Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1919)
WORLD HAPPENINGS OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume Most important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Governments and Pacific Northwest and Other Things Worth Knowing. German prisoners retained in France under the armistice conditions will be returned to Germany by the terms of the peace treaty, according to the Temps. The will of Verner Z. need, Denver capitalist and federal mediator, who died last week at Coronado Deach, Cal., was filed for probate recently. The estate is valued at $25,000,000. Rechecklng of army records has re sulted in the addition of 476 names to the list of major casualties, bringing the total to 75,820 killed in action, died of wounds and disease and died from other causes. The Hungarian government has been overthrown, according to Vienna reports published in the Berlin news papers. The Hungarian foreign war and food commissaries have arrived at Vienna with their families. The surrendered German submarine UBSS, escorted by the coast guard cutter Tuscarora, will leave New York May 5 for its cruise along the gulf of Mexico, up the Mississippi river, and later to the Pacific the navy depart ment announced Saturday. The average uniform ration for the 7,000,000 inhabitants of the occupied areas of Germany will be 930 grams a day for each person, according to the decision of the inter-allied military commission for food supply for the civilian population on the left bank of the Rhine, announced Saturday. The airship will be as common as the automobile in ten years, Alan R. Hawley, president of the Aero club of America, said in opening the second pan-American aeronautic congress at Atlantic City, X. J., Friday. Mr. Haw ley presided at the opening session, which was attended by 500 delegates. The first meeting of the league of nations in Geneva, the capital of the league, will be held in the famous Alabama hall of the city hall, the As sociated Press learned Friday. The local authorities have been notified that a site one and one-half miles square on the lake shore will bo re quired for the permanent home of the league. "I am not willing to become a citi zen of the world in lieu of being a citizen of the United States, neither am I willing that the seat of our gov ernment should be removed from Washington to Geneva," United States Senator A. B. Cummins of Iowa, de clared in an address at St. Louis be fore the City club on the league of nations. With the discovery in the New York postoffice Thursday of 1C Infernal ma chines, in addition to half a dozen which have been delivered to prom inent men in various cities, federal detectives were endeavoring to run down the organizers of what is be lieved to bo a nation wide plot to as sassinate cablnot officials and other men prominent In official and privato life. James K. Lynch, govornor of the U. S. 12th federal reserve bank In San Francisco, died early Tuesday at his home In Alameda, from an attack of heart disease. The San Francisco branch of the commercial telegraphers of America voted Tuesday to call a strlko, the date to bo fixed by a board of inter national officers. The Bolshevik commissioner for the interior at Potrograd ordered tlio sale at auction last week of all the scien tific Instruments belonging to the In Htltuto for Public Studies. Tho Argentine) foreign office learns that tlio Mexican government Is ro calling its diplomatic mission to Italy because It lias "not been rwiOKiilited by tlio Italian got'ennooiit. ITALY ASKED TO RETURN Negotiation!! on Disputed Matters May He Resumed. The Italian delegates to the pence conference, who left Paris almost ab ruptly when tho council of four re fused to grant Italy's full claims to Flume and the Dalmatian const, hnvo been Invited to resume their places In tho peace conference. Paris dispatches say It Is bolloved tho Italians will return to tho French capital and that tho negotiations over tho disputed points will begin again. French and British diplomats In Rome for several days have been discussing tho controversy with Promlor Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnlno in an endeavor to straighten out tho tangle. Tho Invitation of tho council of three, It Is understood, has In vlow tho elimination of tho personal element In tho controversy and tho paving of tlfo way for a territorial adjustment ac ceptable to Italy when tho conferees are again togother. in peace conference circles Sunday was quiet. President Polncaro had tho members of the cablnot before him and discussed with them tho prelim inary peaco terms. A mooting between the Interallied and Gormnn creden tials commissions which was