WORLD HAPPEUCS
OF CURRENT WEEK
FOODS ARE NOT SHORT
RUSSIA FACES CRISIS
Miracle ia Only Hope, Says Minister
o f Finance,
o f Saving Country
Front Industrial Disaster.
I Liberty Loan *
| fa cts |
Vegetables [kind
Fruita Plentiful and
High Prices Not Justified, Hay a
Department of Agriculture.
Washington, D. C.— High prices for
Petrograd, via London — The indus
fruits and vtigetables cannot bo de
trial crisis in Russia is so acute that,
* Brief Resume Most Important according to a recent utterance o f the
fended <>n the grouiul o f a supply short
W hy Dots the Government Sell
age, in the opinion o f the Agricultural
minister
o
f
finance,
M.
Shingaroff,
Daily News Items.
Bonds?
department, which announced Friday
only a miracle can save the country
The
sinews
o
f
war are men, muni that detailed department figures show
from economic ruin. The demands o f
tions and money. The greatest imme
the workmen were so enormous, he diate need o f the United States today, a shortage only in old p«ttatooa and
declared, that it seemed im[>ossible to to render the best help to her Allies, strawberries.
keep the industrial wheels going for is money.
Shipment o f potatoes, onions, toma
This money can be raise«! by the toes, cabbages, lettuce and celery dur
any great length o f time.
government by borrowing and by tax
The Socialist ministers at a recent
ing the last week, said the announce
Events o f Noted People, Governments
ing. The Unite«! States is at present
ministrial council said that the only employing both metho*ls. Borrowing ment, were at least e«)ual to those a
and Pacific Northwest and Other
possibility they saw o f settling the by means o f the Liberty Bonds is a year ago when prices were much lower.
• Things Worth Knowing.
difficulties was to bring the war to a method o f securing immediate funds Tw ice as many bushels o f new |x>ta-
I for the prosecution o f the war and toes ami tomatoes and utterly seven
close.
spreading the bunien o f repayment
Neither the coalition cabinet nor the over a period o f from 15 to 30 years, times as much lettuce as during the
Every jitney bus operating in Spo newly appointed commission to regu when, it is hope«!, world civilization corresponding week last year were
kane was ordered off the streets by late the difficulties between capital w ill be in a happier state than now. handled from the producing fields.
Mayor Fleming Tuesday.
and labor has yet found a way to settle | Taxation does not bring in the funds
Shipments o f old potattMte were
Rear Admiral Sims, in charge o f the industrial crisis. The commission as quickly as bond issues, but never- given as “ considerably ligh ter” than
American naval operations in Euro is composed o f the minister o f finance, I theless helps to pay off immediately a last year and shipments o f strawber
pean waters, was formally appointed trade and industry and labor, but since large part o f the current expenses.
It is this government's avowed in ries "approxim ately one-third less.”
Wednesday a vice admiral by Presi there is a wide divergence o f views
tention
to put the burden o f our share
Gold storage holdings o f creamery
dent Wilson.
between the ministers o f finance and
in this struggle for Democracy as far butter on M ay^6 amounted to 6,239,-
Tw o employes o f the Giant Powder the new Socialist minister o f labor, it as possible on the present generation
company at Oakland, Cal., were killed seems probable that this commission and not to shift our troubles onto our 716 pounds, and o f eggs 3,259,860
Holdings o f butter increased
Tuesday afternoon, when the nitro w ill be confronted with the same diffi children.
That is why the Liberty [ cases.
glycerine house at the company’s plant culties that attended previous efforts Bonds are issued with a maturity o f about 67.2 per cent from May 1.
at reconciliation.
near Richmond, blew up.
only 30 years and a large part o f the
An investigation o f factory condi
Hwigart Quits Fruit Growers.
Panama has proposed that the U nit tions in Petrograd leads to the alarm ; current expenses w ill be taken care of
North Yakima — C. H. Swigart,
ed States advance $10,000,000 for im ing but inevitable conclusion that un by taxation.
