The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969, July 21, 1916, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextWORLD'S DOINGS OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume of General News From All Around the EarLh. UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSIiEU Live News Items of All Nations and Pacific Northwest Condensed for Our Busy Readers. A boy of 10 was killed and two girl playmates injured at Portland when their coaster wagon ran into a motor truck. British authorities say they have proof that two additional German dreadnaughts were sunk in the Jutland patue. The captain of the German subma rine freighter says German freight carrying Zeppelins will soon visit America. War's increase of food Drices in Eu rope, as shown bv the bureau of labor statistics, has touched neutrals almost as heavily as it has the belligerents Russian troops have canttireH the town of Mamakhatum, 50 miles west or fcrzerum, on the Tuzulu river, by assault. The retreating Turks set fire to me town. By the overturning of an automobile on rrospect road, a tew miles from San Jose, Cal., Dorothy Parker, 18, a aaugnter oi "rainless" Parker, a den tist, was killed. A corporation will be organized by a group oi American bankers, headed by J. P. Morgan & Co., and Brown Broth ers & Co., to lend 1100,000,000 to the trench government. The Georgia house refused, 91 to 21, 10 auopt a special rule for conBidera tion of a suffrage amendment The result is expected to end the fight for sun rage at this session of the legisla ture. Four men were killed, one is missing and more than a score of others were more or less injured by an explosion of 600 pounds of ' nitroirlvcerine. In the mixing house of the Du Pont powder piant in Maskell, N. J. William Zimmer, aged 12 years, was arrested in New Orleans, charged with Kining nis mother. The boy, accord lng to the police, said he shot his mother because she threatened to beat mm when he returned home after an unsuccessful search for work. The engagement is announced of Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, widow of the late British statesman, and the Rev. William Hartley Carnegie, rector oi oi. Margaret, and canon of West minster. Before her marriage, Mrs. Chamberlain was Miss Mary Endicott, of Massachusetts. Lester Stillwell, 12 years old, was killed by man-eating shark while bathing in an arm of Raritan bay near Matawan, N. J. Stanley Fisher, 24 years old, who went to his aid, was so badly injured in a struggle with the sea monster that he died while being taken to a Long Branch hospital. The Bethlehem Steel company plans to spend J70.000.000 in improvements and extensions to its plants, according to E. G. Grace, president, in addition to $40,000,000 which it was said would be Bpent at the plants of the Pennsyl vania and Maryland Steel companies, recently acquired by the Bethlehem. The Socialist newspaper, Tribune, of Amsterdam, asserts that 65,000 workmen employed in the munition lactones and electrical works in Ber lin and in an aerodrome at Johaniathal nave gone on strike as a protest gainst me prison sentence imposed on i-r. an ueuknecht, Socialist leader, for participation in the May Day dem onstration at Berlin. The Dagens Nyhedcr, at Copenha gen, announces that a sea battle is believed to have occurred in the Baltic outside of Haefringe on Sunday night. Violent cannonading was heard from several points on the coast and it is presumed that the German and Russian patrolling squadrons clashed. A cherry tree at White Salmon, Wash., yields 1071 pounds of fruit. The Union Pacific decides to cut the lumber freight to Eastern points 5 cents, making the tariff 45 cents per hundred pounds, instead of 50 cents. The change is due September 1. General Smuts, in command of the British forces in German East Africa, has occupied Tangs, according to i statement issued by the war office The Germans offered only slight resistance. PRMI'SIGNS RURAL CRMS BILL CREATING 12 LAND BANKS Washington, D. C President Wil son signed Monday the rural credits bill