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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1914)
A -.-0i A.M. Preparing for Farmers Oregon Agricultural College, Cor' vallls Mora Oregon farmers and other persons engaged In productive Industry than over assembled bofore at the Agricultural College Fanners' Weok, will be on hand when the next session opens on Fobuaray 1. This groat moblllr.Htlon of the Industrial IntcrcHtfl of tho state will not bo duo to WHr or otlior destructive causes, but to the fact that closer and moro oxtondod co operation than hitherto characterized theso annual gatherings has now been effected. Much of tho moat Important work of tho ncanlon will be dono in groups rather than by Individual and at tho samo time tho previous high standard of apodal, technical Instruc tlon and demonstration will bo carried Oreaon Irriaation Plan Agreed to Washington, D. C Secretary Lano, after a long conference with Represen tative Sinnott and Senator Chamber lain, expressed his willingness that congress should appropriate, without condition, $460,000 for tho construc tion of a government irrigation project in Eastern Oregon, and said ho pos sibly might favor the appropriation of a larger amount, If It should develop that $460,000 would be inadequate. Ho gave assurance to both members of the Oregon delegation that he would not Insist on a new appropria tion by the Oregon legislature to match tho amount appropriated by con- In the course of the conference, Sen ator Chamberlain and Representative Sinnott quoted extensively to Secre tary Lane from official correspondence bearing on tho co-operatlvo agreement and Insisted that this correspondence, whilo perhaps not as definite as might bo desired, certainly justified tho In terpretation that has been placed on it by the people of Oregon. They reviewed negotiations from be ginning to end, and impressed on tho Secretary that tho government la mor ally obligated to expend In Oregon much more than tho amount now in controversy. Tho secretary would not yield in his personal view of what was intended Tjy tho co-oporatlve agreement, and, as sustaining his contention, pointed out that tho state at no time co-operated with or oven consulted the government about tho Tumalo project which it re cently completed. Plans of tho state project never wero sent to Washington for inspection or approval, nor has tho Interior department or Reclamation sorvico been advised from timo to timo as to tho progress mado with tho state work. Rather, tho secretary said, tho state has built tho Tumalo project as an In dependent ntato enterprise, and hud Governor West and Stato Engineer Lewis regarded that project as part of tho co-oporatlvo scheme, he thought they certainly would have advised Crook Boundary Puzzles. Gateway There la much discussion throughout Crook county as to whether it Btill Is Intact or whether a portion Is Jefferson county. Tho district judge rendorcd a decision in favor of tho new county but the cose has been appealed to tho Supremo court. Should tho Su premo court uphold tho district decis ion, no less than three towns, Metollus, Culver and Madras, are after tho tem porary county soat. William Bocgll, J. M. King and Roscoo Card, tho com missioners recently appointed by Gov ernor West, aro being besieged by ap peals in behalf of each placo. Water Firm lakes Bonds. Marshfleld The city of Bandon has concluded the purchase of tho wator works at that place and tho bonds wore taken by tho ownorB of tho sys tem. The city had difficulty In mar keting the bonds, owing to the strin gency of the money market, although several bonding houses bid for them, but at less than par. The Bandon Water company takes the bonds at $48,000, is allowed $2425 for attor neys' fees, printing of tho bonds, and other necessary expenses. The city takos tho plant over January 1 and at onco will Install a city managor. Essay Prizes Awarded. Salem Field Workers Marls and Harrington, of the State department of education, announced that prizes offered by them for the best essays by school children on the exhibit of the sehool Industrial classes at the atate fair had bn won by Parry Nathan Plekett, of Marlon eounty, and Floyd Thornton, of Union eounty. Mr. Marls and Mr, Harrington are pleased vlth the number of Mtsays submitted ami because of the excellence of a majority of them found It difficult to eliooe the winners, Week Feb. 1 by specialists of tho different depart mentfl of college instruction. Indeed