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"rp Record Breaker; Good News
for Vaeni of the Weed
Wellington, July 10 -Wheat pro
duction prospscta were cut Into
hvlly m a result of plant diseaaes
nd other condition during June and
a loaa of 75,000,000 buahela from the
June 1 estimate waa Indicated lo
1ar In the department of agricul
ture' July forecast, which placed
the output at 1,161.000,000 buahela.
Winter wheat ah owed loaa or 64.
000.000 buahela and spring wheat
at. 000.000 bushels. The winter
wheat crap, never the lent, will be
the largeat erer grown.
Corn production wa forecast at
1.815.000,000 buahela. 1S.000.000
bushel larger than laat year's crop.
The acreage la 4.2 er rent lo than
laM year'.
Tobacco, with a production fore
cast or 1.453.000.000 pounds, will be
record crop. White potatoes pro
duction iwlll be emaller than laat
ynar. piii xne aweet potato crop
promises to be a record one. The
oat crop la slightly entailer than
laat year, but larger than the five
year average.
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT
THE OLD WATER TANK
(Mat Saturday while making some
reiialra at the Southern Pacific water
tank iwo carpenter made a rich
wold Htrllm. After removing the dirt
from abound the allla they noticed
wometlilng out of the ordinary In the
eoll and upon clamlnatjon found two
.WW pipooh, h ten and twenty.
Nowi of the, "strike" quickly
wprcad and other began the hunt,
anion i? thoiu 'A it Kim t Ooettsche, a
Southern iPnciric engineer, who the
next day found two ten dollar pieces
JHiid a twenty dollar piece. The gold
fever ran high and the ground
around Hie old water tank waa fairly
well atlrred.
Jimt where the gold ptoces cunte
rrom la h mystery, but Chief of Po
lice Mol-ano stales that about tour
years oo he arrested a young man
from Merlin who arrived In this city
clad only In hla underwear. The
Chief nublied the wandorer a the
latter came along the railroad track
near the wa,tertank. The mun was
"out of hla head" and would give but
t little doflnlte Information concern
ing hltriHolf. He stated, however,
that (he .had a brother In Indiana
and Chief MoIune held him here
until he could hear something defi
nite by wire.
In about ten days the demented
man's brother arrived. die stated
that 'the wandered had left Indiana
with $800 In gold In .hla pockets, but
when arrestod the man from Morlln
had no cash; all he possesed wait
TiIb undorwear. We told the Chief
that he threw his money away and
It Is 'believed that the recent
find
at the watertank la 'part of
hla
money, tout this is only supposition.
The young man wall taken east by
his brother and that is the last that
has ever 'been heard from him.
Meantime, kids and men are try
lug their luck In the vicinity of the
watertank.
Salom, Ore., July 10. Governor
"Olcott has named Doputy Commis
sioner A. C. Barber as Insurance
commissioner to succeed Harry
"Wells, resigned.
WINTER WHEA
LARGEST
1
YET PRODUCED
S
Too NuiunrouK for ('ai'rttna to Koi
111 Eye On Thi'ni; Hlrlke at
Very Door of ttopltul
Laredo, Tex., Juiy 10. With
drawal of troops from bandlt-lnfated
region In central and southern Mex
ico to campaign against Villa In the
north baa led to a new war of
train wrecking and railway destruc
tion In that republic according to
atorles printed by Mexico City papers
received In thla city.
The moat striking feat or the reb
els was the capture of a train rrom
Mexico City to ll'uebla at . point
only a few milea from the Hatter ctly
by the forces of the former federal
general, Otrllo Arenas, who revolted
about a year ago. One hundred
or me several hundred passengers
were seized a hostages, among them
an American, Charlos Chapman
They were driven for hours on foot
over rocky trails to the headquar
ters of the rebel chieftain. Ijter
they were released without being
held for ranaom and made their way
aafely to iPuebla. The bandits' loot
la estimated at 100,000 pesos.
This followed olose on the heels
of the capture of six well known real
dents or Mexico Olty at a picnto re
sort Known aa the Desert or the
Mona. not more than a dozen miles
from the capital. The captors, for
mer followers of Zapata, sent the
women or the party back to Mexico
CHy for a ransom of 2,400 pesos and
released their captives when the
money waa delivered.
Mora than 100 followers or Pedro
r.abay are reported to bave been
killed when federal forces recaptur
ed the town or Choooman, atate or
vera Crux.
