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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1917)
NEWS ITEMS Of General Interest About Oregon Oregon Has Overlooked Many Valuable Permanent Resources Uiilvnrnlty of OrcKon, Kiikoiic. Aiiioih: Did coming great Indinitrlrn or Oregon, II. JJ, Mlllor cIiihhom flux grow Inn. 1 11 1 1 It ooiiiluiiHltiK, nmuiifarturo of fertilizer, mining of broccoli, nml iiinniifnulunm from lumber. Mr. Miller Ih (Hi odor of tho ntnto tinlvertilty iiehool of commerce, which makon In viHtlKH(loiiH of iiiurlcotH ami possibili ties for liuIiiMtrlcfl. Ilrorcoll ho protioiittnul well adapted to tho Willamette valley climate, an excellent whlppor, ami utahlo when nil other Kri'cu vegetablea nro gone. ! Tito sou rem of fertilizer may bo two: from tho nllroRuu of tho air ami' from lint hods of cortnlu south central On'Kon lakes, notably Hummer and Abort lakes. Tor the mnnufneturo of fertilizer London Crowd Hunting Relics of Zeppelin Wrecked in Suburbs. from the air, Mr. Miller iialil great development of Oregon's 3,250,000 Idle horsepower would bo necoHHary; and tliiH horsepower, ho nam. would Piny the greatest part In futuro economic growth, "Oregon mndo a i;reat mlstako when It went extensively Into the apple lam I netui," wild Mr. Miller. "Oregon's nno dul adaptation to npplon wan skilled labor. Hldlled labor Ih transferable and no today other sections nearer th big markets are producing as good rruit nit Oregon, with Oregon uttiihl to meet tho eomietltlou becnuso of transportation." Movable Schools. Quo of nix day movable schools will bo conducted by tho extension servlco of tho Oregon Agricultural college throughout tho year, the typo of school work being chaiiKed durltiK tho various seasons. Any local organization, such nn a farmers" union, grnngo or other or gnnlzntlon In which farmers of tho community aro Interested, may pro moto a movablo school. In counties hnvlng county agents, It Is necesHnry to arrange for tho school through them. Such organizations or persons Interested In securing a movablo school, should take up tho matter with tho extension service, Oregon Agrlcul turn! college, Corvallls. Owing to tho heavy demand mndn for this typo of work tho past few yearn and to tho fntluro of somo points to meet tho expectations of tho or ganlzers and the extension service, n few special requirements nro being mndo of nil communities requesting; this sorvlco. 1. Organize a clnsH of not fower than twenty people for n one day school nml of not less than forty por nous for a longer school, theso pcoplo ngrcolng to attend nil sessions re OUCBtCd, 2. l'rovldo n room In which to hold tho school or n place for dcmonntni tlon, tnko enro of hent, light and Janl tor service, and furnish conveyance to and from tho railroad station for In Htruutors In chargo of tho work. 3. Furnish tho demonstration ma terlnl necessnry for tho typo of school desired. 4. Agree to Isnua 1000 copies of program for tho movablo school nml distribute theso ns Instructed. G. To ndvortlso tho school ns wldo ly ns possible throughout tho com inunlty. Tho following lines of work will bo tnken up In movable school work dur Ing this year: Horticulture, ngron omy, poultry, dairy, animal husbandry, homo economics, and special subjects as may seem doslrnblo. Tor further Information wrlto tho extension service, Oregon Agricultural college, CorvnlllB, Oregon, or sco tho secretary In tho Information booth nt state fair. Ochoco Project is Passed. Snlom, Hcsldonts on tho Ochoco Irrigation project In Crook county will vote on tho question of bonding tho project tor i,uuu,uuu 10 secure lunus to carry out contemplated Improve monts, It became nssured when tho offlco of State Knglneor Lowls