fl w if . ::iJ: Weston EADER , rf ' I t J NO. 29. VOL. XXXIV. WESTON, OHKUOX, FRIDAY, JAN1TAKY 8, 1915. s I5LANKETED Tb oldlr cf iiotglum arc poorly equipped for winter fighting, but blanket are being distributed motif then M rapidly possible. HEW FARM RECORD Crop Output 1$ Year Aerates Nearly Ten Billions. Decrease In Price of Egg and in crease In CattU and Calve Contribute to lUiulL Washington, 0. C. American fame during 1914 eclipsed all record for combined value of th.tr product with a total of slroost f 10.000,000. 000, Secretary Houston, of tba department of Agriculture, announced Tnuroaey that the value of all farm erops, farm animal product and farm animal aold and slaughtered eggregatea itf.atz. 638.000. That was 183,000,000 more than the grand total for 1913. the previou record year, and more than double the value of all farm product in 1899. Crone thla year were valued at 16, 044.480.000. and the estimated total value of the animal product and of the farm animal told and slaughtered waa I3.82S.46.000. The value of crop production thla year waa slightly lea than In 1913 on account of the duepd value of the cotton crop, brought about principally by the European war, The corn and wheat crops, however, were the most valuable ever produced In the United States, bringing the year's crop value total to only 183. 279:000 lea than the total forlest year, despite the loss of more $300,00-3,000 In the value of the cotton crop. 'The estimated value of the animal products on the farm In 1914." aaid the .Agricultural Outlook, "i distinct ly higher than In 1913, which was Itself a record year In the value of this class of product. "This is due to general, but alight, Increase In production, except for sheep and awlno, and In prices, and mors especially to a small increase In the average farm price of egga and to a more eonaldorabte increase in the farm price of cattle and calve aold and slaughtered. "It must be borne In mind that the amount f these estimates do not stand for net wealth produced, nor for cash receipts, nor for profit, nor for income in any sense. Each product I valued, is in the census, when it reached ' commercial form and the arand aggregate of all items ia to be regarded a an index number, or from relative rather than from an absolute point of view." Tha sales of crops last year were estimated at 12,928,000,000; aalee of livestock 32.919.000.000. a total of 95,837,000,000. The estimated value of total sales per farm was $892, and aaiea per capita of rural population, excluding towns. $139. The value of the principal farm erops this year was: Corn, $1,702,599,000; wheat, $878, 680,000; hay, $779,008,000; cotton, 519.616.000: oat. $499,418,000; po tatoes, $198,609,000; barley, $105,- 903,000; tobacco, $101,411,000; aweet potatoes, 141,294,000; rye, 37,0i, 000; sugar beets, $27,950,000; rice, $21,849,000; flaxseed, $19,640,000, and buckwheat. $12,892,000. In the production of the foregoing 14 principal crops, this year' average waa about 10 per cent larger than in 1913, and 6 per cent smaller man iviz, which year stand a on of the great est aggregate production In the United State. Thl yoar two Import ant crops exceeded previou records wheat, with 891,000,000 bushels, fol lowing the 1913 record of 763,000,000 bushels, and cotton,, with 15,966,000 bale (preliminary estimate), the pre , ; Boers Will Be Drafted. ' London A dispatch to the Renter Telegram company from Cape Town aya that Walflsh Bay, on the south west coast of Africa, was reoeeupled on Christmas , Day without opposition by a strong British force. A telegram to Reuter'i Telegram company from Pretoria, seat of. government of the Union of - 8outh Africa, says: "It Is officially announced that the govern ment Intends to commandeer men for service In German Southwest Africa and the Union of South Africa, aa the ttuation cannot be met by volunteer." BELGIANS TRYING TO vious record being 16,693,000 bale la 1911. The value per acre of all enumerated crop averaged about $16.44 this year, compared with $16.62 in 1913 and 116.16 In 1911 Ruuta Declares Germany Made loots ot lurks Petrogred Serglus Ssnzonoff, Rus sian minister for foreign affair, has published an Orange book, which deals with the event preceding the Turkish attacka on Russian seaporta In the Black Sea. The Orange book contains 98 docu menta and la Intended to throw light on what is termed in a summary of the content Issued through the Petrograd Telegraph agency "the clandestine and obstinate methods employed by Austro German diplomacy In forcing the Turkish government reluctantly to war against the trlpte entente powers." "The documents in the book," It is said In the official summary, "gave evidence that the independence of the Ottoman Empire waa already Imper- NEW BRITISH ARMORED CAR akiaeoooooooua One of the new armored light cars that the British are using to good ef fect on the continent It carries eight men and a Maxim gun In a revolving top and has a speed of forty mllus an hour. When In action the driver sits on the floor and guides the car with the aid ot a reflex mirror. lied when the German military mission was established in Constantinople. It vanished definitely from the moment the German cruisers Goeben and Bros- lau took refuge In the Dardanelles. 