Cottage Grove leader., August 13, 1915, Image 2

WORLD’S DOINGS
OF CURRENT WEEK
SIX INDICTED FOR BUSINESS REVIVAL
EASTLAND DISASTER IS NEAR AT HAND
Brief Resume of General News
from All Around the Earth.
Charges of Manslaughter and Gain of Confidence Noted in All
Negligence Are Made.
Lines of Industry.
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHF1
JURY HOLDS SHIP WAS UNSEAWORTHY EVEN POSSIBILITY Of WAR NOE FEARED
Live News Item s of All Nations anc
Com pany Officials Accused of Guilty W et W eather Does Good to W heat,
Knowledge and Ballast Was Not
Livestock and.Dairy In d u s t r y -
Understood by Engineer.
Big Yields Is Now Seen.
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.
A “ pauper” found dead in his cabin
near Toledo, Ore., was discovered to
be worth $15,000.
The Russians lose to the Germans
another important fortress in their
flight from Warsaw.
The ‘ ‘song of hate” against England
and written by a German, is deplored
by newspapers of Berlin.
The remains of Mrs. John D. Rocke
fe lle r have been interred and the place
Mr. Edison has accepted the post
o f burial is being guarded.
tion of head of the new navy bureau of
The British report regaining 1000 Invention. Beeldes his other great ac­
yards of front in their campaign complishments, he la an expert on sub­
marines and has In hand several Im­
against the Germans in Belgium.
provements for the undersea craft.
A prominent Chinese speaker at San
Francisco decries the exclusion law of
the United States, but at that, de­
clares this is the one great nation that
has not abused China.
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA IN
ACCORD IN DEALING WITH MEXICO
A conference for a supreme "ap­
peal” for peace in Mexico is being
held by the ministers and ambassadors
o f South American republics with the
Washington authorities,
United States government has de­
cided to accept pay for the steamer
W illiam P. Frye, sunk by a German
submarine, but in doing so holds that
the treaty of 1828 will not be waived
The bulk of the $1,050,000 estate
le ft by John R. Lindgren, late vice
president of the State Bank of Chi­
cago, will go to religious and educa­
tional institutions, according to his
w ill, which was approved in court.
The preliminary work of raising
F-4, the United States
submarine
which went to the bottom March 26
with a crew of 21 men, has begun. The
«»Ivo rs have succeeded in passing
four-inch line under the derelict’s hull.
“ The minister of the interior of the
Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany,”
says a message from Karlsruhe, “ on
conferring with the Socialist deputies,
announced that good crops soon would
permit of an increase in bread portions
and o f decrease in prices.”
The steamship Seward sailed from
Seattle for Anchorage, Cook Inlet,
with 500 tons of heavy steel rails and
1,500,000 feet of lumber for the gov­
ernment railroad.
The rails will be
used for construction of four miles of
yard tracks at Anchorage. The lum­
ber w ill construct bridges along the
Matanuska river.
Hiram Maxim is credited by the
l.ondon correspondent of the Petit
Parisien with having invented a simple
and inexpensive contrivance to protect
soldiers from the effects of deadly
gases employed in battle. This device
is designed to cause the gases to rise
and pass over the heads of the men
against whom they are directed.
Pope Benedict has determined to
make a new appeal for peace, accord­
ing to the newspaper Roma, which de­
ed area the pontiff is resolved to use
«v e r y means within his power to bring
about the desired result. He will ask
the help o f the Episcopate and, the
newspaper asserts, is even considering
the convocation of a universal council
o f the church at Rome.
Germans finally take Warsaw.
Germany makes apology to Norway
fo r sinking steamship Minervia.
Five hundred Austrian troops on a
train were burned to death when Ital­
ians shelled it.
Taller, darker women, clothed in
more sensible dress, hung from the
shoulders, will typify the "eugenic
woman” o f the future, Dr. A. J. Reed,
professor of hygiene in the Normal
School o f Physical Education at Battle
Greek, Mich., predicted in an address
before the Second International Con­
ference on Race Betterment at the
Panama-Pacific exposition.
