NEWS ITEMS
Of General Interest
About Oregon
Many Paroled Men
Make Good Showing
Salem Men paroled from the Ore
gon penitentiary under the plan pur
sued by' the present administration
have more than justified the confidence
placed in them by making good, ac
cording to Joseph Keller, state parole
officer.
With the new system now followed
fn the release of convicts on parole,
they are first provided with employ
ment, and reports made by them to
the parole officer show that during the
last year paroled men earned a total of
$56,614.86. At the present time there
are 326 men on parole. Thirty-one
were recommended by the parole board
to Governor Withycombe for executive
clemency this month. Of this number
26 were recommended for parole. Offi
cer Keller said that he had found work
for nearly all of these prisoners.
Since the passage of the parole law
in 1911, the records show that 711
prisoners have been paroled. The per
centage of parole violations during
this time has been 29, and 25 per cent
during the present administration.
Of the 711 paroled men in the last
six years, 173 have been discharged
after having demonstrated that they
had made good outside the prison. In
the same period 76 parole violators
have been returned to the penitentiary,
and 136 violators were not returned.
Start Building Logging
Road to Timber Tract
Sutherlin Two carloads of railroad
grading machinery arrived in Sutherlin
from Portland Tuesday, and grading
on the Sutherlin line to the Roach com
pany's timber, 15 miles east of here,
will commence at once. The grade
stakes were set during the past week
by a crew of Roseburg engineers.
Workmen are busy establishing a camp
six miles east of town.
The work on the grade to the upper
sawmill site, a distance of eight miles,
will be completed within the next six
weeks. From 25 to 30 teams will be
employed at the outset, and the work
will be under the direct supervision of
the timber company. The engineer
will be sent to the boundary of the
Roach company's 60,000-acre tract im
mediately. From that point the first
logging branch of the road will be
staked into the heart of the best tim
ber an additional six miles, making
the distance from Sutherlin to the first
logging camp to be established a total
of 21 miles.
CARRANZA WILLING TO PROMISE
ENERGETIC WORK AGAINST VILLA
New London, Conn. A promise of
energetic measures by the Carranza
government to destroy Villa and his
troops will be made to the United
States through the Mexican commis
sion soon.
This promise will be supported by
.action, according to the Mexican
agents. Greater energy will be dis
played in the pursuit of Villa and his
bandits, re-enforcements will arrive in
the north and measures in addition to
those taken by the commander of the
Juarez garrison for the protection of
the frontier.
The Mexican commissioners and
General Carranza himself are im
pressed with the imperative necessity
of action which will wipe out of the
American mind the coup d'etat of
Villa at Chihuahua City. . The facts
regarding that even have reached the
joint commission. Breifly they are :
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS;
GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS
This is a snapshot of Carl E. Milli-
ken, the new Republican governor of
Maine, who was elected by 13,000 majority.
Canneries Need Workers.
The Dalles The fruit and vegetable
preserving industries of this city are
badly hampered by the lack of labor.
The companies are not in position to
handle all the output of this vicinity
as a result. The Libby-McNeill
Libby plant is working with only half
a crew, which is all they can muster.
They are busy on Bartlett pears, car
rots and peaches. The Dri-Fresh com'
pany also is working short, suffering
from a labor famine. They are evap
orating peaches, pears and prunes, but
will be unable to handle all that they
wish to.
The commission-houses are over
packed and they are busy shipping to
the outside.
University of Oregon Enters
Class of Large Universities
University of Oregon, Eugene The
university this year is rounding
the turn between the medium-sized and
the large state university. The resi
dence enrollment in liberal arts and
sciences will show a one-eighth in
crease and will reach one thousand for
the year, and this figure, combined
with the enrollment in other depart
ments, will give a total registration of
about nineteen hundred. The univer
sity will thus be in the upper half of
the fortv-eieht state universities in
point of attendance.
The increase of attendance during
hard times is due to the improved
standards which are keeping Oregon
students at home and to new work
offered in commerce, journalism, and
other departments.
Power Plant Proposed.
