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Newspaper Page Textpray mo TUB COURIER I dwrotal to th but Intamta of 81'RAY and WHE1XER COUNTY. Th.UWalp.tron. Mr of th cltlitn of this Mo tion It rwpwtfully solicited. PublUhed trrurf ThnmUf bjr MRS. JULIA CR088 fluUwrlutlon Kates PrYar U0 Blx Month.... 1.00 Thi-M Month .71 .3? VOL. XII. SPItAr, WIXEELER COUNTY, OKEGON, TIIUltSDAY, FXIUIUAIIY 11, 1915. , NO. 52. TROTOL-GELATIN AND ITS EFFECTS NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS. URIBR DOINGS OF OREGON'S LEGISLATURE A Brief Resume of Proceedings of the People's Representative at the State Capital, Bills Introduced, Passed, Rejected, Etc. Trotol-gelutln U a powerful new explosive Id vented by Lieut 11. C. Woodward ot the New York national guard. At th left are Lieutenant Woodward and a sergeant priming a stick of the explosive. At the right la a photograph f a land mine exploding, and below a view of the "crater" caused by the explosion. PRESIDENT ASKS CO-OPERATION Spirit of War in Time of Peace Urged by Executive. Wilton Predict Shortage of Food . and Urge farmer to Crow Larger Grain Supply. Washington, D. C. Co-operation between business and the government in framing laws for the benefit of all the people was urged by President Wilson Thursday night in an address before several hundred representative business men, here attending the an nual convention of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. He declared that "we must all pool our interests" in order to discover the best means for handling public problems. The creation in the United States in time of peace of the same kind of united spirit which moves nations dur ing wars was advocated by the Presi dent, who remarked that"when peace is as handsome as war there will be no wars." "When men engage in the pursuits of peace in the same spirit of self sacriflc as they engage in wars, wars will disappear." The President predicted that while , there is a shortage jt food in the world now the shortage will be much greater later. He pointed out that under the guidance of the department of Agriculture .efforts must be made by farmers in the United States to grow more grain, in order that the world may be fed. Speaking of the foreign trade of the United States, the President asked that business men devise some way of allowing exporters in the United States to combine to secure common selling agencies, and to give long-time credits in such a way that these co operative devices may be open to the use of all. He declared that apparently the anti-trust laws prohibited such com binations now, but he would favor a change if a method fair to all could be found. He spoke of the work being done by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce in "surveying the world" for the benefit of all business men. Business men themselves are to blame if intelligent laws affecting them are not framed, the President asserted. He added that they should come out in to the open and use their knowledge of conditions to bring about fair laws to prevent business evils. Three Bosnian Executed. Amsterdam A Berlin dispatch re ceived here says that the execution of three of the conspirators in the assas sination of the Archduke Francis Fer dinand, heir apparent to the Austrian throne, took place on Wednesday in the prison of the court fortress at Sarajevo, Bosnia. Gavrio Prinzip, the Bosnian student who actually slew the archduke and his morganatic wife while they were visiting Sarajevo, is undergoing a sentence of 20 years' im prisonment, it having been illegal on account of his youth tOj sentence him to death. German Army Officer Dynamites Canadian Bridge Vanceboro, Me. Another interna tional problem incident to the war was thrust upon the United States by the action of Werner van Horn, who, operating on the Canadian aide of the border, dynamited the railway bridge over the St. Croix river and then es caped into this state. A few hours later, in a room at a hotel here, Van Horn quietly submit ted to arrest, but immediately pro claimed himself an officer of the Ger man army and set up the contention that he had committed an act of war, and, having fled to a neutral country, could not De legally surrendered to an enemy of the fatherland. The Canadian authorities, however. at once instituted proceedings to ob tain Van Horn s extradition on charge of destruction of railroad prop erty. Pending the outcome of these efforts, Van Horn is held at the Immi gration office