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Union county crops, Ion# hold bark
by unusually cold and sunless weather,
are fairly "Jumping” out of the soil
this week, following several days of
improved weather.
Harold Hansen, o f Carlton, altout 3«
years old and a native o f Denmark,
was crushed to death Friday about
midnight by a cave-in in the tunnel
being dug to carry the pip«' lino from
Haskins Creek to McMinnville.
itecornmendation o f Coo* Hay for an
aeroplane base by the naval commis­
sion was the result of a recent visit to
Marshlleld by the two submarines H-l
and 11-2 and the lieutenants who wem
instructed to examine Coast ports for
submarine and aircraft bases.
CORN YIELD W ILL BE GREAT
Immense Volume o f Business Done on
Hoard Sends Business Down.
Chicago —- LikelihrMsi of a record-
breaking corn yield this season had
much to do with sharp declines in
prices o f corn and wheat Thurs«Jay,
The market close«l heavy for wheat,
with values 1 to 6 cents net lower at
$2.05 for July and $1.84 for Septem­
ber. Corn finished i to 5 down, oats
unchanged to | higher, and provisions
off 5 to 25c.
General rushes to sell on the part of
both longs and shorts brought down
corn prices in a hurry. The greatest
smash o f values was in the July deliv­
ery, which made an extreme descent
o f 7|.
Aggressiveness on the bear
side was accompanied by widespread
assertions that with a continuance of
existing favorable weather conditions
the 1917 crop would surpass all pre­
vious known totals.
Wheat showe«l a little more activity
than has been the rule o f late, but the
amount was puny alongside the huge
volume o f business in corn. Foreign­
ers appeare«! to be the chief sellers of
July wheat. The fact was not«si that
world shipments were larger, espe­
cially from Australia. Moreover, Brit­
ish advices reporte«i less apprehensi«jn
regarding supplies. In addition there
was decided optimism here concerning
the outlook for the growing domestic
crops. A big decrease in the United
States visible supply figures, however,
led temporarily to some firmness, but
the general tendency in the end was
again down grade.
FALSE ECONOMY IS THE DEAL MENACE 00N1 EAT ANY
OLD POTATOES
Stop Wastage of Food, but Do
Not Curtail Necessities, Says
J. Ogden Armour.
URGES "BUSINESS AS USUAL”
Continuous of Great Prosperity That
Has Ruled Country for Two Years
Is Assured— Billions Loaned
Allies to Be 8pent Here.
Chicago.— The Unlt«-«1 States Is In a
position where optimism Is justified,
according to J. Ogden Armour In un
Interview discussing the economic
condition and future of the nation.
*The prompt adoption by tbe Ameri­
Judge Charles 1^ McNary, Republi­
can people o f the ‘budness-as-usuAl’
can, o f Salem, has b«en appointed
Idea Is going to enable this nation to
United States senator for Oregon, to
prosecute war without experiencing a
succeed Senator Harry Lane.
The
temporary depression such as England
official announcement o f the appoint­
and France liuve recently recovered
ment was made by Governor Withy-
from,” said Mr. Armour. “ Modern war
combe, and Judge McNary has left for
nsjufres the expenditure of huge sums
Washington, l). C., to take up the du­
of money arid means maximum eiuploy-
ties o f his office.
meut and high wuges for all workers.
Other conditions, peculiar to this war,
The University o f Oregon is consid­
make It certuln that this nation will
ering a plan o f sending professors
enjoy a period of business und Indus­
along with military organizations, if
trial uctivlty tbe like of which has
the War department will |a:rmit such
never beeu seen und which Is assured
an arrangement, according to an an­
, whether the war lusts several months
nouncement by President P. I,. Camp­
! or several years.”
bell. The purpose o f the plan is to
No Reason for Alarm.
|iermit students to continue studies
i
“ But suppose people become over­
while in the service.
cautious as the result <jf the preaching
W'ork on all new buildings at the
of war economy— then what?” he was
Oregon State
Hospital
has been
To Build Drying Plants.
oeked.
started. These include the new $60,-
Walla Walla — Four and possibly j “There Is some reason to believe,”
000 addition to the receiving hospital,
more drying plants or eva|»rators are he answered, “ thut economy rules will
the enlargement o f the amusement hall
I to be built in the Warn« Walla valley be misapplied for a while, but condi­
and dining room to the main building
j this year and all w ill be under one j tions are such that the public will
at the institution, and the tubercular
; management.
