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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1914)
ITALIAN FORCES TAKE AVLONA Precautions Taken to Forestall Reign of Anarchy. Turkish Ruler Loses Hold on Pop ulaceScarcity of Provision Accentuates Crisis. Rome Italy Saturday occupied Av lona, the Albanian seaport. It is semi officially announced that this action implies no purpose on the part of Italy to occupy interior points, but is merely intended to prevent anarchy on the op posite coast of the Adriatic, which is but a few hours from Italian territory. Several districts of Albania are in a state of rebellion against any author ity, Essad Pasha, the Turkish ruler, apparently having lost his hold on the people. The semi-official announcement says that the only object of occupation is to cut short constant annoyances from open or concealed enemies, besides holding up Italian interests, namely, not to allow Avlona to fall into the hands of any naval power. It is understood that the Italian gov ernment intends to safeguard these political, commercial and ethnograph ical interests without arrogance, but without weakness and also without being distracted from the graver issues arising from the European con flict. For some time the situation in Al bania has again been grave; Several districts have rebelled altogether against any authority and have become prey to the worst form of anarchy. Conditions have been rendered more grave by famine. The scarcity of food has been brought about through the absolute isolation of Albania owing to the state of war existing on the Adriatic, while Albania is bounded by two belligerent countries, Servia and Montenegro, which, together with Aus tria, have absorbed all available pro visions which Albania had stored. The price of food has increased 210 per cent, and in addition the quality of cereals is bad, causing serious epidem ics. Especially in the interior discontent reached such proportions that Essad Pasha lost all power. He saw his ad herents gradually vanish, bis troops become reduced to a few thousand. Even the people of his birthplace, Ti rana, always his stronghold, rebelled, killing his friends and sacking and burning his residence. Essad, feeling unsafe at Durazzo, went to Krola (Akhissar) hoping there to rally suffi cient troops to defeat his enemies. Dozen Prisoners Walk Free at Walla Walla Walla Walla, Wash. A real Christ mas tree with remembrances for every convict made Christmas a notable oc casion at the penitentiary. The gaily decorated tree was in the chapel, where the exercises were held, and each prisoner was given a bag of pea nuts and popcorn and an orange. In addition he had his fill at a chicken dinner and listened to a program of songs, recitations and talks with band music interspersed. Convicts also received presents of reading matter, food, etc., from friends and relatives all over the state, it being probably the most elaborate Christmas ever passed at the prison. Papers arrived for 14 prisoners and 12 of them were released. The others were in the hospital or waiting to hear from relatives who agreed to send them money. While there were a to tal of 35 paroles, pardons and releases, most of the men were at road camps. The list included some final releases for men on parole. One Ostrich Meal for 1500. Los Angeles One baby ostrich, five months old and weighing more than 100 pounds dressed, was the piece de resistance at the Y. M. C. A. cafeteria for Christmas dinner, and 1500 persons were served. Each of the babe's drumsticks weighed 16 pounds. In cooking the bird 125 pounds of dressing was made. This was made of 60 pounds of chest nuts, 60 pounds of butter, 26 pounds of onions, 50 pounds of bread, 25 heads of celery and one pound of mixed spices. A special oven six feet square was arranged to roast the gigantic bird. . i let Freezes About Man. Davenport, Wash. Joseph Guerin, long a justice of the peace in this county, is In a precarious condition from accidental confinement in a water tHnk on his place in which he nearly froze to death. Guerin, in attempting to break the ice that covered the tank. which was on a scaffold, broke through and plunged into five feet of icy water. With the water to his mouth he stood for nearly an hour, the temperature hovering below aero, before his calls for help were heard. A farmhand finally rescued him with a ladder. Czar Holds 357,406 Foes. London According to a Petrograd dispatch to Reuter s Telegram com' pany, the number of German prisoners registered U 1140 officers and 131,700 men; the number of Austrian! regis tered is 3166 officers and 221,400 men. The Slav prisoner have asked for Rus sian naturalization to that they may be lent against the Turks. Hobson's "Dry" Resolution Meets Defeat in Home Washington, D. C The Hobson resolution to submit a constitutional amendment for national