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Weston EADEI ; TXXIV WliS'IXW, OILEUON, TUIDAY, APRIL 2, 1915. NO. 41. A- NEWS OF THE WEEK Cental Resume of Important Events innmo&ont to Worll Th Frnch government Is till buy Inf horse In Eastern Oregon. All ffort to rla the submarine r-4. . In th Honolulu harbor hv fallal SaWm, Ora., baa a 140,000 lira which destroy a larg fruit plant and It content. , Four person drown at Baattla wbn an utomobll skids ami run Into tha Duwamlsh river. Aaanntln La an oDlnlon of OresWI ttomey general any married woman may noM property in nor rnamen name. n ! mmiiMil that (he fiarmana en tranehed mar Bniaaala will abandon their llnee on account of tha fall of Prtemyst. Part of tha U. 8. fleet that will paie lie form al dedication, will visit Portland aa well aa other i'aelns Coast barDors. Portland Bearer win opening fame at Loa Angela by eeora of I to 1. AU other ganea of tha league were postponed on account of either rain or now. A frightened horaa runa Into an ...ikiu In L..itla MnA turn. a mm. WtWIWIWW 1 . trw....w - - plate aomereault over the hood of the machine without ' breaking tha wind eblekL Peralitent rumora that Bacratary of War Garrison la to reaign to accept the chief Justiceship of the New Jr aey Buprwn court, are denied In Washington. Streetcar operators In Seattle have gone on strike and the city traffic la much Impaired aa tha result The striken declare tha jitney will care for tha public until their terms are met by tha car company. Unusually cold weather for this sea son of tha year prevails throughout Pennsylvania. There waa enow In some sections and In tha mountain regions the thermometer registered aa low as 6 degrees above aero. Tha Parte senate baa adopted bill, which already bad paased the chamber of deputies, providing for tha advanc ing to Serbia. Belgium, Greece and Montenegro as friends of tha allies the sura of 1,860,000,000 franca ($270, 000,000). ' Governor Hunt, of Arlaona, baa de cided that he was becoming too stout and forthwith decided oa outdoor exer cise mowing tha lawns of the capltol grounds every day. Tha chosen hour la noon, Indicating that luncheon haa been Uksn oft the governor's schedule of meals. A. L. Flynn, of Cottage Grove. Ore., la puule to medical science. Ha haa lived for months with pulse beat of 80 a minute, that would mean certain death to normal persona. During Mr. Flynn'a Illness his pulse beat waa aa low aa 18 a minute, remaining that way for several days and missing often. At a British eabinet meeting re cently there waa every reason to; be lieve that It considered tha liquor ques tion, and tha atampnlg out of tha evil, which Is now one of tha greatest prob lems of tha nation. There atlll la much talk of prohibition, but It la not generally believed that thla course will be adopted, although It la conceded that soma step of a drastlo and uni versal character will soon be) taken. Tha Belgian Relief commission la preparing to extend aid to , 500, 000 destitute French people. An American submarine with crew of 25 men la missing In Honolulu har bor, and It la feared all are lost A prominent Russian statesmen says the world must, In the future, seek now methods of preserving peace. German and Austrian families are leaving Italy, and one "Inspired" newspaper declares tha time la ripe for a decisive blow. The Belgian towns of Mallnee, Ter monde; Louvaln and Liege never will be rebuilt on their present sites, If the undercurrent of discussion among prominent Belgians results In action when peace Is made. These Belgians propose that new cities be built on sites adjoining tha ruins, which are to be left as "monuments to the suffer ings of Belgium." Raymond Blego and Mabel Pullen, of Medford, Ore., the 17-year-old children who aloped more than a week ago, after a strenuous search were found at tha home of the boy's grand mother In Central Point. Tha children had overlooked the formality of a mar riage license, however, so, after con sulting with County Judge Touvlila, they were married and left for Cali fornia. Peace rumora are causing lower wheat prices In Chicago markets. Secretary Bryan haa called on Zapata for reparation for an Insult to tha American flag. Three hundred striking 'longshore men, strikebreakers and sympathisers engaged In a riot on the principal streets of Tacoma, Waah., about mid night Thureday. Several ehota were fired, but no one waa hit Two men were cut with reaore. Many were badly beaten. The police used their night sticks freely and arrested a score of men. Two Ships Torpedoed; J 50 Lives Are Lost London About ISO Uvea were lost la the sinking by German submarines of the African liner Falaba and the British steamer Agulla, bound from Liverpool for 1.1 boo. TV. V.l.ha waa taraadoad In RL ri..'a (Thannal flundaV afteriMKHL The veeeel carried a crew or vu ano ahout ISO naaeencera. and or this total only 140 were rescued. Of those ree- uui mimYit Hiarf later inn exnosura. Tha Aralla had a erew of 41 and three passengers, and of theae 28 of the crew end all in passengers were lost la kntk on alirhtlnr the sub marine, the captain tried to escape by ... i a it a... at.. putting on au speea poasioie, vui toe n.watM rrmtt overtook tha steam- era, showing that Germany now has some of ber most mooern submarines one-ae-ed In tha blockade operations against England. The captain or US raise, woo was a af tknaa 1i.t waa a-lvan Ave min utes to get hla passenger and crew In to in Doa IS, out, Bceoraing to am eur l.na kafnra tM. waa tnaalbla a tor pedo waa fired, striking the engine- . . . 