'The Young Turk cabinet, bellev Ing, perhaps in good faith, to conduct the destiny of the country, displayed a cunnlngness thoroughly Oriental in en deavoring to escape from Teutonic in fluence. 'The diplomat of Great Britain, France and Russia, perceiving the little eagerness which the Turk were showing to permit themselves to be drawn into the war, which would in evitably compromise the country, tried to persuade the pacific element in the Ottoman cabinet. 'They succeeded, however, only in delaying the rupture which waa a part of the Teutonic program. 'Aa soon as the Austro-German diplomats became convinced that the Turk were hesitating aa to what course to take, German hands led Ger man ships in a treacherous attack on the peaceful shores of an empire which waa maintaining perfect neighborly relations with the Turks." Get Busy. Edison Sage. West Orange, N. 3. Thomas A. Edison, the Inventor, predicted Mon day that 1915 will be a most prosper ous year. He said: "Now is the time for the United States to go ahead. We can manufacture cheaper today than In many years to come.. How ever, many of our beat business men seem to be penny wise and pound fool ish. I am surprised that commercial and industrial America has been affect ed with a form of paralysis evidently as the result of the war in Europe. This la all due to unnecessary alarm." iuit ": 1 , v. ' '-itsU " 'V ';.! - KEEP WARM FUTURE IS BRIGHT Message From RedHcId Is Cta to MaDufacturcrs, Prosperity for Whole Country At lland and Advice It Offered To Make Preparations Washington, D. C Heartened by months of close study of the business outlook of the nst Ion, Secretary Red field, of the department of Commerce, wrote a New Year's greeting to the merchsnts and manufacturer of the country, bidding them in characteris tic language to reach out for the pros perity be sees within their grasp. There is no warrant, Mr. Redfield de clare, for gloom or despair. The III effect of the European war on Atnerl can enterprise Is passing and new vis tas for commercial venture are open ing with each new day. "If you want prosperity, do your share to bring it and do it . now," be says. "Get that addition on your shop going: it will cost you less today than aix months hence. Is trade a bit dull in the worka? Get those improve ment begun. Price are low and likely to rise. You've been thinking of that contract work. Better start yourself before things get the start of you. 'This country slows down a bit now and then, but it never stops growing and it always moves up and not down. We don't know what it means in most of the United States to have real gen eral distress. Think of Belgium and Poland, O man with a grouch, and slink into your hole and pull it in after you. There think or your aina and your blessings and come out with your courage in working order. "There are lots of good American examples of pluck. Do you remember Sen Fancisco and Galveston and Chi' cago Boston, Charleston, Baltimore and Dayton, and many others like them? Remember thorn as did Edison and lota of your fellow citizens, who showed pluck when things were hard. "Nothing ia the matter with the man with a grouch except an absentee heart and missing nerve. Cheer up, go to work, do your level best, quit talking misery. The war s over yon dor, not hero. Men are slaughtered vender theyr'e living here. It all clouds there clear day here. "Get out and aell some goods. Plant some more acres; do more work than you planned. Talk cheerful talk and you'll And this country of our a pret ty good place after all." four German Aircraft Attack Dunkirk, England London Four German aeroplanes flew several times over the city of Dunkirk Thursday, dropping bombs as they went, acording to the Dunkirk correspondent of the Daily Mail Soldiers in the streets fired on the ma chines and one Taube seemed to be hit, but all got away safely. The official returns of the casualties show that 16 persons were killed and 82 wounded. The bombs were filled with shrapnel. For half an hour the whole elty crackled with rifle shots and bombs, which threw up dense clouds of black smoke. No sooner did one aeroplane seem to depart than another arrived. Buildings In all parts of the city were wrecked. One child's arm waa blown off and an old woman was killed out right The fifth aeroplane remained as a sentry outside the town, ready to at tack any of the allies' aeroplanes that might aeek to repel the air -assailanta. 