Klamath Falls The waters of Link
river within the city of Klamath Falls
are to be used and a mammoth dam
constructed across the head of the riv-
er, according to plans of the United
States reclamation service. This Is to
be accomplished by leasing the right
on the river.
The reclamation service has been
dannine for the development of the
vast water power now going to waste,
but, on account of lack of appropria
tion, the Brovernment is unable to do
the work itself.
Tygh Valley Fair Success.
The Dalles The Tygh Valley Fair
came to a close Friday, ending in
grand ball. Fully 1000 patrons .were
on the grounds each day. The racing
program was excellent and included
several good size purses. Thursday
was The Dalles day and about 30 autos
from The Dalles were there.
The stock show drew an Immense
crowd and the fact that the section can
raise fine blooded stock was proved by
the number of thoroughbreds exhib
ited. The School Fair was a special
New Maine Governor.
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Portland Wheat Bluestem, $1.32
per bushel; fortyfold, $1.28; club,
$1.26; red fife, $1.27; red Russian,
$1.24.
Flour Patents, $6.60; straights, $6
6.40; exports, $6; valley, $6.20;
whole wheat, $6.80; graham, $6.60.
Millfeed Spot prices: Bran, $23
per ton; shorts, $Zt; rolled barley,
$35.5036.50.
Corn Whole, $42 per ton; cracked,
$43.
Hay Producers prices: Timothy,
Eastern Oregon, $16.5018 per ton;
timothy, valley, $15 16; alfalfa,
$14.50 15.50; wheat hay, $13.50
14.50; oat and vetch, $13 13.60;
cheat, $12; clover, $12.
Butter Cubes, extras, 29c per
pound. Jobbing prices: Prints, ex
tras, 32J34c; butterfat, No. 1, 31c;
No. 2, 29c, Portland.
Eggs Oregon ranch, current re
ceipts, 30c per dozen; Oregon ranch,
candled, 32c; selects, 3435c.
Poultry Hens, 1415c per pound;
broilers, 17c; turkeys, live, 2324c;
ducks, 1216c; geese, 10llc.
Veal Fancy, 12J131c per pound.
Pork Fancy, 124c per pound.
Vegetables Artichokes, 75c$l per
dozen; tomatoes, 3040c per crate;
cabbage, $1.35 per hundred; peppers,
45c per pound; eggplant, 66c; let
tuce, 2025c per dozen; cucumbers.
2550c per box; celery, 6075c per
dozen; corn, 1025c.
Potatoes New, 90cl per hundred;
sweets, 23c per pound.
Onions Oregon buying price, $1.35
country points.
Green Fruits Apples, new, 75c
$1.40 per box; cantaloupes, 60c$1.35
per crate; peaches, 4065c per box;
watermelons, lc per pound; plums, 75c
$1 per box; pears, 75c $1.50;
grapes, 90c$1.36; casabas, lgc per
pound.
Hops 1915 crop, nominal; 1916
contracts, 89c per pound; fuggles,
12c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, fine, 2326c
per pound; coarse, 3U32c; valley,
3032c.
Cattle Steers, prime, $6.50 7;
good, $66.50; common to fair, $5
5.50; cows, choice, $55.60; medium
to good, $4.505; ordinary to fair, $4
4.50; heifers, $45.75; bulls, $3
4.25; calves, $36.
Hogs Prime, $9.509.80; good to
prime mixed, $9.60 9.65; rough
heavy, $8.759.25; pigs and skips,
$8.258.75.
Sheep Lambs, $5.50 8.50; year
ling wethers, $5.506; ewes, $3.60
6.60.
RUSSIANS MARCHING THROUGH SALONIKI
Agents of Villa tampered with the
soldiers guarding the penitentiary and
two other public buildings in Chi
huahua. Taking advantage of the
public holiday, when General Trevino
and his officers were feasting, the Vil
li stag attacked the town, and the dis
affected troops within promptly joined
them. General Trevino and those
who remained loyal fled to neighboring
hills and opened fire. Villla s men,
after looting and seizing government
property, including munitions, retreat
ed without pursuit, the disaffected sol
diers accompanying them. Thereupon
Trevino reoccupied the town.