1 1 , room ana causing a larriDie explosion. Man nareona were killed and the steamer sank In ten minutes. Trawlers which happened to be In the vicinity rescued most of those who were saved; others got away In tha boats, which were ready for launching and which war quickly lowered when the order waa given to abandon the hip. Those who were atlll on Doara toe aaamar whan the aiDloaloO OCCUITed ware thrown Into tha aea and it took the fishermen an hour or more to pica n iha naranna In tha water who man aged to keep themselves afloat The Agulla as attacked oa we rero brokeehlre coast Tha aumbarlne, kll. la IM. aaaa waa the U.S8. opened firs with ber gun, shells from which klllea B woman passenger. u chief engineer and two of the crew. Even after the crew had commenced to lower the boats, according to tha story of ik. ninlHM tha Carman keot no their Are, and some of tha boats ware riddled with bullet. Tha aantaln nt the trawlar Otillle. whom the commander of the submarine told of the sinking or we Aguiia, went to the rescue and picked up tha three boats containing 19 of the crew. The fourth boat which contained the other member of tha erew, could not be mA I. la hallavaii that It had foundered. On their arrival at Fish guard, several or the crew wore Dana area, harinr been wounded by the Are from the submarine. Another Dutch steamer, tha AmsteL at an. Inn. haa bean blown UD bv a mine off Flamborough Head, but ber crew waa reecuea. Special Train Carries U.S. Troop to Border ttmn Antra In Taiu Three batteries of the Third Field Artillery, Including 4K0 man and IS snina. In command of Colonel George W. Vandeusen, at Fort Sam Houston, war entrained mesas y for Brownsville and were ordered rushed to the border by a special train. Malnr Gamral Frederick Ku niton departed also upon receipt of advices from Brownsville alter oraertng oui tha art l liar. He aald that tha In fantry at Texas City would not be aent to tha border for the present, nut would be held In readiness, rianaral Funaton. commanding the department of the South, will Uk charge or the situation at nrownviu and he haa discretionary power to act in the event flrintr Into Brownsville bf either Mexican fore continue. He served formal notice on tha command- m af tha two forma that thev would be held personally responsible for shots fired Into tne lexaa town, ana uibi American troops would be prepared to enforce the order. An attempt la being made to sur round and attack the Villa forcea un der GeneralJoee Rodrlguea, in camp at I .. Rnl. It Carranaa trooDS eo- proachlng In two columns from differ ent directions, according to a message from Ms lam or os, Mexico. Hna hnriv of about 800 trooDS with I K rannnn waa aald to be movinfl? from the south and another column under General Ildefonso Castro, with 1700 men, waa reported approaching from Nuevo Laredo and expecting to reach Las Rnsiaa Deror aaynreas Wednes day. " . Gtrmann Active In Baltic London German naval activity has been resumed in the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia, with tha Inten tion of carrying out a blocked earn nalcrn ao-alnst the trad of Finland and Sweden, according to a Copen hagen dispatch to tne uany new. A German fleet baa been observed north of the Aland lslanda. Several Danish and Swedish vessels are re ported to have been halted by German submarines, but o f ar a known, only on was fired on and ah escaped un harmed. Shot "Strait." Say Britain. Waahlnsrton. D. C American Con sul Green at Hamilton, Bermuda, cabled the State department that the British authorities naa inrormea mm, 'it was a stray shot," that nit ueorge B. Montgomery, of Buffalo, N. Y., who maantlv waa shot In tha foot and seriously woulded while sailing near a camp of German prisoners of war In the Bermudas. The consul said a full report waa being forwarded by mail. - Italy and Germany Trad. London A dispatch to tha Morning Post from Berne says Germany has agreed to send coal to Italy. Food stuffs and certain other products are to be received In return, say the dispatch. Flax-Growing Be Aided by State Board Salem Definite action was taken by the State board of control In starting the flax Industry In Oregon In eompli anc with an act paeeed at the recent session of the kglslstur by a decision to offer grower In thla county 111 ton for trw delivered at the State penitentiary. Thla la from f 8 to $4 a ton more than the market price In other states, and was offered aa an Inducement to farmer to grow flax. Governor Wltbyeomb aald be waJ confident that three tone could be grown to the acre and be believed the price offered would make It one of the stale's most profitable crops. The board will furnish the seed to the fanner