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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1914)
NEWS NOTES OF CURRENT WEEK Rcsumo of World's Important Events Told in Brief. Tho Japanoso hnve bombardod tlio forta Ht Tslng Thu. Twenty-seven cases of cholera are reported In Vionna. At the fall of Antworp 20,000 troops were mado prisoners. Tho senate haa agreed not to lovy a war tax on medicines. The slayer of Archduko Ferdinand of Austria says he la proud of hln dood. An English war expert haa warned Great Dritain of a pons I bio Invasion by Germany. Four thousand prisoners and 400 guns were taken by the Germans at the fall of Antwerp. A German submarino is responsible for the sinking of a Russian cruiser, together with COS men. Ferdinand, nephew of the late King Charles, of Iloumanla, has ascended to the throne of that country. The French and English govern tnents have ordered CO, 000 tent stove from a Pennsylvania firm. It is claimed that Italy has spent $1,000,000 a day since the war began in preparing her army for war. The Boers, subject of Groat Brit ain, are said to be in revolt and wish to etabllsh their own republic. President Polncare has signed a do cree admitting fresh meat to France free of duty until further notice Tho first chamber at The Hague has passed a measure providing for tho second war credit of $20,000,000. The Boston "Braves" won the world's series from tho Philadelphia Athletics by taking four straight games. A Router dispatch from Amsterdam says the exportation of petroleum from The Netherlands has been forblddon by royal decree. The general start of Kiev alleges dumdum bullets aro being used by Aus trian troops. Eight cases of theso bullets have been obtained. ' According to a telegram from Con stantinople, Turkey has informed Ger many that owing to a lack of money nho will have to demobilize her army. Princess Mary of England has ap pealed to that nation for assistance in sending a Christmas present to every soldier and sailor of tho Hilled armies. Two detachments of the American Red Cross arrived in Vienna Wednes day. One proceeded to Hungary and the other to the hospital In tho suburbs of Vienna. Strict measures are being taken in Rome to check tho attempts of some of the belligerent countries to engage Italians for work on fortifications and intrenchmcnts. Nool Buxton, member of tho British parliament, and his brother, were shot by a Turk while on their way to at tend the funeral of the king of Rou mania. Both were seriously wounded. The London Mail reports that Brit ish gunboats overhauled and captured a mysterious steamer which was try ing to pass tho Downs off Deal. It Is supposed that the steamer was trying to sow mines. The Belgian government, before re moving to France, says a dispatch from The Hague, ordered all male cit izens between tho age of 18 and 45 to enter the army within two days or be treated as traitors. The Italian dirigible balloon No. G4 reported that whllo flying over the Adriatic Bea she discovered Austrian floating mines. The naval command ant of Venice dispatched five tugboats to pick up the mines in this vicinity. In a dispatch from Rome, the corre spondent of the Central Newa says that Montenegrin troops are now only eight hours' march from Ragusa, tho Austro-Hungarian seaport in Dalma tis, the fall of which la believed to be Imminent. The Petrograd Courior publishes a report to the effect that a German force which entered the Warsaw, Rus sian Poland, region, aftor two dnys of hard fighting, was cut In two and driven back on tho Lodz, PetokofT and Klelce line. The newspaper says it is asserted that 10,000 German prisonerB were taken. The London Morning Post asserts that it has proof that the British fleet has received official orders not to ar rest nationals of belligerent powers In neutral ships. In an editorial the newspaper demands to know who is responsible for the order, what it mean and Iww it can be reconciled with Great Britain's obligation to her tdllfcs, NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS. Portland. Portland Hop buying continues without Interruption at steady prices. Dealers report that it is difficult to In terest brewers In new business, and this is to be expected in view of the approaching elections and tho fact that hops are being offered to brewers at a steadily declining scale of prices. There is a great deal of uncovered con tract business to be taken care of, however, and it is this that Is keeping tho trade employed. This week's purchases were made at a range of 8 to 12 cents. The largest doal was closed by McNeff Bros., who bought 840 bales from Demarin Bros., of Yakima. This firm also bought 175 DHicn in ino. unues section, tne crops of Frieson, Smith & Gates and one other, also 100 bales from Salem deal ers. The apple market was good for cheap and medium-priced fruit, but there was not much demand for the higher-priced grades. Grapes are steady here and prices cannot be advanced, in unite of the firmness of thu California market. A car of cantaloupes arrived from Med ford. Wheat Bid: Bluestem, , 11.02: forty-fold, 091c; club, 90c; red Rus sian, 90c; red Flfc,.92c. Oats Bid: No. 1 white, feed. $25 per ton. Barley Bid : No. 1 feed, $20 per ton; brewing, $21; bran, $22; shorts, $23. Millfecd Spot prices: Bran, $25 25.50 per ton; shorts, $27028; rolled barley, $2027. Corn Whole, $37 per ton; cracked, $38. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $15.6010 per ton; grain hay, $10 11; alfalfa, $12(013.50; valley tim othy, $1314. Vegetables Cucumbers, $1.50 per box; eggplant, 7c per pound; peppers, COc; artichokes, 86c per dozen; toma toes, C090c per crate; cabbage, lie per pound; peas, 10c; bcanB, 0c; cel ery, bvdjji be per uozen; cauuuower, 75c$l; asparagus, $2 box; sprouts, 10c per pound. Onions Yellow, $11.25 per sack. Green Fruits Apples, 75c$1.75 per box; cantaloupes, $11.60 per crato; casabas, $1.251.50 per dozen; pears, 50c$1.25 per box; peaches, 4060c; grapes, 75c$1.25 per crate; cranberries, $8(38.50 per barrel. Potatoes Oregon. $1.25 per sack; sweet potatoes, 22Jc per pound. Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, case count, 2982c per dozen; candled, 33 35c; storage, 27i28c Poultry HenB, lZJfifliac per pouna; springs, 12113c; turkeys, young, 18 20c; dressed, 2225c; ducks, 10 14c; geese, 10 11c Butter Creamery, prints, extras, 35c per pound; cubes, 8081c. Veal Fancy, 1212ic per pound. Pork Block, 9J10c per pound. Hops 1914 crop, 8llc; 1913 crop. nominal. Seattle. Seattle Numerous sailings to Alas ka drew heavily of fresh eggs and but ter from this market, and eggs Bold as high as 47c on a jobbing basis, with wholesalo prices Arm to higher at 4B 47c A fow salea'wero reported at 48c Tho tendency in immedinto futures is for an advance, and jobbers do not hesitato to predict a 50-cent market before the end of next week. Ranch stock Is decreasing so heavily that job bers are buying from each other In order to fill local and shipping de mands. There has been a heavier movement of storage eggs, with a top on locals of 31c. Tho season is showing that tho local egg has remained in better con dition than the Easterns which wont to the ice simultaneously and that they do not as yet give any of tho custom ary "storage" taste. The butter market is steady and well balanced. Tho liberal Bupply in sight, together with tho heavy flow of cream, which seemB to be uninter rupted, and the well proportioned vol umo of trade, Is tending to keep tho street independent of bullish influ ences that might bo put upon it by other large distributing centers. Eggs Select ranch, 4042c dozen. Poultry Live hens, 1015c pound; old roosters, 10c; 1914 broilers, 13 14c; ducklings, 1012c; geese, 10c; guinea fowl, $9 per dozen. Dressed mutton 1017ic pound. Vcgotablos Artichokes, 75 8C dozen; beans, greon, 7J8c; bell pep pors, California, 30-lb. boxes, $1.25; beets, now, $1(2)1.25 Back; cabbage, local, lc pound; red, 15c: corn, green, $1.60(3)1.75 Back; carrots, local, 85c $1 sack; cauliflower, local, 76c dozen; cucumbers, hothouse, 7585c dozen; field, 8B46c; lettuce, local, 4050cdoen; potatoes, White rivers, $21 28 ton; Yaklmas, $26 27; sweets, $1.902 hundred; radishes, local. 15a dozen bunches; rutabagas, Alaska, $2 sack; Spinach, local, 90c $1 crate; tomatoes, local, 8040? crate: turnips, now, white, $1,26 sack, Germany Is Preparing to Attack Great Britain Amsterdam Reports are current in Berlin that the Krupps have completed enormously heavy guns of a calibre and range never before attempted and that a large fleet of Zeppelins Is being collected near Kiel awaiting a favor able opportunity td sail for England, according to the statements of a Brit ish newspaper man who has just re turned from Berlin, to Amsterdam. Artillery officers assured this corres pondent that the new Krupp guns have a range of about 25 miles and probably are destined for use at some channel port in event the Germans secure a foothold there. He also says that the aeroplane factories in Germany are working day and night supplying ma chines and that 200 aviators are qual ifying for military service every week. "The British are more hated than either the French or Russians," he said. "The Germans would rather capture one Englishman than 20 others. In Germany England Is blamed for it all, rightly or wrongly. She is accused of being at the bottom of this war. Neither officers nor men of the German army seem to have much regard for the British army as a fighting machine, but they freely ad mire the pluck of tho British officers and the rapid range-finding abilities of British artillery. "Judging from what I saw in Ber lin, that city at this moment holds an other five or six army corps of able bodied young men attached either to the first or second reserve or to the landsturm. The same proportionately may be said of all the other German cities. Everywhero I was struck by the boundless enthusiasm for war." World's Baseball Series Won by Boston Braves Boston The Boston National league club completed the most remarkable record In modern professional baseball by defeating the Philadelphia Ameri cans in tho fourth and final game of the world's series at Fenway Park Tuesday by a score of 3 to 1. Beginning with their rush from last placo in the senior league in tho mid dle of July, the Braves have broken traditions and records in the National sport with speed and abandon during the last thrco months. They emerged late In tho afternoon champions of the universe, leaving a trail of startling surprises and upsets in their wake which it will be bard to duplicate in years to come. Last and