Reports from Simla say Interces­
sions! services are being held in the
churches,
mosques
and temples
throughout India, all sections o f the
Dritish and Indian communities par­
ticipating. Numerous patriotic meet­
ings also have been organised by In­
dian citiaena.
It is estimated that
$$.000,000 has been subscribed to the
British war loan through Bombay and
Calcutta.
A comet, long “ dead,” is reported
to be coming back and will cause
meteor shower.
Wheat yield in the Palouae country,
Washington, reaches an average o f be­
tween 35 and 40 bushels to the acre.
Salt consumed in the Untied States
amounted to 9,998,520,550 pounds dur­
in g 1914, an increase o f 41,575,800
pounds ever that consumed in 1913.
That amount, announced by the Geo­
logical Survey, would mean a per cap­
ita consumption of almost 100 pounds
fo r the year. Sugar's per capita con-
sption during 1914 was 89.14 pounds.
Washington, D. C.— Powers of North
and South America already have
agreed upon a definite plan for deal
ing with the Mexican problem, and
when the Pan-American conference Is
resumed in New York the program
will be formally ratified.
This Information came from Secre
tary I.ansing, who though he would
not discuss details, said he was decid
edly encouraged over the prospect.
The confidence expressed by offl
clals generally here, that the confer­
ees who are representing the United
States, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Gua
témala and Uruguay will be able to
shape a course likely to bring peace
and restore constitutional government
in Mexico, is due to the fact that all
are agreed that most of the people of
the revolution-torn republic are thor­
oughly sick of war and with encour
agement from friendly powers will
promptly join In the movement to
clean house.
A large section of the country and
a vast majority of the people have not
been involved in the fighting which
followed the overthrow of Huerta
Moreover, it has been reported to
President Wilson and Secretary I.an
sing that only the fear of reprisals by
the military chieftains has kept the
people In subjection while the country
has been impoverished by the battles
of relatively small forces of armed
men.
Reaching their conclusion on these
reports, the Pan-American conferees
are understood to have determined to
present the situation to all of the var
ious elements in Mexico, addressing
directly not only General Carranza
Villa and Zapata, but the governors of
states, all military leaders with any
considerable following and other influ
entlal men, urging them to come to­
gether for a caucus at which a sub
stantial provisional government might
be framed.
A government so set up would have
the support of the United States and
other American republics.
Chicago— Indictments charging man
slaughter and criminal carelessness
were returned before Judge Kersten in
the criminal court Thursday in connec­
tion with the Eastland disaster.
The captain and engineer and four
officers o f the St.
Joseph-Chicago
Steamship company, owners of the
boat, were named.
Those indicted
w ere: George T. Arnold, president
the company; W illiam H. Hull, vice
president and general manager; W. C.
Steele, secretary-treasurer; Ray W
Davis, assistant secretary-treasurer
Harry Pedersen, captain; Joseph M
Erickson, engineer.
Bonds were fixed at $20,000 each for
the company officials and $10,00 each
for Pedersen and Erickson.
The two
last named are charged with criminal
carelessness, and the officials with
manslaughter.
Separate bills were returned against
the captain and the engineer, while
the four officials were named in a joint
indictment. The bill against the offi
cials contained five counts, charging:
1. That they knew the Eastland
was unseaworthy and had no stability
2. That they permitted 2500 pass­
engers aboard the vessel, which
more than its carrying capacity.
3. That they were negligent in
hiring an incompetent engineer, who
because ot his lack of skill, was unable
to control the boat properly.
4. That the crew did not number
enough hands to manage and control
the Eastland properly.
5. That the ballast tanks were al
lowed to be out of repair and not filled
with water.
Against Captain Pedersen these
charges were brought:
1. That he permitted aboard the
boat a larger number of passengers
than she could safely carry.
2. That he neglected to warn the
passengers to le*".’« the Eastland when
it became app: jnt to him that she
was about to turn over.