The Excelsior tells of the murder
by bandits of the millionaire. En.
rlque Langenscheln, son of the Or
mail consul at Ouanajuato. Iianren.
soheln met death at the hands of
rebels rleelng from Mlchoacan Into
Jalisco, who cautfit him on his ranch
near lke Chapala.
El
Suwtelle, Cal.. July 10. J. M.
lA'nketon. Civil war veteran, who
Is ibed-rldden at his home bere will
algn the pension checks he receives
from the government with his thumb
print, he him announced,' to prevent
anyone from defrauding him.
A copy of hla thumb print has
been filed with Sergeant A IMcUIn,
In chnrge of the branch of the 1os
Angeles police department here.
Unkston signs htfi checks md on.
dorses his ipenalon check with his
thumb and Sergt. McLaln compares
It with the original on file In his of
fice before the bunk here will honor
the (paper. i
(UlCli 1MKS ntO.M
MOSQUTO 1HTK
London, July lO.-riMosqultoes. or
midges s they are called here, are
proving a pest this summer In var-
ious parts or TCnglaiid. As a
rule!
' "" " raw
H..IIOB ,uaiy lABHiejr or
Seven Kings, aged 21 was so severe
ly ipotBoned after being stung on the
nose by a mosquito that she died
four days later.
ATTACK RUMANIANS
Bucharest, July 10. It is report
ed that the 'Hungarian bolshevlst
troops have 'withdrawn from the
Cze?ho-Slovak front on orders from
the pea'ce conference,- and have at
tacked the (Rumanian forces on the
Thelss river. Fighting continues.
BANDIT
PLUNDER
AT WILL IN HEXICO
ORAXn PASS, JOHEPHICT COUWTY, OREQOW, THUtSDAY, JULY 10,
WILSON PLEASED WITH
EBERT'S QUICK ACTION
Pleads For Resumption of
Warns Against Boche Military Power- -Cheered in Sen
ate With "Rebel YeDsw Would Protect France
Merlin, July 10. President Ubert
of Germany has signed the bill rati
fylng the .peace treaty. The docu
ment was forwarded to Versailles.
Washington, July 10. Prealdent
Wilson, conferring with newspaper
men, Indicated that he was extreme
ly gratified with Germany's early
ratification or the treaty. He feels
that trade relations with Germany
should be resumed ju soon as pos
sible, as without trade Germany
could not meet reparations.
President Wilson 'believes that
troops should be kept In Germany
until the Germans have complied
with all the military terms or the
treaty, lie pointed out that there
are several .million, veteran soldiers
In -Germany and munitions sufficient
for them to operate. The Germans
must deliver their war material
within four months.
The president declared that the
league covenant would be In every
treaty negotiated at Versailles, In
cluding the treaty with Bulgaria,
with which the United States was
never at war. lie submitted to the
senate today only the treaty con
talnlng the covenant of the league of
nations, and proposed that the sup
plementary treaty ty w!hlch the Unit
ed States would go to the aid of
Trance, If Germany assaulted, be
presented separately In another ad
dress later. 1
Washington, July 10. President
Wilson In presenting the treaty to
the senate declared that a "league
of free nations tiad become practical
ly a necessity to which franiers of
the treaty felt obliged to turn aa an
Indlapensable Instrumentality ror
the maintenance or a hew order it
has been their purpose to set up in
the world." He said the most skep
tical or .peace conferees had turned
more ajirt more to the league In
seeking a solution of the treaty
problems. " a fact that the covenant
or the league was the first substan
tiate part or treaty to ibe agreed
upon while all else was In eolutlon
helped to make the formulation of
the jest easier."
The president said the most prac
tical of the conferees "were at last
the most ready to refer to the
TO CARRY FRUIT CROP
San Juan, July 10. Fruit grow
ers of IPorto iHtco have asked the
Emergency Fleet Corporation to
equip '100 steamers as refrigerator
ships to carry fruit not only between
Porto IRIco and the mainland but be
tween the United States, South Am
erica and European countries.
The fruit growers have submitted
i. - .1
a memorandum
saying that each ship should have
from 100,000 to 200,000 cubic feet
of refrigerator apace. They assert
that last year they lost more than
$500,000 on their products because
of insufficient tonnage and because!
none of it was equipped with even j
partial refrigeration facilities. The
statement declares that aside from
the lines engaged In the banana-carrying
trade, the United States has
not more Mjan a dozen partly equip
ped Insulated refrigerator ships.