That Trevino will be permitted to
remain in command, in view of what
happened, is doubted by the Mexicans,
From a military point of view, he
acted properly when he withdrew with
his loyal officers and men to the hills
instead of seeking to fight in the
Btreets, but he is criticised for his
lack of information as to the state of
feeling among the garrisons of the
public buildings and for the failure to
pursue his retreatnig foes.
Autumn Rains Check Battles;
Six Weeks' lull is Expected
Vienna The unusually early setting
in of autumn has caused a slowing
down in the operations in Transly-
vania, where the higher points are al
ready covered with four feet of snow.
Torrential rains on all the fronts
where the Austro-Hungarians are en
gaged have converted the battlefields
into quagmires, and the indications are
that a long lull in offensive movements
is coming, although the freezing of
the ground would improve conditions.
Those who had hoped that a decision
would come before the advent of win
ter now see that newer and greater
offensives next spring are inevitable,
Military authorities here also believe
that a veritable struggle of giants will
come with the new spring.
It is expected the present situation
will prevail for about six weeks. Such
a lull, military critics here believe,
offers an opportunity for the concen
tration of troops of the central powers
by railroad against Roumania, which
has vast stores of food and petroleum.
Meanwhile the forces of the central
powers in Dobrudja have shortened
their front from 160 to 90 kiometers,
which is an advantage in the present
state of weather.
Walla Walla Growers Sell
Wheat in Shaky Market
Walla Walla In the past few days
farmers have sold about 100,000 bush
els of wheat at about $1.20 for club
and $1.28 for Turkey red. The actions
of the grain market have alarmed
some of the growers, who sold at 10
cents less than they could have ob
tained a few days ago.
Alex Wray and J. E. Berryman Bold
22,000 bushels of choice bluestem at
top prices, and G, Schwenk Bold 7000
bushels. There were numerous small
lots sold.
Winter bluestem, sown in the light
land section 12 miles north of Touchet,
yielded 25 bushels to the acre, while
Turkey red, sown under the same con
ditions, yielded but 22, according to
reports made to County Agriculturist
U. V. Fatton, who has been experi
menting with different grains.
Henry Vincent, one of the big Eure
ka flat ranchers, has just completed
the harvest of 116,000 bushels of
wheat.
Brief Session Expected.
Berlin The coming session of the
Reichstag is likely to be brief, in the
belief of political circles, if the legis
lators have decided to create the much
urged imperial war council, which is
to be composed of representatives of
all the parties and is to operate with
the government in handling matters
of foreign policy as well as internal
affairs. The most important subject
of consideration will be necessary
economic measures, which are expect
ed to lead to an extended discussion,
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Kussiun troops marching through the streets of Sulo likl, where they arrived recently to Join the forces of the
other entente allies for a great offensive against the Teutons and Bulgars.
VICTORIOUS ITALIANS ENTERING GORITZ
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This is the first photograph of the victorious Italian forces entering Gorltz.
PAYING HOMAGE TO VON HINDENBURG I prince Leopold of bavaria
Apples Sell for $2.10 a Box.
Wenatchee The Rock Island unit
that employed G. M. H. Wagner &
Sons as selling agent has received re
turns on the firBt two cars of winter
bananas shipped. The cars were sold
on the Chicago market and netted the
unit $2.10 for extra fancy. $1.60 for
fancy and $1.20 for C grade on one car
and $2 for extra fancy and $1.60 for
fancy on the second car. The second
car was shipped one month ago. The
Rock Island district, almost without
exception, always ships the first
Btraight car of winter bananas every
year and usually receives top prices,
Direct from Rochester, the market
center of New York apple district, F,
E. Thorn, representative of Kimball
Brothers of New York, brings the
news that the apple crop of the Empire
Btate is of poor quality and will have a
large percentage of culls. Virginia
presents the opposite situation. It
has the largest and best quality crop
in its history. The orchards in the
Shenandoah valley and Cumberland
valley are loaded with fine fruit.