3. That he was negligent in not
seeing that the ballast tanks were
properly ^filled and in good ¡epair.
4. That he was negligent in not
seeing that the chalk holes and gang­
ways were closed when the ship was
loaded.
The counts in the indictment of
Erickson are in essential similar to
those against Pedersen.
The report of the grand jury finds
that the disaster was caused by “ in­
stability under conditions of loading,”
and says that the instability was due
to “ one of three main causes, or any
two, or all three of them,” as follows
First—The overloading o f the vessel
with passengers.
Second—The mishandling of water
ballast.
Third—The construction of the ves
sel.
Washington, D. C.— The former feel­
ing of apprehension, of "something is
going to happen” because of the
“ European war,” has almost entirely
disappeared, according to a special re­
port submitted Monday by the com
mittee on statistics and standards of
the chamber of commerce o f the Unit­
ed States.
Even with the possibility that the
United States might become entangled
in the gigantic world conflict, there
still remains a pronounced belief that,
MISS HANNAH WESSLING
Miss Hannah Wessllng Is the bread­
making expert of the United 8tates
department of agriculture
notwithstanding such untoward con­
ditions, business is bound to show dis­
tinct advancement.
Confidence in the future, according
to the committee, of which A. W.
Douglas, of St. Louis, is chairman,
has grown apace with the steady prog­
ress of the crops and the slow but con­
tinual improvimmt in industrial af
fairs.
There still continues, however, to be
conservatism and caution in buying
and in new commitments. The reason
seems to be that it is better business
to wait until the results of the crops
are known beyond question before ven
turing a more extended way, and as a
consequence stocks of merchandise
throughout the country continue light.
The continued wet weather has done
more good than harm to the crops, it
is said.
The conditions ' o f
mining vary
sharply as to the commodity mined.
Copper mines are running full time
and new ones are opening up. . Zinc
and lead mines are busy and the min­
ing of iron ores is improving.
There is little business in naval
stores because of lack of demand.
Phosphate mines of Florida still re­
main closed on account of the Euro­
pean war. Unfavorable reports come
from the fisheries of Oregon, Washing­
ton, the Gulf and the Atlantic Coast.
Manufacturing varies much, accord­
ing to the article made, though in gen­
eral it is quiet.
Steel and iron bus­
iness shows
distinct improvement,
with increasing orders. The manufac­
turers in different sections who have
orders for war contracts are exceeding­
ly busy.
N O R TH W E ST M ARKET REPORTS;
GEN ERAL CROP C O N D ITIO N S
Portland— Wheat: Bluestem, $1.04
bushel; forty-fold, $1.01; club, $1.01;
red Fife, 98c; red Russian, 94c.
Millfeed — Spot prices: Bran, $27
ton; shorts, $28; rolled barley, $28.50
Ot 29.50.
Corn— Whole, $38 ton; cracked, $39,
H a y — Eastern Oregon timothy, $16
@> 17; valley timothy, $15; alfalfa,
$12.50@13.50; cheat, $11@11.50; oat
and vetch, $12@12.50.
Vegetables— Cucumbers, Oregon, 15
@ 20c dozen; artichokes, 90c; toma­
toes, 25 @ 50c box; cabbage, 1 @ l j c
pound; head lettuce, $1 crate; beans,
2}@ 4c; pound; green corn, 15@20c
dozen; garlic, 10@12}c pound; pep­
pers, 6@7c; eggplant, 6@7c; pump­
kins, l)c .
Green Fruits— Cantaloupes, $1@2.25
crate; peaches, 30@60c box; water­
melons, lf c g ljc pound; plums, 50c@
$1.25 box; new apples, Astrachans,
75c @ $1; Gravenstein, $1.25 @ 1.50;
pears, $1@1.50; grapes, $1.25@1.50
crate; huckleberries, 8c pound; casa-
bas, $1.75 crate.
Potatoes— New, 70@75c sack.
Onions— 75c sack.