far from tho least of their accomplishments was the overthrow in four consecutive games of the world- famous baseball machine of Connie Mack, with its hundred thousand dollar infield, home-run heroes and corps of skillfully blended veteran and youthful pitching stars. To tho victors belong the spoils and the credit, and unexpected as was the crushing defeat, tho Mackmen took it in sportsmanlike spirit, praising the winners and offering no excuses for their failure to hold their national Icaguo rivals in check. In fact, none aro available, for tho Bostonians for the Bostonians out-played and out- gamed their more experienced oppon ents in every game and departmennt of play. The best that could bo said of tho Athletics by their warmest ad mirers was that the team, neither col lectively nor as individuals, appeared to got going in tho form shown in pro vIoub world series. Fraud Convictions Stand. San Francisco Tho United StatcB Circuit Court of Appeals denied an ap peal of Charles E. Houston and John H. Bullock from tholr sentence In 1912 to a year in prison and fines of $2000 each on conviction of conspiracy to de fraud the government in the Bale of coal. Tho appeal was made on tech nical crrounda which were upheld in one dissenting opinion. Houston and Bul lock wore found guilty in the Federal courts In Washington of having com bined to exact exorbitant prices for coal delivered to army officials in Se attle in 1908. Between them Houston and Rtillnck- obtained $92,041 on checks signed by Quartermaster J. E. Baxter. Tho government charged that they had stifled all bidding and that the moneys obtained were far in excess of a reasonable prtco for tho coal. Return of Belgians Up. TWlin NniniLiuLioiiH itru in Progress botween Tho Netherlands and Germany - . for the return of Belgian reiugees in The Netherlands. Permission has al ready been given for tho roiurn of wo men. A question has arisen, how ever, concerning tho military age of Belgian males. Many of the Belgian men In Holland are said to be soldiers who donned civilian attlra before crow ing the frontier. These refugees are becoming a burden to Holland. The German government recognize this and is trying to solve tho problem. A conference was hold between the Ger man envoy to the Netherlands and tlw Dutch miniver of (he Interior, Road Through Reservation Dallas The construction of a per manent highway through Dallas and Falls City to the Lincoln county line to connect with the road being built by Lincoln county now seems assured. Voters of Falls City this week re pealed the chatter creating a separate road district out of Falls City. This puts the city in road district No. 21 of Polk county, which reaches to the Lincoln county line. The county court needed the votes in Falls City to vote a special tax. The vote that repealed the charter will be sufficient to carry the special tax nec essary to carry on the proposed con struction of the highway through the State to Lease Rich in Salem The State Land board has decided to lease Albert and Summer lakes, which contain rich salt deposits, and announced that it would advertise for bids at once. All bids must be received by December 10, and must be accompanied by certified checks or bonds for $10,000 as guarantees of good faith on the part of the bidders. Inasmuch as there is a difference or opinion as to the value of the salt de posits, the board decided that it would be to the best interest of the state to lease the lakes rather -than sell them outright, as had been proposed. It is planned that the state be given a roy alty of 25 per cent or more and that it be guaranteed a minimum payment an nually. C. A. Sheppard, of Sheppard & Brock, Portland, appeared before the board In the interest of Jason Moore, of New York, who represents an East Reclaming of 46,500 Acres In Lake County Approved: Salem State Engineer Lewis said recently that he approved the applica tion of the Goose Lake Irrigation com pany for the reclamation of 46,500 acres of land and tho construction of a large reservoir in Goose Lake valley in the southern part of Lake county. Ho said the company soon would com plete the reservoir and main canals at cost ol approximately $l,uuu,uuu. Tho impounding dam, which is 66 feet high, 200 feet long at the bottom and 600 at the top, has been completed, its storage capacity being 65,000 acre feeL The north and south canals, two of the largest, are completed with the exception of certain flumes. "The company," said Mr. Lewis, "will sell water at the rate of $25 an acre. and. as soon as the land under the present canal has been sold, the project will be extended by the con struction of high line canals which probably will bring the total acreage under the project to 60,000. Fees col lected by this office on approval of the permits aggregate $526.09. While water rights for the project were initiated under the old law, the com pany handling the bonds insisted that tho same bo brought under the state water code to Becure protection offered by it." Expert Talks on Clover. Albany C. W. Creel, a government agricultural expert of Washington, D. C addressed the clover growers of Linn county at the Commercial club recently. Sixty-five clover growers attended the lecture. Mr. Creel talked to the growers on methods to be used in exterminating