tho work of the course will be uniiko that of any similar course ever bofore offered in Oregon. Tho progressive citizens of the state who will attend will bo massed in conven tions, congresses and conferences, and their thoroughly organized and con certed efforts will bo brought to bear in tho solution of the most pressing agricultural problems. It Is impossible to stato just how many industrial and social organizations will hold conven tions hero at that time, but enough have already been arranged for to mako tho occasion ono of vast Im portance In tho rapid and harmonious development of tho state. by Secretary with government engineers and author itlcs from timo to time. However, after hearing all that Sen ator Chamberlain and Representative Sinnott had to say, Secretary Lane announced his willingness to withdraw tho condition he suggested should bo attached to tho appropriation to bo made by congress, and if tho irrigation committee, after hearing all the facts, Is willing to mako an unconditional appropriation of $460,000, or even moro, for building a new irrigation project In Eastern Oregon, he will approve that proposal. Ho will Insist, however, that appro priation made bo spent on tho project found moat feasible by engineers of tho Reclamation service who have been examining various possible projects in Eastern Oregon, the Tumalo extension amontr them. That report of engineers has not yet been filed and until it is of record Sec rotary Lano will givo no intimation as to what project they favor. The sec retary assured his callers that ho main tains his viow that Oregon has been discriminated against in tho past in tho distribution of reclamation money and that it should reccivo its just deserts from this time on. In viow of Secretary Lane's Btato mcnt to him, Representative Sinnott will ask tho secretary to appear before tho irrigation committee before ita re ports tho bill making tho appropriation fnr trrirraMnn nrninetn for tho noxt fiscal year and will also ask officials of the Reclamation servlco to appear, for ho Is confident that wnen mo enuro mmrii Ia laid ham tho committee will appropriate not less than $450,000 for Bomo now government project. Bofore Senator Chamberlain and Representative Sinnott left tho depart ment Secretary Lano told them ex- nlicitlv that he would not sanction tho use of tho money ho has allotted for any but co-operative work and under tho terms of agreement, as ho under stands them, but if congrcsB deBires to mako tho appropriation without con dition ho then will bo willing to drop tho co-opcrativo idea. Slate's Bill Rejected. Salem Declarlntr that the bill is exorbitant and almost threo times larger than It should be, County Judge Bushoy announced that tho county would not pay tho $1578 asked by tho stato auditing department for auditing tho books of tho county departments. "Wo. had tho books exported several years ago for $550," continued tho judge, "and that is all tho job is worth." J. G. Mooro, county treas urer, who. according to the report of tho Stato department, had a shortage of 2116 in his accounts at tho timo of tho examination, declared that thero was novor a shortago. Fortune Left Catholics. Marshfleld By tho will of John Golden, who died recently In Marsh- field. Portland and nearby Catholic in stitutions aro bequeathed between $20,000 and $25,000. Mother Agnes, of tho St. Atmea Babv Homo, of Port land, is made executrix without bond. Tho hulk of the estate ia to cro to the Baby Homo, to the Girls Orphan asylum at Oswego, to tho Boys' Cath olic Orphanage at Beaverton, to the Mount St. Josonh Home for tho Acred In Portland, and to the Mary Homo for Young Girls at Portland. Mrs. Mar pural Kennedy, of Bandon. a sister of Mr. Golden, is provided for at $20 a month, in tho event sho is over help less. Farmers Fear Freezeout. Pendleton Though nearly 100,000 bushels of club wheat have been sold In Pendleton during the past few days at $1.10 a bushel, the highest price ever paid here, local growers of grain are far from happy. The continued eold weather, with the absence of either snow or rain, is responsible for their depressed state of mind, and many of them already have visions of being comiwlled to rU their ground In the spring with wed wheat worth anywbvro from 91,10 to 2 a bushel. U. S. Authorities Nip Plot " of Cdnspirthg JFilipindi Manila. P. I. Disclosures of the checking by American authorities of an uprising of Filipinos sot for Thurs day night were mado here Sunday. Eight