for IS a bushel, the money to be paid to the stale when lb straw la delivered. It waa virtually decided to employ an expert in the manufacture of flax to Install the retting macmnery at ue orison and superintend the construc tion of tha buildings necessary . Gov ernor Wltbveombo said b believed John C Cady, of Albany, would be a good man for the place, nr. laay recently came to Oregon from Minne sota, where he waa engaged In the flax business. It waa decided to defer the appointment until all the member of the board could confer with him. It waa decided virtually to employ Emll Bureau of Fisheries Finds New Field on Washington, D. C. During the summer of 1914 the department of Commerce, through tb bureau of fish eries, conducted an exploration of cer tain fishery grounds off the coast of Ortmn to determine If halibut war present in sufficient quantities to sup port a Osnery. A halibut ground of aom value wa found off Newport Ore., covering an ta of approximately zw square mltea. The run of fish on this bank reaches It maximum In August and Santamher. but aDDarentlv la of com mercial Importance as early a June, and probably soms naiioui couio p I.Iran In tha latter Dart of April. Aa aa immediate result of the finding. Advertising and Selling of Farm Products Oregon Agriculture College, Cor- valtl Marketing farm product la perhaps the biggest question before the American farmers today, accord ing to Dean i. A. Bexell of the school of commerce at tb Oregon Agricul tural college. As long a th middle man can market the product better than th farmer, he will be paid, and paid well, for hia service, but with a batter organisation among farmers, whl-h la now fi-rowinar ranidlv. a larg part of the proceed will go Into th farmer pocket Dean Bexell showed Inst tne larmer la tha la'nraat aaleaman in the World. selling about 110.000,000,000 of good a year. They ar very inetncieni in marketing their crop, although they ar th most expert trader in th world. He suggested that tb farmer co operate to secure good, uniform prod uct in their districts, and then adver tise them persistently on the commun ity plan and thua create a demand for that particular kind of produce. The ad must be "news," the nam and label must alwaya mean high class goods, a reputation for quality and service, the goods must be packed and graded so that they will arrive on th market In th beat possible condition and hav good appearance. Selling Oregon Made , dag Wares Advised Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vellls Thar ar thirty manufacturer of brick and other clay ware in Ore gon at the present time, according to Dean J. A. Bexell, of th Oregon Ag ricultural College School of Commerce, who advocates an organisation of the manufacturer for th purpose of get Ing their Oregon-mad wares more prominently before the public and into tha markets by means of advertising and co-operative effort. The combined output of the industries la about $730, 000 annually, and the expenditure average about 81500 for each $50,000 of output A part of this sum will be expended In promoting a demand for th clay good, especially drainage tile. In th clay Industrie a in most oth er the attention given to production 1 disproportionate to that given to creating and enlarging ' th demand. Right quality of prodcut that will maintain a permanent demand together with due advertising and publicity, will, think Mr. Bexell, bring success In this business. Bfanhfield CuU Exyen. Marahflald Several Coo county cit ies And themselves obliged to adopt a retrenchment policy Immediately, largely because there will be no saloon revenue in 1916. Marshfield led off and curtailed Axed expense about 12600 yearly by withdrawing a monthly support of $150 for tha Coo Bay Con cert Band and doing away with one man on the street-cleaning force. Mayor Topping, of Band on, haa issued notice of -a meeting of the Bandon eounld to decide where tb city can most anally bring about a saving. Industry to Hanaett, who ha . bad experience In flaigrowlng In Ireland, to give tha farmers certain Instructions, lie will be paid only when actually at work or during the flax season and his salary probably will be 1150 month. Tb bill authorising tha state to en courage the growing of flax, carrying an appropriation of 150,000 and speci fies that the money may be used only for giving employment to the convicts. Governor Withy com be aald ha waa anxious that farm nar tha prison be planted to flax, so the convict could work them and be returned to the In stitution at night It la planned that they do all the wort, even to the har vesting of the crop, but tb grower must deliver tb straw at tb prison. Because of tb fact that it waa a new industry Governor Withy com be thought expert men should be employed to assist In planting, cultivating and retting and and be believed the board should obtain such help aa soon aa poa slbls. H said he bad been Informed the machinery and building necessary would not be sxpemive. It ha nev er been the Intention of tb board to use all the appropriation In tha flax In dustry and If it does not furnish em ployment for all convict other means fordoing so will be devised. The board plans growing flax on several of the state farm. Oregon Coast fishermen mad 21 trip to th ground, . - -na, .1 . 