This is sound reasoning, as we can manager o f the Yakima Valley Fruit
mediate construction o f strategic roads less the government finds a means o f
and railways as a step in proper de adjusting the present difficulties, most well stand the burden. It w ill keep Growers’ association, tendered his res
fense o f the Panama Canal Zone in the o f industrial enterprises working for our country in healthy financial condi- ignation to the trustees Friday with
i tion for the keen world competition in the announcement that he has received
world war.
national defense w ill be compelled to
an appointment with the Reclamation
business which we must face later.
“ Keep up local charities,” is the close within a few months.
The board
A re you doing your share to straight service effective June 1.
The outstanding features o f the la
message sent by the women’s commit
en out this world struggle in the right accepted the resignation and elected
An in
tee o f the Council o f National defense bor situation are as follows:
way by subscribing for the Liberty C. H. Hinman manager. Mr. Hinman,
to women o f the country. “ Our poor vestigation shows that virtually the I Bonds?
who has been president since the last
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and helpless must not suffer because o f same difficulties prevail in all the big
annual election, was succeeded by H.
factories in Petrograd, and apparently
the war, ” it says.
P. James.
authenticated reports from the Mos Liberty Loan Spells Immediate
The evening newspapers o f New cow, Donets and Ural districts indicate
Prosperity.
Spokane Fares 26-Gent Milk.
York City did not publish any editions general disorganization.
In many o f
What
w
ill
be the effect on business
Spokane- Threats that milk may go
on Memorial Day.
The purpose o f the factories demands o f the working
this step was the conserving o f white men for increased wages are actually o f the successful subscription o f the to 20 or 25 cents a quart during next
winter were made to the chamber o f
paper. It is estimated that it resulted | greater than the entire profits o f the two-billion-dollar Liberty Ix>an?
Do not worry, you Manufacturer, commerce by a committee o f Spokane
in a saving o f 250 tons.
factories under the best conditions of Merchant, Employe.
milk distributors.
Formal notice,
An official statement issued in Lon production.
The immediate effect in every war signed by the Broadview, Pino Creek
The workmen, through their com has b«ren that business should be stim-
don recently says that counting the
and Hazelwood companies, was served
Americans serving in the British and mittees, are virtually in command o f | lated to the last degree.
on the chamber.
A still further ad
French armies and the additional units the factories and business has to be
Every railroad, every mill and fac- vance in the price to the farmer w ill be
submitted
to
them
for
approval.
ordered to France, there shortly will
I tory, every mine, every farm, w ill be j necessary in the near future, the dis
be 100,000 Americans in France.
pushed to its utmost to meet the in tributors declared, intimating that this
A mob estimated to number 3000 INDUSTRIAL PEACE IS PLAN creased activity cause«i by the govern-1 would be passed on to the consumer.
i ment coming into the market as a i
persons, shouting threats to rid East
St. Loui3, 111., o f negroes imported to National Council Hopes to Eliminate l buyer on an enormous scale.
War fo r the next three years as re- 1
work in factories and munitions plants,
Strife Among Workers.
1 gards business would mean a kind of
swept through the streets Wednesday
night, attacking and beating negroes
Washington, D. C.— Labor strife is concentrated “ prosperity” — the lavish
wherever found.
Several negroes to be abolished for the period o f the spending o f vast sums o f money on our
i industries by our government.
were injured so severely they probably
Wheat— Bluestem........................ $2.45
war i f a plan under consideration by
The cost w ill come in loss o f our F o rty fo ld ...................................... 2.42
w ill die.
the labor committee o f the Council of 1 young men, in waste o f money in un Club............................................... 2.41
Resolutions adopted at the great
productive lines and for the future in Red Russian.................................. 2.38
mass meeting in favor o f the entente National Defense should be adopted.
increase«l taxation.