prohibition to the state legislatures was defeated in the house Wednesday night, 197 mem bers voting for and 189 against it. An affirmative vote of two-thirds was required to adpot the resolution. Party lines were wiped out in the struggle. Democratic Leader Under wood and Republican Leader Mann fought shoulder to shoulder at the head of the forces opposing the resolution. When the vote came, of the 197 stand ing for the resolution, 114 were Demo crats, 68 Republicans and 11 were Progressives and four were Independ-. ent Republicans. Immediately after announcement of the vote, the house adjourned, the crowds which had packed the galleries throughout the prolonged debate dis persing with mingled expressions of regret and jubilation. Prohibition leaders declared that the majority for the resolution had ful filled their expectations, as they had not hoped for a two-thirds vote at this time. Whether a similar resolution pending in the Benate submitted by Senator Sheppard, of Texas, would reach a vote in the senate at this ses sion was not certain. Administration leaders were inclined to believe, how ever, that it would not, in view of the action of the house. Notwithstanding repeated public as sertions that many members of the house would try to dodge a record vote on the issue, the rollcall disclosed a heavy attendance, larger than the av erage throughout the session. On the final vote 386 votes were re corded. To have carried the resolu tion would have required 258 affirma tive votes. It thus failed by 61 votes. It was at the conclusion of one of the most stirring contests of recent days in congress, and following votes on several amendments that the final vote was reached. Representative Hobson had closed the general debate, participated in by all the house lead ers, many of whom were repeatedly cheered by men and women in the crowded galleries. Speaker Clark re peatedly admonished the spectators to maintain order. Although advocates of the Hobson resolution freely predicted that it would receive a majority, vote, many of them, including Mf. Hobson, had conceded at the start that the resolu tion would not receive the two-thirds vote necessary for its adoption. Before the final roll call, Represen tative Hobson presented an amendment, which was adpoted, giving to "the congress and states concurrently" the power to enforce the prohibition by needful legislation. An amendment offered by Represen tative Adamson to give the states ab solute control of prohibition under the proposed prohibition amendment was voted down on a rising vote, 179 to 32. Louisiana Germans Plot to Destroy French Ship New Orleans The arrest here Wednesday night of four Germans is believed by the police to have frus trated a plot to blow up the French steamship Rochambeau. The police confiscated a box containing 75 pounds of dynamite set by clockwork to ex plode six and one-half days hence. The prisoners, two of whom are said by the authorities to have confessed, said they understood the Rochambeau was to sail from New York Saturday. Shipping records, however, show that she left New York December 13, and the police believed the alleged con spirators miscalculated the date of her departure. Two of thoBe arrested con feased, according to the police. The plan, it was said, was to ship the bomb by express consigned to the Rochambeau at New York. It was in tended that the vessel would be blown up after she got to sea. Worry over the prospective loss of innocent lives is believed responsible for discovery of the plot. One of those arrested, Peter Langlaan, when ques tioned by detectives who have been at work on the case for ten days, is said to have told them that while he was willing to blow up a French or English ship he was not willing to see persons not directly connected with the war die. On information given by Langlaan, the police arrested Frank Helon, alias Hans Heller, and held him on a charge of preparing explosives for shipment in violation of the Federal statute. Thaw Ordered to JV. Y. Manchester, N. H There was rea son to believe that the state of New York has taken precautions against any delay In obtaining possession of Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, when the order for his removal to New York for trial on a charge of conspiring to escape from Matteawan prison was received. It is asserted by friends of Thaw that several detectives have since kept a close watch on the Thaw home. In one respect Thaw has changed markedly. He refuses abso lutely to talk about his case. Filibuster Is Destroyed. Brownsville, Tex A filibustering party from Texas was "met and com pletely destroyed" by Carrania troop opposite .apata, Tex., near here, De cember 20, according to a message re ceived by the Carranza commander at Matamoras, Mexico, The message said a dozen horses, 60 rifles and 2000 rounds of ammunition were