passed recently by congress. He used two pens, afterward giving one to Senator Fletcher, of Florida, w ho will present it to the Southern Com mercial Congress. Several members of the house and senate were f resent, among them David Lubin, one of the originators of the National grange, the Framers' Educational and Cooper ative congress and the National Coun cil of Farmers' cooperative associa tions. The President delivered a brief address. "I cannot go through the simple ceremony of signing this bill without expressing the feeling that I have signing it," he said. "It is a feeling not only of profound satifsaction, but of real gratitude that we have com' pleted this piece of legislation, which I hope will be immensely beneficial to the farmers of the countrv. "The farmers, it seems to me, have occupied hitherto a singular position of disadvantage. They have not had the same freedom to get credit on their real estate that others have had who were in manufacturing and com mercial enterprises, and while thev have sustained our life, they did not in the same degree with Borne others share in the benefits of that life. "Therefore, this bill, alone with the very liberal provisions of the Federal reserve act, put them upon an equality with all others who have genuine assets and makes credit of the countrv available to them. "I look forward to the benefits of this bill, not with extravagant expec tations, with confident expectations that it will be of very wide-reaching benetit. and. incidental v. it will he of advantage to the investing community. for 1 can imagine no more satisfac tory and solid investment than this system will afford those who have money to use." Commission Denies Rehearing In Astoria Rate Decision Washington. D. C. The order nf the Interstate Commerce commission in the Astoria rate case promulgated February 19, will become operative on or before September 15. the eommis- Bion Tuesday having deneid the motion oi tne railroads lor a rehearing. As originally drawn the Astoria rate decision was to have gone into effect May 1, but its operation was susnend ed when the carriers no March 19 filed motion for rehearinir. When that motion was filed the commission tem porarily suspended its order until it could investigate the grounds nnnn wnich rehearing was asked. that investigation has since been made, and the order of the commission is indication that it finds the grounds insufficient to justify a modification of its original order. In denying the ne tition for rehearing the commission does not state the grounds of its action and makes no statement of the whatever, merely entering its order. American Navy Has longest Range Anti-Air Craft Guns in World Washington. D. C Construction nf enough high-powered anti-aircraft guns to supply all active battleships and cruisers of the navv has bean mm. pleted, it was announced Tuesday by Secretary Daniels. The new Weannna is believed by navy experts to be the longest range guns of that type in the world. The new gun is a three-inch. Kft .i;. ber weapon that will throw a shell 27,. 000 feet in air at an angle of 90 de grees. -On each Bhip one will be mounted forward and one aft win. aii-round nre so that the pair can sweep the skies in any direction. Guns Thunder on Vardar. Paris The war office has given out the following statement covering the operations of the army of the Orient from July 1 to July 15: "East of the Vardar artillery ac tions, often intense, have occurred daily on the front. Advance post en gagements of little importance took place July 7 north of Kalinokn. in kii. ometers south of Lake Doimn "wi of the Vardar our patrols and light de- lacnmenis nave had frequent skirm ishes with the enemv. whn iu-.,.. ... -I.l: j a . . ..' . "-jo oo uuugeu io retreat." Bootleggers to Be Shot. Charleston. W. VP employed by the Chesapeake 4 Ohio rauroaa in West V rerini. k.