But the cause of
Up^to
this
time
the
committee
work
Oats— No. 1 w h ite ................... $46.00
allies held in Madrid Tuesday were
Civiliztion is worth the cost.
presented to the Spanish minister of ing in conjunction with Secretary o f
A large oversubscription to the Lib- ! Barley— No. 1 f«.*ed.................. 44.00
the interior. The resolutions were to Labor Wilson has arranged disputes ! erty Loan w ill shorten the war. And . Cattle— Steers, p rim e ...$ 9.75/«d0.00
the effect that "Spain should break
between employes and employers. The | no one need hesitate to subscribe be- Steers, g o o d .................. 9.50 K, 9.75
diplomatic relations with Germany and
' cause he fears any possible business Steers, medium............
9.00 k , 9.50
should acept all the consequences from machinery available is inadequate and i depression in the immediate future. ^
Cows, choice.................. 8.75 k 9.00
the action which she is compelled to cumbersome, however, and it is sure to
Cows, medium................ 8.75 <<t, 9.00
adopt for the defense o f her dignity.” break down under the stress o f the
The Safest Security in the World. Cows, f a i r ..................... 7.266$ 8.00
H e ife r s ......................... 7.00tq, 9.75
Hundreds o f business men o f El conditions which the war is producing.
The United States offers you an op Bulls..............................
I f the war is to be won it is appar
Paso, Texas, wept Sunday when Dr.
e.oorq, 8.oo
N ew ell Dwight Hillis, o f Brooklyn, ent there must be industrial peace. portunity to invest in the safest se C alves........................... 7. 50 k 9.50
N. Y ., pictured conditions in Belgium, Secretary Wilson is understood to be curity in the world, and w ill pay you Hogs— P a c k in g ........... $ 15.50 k , 15.90
Rough heavies.............. 14.90K, 15.25
Northern France and Serbia under Ger drafting a bill for consideration by 3J per cent interest on your money.
The estimated wealth o f the United Pigs and Skips.............. 13.00K.13.50
man rule, and cheered w ildly when Dr. congress under which compulsory in
H illis said: “ The Kaiser sent a mes vestigation shall be required. A bill . States is about 250 billion dollars. Our Stock hogs..................... 12.00K.13.00
sage to the Sultan o f Turkey saying: o f this kind could not possibly get national debt was a little more than Sheep— Wethers............ $ 10.25K, 13.50
9.00K, 11.60
‘ God bless you, my friend,’ “ I f I were ! through congress. The matter, there 1 one billion dollars before the break E w e s ............................
Adding to this the Lam bs............................ 10.250/,
a layman I should say, without being fore, must be settled in another way. J with Germany.
The plan under consideration con two billion dollars now offere«i as the
sacrilegious, ‘ God damn the Sultan.’ ”
Flour— Patents, $12.10.
templates the insertion in every gov-, Liberty Ix>an, gives a total national
Millfeed -Spot prices: Bran. $37.00
Enlistments in the Naval Reserve emment contract for supplies o f a pro J debt o f a little over 1 per cent of the
per ton; shorts, $40.00; rolled barley,
forces since the war began h a ve! vision under which arbitration must be ■ total wealth o f the country.
brought the personnel o f all branches resorted to in case o f industrial differ
The yearly incomes in the United $51.00; rolled oats, $54.
Corn — White, $72.00 per
ton;
up to about 25,000, or almost half the ences. The arbitration board would | States are estimated at about 40 bil
size o f the regular N avy a year ago. consist o f seven members, two repre lion dollars, or over 13 times the total cracked, $73.00.
Hay— Producers’ prices: Timothy,
This includes the fleet reserve, the senting labor, two representing capital national debt (including the present
naval auxiliary, volunteer coast de and three representing the public.
issue) and about 400 times the annual Eastern Oregon, $30.00 Caj 32.00 per
ton; valley timothy, $22.00K^24.00; al
fense and flying corps reserves and wo
It would be the duty o f this board to interest charges on our total debt.
men enlisted for special duty.
Bos receive and investigate all complaints
I f a man should come to you and falfa, $20.00K 22.00; valley grain hay,
ton, N ew York, Philadelphia and Nor regarding conditions o f labor in the want you to lend him $1000 and you $18.00K,20.00.