1 taking about eoU.WHJ pounas oi nan but valued at about 124,000. Trip yielding 40,000 pound were mad in four daya or lea. Irrespective of the abundance of fish, weather condition, and th lack of habora wiU inhibit fish ing expecting from April to October. Coo Bay la expected to produce hal ibut in limited numbers; and th en tire coast of Oregon waa found to abound in flounders, soles, rock cod snd black cod a valuable food aupply when market condition warrant it exploitation. The report of th in vestigation, with chart, will soon be issued and may be obtained on applica tion to the bureau of fiaberiea, Waah- ington, D. U Waote Art la B Cut Hood River Local appl growers will endeavor to cut th cost in pro duction of pple thi year by making substantial decrease In the labor seal. Th orchardiat of the Pine Grove district on of the heaviest bearing district in the valley, have made plana for the organisation of all grower in th district in order that the wage scale may be maintained. It ia proposed that hereafter not more than $1.75 or $1 and board wiU be paid for the ordinary day'a work in tha orchard. Heretofore thi ha usu ally cost 12.60 a day. "While the matter of packing will halaft with tha ahiDDinff organisa tions, who should name the price, th packer anouia receive ana ni respon sibilities, we suggested that not more than 8 cents a box be paid, where the packer follow grading machine," aays C. A. Reed, who attended the Pine Grove meeting. "Where women do the work of men they are to receive equal pay." Mr. Reed declare that local orchard ists hav made poor arrangements for handling their labor. "We have few bunkhouses," he aid, "and yet those grower who have erected structures to house their pick er and fruit thinner say that the ark haa rartainlv been Well worth while. It give the laborer a plea to dry their wet c lowing aiwr a ram, a place to get warm, and to engage in a sort of social intercourse." While individual grower will be ex pected to make arrangements with permanent laborer as they see fit all are asked not to pay more than $45 a month for new, inexperienced men, to whom houses are furnished. Rail Board lake Stand. Salem The State Railroad commis sion haa issued an order which will have the effect of enforcing a law passed at the 1913 session of th legis lature providing for phyaical connec tions of railroads for the convenience of shippers. The commission has made two attempts to put the law into oper ation, but the applicants did not show sufficient reason for physical connec tions. Hereafter the commission will refuse to approve crossing contracts which do not contain a elaus provid ing for physical connections if desired. Bandon Debater Win. Eugene The Bandon High School debating team, taking th affirmative on th government ownership of ril raaife riafaatad Medford High School in Eugene, two to one. The Bandon team now must debate Diem mgn School. The winner then will meet fka R.atarn ftraimn chamDlon for th state title. The affirmative contended that government ownership is necee ary for economic development The negativ declared it financially impoe sible, since the valuation of American railroad is $16,000.000,000. Clackamas Deed Record Broken. Oregon City Tha deed to the Ore gon City locks, filed recently, is the largest instrument of its kind recorded in Clackamas county sine the so called war tax becama effective. An internal revenue stamp is not necessary on deed convoying property to the government or R. A. Letter would bv been forced to cover th docu ment with $376 in stamps. 7 fl M-: Group of the renegade Piutes and their captora. Tha band wa captured in Utah after a tiff fight with th poe PREPARED TO DEFEND YARMOUTH AGAINST GERMANS I .1 1 Hr I I - f . .." ' " l- j r If V"WX British armored car filled with home protection aoldlera in the atreet of Yarmouth, ready to defend that city STAMPING GERMAN BREAD WITH "K" FOR KAISER " 1 JT m. N. a .aw" ""l . . . - I ... , .. .. - .,,-,.. ,nvr-.l.i i-i1v v'1niv,ih,tn n vv 1Y11111" lr" Y ' .1 mil iif 1 "1 ifmVffl' ' n-K-....j. r.f ina.a. nf hraad are turned out dally by the equipped bakeries. Our picture shows a government Inspector on the right supervising the work and an ap prentice marking the bread with the initial "K." . ' i - I '. .". PRIVATE BOMBPROOF b si auuDQuuauumiuuu uuuuuuuuui Siuce the German raid on the East to epetltlon of the bombardment Th nan In Scarborouxn HtNtUAUt nuita iAriuncu - t. mJ-p. - "V L-: & i . : 1 f ' i I ...-j. . s.. . '. .. .. ... a. -X Sao ' ON ENGLISH COAST coast of England many of the real- vhlch ther can retire in case of a fort to the picture waa erected by a w ... y "(. ' A. 17 , - 1 A 1 1 T-f lft-f- tv. y t . "... ' : ; v 1 1-1' U .1 " German army'a numerous modernly ROBERT W. W00LLEY ae i amx. i mutt i ari 9ar i su-t vJk Robert W. Wooliey 1 the successor of George E. Roberts s director of th mint Mr; Wooley la a well-knows oagastn writer..' .-" V v.. . " ; ' ' til : . ; -" - '"t