here In custody of Deputy Sheriff George W. Ross, of Washing ton county. The bridge which Van Horn sought to destroy was not greatly damaged. The St. Croix river for some dis tance forms the boundary between Maine and New Brunswick. The bridge is owned jointly by the Maine Central and the Canadian Pacific rail ways and is on the direct route of the Canadian Pacific from Western Canada to the maritime provinces. Over this road have been shipped large quantl ties of war materials for the allies, which were placed on board ships at St. John and Halifax. Export Irade Makes Record During January Washington, D. C. Foreign trade from January 2 to January 80 through 13 principal customs ports, which handle approximately 86 per cent of the nation's export and import busi ness, netted a balance in favor of the United States of $181,133,888, ex ceeding all records for any one month. The total exports for the four weeks, January 2 to January 80, was $288,- 674,096, or an average of $59,643,624 per week. The imports were $107, 440,208, or an average of $26,860,052 a week. Officials of the department of Com merce said these figures represented only telegraphic returns from the principal customs ports and that when complete reports were received from throughout the service the volume of business transacted last month would show a material increase about 14 per cent over the present figures. Of the four weeks mentioned, the last, ended January 80, produced a favorable balance of $36,901,685. Ac cording to the department's records, this shown the largest excess of ex ports over imports for any similar per iod for more than 10 years. Exports for this week totaled $63,668,139 and imports $27,766,604. Big Ship Pat Canal. Panama The new Northern Pacific steamship Great Northern and the American line steamer Kroonland, the largest two passenger boats yet to use the Panama canal, passed through the waterway, both making fast time. The trip was without special incident The ships used this new channel, which has been dredged through the slide at Cucaracha. England Declares food ' for Germany Contraband Washington, D. C. Ambassador Page, at London, cabled the State de partment Wednesday that the British fleet had been ordered to treat cargoes of grain and flour destined for Ger many or ,Austria as conditional contra band, subject to seizure and confisca tion, j This step, the ambassador explained, followed the announcement that tae German government had decreed cr-n-fiscation of all grain and flour, to 1n serve the nation's food supply. Since the publication of the German order the ambassador here, Count Von Bern storff, personally has assured the American government that no food stuffs imported from the United States or neutral countries would be subject to seizure and press dispatchea have announced the issuance of a modifying decree making such exemptions by the German government Ambassador Page said the British government had informed him that be cause the steamship Wilhelmina, now bound from New York to Hamburg with grain and other food, had sailed before the issuance of the German de cree, an exception would be made in her case. The vessel would be seized, it was said, but she would be released and her cargo purchased at invoice price by the British government Warning was given, however, that other ship ments hereafter of like character, when destined for Germany directly or indirectly, would be Beized, as well as the vessels carrying them, without compensation. Embargo Argument Has Attention of U. S. Senate Washington, D. C Senator Hitch' cock's bill to empower the President to forbid exports of war supplies was urged before the senate foreign rela tions committee by Horace L. Brand and Michael English, of Chicago, and Representative Bartholdt, of Missouri. Mr. Bartholdt said England had en acted a similar law in 1863, just be fore the Crimean War, and regarded it as a domestic matter. Under ques tioning by Senator Sutherland, he thought the effect of the Hitchcock bill would be to weaken the allies. He cited the biography of Ambassa dor White at Berlin in 1898, during the Spanish-American war, to show Germany's attitude. It was said tnere, ne saia, mat a shipload oi war materials had left Hamburg for a Spanish port when Mr. White protest ed and the German government, al though it had a clear right to permit such traffic, ordered the ship back to Hamburg to be unloaded. Canada Asks U. S. for Bridge Dynamiter Washington, D. C Formal appli