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BEHEADS CITIZEN
Fears of Low Prices tor
Hops Decried by Expert
I OrllnnU Bomo Of tllO Il0rt?rnW(irfl fnrmnrlv fir.iffFl.1 lUi- I- w -
fJirl Mnimfifl iml M.nif H.mM ,f" ? b?c,0,,nf n nr,'nc with-! audi m Canada, South America, Japan
Uin mailllCU and Many UUIItl- ?utf'1"0"' Conrad Krobs at a 'and Australia. These countries ro"
ings Aro Damaged.
German Aviator Drop 4 Missiles
On VarhQnc Strikes Near
American Embassy.
Paris Four bombs woro dropped on
tho city from n German aoroplnno Sun
day. Ono mIsllo, exploding In Avo
nuo du Trocadoro nt tho corner of Ruo
Froynolnot, blow tho head from tho
shoulders of n man who wan atandfnjf
his daughter, and
Tho other bombs
on tho corner with
crippled tho child.
did llttlo damage.
Crowds, taking advantago of a beau
tiful autumn day, woro promenading
on tho bnnk of tho Suino when tho
aerial warrior appeared almost direct
ly abovo tho Eiffel Tower.
It In believed that tho llrst bomb
dropped was Intonded for tho wireless
station or tho tower, or jKwslbly for
tho nearby buildings containing army
stores. ft landed in Avenue du Tro
cadoro, not far from tho tower, and
the oxploslon was hoard for many
blocks.
Tho houses in tho vicinity wero bad
ly damaged, many of tho walls crack
ing and windows bolng shattered. Tho
bomb struck only a block from the
American embassy at No. 5 Ruo do
Challlot, where Ambassador Myron T.
Horrlck, who did not accompany tho
government to Bordeaux, still makes
his homo.
In tho wako of tho bomb fluttered a
Gorman flag. At tho sound of tho ex
plosion tho promonnders in that boc
tlon first rushed for sholtor, and then,
as tho airship moved on, thoy hurried
to tho aceno of tho havoc.
In tho midst of the excitement tho
ncroplano dropped thrco moro bombs.
Ono landed among a herd of cows pas
tured on tho Antcull raco course. Ono
cow was killed and others toppled over
stunned. A third bomb fell In Ruo
Vlnouso and a fourth in Ituo do la
I'ompo, a quarter in which many
Americans live. Comparatively little
dam'ago was dono In either InBlancc.
local hotol. "Uocauso tho buyers aro
not onoratlmr nnw mmm tmtlilmr n. I
tho real demand docs not begin before
October or Novcmbor.
"Thero In going to bo a shortage of
hops any way you flguro It, and when
the market adjUBta itnetf to tho new
conditions prices will bo higher. Grow
ers would Do foolish to sell their hops
now at tho 17 or 18-cont prices bolng
laiKou about, in a year Illto this they
win run no risk in Holding.
"Oregon has produced only 110,000
Dales, California tho same quantity,
Washington 40,000 bales and Now
York not over 20,000 bales, n total of
280,000 bales for tho United States.
Tho brewery consumption In this coun
try Is 245,000 bales annually. Because
of tho war brewers aro not able to Im
port German or Australian hops. On
tho othor hand, wo will havo to supply
tho non-producing countries that
qulro about 00,000 bales. England
I uiwiiyn n great market lor Amorcan
nops onti should alio lake only 50,000
uuics mis year tho English buyers a
ready havo 30,000 under contract wo
will bo fucc to face with a great hop
Biiorugo oi not ioflB than 00,000 hales.
Mr. Krobs declares that tho Bhorts,
who boiu mo eastern brewers and deal
ors a lurgo part of tho Oregon farm
t I l. A
urn hujw uoiore tney were grown,
nro now trying naru to break tho mar
ket bo thoy can buy in cheanlv.
ulutors, he says, aro working the same
game.
"When tho crop is out of tho crow.
ors' hands," said Mr. Krcbs, "you can
look lor tho price to Bhoot upward. If
tho grower Is wise, ho will himself
take this profit, which is surelv corn
ing. If ho is determined to give away
his hopB now, ho had better go out of
tno business."
Farming Course Mailed
to Eighth Grade Teachers
Salem That tho agricultural work
In tho schools may bo thorough and
conducted so as to give tho best re
suits, Stato Superintendent of Public
Instruction Churchill Is mailing uli
olghth-grado teachers copies of a
course, of study prepared by F. L.