to hnvo been held was postponed. President Wilson spent tho day motoring. In Belgium the dissatisfaction over tho awards to Belgium hns resulted In a petition being presented to King Al bert, asking him to decline to affix his signature to tlio peaco treaty. A cabi net council Saturday recalled home the three Belgian delegates for a con ference which is to decido whother the conditions offered Belgium are accept able. A big patriotic demonstration was held in Antwerp Sunday nt which demands were mado for the fulfill ment of tho allied pledges to Belgium. Reds Leave Samara As Siberians Advance Bcilobei. Province of Orenburg, Southeast Russia Siberian troops nre pushing close to Samara and Oren burg. The latter town Is being evac uated by the bolshevik!, and it is ex pected a few days will seo the capture of Samara by tho Siberians. To tho northward tho Siberians havo occu pied Bugulma, Menselinsk and Glas tow The retirement of the Czechs from the southeastern Russian front, at first regarded as a calamity, has been greatly offset by the spirit, self-reliance and patriotism shown by tho Si berians. The advance of the Siberi ans has practically been carried to the determined limit of possibility prior to the spring thaw. It is expected that the Siberians will undertake a new drive with the river Volga as their ob jective. This front is held by an army of 200,000 officers and men organized since Admiral Kolchak took control, five months ago. A second army of 300,000 men is being formed 'In the rear. As a result of tho efforts of Great Britain and France, quantities of much needed equipment are arriving U.S. DEBT TOTALS .$24,824,345,000 Washington, D. C Public debt of the United States government report ed by the treasury Is $24,824,345,000. Most of this represents liberty bonds of the first, second, third and fourth issues, tho victory liberty loan not be ing included to any great extent. No reduction Is made for the $8,852,000, 000 loaned to foreign governments. Consequently tho net debt would bo approximately $10,000,000,000. The treasury plans to Issuo other bonds this year and noxt year to meet tho fag ends of war expenses', but In the aggregate, thoso aro not expected to amount to more than $5,000,000,000, so that the gross public debt of the United States is expected by officials to bo In tho neighborhood of $30,000, 000,000 when tho period of war finan cing ends. 325,000 Germans In Army. Coblonz. On May l, which official ly marked tho end of tho demobiliza tion of the old German army and the functioning of tho now army or rolchs wulir, Germany hud 325,000 men of various uIubhoh under arms, according lo estimates by American Intelligence officers. Tlio present strength of (he troops uvulluhlo for sorvluo Is appro linutoly mfiQQi E AT Peace Conference Accepts Pact Without Change. MOVE IS UNANIMOUS Japanese and French Amendments Are Withdrawn After Brief Talks Arc Made Wilson Felicitated. Paris. Tho covenant of tho league of nntlons In rovlsed form, moved by President Wilson, was adopted Mon day by tho peace conference In plen ary session without a dissenting vote. The president's motion nlso named Sir James Eric Drummond as sccro-tnry-genoral of tho lenguo and 'pro vided for n committee to Inaugurate tho league Thus ono of tho notable works of tho conference has passed Its final stago and Is Incorporated In tho peaco treaty. Tho Fronch and Japanese amend ments after n brief discussion, wcro not pressed nnd the way thus cleared for unanimous acceptance of the league Italy was not reprusontcd at tho session, but tho name of Italy appears as ono of tho members of tho league In tho covenant as finally adopted. Nino labor principles wore adopted for Insertion In tho treaty. The session adjourned without con sidering tho report on responsibilities providing for the trial of tho Gcrmnn ex-emperor by five Judges from tho great powers. Tho roport was handed In by the council of tour and embodies In tho peaco treaty a provision for tho cx-emporor's prosecution. This, how ever, has not as yet been adopted by the plenary, conference. t Tho session opened at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon In tho French for eign offlco under circumstances of un usual Interest becauso It was to bo ono of tho last sessions beforo tho mcotlng with tlio German dolcgatcs nt Versailles; that final notion was to be taken on some of tho main features of tho peaco treaty, notably tho lenguo of nations, responsibility for tho war and the trial of the German ex emporor and others, nnd becauso Im portant labor clauses wero to bo In serted in tho treaty. President Wilson was recognized nt the outset for a dotailed explanation of the