captured. IFLOODS DAMAGE SOUTHERN STATE Arizona Submerged by Week's Continual Rainfall. Many Homes Swept Awaylhree Known DeadRanch Folk Marooned in Trees. Tucson, Ariz. Floods, the result of a week of practically unbroken rain fall, inflicted severe damage on nearly the entire area of the state lying be tween Phoenix and the Mexican bor der. Three persons, so far as known Thursday, have lost their lives; live stock by hundreds of head has been drowned ; ranch houses and city resi dences wrecked or washed away by torrents roaring through what are normally dry arroyos, and traffic by rail, highway and wire either has been badly crippled or completely suspended. A Southern Pacific train loaded with passengers still is marooned some where near Nogales. Floods com pletely surround it. The most serious damage seems to have been suffered in that part of the Santa Cruz valley lying 30 miles south of here. The Santa Cruz river, swol len by the almost continuous rain of the past seven days, attained a width of more than 1J miles and the crest of the flood, after sweeping through Amado and the farming region round about, reached Tucson, wiping out bridges and houses and threatening to work further destruction. Dozens of ranch dwellings were de stroyed in the vicinity of Amado. Two Mexicans were drowned there after they had hung in the branches of trees for hours awaiting rescue. A United States soldier was reported to have been drowned in a big wash at Naco. An open cut a mile long, containing 19 centrifugal pumps and other ma chinery costing $500,000, which served the Tucson Farms company project, went under water. Poles coming down the river a little later indicated that the power lines had been destroyed. At Bisbee floods tore through the deep canyons between the mountains and inundated portions of the business section. Gangs of city workmen were engaged there digging and Bcraping away a three-foot layer of sand depos ited on the main streets by the flood, which receded almost as rapidly as it came. Americans In Philippines Furnished Riot Ouns Manila A government vessel Thurs day distributed riot guns and ammuni tion to the American civilians on Caragao and Fraile Islands in the bay. One hundred rounds of ammunition and the necessary field equipment have been issued to the soldiers in the Cuar- tel Espana in Manila. Several barrels shipped to Corregi- dor island supposed to contain cement were found to be full of bolos. The native scout officers disarmed their companies and confined them at Cor regidor. The plan waB to free the prisoners by a sudden night attack, to overpower the scant guard, man the gunB and capture the island. The date had been fixed between Christmas and New Years. If nipped, the up rising was to be postponed until March. Leper's Exile Is Costly. St. Louis How a Greek leper, An- astasios Loizos, recently discovered in St. Louis, was taken secretly to New York and put in the isolated ward of a trans-Atlantic liner for deportation at an expense of approximately $1000 to the United States immigration bu reau at St. Louis, became known here Thursday. A special car was engaged at a cost of $500 and permission was obtained from the board of health of every state between St. Louis and New York through which the railrpad runs. A government revenue cutter carried the leper to the ship. Harwich Fears Attack. Harwich A possible German attack on Harwich is indicated by the follow ing notice issued by the mayor of that bnglish seaport: "Although an attack on Harwich is not expected at present and there is no special reason for anx iety, it is considered desirable to noti fy the civilian population that in event of belligerent operations the members of the local emergency committee will direct everyone as to the course to be pursued. All civilians are hereby re quired to act strictly in accordance with such instructions. Pop Is Not Encouraged. Rome Pope Benedict, in addition to continuing his efforts for peace, is trying to obtain -the consent of the belligerent powers to an exchange of war prisoners. The answer to his pro posals thus far received and the diffi culties of various kinds that are being encountered are said to incline the Pontiff to the belief that his initiative will meet with no better success than hit request for a truce at Christmas tide. Kaiser Urges Son, as King. London The Morning Post's Petro grad correspondent says : "Germany is energetically pushing the candidature of Prince Eitel Fred erick for the throne of Hungary, the independence of which is expected to be one result of the war." Prince Eitel Frederick is the second ton of Emperor William. General Scott Ready to Confer With Mexicans Naco, Ariz. General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the United States army, arrived here Monday and at once began an investigation of the Mexican border trouble here, which has