WS ITEMS
out Oregon
GENERAI EtlNSION ASKS WAR Df-
PARTMENT EOR “ AÍEQUA1E EOREI’
f General Interest
Firm Will Establish
$300,000 Shipyard at Astoria
-With the acquisition of
)t o f frontage on Young's Bay,
¿foot o f Seventh street, in this
i J. A. McEachcrn company, of
and Astoria, Monday completed
tails that will give Astoria a
® shipping concern with ex-
unlimited.
Clark, vice president, who
the battleship Nebraska for
iros., now with the Seattle
ction & Drydock company, will
ger.
lings have been made and show
p water fronts the property
> e p channel to the main chan-
nce,
ncern will employ 400 men
e plant opens.
inn is low bidder on barges for
ka Railway commission, and
r bids in for vessels,
r can be secured close at hand,
pital is interested in the enter-
The capacity o f the yards as to
vessels will be unlimited.
San Antonio, Tex.— General Fred
erick Funston asked the War depart-
mnet Tuesday for more troops to send
into Mexico, after long consideration
o f the advisability o f continuing the
operations against Francisco Villa
with his forces now commanded by
General Pershing. General Pershing
suggested that another regiment be
sent to him, and General Funston
asked the department for what he
characterized as an “ adequate force.”
It was announced at General Fun-
ston’ s headquarters that the Fifth
Cavalry, o f which one squadron is at
Fort Myer, V a .; another at Fort
Leavenworth, Kar.., and the third at
Fort Sheridan, 111., would be brought
to the border at once, and sent forward
along General Pershing’ s line of com
munication to Casas Grandes.
The only reason given for strength
ening
General
Pershing’ s forces,
known by the public generally to be
considerably more than 4000, was that
C O L H . J. S LO C U M
Grangers Hear Address.
iand— In his address on “ Money
rkets” before Woodlawn Grange
jy, A. D. Stillman, o f Helena,
pointed out that farmers can
hemselves through co-operation
d that under the regional bank-
tern farmers may organize na-
banks, saving from 3 to 4 per
short-time loans.
This has
ne, he said, in Montana, with
iiult that the farmers are getting
to handle their crops at 6 per
“ Before this co-operation,”
ir. Stillman, “ the farmers were
8 per cent for money to pay for
rketing of their crops. When
ked the banks for 6 per cent,
7ere told the banks could not
Jem money for less than 8 per
The farmers got together with
tilt that they moved their crops
~r on 6 per cent money.”
Long Closed Mill Busy.
jlier — A fter closing down for
an two years, the old Pacific
al Lumber company’ s mill, re
sold to the Multnomah Box &
r company by the receiver,
sawing lumber Tuesday,
same company has purchased
K. Mill, one o f the Dodge prop-
which adjoins the Pacific Na-
mill, and, according to Manager
¡11, the new owners will take
o f the machinery from the O.
11 to bring the capacity o f the
up to 175,000 feet a day. The
xler o f the machinery will be
d the buildings razed.
This
*ve the mill about 8900 feet of
front and for yards and loading
les.
Cattlemen Lease Range.
mk
y
In command of the Thirteenth cavalry
at Columbus, N. M., who sent the first
soldiers across the border in pursuit of
Villa and his bandits.
his field o f operations had become so
extended that his main line o f commu
nication and the subsidiary lines were
much weaker than they should be.
Protocol Is Accepted.
Washington, D. C.— President W il
son and his cabinet Tuesday decided to
accept a proposal for a protocol be
tween the United States and the de
facto government o f Mexico for co
operation in the pursuit of General
Villa and hisoutlaws.
Mexico City— Although the terms of
the new arrangement which, on the
direct instructions o f General Carran
za, is being sought with the United
States have not been made public here,
it is understood that many o f the pro
visions entered into between the two
countries in 1882 regarding the pursuit
o f outlaw Indian bands are included in
the proposed protocol.
The United
States is asked to agree not to occupy
any town, village or camp, and not to
penetrate Mexican territory farther
than may be necessary for actual pur
suit o f Villa. Furthermore, a pledge
is requested o f immediate retirement
of foreigners as soon as the expedition
is an admitted success or failure.
jer— To make possible the run-
f a large number o f cattle in
Valley, for which grazing priv-
were denied by the Forestry
y,the Cattle and Horse Raisers’
ition o f the section will lease all
dy owned range lands remaining
Creek, according to Forest
isor Barnes, who returned re-
from a trip to Eagle Valley,
stockmen also decided to im-
n the state regulations provid-
linimum proportion o f one bull
50 head o f stock, making the
Son one to 25 instead.