new covenant of tho league His speech was without oratorical ef fect and confirmed the explanation of tho textual changes, and named Bel glum, Brazil, Greoco and Spain on tho lcaguo council and also on tho com mittee to prepare plans for tho first mcotlng of the league Baron Makino, head of tho Japaneso delegation, In a brief speech, called renewed attention to tho Japaneso amendment on racial equality. Ho. said that the race question was n standing grievance which might becomo a dan gerous Issue at any timo and an nounced that an effort would be mado to havo tho principle of racial equality adopted as part of tho document. WIRES TO GO BACK TO OLD COMMAND Washington, D. C Tho government Is preparing to relinquish control next month of American cablo lines nnd to restore tho telegraph and telophono systoms to privato ownership imme diately after enactment by congress of laws necessary to safeguard prop erties. Postmaster-General Burleson, as di recting head of tho wlro communica tion service taken over as a war meas ure, announced Monday ho had rccom monded to President Wilson that tho cables bo turned back forthwith, prob ably not later than May 10, An hour later tho postinastcr-gonerul gavo out a Htutement Buying ho would recom mend that tho telegraph and telephone servico bo returned to privato owners, contingent, however, upon financial protection to bo obtain ell from con gress. It was explained by Mr. Burleson that no legislation Is necessary In tho tut bo ut tho cable compuiiy properties, LEA COVENANT ADOPTED PARIS YAKIMA FRUIT SHIPPERS TO BUILD WAREHOUSES YnUlnm, Fruit shippers In Ynklmu will spend nbout $125,000 in wnruhouso construction nnd Improvements to tnku enro of tho coming fruit crop. II. M. Gilbert pinna to bo tho heaviest Investor. Ho will construct for tho Rlchny & Gilbert company a wnru houso costing $00,000, to which will ho added nbout $15,000 for cold Htor ago equipment. Other now houses will bo built by tho Furry Fruit com pnny, tho Ilocho Fruit company and tho Growers' Servico company. Tho Increased storago capacity by reason of this construction will bo about 350 cars. Other shippers are building ad ditions to their plnnts, mostly In tho form of Increased facilities for pnek Ing. With tho frost period snfoly passed it In estimated tho total fruit crop of tho valley will be from 15,000 to 17,000 carloads. $4.50 Oox for Yakima Applet. Yakima. Ono cnrlond of Ynklmn ap ples Tuesday sold at tho fabulous price of $4.60 a box. TJie sale was mado by tho Ryan Fruit company to an eastern firm. This price 1b the record for tho season, which has had many sales at figures not approached In former years. Ranch Sells for $54,880. Wilbur, Wash. James A. Mulr sold for W. O. Chtlds 5G0 ncres 12 miles northwest of hero, near Broadax, to John Douglas of Almlra for $04,880. Tho purchase includes (lie homestead which was ono of tho first filings In tho Big Bend. Mr. Chllds located on It about 35 years ago. jjjt NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT Portland. Whont Government ba sis, $2.20 por bushol. Flour Patonts, $11.45 delivered, $11.30 at mill; bakers', $11.15911.30; wholo wheat, $10.25010.40; graham, $10.05 10.20. Millfeod Mill run, f. o. b. mill, car lots, $37038 per ton; mixed cars, $37.50038.50; ton lots or over, $30 40; less than tons, $40041; rolled barley, $58000; rolled oats, $08; ground barley, $58. Cirn Whole, ton, $C8; cracked, $70. Hay Buying prices, f. o. b. Port land: ICastem Oregon timothy, $30 032 per ton; alfalfa, $25025.50; valley grain hay, $2G; clover, $26027. Butter Cubes, extras, 51'c per pound; prints, parchment wrappers, extra, box lots, 55c; cartons, Ofic; hnlf boxen, 'Ac more; loss than half boxos, lc more; buttcrfut, No. 1, 55 5Gc per pound, station. ' Kggs Oregon ranch, case count, 43c; candled, 44045c; solectH, 4504Gc Poultry Hons. 37038c; roosters, 25c; ducks, 48050c; gocso and live turkeys, nominal; dressed turkoys, 43c. Veal Fancy, 18019c per pound. Pork Fancy, 25c per pound. Fruits Apples, $2.2503.50 per box; grapefruit, $3.50S 0.60; strawberries, $3 per crate Vegetables Qubbuge, $607.50 per 100 pounds; lettuce, $305 per crato; peppers, CO075o por pound; celery, $10 per crato; urtlchokcs, $1.15; cauli flower, $2 03.75; beets, $2.25 per sack; carrots, $2.2503 per suck; turnips, $2.25 per sack; cucumbers, $1.50 02.25 per dozon; tomatoes, $4.50 por Ifox; spinach, $1.25 per box; peas, 14010c por pound; rhubarb, $2.2502.75 por box; asparagus, $1,60 03.75 por crate Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, host, $1.7502; Yuklmus, $1.7502; now Cali fornia, 7,01Oo per pound. Hops Oregon 1018 crop, 42042&O por pound; three-year contracts, 30c, 28c, 25c. Wool Kastorn Oregon and Wash ington, 44051c por pound; mohulr, 1919 clip, 45050c por pound. Cascara Bark Old, 13c per pound. Oraln Bags In carlots, 13c. Cattle Best steers $13.50014.00 Good to choice stoers 11.00011.50 Medium to good steers... 