cation for the extradition to Canada of Werner Van Horn, charged with 'attempted destruction of human life," was made at the State depart ment by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador. The ambassador called personally at the department and presented a brief note to Secretary Bryan based on communications from the Canadian Minister of Justice at Ottawa, inform ing the embassy that Van Horn was wanted on the charge of attempting to destroy human life, through the wilful and unlawful destruction of the St Croix river bridge. Portland The eggj market Is hold ing steady at the 125-cent basis for large lots, case count. Efforts have boon made by some dealers to broak the price still further, but without suc cess, as receipts to far have not been heavy. It is only the backwardness of buyers that has brought the market to the present level. The Pierco RIggs crop of 107 bales, at Independence, was told to Durbin & Coimoyer at 12 cents. Dorcas Bros, bought the Twin Woo crop of 814 bales ct .Sint-m at 12 cent. - H,.U llart . bounht tha Wolf lot of 96 bales at St Louis at 12 cent, 63 bales from W. Johnson, of Clatakanle. at 11 cents, the Balch crop of 40 bales at Sllverton, at lit cents, and the old and new hops of Gear In & Vandal), of Newberg, paying 11 cents for 60 bales of 1914s and 6 cents for 86 bales of 1918s. ' Wheat Bid: Bluestem, $1.66 forty-fold, $1.64: club, $1.52: red Russian, $1.46; red Fife, $1.49. Mlllfeed Spot prices: Bran, $30.60 31.60 ton; shorts, $32.60(83.60 rolled barley, $38;39. Corn White, $37 ton; cracked, $38, Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $14 15 16 ton; valley timothy, $12.60 grain hay. $10(12; alfalfa, $12g;13, Vegetables Cucumbers, hothouse, $1.26(?il.C0 dozen; eggplant, SftflOc pound; peppers, $4 crate; artichokes, 85ftS90c dozen; tomatoes, fl."jcrto cabbage, lljc pound; beans, 12c; eel ery, 12.60 crate; cauliflower, 12.26 sprouts, 8c pound; head lettuce, $1.86 (i,2 crate; squash, lc pound; carrots, $1.26 tack; beets, $1.26; parsnips, I1.Z5. Green Fruits Apples, 75c(ft$1.60 per box; casabas, $1.65 crate; cran berries, $11 barrel. Potatoes Oregon, $1621.25 sack Yakima, $1.101.16; sweet potatoes ic pound. Onions Oregon, selling price, $1 tack, country points. jbggs f resh Oregon ranch, case count, 2626c: candled, 275J28c. Poultry Hens, 12c pound; broilers, 18020c; turkeys, dressed, 21c; live, 18c; ducks, 13i$14c; geese, ll($12c. ' Butter Creamery, prints, extras, 82c pound In case lota; ic more in less than ease lots; cubes, 2626c. Veal Fancy, lUtffilZc pound. Pork Block, 9c pound. Hops 1914 crop, 10rtfil21c; 1913 crop, nominal. i Wool Valley, 2023c; Eastern Oregon, 15(i;20c, nominal; mohair, 1914 clip, 27c. Cascara bark Old and new, 4c pound. Cattle Prime steers, $7.608: choice, $7.257.C0: medium, $6.76 7.26; choice cows, $0C'i;6.80: medium, $66; heifers, $57; bulls, $3.606; stags, $4.50(6. Hogs Light, $6.257.25; heavy, $5.2536.25. Sheep Wethers, $5.75fi!8.70; ewes, $55.80; lambs, $6.25(7.85. Tacoma Sugar continues its upward climb. Dealers predict another ad vance of 15 cents on all varieties, and say they are unable to determine when the advance will end. The soaring of local sugar is in line with the New York market The local produce market had no outstanding features. Green stuffs are in good supply now and are prov Ing popular. Meats and poultry show no change, Apples Green cooking, 50c box; Spitzenbergs, Winesaps, Rome Beau ties, Arkansas Blacks, Stsymen Wine saps, and Black Twigs, 7585c; Deli cious, $1.6511.75. Comb Honey Yakima, $3.25 crate; strained honey, $5.60; Idaho, $3.60. Pears Yakima, $1.60. Vegetables Cabbage, home-grown, lc pound; carrots, local, 76c$l sack; beets, home-grown, 75c$l: turnips, $1.85; potatoes, Yakima, $21 22 ton; White river, $1718; Bur- banks, $22; onions, green, 20c dozen; Yakima, $1.60; garlic, 15c pound; rad ishes, local, 20c dozen bunches; pars ley, 35e dozen bunches; lettuce, head, $2.16 crate; spinach, local, 6c pound; cucumbers, $1.602 dozen; celery, $3.60 crate; green peppers, 26c pound; eggplant, 10c; Hubbard squash, 2je; rutabagas, $1.75 sack; cauliflower, $2.50 crate; artichokes, 90c dozen; Brussels sprouts, ec pouna; rnuoarD, 10c. Fresh Meats Steers, 12ic; cows, 12c; heifers, 1212gc; wethers, 12Jc; dressed hogs, 12c; trimmed sides, 16c; combinations, 161c; lambs, 13 14c; Diamond T C., 14c; yearlings, 13c; ewes, 11c. Poultry Ducks, live, 10lZc; hens, dressed, 16 18c; live, 10 14c; springs, dressed, 22c; live, 