arrests have been reported, with more to follow. Christmas evo had been chosen bv the conspirators In the- belief that the army officers would be engaged in preparations for cclebrat- ng the holiday. Warning was given that 10,000 Fili pinos In Manila alone planned a con certed attack on Fort Santiago, tho Cuartel Espano, tho Cuartel Infantent and the Medical department. Acting on this information, tho military offi cers instituted a patrol of tho streets at dusk and took other measures of defense. It Is disclosed that secret agents of tho Filipino constabulary who are members of the secret societies dis closed tho plans for an uprising, thus enabling tho constabulary and police to disperse gatherings at Bagumbayan, Paco and Navotas, near Maiobon. Tho uprising was conducted mostly by followers ot Artemio uicarte, a revolutionary ndw in Hongkong, to which place he was banished by tho officials several months ago. Its fail urn wh due in nart to ooor organiza tion and lack of good leadership. Reports from Navotas, a town six miles north of the capital, say that simultaneously with the outbreak at Manila on Christmas evo 30 men en tered the municipal building, seized three nolicemen on dutv there and in effectually tried to openthe safe. Later the nupinos seized several attendants conducting midnight mass and also captured the.fcillplno govcr- nor, Mcleandres. wnen rciniorcc- ments of police arrived the revolution aries fired a volley and then retreated. Later they encountered another force of police with which they exchanged shots and in this engagement tno con stabulary succeeded in arresting 10 men. in all zi Filipinos were wnen prisoners at Navotas. Diplomatic Issue Is Raised in Belgium London Britishauthorities were advised Monday that Germany had announced its refusal to recognize the exequaturs of British consuls to Bel gium. This is regarded as preliminary to Germany's formal taking over oi the government of Belgium. It is believed here that refusal to recognize Brand Whitlock as United States minister to Belgium would fol low an n. mutter of course. Spain also has a minister to Belgium whose status would be questioned in the same man ner. Ambassador Paee is without offiical information, but it is said ho is keep intr tho Stato department at Washing ton Informed as to reports reaching London concerning the situation. Washington." D.! C. Tho United State povernment'"at a lato hour had received no notification from Germany that American consuls, originally ac credited to Belgium, would do requireu to obtain new exequaturs or certificates of authority. Until such a notice is communicated and its form a ex amined, high officials said the Ameri can government would bo unablo to de termine a course of action. Officials here regarded the points involved as of a delicate character and would say only that they would study various precedents before reaching a decision. In reply to a question recently as to thn ntntun of Brand Whitlock. Presi dent Wilson replied that Mr. Whitlock would of courso remain American mm- iBtnr to Bclcrium. even thourrh ho left tho country indefinitely. Mr. Whitlock is now in Brussels dealing unofficially with the German military authorities, but la accredited to tho Belgian government, whose seat Is at Havre, France. Bryan to Retire? Washlneton. D. C The Christmas season political rumor is that William Jennings Bryan is to retiro soon from the cabinet, and is to be succcdod as secretary of Btato by Senator Stone, of Missouri. Tho pollticana baso their credence of the rumor on their belief that the Secretary of State must get out of the cabinet soon tO make his raco for the presidential nomination in 1916. They Bay his candidacy is an assured fact. Senator Stone, they Bay, will succeed him in the cabinet because, as chairman of tho senate foreign rola tionB committee, tho Missourian has supported tho foreign policies of both the President and Mr. Bryan, Oklahomo Battle Fatal. Cleveland. Okla An unknown rob ber was killed, Chief of Police Fenton was shot throuirh the leg and two oth er citizens were wounded in a battle here following an attempt to hold up 20 man in a pool hall. Fenton WM pawing the place and happened U the mm inaldu with their hand '.MM The police chief stood In the frontdoor and emptied his revolver at tw ran ker, who returned the fire, wound la tn tkre men, NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS. I Portland-Hop trading quieted down at all points on Iho Coast