10.00011.00 Fair to good steers 9,00010.00 Common to fair steers 8.000 9.00 Good to ch. cows, holfors 10.00012.00 Moil, to good cows, hoif'rs 7.000 8.00 Fair to med. cows, heifers 5.000 COO Connors . 3,500 4.50 Bulls . . C.00 0 8.50 Culvos 9.50014.00 fltockors and feeders 7.00 010.00 Hogs Prime mixed 2O.CO02O.7C Medium mixed 20.00020,20 Hough houvlos 18,30018,70 Pigs 18,70018,20 Bheep-Hprlng lambs 10,00010,00 I'rlmo luinbs 10,00 010,00 YoarlliigH - 11.00012,00 Wethers .... -.. fl.00010,00 0,00010,50 IN BRIEF. 4 Grading work costing approximately $500,000 will bo Marled In Grant and Whcolor countlca tlilo summer, accord lug to nunouiu'omimt by tho state high way commission. Contracts for IIiIh extensive work will ho awarded when tho commission meets In Portland on May 10. Will T. Kirk, for several years state capital correspondent for thu Oregon Journal of Portland, has resigned and will accept a post as head of the claims department of the state Indus trial accident commission. Mr, Kirk hits been with thn Journal In Portlund and Salem for eight years. A resolution condemning the system of tlmu whereby clocks are moved ahead an hour In thn spring and are changed back to sun time In the fall, has been adopted unanimously by the Farmers' union ut (.acoinb. It Is as serted that tho new system Is a detri ment rather than a benefit to farmers. 4 Theodore Roosevelt Jr. will lie un able to attend the state meeting of the Spanish war veterans in Salem dur ing June. Ho so notified Harvey Wells, sate eommnndor. It was first believ ed Roosevelt would visit Oregon, but a sudden change of plans eliminates this state from his summer Itinerary. Mohair took a Jump upward Wed nesday and during a flurry In the tnaF kel approximately $10,000 worth of tho season's clip was contracted for at 60 cents per pound. Tho product was bought through a Rosehurg nKunt for an Albany firm. Ten thousand dollars' worth of tho mohair was supplied by Oakland parties. Governor Olcott has appointed Miss Peggy Curtis as a member of the Ore gon welcome commission In New York, succeeding O. C. I.clter, who has re turned to Oregon. Miss Curtis, a for mer Portland newspaper woman, hns been serving as executive secretary of the commission since Its Inception at tho close of the war. Places for laborers far outnumber the men applying for them In Hits sec tion, according to Frank I,. Armltage, superintendent of the federal labor bu reau In Kugene. There aro 75 posl Hons open at tho present tlmu and the employers are having difficulty In obtaining enough men to carry oil their enterprise's. Whether tho coyote menace In Uma tilla county Is decreasing, the bounty fund for tho extermination of tho ani mals has suffored because of tho work of hunters during the pust mouth. The records of tho county clerk show that $739 was paid In bounties. Payments wero made to 43 trappers. Tho largest catch turned In was 25 skins, Ralph K. Williams or Portland has purchased the Interest of Thud Robin son In the Tillamook county bank, and has been elected as Its president. Mr. Williams was born and retired in Polk county and for 30 years hns been ac tively engaged In tho banking business of that county, being president of tho Dallas National bank and Dallas City bank. Herbert Nuuii, state highway engi neer, accompanied by Assistant F.ngl nnurs Bishop and McLcod, County ldi glneer Llltby and County Commission er Hurlow, loft Eugene Mny 1st to se lect a route for tho Central Oregon highway between Kugcno nnd n coast section. This highway was decided upon last year as a project to be built Jointly by tho state, county and. forest ry department. Tho Women's Civic Improvement club, ono of Heppuer's most active pub lic organizations, Is behind n move ment to lmprovo tho Morrow connty falrgroundB for uso as h public olty park. Children's playgrounds, rest rooms, a band concert stand and many other conveniences will bo provided. A big doublo show was given nt tho Star theater recently, tho proceeds of which will go Into tho park fund. The coming of tho dredgo Orogou to the Multifield port means deepening of the channel from an 18-foot depth, as recognized by the government, to 22 feet. The Port of Coos Hoy oxpond oil $000,000 to dredgo a 20-foot chilli uel, but It bus shoaled and tho now project or 22 fuel Implies (ho govern ment will niuliituln (hut depth, Tho dredging will oxleml from (jl'urlttslou buy lo llio Hinllli in 1 1 In, approximately 1C (lilies,