These proposed refrigerator ships,
it 1 urged by the fruit growers,
should have a speed or from 12 to
14 knots. It is pointed out that few
freighters of such speed now are
afloat.
Trade Relations With Hons.
league the superintendency of all In
terests which did not admit of Im
mediate determination of all admin
istrative problems which were to re
quire continuing oversight; what
had seemed a council of perfection
had come to seem a plain counsel or
necessity. The league Is the prac
tical statesman' bop or success In
many or the most difficult things he
was attempting."
The president told the senate of
the conferees' difficulties and said
"old entanglement of every kind
stood In the way of promises which
the government made to one an
other when might and right were
confused and the power of the victor
was without restraint. It was not
easy to graft the new order of
Ideal on the old, and some fruit of
the crafting may, I fear, for some
time, toe bitter. The atmosphere In
Which the conference worked seem
ed created "by the hopes and asplra
Hons or small nations poples hith
erto under bondage."
Disregarding the senate rules, the
crowded galleries cheered for a mln-
ute when the president entered, the
cheering being punctuated by "rebel
yells."
President Wilson Informed v the
correspondents that the treaty with
France waa designed for the protec
tion or Prance until such time aa
this special guarantee be no longer
needed. Due protection is to be af
forded an nations of the league. He
has the Impression that the French
people will be cut to the (heart If
the United States shoujd ifall to ap
prove the special treaty.
Paris, July 10. 'Austria' will be
admitted to membership In the
league of nations aa soon as the al
lies consider she 'possesses a re
sponsible government, with both will
and .power to fulfill International
obligations.
Washington, July 10. Senator
Borah of Idaho has Introduced a
resolution asking the president to
send the senate a copy or a letter
declared to have been written by
General iBliss on behalf of himself.
Secretary Lansing and Henry White,
protesting against the peace confer
ence decision regarding Shantung.
E
TIMES FOUND DEAD
'Portland, Ore., July 10. Judge
David Cook Sanderson, of Freewater,
Oregon, editor of the Times, wasi
found dead In bed at a local hotel,
of ' heart failure. -He was .born in
Hull, England, 63 years ago and
was a Methodist minister in Canada'
for 25 years. He later traveled over
the United States, lecturing on
journalism'.
Al-STRIA AXD HUNGARY ,
ARE AT .SWORDS POINTS
Paris. July 10. Dispatches indl
ca;te that there is a high tension be
tween the Austrian nnit Wnnni-lor
governments. The Austrian foreign
minister demanded the recall from
Vienna of the Hungarian minister.
HURLEY RESIGNS
Washington, July 10. iPrealdent August 2, Colonel iPierce A. Murphy,
Wilson has accepted the resignation who is in command, and the other
of Edward N. Hurley, chairman of officers who are aiding him in to.
the shipping board, to take effect struotlng the youngsters are proud
August 1. It Is understood that the of the physical record shown by
president will appoint John. Barton them. Only six of those who ao
Payne. of Chicago. -r Mr. Hurley's peared failed to come W to the re
successor. . V. I quired standard.,
I AT of;
SHOWS SKEPTICS
Allied IMoJomaU Given Glimpse of
651.12,117 Ruble Stacked Cell.
Ing High La Vault
Omsk, July 10. The Omsk gov
ernment has turned out Its pockets,
peaking figuratively, to convince
any skeptic there mibi to among
allied representatives present In the
capital that it Is not without gold
reserve to back its currency Issues.
Fifty members of allied diplomatic
and military missions filed through
the vaults of the state bank, on in
vitation by the ministry of foreign
relations, and viewed the precious
metal stacked ceiling high In boxes
and sacks.
There was represented In coin and
bullion a total of 651.532.117 rubles
computed at standard rate before
the ruble became the uncertain
measure it is today, according to fig
ure furnished by the treasury comp
troller.
An Interesting feature of the ex
hibition was hundreds of gold and
silver plate, trophies, dinner sets,
lauiBiies, canaeiaDra; ikons, run
ning Into hundreds of thousands of
dollars In value, representing loot
which the bolshevikl had assembled
In Kazan and Samara and ' which
waa removed for safekeeping when
the Czech captured those dole a
year ago. A large ipart of this col
lection represents personal property
of the bourgeoisie which can easily
be identified by rightful owners
when peace Is restored.
iapjkbH ; '
Toklo. July 10. Labor troubles
are taking place in Japan. At a gold
mine in fibisuoka prefecture, 100
miner went on strike recently and.
armed with pick-axes and shovels.
raided the residences of the mine of
ficials and destroyed or damaged the
buildings and furniture. The local
police force suppressed the' rioter.