np proved In Us general features tho ro port of II. W. Ilea, project engineer, Notlco of tho roport's npprovnl whb eoiit to tho directors of tho project, Tho projoct ns npproved by Knglneor Lowls embraces 20,000 acres of land In Crook county. It Is proposed to Issue bonds on tho basis of $50 nn ncro valuation for tho project. Qlrl Wins Trip to Fair, l'ondloton. For tho Becond succes sive yenr, Cnrmlno Jones, daughter of n MoKuy crook farmer, Inst wook won first honors In tho Btnto-wldo turkoy raising contest, in connection with tho industrial club work of schools. Sho Is 14 yonra of ago. With threo other Umatilla county pupils sho nttondod tho fair last wook ns guostH of tho Btnto. Arthur Crono, of Uplno, was awarded second prlzo In plg-rnlslngi Drys Gain Four Towns. Now Ilavon, Conn. Tho BO-cnllod "llttlo town olcctloiiB" in Connecticut woro featured by Uvoly contosts over the oxclso qttostlons, anil tho "dry" forcos mailo a gain of four towns. Of tho 1C8 towns in tho Btnto 01 aro now iioIIcoiibo. Thousands on thousands of London ers hnve Journeyed to tho spot whore Lieutenant William Lcofo Hoblnson GREAT GAMBLING RING DISCOVERED Operations Believed to Have friended Throughout United Slates. MILLION A DAY CHANGED HANDS Chicarjo Believed to Be Center for Big Syndicate Expose Result of Blackmail Case Trial. Chicago. "More than Jl,000,060 changes bauds every day nn a result of racing handbook operations In Chi cago," said United States District At tornoy Chnrlcs F. Clyno Thursday, who declared ho hud positive Information of this. Thero Is not that amount of tnonoy Involved in Chicago, ho said, but gam biers of tho city control betting to that extent throughout tho country. While District Attorney Clyno was preparing fedornl action, Mayor Thompson Indlcnted, aftor a confer once with Chief Healoy, that a iiuin ber of police officers will bo transfer red, as n result of Judgo Lnndls' ox- pose. "I understand, said tho mayor, "that Chief Henley will shift certain policemen to clean up tho gambling situation." Postofflco nuthorltles in cities fur nlshod with racing news from Chicago wero ordered to sclzo tho records of tho gamblers. This action was taken as a result of a conference botweon District Attor ney Clyno nnd Gonornl J. 1. Stunrt, chief postal Inspector. aenornl stunrt Immediately sent or dors to tho postofflco nuthorltles of Cleveland, St. Louis, Denver, Houston, Now York nnd San Francisco to fcrrot out tho records of tho gamblers nml hold thorn. "Chicago Is tho huh of nil this rnco- track betting," said District Attorney Clyno. "Thero 1b llttlo doubt that wo can obtain tho indictments of tho gamblers now far imlng tho malls to defraud Tho only thing loft to do Is to present our ovldouco boforo tho fedoral grand Jury." Judgo Lnndls discovered a pokor and brldgo gnmo In tho Hotel Astor, 184 North Clark stroot, whon tlio first witness tcstlfiod after tho Inquiry into gambling conditions was oponod. Tho Judgo intlmatod lator in tho day thnt ho would Investigate tho baseball pools also. Officials In Washington nro aiding n tho investigation, and nnnouuco mont was mndo thnt tho government might soolc Indictments ngnlnst cortnlu Chicago gamblers ns violators of tho lottory nnd postal lnws. Richard Flower I Dead. Now York. Richard Flower, known throughout tho country for stock-soiling operations, from which ho was crodltod with having netted moro than $1,000,000, dropped dead in a Hob ok on theater Sunday. Relatives Idoutiflod tho body. 