Mr.
reported that the range is in
Washington, D. C.— The Tillman
dition.
bill to provide for the erection o f an
armor-plate factory by the government
Rangers Will Gather.
at a cost not to exceed $11,000,000
t —To conduct the annual meet- was passed by the senate late Tuesday
the foresters employed on the by a vote of 58 to 23.
National forest, Charles H.
Democratic senators supported the
-assistan t in the district super- bill solidly, regarding it as one o f the
p office in Portland, arrived in important measures include the Na
this week. All phases o f for- tional preparedness program.
Nine
work will be gone over, special progressive Republicans joined with
pon, however, being paid to the the majority in voting for the bill.
o f fire prevention.
Although
Passage o f the measure in the house
thought that the fire season this is regarded as assured.
Administra
will be a comparatively short tion leaders are planning to bring it up
due to the heavy snows, forest soon after passage o f the army reorg
!s are determined to take no anization and immigration bills.
The bill, which has the approval of
the administration and Secretary Dan
$80,000 Ore Is Reported.
iels, was bitterly opposed by several
er— A gold strike so rich as to Republican senators.
:st unbelievable has just been
on Canyon Mountain by Denver
Million Dollar Oil Fire Rages.
and Lynn George, who have
Tulsa, Okla.— Damage estimated at
[working on a claim belonging to not less than $1.000,000 was done in
Muldrick. Average samples of the oil fields neur Drumwright Tues
which have been taken to day night, when a fire starting in a
n City, assay from $60,000 to pile o f refuse spread to the wells. At
d) a ton. The mine had been midnight 12 wells were burning, 24
ng only average returns until derricks had been destroyed and many
'eek, when a sudden increase in thousand barrels o f oil in tanks con
lues contained in the vein was sumed by the flames. Without means
est. It is reported that there is o f checking the fire, oilmen feared
in sight, but it is not known how that the loss would extend into many
the high grade ore body will be. millions o f dollars.
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Senate Passes $ 1 1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0
Armor Plate Factory Bill
NORTHW EST MARKET REPORTS;
G EN ER A L CROP CONDITIONS
ì î Colleges o f Northwest
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Portland — Wheat — Bluestem, 96c
per bushel; fortyfoid, 87c; red Fife,
Articles Beneficial to Agriculturists, Stockmen, Dairying Interests,
85c; club, 86c; red Russian, 85c.
Hay— Eastern Oregon timothy, $21 t
Mining, Capitalists, Etc.
— Written for this Paper
@22 per ton; valley timothy, $10; al
falfa, $20.
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Millfeed— Spot prices: Bran, $23@'
toes and pumpkins are inclined to
Effects of Irrigation on Crops.
23.50 per ton; shorts, $25.50 @) 26;
make more vine growth with irriga
rolled barley, $31.50@32.50.
To determine the effect o f irrigation tion.
Corn— Whole, $37 per ton; cracked,
The horticulturist at the College has
on
palatability of potatoes, samples of
$38.
found that irrigation causes larger-
Vegetables— Artichokes, 75@90c per irrigated and unirrigated potatoes were
sized fruit, less windfalls, brighter
dozen; tomatoes, $3.75 per crate; cab delivered to fourteen householders in
color
and later maturity, elongated
bage, $1.25@2.50 per hundred; garlic, | 1911 with the understanding that they
10c per pound, peppers, 171 @ 20c; | should be cooked in the same manner specimens o f fruit and more fruit bugs.
eggplant, 221c; horseradish, 81c; cau | and any possible difference in eating They have found that the trees made
longer and stronger wood growth and
liflower, $1.35@1.50; celery, $4.50 quality noted.
The parties eating
per crate; lettuce, $2.25; cucumbers, ; these were not informed as to the dif- bore heavier foliage, where irrigated.