1416c; squabs, live, 2.60 dozen; dressed, $6; turkeys, live, 18c; dressed, 2830c; geese, 20c Butter Washington creamery, S0 81c; Oregon, 2930c. Eggs Fresh ranch, 2728c; stor age, 2025c Seattle Wheat Bluestem, $1.53; forty-fold, $1.52; club, $1.60; Fife, $1.47; red Russian, $1.42. Barley $35 ton. Prominent Women Plead for School for Girls State Capitol, Salem Declaring that there was real need for the insti tutlon and that It was the duty of the state, which it should not attempt to shirk, to take care of and educate its wayward girls, 12 womrt Mnresetit ing various clubs, appearei before the joint ways and moans committee this week and protested against the pro posed recommendation to the legisla ture that the Industrial School for Girls be abolished. Kepresentatives of the women s clubs spoke frankly, aa did members of the committee, and it is believed plan will be agreed upon that will be satisfactory to all concerned. Mrs. S, M. Blumauer, representing the Coun cil of Jewish Women, said it would be unjust and unwise at this time to dis continue the school. It was not a mer cenary question, she urged, but an economical one, and a duty that should be performed. The fact that only comparatively few girls had been taken care of was no reason for doing away with the school, she said. Permanent Registration for VuUrs Appi oved by Home State Capitol, Salem Permanent registration of voters and compulsory voting are provided for in a bill passed In the house. The measure was intro duced by the joint committee on judi clary and revision of laws and com bined the essential features of bills previously submitted by Represent ative Kuehn, of Portland, and the Marion county delegation. Under its provisions the clerks are required to keep a card index system for the reg istered voters. When a person regis ters the record becomes permanent and can be used indefinitely at future elec tions. If a voter moves from one precinct to another within the same county or desires to change bis or her political affiliation It will be necessary only to advise the county clerk. To accommodate voters who move from one county to another, the county clerks are authorized to send the cards from one to another upon request. Naturalized citizens will not be re quired to show their naturalization pa pers at the time they register. They will be required only to swear that they are naturalized and give the dates in connection therewith. Labor Lose Three Bill. Mate Capitol, balem Three more of the bills introduced by Represent ative Oscar W. Home, of Portland, and indorsed by the State Federation of Labor failed to get past the house. One was postponed indefinitely, mean ing that it waa put to sleep beyond possible reawakening, another was amended and another was referred. Mr. Home made a determined effort to save one of his measures the one compelling contractors on public works to enforce the eight-hour law more scrupulously. The bill is aimed par ticularly at "station work or contract labor through which groups of work ingmen are enabled to work more than eight hours a day on the ground that they are working for themselves. 60-Dag Session Plan Lost. State Capitol, Salem Representa tive Lewis' plan to change the limit on legislative sessions from 40 to 60 days was defeated in the house. His resolution made the pay of the legis lators $5 a day instead of $3 and pro vided a recess of 14 days after the for tieth day, to reconsider bills, but with out pay. After the house turned down the resolution Lewis offered another providing that sessions in the house begin at 9 o'clock in the morning. The speaker ruled him out of order. Mr. Lewis himself is at his desk every morning at 7:30 o'clock and brings his lunch to the house chamber. Governor Sign Six Bill. State Capitol: Salem Governor Withycombe has signed the following house bills : Creating district courts, defining their jurisdiction and providing system of procedure. Exempting chickens and other do mestic animals from execution of at tachment. Abolishing justice courts and creat ing districts. Further defining juris diction of district courts. Giving laborors in logging camps lien upon their products. Limiting catch of crabs in waters of Coos bay. JTouse Passe First Relief Bill State Capitol, Salem The house has passed its first relief bill. It provides $2000 for Ada E. Lundborg, of Bend, whose husband, a laborer, was killed on the Tumalo Irrigation canal, in Central Oregon. The Desert Land board already has set