They w ill handle ap- ■ soon see. If they hnve not already, that
building, which will be constructed at
i pies. This was decided definitely at a there Is no occasion whatever for them
the rear o f the infirmary, and will be
meeting atten«le«l by atiout 40 fruit- to become ulurined.
215 feet in length.
! growers representing Dayton, Waits-
“ Continuation of tbe great prosper­
When the local committee at Moro : burg, Milton, Freewater, Gardena and ity that has ruled In this country for
was canvassing the prospects of selling ; other points here Thursday.
two yeurs Is assured. There is an
Liberty Bonds recently, P. W. Strong,
Prunes w ill be handle«l by enlarging | abnormal demand for everything the
a farmer living near there, stepiaMi up 1 the Blalock Fruit company plant and | workers of this nation cun grow or
and said he would take $2500 and alBo the Luther dehydrating plant.
The manufacture. There Is work at high
during the |a*riod o f the war he would Haer-Langdon company w ill construct j wages for every mun and woman who
invest 50 per cent o f his income each j one plant with a capacity o f from 2 0 ’ wants work; the earning power of the
year from his farm i f he realized the to 30 tons a day at its orchard near the people Is restricted only by physical
e x a c te d war profit on his cro|M over ; city, but it w ill be managed by the I limitations; the buying power of the
and above what had lieen considered in general board.
public Is greater than ever before.
the past as a normal price.
Another plant w ill lie built in Walla j There arc certuln guaranties of con­
Walla, another at Milton or Freewater tinued prosperity und of an ever wid­
With Salem’s share o f the Liberty
and another at Dayton or Waitsburg. ening scope to our business and lndus-
Loan bond issue set at the $300,000
One possibly w ill be built at Gardena.
rul life.”
mark, active step« are being taken
Releases Billions Here.
there to float the city's share. Carl S.
“ How about the billions of dollars
Kelty, o f the Lumbermen's Trust com­
we are lending to our allies?” he was
pany o f Portland, is to assist in the
asked. “ Wouldn’t It be better to keep
movement and is co-o|terating with the
that money at home?”
Salem Commercial club.
That club
itself took $3000 worth o f the bonds, S Wheat— Bluestem...........................$2.45 I “ As a matter o f fnct. It Is a mis­
it being the first commercial organiza­ F o r ty fo ld ...................................... 2.42 nomer to call it a loan to our allies,”
tion in the Uinted States to make a I Club................................................ 2.41 | Mr. Armour said: “ We are primarily
Instead of
move o f this kind, and it has been Red Russian................................... 2.38 j extending them credit.
«ending billions o f dollars out of the
commended by Secretary McAdoo for
Oats— No. 1 w h ite ....................... $46.00 1 country, the transaction means that
¡1* action.
Harley— No. 1 feed ..................... 44.00 trillions o f dollars will actually be freed
A ll mills on Coos Hay have an­
Cattle
—Steers, p rim e .. .$ 9.75(n 10.00 for circulation In this country. Prac­
nounce«! the minimum wage for able-
tically all o f the billions we lend our
Steers,
g o o d ............................
9.50m 9.75
hoditsl men, commencing June 1, would
allies will be spent in this country for
Steers,
m
edium
.......................
9.00m
9.50
be $3.18, which is declared to be the
the products o f our soil and our fac-
Cows,
choice............................
8.75m
9.00
highest wages paid on the Pacific
lOries anil for payment o f our workers.
Cows,
medium.
^......................
8.75m.
9.00
Coast for mill workers.
The C. A.
“ W e nre the storehouse and the fac­
Cows,
f
a
i
r
...............................
7.25m;
8.00
Smith Lumber & Manufacturing com­
tory o f the world now, and the more
H
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i
f
e
r
s
...................................
7.00«ir
9.75
pany said the flat wage would be $3 a
money the world can get hold of the
6.00i./ 8.00
day, with an added bonus o f 6 per cent Hulls.........................................
more will he sent here, and the more
C
a
lv
e
s
......................................
7.50m
9.50
for all who had work«Hl for two weeks.
