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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1919)
E OF Brief Resume Most important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, GoTcrnmenta and Pacific Northwest and Other Things Worth Knowing. The German government has ar ranged for a plebiscite If the allies refuse to make concessions in tho treaty of peace, according to tho Zelt ling am Mlttag. About 200 members of the present first class at West Point will get an opportunity to round out their mili tary studies by personal observation of the battle fields of Europe. A gift of 5750,000, half of the nnony mous donor's fortune, to the Methodist centenary fund, was announced Satur day by Georgo M. Fowles, of New York, treasurer of the fund. Revenue collectors aro notified by the internal revenue bureau that since June 15 falls on Sunday, the second installment of income taxes due on that date will be accepted on Monday, June 10. The general strike which began in Port Said, Egypt, Tuesday, caused an almost complete tie-up qf port opera tions. Thus far the strike has been orderly. Passage through the Suez canal is still possible. Orders have been given by Colonel Milton Davis of the military air serv ice for the airplanes which are to ex hibit at the Rose festival in Portland j to divide into squadrons at the close of the festival and visit several towns ! . in Oregon. More than 300,000 men, women and children in Armenian provinces are today facing death from starvation and epidemic diseases, according to cable advices made public by the Presbyter ian board of foreign missions in New York Saturday. A British fleet is anchored outside of Memel, East Prussia, close to the Russian frontier, and the British are expected to occupy the place in a few days. This information came in a Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company, quoting Berlin advices. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit com pany has discharged 800 women em ployes, declaring that its action was compelled by the enactment into law a few days ago of the Lockwood-Caul-field bill. This act prohibits women In that state from working after 10 P. M. and before C A. M. In response to a petition from tho entire German episcopate, beginning his good offices in securing a mitiga tion of the terms of peace, Pope Bene dict has taken steps to communicate with the head of one of the most im portant delegations at the peace con ference with a view to getting the conditions modified. Two American military policemen at Nice, France, were attacked by a gang Sunday night and one of tho policemen, Herbert Larsen, was fa tally wounded. Locomotive cranes, railroad cars and other equipment to the value of $18,000,000 have been turned over by the war department to the railroad ad ministration for sale to the railroads at market prices. Tentative arrangements are being mado to begin withdrawal of Ameri can troops from north Russia early In Juno, but no definite orders liavo as yot been received by tho Amcrlsan commander at Archangel. Inauguration of air mall scrvico be tween Chicago and Cleveland Thurs day ndvancod carrier dollvory of mall hearing nlr-mull stamps at Cleveland und Boston by 10. lion und at Albany, N, Y and Now York City and Hprlng flgJJ, Mass,' hy six bourn, Assistant jtoHUimjieivCJenonil I'rumur umiouii-ceil. WORLD HAPP NINGS WEEK ! STATE NEWS 5 TTvr tztsxitvp Lano county will compoto for the prlzo offered by tho Portland Roso Festival monagomont for tho best automobile float showing what tho county did to win tho war. Fully 15.000 pounds of mohair was disposed of to seven buyers at Eddy vllle, Friday In tho annual Eddyvlllo mohair pool, which sold at C2 V4 cents, tho highest price paid so far this year. Tho Eugene citizens who put up tho money for tho erection pf tho bar racks occupied by tho resorvo of ficers training corps at tho Univer sity of Oregon hnvo all received their money back plus S per cent Interest. Tuber moth, greatly dreaded by po tato growers of the Willamette valley, was found In a shipment of potatoes that arrived at Eugeno recently from California for a local commission firm, nnd the potatoes were immediately ordered destroyed by C. E. Stewart, county fruit inspector. Eugene peoplo are to voto Juno 3 upon a plan to npproprinto from tho funds of the city 55000 to go into the fund for the woman's building at tho University of Oregon. A charter amendment, authorizing tho city to issue a warrant payable in 1920 