The cause of the trouble Is dissatis
faction over wages. ,
Over 1,000 women and girls em
ployed In a big silk factory at Uyeda
nave gone on strike for higher
wages. Similar occurrences are re
ported from various parts of the em
pire. One cause of the unrest la the
souring of rtce, which is now higher
than last summer when the country
was involved In serious rice disturb
ances.
ITALY FORCED TO RESORT
TO ELECTRICAL POWER
'Rome. July 10. 'Italy's lack of
coal has forced her to depend more
and m-re upon electrical power.
During the period of 1914 to 1918
more than one hundred million dol
, . .
lure 'waa expenaea. on water power
electric plants by electric companies
in Turin and 'Milan. v
TS
TO
San iFrancisco. July 10. .Five
hundred young men from 42 onrver
sitiee and high schools of the nine
far western states are learning the
rudiments of soldiering In a six
weeks' Intensive course of instruc
tion at the reserve officers' training
corps camp at the Presidio, the gov
ernment military reservation iere.
They begun their work on June 21.
: The course wild come to a close on
V
ISK
WHOLE XTMBEK ma.
DIRIGIBLE.
WITH CREW OF
30 SAILS HOME
' .
LEFT BEFORE MIDNIGHT AVT
BV 10:3O TODAY HAD HADE
490 MILKS ,
WILL ME SOUTHERN BUTE
1,000 Men Hold Monster in Leaihi
at 200 Feet up Begla Jooney;
Return Will Take 70 Horn
-Washington, July 10. The Mi,
which left before-midnight, -waa 450
mile nertheajrt of New York at It
o'clock today, making 58 knot oa
her return trip to Scotland.
Mineoli N. T., July 10. The
British dirigible 3t-34 left Roosevelt
field shortly before midnight on her
return cruise to Scotland.
The great airship, held to leash by
1,000 American balloon men, waa re
leased at 11:55 o'clock and floated
leisurely up to a height of 200 feet
with her motors silent. ' The motors
then began to whirr and the craft'
nosing upward headed for New Tork.
Three great aarcbJlghts playing oa .
the ship made her clearly discern
ible to the thousands wrho had gath
ered to bid her bon voyage. ' With
three engines port- starboaM and'
forward rannJag and two others to
reserve the R-34 glided off toward,
the south, then swinging In a west
erly course, she pointed her nose la
the direction of New York. ' '
It took the R-34 about three min
ute to rise to a height at which sha
began to cruise. At 11:59 she was ,
about 500 feet up, barely discern
ible and with no rights visible, and -
wa)i skimming along at a speed of
about 35 to 40 miles an hour.
With favorable conditions illajor
G. H. Scott, her commander, hope
to make the voyage in 70 hours, sail
ing over London before proceeding
to Bast Fortune, Scotland, If weath
er conditions permit.
AT
GIVES PEOPLE SCARE
Sheriff George Lewis and Deputy
Sheriff Lister were called to Merlin
yesterday evening to investigate the
actions of a certain young stranger
whom the (Merltnltes said was prow
ling around residences.
The stranger was harmless, bnt it
was feared that he was bent on rob
bery. He was seen to enter vacant
houses at night, where he would
light matches and search about the
premises. -
Upon arriving at Merlin the offi
cers were shown- a vacant house into
which the stranger was seen to en
ter a short time before thetr arrival.
It was a small house with an attic
or small upstairs. Not a sign of life
was found on the lower floor and
Deputy Lister ascended to the upper
apartment. He saw nothing at first
and was about to descend when he
glanced in a far corner and saw a
Ismail man standing upright, his face
overspread with a grin thatVas al
most a loud laugh. . He was taken
to the lower floor where an old ra
zor and two pocket knives were
found on his person. He gave his
nanfe as Frank. jLansenderfer and
his home as San Francisco.
'When asked what he was doing
in
the house he laughingly Replied
that 'he was "looking for a place to
sleep.'
The officers could plainly see that
the man was "off his balance" and
brought him to rants Pass where
he is resting In the county Jail. He
Is to have an examination as to hi
sanity and will, in all probability, be
taken to the state home at Salem-