Butter — Cubes, extras, 374c per
folk, in the order named, have led in plants having government contracts. knew he owned property worth $60,-
pound;
prime firsts, 354c. Jobbing
enlistments.
The findings o f the board would be ob 000; i f you knew that his yearly in
prices: Prints, extras, 39c; cartons,
come
was
$13,000,
and
he
gave
you
his
Marshal Joffre and ex-Minister Vi- ligatory upon the employers, and pub
lc extra; butterfat, No. 1, 39«; No.
viani arrived at Brest Wednesday lic opinion, it is believed, would have note, would you lend him the $1000?
2, 37c.
W
ill
you
lend
your
money
to
the
night on their return from the United the effect o f causing the men to con
Eggs— Ranch, current receipts, 33c
United States on such a basis?
States.
They proceeded at once to tinue work.
per dozen; selects, 34c.
Paris.
Poultry— Hens, 17(«t>18e per pound;
To Every Employee.
150 Engineers Called Out.
broilers 16 K5 21c; turkeys, 22(ft)24c ;
Fire Thurdsay night in the Norfolk
San Francisco — Orders went out
Go to your employer today and tell ducks, 18K,22c; geese, 12@13c.
navy yard is said by officials there to
Veal— Fancy, 14Kjl44c per pound.
have done “ negligible damage.” Pub Tuesday to 150 enlisted men o f the him you wish to subscribe $100 for a
Pork— Fancy, 194c per pound.
lished reports o f an explosion in the Eighth Regiment, reserve engineers, Liberty Loan bond.
to report next Friday for duty. They
Tell him you wiah to make a pay
Vegetables— Artichokes, 70K>75e per
city power plant were denied.
are to be sent to American Lake, ment of $10 down and about $10 per dozen; tomatoes,
$4.25^)4.50 per
Because o f lack o f sufficient surgical Wash., fo r a month o f drill and train month, which he can retain out o f your
crate; cabbage, 5K)6e per pound; eg g
dressings, newspapers are being used ing before going to France.
salary. He can arrange all details plant, 25c; lettuce, $1.65K>1.80; cu
on the battle fields o f France to stop
Lieutenant Colonel James B. Cava with his bank.
cumbers, 90cK,$1.50 per dozen; celery,
the wounds o f many soldiers, according naugh, commander o f the regiment,
It w ill help your country. •
75c (?/, $1.25; cauliflower, $1.00 per
to a cable message received by the left Tuesday for American Lake to
A t the end o f nine months, you will dozen; peppers, 20<//)35c per pound;
American Red Cross.
superintend the construction o f the own the safest investment in the rhubarb, 2?<ti3c; peas, 6tf/)6c; aspara
The Roman Catholic newspaper Tyd training camp.
world, paying you at least 34 per cent. gus, 5K;6c; spinach, 4<®6c.
says it understands on good authority
You will have saved this $100.
Potatoes — Buying prices, $3.50 <3)
that the Austrian court is initiating a
Shipyard Strike Called.
I f you have a savings account, go to 4.00 per hundred.
new peace effort. The action is in ac
Newport News, V a.— Machinists em your bank and ask them to transfer a
Green Fruit — Strawberries, $1.75
cordance with the wishes o f Pope Ben ployed by the Newport News Ship part at least o f your account into L ib per crate; apples, $1.356^2.75 per box.
edict.
Hops — 1916 crop 3<7/)6c per pound;
building & Drydock company gave no erty Bonds.
You can arrange with
The first detachment o f United tice Tuedsay night that they would them also to make monthly partial 1917 contracts, nominal.
Wool — Eastern Oregon, fine, 50c
States army engineers, under command strike because yard officials rejected payments i f necessary to buy these
The bonds. In this way you w ill save for per pound; coarse, 56c; valley, 50c;
o f Major Parsons, arrvied in London demands for wage increases.
Thursday evening. The second unit plant is building about $80,000,000 yourself and your current savings w ill mohair, 55(fii61c.
o f the American Hospital corps has worth o f naval ship«, including two go toward helping your country to save
Cascara Bark— Old and new, 64c per
dreadnaughts.
pound.
reached Great Britain.