Grlflln, of tho Oregon Agricultural col
lego. Tho course Is intended to satify
tho demands of teachers and patrons
of tho schools In tho elements of agri
culturo. Tho Introduction saya:
"Agriculture should bo taught, an
far as possible, In terms of tho child's
own experience. This centers tho work
of tho school around tho dominant In
terests and activities of tho home and
tho community. Studonta manifesting
a great deal of interest in agriculture
should bo encouraged to apply their
knowledge at home. That phaso of
agriculture moat attractive to them
should bo organized into a definite
project to bo worked out at home un
der tho supervision of tho school."
It Is planned to devote about half
an hour each day to tho study of agri
culture, une teachers arc urged when
they believe the pupils will bo moro
Interested In agrlculutral topics than
the ono assigned to permit them to
continue that work as long as it Is
thought profitable.
Mr. Churchill regards tho formulas
and rules given for scoring various
crops in the circular as of particular
importance. The pupils are urged to
write tho Division of Publications,
United States department of Agricul
ture, for various booklets for farmers
and to tho Oregon Agricultural college
for copies of its various publications.
"By having the pupils write for
these bulletins three or four weeks
beforo they are needed, " says tho cir
cular, "each child not asking for more
than five at one time, a splendid school
library can Is obtained free of cost
and tho pupils will be procuring a
good training In letter writine at the
same time."
New French Gun Kills
Without Apparent Wounds
London Confirming in a degroo tho
strango stories told of withering death
dealt by a now oxplosivu uued by
French artillery, tho Standard corre
spondent has written from Dieppe:
"A visit to tho field battlo of tho
Marno shows tho devastating power of
tho French throe-Inch gun to bo some
thing of which wo hitherto had not
dreamed. Entire sections and com
panies of Germans have been struck as
if by simultaneous thunderbolts, re
minding ono of nothing so much as tho
wholesale extinction of tho populations
of Hcrculaneum and Pompoii.
"On tho borders of ono of tho for
ests a company of Prussian infantry at
bivouac is laid out as if surprised by
tho fire. Two sentinels aro still grasp
ing thoir rifles, and a little way oft" a
messenger lies by himself. Further
on, an officer on guard Ilea a few
yards from hia men with loosened
belts and lying in thoir blankets. Two
of them still hold playing cards in
their hands.
"Thoao sleeping and thoao waking
wero awopt out of life together, with
out apparently having had time to
movo.
"Even moro extraordinary is another
group of GO doad lying about a small
haystack, as if in sleep, thoir rifloa
stacked and thoir knapsacks arranged
in orderly heaps."
Cholera Cases in Hungary
Weights and Measures Law
Is Criticised by Bureau
Salem Declaring that if action
wero 'not taken soon Oregon would
become the dumping ground of incor
rect weights and measures and non
standard packages of goods discarded
by other states, F. S. Holbrook, of
tho United States Bureau of Standards
of tho Department of Commerce, has
conferred with Mr. Buchtcl, state dep
uty soaler of weights and moasurcs,
with regard to proparing amendments
to tho Oregon law for submission to
tho next legislature.
Mr. Holbrook said tho Oregon law
was far from being a model and that
in many respects it was not workable.
In placo of county scalers of weights
and measures appointed by tho County
courts, he urges tho appointment by
tho Stato department of district scal
ers who will bo directly responsible to
tho Stato department.
"Tho idea is to provide a plan for
giving tho deputies continuous work,"
continued Mr. Holbrook. "Under the
present arrangement many of the
county scaler aro not continuously
employed in this work and as a result
Iittlo Ib accomplished. In many parts
of tho stato sovoral counties should bo
included in one district This scheme
would in no way disrupt or intorforo
with tho work in largo cities liko Port
land, which maintain thoir own depart
ments." Logging Bunks Ordered,
Salem Having decided to mako
compulsory tho ubo of tho safety log
ging bunk,
T 1 . t TT (T
r r f -j.. KlnK uuiiKp uauor iommiBsioner iiou
Proved by Bacteriologists Enounced that he would invito the six
London A dispatch to tho Exchango
Tolograph company from Bomo says
that a message received thero from
Vienna sayB that government bacteri
ologists havo definitely oatabliBhod tho
prosonco of Asiatic cholera among tho
70,000 wounded in tho hospitals of
Vlonna.