Eggs— Oregon ranch, buying’ prices:
No. 1, 24c dozen; No. 2, 19c; No. 3,
15c. Jobbing price: No. 1, 26c.
Poultry — Hens, 13 @ 14c pound;
springs, 16c; turkeys, 18@19c; ducks,
8@12c; geese, 8@10c.
Butter — City creamery, cubes, ex­
tras, 27c pound; first, 25c; seconds,
24c; prints and cartons, extra; but-
terfat, No. 1, 28c; second grade, 2c
less; country creamery cubes, 20@25c.
Hops— 1915 contracts, 13@14c; 1914
crop, 14c; olds, 12@13c.
W ool—Eastern Oregon, medium, 25
@ 28}c; Eastern Oregon fine, 18@21}c;
valley, 26@30c; mohair, new clip, 30
@31c.
Cascara bark— Old and new, 4c.
Cattle—Best steers, $6.50@7; good,
$6.25@6.50; medium, $6@6.25; choice
cows, $5.35© 5.50; heifers, $4.75©
6.50; bulls, $3.50(7/ 5; stags, $5@6.25.
Hogs— Light, $7@7.30; heavy, $6@
7.20.
Sheep— Wethers, $4.75@5.10; ewes,
$3@4.25; lambs, $5©6.
Portland — A t the opening of the
market Thursday morning there were
over 1300 head of cattle at North
Portland and three loads arrived from
Central Oregon during the forenoon,
says the Portland Live Stock Reporter.
Buyers from all the smaller local pack­
ing plants were on hand, as well as
from Puget Sound points, and trading
opened with considerable spirit. A
Puget Sound packer bought the greater
part of the best offerings, paying $7
for the top steers, and he got some
very ' good steers for $6.75.
The
smaller local packers were interested
bidders and each got some good cattle.
Just before noon a load of fat steers of
poor type were sold to a local packer
at $6.05. Up to noon the majority of
the purchases had been made by the
Puget Sound and nearby packers, and
nearly half of the stuff had been sold.
The market was practically on a
steer basis, as there were only a few
cows offered and only three or four
bulls.
Most of the steers offered,
however, were of killer quality and of
weights that killers require.
While
the Inarket started out steady and
most o f the best stuff was sold before
noon at prices which correspond with
those of last week, the larger local
packing interests are bidding lower.
AMfRiaNS occupy
HAÏTIEN positions
U. S. Naval force Used to Take
National Capital.
GUNBOAT ALSO TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
President ot Senate Cables Protest
In Nam e of Haitien Repuclic,
W hich Falls on Deaf Ear.
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — American
naval forces Monday took possession of
the office of the port, the national
palace and the Haitien gunboat Pa­
cifique.
During the movement to take the
office of the port, the Americans open­
ed fire on the Haitiens and one Hai­
tien was killed.
The occupation of the office of the
port and the national palace gave the
Americans the last positions held by
the Haitiens. The populace has been
thrown into consternation by the opera­
tions of the Americans.
The president of the'senate, in the
name of the nation, cabled Solon
Menos, Haitien minister to the United
States, a new protest against the oc­
cupation of Haitien territory by the
American naval forces.
The American authorities have noti­
fied the diplomatic body and the con­
sular agents that Colonel Eli K. Cole,
United States Marine corps, and com­
mander of the American expeditionary
forces, is entrusted with the main­
tenance of order and the safeguarding
of life and property.
Captain Edward L. Beach, chief of
staff to Admiral Caperton, remains in
charge of the work of settling any
differences o f an administrative nature
which may arise with the Haitien au­
thorities.
Dr. Rosalvo Bobo, leader of the
revolution, arrived here on board the
United States «refrigerator ship Celtic.
On landing, he was cheered by the
populace.
A meeting of the national assembly
has been called for Sunday to elect a
new president.
EX-PRESIDENT TAFT TO BE
GUEST OF BAR ASSOCIATION
Ex-President William H. 'T a ft will
be in Portland Monday, August 23.
He will deliver an address at the
H eilig theater.
