, said by marine archi tects to have been top-heavy and bal lasted in an uncertain manner, turned over Inside of five minutes after it began to list, pouring its passengers into the river or imprisoning them in its submerged hull. Every effort was made by thousands of |>er»ons on the river wharf to react*« the drowning men, women and chil dren, but many drowned almost within grasp of the river bank. Mothers went to death while their children were snatched to safety. Other children died in the arms of their parents, who were finally saved. Hunrdeds of girls, freed for a day from their tasks of making telephones and other electrical apparatus In the factory of the Westeron Electric com pany, dressed In their smartest white frocks, drowned miserably. 6 ■ Chicago — Bodies of 809 persons killed in the capsizing of the steamer Eastland at its wharf in the Chicago river had been recovered Sunday night after 40 hours of searching by divers around the steel hulk, still lying on its side, half-submerged, where it rolled Saturday while laden with 2408 excur sionists. The total dead as a result of the turning over of the ship still remains at approximtaely 1000, according to estimates made by Coroner Hoffman, whose reports indicated that probably 200 bodies still were held in the mud of the river by the superstructure of the overturned lioat. Chicago - “Who is to blame?” Chicago faces a task of fixing the reaponaibility for the Eastland ca lamity. While divers are still groping on the river bed and in the hold of the East land for bodies of victims, while the morgues are filled with lamentations of bereaved and cemeteries are receiv ing a harvest oi death, all authorities having jurisdiction will open their In vestigations. The Federal government, state, county and city will search for causes of the disaster, They will determine who was guilty of negligence and take steps for the punishment of those re sponsible. “Who is to blame?” ia the vital question to which the combined au thorities will seek an answer. The chief questions to be settled are: Was the Eastland overcrowded? If so, who ia to blame? Was its water ballast out of adjust ment? If so, who ia to blame? Was the carrying capacity of the Eastland overrated by the inspectors of the Federal government? If so, who Is to blame* Was the hull of the vessel modeled on lines giving the requisite stability? If not, who is to blame for granting it a permit? Submarines Destroy Six. London—The British steamer Firth, of 406 tons, of Aberdeen, was torpe doed Sunday by a submarine in the North Sea. Four of the crew ___ ______ were killed. The Grimsby trawler Perseus was also destroyed by a mine, Her crew of 10 were killed. — ' Z French _____ The steamer Danae, bound from Liverpool for Archangel, Russia, was sunk off Cape Wrath, Scotland. The trawlers Henry Charles, Kathleen, Activitiy and Prosper were sent to the bottom in the North Ses. The crews of all the vessels were saved. Big Salmon Shipments. Astoria, Or.—Two thousand tons of canned salmon will be shipped from Astoria to New York -by way of the Panama canal, it was announced here. The first consignment of 600 tons will go July 29. One thousand five hundred Vegetables to Be Seized. tons will be Columbia river salmon Vienna, via London—Confiscation of and the rest Alaska salmon. the 1915 vegetable crop, including peas, lentils and beans, has been or* First Apple Contracts Filed. dered by the government, to prevent a North Yakima, Wash. — The first repetition of the speculation and un apple contract filed thia season with warrantably high prices that have pre the Yakima county auditor calls for vailed throughout Austria. delivery of the crop of George Sher All existing supplies of vegetables wood ranch, in the Ixiwer Naches, to from the 1914 crop will be seized Fred Eberle and W. At The after August 1. The confiscated prices vary from 56 to 80 cents, cash crop will be sold under elate super on delivery. vision. I » L r ,4| * ? 4'1 r 4