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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1916)
ZEPPELIN SMASHED PRESIDENT WILSON ACCEPTS BERLIN'S TAKEN PRISONERS BY GERMANS AT VERDUN NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS; REPLY TO SUBMARINE ULTIMATUM GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS CAP Crew Scattered Along Sea and Land; Two Picked Up. TWENIY-flFTH GERMAN AIRSHIP LOST Hundred Bombs Dropped by Raiders On British Coast Reports of 36 Casualties are Made. London. The Zeppelin L-20 has been completely destroyed and driven ashore on the western side of Hafso Firth, Norway, according to advices from Stavanger. Some of the crew were rescued. It is said the Zeppelin is the twenty-fifth lost since the war began. The Zeppelin L-20 passed north of Sandnaes about 10 o'clock in the morn ing, says a Reuter dspatch from Sta vanger. She was flying at a low alti tude and was in a damaged condition. Five or six men were seen to Jump from the airship. Boats put out to their assistance, and the commander and one seaman were rescued and taken to a hospital. The Zeppelin then was driven over the hilltops against a hillside. Its after-body broke In two and part of it fell to the ground. Some of the crew jumped or were hurled out. The Zeppelin then rose a little and was driven westward, but the bag of the dirigible collapsed in the center and the airship descended rapidly. A torpedo-boat which had been fol lowing along the coast went to its as sistance and rescued three men still in the cabin. A fourth man had jump ed out shortly before. Of the rescued men three officers and two non-commissioned officers were brought ashore; the whereabouts of the rest of the crew is not known The Zeppelin was destroyed and driven ashore on the western side of the Firth, near its outlet to the sea. The Zeppelin air raid on the north east coast of England and southeast coast of Scotland Thursday resulted in 36 casualties. This announcement was made officially. Washington, D. C. A note cabled by Secretary Lansing to Ambassador Gerard Tuesday for delivery to the uciiih iureigii urace lniorms tne Uer- man government that the United States accepts its "declaration of abandonment" of its former submarine policy and now relies upon a scrumi- lous execution of the altered policy to remove the principal danger of an in terruption of the good relations exist ing between the two countries. With this acceptance is couoled formal notice to Germany that the united States cannot for a moment en tertain, much less discuss, a sugges tion that respect by German naval au thorities of the rights of citizens of the United States on the high seas should in the slightest degree be made contingent upon the conduct of any other government affecting the rights of neutrals and noncombatants. This is in reply to the concluding statement in the last German note to the effect that while submarine com manders had been ordered not to Bink peaceful freight or passenger-carrying ships without warning or without saftey for passengers and crew, the German government would reserve to itself complete liberty of decision un less the United States was successful in its efforts to break the British blockade. FOUR LEADERS OF IRISH REVOLT SHOT London. The coalition cabinet has ridden over one more crisis and made what atonement was possible for per mitting rebellion to flame up by drop ping overboard the chief secretary of Ireland, Augustine Birrell, who theor etically was responsible for the con trol of that country. Premier Asquith announced to the house of commons the execution of four of the Sinn Fein leaders and that Sir Roger Casement would be tried with the utmost expedition. He said also that three others of the signers of the "Irish republican proclamation" had been sentenced to terms of three years in prison. The men shot were: Patrick H. Pearce, "provisional pres ident" of Ireland. James Connolly, self-styled "commandant-general of the Irish Republi can army." Thomas Macdonough, close associ ate of Pearce. Thomas J. Clark, former leader In the Fenian conferences. Defamer of Washington Convicted. Tacoma, Wash. Paul R. Hat fer was found guilty of libel and defamation of character when he said that George Washington drank more liquor than was good for him and used occasional profanity. A Jury in the district court so decided after deliberating an hour and 30 minutes. Colonel A. E. Joab brought the charge against Haffer after the latter had written a letter to a newspaper on Washington's birthday, setting forth the alleged delinquencies of the father of his country. Funston to Send Troops on Hot