40 Convict Are Freed. Columbia, S. C. Fifty-five New Year' pardons, parole and commuta tions granted by Governor Blease re duced the number of prisoners In the state penitentiary, at the state farms and in county convict camps to 149. The governor's action put the total number of prisoners to whom he has granted clemency in hia four years of office at 1644. Sixteen full pardons were granted, 24 prisoners were pa roled and the sentences of 15 were com muted. Twenty-eight of the 65 were serving terms for homicide. Polk County Acreage Shows Increase A Monmouth The acreage In Polk county has been Ureased great ly this fall by the planting of many young trees in each of the prune dis trict, according to a recent survey of the various section of the county. In ths summer, when the iuere in the 1914 crop was apparent, grower or dered young tree for the spring of 1916. A remarkable confidence in the crop by the old growers, the starting of more fanners Into prune growing and an awakened Interest among county resident toward the Industry are noted preliminary feature of the coming season. The increase ia acreage is shown not to have decreased to any great extent the acreage previously in use for farm ing purposee. beveral years or toll in the bills have ia many ease remitted In the clearing of tract of land large enough to accommodate prune orch ards. Since numerous testa were made on the bill land wnat gram erops would thrive well. It has been found that the soil is not adapted to the suc cessful growing of any grain crop. The problem of land utilization in the hill ha been solved by the ex periment which a few farmer con ducted several years ago by setting out Oregon First Panama San Francisco The tradition of "Oregon First" was splendidly main tained by the Rosarians Thursday when they stormed San Francisco and In the dedication of the Oregon build ing at the Panama Pacific Exposition set a new record for other states to follow. As Oregon waa first with her great excursion In 1912 to select the site for her building at the exposition, and as she waa first to break ground for the new building in the excursion of the Rosarians in 1913, and first to com plete her building ready for turning over to the state commission, so Thursday the Rosarians held the first elaborate formal dedication ceremony that any atate organisation ha yet held for it building. President Moore, or the exposition. Closed Season Angers Nehalem fishermen Nehalem The Nehalem bay fisher men are determined to mane a ngm this session of the legislature against what they consider an injustice in the closed season limits. Under the exist ing lew, the bay and river are closed to salmon fishing from November 20 to December 10. They say that at this time the run of fish ia becoming heav ier and they have some chance to break even over their losses of other parte of the season. They consider It an injustice because none or the otner Days ana nsnmg grounds in the county are subjected to such a regulation. Twenty mile south of here, on Tillamook bay and the tributary rivers, fishing is allowed from the time the season opens in July until late in January, or until the last steelhead ha passed. j .The men believe it is an oversight on the part of the lawmakers, and for that reason will take the matter up with the legislature through Thomas B. Handley, representative from this county. At a mass meeting recently committee was appointed to Qrait resolutions to be presented to the legislature by Representative Handley. President Emil Larson, of the associa tion, will spend a day in Tillamook with the representative and a delega tion may be sent to Salem this winter. The fishermen are backed in their effort to have the closed period re moved by the business men of the en tire district, and a fight is expected. West Asks Higher Bond tor State Ireasurer Kay Salem Governor West announced thia week that he would insist upon the bond of the state treasurer being $500,000 hereafter instead of $360,000 aa at present State Treasurer Kay said it was immaterial to him what amount was fixed, but under the law it could not be more than $360,000 unless the State Emergency board made pro vision for paying a higher premium. The law makea provision for a yearly premium of $1200, which gives a bond of $360,000. In a letter to the atate treasurer the governor said : Inasmuch as the court baa held that the State Land board, and not the state treasurer, is the lawful custodian of the school fund securities, - the said securities will not be taken into con sideration in fixing the amount of your bond. The matter of protecting that fund, through the bonding of ita cus todian, will fall upon the State Land board and that board ia being so ad vised. Unless the governor-elect shall recommend a smaller amount your bond will be fixed at $500.000 no more than $100,000 to be written by Corvalli Block Fever. Corvallia Through the prompt ac tion of the authorities Corvalli ha been spared an epidemic of scarlet fever. During the week ending De cember 19, aix cases developed, and the city health officer established a strict quarantine, closed the city schools, and ordered