to the university board of regents, will bo prepared. Erroneous reports lintfo been pub lished that the Three HIvers road from Willamina to Tillamook was closed to travel. No part of this road has been closed at any time. Machines have been going and coming over this road for the last threo weeks almost daily. Travel, will not be stopped at any time on account of road work. Beginning Tuesday, a tour of Douglas county will bo undertaken by leading spirits in the recently organ ized prune growers' association, with a view to securing co-operation of all the prune growers in the county in tho enterprise. Articles of incorporation have been forwarded to Salem and the association is preparing to handle tho crop. Native oysters of Yaquina bay, usually sold as Olympia oysters else where, have Increased greatly In tho past two years, according to George Lewis, leader of the Nowport oyster men. Mr. Lewis said that when work was scarce for several years many persons gathered oysters to eat and sell, but ceased gathering them when work became plentiful. A survey of the hilly sections on both sides of the Willamette valloy, beginning at Eugene and 'extending north, will be made this summer by D. W. Smith, head of tho department of geology at tiie University of Ore gon, to Investigate a possible supply of gas for the valley. This survey will be made under the direction of the state bureau of mines. Lieutenant B. B. Ostllnd of Marsh field announces the construction of a veneer plant on Coos bay that will employ 25 men. Tho site for tho industry is being negotiated and the manufactory is expected to be operat ing before tho year is ended. Ma chinery has been ordored for the plant, according to Mr. Ostllnd. Tho floor area of tho buildings will bo 00x200 feet. Acting on Information furnished by Portland police detectives, State Treas urer Hoff has removed all currency and negotiable securities from the vaults of tho state treasury depart ment, and has placed them in a secret hiding place somewhere In Salem. This hiding placo is known only to Joseph G. Richardson, chief deputy, wiio per sonally supervised tho transfer of the money and bonds from the capltol safe and vaults. The first alfalfa crops will soon be ready to cut at Umatilla and tho yield will bo above tho average. "Some of the land requires llttlo or no Irriga tion," says Mr. Doblor, ono of the fanners on tho project. Altogether there aro 5274 acres of alfalfa on tho Umatilla project, which yielded 10,003 tons last year, or an average of 3,0 to tho acre. During (ho past year, how over, many sago brush hillsides have boon cleared anil pluced In cultiva tion. It is roportod that water for Ir rigation purpos'w will bu plentiful till h season. Practically llttlo or no alfalfa was loft over this nouhoii und farmers a ro not untlgljmtlnK low prlao for tho season, 4 PLANE REACHES AZORES ONE OS! NC-1, Alights in Sea Near Port But Is Towed In. AUSTRALIAN STARTS Most Perilous Airplane Flight in His tory Undertaken Hy Hawker To Heat Americans Aim. St. Johns. N. F., May IS. Harry G Hawker, Australian aviator, and his navigator, Commander MacKcnzIo Grlovo, tonight are winging their way across tho Atlantic on tho most peril ous airplane flight In history, lu an eloventh-hour effort to wrest from American navy pilots tho honor of being tho first to complete u trans oceanic flight. Tho Australian Into today decided not to delay longer and started for tho Irish coast, despite weather con dltions, characterized as "not favor able but possible " When Hawker's Sopwlth piano (lis appeared from view it left behind the shattered hopes of his English rlvnl Frederick P. Rauham, who In at tempting to follow the Australian with his Mnrtlnsydo plane, broke a rear axle on his machine He nnd his navl gator, Charles W. F Morgan, were not Injured, but tho piano was wrecked. Both Hawker and Rayuham have boen hero for weeks awaiting favor able weather to start tholr flight for tho $50,000 London Dally Mall prize, but day after day tho start was post poned becauso of unfavorable condl lions. Today, however, with tho news that the NC-4, the American navy seaplane, had reai-hed tho Azores on tho first leg of its trans-Atlantic at tempt. Hawker decided to wait no longer and quietly slipped away. Washington, I). C, May 17. Ono of tho threo American naval seaplanes which set out last evening from Now foundland In tho first attempt at a flight across tho Atlantic ocean still was missing lato tonight; another was being towed