Ex-President Taft
has accepted an invitation to address a
joint convention of the Bar associa­
tions of the states of Oregon and
Washington. His address will be open
to the public generally, and his subject
w ill be “ Law and Government.”
Other speakers will be Senator
George E. Chamberlain, of Oregon,
Governor James Withycombe, of Ore-
Oregon Crop Report.
August 1 crop estimate? by the
United States department of Agricul­
ture are as follows:
Winter wheat— Forecast, 14,000,000
bushels; final, 1914, 13,684,000.
Spring wheat — Forecast, 3,650,000
busheb; final, 1914, 2,920,000.
Oats— Forecast. 14,300,000 bushels;
final, 1914, 12,740,000;.
Cleveland. O.— There Is a changed
Barley— Forecast, 4,240,000 bushels;
master at Forest Hill, the big East
final, 1914, 3,660,000.
Cleveland estate o f John D. Rockefel­
Potatoes— Forecast, 6,730,000 bush­
ler. That Is what Rockefeller's clos
Washington, D. C.— “ Bite the bub­
els; final, 1914, 4,753,000.
cst friends are saying after visits to ble” is the latest “ health hint” from
Forest Hill.
Hay— A ll tame; forecast, 1,740,000
the United States Public Health and
The oldest inhabitant who has cared Marine Hospital service.
tons; final, 1914, 1,716,000.
An expert
for the lawns and drives of Forest Hill
Apples — Forecast, 3,400,000 bush­ gon.and Ex-senator George Turner, of
for years knows why their master has for the Marine Hospital service says:
els; final, 1914, 3,600,000.
I f improperly constructed or im­
Spokane, Wash. The meeting will ex­
changed. It Is because their mistress
tend over three days, beginning Au­
has gone, they say. For the first time properly used, the bubbling drinking
Mule’ s Machinery Good.
gust 23d.
Lawyers and judges all
Mr. Rockefeller tramps and drives fountain may be a greater menace to
about his estate without the compan health than the common drinking cup.
Olympia, Wash. — Edward Kelly, a over the United States and Canada are
ionship of his wife.
The other day an inspector of the
teamster at Vancouver, Wash., was expected to attennd. Extensive prep­
The attendants fell, too, how the Public Health service took a seat be­
arations are under way for the enter­
given a blank to report to the Industrial
changed master broke down and cried side a bubbling drinking fountain in a
tainment of the visitors.
Hotel ac­
Insurance commission on his injuries,
at his first breakfast at Forest Hill railway station and watched the way it
commodations will be arranged by ad­
after his return because of the vacant
resulting from his being kicked by a
was used. Forty-seven different per­
dressing Mr. A. B. Ridgway, North­
chair. Rockefeller used to play golf
mule while in pursuit of his duties.
western Bank Building,
Portland.
with a keen delight. He plays seldom sons, 11 men, 22 women and 14 chil­
The commission received the follow­
dren used the bubbling fountain.
In
Among other entertainments, it is
now. and without the old-time zeal.
ing: “ State part of the machinery on
almost every case the lips were placed
planned to take visitors for an automo­
which accident occurred.”
Answer,
almost completely around the metal
bile trip over the new Columbia High­
“
Hind
part
of
a
mule.”
“
Was
the
Crop Found In Army Wake.
way.
ball from which the water spurted.
machinery in good working order?”
Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, N.
Answer, “ Yes.”
K elly’s claim for
Y.— Among the news items prepared
Haitien Brigand Taken.
Argentine Warned by Carranza.
Warship Fire Explained.
$27.65 for 24 days’ lost time on ac­
by the Overseas News Agency for
Port-au-Prince — The presidential count of the accident was allowed.
Buenos Ayres— Dr. Victorino de la
Philadelphia — A fter a thorough ex­
transmission abroad Is the following: Plaza, president of Argentina, has re­ election to fill the place of General
amination while the damage was being
Reports from the front In Poland say
Hopyard Reports Are Better.
ceived a telegram from Gen. Venus- Vilbrun Guillaume, who was removed
repaired, officials of the New York
the Russian announcement that farm tiano Carranza, first chief o f the Mexi­ from the French legation by a mob of
More favorable reports are coming Shipbuilding company are convinced
crops were devastated and that the can Constitutionalists, which asserts Haitiens July 28 and shot to death, has in from the Oregon hopyards.