resulted in the killing of five per sons and the wounding of 47 by Mexi can bullets crossing the line during the 10 weeks' siege of Naco, Sonora. General Scott began a series of con versations with persons informed on Mexican affairs and also with those in touch with General Hill, the Carranza commander entrenched in Naco, Sonora, and Governor Maytorena, the Villa besieger. This investigation is preliminary to cbnferences General Scott expects to hold with Hill and Maytorena in an effort to secure some agreement which will eliminate further Mexican fighting along the border. It is recognized that, whatever care the Mexican factions might exercise not to fire into the United States, stray bullets would continue to fall here, either through bad marksman ship or individual disobedience of or ders. General Scott's peace conference will be held with an army of 4700 men, under command of Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss, encamped op posite the Mexican battleground. The American army forces now consist of the Eleventh, Eighteenth and Twenty-second Infantry, 10 troops each of the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry, and three batteries each of the Fifth and Sixth Field Artillery. ThiB is a force greater than the combined forces of the two Mexican camps, with artillery also superior to that of the Mexicans. Maytorena Will Withdraw. Washington, D. C Consular Agent Carothers telegraphed the State de partment Monday that Governor May torena, commanding the Villa forces besieging General Hill's garrison at Naco, Sonora, was preparing to with draw his troops to a point 10 or 12 miles from the border to eliminate the possibility of firing into American ter ritory. This move has been awaited by offi cials here Bince Provisional President Gutierrez announced that he had di rected Maytorena to abandon the at teck on Naco unless the operations could be carried on without sending bullets across the international line. Brigadier General Bliss, in com mand of the artillery, infantry and cavalry concentrated about Naco, Ariz., to enforce the American gov ernment's demand that firing across the line cease, reported earlier in the day that Maytorena apparently had withdrawn. Congress Will Consider , Mail Department Reforms Washington, D. C After Several days of hot words, which culminated in an exchange of invitations to per sonal combat between Representatives Heftin, of Alabama, and Moon, of Tennessee, the house adopted a special rule to consider legislation for reforms demanded by the Postoffice department in connection with the annual postal appropriation bill. A defection of Democrats from the leaders defeated a similar rule, which provided for consideration of amend ments decreasing postmasters' salar ies, the elimination of assistant post masters, experimental substitution of contract service for the rural delivery service, increased salaries for rural carriers, changes in the compensation paid railroads for carrying the mails and other reorganization plans for the department. The rule was passed late Tuesday with the provisions for cutting post masters' salaries, abolishing assistant postmasters and the rural service sub stitution scheme eliminated. A speech by Representative Moon following the defeat of the original rule, in which he intimated that some "railroad influence" had operated to shift Democratic voteB, caused bitter debate. Kaiser Reports Victory. Karlsruhe, via Berlin, to London Grand Duchess LouiBe, of Baden, has received the following telegram from Emperor William: "Field Marshal von Hir.denberg has just reported that the Russian army, after desperate fighting, retreats and is being pursued along the entire front. It is evident that the Lord aided our heroic troops. To Him alone iB due the honors. Emperor William thanked in a tele gram the Fourteenth army corps, which particpated prominently in the fighting, Cotton Mills Reopen. Lowell, Mass. Orders were given by which the machinery of the Tre- mont and Suffolk cotton mills will be run 24 hours a day, beginning imme diately. This applies particularly to the weaving department. About 2400 employes will be hired on the extra or ders. An expected demand for fabrics early in the year is given as the reason for the increase in production.' Allies' Yser Loss 215.000. Berlin, via The Hague and London The Neusten Nachrichten prints a Brussels dispatch estimating the losses of the allies in the Yser campaign at 216,000 up to December 12. This total is made up of 60,000 Belgians, 80,000 British and 75,000 French. Kaiser Is Again at Front London A dispatch to Reuter's Tele gram company from Amsterdam says "The German emperor has completely recovered and has returned to the front, according to an announcement from the Berlin main headquarter." MARKETING 'FARM TIMBER AT A PROFIT ,r A Portable Sawmill Used for Converting