to an Azores port hy do- stroyers after her crew had been put aboard tho steamer lona, and the third was safe at Hortn, Fayal, after estab lishing a record flight forhcavicr-than air machines. Tho missing plane Is tho NC-3, flag' ship of Commander John Henry Tow ers, commander of tho squadron, but the fact that tho last report came from her at 5:15 o'clock this morning, Washington time, did not causo naval officials to entertain any npnrehen sion for the safety of Commander Towers and his crew of four. Tho last messago from this ship showed her off her course In a fog some 350 miles from Fayal, and naval officials beilevo that It was only tho mist bank which enveloped tho sea around the Azores throughout tho day that prevented all threo of the planes from reaching port on or ahead of schedule time. Washington, D. C, May 18. Appro honslon as to tho safety of Command er John H. Towers and his crow of four men, who in the seaplano NC-3 have been lost at sea for mora than 40 hours, had begun tonight to dis place the feeling of confldenco among naval officials that the trans-Atlantic filers soon would bo found by search ing vessels. 1 No word had boon received from tho NC-3 slnco 5:15 o'clock yestorduy morning, when Commandor Towers re ported that his piano, tho flagship of tho squadron, was off her course some 300 miles off tho island of Fayul, Azores. Dispatches from Rear-Admiral Jackson, aboard tho U. S. S. Mel vlllo at I'onta del Gadu, Azores, to night said u galo was swooping the seas northwest of tho Azores and that high waves wore running. U, 8. War Expenses Huge. Washington, I). C. Total oxjioiihoh of tho United Hiatus government, dur ing tho war period, General March announced, woro approximately $23, 308,000,000. KxpuiiHOH duo directly to tint war worn willmutod at $21,294,000,000, of whlgli lliy unity spoilt $14,000,000,000, Derry Growing Promoted. Astoria, Or. Tho first of ti proposed sorlus of farmers' conventions watt held nt tho chamber of commerce rooms hero rocontly when scores of farmers from tho various sections of tho lower rlvor district mot as tho guests of merchants of tho city. Tho special object of tho gathering was to promoto Interest in berry growing with n view of supplying a largo hurry cannery that is projected hero. Talks woro mado hy O. C. Chapman nnd J. F. Languor of Portland, John Pnver of California, and Professor I C. Lowls of tho Oregon Agricultural college. Tho agricultural committee of tho chamber will make contracts with tho various farmers for planting n spec! fled number of acres to berries this year nnd organize an association for marketing the crop. Property ownors In township 11 north, ranges 9 and 10 west, on both sides of tho Nnsol rlvor near Its mouth have petitioned tho Pacific county commissioners for the organization of an immense diking district. It Is pro posed to reclaim all of tho lands lu this district now subject to overflow during tho spring freshets and ex tromo high tides, and to develop them ns agricultural lauds. Tho petition was signed hy tho owners of more thnn 800 acres of tho I inula within tho din trlct. NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT Wheat Government basis, $2.20 per bushel. Flour Patents, $11.45 delivered, $11.30 at mill; bakers', $11.16011.30; whole wheat, $10.25 10.40; grnhom, $10.05010.20. Mlllfeod Mill run f.o.b. mill, car lots, fjfuUB per ton; mixed cars, $37.50038.50; ton lots or over, $390 10; less than ton, $40011; rolled bar ley, $380GO; rolled oats, $59; ground barley, $58. Corn Wholo, ton, $70; cracked, $72 por ton. Hay Buying prices f. o. b. Port land: Eastern Oregon timothy, $500 35 per ton; alfalfa, $25025.50; valley grain hay, $2C028; clover, $20028. Butter Cubes, 92-score, 55,,05Cc; 91-scoro, 55c; 90-scoro, 54c. Prints, parchment wrappers, box lots, C8c; cartons, 59c; half boxes, (c more; less than half boxes, lc more; butter fat, No. 1, 58059c per pound, station Eggs Oregon ranch, case count, 431,6044c; candled, 45c; selects, 400 47c. Poultry Hens, 30032c; broilers, 40 045c; ducks, 42045c; geeso nnd llvo turkeys, nominal; drossod turkeys, 43c Veal Fancy, 19020c por pound. Pork Fancy, 2Cc por pound. Fruits Apples, 2.2503,50 por box; strnwhorrles, $3,50 per crate. Vegetables Cabbage, $400.50 per 100 pounds; Iettuco, $2.6002.75 per crate; peppers, 90c por pound; nrtl- chokes, $1.00; cauliflower, $2 03.75; beets, $2.50 por sack; carrots, $3.50 per sack; turnips, $2.25 por sack, cu cumbers, $1.5002.25 per dozen; toma toes, $4.50 per box; spinach, 8c per pound; peas, 12'15c por pound; rhubarb, $2.2502.75 por box; aspara gus, $1.5002 per crate. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, best, $1.0001.75; Yaklmas, $1.8502.10; new California, 9012,c por pound. Onions Oregon Jobbing prices $4.50 5 por sack; Texas, $105.25 per crt. Hops Oregon, 1918 crop, 43045c por pound; throo-yonr contracts, 30c, 28c, 25c. Wool Eastern Oregon and Wash ington. 29 051c por pound; valley, 300 50c por pound. Mohair 1918 clip, 50c per pound. Cascara Bark Now, 8010c per lb. Grain Bags In cnrlots, 13c, Cattlo Best stoors $13.00013.50 Good to choice steers 11.00011.50 Medium to choice steers.. 10.00 011.00 air to good stoors i.OOffD 10.00 Common to fair stoors .... 8.000 9.00 iood to cholco cows. hfs.. 10.00 011.50 Medium to good cows, hfs G.500 7.50 air to medium cows, hfs 4.500 5.50 .'ntinorn a.OOffb 4.nn Hulls c.00 0 8.00 Cnlvos 9.00012.50 Blockers and feeders 7.00 010.00 nigs I'rimo mixed 20.00020.25 Medium mixed 19.75020.00 iimigii nimvioM 18.00018.75 I 'I KM 17.7C018.M Hliuop Prlino sprg lumlm 14.OO0J5.OO J'ulr to medium luinbs ...... 12O0J,I12C VwirlliigM hmhwmnmi 11.00012,00 WulliorH y.OOH'JO.00 iswim E Removing of Barrier Announced by President Wilson. MANY TONS IN SIGHT All Contracts Will He Awarded Pri vately Under Supervision of Shipping Ilonrd. Washington. I). C Orders for poHslbly 3,000,000 gross tons of ships to bo built for foreign account In American shipyards may bo placed as tho result of an order by President Wilson permitting tho building of such ships provided It could be done with out Interfering with the construction of the American merchant marine. Tho prosldont'8 action was announ ced lu a statement Issued Tueaday at he White Houso. OfflclulH of tho shipping board would not venture more than a kuom iim to tho tonnage American shipbuilders might contract ns the result of the president's order, which, It whs haIiI at the White House, had been Issued at tho suggestion of Chtilritimi Hurley of the shipping board. Good substantial orders, It was said by officials, may bo expected for the Pacific and Atlantic yards. Norway Is expected to place largo orders, possibly 1,000,000 tons, and France and Italy probably will let contracts for considerable tonnage, It was explained. Franco already has placed ordors for 500,000 tons In England fur delivery In threo years and officials believe may iva American yards a good share of the 1,000,000 additional tons which that country Is expected to require. Italy, It was said, probably will bo u tho markot for approximate)' 500,- 000 tons, pnrt of which may bo built u tho United States, but England Is not expected to place any orders lu American yards. At tho shipping board It was ex plained that few orders could be placed immediately, as the capacity of tho yards for foreign account was yet limited. Only flvo or possibly six yards are now In a position to take on foreign orders, but tin's situation will gradually" bo relieved, It was said. In respect to tho prices to bo quoted by American shipbuilders to foreign Interests, It was recalled that tho Inst price mudo for ships built in American yards was $170 a ton. All contracts for foreign ships will ho placed privately, shipping board- officials said, Jmt under the general supervision, .of tho board. President Wilson shortly uftor his first arrival In Paris Is understood to have told a high French official that -morican shipyards at that tlmo would bo unablo to accept contracts to build ships for French account, as tho American yards were to bo reserved for such naval construction as might become necessary dopendont upon tho negotiations at Paris. With tho entry of tho United States Into tho war all steel ships' building for foreign account woro requisitioned by the government and tho yards woro prohibited from accepting nny foreign contracts. Several natioiiB aro lu tho market for'shlps. It Is expected that tho president's order will enable most of tho yards to retain tholr, present Increased forcos, i reduction In which was threatened by reasons of tho cancellations of con tracts by tho shipping board. Drafted Will Get Bonus Ban FranelKco. Men who woro mo epled by tliolr draft boards for serv ice lu tho army und then woro re jected aflnr limy Intel iirrlvdd ut train ing camps to which thoy woro unsigned aro oulllled In llio bonus of $00 paid to inun dlsuhurged from sgrvlcu, no (lordlnif U) Wellington ridvleoM r mlvd hero by lutiui urmy stations, EUR ORDERS RIP PLANTS