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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1914)
GERMANS ASHORE MOWED BY FLEET Battle Rages on Yser, Aided by Allies' Battleships. Superiority of French Artillery Is Shown by Interruptions of Enemy's Fire. London A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company Monday from Am sterdam says : "The Germans have evacuated Dix mude, but the report that the allies have taken Middelkerkejs untrue.'.' Amsterdam The Sluis, Nether lands, correspondent of the Telegraaf sends the following: "A dispatch says that violent fight ing occurred on the Yser. The fleet's guns are playing havoc in the German ranks. Trains filled with wounded are entering Bruges. Most of these trains proceed eastward. "The allies have not occupied Roul ers, but the fighting is raging between there and Ypres and Dixmude." Paris The following official commu nication was given out in Paris : "From the sea to the Lys we have gained a little ground before Nieuport and St. Georges. "To the east and south of Ypres, where the enemy reinforced his organ izations, defensive artillery battles oc curred and there was slight progress on our part. "From the Lys to the Oise the allied forces have seized a portion of the German trenches in the first line on the front running through Riche bourg, L'A venue and Givenchey 'Lez La Bassee. "To the southeast of Albert the trench captured by us on the 17th near Maricourt and lost on the 18th, was recaptured on the 20th. "In the region of Lihons the Ger mans made two violent attacks for the purpose of retaking the trenches won by us on the 18th. They were re pulsed. ' i "From the Oise to the Argonne the superiority of our artillery continued to be manifested by the interruption of the enemy s fire, the destruction of machine gun shelters and observa tories, and the dispersion of a consid erable number of troops. ' In the Argonne, the forest or ua Grurie, we have repulsed three at tacks, two on Fontaine Madame, an& one at St. Hubert. "Between the Argonne and the Vosges there has been no salient inci dent to report." Co-operation Plan of Scan dinavian Nations Assured Stockholm King Christian, tt Den mark ; King Gustave, of Sweden, and King Haakon) of Norway, who, with their foreign ministers, met in confer ence at Malmoe on Friday and Satur day to formulate a plan to combine their respective interests during the war, reached an agreement on the spe cial Questions raised. The statement is made in an official communication, in substance as follows : "The meeting of the three monarchs was inaugurated Friday with a speech by King Gustave, who alluded to the unanimous desire of the kingdoms of the North to preserve their neutrality and pointed to the desirability of lim ited co-operation between the king - doms as a safeguard to their common interests. Kings Haakon and Chris tian replied, expressing their hope that the conference would have good and happy results for the three peo ples. "The deliberations consolidated the good relations among the three king doms and resulted in an agreement to pursue the co-operation so happily be gun and to arrange, when circum stances should occur, for fresh meet ings between representatives of the three governments." Banker Morgan Is Big ' Loser in Railroad Deal Washington, D. C Financial af- fairs of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad, now in the hands of a receiver for the second time since 1905, were related at length before Commissioner Hall, of the Interstate Commerce commission by Frederick W. Stevens, formerly an official of that line and the Pere Marquette, whose affairs are interwoven with those of the Dayton system. Mr. Stevens appeared as an associate of J. P. Morgan & Co. The burden of his testimony was a statement support ed by many documents involving mil lionB of dollars in stock and bond trans action, that when the late J. P. Mor gan bought the controlling interest of the C. H. & D. for the Erie in 1905 he had no knowledge of the financial re sults of the preceding year to the road. Military Course Wanted. Princeton, N. J. Princeton uni- versity may have course of military instruction during the second term if the plans now under way take definite shape. The movement started with small body of students, who submitted petition to the faculty requesting such a departure. A comimttee of the faculty was appointed, and it announced that if lufficent number of students was behind the movement it would re port favorsbly. Nearly 600 students have signed the paper approving the formation of a military company. NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS. Portland-Hop trading quieted down at all points on the Coast Monday. There Is little or no demand in this state and dealers do not expect busi ness to revive before the first of the