the midge and rootborer, which have materially injured the clover crop this year. In 1912, between $100,000 and $125,000 worth of seed was produced here. Last year the crop amounted to $225,000. The Linn county clover men will co-operato with Oregon con gressmen in securing an appropriation of $10,000 to establish an experi mental station ia Oregon to ba devoted-to the clover industry. Hybrid Ducks Killed. Silver Lako A new species of ducks, at least a new kind to Central Oregon, has made its appearance on Lako county lakes with the opening of the hunting season. Tho Btranger ap pears to bo a bluobill-mallard hybrid. Only two of the new birds have been killed so far, but hunters report hav ing seen a flock of a dozen or more of apparently the same kind of ducks. Astoria Opposes Waterfront Bills. Astoria The Port of Astoria Com mission at its meeting adopted resolu tions opposing the passage of the in itiative measure known as the "public docks and water frontage amendment" as well as the initiative measure en titled the "municipal wharves and docks bill." The resolutions recite that imch of the jH-oposed messures is detrimental to the best interests ef Iks state. Siletz Now Assured Siletz basin. A special lax of 5 mills is planned upon. This will provide about $10,000. The proposed road through the Siletz will lessen the distance between Port land and Newport by 16 miles; will afford a scenic route to the coast, and will be through a country noted for game and fish. It is planned to call a special elec tion in Road district 21 this fall so that work can be commenced on the new road next spring. Most of the work will be confined to grading and widening the present road. Automo biles now travel with ease to a point several miles the other side of the summit. Two Lakes Salt Deposits ern syndicate. Mr. Moore recently offered the board in the neighborhood of $2,000,000 for the lakes, the offer being declined. Another offer of more than $2,000,000 was received, but a bond of $5000 required by the board was not given. Mr. Sheppard asked that the bids for leasing the property be opened as soon as possible so, in case his client was successful, a company could be organized in time to escape payment of war tax on stocks and bonds, which, he thought, would amount to about $15,000. Governor West and State Treasurer Kay, however, paid the board had made it a rule to give 60 days for filing bids, and could not devi ate from it, Mr. Sheppard suggested that the board investigate a California law which provides that the state re ceive 25 per cent royalties on similar deals. lumalo Irrigation Project. Finished December First Salem State Engineer Lewis has announced that the Tumalo irrigation project will be completed by Decem ber 1. He announced that 72 feet of the big dam had been constructed and that only four feet remained to bo built. The Tumalo project, which formerly was the Columbia Southern project, was taken over by the state before the last session of the legisla ture, and an appropriation of $450,000 was made for completing the work. About 23,000 acres have been re claimed, the entire appropriation being necessary to do the work. Not more than half the land has been sold ' and no estimate of the value has been fixed. However, in the neighborhood of $40 an acre must be received for the state to be fully reimbursed and receive a profit of $5 an acre, as pro-' vided in the act making the appropria tion. Attractive Prizes Offered at Redmond Potato Show Redmond Many attractive premi ums are being presented at the Fourth Annual Potato show this week. Some of the prizes offered are: Silver loving cup value $25, present ed by the Great Northern railway for the 36 largest potatoes, any variety; for the best general exhibit of farm products grown by an individual exhib itor, open to all farmers in Crook county donated by the Oregon Trunk railway, first potato digger, second $10 in cash; for the largest and best dis play of different varieties of potatoes, not less than one crate of each, open to all growers, donated by the O.-W. R. & N., a cultivator. A new feature of this years' show is a eugenic contest. Among the speakers is Professors E. B. Fitts. H. T. French and J. E. Lar son and Mrs. Robbins, of the Oregon Agricultural college. Sand Spread in Streets. Hood River Crews of men have been engaged the last soveal days in covering the center of the streets with crudo oil, on which is placed a cover ing of Band. Horses thus get a foot hold on the concrete paving and the problem that has been troubling the members of the board of aldermen has apparently been solved. At this sea son of the year scores of wagonloads of apples are being delivered at the warehouses of the Apple Growers' as sociation. The shoes of the horses wear smooth in a few days and many accidents have been narrowly averted, when teams have fallen on the con crete paving. C. F. Stone Is Appointed. Salem Governor West confirmed the report that Harold Clifford, of Baker, had resigned as a member of the State Fish and Game commission, and C. F. Stone, of Klamath Falls, had been appointed to the place. Mr. Stone formerly was a member ef the commission, but resigned several months ago with otkr members be cause of dissatisfaction with tne atti tude of M, J, Kinney, nnothw nwwiWr.