that no children under 15 years be admitted to Sunday schools, jhurchee and theaters. The orders were enforced, and, though a hardship was worked on the Sunday schools, no more case of contagion have occurred. Prune Tree prune tree. The first orchard bowed the real function of the billy soil In crop production, and adjacent land' owners have followed with new orch ards. The first place for ths) prune indus try to start in Polk county was on the western slope of the hills between Dallas and Monmouth and Fall City and Dallas. From there the crop spread to the open section of the county, where it was adpoted by farm- era who bad become accustomed to raising grain year after year. The orchards on hilly ground are produc ing the largest amount of prune an nually now. bot the drying bouts x peet the orchard in the more level district to swell the general county yield to a large extent within few years. Already some of the new orch ard have come into bearing, and the yield I expected to increase each year, Land-clearing in the hills ha brought the crop back to it original ground. Some hills, too barren to raise garden truck or grain crops and too steep to insure proper cultivation for such crops, have been converted young prune orchard which have made a ateady, uniform growth for a period of years. to Dedicate Fair Building in hia address before the Rosarians and who attended the ceremony of dedica tion in the auditorium of the Oregon building, dwelt on the'Oregon First' idea. "As she was first in selecting a site. in breaking ground, and in completing her building," he aaid, "Uregon also. I may aay, first in my affection for a special reason. "When I asked Mr. Clark, chairman of your commission, to attempt, if pos sible, to reproduce your forestry build ing in Portland, or a biulding along similar line, saying that I believed that such a building would do more good, not only to the expoeition, but to your own state aa well, than a building constructed on the classical lines, they gave weight enough to my opinion on the matter to arrange for just such building." any surety company." . . The state treasurer is still the cus todian of the school securities, al though the Circuit court ha decided that the clerk of the State Land board should be. The ease ia now before the Supreme court Attorney General Crawford contends that the state treas urer is the only officer who give bond which might in any way protect that fund and therefore ia the legal custodian. City Commission Reduces Debt $42,000 first Year La Grande The annual meeting of the city commission held here this week marks the close of the first year of operations under managerial form of government for thia city, and ac cording to the report of the auditor the year waa one of the most prosper ous in the history of the city. The bonded indebtedness has been reduced during the year from approximately 8110,000 to $68,000 and $9,000 more of bonds will be taken up within the next few day. When the managerial form of gov ernment wag adopted' a year ago F. J. Laf ky. of Salem, formerly a member of the city council there, waa employed as manager of the city at a salary of $3000 a year. Commenting on the oolicy of the city government of the oast year Mr. Lafky aaid: "We are pleased at the close of the first year to be able to show to the citizens of La Grande, and of the country in general, that the experi ment has proved ita worth in a more economical and more efficient adminis tration of the affairs of the city through a greater concentration ; of effort and closer attention to the work of each department While we have been as economical as possible in all of our work we have not atinted in any department and municipal improve ments have been pushed as far as was necessary and advisable. The water department has been placed upon a strictly cash basis and so far aa poesi ble all other department have been placed upon the same basis. "The year past haa been devoted in great measure to rounding up the scat tered ends of the city 's business ana reducing the indebtedness as much as possible and we hope to continue this policy until we can free the city of all indebtedness and do business strictly upon a cash and businesslike basis. Coo Bay to Seek Jetty. Manshfield L. J. Simpson, of the Port of Coos Bay; Captain T.J. Mac- genn, of the steamship Breakwater, and C. A. Smith, of the Smith indus tries, were chosen one day this week by the Port of Coo Bay to represent this district at Washington about the middle of January in a request to con gress and the board of engineer of the War department for reconstruction of the north jetty on Coos ,Bay and a new jetty on the south side of the bar. The party will leave Maishfield Jan uary 9. fake Suicide I Arretted. Marshfield T. H. Grind rod, who faked suicide at North Bend recently, waa arrested and placed in jail by Sheriff W. W. Gage and Deputy Clyde Gage. Grlndrod waa taken at Fair view, 20 milea on