month. The New York market is inactive, according to the Waterville Hop Re porter, which says: "We learn of no sales here or in the adjoining towns and little change in the present situation is looked for un til after the holidays. Offers at lower rates have been made, but growers have turned them down. The opinion quite general that the bulk of the growers, having waited thus far to dispose of their crops, will see the thing through." The stockyards had a big run of cattle, sheep and hogs Monday, 88 car loads being unloaded. There was a brisk demand throughout the day. Cattle and sheep were firm and hogs were steady. Three loads of prime steers were sold at $7.50, a quarter better than the ruling price of last week. Other good loads went at $6.75 to $7.35. A load of extra fancy cows was sold at $6.60, out the general market for this class of butcher stock held at $6, About 45 loads of hogs, all told, were disposed of. The top was $7.50, where it closed last week, but the bulk or sales were at $7.45. The strength of mutton prices was shown by the sale of a bunch of choice ewes at $5.70. Other loads were tak en at $5.35 and $5.50. Lambs sold at $7.25 and $7.35. Wheat Bid: Bluestem. $1.24 bush el; forty-fold, $1.23; club, $1.22; red Russian, $1.17; red fife, $1.17. Millfeed Spot prices: Bran, $26 S) 2B.5U per ton; shorts, $28 28.50; roll ed barley, $2829. Corn White, $36 per ton: cracked $27 per ton. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $14 16; grain hay, $1011; alfalfa, $12 13; valley timothy, $1112. Vegetables Cucumbers, hothouse, $1.501.75 dozen; eggplant, 810c pound; peppers, 810c per pound; ar tichokes, 75 85c per dozen; tomatoes. $11.25 per crate; cabbage, lc per pound; beans, 12Vc per pound; cel ery, $3 3.50 per crate; cauliflower, $1(3)1.25 per dozen; sprouts, 8c per pound; head lettuce, $1.75 2 per crt.; pumpkins, lc per pound; squash, IViC per pound. Green Fruits Apples, 60c1.50 per Box; casabas, $1.65 1.75 per crate pears, $11.50; grapes, $3.50 per bar rel; cranberries, $911 per barrel. Potatoes Oregon, 7585c sack Idaho, 90c$1.10; Yakima, 85c$l; sweet potatoes, 22o per pound Onions Oregon, buying price, $1.25 r. o. b. shipping point. Sack Vegetables Carrots, $1.25 per sack; beets, $1.25 per sack; parsnips, $1.25 per sack. Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, case count, 3738c; candled, 4042c storage, 26 30c. Poultry Hens, 1213.c; spring, ll12c; turkeys, dressed, 2122c; live, 17s18c; ducks, I2l5c; geese, ll12c. Butter Creamery, prints, extras, 34c per pound in case lots; c more In less than case lot; cubes, 30c. Veal Fancy, 1212c per pound. Pork Block, 910o per pound Hops 1914 crop, 912c; 1913 crop, nominal. Wool Valley, 1718c; Eastern Or egon, 1520c nominal. Mohair 1914 clip, 27c per pound , tascara Bark Old and new, 4 4c per pound. Cattle Prime steers, $77.50; choice, $6.507; medium, $6.25 6.50; Choice cows, $5.756; medium, $55.50; Heifers, $56.50; . calves, bulls, ?3.504.75; stags, $4.50 Hogs Light, $6.25 7.50; heavy, $5.756.30. Sheep Wethers. $5.256; ev $4.255.70; lambs, $6.257.35. Seattle Continued cold weather has stiffened potato values, and with ex tremely light receipts storage stocks are being drawn upon heavily to sup ply the present demand. It Is an nounced that there will be an advance should the cold weather continue. Local cabbage, charged with frost, is temporarily out of the market, but as soon as softer weather comes the market will be plentifully supplied. Washed carrots have been sent to market from nearby sections for the Christmas trade, but the ground is frozen and this stock has become scarce. Turnips and rutabagas from Washington points are in brisk de mand. Eggs Select ranch, 40c per dozen, Pears Beurre Easter, $1.251.50 per box; Beurre Anjou, $1.501.75 per box; Winter Nellls, $11.25 per box, Dressed Beef Phime beef steers 1212'4c per pound; cows, ll12c per pound; heifers, 12c per pound Dressed Hogs Whole, packing house, 810c per pound. Dressed Spring Lamb 1313V4 per pound. Dressed Mutton 10 10c per lb, Vegetables Artichokes, 35c$lper dozen; Beans, green, 1012'&c per pound; bell peppers, California, 9c per pound; beets, new, $101.25 per sack cabbage, local, $1.25 1.60 per 100 pounds; red lo per pound: celery, 5U75c per dozen; California, $4 per crate; horseradish, 12HO per pound lettuce, local, leaf, 40 50c per crate California, head, $1.501.75 per crate onions, green, 2530c per dozen; Cat irornia, yellow, $1.251.60 per cwt. imported Spanish, $2.60 per crate; Or egon, $1.75 per cwt.; local, $11.25 per cwt.; parsley, 30c per dozen; pea nuts, 6V48o per pound; potatoes White Kivers, car lots, $1315 per ton; Gems, car lots, 1517 per ton Burbanks, $1718 per ton; store price Vi((ti per ton additional; sweets, $2.25 2.50 per cwt; rutabagas, Alaska, $1.75 per sack; Yakima, $1.25 per sack; spinach, local, 75c per