Hogs —P a c k in g .............. $15,500/15.90 that c-omes here, the more work and the
more business will result. And In this
Practically all o f the 400 acres of Rough h e a v ie s ......................... 14.900/ 15.25
flax selected by the Salem Commercial Pigs and Skips............... 13.000/13.50 conniption, remember the government
>f the United Stutes Is now a buyer for
club for sowing this year had been Stock hogs................................ 12.000/ 13.00
seeded, according to a statement made Sheep— W ethers.............. $10.250/13.50 war punioses and the dollars o f Uncle
by Harry A. Schoth, g«ivernment flax E w m ..............................
9.000/11.50 3um already have begun to pour forth
to stores, factories, and furms to pay
exjiert, who has had charge o f the 1 L a m b s..................................... 10.25<<i 14.00
for the expense of mobilizing, drilling,
work.
Flour— Patents, $11.60.
.»quipping, and feeding the ar/uy and
Millfeed -S p ot prices: Bran. $37.00
Stockmen from various sections o f
lavy.
Douglas county reported during the per ton; shorts, $40.00; rolled barley,
“ Under the civilian boards gathered
past few days that many horses had $51.00; rolled oats, $54.
.ogether by the president to direct the
Corn — White, $72.00 per
ton;
become affected with what is known
jr«»at work of preparation, this nation
as "pink ey e” and that in some in­ cracke«!, $73.00.
s going ahead, fortified against delay
Hay— Producers’ prices: Timothy,
stances the animals are in a serious
ind mistakes* through the Intelligent
Eastern Oregon, $30.00 («/) 32.00 per
condition.
ipplicatlon of the lessons l«»arned in
ton; valley timothy, $22.00m24.00; al­
England and In France. This applies
Haker county officials have informed
falfa, $20.00m 22.00; valley grain hay,
State Treasurer Kay that they intend
:o Industry’ ns well ns war.
$18.00m 20.00.
to pay for that county’s share o f the
Butter — Cubes,
extras, 37c per
state tax, only B per cent more than
pound; prime firsts, 36$c. Jobbing -LEES CELL IN GUARD’S GARB
was paid for the state tax last year,
prices: Prints, extras, 39c; cartons,
or $59,839. The amount o f state tnv
lc extra; butterfat, No. 1, 39c; No. ¡»rlsoner Beats Keeper Insensible at
last year, or $59,839. The arqount o f
2, 37c.
Auburn, N. Y.— Trailed to Barn;
state tax which has been asssessed
Eggs— Ranch, current receipts, 33c
Surrenders.
against Haker county is $62,646.90.
per dozen; selects, 34c.
Through plans effected at Hood R iv ­
Poultry— Hens, 18m 18Jc per pound;
Auburn, N. Y.— Reynolds Forsbrey,
er, it was decided that all local Fourth broilers 16 (it 21c; turkeys, 22(<f24c;
i
notorious
criminal, heat Keeper John
o f July events would be given under ducks,. 18m'' 22c; geese, 12(«j)13c.
Betts Insensible, donned his uniform
the joint auspices o f the Tw elfth com­
Veal Fancy, 14Jm 15c per pound.
ind escape«! from the state prison the
pany, ( ’oast artillery corps, and the
Pork— Fancy, 19|c per pound.
jther afternoon. lie was serving nine
local chapter o f the Re«l Cross.
The
Vegetables— Artichokes, 70m 75c per tours for first-degree assault, and
city w ill give these organizations a dozen; tomatoes,
$4.25 (d) 4.50 per faced a second term of 20 years or life
blanket concession to operate refresh­ crate; cabbage, 3m 4c per pound; eg g ­
ment stands, hold open-air dances and plant, 25c; lettuce, $1.65@1.80; cu­ for murder In the second degree.
When Betts was found nn hour nfter
participate in other forms o f entertain­ cumbers, 90c(</$1.50 per dozen; celery,
:he escape hundre«ls of keepers, po-
ment.
75c O $1.25; cauliflower, $1.00 per lce and sheriff’s deputies started
dozen;
peppers, 20(«/'36c per pound; tombing the surrounding country.
E. F. Slade has been appointed by
Superintendent o f Hanks Sargent as a rhubarb, 2(<i3c; peas, 5@6c; aspara­ Forsbrey had the guard's gun, and his
prison reputation Indicated he would
state bank examiner, and his appoint­ gus, 5@6c; spinach, 4@6c.
Potatoes — Buying prices, $3.50 @ put up a stiff fight If found. He was
ment was unanimously confirmed by
4.00 per hundred.
ilscovered several hours later In a
the State Banking board.