the road to Rooe burg. The prisoner is held to the grand jury on a charge of theft j Member ot Union Must ray Damages tor Boycott Washington, D. C Ending II years of litigation, the Supreme court held Wednesday that soma 200 Connecticut labor anion members most pay laz. 130.09 damage under the Sherman anti-trust law for a nation-wide boy cott of D. E. Loew k Co.. Danbury Conn., hat manufacturer who refused to unionize their shop. The berk ac counts and homes of many of the men already are under attachment to pay the judgment and the next atep prob ably will be foreclosure. Leading lawyers of eongreaa dis agree on whether this decision means that union workmen will be liable In the future for damsgee on account of boycotts. Some hold that the Clayton anti-trust law, passed last year after this suit had been tried, would make another such prosecution Impossible. It was the Danbury natter' that tba Supreme court decided in 1908 that labor union were subject to the terms of the Sherman antl-truat law and sent the suit back to the New York Federal court for trial. The Judgment the largest ever before the court under the Sherman law, a well aa the vigorous defense of the anion men, attracted widespread attention to the litigation. Justice Holme announced the court' unanimous opinion. Hi dis cussion of the law involved was brief. He aaid the ground for discussion un der the Sherman law bad been cut away by the 1908 decision to a large extent and narrowed farther by the decision in the Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers' ease of last year to the effect that the circular of a list of unfair dealers." with the intention to put the ban upon these dealer among a body of possible consumers combined with a view of joint action. was violating the Sherman anti-trust law. . The justice pionted out that the de fendanta were members of both the United Hatters' of North America and of the American Federation of Labor. With brief consideration be arrived at the conclusion that the New York Federal courts, which tried the ease, were right in holding that a forbidden combination had been proved. "It require more than bhndneas of justice," aaid Justice Holmes, "not to i that the many branches or ue United Hatter and the Federation of Labor, in pursuance of a plan, emanat ing from headquarters, made use of such lists (unfair dealers) and of the primary and secondary boycott in their efforts to subdue the plaintiff to their demands. The union label waa used and a strike ordered and carried out to the same end, and the purpose to break up the plaintiff's commerce affected by the quality of the acts." trench and Russians Claim Victory Over Turk Paris The official communication issued by the French wsr office includ ed the following: 'Grand Duke Nicholas has addressed to General Joffre the following tele gram: ,. I hasten to inform you or tne joy ful news that the army of Caucasus, notwithstanding that its force have been reduced to a minimum, with a view not to weaken the army in the principal theater of war, has won two decisive victories on December zi and 22 (January 3 and 4, modern cal endar) against Turkish force superior in number, at Ardahan, against the First corps and at Sari Kamysh against the Ninth and Tenth Turkish corps. v ' 'The entire Ninth corps has eaptl- ulated; the Tenth corps is making every effort to withdraw, but is being pursued by our troops. ! Petrograd Itlis officially announced that the Russian troops have gained a decisive victory at bari Kamysn. lne entire Ninth Army corps of the Turks was captured. Accounts received here say the Turks displayed great bravery when their position was seriously threatened and made frequent desperate bayonet sorties. When they were compelled to vacate fthey made valiant but futile efforts to cover their retreat by a rear guard action, even the wounded con tinuing firing from the ground when thev were struck down. According to a telegram from Tiflis, the persistence with which the Turks ssed their attacks in tne ban Kamysh district was to enable their troops in the Ardahan region to retive without heavy losses. Their opera tions were conducted under tremend ous difficulties. They lacked proper equipment and had no transport trains. Everything had to be carried on the backs of soldier or of civilians com mandeered for the purpose. Most of the trophies of war captured by the Russians were of German make. . Kaiser Eat War Bread. Berlin Emperor William has given orders that the so-called war bread be served to himself and the members of his entourage. This bread, styled also K bread, consists of 85 per cent of rye flour and 15 per cent potato flakes. It is being consumed in accordance with a war-time proclamation, with the idea of making the supply of food stuff in the empire last longer. Up to the present time it ha ; not been bought readily by the general public. It ia hoped, however, that the decision of the emperor will influence