Rome Dispatches from tho Aua
trian frontier say tho spread of chol
era, especially in Hungary and Ga
Ijcia, Ib causing anxiety. Lazarettos
are being prepared to prevent tho
spread of tho diaoaso.
Prisoners of War III,
Paris Telegrams from Budapest
Indicate that much alarm is felt thoro
regarding tho health situation, slnco
numerous cases of dysentery are offi
cially admitted to exist among prison
ers of war Interned in various jmrts of
Hungary, Wounded Austrian officer
from GnIIcIh unanimously agrw that
the I(uwtlMt) artillery fire Is extnw
llnarlly good, especially that of the
Klov forjw,
companies offering tho bunks for salo
in thin state to equip a train with
thoir devices for demonstration pur
poses. Each company will bo asked to
equip one car of the train so tho rep
resentatives of tho logging companies
may havo Iittlo trouble in determining
which thoy intend to adopt. Accord
ing to the commissioner, tho Oregon
conception of logging bunks for many
year was four stakes driven in oppo-
aite aides of a fiatcar. To unload, two
stakes must be chopped In two at tho
bed of the car, it being up to the chop
per to find a place of safety when tho
logs began rolling. Many failed to do
so, and, aa a result, sustained injury
or were killed,
Ship Albany Apples by Carload,
Albany A carload of Albany apples,
consisting of Jonathans, Kings, and
Grimes Golden varieties, will be ship
H)d out of this city during the latter
part of the week, according to a state
ment made by 0. II. Stewart, eccre
tary of tho Albany Fruit Growers'
hnsocIhIIoi).
Jackson County Land
mark to Be Abandoned
Mcdford One of tho most interest
ing landmarks in Jackson county will
be removed October 9, when Ed Helms
will close the Helms saloon in Jackson
ville. ThiB establishment dates back
to 1852, whon It was opened by Helms
& Winchon in tho mining boom. For
years tho place was tho social and po
litical hcadquaters in Southern Ore
gon: court decisions were made there:
it was the scene of trials, and business
deals wero transacted there.
A collection of pioneer relics valued
at $25,000 is on display in the build
ing. Thcso include the first piece of
gold found in Jackson county: a photo
graph of three murderers hanged by
tho vigilantes near Yreka, Cal., in the
'COs, and a picco of tho ropo used by
tho lynchers; tho first pool tables ever
set up on tho Pacific Coast, sent
around tho Horn to Eureka and packed
to Jacksonville: Indian relics, pioneer
firearms and many freaks of nature
found by prospectors in tho hills.
No decision has been reached as to
what will be dono with thcso relics,
but It is probablo thoy will be lent for
exhibition purposes to the Med ford
Commercial club.
Villa Demands Resigna
tion of Gen, Carranza
Chihuahua, Mcx. Tho Immediate
resignation of Carranza as first chief
of tho constitutionalists is the only
basis on which General Francisco Villa
will agree to the settlement of dlfllcul
tics between himself and Carranza.
This was his reply to messagcs'of fofli-
clals in Mexico City who protested
against his attitude towards Carranza.
Villa declared ho never would accept
Carranza as head of the republic. His
reply, as given out here follows:
I lament the circumstances that
havo brought about grave danger, but
sincerely protest that my sole ambition
will bo to arrange existing difficulties
without shedding blood If possible,
I emphatically declare.
11 L At. .
mat ino oniy move mat can
1 .A 4 ..
uuoui cessation oi Hostilities on my
part Is that Venustiano Carranza de
liver supremo command to Fernando
Jglesias Calderon so that, in tho the
shortest possible time, elections may
bo called. At tho same timo I declare
I shall not accept CarranZS as nresi
dent or vice president or president ad
nterim of the republic.
"I shall prove the rectitude of my
mentions and the disinterestedness
which animates the force of this divis-
on. Later tho world will realize
where rests true disinterestedness and
where abortive ambitions."
Food Shortage in Europe
Predicted by Lord Milner
London A timely wa'rnin'g"to p're-
paro against an inevitable shortage in
tho world's supply of foodstuffs is
given by Lord Milner, who points out
that although the present harvest is
abundant, an immense decrease in pro
duction in 1915 must Tresult from the
fact that all the able-bodied males of
ranee, Germany, AuatriaandjRussia
NORTHWEST MARKET
REPORTS.
Odd Malady Kills Horses.