Green Fruit — Strawberries, $2.00 parn and surrendered to two guards
The Newberg Commerial club is put­ per crate; apples, $1.35<d;2.75 per box. without resistance.
ting on a novel gardening contest.
Hops — 1916 crop 3(rf6c per pound;
T w elve prominent business men are 1917 contracts, nominal.
Not 8t!cky Kind.
enrolled.
Each w ill plant, hoe and
Wool — Eastern Oregon, fine, 50c
It wouldn’t he a difficult matter to
care for two rows o f potatoes in the per pound; coarse, 55c; valley, 50c; .•onvtnce the average man that green-
vacant block across from the city hall. mohair, f i S ^ l c .
>acks are prlnte«! on fly-paper.— Pltta-
The man who gets the smallest yield
Cascara Bark— Old and new, f| c per rargh Chronicle-Telegraph.
must be host at a banquet to the rest. pound.
“ I consider the present the most aus­
picious from the standpoint of national
prosperity In my memory. There la \
not one good reason why the business I
Millions of Patriotic Citizens
of this country should not proceed In
Its normal course and on ever Increas­
Will Obey Edict to Insure
ing lines. There Is not one reavrn why
Big New Crop.
people should fear for the future or
should permit therns<rive* to be swayed
from the certainty that they are on a
sound financial basis. The per capita
wealth of Americans today Is greater
than ever before— greater than that of
the people o f any nation at any time In Prominent Chicago Club 8tarta Move­
the past or In the'present.
ment Which Quickly 8preada to
"Whether the war ends tomorrow or
All Parts of Country— Specu­
whether It lasts Indefinitely this nmdi
lators Hoarding Supply.
Is certain: The Unlte«l States, having
possession o f approximately 40 per
Chicago. III.— Several million pa­
cent o f the world’s supply of gold, the
triotic citizens will eat no more old
greatest natural resources and geo-
potatoes until after July 1. They take
graphical Isolation, Is certain to suf­
this rnethi/d o f helping to make as
fer less than any other nation In the
large as possible the potato crop of
war or In the whole world.
tbe United States next harvest— a very
“ The nation has been advised to
Important matter. The “ Eat No Pota­
economize on food. Economy means
toes” movement started a short time
the Intelligent use without waste; It ngo with the Hamilton club, one of
does not call fo r self-denial. Economy
th«' leading political and social organ­
was recommended to stop the waste of izations In the country, quickly was
the $700,000,000 worth o f food which taken up by other clubs and hotels
goes Into the garbage pall each year.
here, and soon was spreading out
The wave of patriotism sweeping over
over the nation In all directions.
the country should not seize upon par­
Who started the movement?
An
simonious economy as a means of ex­
agricultural expert of International
pression. There is no need for people reputation, Eugene H. Grubb, Is the
to'cease purchasing; there Is need only
man.
He made a public statement
for the elimination o f extravagance
In Chicago, saying: “ I f all the seed
and waste. There Is no reason what­ potatoes In the United States were
ever fo r curtailment of the use of planted this spring they would not pro­
things ordinarily needed by people;
duce a sufficient crop to meet the
there Is need that everything be put needs o f the country.” That was an
to use.
ominous statement, but Carl Vrooman,
“ As patriots, It Is our duty to stop assistant secretary of agriculture,
the wasteage o f fo o d ; as patriots It Is
backed It with this:
equally important that we do not stop
Needed for Seed.
the ordinary purchasing on which the
“There
are
several things I wish to
business and the industry of the coun-
! try are founded. Hysterical economy urge upon the American people for
Is as much a menace to the nation as is the sake of economy and as a patriotic
duty. First, don't eat any old pota­
! prodigal waste.
toes.