Trail of Mexican Border Outlaws Washington, D. C. Administration officials are still hopeful that effective co-operation between American and Mexican troops to exterminate the band of Mexican outlaws, which raided Glenn Springs, Tex., last Friday night will result from the conference at El Paso between Generals Scott and Obre' gon. In the meantime both at the War and State departments, it was stated officially that General Funston has full authority to send his troops across the border on any hot trail. Secretary Baker conferred with President Wilson Tuesday evening, but he said later there had been no devel opements in the situation. He declined to discuss what steps had been taken by General Funston of what recom mendations he had made. Officials would not comment on bor der advices saying General Funston had repeatedly urged that his forces be strengthened. The question of calling out a portion of the National guard is not under immediate consideration, however, and as the only means of adding materially to the border guard would be to employ coast artillery troops as infantry for that purpose, there is nothing to indicate that Gen eral Funston's force is to be increased. Senator Borah issued a statement urging that additional troops be or dered to the border, and that any man or party in Mexico which sought to embarrass the task of protecting American interests be treated as an enemy of the country. German Consul Indicted for Procuring False Passport New York Carl A. Luderitz, Ger man consul at Baltimore, Md., was in dicted by the Federal grand jury here Tuesday, charged with procuring a false passport for Horst von der Golz, confessed spy. Another indictment was handed down charging Wolfe von Igel, former secretary of Captain Franz von Papen, recalled German military attache; Dr. Walter D, Schelle, already indicted in the alleged "fire bomb" plot, and Gustave Stein berg, alleged aide of Franz von Rinte- len, German agent, with conspiring to falsify a ship's manifest in sending a cargo of lubricating oil to Germany. The indictment against Luder itz charges that he obtained a passport for Von der Goltz in the name of Bridgeman W. Taylor from the Secre tary of State at Washington on Au gust 24, 1914, and that on October 2 of the same year the passport was vised by the Italian consul general here. Portland. Wheat Bluestem. $1.03; forty-fold, 93c; club, 92c; red fife, 93c;. red Russian, 92c. Oats No. 1 white feed, $26.25. Barley No. 1 feed, $27: bran, $22: shorts, $24. Hops 1915 crop, 1012c; 1916 con tracts, 10 12c. Hides Salted hides, 25 pounds and up, 16c; salted stags, 50 pounds and up, 12c; salted kid, 15 pounds to 25 pounds, 17c; salted calf up to 15 pounds, 22c; green hides, 50 pounds and up, 14c; green stags, 50 pounds and up, 10c; green kip, 15 pounds, 17c; dry flint hides, 28c; dry flint calf, up to 7 pounds, 30c; dry salt hides, 28c. Wool Eastern Oregon, 2127c; valley, 30c. Mohair New clip, 45 50c per lb. Cascara Bark Old and new, 4c per pound. Pelts Dry long-wooled pelts, 20c; dry short-wooled pelts, 16c; dry shear lings, 1025o each; salted shearlings, 15M 25c each; dry goat, long hair, 18c each; dry goat shearlings, 1025c; salted long-wooled pelts, April, $1 25 2.50 each. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $23.50 per ton; alfalfa, old crop, $19.50 21. Millfeed Spot prices: bran, $23.50 per ton; shorts, $26.50 per ton; rolled barley, $31.5032.60. Corn Whole, $36 per ton; cracked, $37 per ton. vegetables Artichokes, 75c per doz en; tomatoes, $3.50 4 per crate; cab bage, $3 3.50 per hundred; garlic, 10c per pound; peppers, 1720c per pound; eggplant, 2025o per pound; horse radish, 8c per pound; cauli flower, 75c$1.10; lettuce, $1.852.25 per crate; cucumbers, $1.251.50 per dozen; spinach, 46c per pound; as paragus, local, 75c$l dozen, $11.25 box; rhubarb, l2c per pound; peas 6c per pound; beans, 8llc per pound; celery, $3.503.75 per crate. Potatoes Jobbing prices: Oregon, $1.251.50; Yaklmas, $1.00 per sack; new California, 5c per pound. Buying price: Oregons, $11.15. , Onions Oregon, $1.351.50 per sk, Texas Bermudas, $1.50 2. Green Fruit Strawberries, $1.25 1.90 per crate; apples, $11.75 per box. Eggs Jobbing prices: Oregon ranch candled, 23c per dozen; uncandled, 2122c per dozen. Poultry Hens, nowise; stags, 13c; broilers, 3035c pound; turkeys, live, 1921c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 2527c; ducks, 1516c; geese, 11c. Butter Extras, prints, prime firsts, 27c; firsts, 26c; cubes, 2425c; butterfat, No. 1, 27c, de livered Portland; No. 2, 25c. Cheese Oregon triplets, Jobbing buying prices, 17c per pound f. o. b. dock Portland; Young