Prinevillo A fatal contagion broke
out among the horses of this communi
ty last week. While unloading fine
stock from tho trucks from tho Henry
McCall ranch at the Fair grounds, a
fow days ago, two of tho draft horses
wero seized suddenly with a strango
disease and within a few minutes both
wero dead. On the way back to tho
ranch another horse was stricken in
tho samo manner and died on tho road.
Two other horses on tho McCall ranch
showed signs of tho samo aflliction and
aro in precarious condition after fail
ures of local veterinariea to explain
tho mystery.
The state veterinarian was tele
graphed for. In the meantime the
stockmen in this country aro uneasy,
because of tho immense number of
horses in this country that may be
como infected.
Columbia Extends Iload.
St. Helens Tho Btrip on tho Port
land road north from Scappoose and
known as West Lano has been filled,
graded and macadamized for more
than a mile. Rock was hauled from
St. Helens by gasoline truck night and
day. It will be finished this week.
Prison Delegates AppetnM.
ShIwr Governor West has named
Rev. A. A. Moore, of Salem, and W.
G. MacLaren, of Portland, delegates
to tho convention of tho American
Prlitoii association, which will meut In
Bt, Paul October 3.
are now engaged in fighting, r
Of the 650,000,000 quarters of wheat
and rye annually produced throughout
the world 350,000,000 come from these
countries, and other producing coun
tries cannot possibly make up the de
ficiency.
Lord Milner predicts that in tho lat
ter half of next year, if not before, all
nations which live on wheat and rye
will be competing fiercely f$r a share
in the uimimamne supply. He snld ;
"We may hope that our own country
will be better placed than its neigh
bors to obtain, at some price to avert
famine. But there can be no certain
ty of this, and in any case, being as
we fortunately are, in a better posi
tion than other countries involved in
the war, to turn our land to full ac
count, it is surely a matter of extreme
necessity to use every acre, which can
profitably bo employed in that manner,
for the production of the most neces
sary of all foodstuffs." rr-
Farmers ought, says Lord Milner. to
rise to the emergency of their own ac
cord. They have it in their power,
not only to save the country from im
minent catastrophe, but at the same
time to benefit themselves if they will
only act with promptitude.
Chinese to Spend Millions
for trade in America
San Francisco That the Republic
of China will spend ?10,000,000 in the
united States and Canada in 1915 in
tho development and extension of her
trade with North America, was the
gist of a message received here by the
Panama-racific exposition direct from
President Yuan Shai Kai. and con
firmed in n Bimilar communication
from tho head of the Associated
Chambers of Commerce of China.
in tno working out ot wdat is per
haps the greatest commercial enter
prise China has ever planned, 50
wealthy and influential public men of
the republic will come to San Fran
Cisco early in 1915. After studying
trade and manufacturing conditions in
connection with the exposition, they
will make an extensive tour of the
United States and Canada, establish
ing branches of Chineso business
houses in every important center.
It is in providing capital for thcso
branches that tho Chinese business as
sociations and the government will ex
pend tho $10,000,000 to the big
"booster excursion for the establish
ment of closer commercial relations
with the West
Portland Oregon hops sold this
week at the highest price of the sea
son. McNcffBros. bought 133 bales
of fuggles at 181 to 19J cents. One
hundred bales of this quality woro ob
tained from a local dealer and the re
mainder was the Cooper lot at Inde
pendence. Several dealers wero In the market,
but found growers very firm. A bid
of 17 cents on 250 bales of West Side
hops was turned down by the owner.
It Is said a number of purchases of in
ferior grades and of small lots over
contracts have been bought at 14 and
15 cents, but holders of good hops are.
not disposed to sell them under 18
cents.
Annies arc movlnc hntfAr. Tho
howeverJmarket is in cood shano for fancv
bring stock, and as prices are reasonable the
demand is growing. Fancy apples are
quoted at $1.25 to $1.50 and choice at ,
75 cents to $1. The season for Grav-
enstcins is drawing to a close and
Kings, Jonathans, Twenty Ounce,
Snows and that class arc comintr to the
front. Tho trade looks for a heavy :
local consumption of apples as soon as
Bummer fruits are off the market.
The Canadian apple cron is not coiner
to be the menace to Northwestern ap
ples on Eastern markets that was pre
dicted a few weeks ago, according to '
Walter M. Dickerson, who has just re
turned from Canada. Several weeks
ago the opinion was freely expressed
by authorities that because of the bier
apple crop generally, including Can
ada, and the curtailment of Canadian
apple exports by - the European war,
Canadian apples would seek an outlet
in the United States in competition
with apples grown here.