- k ordered to carry rifles as well as revol- vers to resist efforts of bootleggers and their agents to bring liquors into this state. These officers have ft I fin heart inatm. ted to work in squads of four or singly or in pairs. The nr,)e. .vouncu irura the increased numbers of attempts to violate the state prohibition laws. I MR Ws TTRMS " . . , Of Cencral Interest! About Oregon Buyers' Week Dates Are August 7 to 12 Inclusive The fourth annual Buyers' Week to be held in Portland has been fixed'for August 7 to 12, for the convenience of Northwest merchants. Invitations are ready to be sent to all the merchandis ing trade territory, where Portland jobbers and manufacturers maintain affiliations. Plans for the event are being worked out by the arrangements committee of that city and it is intended to mix bus iness and pleasure in most alluring proportions. Following the outline of the highly successful Buyers' Week of 1915, the work of preparing for the 1916 Buy ers' Week visitors will be in the hands of the trade and commerce bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, of which Nathan Strauss is chairman. It is believed that the forthcoming Buyers' Week will attract a much larger attendance than any of its three predecessors. The number of buyers has grown each vear. and the territnrv thev ren. resente has spread, so that the annual Buyers Week has become one of the fixed institutions of the city. Portland jobbers and manufacturers get to gether with their retail friends from UDState. downstAte. acrnss the river and east of the Cascades for a week of profitable conferences. Neither the out-of-town merchant or the representatives of the big mer chandising establishments of the city would permit Buyers' Week to be thrown overboard. County Courts Decide to Push Work on Dixie Mountain Road Baker Meeting at the dividing line of Grant and Baker counties at Austin, 57 miles west of here, Tuesday after noon, members of the County courts of the two counties decided to push the work on the Dixie Mountain that will give a thoroughfare connecting the counties. The road on the Grant county side was found in worse shape than that on this side of the line, but this the Grant County court consented to remedy at once, with the ultimate idea of building a road along the John Day river from Susanville, touching at the Dixie Meadows mine, which will make a much safer grade than that on the road now in use. In regard to the . , " j iur lowing the John Day river and con necting Baker, Grant and Malheur counties, the Grant COUntv mmmi'o. sioners announced that they will push Freuminary survey, it was ascer tained that the United Statea F,.- IVicOkljr department would pay the greater part ui uw survey in uaker county. No arrangements were made as to how the balance of the expense could be met. Mills To Pay Families. Oregon CitV Families nf mi.-J. - v .uaiufr men who were employed in the local mills of the Crown. Willamette p.. ... : oyer company will be cared for by the mill as long as the Oregon soldiera are way from home. Mill ffin;i. v.... - - V.U1.1U0 nave round 11 families which were left by guardsmen employed in the local plant The money will he naM tn th . the men, the mill giving 26 days' pay - unuui, less iD paid Dy the govern ment to the soldi era The nr;t l n m. wumi-nu. Iamette mills and the Hawley Pulp & Paper company are holding jobs open for men now at the -border. Bond Issue Carries. Medford-By a vote of nearly 3 tol I x, JT 866 inst-the people of Medford Monday approved the con tract with Mr. Bullis for the construe tion of a railrnaH tn the m t.j- ....u uiuo ijeuire Itl IU Hint ... .1 ... " I Jr uver lne California line, about 36 mi e frm iut i ,.' di T j ----- "iwuwu, me Blue Ledge boosters celebrated their J-.u S parade of automobiles With tooting hnrna tW,,U i . . , . v...Vu6n me BireetS. I ?,th,wd lights- led by Med- u-uu. Leaaen. of the movement Bwenaaea and speeches were made on the street by enthusiastic cit izens. Forces To Be Combined. BandonRoderick L. Macleay, man ager of the Wedderburn Trading com rtM8 few months ago pur chased the Fishermen's Cooperative Cannery, on the Lower r,,;nr..