'Flawor, who oporntod undor many aliases, was in turn lawyor, proachor, "honlor," nnd "nlehomlst." with n secret for tho manufacture of rublos, nnd a Wnll-Btroot mlr.o opera tor. Ho wnB 73 years old. brought down tho first Zeppelin to bo successfully attacked in Kngland. Most of tho ruin hnd been swept off, but Binder Trust Has Absolute Control of World's Supply, Says Steenerson Fergus Falls, Minn. Representative Unlvor Steenerson, after completing an investigation begun In Washington rclntlva to tho big advanco in the prlco of binder twino this year and the further ndvauco that Is expected next year, has returned to Fergus Falls. "Tho binder twino situation is in the control of tho Commission del Mcrca do do Hcnncquln Ilegulndoro of Yuca tan," tho representative said. "This Is the most Iron-clad trust in tho world and controls absolutely tho world's supply of sisal, out of which binder twine Is mado. This trust was organ ized by tho military governor of Yuca tan, who controls It. Tho organiza tion was approved by Carranza and tho trust was financed in tho United States with tlio approval of tho state department. "Norman Lind, whoso father. John Llnd, was sent as President Wilson's personal rcpresontatlvo to Mexico, Is Its American representative This trust already has doubled tho prlco of sisal to tho state of Minnesota, which means nn extra tnx of at least 10 cents an ncro In Minnesota. This monoy goes to tho nillltnry govornmont and C nrrnnzn.' Christian Science Wins Right to Practice Albany, N. Y. Christian Scientists In Now York stato may treat persons afflicted with dlscaso without obtain- licenses to prnctlco medicine, provided thoy conform to tho tonots of 'tho Christlnn Sclonco Church, it wns clear ly ruled In n decision handed down by tho court of nppeals. Tho test enso which brought tho decision was insti tuted In 1911 against Willis Vornon Colo, n Christian Sclenco practitioner, convicted in 1912 of prnctlctng modi clno lllegnlly nnd flnod $100. Tho Judgment wns rovcrsod, tho flno order ed remitted nnd n now trlnl ordered by tho higher court. Deputies Drink Evidence. Senttle, Wnsh. Tho suit of tho Chi cago, Mllwnukco & St, Paul railroad against Shorlff Robert T. Hodge, to recover $2500 worth of liquor seized by tho sheriff at Maplo Valley Sop tembcr 13 becauso shipped to a ficti tious address, was continued In a jus tlco court. Tho rnllrond hnd a Hon on tho liquor for $158 freight chnrges. Sheriff lloilgo testified thnt ho order od tho liquor destroyed becnuso his deputies woro "nibbling nt It." Million for Two Milk Plants. Sonttlo. Ono million dollars cash was paid Thursday by ChnrloB E. Pen body, formor presldont of tho Alnskn Steamship company, to tho John II. Agnow company of Seattlo for tho con donsod milk plants of tho company nt niouni vornon, aitagu county, and nt Forndnlo. Whntcom county. Tho Mount Vornon plant has n cnpaclty of 3000 cases a day. Brewer Offers Solution. Buffalo, N. Y. A reduction In tho amount of nlcohol In boor wns advo cated by speakers at tho 20th annual convention of tho Mastor Browors' as sociation. Hugh S. Fox, Bocrotnry of tho united Stntos Brewers' associa tion, doolarod that tho solution of tho whole liquor problom would bo prohi bition of tho salo of spirituous Honors nnd Hconso for tho salo of boor and light wluos. tho relic hunters dug Into tho ground to find small pieces. BUSINESS GOOD IN NORTHWEST; PRODUCERS REAPING BENEFITS Washington, D. C. Generally pros perous conditions aro reported throughout tho Pacific Coast in tho federal reserve monthly bulletin. Of conditions on tho north coast, the bul letin says: "Grain crops, though of less than tho usual volume, aro commanding such prices that tho money returns aro above the normal. Although thero have been large shipments of wheat by rail from the Pacific Northwest to tho east, many farmers bavo not yet sold, holding in tho expectation of higher prices. Tho barley crop fell considerably short of tho earlier esti mates, but