Americas, 18c per pound. Veal Fancy, 10llc per pound. Pork Fancy, 11c per pound. Cattle Steers, choice grain and pulp, $8.759; choice hay, $8.508.75; good, $8.158.50; medium, $7.758.15. Cows, choice $7.5008; good, $6.75 7.25; medium, $6.257.25; heifers, $5 8.25; bulls, $2.756; stags, $35.25. Hogs Prime light, $8.909.15; good to prime, $8.508.75; rough heavy, $7.908; pigs and skips, $7.90 8. Sheep Yearlings, $8.2510; weth ers, ewes, ii(g.zt; mniDS $8.2510.50. mVmsYi l fJk(W'A .1: I UM V k': ! --r-Y I J - - k: h-' fi 1 5 l n v , ' in the NO BROTHERLY LOVE FOR HIS This is the first photograph from the German sido showing that many French were taken early fighting at Verdun. The soldiers are shown here marching to the prison camp. , prisoners NOON CHOW ON THE C0RRELIT0S RANCH I I i svu& fit C&f Perclval Was Anxious to Be Forgotten After Listening to Clarice's Treatment of Wlegan. At last he realized that she was really In earnest about rejecting him. "At least," he said sadly, "at least, love me as a brother." "Yes," she agreed sweetly. "Yes, Perclval, I'll do that. I'll love you always as a brother." At that moment little Wiegan, her kid brother, came into the parlor. "Hey, sis, did ya see me kite any wheres?" he said. "Get out of here, you little hem stitched, devilish, scheming, sneaking brat!" she cried shrilly. "You know you're sneaking around to see what you can see and hear what you can hear! Beat it,, you double-Jointed, cloven-hoofed freak!" Wiegan withdrew. "Clarice," he said, after a thought ful pause. "Perclval," she responded softly. "I've changed my mind," he Bald. "Don't love me as a brother. Just forget me." Detroit Free Press. Some of the boys of the Sixteenth Infantry, United States army, having their midday repast under the trees on the famous Correlitos ranch in Mexico. AUTO TRUCK TRAIN OFF FOR WORK IN MEXICO Draft Bill is Read Once. London The government's military bill for Immediate general compulsion passed its first reading In the house of commons Thursday. Its passage was loudly cheered. Speaking with reference to the provisions of the bill Premier Asquith said that youths reaching the age of 18 would have a months grace to enlist voluntarily. The same exemption had been given as under the original bill. A" special reserve will be formed of men continuing in civil employment, to be available in case of emergency. Standard Oil Doublet. New York. Profits of the Standard Oil company of New York for 1913 were more than double those of the preceding year, according to the an nual statement. Net earnings of $15, 761,663 show an increase of $8,025,749, the surplus increasing from $1,736,000 to $9,761,663 and the total surplus from $16,701,591 to $26,464,254. The total surplus is now more than one third of the company's entire capitalization. Wilson Shares Peanuts. Washington, D. C President Wil son went to the circus Tuesday. Seat ed in the front row, and sharing a bag of peanuts with Secretary McAdoo, he apparently lost nothing of the holiday SDirit of the occasion. A group of clowns found a particularly apprecia tive spectator in the President, who many times laughed heartily. When the party entered the big tent the crowd rose and cheered. As he passed one pf the rings the President took off his hat and laughingly made a motion as if to throw it in. Militia to Get Air Craft. New York The movement to equip the National guard with aeroplanes through public subscriptions has been extended to Indiana, Massachusetts, West Virginia and Oklahoma, it was announced here Tuesday by the Aero Club of Amercia, which inaugurated the plan last fall. The militia of Khode Island, whose $25,000 has been raised, has been au thorized to ogranize an aeronautic section, the club's announcement added. Thirty states have now joined the movement Holding of Oats Raises Price. Not enough oats are offered to keep up with the present demand and the holding back of supplies is slowly but surely forcing up prices. There is a difference of opinion in the trade as to the quantity of oats remaining in the country, Bome dealers declaring that stocks have been reduced to a point much below expectations, while others assert that the unsold supply is heavy and that the carry-over into the new crop will be of record size. Whichever side is right, there is no question as to the bullishness of hold ers, and tneir reiusai to sen nas brought about a stronger market. For prompt delivery, $26.25 was offered at the Merchants' exchange yesterday and $26.75 was asked. The same price was bid for June oats and $27.50 was asked. On the Sound, the demand for oats was stronger than here. A part of the strength of the