crate sprouts, Brussels, 8c per pound squash, local, l2c per pound; tur nips, Yakima, $1.25 per cwt; local white, $11.25 per cwt; Alaska, yel low, $1.75 per cwt; Tomatoes, Califor nia, in lugs, $1.25 1.60 per lug; basket crate, $1 1.10; local hothouse, 50 75c. 0. A. C. Preparing for Farmers' Oregon Agricultural College, Cor- vallis More Oregon farmers and other persons engaged in productive industry than ever assembled before at the Agricultural College Farmers' Week, will be on hand when the next session opens on Febuaray 1. This great mobilization of the industrial interests of the state will not be due to war or other destructive causes, but to the fact that closer and more extended co operation than hitherto characterized these annual gatherings has now been effected. Much of the most important work of the session will be done in groups rather than by individuals and at the same time the previous high standard of special, technical instruc tion and demonstration will be carried Oregon Irrigation Plan Agreed to Washington, D. C. Secretary Lane, after a long conference with Represen tative Sinnott and Senator Chamber lain, expressed his willingness that congress should appropriate, without condition, $450,000 for the construc tion of a government irrigation project Eastern Oregon, and said he pos sibly might favor the appropriation of larger amount, if it should develop that $450,000 would be inadequate. He gave assurance to both members of the Oregon delegation that he would not insist on ' a new appropria tion by the Oregon legislature to match the amount appropriated by con gress. In the course of the conference, Sen ator Chamberlain and Representative Sinnott quoted extensively to Secre tary Lane from official correspondence bearing on the co-operative agreement and insisted that this correspondence, while perhaps not as definite as might be desired, certainly justified the in terpretation that has been placed on it by the people of Oregon. They reviewed negotiations from be ginning to end, and impressed on the Secretary that the government is mor ally obligated to expend in Oregon much more than the amount now in controversy. The secretary would not yield in his personal view of what was intended by the co-operative agreement, and, as sustaining his contention, pointed out that the state at no time co-operated with or even consulted the government about the Tumalo project which it re cently completed. Plans of the state project never were sent to Washington for inspection or approval, nor has the Interior department or Reclamation service been advised from time to time as to the progress made with the state work. Rather, the secretary said, the state has built the Tumalo project as an in dependent state enterprise, and had Governor West and State Engineer Lewis regarded that project as part of the co-operative scheme, he thought they certainly would have advised Crook Boundary Puzzles. Gateway There is much discussion throughout Crook county as to whether it still is intact or whether a portion is Jefferson county. The district judge rendered a decision in favor of the new county but the case has been appealed to the Supreme court. Should the Su preme court uphold the district decis ion, no less than three towns, Metolius, Culver and Madras, are after the tem porary county seat, William Boegli, M. King and Roscoe Gard, the com missioners recently appointed by Gov ernor West, are being besieged by ap peals in behalf of each place. Water Firm lakes Bonds. Marshfield The city of Bandon has concluded the purchase of the water works at that place and the bonds were taken by the owners of the sys tem. The city had difficulty in mar keting the bonds, owing to the strin gency of the money market, although several bonding houses bid for them, but at less than par. The Bandon Water company takes the bonds at $48,000, is allowed $2425 for attor neys' fees, printing of the bonds, and other necessary expenses. The city takes the plant over January 1 and at once will install a city manager. Essay Prizes Awarded. Salem Field Workers Maris and Harrington, of the State department of education, announced that prizes offered by them for the best essays by Bchool children on the exhibit of the school industrial classes at the state fair had been won by Perry Nathan Pickett, of Marion county, and Floyd Thornton, of Union county. Mr. Maris and Mr. Harrington are pleased with the number of essays submitted and because of the excellence of a majority of them found it ( difficult to choose the winners. "Go-to-School" Day Is Set. Monmouth County School Superin tendent Seymour hit set aside a "go to school day," on which all the par ents in the county have been asked to attend the school session to see the work that the pupil? are doing. . Since the visiting of the parents has been