with tho carry-over there wero approximately 350,000 tons (near ly 15,000,000 bushels) beyond domes tic requirements and avallablo for ex port. Prices aro $8 and $10 a ton higher than last year. "Tho applo crop of California, Ore gon and Washington Is estimated at 5,800,000 barrels, which is a little abovo normal. Tho quality Is excep tional and high prices aro ruling. "Hops will yield about 280,000 bales. or 20,000 bales moro than last year, This is far in excess of domestic re qulrcmcnts. Tho British embargo on exports has affected prices most un favorably, bids of 10 to 12 cents com paring, for example, with 43 cents In 1911. "Tho salmon pack of tho Pacific Coast, including Alaska, is about 20 per cent below normal. A leading packer says that from tho sellers' point of view the salmon markets of tho world arc In better condition than at any tlmo sinco 1900. "Mining continues its great activity, with expanding output. "Thero has been no material change in tho unsatisfactory condition of tho lumber Industry, lack of transportn tlon facilities being tho greatest hand! cap. Ships for tho lumber trade, with an nggregnto currying cnpaclty of 30,- 000,000 feet, aro now building on this coast." NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS; GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS Vote by Mall Proposed, Madison. Wis. Governor Plilllnn has called n spoclnl sosalon of tho log lslaturo for Octobor to pass nn net per mitting soldiers on tho Mexican bordor 10 voto by mall. Many Mexicans Starving. Laredo, Tex. Deplorable conditions exist In Lampazos, SO miles south of tho bordor in Nuevo Leon, whoro 20 deaths from starvation occurred in two days, according to roports recolved hero. At least halt of tho crops havo been confiscated by tho government for military purposes. Tho poorer women in Lampazos aro unablo to clotho thomselves properly, and chil dren of both sexes nro virtunlly naked. Wheat Hits High Mark. Chlcngo. Highest prices this sea son woro scored in tho wheat markot Thursday as a result of Increasing drouth damago in Argontlna. Tho closo was firm. 2020 to 2Wo not hlghor, with December at $1.5894 and Mny nt S1.57-M0T&. Corn snowed a not ndvnnco of to c, and oats of Vi to lc. Provisions finished nt a rnngo vnrying from 35 cents do cllno to n riso of 2c. Czar Gives Jews Schools. Potrogrnd via London. Jows will onjoy greater educational advantages In Russia In tho futuro. A sorles of high Bchools and tochnlcal schools ox clUBlvoly for Jewish students is to be ostnbjlshed by tho govornmont and groator froodom will bo accorded with ropect to tholr entry into tho unlvor-altles. PORTLAND MARKETS Wheat Rlucstein, $1.3G; fortyfold, $1.30; club, $1.28; red fife, $1.30; red Russian, $1.27. Oats No. 1 White, feed, $28. Barley No. 1 feed, $33. Flour Patents, $C80; straights, $G.2O0G.6O; exports, $C20; valley, $6,40; whole wheat, $7; graham, $0.80. MIHfecd Spot prices: Dran, $23 per ton; shorts, $25 per ton; rolled barley, $3G.6O02G.5O. Corn Whole, $42 per ton; cracked, $43. Hay Producers' prices: Timothy, eastern Oregon, $1G.GO018 per ton; timothy, valley, $15 & 1C; alfalfa, $14.50 015.50; wheat hay, $13,500 14.50; oat and vetch, $130)13.50; cheat, $12; clover, $10. Butter Cubes, extras, 31c. Jobbing prices: Prints, extras, 33035c; butter fat, No. 1. 32c; No.' 2, 30c, Portland. Eggs Oregon ranch, current re ceipts, 36037c per dozen; Orcgoa ranch, candled, 40c. Poultry ilens, 14015c; springs. 15 017c per pound; turkeys, live, 20 22c. Veal Fancy, 12012c per pound. Pork Fancy, 120130 per pound. Vegetables Artichokes, 75c 0$1 per dozen; tomatoes, 50 060c per crate; cabbage, $1.35 p"er hundred; peppers, 405c per pound; eggplant, 5Gc per pound; lettuce, 20 025c per dozen; cucumbers. 