market Is cred ited to the pending government order The barley market derives much or its strength from California, where continued dry, warm weather is each day lessening the chance of a good crop. Raise Tanbark in Northwest. Efforts are to be made through the co-operation of the Portland chamber of commerce, agricultural college ana John Hall, special representatives of the New Zealand Dominion govern ment in Portland, to develop the cultl vation of wattle bark in Oregon for tanning purposes. The Australian government is con ducting a systematic campaign to fos ter the growing of wattle in New South Wales, because of the scarclty of suitable tan barks. Mr. Hall calls attention to the similarity of the cllm ate in New South Wales to that of Oregon and believes the culture of wattle can be made profitable in this state. mm mmim n .0, Helping Some. 'Please give me something to eat," asked the tramp at the back door. "I haven't anything for' you to eat," replied the up-to-date woman; "but if you'll come in I'll put you next to the electric current, for I read that a theory has been advanced by a French sglentist that electric currents can bo made to take the place of food in sus taining life to a considerable degree." Judged by His Actions, "What do you say to Mr. Twobble when he lingdls In town after office hours?" asked Mrs. Dubwalte. "Oh," replied Mrs. Twobble, "that dependB on what he lingers tor. It Mr. Twobble is exceedingly gay when he comes in and addresses me as 'old girl,' I deliver a short lecture on the evils of intemperance." Plnchot Forces Defeated. Washington, D. C Advocates of the Shields water power bill, pending In congress, won their fight in the Na tional Conservation Congress, when the congress voted to adopt a majority committee report indorsing the meas ure. Gifford Plnchot, who at the last con gress three years ago defeated a pro posal somewhat similar, vainly op posed this action. Charges that the convention was backed by the power interests were made and denied. Movies Get Ezra Meeker. Washington, D. C President Wil son was too busy to say goodbye to Ezra Meeker as he was starting on his trana-contlnental drive to Olympla, Wash. Mr. Meeker and his famous waeon. however, were photographed in front of the White House and then b the movies back of the White House ss he actually began his west ward Journey. $500,000 Is Given Yale. New York A $500,000 bequest to Yale university and two bequests to the New York Presbyterian hospital amounting to $350,000 are contained in the will of the late Charles W, Harkness, Standard Oil company di rector, which was admitted to probate here Tuesday. The document gave no indication as to the total value of the estate. The chief beneficiaries are the widow. Mrs. Mary Warden Hark' ness, and other relatives. Shot Tiksn From Brsln. Sacramento, Cal. Chris Evans, fa mous California ex-highwayman, Tues day submitted to the surgeon's knife at the Sacramento county hospital and a buckshot was removed from the right side of his brain where it had been imbedded during the last 23 years. Despite the seriousness of the operation and his advanced age, Evans is expected to recover. Yakima Wool Selling Freely. North Yakima, Wash. Yakima wool sales reported this week include 50,000 pounds by Pete A. Gore, 35,000 pounds by Lewis Schneider, 50,000 pounds by George Jackson, and 25,000 pounds by William Wilson, all to Alex Living stone of the American Woolen Mills; 18,000 pounds by Ernest Berg, 18,000 pounds by Pavlo Lavabe and 20,000 pounds by John Davln, all to Isldor Koshland, of Portland. The prices are withheld, but are said to be 18 to 25 cents. Shearing is nearly completed here and begins in KittitaB county May 15 Dalles Clip Consigned Wool shearing is now, under way in the vicinity of The Dalles and the shearers are also beginning work in the Deschutes country. The first large clip from The Dalles, the Ketcham clip, of 40,000 pounds, has been re ceived by the Portland Wool Ware house company. There has been much work done around Echo. Willamette valley growers have also begun to re move the fleeces from their sheep, ana before the week is over valley shearing will be general. But little valley wool has changed hands yet. The general price asked by growers is 35 cents. Yakima Hops are Sold. George Kerr, of North Yakima, sold 100 bales of 1915 hops at 11 cents This was the only transaction reported in the spot market on the coast. It is said there is a lair demana lor con tracts at the prices lately paid. Auto truck train No. 2 about to leave Columbus, N. M., to carry supplies to the troops pursuing Villa. LIEUT. WALTER G. KILNER BULGARIAN KING