Monday. There is little or no demand in this stato and dealers do riot expect busi ness to rcvivo beforo tho first of tho month. Tho Now York' market is inactive, according to tho Watervlilo Hop Re porter, which says: "Wo Jearn of no sales hero or in tho adjoining towns and Httlo change in tho present situation is looked for un til after tho holidays. Offers at lower rates have been mado, but growers havo turned them down. Tho opinion is quito general that tho bulk of tho growers, having waited thus far to dlsposo of their crops, will sco tho thing through." Tho atrength of mutton prices was shown by tho salo of a bunch of choice ewes at $6.70. Other loads were tak en at $5,35 and $5.50. Lambs sold at $7.25 and $7.35. Wheat Bid; Bluestem, $1.24 bush el; forty-fold, $1.23; club, $1.22; red Russian, $1.17; red fife, $1.17. Millfcecl Spot prices: Bran, $260 26.50 per ton; Bhorts, $28028.50; roll ed barley. $28020. Corn White, $36 per ton; cracked, $27 per ton. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $14 016; grain bay, $10011; alfalfa, $12 013; valley timothy, $11012. Vegetables Cucumbers, hothouse, $1.5001.75 dozen; eggplant, 8010c pound; peppers, 8010c per pound; ar tichokes, 75 085c per dozen; tomatoes, $101.25 per era to; cabbage, lc per pound; beans, 12c per pound; cel ery, $303.50 per crate; cauliflower, $101.25 per dozen; sprouta, 8c per pound; head lettuce, $1.7502 per crt; pumpkins, lvic per pound; squash. VAc per pound. Green Fruits Apples, 6OC01.5O per box; casabaa, $1.6501.7o per crate; pears, $101.50; grapes, $3.50 per bar rel; cranberries, $9011 per barrel. Potatoes Oregon, 75085c sack; Idaho, 90c$L10; Yakima, 85c0$l; sweet potatoes, 202c per pound. Onions Oregon, buying price, $1.25 f. o. b. shipping point. Sack Vegetables Carrots, $1.25 per sack; beets, $1.25 per sack; parsnips, $1.25 per sack. Eees Fresh Oregon ranch, case count, 37 038c; candled, 4042c; storage. 26030c. Poultry Hens, 1213c; spring, 11012c; turkeys, dressed, 21022c; live, 17018c; ducks, 12015c; geese. 11012c. Butter Creamery, prints, extras, 34JAc per pound in case lots; c more in less than case lot; cubes, 30c. SSfcSKE' JJ4w piece,-ot breaa, bris-os Pork Blocfc. 010c per pound, Hops 1914 crop, 012c; 1913 crop, nominal. Wool Valley, 17018c; Eastern Or egon, 15020c nominal. Mohair 1914 clip, 27c per pound. Cascara Bark Old and new, 4 4c per pound. Cattle Prime steers, $7j7.&u; choice, $6.5007; medium, $6,250 6.50; Choice cows, $5.7506; medium, $5 05.50; Heifers, $506.50; calves, $608; bulls, $3.50 04.75; stags, $4.50 06. Hogs Light, 56.2507.50; heavy, $5.7506.30. Sheep wethers, 55.25o ewes. $4.2505.70; Iambs, $6.2507.35. Seattle Continued cold weather has stiffened potato values, and with ex tremely light receipts storage stocks are being drawn upon heavily to sup ply tho present demand. It is an nounced that thero will bo an advance should tho cold weather continue. Local cabbage, charged with frost, Is temporarily out of tho market, but as soon as softer weather comes the market will be plentifully supplied. Washed carrots havo been sent to market from nearby sections for the Christmas trail o, but tho . ground Is frozen and this stock has become scarco. Turnips and rutabagas from Washington points aro in brisk de mand. Eggs Select ranch, 40c per dozen. Pears Beurro Eaator. $1.2501.50 por box; Bourre Anjou, $1.6001.75 per box; Winter Nellis, $101.25 per box. Dressed Beof Phime beef steers, 1212c per pound; cows, llH12c nnr nonnd: heifers. 12c nor Pound. Dressed Hogs "Whole, packing house. 8 010c per pound. Dressed Spring Lamb 1301314c nor pound. Dressed Mutton 1010o per lb Vegetables Artichokes, 35c0$l per dozen; Beans, green, 1012c por pound; bell poppors, California, 9o per pound: beets, now, siGpi.Z5 per sacic; cabbage, local, $1.2501.50 per 100 pounds: red l&o per pound; celery, 60075c per dozen; California, $4 per era to; horseradish, 12c per pound; lettuco, local, leaf, 40050c per crate; California, head, $1.6001.75 por crate; onions, green, 2530c por dozen; Cal ifornia, yollow. $1.25 1.50 por cwt; lmportod Spanish, $2.50 por crato; Or egon, $1.75 por cwt,; local, ?tQi.25 nor owt: paraloy, 30o per dozen: pea nuts. 5 Ms 08c por pound: potatoes, Whlto Itlvors, car lots, $13015 por ton: Gems, car lots. 315017 per ton; Burbanks, $1718 por ton; store price J23 per ton additional; sweets, sz.zt 02.60 por owt; rutabagas, Alaakb, $1.75 por sack; Yakima, $1.25 per saok; spinach, local, 76c per crate; Bprouts, Brussels, So per pound; squash. local, 