encouraged by the county officers a large number have paid visits to the schoolrooms this fall. Later in the term it is planned to have a general "get together" day, when the people of the districts will meet at the school -house and discuss plans for the year. Week Feb. 1 by specialists of the different depart ments of college instruction. Indeed the work of the course will be unlike that of any similar course ever before offered in Oregon. The progressive citizensof the state who will attend will be massed in conven tions, congresses and conferences, and their thoroughly organized and con certed efforts will be brought to bear in the solution of the most pressing agricultural problems. It is impossible to state just how many industrial and social organizations will hold conven tions here at that time, but enough have already been arranged for to make the occasion one of vast im portance in the rapid and harmonious development of the state. by Secretary with government engineers and author ities from time to time, However, after hearing all that Sen ator Chamberlain and Representative Sinnott had to say, Secretary Lane announced his willingness to withdraw the condition he suggested should be attached to the appropriation to be made by congress, and if the irrigation committee, after hearing all the facts, is willing to make an unconditional appropriation of $450,000, or even more, for building a new irrigation project in Eastern Oregon, he will approve that proposal. He will insist, however, that appro priation made be spent on the project found most feasible by engineers of the Reclamation Bervice who have been examining various possible projects in Eastern Oregon, the Tumalo extension among them, That report of engineers has not yet been filed and until it is of record Sec retary Lane will give no intimation as to what project they favor. The sec retary assured his callers that he main tains his view that Oregon has been discriminated against in the past in the distribution of reclamation money and that it should receive its just deserts from this time on. In view of Secretary Lane's state ment to him, Representative Sinnott will ask the secretary to appear before the irrigation committee before its re ports the bill making the appropriation for irrigation projects i for the next fiscal year and will also ask officials of the Reclamation service to appear, for he is confident that when the entire record is laid bare the committee will appropriate not less than $450,000 for some new government project. Before Senator Chamberlain and Representative Sinnott left the depart ment Secretary Lane ' told them ex plicitly that he would not sanction the use of the money he has allotted for any but co-operative work and under the terms of aereement. as he under stands them, but if congress desires to make the appropriation without con dition he then will be willing to drop the co-operative idea, State's Bill Rejected. Salem Declaring that the bill is exorbitant and almost three times larger than it should be, County Judge Bushey announced that the county would not pay the $1578 asked by the state auditing department for auditing the books of the county departments "We had the books exported several years ago for $550," continued the judge, "and that is all the job is worth." J. G. Moore, county treas urer, who, according to the report of the State department, had a shortage of $116 in his accounts at the time of the examination, declared that there was never a shortage, Fortune Left Catholics. Marshfield By the will of John Golden, who died recently in Marsh field, Portland and nearby Catholic In stitutions are bequeathed between $20,000 and $25,000. Mother Agnes, of the St. Agnes Baby Home, of Port land, is made executrix without bond, The bulk of the estate is to go to the Baby Home, to the Girls' Orphan asylum at Oswego, to the Boys Cath olic Orphanage at Beaverton, to tho Mount St. Joseph Home for the Aged in Portland, and to the Mary Home for Young Girls at Portland. Mrs. Mar caret Kennedy, of Bandon, a sister of Mr. Golden, is provided for at $20 month, in the event she is ever help less. West May Visit Belgium. Salem Governor West may go to Belgium. He was Invited Thursday by the Belgium Relief committee to accompany the relief to the war stricken little country. His answer was as follows: "While it is going to be rather difficult for me to adjust my affairs so as to meet this situation, I feel it my duty to respond. However, I will endeavor to give the committee a definite answer within the next few days." The invitation was signed by Samuel Hill, Octave Coffin, C. Henry Labbe and Joseph Van Homissen. Farmers Fear Freezeout. Pendleton Though nearly 100,000 bushels of club wheat have been sold in Pendleton during the past few days at $1.10 a bushel, the highest price ever