VISITS HIS ALLIES ? "V"' r I 7! W i tt4 f , r -rc- 1 : I 555TK rtr r rv r . That's Different. Mr. Bacon ThlB paper says that it is estimated that $10,000,000 worth of gold is destroyed annually by a Chi nese custom of burning small pieces of gold leaf on certain anniversaries. Mrs. Bacon And yet on the anni versary of my birthday you never seem willing to burn a nickel. Surely. Bacon Somebody says that the man who doesn't smoke or drink 1b a sore trial to the doctorB. They don't know what to tell him he will have to give up. Egbert Why, the doctor can tell him to give up two dollars easy enough, can't he? Very True. "Isn't It strange why people don't live as long now as they used to In the old days?" "No; nothing strange about it. Provi sions are so high now that nobody can afford to live long -at the current prices." One of tho most expert of Hie avia tors In Captain Koulois' squadron lu Mexico is First Lieutenant Walter U. Kilncr. Seemed So. 'I see that the average man con sumes one ton of solid and liquid nour ishment In a year," said the boarder with the red necktie. "Well," replied the woman who kept the house, "I'm quite sure my man joarders are away above the average." King of liulRartu (1), his prime milliliter, Kadoslavow (4(, Archduke Frederic (2), ami General Jckow (3), on a vltilt to tie Austrian headquarters. This photograph, J'int rofnlvod In Amnrlcn, hIiowb tho Archduko Frederic meeting tho king of Bulgaria at tho trulu and escorting him to the heda-quarters. Knew What He Needed. 'What you want, sir," said the ton- sorlal artist, as he ran bis lingers through the few remaining hairs on the pate of a customer, "is a bottlo of our hair grower." "What I need," rejoined tho custom er, "Is a divorce. See?" And being a married man himself, the t. a. said no more. Happy Childhood. In tho man whose childhood has known caresses there is always a fiber of memory that can be touched to gentlo Issues. George Eliot. Otherwise Engaged. "1 used to think I'd like to make a name for myBelf," said Mr. Chuggins. "Then I got IntereBted in an automo bile." "What difference did that make?" "Hadn't time to think about names. Was doing well enough to keep track of my numbers," WORTH KN0WIM3 On the basis of the last stnlistlcfl, thore are 78,900 deaths duo to cancer annually In the United States. The mortnllty rate lias steadily Increased from 63 per 100,000 pollution In l'JOO to 78.9 In 1913. Two-thirds water and one-third Bollds is the composition of the hu man body. Mankind at lurge UBes In the neigh borhood of 47,000,000,000 pounds ot. meat per year. While much attention has been re cently given to the subject of accident prevention, yet accidents cauHO only about one-Bevcnth as much destitution as sickness. More than one hundred tons of pot BBh are waBtod in dlstlllorles In the United States in fermenting molasses and a New Orleans company will en deaver to obtain a fertilizer from Its waste product. In a Minnesota town, when an ex-m-essman's horse was Blck a motorcy cle was hitched between the shafts of his wagon and pulled it without din.' culty. Of 100,000 words uiiod in personal and business letters tho word "the" heads tho list In frequency, bolng used O.'JM times, according to a recent Investigation. "And" comes next. winner was usea almoBt twice as frequently as "futher" In these let ters, and "good" was used eight times as often as "pretty." In Germany there has been patent cd a process for converting water Into hydrogen peroxide by the use of chem Icals which are recovered afterward for further use. Hunger (Maine) druggists report the receipt of certain lines of goods which are produced In Germany. They were Bhlppcd by the way of Turkey and Asia to China and from there to the United Stutes. Ity the time they reached Hungor they hnd almost com plotod the circuit of the earth. The phraBe, "There Is a string to that," is said to have originated on board a becalmed Balling ship. When provisions ran low each man fastened a piece of string to his last chunk of meat, swallowed It to appease hunger, and promptly pulled It up again foi future reference. NOT NOTICEABLE. De Laze Well, I think 1 must be moving. Miss Bordwon Perhaps so, but tt is not perceptible. Her Reason. "Is it because she lacks nerve that she declines to wear her dresses decol lete!" "Oh, no! Quits the contrary! She really has too much backbone!" Beit Remedy. Tramp Lady, I'm suffering from In digestion. Lady ot House What can I do for you? Tramp Gimme something to digest. The Nesdfui. Promoter I'd like to combine all the bakeries in this town, but I lack one thing. Interviewer What's that? Promoter The dough. . . '