2550c per box; celery, CO075c per dozen; corn, 10020c per dozen. Potatoes' Oregon buying price, 90c 0$1 per hundred, country points; sweets, 202',c per pound. Onions Oregon buying price, $1.60 per sack, country points. Green Fruits Apples, new, EOc0 $1.50 per box; cantaloupes, GOc0$1.25 per crate; peaches, 40065c per box; watermelons, lc per pound; pears, 75c 0$1.6O; grapes, 75c$1.40; casabas, lc: Turkish melons, 3c per pound. Cattle 3teers, prime, $6.5007.10; stoers, good, $606.50; steers, common to fair, $5 05.50; cows, choice, $50 5.50; cows, medium to good, $4 04.50; cows, ordinary to fair, $404.50; heif ers, $405.75; bulls, $3 04.25; calves, $306. Hogs Prime, $9.50010; good to prime mixed, $9.5009.65; rough heavy, $8.7509.25; pigs and skips, $8,250 8.75. Sheep Lambs, $5.5008.75; yearling wethers, $5.7507.25; old wethers, $5.50 07.25; ewes, $3.5005.50. Hops 1916 crop, 10012c per pound. Hides Salted hides, 25 pounds and up, 17c; salted hides, 50 pounds and up, 12c; salted kip, 15 pounds to 25 pounds, 17c; salted calf, up to 15 pounds, 23c; green hides, 60 pounds and up, 15c; green stags, 50 pounds and up, 11c; green kip, 15 pounds, 17c; dry flint hides, 28c; dry flint calf, up to 7 pounds, 30c; dry salt hides, 24c. Wool Eastern Oregon, fine, 23 26c; coarse, 30 032c; valley, 30032c Cascara Bark Old nnd new, 5c per pound. Pelts Dry long-wooled pelts, 21c; dry short-woolcd pelts, 17c; dry shear lings, 10 025c each; salted lamb pelts, 75c$1.25; salted short-wooled pelts, 5Oc0$l. Tallow No. 1, 6c; No. 2, 5c; grease, 4c. Sugar Recovers From Drop. Sugar advanced 15 cents again yes terday, making a total increase of 65 cents within the past 30 days. This nearly wipes out tho sensational drop of 75 ceat? made about two months ago, and all signs point to a continued advance to higher prices than early this summer, when all records were broken. Granulated cane sugar is now $7.75 a sack. Potatoes are advancing in price. Tho middle western crop this year is said to be from 40 to 60 per cent short and already tho Yakima crop is being drawn upon for eastern shipments. Tho local crop is not all dug yet, but js said to be normal. Tho price now ranges around $21 a ton for locals and $25 for Yaklmas. Frosty nights havo caused somo of tho fresh local field products to be come scarce. Tomatoes aro being picked green by growers who want to save what they can boforo a killing frost destroys tho remainder of tho crop. Blackberries in tho valloy wero said to bo badly damaged by Monday night's frost, but tho local demand is light and prices failed to advance. Tokay grapes aro still Jobbing at $1.35 a crate but an advanco is ex pected soon. Elbcrta and Crawford peaches nro still running strong at 60 contB n box. Penches aro rapidly Hearing tho end of their season. Can taloupes nro getting scarce Apples aro arriving in largo quantities. Steel Company Buys Site. Portland Fifteen acres of land sit uated north of tho plant of tho Shell OH company nt Willbrldgo havo been purchased as tho slto for tho now Portland plant of tho Pacific Coast Steel company and an ullled industry, according to A. C. Callan, whoso orig inal announcement at a recent pros perity dlnnor that theso two industries wero coming to Portland was mado in Tho Orcgonian. Approximately 10 acres of tho pur chased trnct will bo utilized for tho plnnt of tho steol company, construc tion of which will probably be com moncod within tho next yenr. Until tho flnnl details of tho entire plant nro worked out, tho idontlty of tho auxiliary Industry will not bo announc ed, Mr. Cnllnn said. Tho property purchased does not front on tho Wil lamette river, but Is not far removed from tho waterfront and has adoquato railroad facilities.