19402c per pound; tur ulna. Yakima. S1.25 per cwt: local, white. $101.26 per owt.; Alaska, yel low, $1.78 per cwt; Tomatoes, uauror nla. in Iukh. il.2C01.5O HW lug; 4 baskot crate, f 101,19; local kotkevM, 6075o, USING BREAD CRUMBS COOKING ECONOMY WELL WORTH ' ' HEEDING. Odd PfecesBhoutd Always Be Savec and ManeHfse ef In One Way. or Another Some Ways ef Em ploying Them. Waslo In the kitchen amounts al most to a sin in theso days when the price of food Is high and money Is scarco in most households. Yet waste goes on every day In, the average kitchen wasto that could very easily be curtailed If the housowlfo used economical methods. A good many home cooks honestly believe that thoy are practicing tho most rigid economy In their homes, when all the time odd pieces of bread, left-overs of meat, vegetables and sweets are throws away, regardless of tbo fact that they could bo used again. Perhaps moro wasto takes place with bread than w'UlTahy other ona staple in the kitchen. Every bit ol bread should be saved and made uso of In ono way or another. This rule need not conjure up a dreary vista ot stale crust munching, however. The housowlfe's toast must still be crisp and toothsome, her afternoon tea slices as fresh and thin as ever; but It is in the use of unused scraps ot bread, stale toast, ends of loaves, crusts cut from bread and toast, that the housekeeper can show her eco nomical skill. All theso scraps the waifs and strays of the bread Jar should be looked over every morning and assigned definite duties, Tho day's needs will first be dealt with, tho crumbs or croutons required sorted out and put to one side. Every unwanted scrap should then be cut Into fairly uniform squares, placed In a baking dish and baked carefully In a slow oven to a delicate golden brown shade. Care should be taken to carry out these Instructions to tho letter. The crumbs must be baked carefully and In a slow oven If one wishes to havo them in any condition fit for use. Too often has the house wifo thrust her crumbs into a hot oven, forgotten them for a few min utes, then pulled them out only to find a black mass of charred re mains of what once was a dish of bread crumbs. It is a wise Idea to leave tho oven door ajar. T. 41 Ut,ltr nf (lino. of the thickest pieces; If ft snaps crisply, the bread la ready to be taken from the oven. With a rolling pin and baking board the bread can easily bo crushed into fine crumbs and may bo sifted afterward if uniform One ness is desired. Some busy cooks put tho baked crusts through a mincing machine with good results. Tho bread should be reduced to crumbs the moment it is baked, for If left ly ing about the moisture in the air will be absorbed and the crlspness is lost. Many cooks enjoy the sensation of crunching their golden crumbs. Visions of brown coated cutlets, gold en croquettes and savory flshballs float before their eyes during the op eration, for the crumbs can be used for all these purposes and many more besides. Cup Custards. Heat a quart of milk in a double boiler, but do not bring it quite to the boll. Beat five eggs light and stir into them half a cupful of sugar. On this mixture pour tho scalding milk very gradually, beating steadily all the time. Return to tho double boiler and cook, Etirring constantly, until tho custard is separated. Remove tho custard from tho fire, season with two teaspoonfuls of vanilla and set aside to cool. When cold, nearly fill tbo glasses or cups with tho mixture and heap with meringue made by whipping the whites of two eggs stiff with two table spoonfuls ot sugar. -uj French Mutton Stew. Take VA pounds of neck or Bhoulder of mutton cut in pieces, five cents' worth of carrots and turnips, two onions and a spring of paraloy. Brown a tablespoontul of Hour with about the lam quantity ot butter: When brows add meat, then the vegetables cut la rounds-put one clove In one of the onions add pepper, salt and two cup fuls of cold wator. Cover tight and simmer two hours. Ono hour before sorvlng add a few po tatoes to tho stow. Icing for Layer Spice Cake. One and one-halt cupfuls ot granu lated sugar, one-half cupful of milk, boll until It forms a soft ball when dropped In cold water, take from fire and add one cupful of chopped raisins and beat until it becomes creamy. Stains en Skirts. To prevent the stxlas that eftea re sult from muddy skirts dilute mtr milk witb water and soak tbt skirt la it over night, tbea wask In tke usual way, The skirt will wask tr and look whiter.