We need them for seed pota­
Keep Faith, Advice.
toes. Buy new ones, if you can afford
“ Faith is the great need o f the peo­
them, or use rice or something else as
ple today— faith in Providence to lend
a substitute.”
might to our right, faith In nature to
That settled It. Hamilton clubmen
respond bountifully to the wonderful
formed a committee which began work
efforts of our agriculturists to lnwease
by taking potatoes off the club restau­
the food supply to provide a surplus
rant menu. Other clubs la town were
for our allies, and faith In our govern­
asked to co-operate. Then clubs and
ment w hich has taken hold of the prob­
hotels and prominent Individuals all
lems before It In a way that demon­
over the land were asked to ban the
strates It Is deserving of our faith.
potato and use their influence to keep
“ I f I were asked,” concluded Mr.
folks from eating old potatoes. The
Armour, “ to give a message to the
replies came In a flood, and they were
American people— to the farmers, the
the right kind of answers, too.
wage earners, the merchants, the man­
The Hamilton club committee also
ufacturers, and all— It would be this:
“ Be strong In yonr faith that nature started an Investigation In the Chicago
will reward the efforts being made to vegetable markets to see how many
Imagine
produce big crops and co-operate with potatoes were held here.
our president, Woodrow Wilson, in his their surprise when they found certain
efforts to keep the nation composed commission men and food speculators
and so organized as to most efficiently In possession of more than half a
prosecute war. Be confident and live million dollars’ worth of the vegetable.
your normal lives, as far as possible. This supply had been bought up dur­
ing the late winter and early spring
Make business proceed as usual.”
and the owners were planning a profit
of millions of dollars.
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And now the appeal has gone forth
:i FILIPINOS EAGER TO
to farm ers: “ Don’t sell your seed pota­
toes at any price.”
ENTER U. S. NAVY
The potato planting season begins
very early in the South, but it does not
Manila, P. I.— Enthusiasm for
end until about the first o f July In
the war rules high among the
northern Michigan, Minnesota and
Filipinos. They are almost unan­
Montana, which are important potato
imously loyal to the United
states.
States. They have not forgotten
The American who wants to help
how the German fleet threat­
Uncle Sam win the war and who will
ened Dewey at Manila In 1898,
he delighted to get a chance to trim
and might well have attacked
the food speculators, has his opportu­
the American warships had not
nity
now: He should eat no old po­
the British fleet mode It clear
tatoes until after the planting season.
it would support the conquerors
o f the Spaniards.
The Islanders are especially
Church to Plant Garden.
eager to enter the United States
Chicago.— Not to be outdone by golf
navy.
clubs, the Englewood Christian church
has decided to help the nation-wide
food drive. A ten-acre field, use of
which has been donated by the Chicago
Too Much of a Good Thing.
It Is a good thing to have a good and Western Indiana railroad, is be­
thing, but too much of a good thing Is ing put under the plow under the di­
frequently Injurious.— Memphis Com­ rection of a committee appointed by
the church.
mercial-Appeal.
OLD ONES NEEDED FOR SEED
' Wives to Split His Pay.
Chicago.— When Adam Brozdowskl
appeared In court with his two wives
and their five children, did the rival
mates sit apart and glare at each
other? Th«»y did not.
While the husband and father looked
on Indulgently they chatted pleasant­
ly and the children played together.
They were In court to arrange for
support The Judge directed the hus­
band to turn his pay envelope over
to W ife No. 1 each week and W ife No.
1 to give W ife No. 2 $5 a week. At the
end o f a year Brozdowskl w ill pay
W ife No. 2 $580 and she will officially
depart from his life.
H alf Million to Friend.
Denver. Colo.— Mrs. Mnry E. Holland,
w ife o f a Denver hotel man, will come
Into an estate valued at nearly a mil­
lion dollars, nnder the w ill o f Mrs.
Mary Haskins Lnthe, a Des koines
divorcee, who died In Denver two
weeks ago. Mrs. Holland was an Inti­
mate friend o f Mrs. Luthe and had
looked after business Interests while
Mrs. Lnthe was Uvlng here.
FINDS RATS CARRY JAUNDICE
Doctor Noguchi of the Rockefeller In­
stitute for Medical Research
Makes Important Discovery.
New York.— Dr. Hldeyo Noguchi of
the Rockefeller Institute for medical
res«»arch has completed a series o f ex­
periments which show that apparently
lu»althy wild rats In this country are
Infected with W ells’ disease, or “ Infec­
tious jaundice" common in Asia and
prevalent In the European war zone.
Iti view o f the fnet that thousands
of Americans soon will be collected in.
military camps and possibly see serv­
ice In the trenches, It is feared the dis­
ease may spread here. Doctor No­
guchi will continue his studies of the
disease.
Carried Flag Around World.
The resolution for the adoption o f
the Stars and Stripes as the Ameri­
can emblem was passed by the Con­
tinental congress June 14, 1777. An
American ship, the Columbia, carried
the American flag around the world
In 1787-1790.