aside $2000 from the Tumalo fund to pay Mrs. Lund borg. The action of the legislature is mere formality. House Passes Its Compensation Bill , State Capitol, SaleawBiroteof''"''''' 65 to 2 the house, passed house' bill 222, providing a series of amendments -' to the workmen's compensation act that are expected to remedy defects ti.,!: the law that1" have been discovered in the few months it has been In effect. The principal change contemplated is to reclassify the industries and make their rates of insurance under the act commensurate with the risk in volved. The measure requires the industrial sccident commission to investigate all cases where it baa reason to believe that employers subject to the act have failed to Install or maintain safety appliances required by statute, and to report cases of failure to a prosecuting attorney and request criminal proceed ings. It further offers Inducements to em ployers to remove the hazard from their shops and factories by reducing their rates in propotrion to the reduc tion of the number of accidents. It was openly charged on the floor of the house that the casualty companies were eager to have the bill defeated and that they would benefit by enact ment of a Uw similar to the Michigan law. A dozen members spoke in favor of the bill, including Representative Scbeubel, its author, and Sam Brown, Mr. Smith, of Multnomah, Home, Hare, Lewis, Jeffries and Wentworth. It waa pointed out that the bill had the indorsement of both employers and employes, and Dr. Smith declared that the best argument in favor of it was the charge that the casualty companies were against it. Ardent Appeal Made for Irrigation Appropriation State Capitol, Salem Leading busi ness men of Portland, Eastern Oregon an other sections of the state at a meeting here urged the joint ways and means committee to report favor ably upon the house bill' providing an appropriation of $450,000 for irriga tion work the next two years. All de clared that the proposed work would constitute an investment the state could ill-afford to decline to make, iu- asmuch as the Federal government had guaranteed to give a similar amount in the reclamation of the arid lands of the state. Joseph T. Hinkle, representative in the legislature from Umatilla county, and chairman of the house irrigation committee, said the progressive busi ness men of the state wanted the ap propriation as was evidenced by its ad vocacy by the Portland Commercial club, the Portland Chamber of Com merce, the Progressive Business Men's club, the lumber, railroad and other interests. J. N. Teal, of the conservation com mission, said the legislature faced a - question of economy, not parsimony. The day of large irrigation projects being carried to a successful conclus ion by private capital, he said, had passed. It was purely a governmental function, he declared, for individuals would want profits, but the govern ment, working in the interest of the people, would not. Reclamation would have to be done, he declared, either by the state or the National govern ment or by them working in co-operation. Declaring that a considerable part of the eastern section of the state was a desert and would remain so until it was supplied with water, Mr. Teal said, it is in the interest of good busi ness to improve the land as soon as possible. He urged that a continuous plan of work be adopted until all arid land was reclaimed. Interstate Bridge Bill In. State Capitol, Salem All profits de rived from the operation of the Inter state bridge, between Portland and Vancouver, Wash., are to be turned over to the state to apply on the in terest charges on the bridge bonds, if the action taken by the house is car ried to its ultimate conclusion. The bill was up for adoption and referred back to the committee on revision of laws for the purpose of having the provis ion to give the state the surplus tolls inserted. The measure provides that the county commissioners and the gov ernor shall have charge of the bridge. Portland Confab Is Called. State Capitol Salem A meeting of the joint committees from the house and senate with a similar committee from the Washington State legisla ture will be held at the Benson Hotel in Portland next Saturday morning to consider proposed changes in the fish ing laws on the Columbia river. It is probable that both houses will ad journ Saturday to give members of the committees opportunity to at tend thia meeting without absent ing themselves from the regular sessions.