$1.25 @ 1.50; spinach, $1 @ 1.15 per j ference in the mode of production un-
box; asparagus, 10@15c per pound; | til after their repiorts were made. Boys’ Work Department of
rhubarb, $1.65@2 per box; peas, 9@ Four favored the irrigated product,
Y. M . C. A. Offers Cup Contest
10c per pound.
five the unirrigated, and five were un
Last fall at Salem and at Ontario,
Potatoes — Oregon, $1.40@1.50 per able to detect any difference. From
sack; Yakimas, $1.50 @ 1 .7 5 ; new these replies it appears that the palat Oregon, over four hundred older boys
Florida, 10 @ 12c pier pound; sweets, ability of piotatoes due to a moderate from Oregon and Idaho attended two
$3.25@3.50 pier hundred.
amount of irrigation is slight indeed. boys’ conferences, which were conduct
Onions — Oregon, buying
prices,
Chemical analyses of potatoes from ed under the direction o f the Oregon-
$1.50 f. o. b. shipping pioint.
the unirrigated plat in 1911 indicated Idaho Young Men’s Christian Associa
Now the
Green Fruit — Apples, $1@1.60 per that irrigation causes a slight increase tion Executive Committee.
box; cranberries, $11 pier barrel.
in the water content and a correspond Boys’ Work department o f that com
Eggs — Jobbing prices:
Oregon ing decrease in starch, protein and mittee announces a big Cup Contest
ranch, candled, 20c pier dozen; un other constituents except fat. Irri for older boys and another for smaller
candled, 181@19c.
gated hops analyzed by the Oregon Ag boys. Among those who are putting
Poultry — Hens, 16c pier pound; ricultural College station chemist con forth cups in the older boys’ contests
springs, 16c; stags, 12c; broilers, 20 tained a lower per cent o f objection are Gov. James Withycombe, W. M.
@ 25c; turkeys, live, 18@20c; turkeys, able hard resin than did the unirri Ladd, Portland; Mayor H. R. Albee,
dressed, choice, 24@25c; ducks, 13@ gated potatoes. The effect of irriga of Portland; Mr. A. C. Schmitt, of
16c; geese, 10c.
tion on the moisture content has been Albany, and President Melvin A. Bran
non, of the University of Idaho, Mos
Butter — Prices from wholesaler to studied for years.
retailer:
Portland
city
creamery
It appears that the moisture content cow, Idaho. The contests have been
prints, 60-pound case lots, standard is not appreciably increased by irriga- launched and to give more groups op
grades, 34c; lower grades, 31c; Ore- j tion except where more than the most portunity the application date has been
gon country creamery prints, 00-pound economical amount o f water is applied, set forward to April 15.
For older boys’ clubs and classes *n
case lots, standard makes, 31@33c;
During several seasons the potato
lower grades, 30@30Jc; packed in crop has been sorted to determine the Sunday Schools, High Schools, Y. M.
cubes, 2c less. Prices paid by jobbers percentage o f culls in each plat. - The C. A.s and other boys’ organizations
to producers: Cubes, extras, 29@>30c; j percentage o f small potatoes and cull contests include five lines of endeavor
firsts, 27@;27ic; dairy butter 14@ 181c; j potatoes decreases with the amount of — Bible study, agriculture, member
butterfat, No. 1, 33c; No. 2, 30c.
I irrigation up to the most economical ship increase, per cent of attendance
Veal— Fancy, lll@ 1 2 c per pound.
amount o f irrigation. It seems to re and thrift. Any club which can qual-
Pork— Fancy, 11@1 ljo per pound.
main about constant or to decrease a fy may enter any one or all o f these
Hops— 1915 crop, 10@13c per pound; little with the heavier irrigations. five contests, and as the committee has
1916 contracts, llj@ '1 2c.
With proper irrigation there is more tried to set up regulations that will
Wool— Eastern Oregon, 20@30c per control over second growth than with put all classes on an equal basis the
contest bids fair to be close from the
pound; valley, 27 @ 28; mohair, Ore out irrigation.
gon, 30@31c per pound.
Irrigation o f potatoes above the start on April 1st to the close Novem
Cascara bark — Old and new, 4c per most economical amount seems to have ber 1st.
pound.
The younger boys, twelve to fifteen
caused an increase in the proportion of
Cattle — Steers, choice grain and dry matter in the tops as compared to years of age, are to have an equally
pulp, $8 @ 8.50; choice hay, $7.50 @ the tubers. Where there is any irri attractive contest involving tests phys
8.15; good, $7.25@7.50; medium, $7 gation water left in the soil at harvest ical, religious and educational, which
@7.25; cows, choice, $6.50@7; good, time the vines are likely to be larger, tests may be conducted by leaders for
$6.25 @ 6.50; medium, $5.50 @ 6.25; later in drying, and to make larger boys’ groups of various organizations.
heifers, $4 @ 7 ; bulls, $2.50 @ 5 .7 5 ; growth. Irriagtion o f beets causes a The cup for this contest has been
stags, $3@5.25.
greater root development without as otfered jointly by President U. K.