others. Did on Big Order Atked. Philadelphia The Pennsylvania Railroad company has asked for bids 170,000 tons of steel rails, the company's requirements for tba cur rant vear. Orders for 150.000 tons will be placed for early delivery and the remainder will re-ordered later. PASS LITERACYTEST Senate Dn to 1. (My lnMptlci Department Required to Notify Congrete When immigrutiom Depreeees Wage. Wssblngton, 'D. C The Immigra tion bill, containing the restrictive lit eracy test for admission of alien which has been the obstacle In Immi gration reform legislation for the greater part of two national adminis tration, paaaed the senate Saturday by a vote of 60 to 7. The overwhelm ing majority waa recorded despite the fact that Preaident Wilson bad Indica ted be would veto the measure, aa did President Taft if it should come to him with the educational test includ ed. The vote in the senate Indicated that the bill could bo repassed by more than the required two-thirds majority should tba President reject the meas ure. The bill passed the house on Febru ary 4 last by s vote of 241 to 128. Although the senate amended toe bouse bill in several particulars, the literacy teat waa unaltered, aave for additional exemption to Belgian subjects which was adopted after pro longed debate. House leaders probably will ask for a conference on senate amendments but administration leaders were confi dent senate amendments would be ac cepted and the bill sent to the Presi dent by the middle of ths week. Among senate amendenta which bouse leaden have aaid probably would be accepted ia one to exclude from the United States all persons of the Afri can race or oz negro biooa. Anoiner. strengthens the phraseology of the prohibition of polygamiita. Closing hours oz the debate were oe-. voted to an amendment by Senator Lodge to exempt Belgian farmers from the literacy test and from the provis ions which prohibit Americana from soliciting or inducing immigration. Already several American organisa tion are endeavoring to induce Bel gian refugees to settle in this country. The amendment, as nnaiiy adopted . by a vote of 84 to 22, followa: - That the provisions of this act relating to the illiteracy test or in duced or assisted immigration shall not apply to agricultural immigrants from Belgium who come to the United States during the course of the present European war, or within one year after it termination, owing to cir cumstance or conditions - arising through the war, if it is shown to the satisfaction of the commissioner gen era! of immigration that the ssid Bel gian immigranta come with the inten tion of engaging in agriculture in the United States and to become American citisena." - ' -. ; . Following ia a synopsis of the im migration bill passed by the senate: In general persons over 16 shall be required to be able to read English or some language or dialect, including Yiddish. Exception to literacy test is made of , Belgian farmers who come to the Uni- . ted States within one year after the ; end of the present European war. Persons fleeing from religious per secution also excepted. t , . $ Admissible aliens may send for father or grandfather "over 65, or for wife, mother, gradnmother or unmar- -ried or widowed daughter, though such ' relative may be illiterate. Polygamista excluded. ' I Persons of African race or negro blood excluded. Excluded list intend- . ed to take in vagrants, the tuberculous ' i and persons who teach or advocate un lawful destruction of property. ? Departments of - Labor and - Com- merce to report to congress whenever ' expected immigration threatens to in- crease number of unemployed or re duce wage standard. English Pray for Victory. ' Rome Special prayer were said ... Sunday in all the English churches in . Italy for the ultimate victory of the Triple Exenterations. In the chapel of the English college, Cardinal Gas-" ' quet and the new British minister to the Vatican, Sir Henry Howard, were -among those who participt ted in the , communion service. : Their action waa . in striking contrast to that of the members of the British embassy to the . Quirinal, none of whom was present at ' any service. ' The rector of the Irish -college did not participate. ' Duet Moratorium I On. Paris A moratorium on dueling has . been declared in France because of an , incident which arose recently during a discussion in a cafe. A prominent ' swordsman became angry in discussing the grand strategy and issued a chal lenge to his adversary. Witnesses present declared that a Frenchman ; must not kill one of his countrymen during the war, so the duel baa been postponed until peace has been de clared. Austria Execute Editor. London Renter's Amsterdam cor respondent transmitted a dispatch re ceived there from Vienna, which say that a newspaper editor, Joseph Yote! of Prossnitx, Moravfa, was condemned to death by court-martial for a sedi- tioua speech. 11 a was executed two hours after sentence was passed. V 11