The that the fire which swept the hold
Russians left a desert behind them Is that the Washington conference, should been postponed indefinitely. The Amer­ warmer weather, in combination with of the dreadnought Oklahoma several
greatly exaggerated.
The farmers
decide to interfere in Mexican af­ ican naval forces at Croix-des-Bou­ the vigorous spraying operations, has weeks ago was caused by spontaneous
disobeyed orders to destroy the crops,
fairs,
would commit an unpardonable quets repressed some disorder on the at last got the better of the lice. The combustion.
and a full harvest of rye, wheat and
part of a band of brigands. The chief yards are by no means clean as yet,
Work on the latest dreadnought is
oats Is being brought in with the as­ error.
the band was taken prisoner and but
Argentina,” says the dispatch,
good progress is being made being rushed.
The Oklahoma was
sistance of Qerman soldiers. Only the
‘has made herself an accomplice in a placed on board the United States toward that goal, and if the weather to have been ready for delivery in Oc­
villages were burned.'*
Other disorders j only continues right, there will be tober, but it is expected the fire will
crime against our race which possibly cruiser Washington.
Canal Soon to Be Clear.
msy help to bring on a war between are reported to have occurred at St. little to fear from mold. No business delay completion until early in Jan­
Washington, D. C.— H alf a mile of two American nations.”
March and Aux Capes.
is passing in local market, and quiet uary of next year.
earth which slid into the Panama Ca­
conditions also prevail in California.
nal last week, reducing the depth
Male Zebra Born In Zoo.
Northwest Business Big.
Rails Going to Russia.
through Galllard cut to 19 feet, will
Wenatchee Pears Moving Fast.
New
York—A lively 70-pound male
Washington,
D.
C.
—
Reports
re­
have been dredged away within the
Seattle— The Great Northern liner
next three days, canal official* report. rev ied by comptroller o f the currency zebra baby was added to the Centra'
H enstchee — Wenatchee pears are Minnesota sailed Monday for Vladi­
Ten steamers are awaiting passage from bank examiners in the Northwest Park menagerie Monday.
going into the market in full force. vostok with 8000 tons of steel rails for
through the cut
The zebra is three feet tall and The shippers say the fruit is of extra the trans-Siberian rairload, to be used
on business conditions in that section
are digested aa follows by the comp­ three and one-half feet from tip to fine quality this year and that the in building sidetracks that will relieve
Taft I* Grandpa Now.
troller: “ There is unusual activity in tail. Both mother and baby are doing growers are putting up a good pack. the blockade at Vladivostok and ex­
Bar Harbor. Me.— Announcement of
Alaska trade. The livestock, agricul­ well and the new pet will be shown Thirteen outbound cars rolled Satur­ pedite the shipment of munition* to
the arrival of ex-l’ resldent Taft'a first
This day. Warren O. Dow, manager of the the war front in Europe.
ture,
fruit, dairying and salmon in­ to the public in few days.
randchild was made here Wednes­
day. The child, a boy. was born to dustries are also active. The lumber zebra is the first that has ever been Wenatchee-North Central Fruit Dis-
The rails are valued at $1,500,000.
Mrs. Robert Taft at her summer home and building trade* alone are reported bom in this country, and so far a s! tributors. has received notice of a The remainder of the cargo, part of
three day* before, but the fact did not a* being depressed. The cereal crop records show the first ever horn in large sale of apples to Steinhardt A which goes to Japan, is valued at
captivity.
become generally known until now.
w ill be unusually good."
I Kelley, of New York, at good prices. $500,000.
ohn D. Rockefeller Changed Man
Since Recent Death of Wife *uMic Should Bile the Bubble to
Be Safe at Drinking fountains