Hogs — Prime light, $9.20 @ 9.35; much increase in the leaves. In the Hall, o f the Oregon Sunday School
good to prime, $8.25@9; rough heavy, case of beans irrigation results in a association and President H. C. Bald-
$8@ 8.25; pigs and skips, $8@8.25.
greater increase of pods than o f tops, ridge, of the Idaho Sunday School
Sheep— 'Yearlings,
$7.75 @ 8.25; and the proportion o f marketability of association.
No contests have probably ever been
wethers, $6.75@8; ewes, $6,25@6.75; I the product is increased by irrigation
lambs, $8.75@10.
| in the beans as it is in the beets. Irri- organized with such a variety o f activ
| gation o f com has increased the yield ities and including so thoroughly all
j o f corn stover more than it has the classes of boys’ organizations as these
Steady Egg Market Looked For.
percentage o f ears, or has caused a under the direction o f the State Y. M.
Portland— The egg market has set greater proportion o f stalks than ears. C. A. committee for the boys o f Ore
Further information
Irrigation resulted in higher germi- gon and Idaho.
tied at the 18-cent basis, where it will
may be had by addressing John H.
rest
of
I
na^*nK
power
and
the
more
perfect
de
probably remain during the
velopment o f corn, but resulted in a Rudd, Interstate Boys’ Secretary, 305
the storage season.
It is expected, less matured condition and a slightly Y. M. C. A., Portland, Oregon, stating
with warmer weather at hand, that lowered germinating power o f beans. clearly in which contests you are in
receipts will increase fast, but this is Up to the most economical amount of terested.
not likely to cause any difference in irrigation the irrigated potatoes have
the market, as speculators are pre been as good for seed purposes as have
Czar May Conserve Meat.
pared to take all that come in at this the irrigated potatoes.
Petrograd—The Russian ministry offi
price.
Irrigation usually causes larger sized ce will shortly introduce a bill in the
The following notice to egg shippers plants. Kale plants become large and Duma prohibiting throughout Russia
has been issued by a leading local succulent with irrigation and the the killing of livestock on Tuesdays
b u y er;
leaves become thick and
smooth. and Thursdays and fixing the number
“ To facilitate the rapid transaction There are fewer curly leaves on the o f cattle that may be slaughtered on
of business during the egg-storing sea kale plants where they are irrigated. other days. The bill will provide for
son, we have decided to suspend the Usually also the
leaves are o f a prohibition o f the sale of all kinds o f
established rule for grading eggs dur healthy green appearance. Over-irri meat in markets, restaurants and ho
ing the months of March, April and gation causes development o f the plant tels on Wednesdays and Fridays and
May, 1916, and substitute therefor the instead o f the fruit and prevents for the closing o f butcher shops on
following simple and, we believe, en proper maturing of the fruit. Pota those days.
tirely just method o f buying eggs at,
as it is commonly called, ‘ case count.’
Prices quoted will be for fresh un
washed hens’ eggs as brought to mar
ket by the producer (not culled or
skimmed) and to weigh in regular 30-
dozen standard No 2 egg cases not less
than 54 pounds.
Such eggs shall be
known and designated as ‘ fresh current
receipts.’
It is further understood
that ‘ fresh current receipts’ shall be
accepted as good delivery if they do
not show to exceed two dozen dirties
and cracks per case o f 30 dozen.”
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MAJOR G E N E R A L FUNSTON
Asparagus Higher; Rhubarb Lower.
Portland — Asparagus was firmer
Tuesday in response to higher prices
in California, and the local market
was advanced to 10 and 15 cents.
California rhubarb was easier at $1.65
and $2 per box, according to grade.
Another shipment of Oregon cauli
flower arrived and it was held firm at
$1.35 and $1.50 per dozen.
There has been an advncei in or
anges in California and higher prices
are looked for on the street in the near
future. A single car o f bananas ar
rived in Portland Tuesday.
Good Offers for Klamath Wool.
Klamath Falls, Or. — George Mc
Ginnis, a wool buyer from Red Bluff,
Cal., who buys wool in this county
every year, was in town recently look
ing after business interests. He is
offering 22 cents a pound for coarse
wool for spring deliveries. Sheepmen
hereabouts view the wool outlook with
as much pleasure as last season.
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General Funston Commander of the American Forces along the
Mexican Borderland asks for more “ adequate force."