-.. at Wedderburn. on Rogue River are to be combined. Tk; i. j .. . . ,. , " uinue possible by the fact that the salmon do no commence to run here until after the season is over on the Rogue Improvements and additions to the local plant are heir, i e tion for the fall sea" If NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS; GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS Portland Wheat Bluestem, 79c per bushel; fortyfold, 97c; club, 86c; red Fife, 86c; red Russian, 86c. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $23 tf!24 per ton; valley timothy, I19&22; alfalfa, $Hil5. Millfeed-Spot prices: Bran, $26$ 26.60 pe' ton; shorts, $29(i;29.50; rolled barley, $31.5032.50. Corn Whole, $37 per ton, ; cracked $38. Vegetables Artichokes, 75tfj$l per dozen; tomatoes, $1.501.65 per crate; cabbage, $2(T;2.25 per hundred; garlic, lc per pound; peppers, 25c; eggplant, lc; horseradish, 8Jc; lettuce, $lfal.25 per crate; cucumbers, $l(gl.25 per box; rhubarb, lj(g2c per pound; peas, 8(c4c; cauliflower, $1.25 per crate; beans, 5(7c per pound; celery, $1.10 1.25 per dozen; corn, 56c per dozen. Potatoes-Old, $1.501.65 per sack; new, 22Jc per pound. Onions California red and yellow, $3(3.25 per sack. Green Fruits Apples, new, $1.75 2 per box: cherries. 4(ffi7c per pound; cantaloupes, $2.75 3.75 per crate; peaches, 75c,$l per box; watermel ons, l)2c per pound; figs, $11.50 per box; raspberries, $1(0,1.25 per crate; plums, $1.151.50 per box; prunes, $1.251.50; loganberries, 50c dill per crate: blackcaps. $1.50(21. 75: currants, $11.25; pears, $2.75(0 3 per box. Eees . Orecon ranch. Exchance price, current receipts, 23Jc per dozen. Jobbing prices: Oregon ranch, can dled, 25c; selects, 26c. Poultry Hens. 14(S!l5c per pound: broilers, 1718c; turkeys, live, 20 22c; ducks, 1215c; geese, 9llc. Butter Cubes, extras, no bid: prime firsts, 24c. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras, 2729c; butterfat, No. 1, 26c; No. 2, 24c; Portland. Veal Fancy, 1212Jc per pound. Pork Fancy, 1010Jc per pound. Hops 1915 crop. 8(ffillc per pound: 1916 contracts, nominal. Wool Eastern Oregon, fine, 2326c per pound; coarse. 30fti32c: vallev. 30 33c. Cascara Bark Old and new, 4c per pound. Cattle Steers, choice, $7.508.30; good, $6.757.25; cows, choice, $6.25 &b.50; good, $5.506.25; heifers, $4 6.50; bulls, $35; Btags, $4.506. Hogs Prime light, $8.20 8.80; good to prime, $7.758.10; rough neavy, sy.0UM7.75: P ZS and sk na Art S-M flA r ' o.owgjf.iu. bheep Yearlings, $66.50; weth ers. $5.50(5)6.50: ewes ii 7K(k ok. i i . y t lamos, Sb(g8.z6. Northwest Wheat Crop Estimated at 55,000,000 Bushels The wheat crop of the Pacific North. west is estimated by grainmen at from 54, 000, 000 to 56, 000, 000 bushels. The remarkable improvement made in th past few weeks justifies them in rais ing their estimates to these figures, At tne present time the weather could not oe oetter ror niiinir nut w ing reports are coming in from all sections. AS to the future nr res tha tit... won ib as uncertain as it ever was , r 1 .v D.bua- dui one thing seems sure that is that the market will be on the basis of Chi- tago. ine tendency now is to get on a parity with the East Th i.f n.: cago bulge put that market up about 7 wuereas prices here have ad vanced only about 3 cents. The coast ...arsei is not yet on the Chicago par- 'o iivi iu irom it. Ship 12 Cars Fruit Dailv. Puyallup, WashWith more than euuu berry pickers in the valley and the berries ripening verv fast prr .. - uent w. a. raulhamus, of the Fruit growers association, said that the association will shin . a . Ko..: j . uuien cars OI " ' " uy ior the coming week .Tul P'cKefS can still be used mo vaiiev. Mr. Pun ham.,,. umi.es. nanchers in the . T". . . -""mo coll P,,oii . :iy oi "joiiuu are in create mj i ers than are Sumner ranchers, because most of the Puyallup berries are Ant Srife-ipen mul "'" "ib uinberts. Hay Harvest Starts on Coast. Marshfield. Or H lea mli a. A : r . ttlau snrf fh ,eeon' 18 tull swing and the crop is alumf tu ,6 e r " ranch- ZZ! be.e" busy with " V -""'"is uiacnines for the past week, and the C,niii -also harvestingTh h MTny Coos county stockraisers depend upS corn