Wheat Bid: Bluestem, $1.03 per
bushel; forty-fold, 96c; club, 94c; red
Russian, 90c; red Fife, 90c.
Oats Bid: No. 1 white feed, $26.25
per ton.
Barley Bid: No. 1 feed;, $21.50
per ton; brewing, $22.
Millfeed Spot prices: Bran, $26
26.50 per ton; shorts, $2929.25;
rolled barley, $28.
Corn Whole, $38 per ton; cracked,
$39.
Hay Old timothy, Eastern Oregon,
$1516 per ton; new crop timothy.
valley, $12.5013; grain hay, $10
11; alfalfa, $1213.50.
Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, case
count, 3031c per dozen; candled, 33
Kaiser's Fifth Son III.
Berlin Princo Oscar, the emperor's
fifth son, it was announced Tuesday, is
suffering from a heart affection, due
to his exertions in the field, and has
been obliged to leave his regiment.
He is under the care of physicians at
Metz. The empress received a letter
from the emperor in which he referred
optimistically to the situation,
Chicago Egg Prices Low.
Chicago Five cars of strictly frh
agga were ima Here Monday to as
WHHy different buyers at 201 cente,
accord I wr to J. II. MIU-mmII, nree dent
of the Chicago liuttor A Kg Umtti,
rouitry nens, Jtai(j5i4c; springs,
1414Jc; turkeys, young, 22c; ducks,
IUioc; geese, llI2c
.. Butter Creamery prints, extras;
aoc per pound; cubes. 3I3Zc.
Pork Block, lllljc per pound.
Veal Fancy, 13ic per pound.
Vegetables Cucumbers, 50c per
box; eggplant, 7c per pound; peppers,
67jc; artichokes, 85c$l per dozen;
tomatoes, 5065c per crate; cabbage,
ljc per pound; peas, 56c; beans, 4
6c; corn, 75c$l per sack; celery,
5085c per dozen; cauliflower, $1.25
1.75; asparagus, $2.25 per box;
sprouts, 10c per pound.
Cattle Prime steers, S7(57.25;
choice, $6.506.75; medium, $6.25
6.50; choice cows, $66.25; medium,
$5.25 5.75; heifers, $5.50 6.25;
calves, $6 8.50; bulls, $3 .4.75;
stags, $4.506.
Hogs Light, $88.25; heavy, $7
7.25.
Sheep Wethers, $45.40; ewes,
$3.504.50; lambs, $55.50.
Seattle Yakima potatoes are so
scarce on the street that the trade was
supplied wholly from White Rivers,
which jumped to the unusual level'of
$30. Thero was not a sack of Eastern
Washington spuds on the entire av
enue. Growers were paid $22 in less
than carload lots for White Rivers. It
is thought that the scarcity of Yaki-
mas is duo to the recent rains, which
have prevent&Tdigging. It is a con
soling idea for the street to hug to its
bosom, but there is no escape from the
knowledge that growers are speculat
ing and in furthering this plan are
withholding shipments from the mar
ket with the evident determination to
cause a rise.
The apple trade is very brisk, with
the choice of buyers running strongly
to cooking otock. Frequent sales in
lota of twenty-five boxes were made.
There is Iittlo call as yet for eating
stock. Jonathans are in demand and
Winter Bananas enjoy a liberal move
ment. The life of the apple trade is
due to the disappearance of peaches
and pears. Only a few Elbert as are
available and these sell up to 65c.
Bartlett pears have gone for the sea-:
son. Idahoa and Fall Butters are ar
riving in good commercial lots.
Eggs Select ranch, 3536c dozen.
Poultry Live hens, 101 6c "pound;
old roosters, 10c; 1914 broilers, li
14c: ducklings, 1012c; geeee, 10c;
guinea fowl, $9 per dozen.
Dressed Pork lOftllle per pouwl.
Dreeaed Veal Small, 1814e per
pound; large, 9V4e.
Apples New, cooking, 7M3S1 per
bex; tiravemteliwi, $lfl,U; Jea
thane, $l,Sl.e; WIter Bmnmm, .
tl,7fi; KlHjf, 7fe$l. ' '
CrftiwpfHee IQcftitl per box,
CnwlwfWee W.78 per brrJ,