Klamath Wants Grazing Toll.
Klamath Falls, Or. A movement
to secure for Klamath county the taxes
said to be due it for the grazing of
transient livestock within its bounda
ries has been started here by the
Klamath Commercial club. The club
is compiling data concerning the
amount of such stock grazed in Kla
math county during the season of
1916. The state law provides that
owners of livestock grazed in coun
ties in which the owners of the stock
do not reside are liable for a tax on
this stock.
Western Washington Hops Sold.
Several hundred bales of new West
ern Washington hops were sold this
week. The two Miller crops, aggre
gating 400 bales, were sold at 9 cents.
and Carl Kohler sold 100 bales at 8
cents. The Gui Olds crop of 90 bales
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eral von Illndenburg, newly appointed chief of staff of the German army,
which stands in one of the principal squares in Berlin. For every nail a
donution Is made to the lied Cross fund.
Faint Praise.
Will Rogers, cowboy, turned repor
ter during the New York performances
of "The Stampede," and wrote long
pieces for Mr. Hearst's Journals. Rog
ers really wrote them he stopped In
at the Astor every evening and dictat
ed them to the youug lady who steuogs
there. Rogers acted Just like a regulur
reporter.
He carried copies of the papor
around vlth him until the next day's
paper came out. When his first story
was published a week ago, Rogers
proudly showed It to a regulur news
paper man and Inquired his opinion.
The newspaper man read It and show
ered praise upon It
"It Is very good, Will," he told him
"very good, Indeed. Quite praise
worthy. I know how It Is I'd prob
ably be an awful joke trying to throw
a rope, too."
Kensington Gardens.
Kensington gardens, London, Eng
lund, were at first only 20 acres In ex
tent, hut have been several times en
larged, and now have on area of 210
acres. The gardens ore traversed by
walks and ornamented with rows and
clumps of noble trees. Near the west
ern border of the gardens, or park, for
such they are, stands Kensington pal
ace, an edifice of brick originally the
seat of Ilenenge Finch, earl of Notting
ham and lord chancellor of England.
The palace was afterwords bought by
King William II, who enlarged It un
der the supervision of Christopher
Wren, the architect of St. Paul's cathe
dral. William and his consort, Mary,
died In Kensington palace and there
died Queen Anne and King George II.
It was the birthplace of Queen Vic
toria. It has not been a royal resi
dence since 1760.
Commander In chief of the Austro
Gorman armies of the central eastern
front. Though seventy years of age
this veteran soldier is robust and In
perfect health. Each day he takes a
long swim anil indulges In steeplechas-
Ing to keep In trim. '
Overdrawing at Bank of Health.
"No funds."
That's the way your check Is
stamped when your bank ullownuce
gives out.
Every good business man takes caro
not to overdraw his account.
Hut how many men give a thought to'
ilielr balance In the First Nutural Hank
of lleulth?
Not many. They overdraw when!
they oversleep In the morning; when
they overeat at noon ; when they over-;
work Inte In the day, and when they,
overdrink and overplay at night. ;
And they keep on overdrawing, day
In ami day out, because the accounting
system In the First Natural Bunk of
Health differs from that of an ordinary
bank.
They ore not brought to a sudden
stop with the warning, "No Reserve."
So they keep on until the day when
disease draws a big sight draft and
then they find their body bankrupt and
not a physical asset In sight.
8elf-Poisesilon,
The car over which the driver had
Just lost control was a big, high-powered
one. It mounted the curb at 15
miles on hour, crashed through a plate
gluss front and continued Its way,
leaving wreckage In Its path, to the
rear of the store, where It was brought
to a stop. The Palm Beached driver
looked about, and perceiving It was a
motor accessory shop, remarked: "I
Just dropped In to see If I could get
a new windshield." "You bet," replied
the proprietor, "and I can tlx that
steering gear for you, too, If you'll
wult about ten minutes."
feature.
and the new food dictatorship.
was also sold.