ensilage rather thm h... ..j? op will be gathered laleV iXyZ. Roseburg Shipping Sheep. Roseburg Or. -More than 1000 ep Were hmntrhf k . . " George Koh ThaX Zl.T? P ing shinneH tn thVc-T . y 10 e- kpT. V "ancisco mar kets. As manv mni-o m -i . mann, local livestock buyers. flOOD DIAGff CAROLINAS IARG Hundreds Homeless and Many oeuevea urowned. STREAMS ARE RISING RAPIDLY Property Loss Is $10,000,000-. ways and Telegraph Lines Demoralized-Five Perish. Atlanta. Ga. Serious flnn0 . . Carolina, South Carolina, and Virgin, Sunday caused five known deaths, rend, ered hundreds homeless and damuS property and crops to the extent ! $10,000,000, according to early j. mate, and demoralized railway ' graph and telephone communion Following the hurricane thot the South Atlantic coast Thursday precedented rains have fallen, dri'vine rivers and Bmaller streams from their banks and imperilling many lives. The French Broad river has broken from its course near Asheville, flood, ing factories and homes in the i - - ... tuner part of the city. At Biltmore tW persons Captain G. C. Line, m Nellie Lipe and Mrs. Leo Mulholland were drowned when the Lipe house was flooded. The Vanderbilt estate at Biltmore was not damaged. Two persons were drowned t i.v. ville while trying to get food to flood refugees in the second story of the Glenn Rock hotel. Throughout Western Carolina tk. situation la reported serious. TW dams at Hendersonville collapsed, re leasing great volumes nf W fit or aJ mm fears are felt for the big dam at Lake Toxaway. The Southern Railway bridge over the Catawba river at Belmont, N. C, has been washed away, carrying 10 or 12 workmen into the river. Whether they were drowned has not been learned. Charlotte, N. C Eighteen men, 14 of whom are construction officials and employes of the Southern Railway, and four linemen of the Western Union Telegraph company, were missing Sun day night and are believed to be either drowned or marooned in trees on the Catawba river about 12 miles from Charlotte. The river is rising rapidly. One Slain, One Wounded in Tacoma Strike Battle; Two Shot in Seattle Tacoma, Wash. Rangval Leinann, a strikebreaker, was shot and killed and Sam Jones, a union lonehsoremsn. sustained a probably fatal gunshot wound in a pitched battle Sunday, when union men attacked an automo bile carrying nonunion workers to the niiiwauKee docks. Four men were in the automobile re turning from the city to the dockB when they were ambushed near the Eleventh-street brido-e hv about 15 strikers. The latter began hurling bricks at the occupantB of the auto mobile and when the drivers put on more speed a shot rang out. ieinann, who had a revolver but who had not been able to use it, ac cording to the others in the car, fell over dead. One nf the other occu pants, which one the police have not been able to learn, nicked up the dead man's gun and returned the fire, wounding James. The ailtnmnhila turned orwl onpH for the central police station with the body oi tne strikebreaker, while the stnK ers, who had B cut stsnHinir near the scene of the shooting, rushed James to a nospitai. Seattle. Wash T wn mpn were shot but not dangerously wounded, and third was severelv heaten. during fight between 16 non-union longshore men and Btrike sympathizers at the Pike Place Public Market Saturday night. Several other men received less serious injuries. F. A. Wehh a Vintta anA atrtr deal- er.in the market, was struck in the leg by a stray bullet. William Clarke, unoin longshoreman, was shot in the leg. O. W, a snecial policeman employed as a guard at Pier o, was seriously beaten and kicked. Flames Threaten Athens. Paris The fire which rfpatrnved the summer residence nf Kincr rnnstantine of Greece, situated at Tatoi, on the outskirts of Athens, is still raging in the forest in which the roval chateau stood. A Havas dispatch from Athens says it is feared the flames will reach the city. Amonur thnsn whn Inst their lives in the fire were Colonel de 1 Parta, of the engineers; M. Chryssos pathis, the head of the roval secret service and 20 soldiers.