paid here, local growers of grai are far from Llppv. The continued cold weather, with the absence of either snow or rain, is responsible for their depressed state of mind, and many of them already have visions of being compelled to reseed their ground in the spring with seed wheat worth anywhere from $1.60 to $2 bushel, The Raiment ' V x? AN altogether charming bridal gown, following no special dictates of the present mode and independent of some traditions, is shown here. It is fashioned to suit the bride along con servative lines which cannot be said to belong to this or that date, but is In good style. This handsome costume is rather simple in design, with trained skirt of heavy white satin cut plain and fol lowing vaguely the contour of the fig ure. It hangs from the normal waist line and glories In an ample train of the rich and shimmering fabric. A full underbodice of chiffon makes the loveliest of foundations for the sim ple bodice of lace draped over it. The lace is shirred into slight fullness at the shoulder seams and the bodice closes surplice-fashion at the front. This arrangement makes a "V-shaped opening at the back as well as at the throat, which is outlined with soft folds of tulle. The sleeves are set in .and reach New Ostrich Millinery Trimmings 0 V. , V. IN AN authoritative display of fino hats It Is stronEly evident tliut the Insistent demand for fancy ostrich, in stead of ostrich plumes, dominates tho minds of designers. Ostrich In new forms, in fanciful montures, and in what Is generally classed as "fancy ostrich," is used on nine out of ten ostrlch-feather-trlmmed hats. And on the tenth hat, If plumes are used, they are mounted In odd ways. Three fashionable turbans are shown here In which fancy ostrich ap pears as the trimming. They are of velvet and are excellent types of hats that are suited to gcnoral wear, for the velvet turban and the fancy feather figure In all sorts of hats. An odd shape appears at the right, covered with black velvet. The crown overlaps the brim, forming a ridge about the bat A fringe of white ostrich, In which the flues are only a little curled, falls from underneath the overlapping crown and covers the brim to the edge. The brim curves outward, forming a bonnet-like setting for the face, and Is faced with silk. A very tall single plume like a long, broad quill, is mounted at the side. Its extreme height Is characteristic of the standing trimmings on smart mil linery for this season. Another odd new feature in this turban Is furnished by the band of narrow groRgraln rib bon which Is drawn about the hat over the top of the ostrich fringe. The stem nt the standing plume li bidden of the Bride halfway to the elbow on the uppet arm, falling somewhat lower at the underarm. The lace of the bodice It repeated in an overdrapery. Parting at the waist line in front it slopes to ward the back where it falls about half the length of the figi're. There Is a long tulle veil, falling from under a very up-to-date cap ol point lace. This Is a novel method lot placing the bridal veil, and gives the bride an opportunity to Indulge In that ancient superstition which at tributes good luck to her who weart something that bus been worn before) The little cap may be made of old laca It is shaped on a foundution of fin Bilk-covered .wire. The arms are almost covered bj long kid gloves. A regulation bouquet of brides', roses and lilies of the val ley and a strand of pearls about the neck are concessions to customs thai cannot be improved upon in the rat ment of the bride. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. ( under a series of little bows made oj (he same ribbons. A plain velvet t'irbiin with liioYnted crown, at the center of the group, ie IrliuiiHid with a poinpuu of small oh Irirh feathers, having a cluster ol standing feuthcrs springing from It Tho flues are not fluffy, as in the naturul state, but are treated to make them stringy and hairlike. Narrow ribbon is tied about this model, com pleting a useful piece of millinery in a shape that is especially well liked by young girls At the left a hat of snpphire blue velvet Is entirely covered with small ostrich leathers. They are luld side by side flat on the crown lengthwise and overlap about the side crown and nurrow-drooping brim until the hat Is a mass of light flues that aw sparse enough to glimpse the velvet under them. A narrow ostrich quill springs from the front. This Is a captivating model suited to both mature and youthful wearers. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. Velveteen Rest Gowns. Liberty velveteen Is an Ideal mato rial for rest gowu of a comparatively Inexpensive order. In japonlca pink and In all the fashionable shades ot yetlow thlu stuff Is lovely. It looks) well when combined with plaltd chif fon and bordered with narrow bands of Bkunk