Woodlot Timber Into Switch Ties, Which Are Extra Long The By-Product of Such Ties in the Form of Slabs and Edgings, With Some Boards, Can Bo Utilized for Lumber. Near Dubuque, Iowa. (Prepared bj the United Btatea Depart ment of Agriculture.) It is said to be true that the farmer is generally at the mercy of the tim ber buyer when it comes to a ques tion of disposing of the products of the farm woodlot, or selling the tim ber from land which should be cleared. Farm economists have stated that the average farmer knows far less about the value of his tim ber crop than about any other asset of the farm, and instances in which timber speculators have fleeced the farmer can be multiplied Indefinitely. The department of agriculture is now gathering material which Is in tended to help the farmer to market his wood at a profit, and Is partlcu- A Typical Small Portable Sawmill, Cutting About 4,000 Board Feet of Lumber a Day Located Near Cumberland, Tenn. larly seeking opportunities to bring about co-operation among farmers so that a whole community by Belling Its timber at one time may secure a better price and a better market than by selling individually and without full consideration of the value of their lumber. An example of what might be ac complished is furnished by a farmer living near Millersburg, Holmes coun ty, Ohio. He was offered $300 for the timber In his woodlot, but refused to A Portable Sawmill In West Virginia Owned by Three Farmer Who Do Their Own Cutting, Hauling, Saw ing and Selling, Working Only In the Afternoon it Capacity I About 3,000 Board Feet a Day, Cut ting Mainly Hemlock, With Soma White Ash. sell the hickory at any price, and was then offered $300 for the wood exclu sive of the hickory. This offer set him to thinking and ai a result he engaged a neighbor, who owned a portable sawmill, to do the sawing whlle he and hi two son cut the trees and hauled the logs. He then sold lumber and railroad ties, for both of which there was a standard price In the community. Because of sickness and a consequent Inability to supervise the last part of the log- flog be old a small remaining part "I (S9 stasdi&c tmber to the man I II, J who owned the portable mill, and after the transaction was complete the account stood as follows: Received from lumber, 40,000 board feet at $16 a thousand, $640; from 1,780 ties, ranging from 75 cents apiece for a few culls, $971 stumpage sold at an average price of $9 per thou Band feet, $130; and black walnut boards, 1,150 feet, at $60 per thou sand, $69, making a gross return of $1,810. The sawing cost him $160 for tho lumber, and $445 for the ties. The rate of wages for the farmer and his sons and the farm teams was calcu lated at $2.50 a thousand for the log ging and $2 a thousand board feet for the hauling, or $445 for both opera- A Small Portable Sawmill, Working Up Hardwood Lumber, Principally Oak and Hickory, In Ohio, tions. The total cost, allowing for these good wages for himself, his sons and his teams In the winter time when they might otherwise have been idle, was $1,060, making a clear gain of $760. In the meantime he has all his hickory, which Is increasing in vol ume and also In value, because hick ory timber is getting scarcer. The $760 gain may be arbitrarily divided into $500 for the stumpage, Instead of the $300 first offered, and an addi tional $260 profit on the transaction. AVOID DISEASES OF POULTRY Cholera and Other Bowel Troubles May Be Prevented by Giving Gin ger and Soda in Milk. Where milk Is fed regularly to the chickens, a teaspoonful of ginger and soda added to each gallon everv third or fourth day will prevent cholera or other bowel troubles. Stir the mix ture until thoroughly dissolved, before reeding. Tills is very easily nreDared. and will keep their digestive organs toned and sweetened. When fattening fowls, skim-milk should ba used to mix the mash. They like It better, and in this way are induced to eat just as much more as the milk, while serving as moiB ture to wet the mash, is also a hearty rood. The food for young ducks should be mixed with milk, and curdR madn from sour milk are indispensable for young turkeys. Shed for Machinery. When done with the farm machin ery, put it In the shed after a thorough oiling and. the application of paint to the wooden parts If needed. The weak points In many farms Is the lack of sufficient room for tools or Imple ments. It will pay for any farmer to have a special building In which to keep his Implements, machines, wag- r ons, sleds, etc., when not In use. It need not be an expensive one. 8ystemat!x, Farm Work. Being able to systematize the work so that the manure can be hauled out and applied so as not to Interfere with the other work, and at the same time derive the full leneflt, will be found quite an Item, and whichever plan will do this to the best advan tage should be adopted.