Democracy.
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COMPILED
FOR YOU
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT
TORNARDES’ TOLL
200; INJURE 2(00
Property Loss in Middle States
Will Reach $5,000,000.
MANY SECTIONS HIT
Three Days' Storm Sweep iMwtruction
Through Kansas.
Illinois,
Indi
ana. Kentucky, Tana w are.
Chicago — More than 200 (iwraons
were killed, 2400 or more injurtxl, and
millions o f dollars' worth o f pro|>erty
dtwtroyed by tornadoes which sw«*pt
through Kansas on Friday, Illinois and
Indiana on Saturday, and (/arts o f Ten-
neatM-e, Arkansas, Kentucky and South
ern Illinois, Sunday.
Reports indicate that s large amount
o f farm implements, need«« I to produce
the bumper crop deaired this year,
were ruined, although the s|Muimodic
wind struck only here and there in its
frightful play through the rural re
gions. Crop damage ia said to be not
heavy in graina.
The heaviest toll o f life was taken
at Mattoon, III., a city o f 10,900 impu
tation in the broom corn country of
Central Illinois, where 54 are known
to be dead and 600 injured, with a
projwrty losa o f $2,000,000.
Charleston, 111., 10 miles east o f
Mattoon. was al*«> jxtrtly wreck««! Sat
urday night with a loss o f 38 lives and
150 injured The property loss there
is $1.000.000.
The next moat serious loss was at
Andale, Kan., where 26 were kill«*!
and a score injured on Friday.
Dublin, Ky., suffered three dead and
17 injur««l Sunday. S«Kith Dyersburg,
Term., was reported to have lost two
killed and 15 injur««! in a tornado that
swept Dyer county. Near Hlythcville,
Ark., nine |x?raona were rejmrted killed
and a dozen hurt.
Reports from Indiana show at least
seven person* killed at Hebron, Kouts
and other places, and the death list
may reach 20.
More than 200 were
injured in the Indian Territory swept
by the storm.
Smaller towns in Illinois lost a dozen
dead on Saturday with two score in
jured, while in the Southern |«)int o f
Illinois windstorms kille«l a half dozen
and injure«! a score.
G0ETHALS WILL VISIT COAST
Federal Shipbuilder to Inspect Work
on Government Contracts.
Washington, I). C.— General George
W. Gt/ethals, head o f the Federal
Ship-building corporation, is planning
to visit the Pacific Coast at an early
day, primarily to inspect the steel
shipyards, but incidentally to look over
yards which have taken or w ill take
contracts for wooden ships.
It is General Goethals’ intention to
call upon every shipyard on the coast
14.00
capable o f building 4000 and 6000-ton
steel ships, to take Government con
tracts and to concentrate on the orders
to the exclusion o f all other business,
between now and December 31, 1918.
Under the arrangement which Gen
eral Goehtals has made with the big
steel plants o f the East there w ill be
no difficulty in supplying the West
coast yards with steel for government
Hhips; rather it is anticipated the only
handicap will be labor and yard facil
ities.
Estahlishe«] yards w ill be urged to
increase their number o f ways, and en
couragement will be given to le g iti
mate enterprise which is ready to es
tablish new yards for the building o f
these ships.
It is largely with a view to bring
about an expansion o f the steel ship
building industry on the Pacific Coast
that General Geohtala w ill go West.
Such expansion, he believes, is entire
ly justified, not alone by the govern
ment contracts in contemplation, but
by the enormous demand that w ill
arise for shipa after the close o f the
war.
Ship Sank; 52 Missing.
New York — The British steamship
Feltria, a 5254-ton freighter belrsiging
to the Cunard line, was sunk May 5 off
the Irish coast and her captain and 62
o f his crew, including two Americans,
are missing. This report, current in
marine circles Monday, was confirmed
by the Cunard line. The Feltria was
formerly known as the Uranium, and
her last appearance in American wa
ters was on February 18, when the
sailed for Liverpool with cargo.