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VOL. XIII. SPRAY, WHEELER COUNTY. OBEftON, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1915. NO. 9.
NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume of World's Importan
Events Told in Brief.
Both French and Belgian!
gains agalnit the Germane.
report
Italy has prevented the German!
from penetrating into Abyssinia.
Russia continue to report lucceaeei
In the Carpathian mountain passes
Special report! of bank examiner!
ihow a nation-wide buaineaa revival,
The British collier Lena la anchored
outalde the throe-mile limit off San
Diego harbor, Cal.
The knee joint of a mammoth eittl
mated to be 250,000 yean old was un
earthed in Southern California.
French troop from Africa are rett
ing at Alexandria, Egypt, ready to
proceed to help the Britiih expedition
ary forcea againat Turkey.
The well known American with for
dock! In Chlneao porta ia believed to
be one of the main reanona for the de
mand! being made upon China by
Japan.
A thief cut the hair from the talla
of 100 horsea which were awaiting
ahlpment in Spokane. He got about
80 pound! of hair, which bringa
centa a pound.
A prisoner who bad recently eacaped
from the chain gang in Loa Angelei
hired an auto truck and proceeded to
a Proabyterian church in that city and
itole a baby grand piano.
Peralitent rumori that Germany la
about to invade Holland are current In
London. It ia well known that Hoi
land ii ready to repel any auch in
vasion to the beat of ber ability.
Two men and a woman have been
arreated near Baker Or., charged with
the holdup of a atage recently In which
17000 worth of gold bullion waa atolen,
The bullion waa found concealed In a
- badger hole.
Both the Villa and Carranza faction!
In Mexico are preparing to uie aero
plane! In their warfare againat each
other. American aviatora will man
the machine, and ateel darts aa well
aa bombi will be used.
It Ii estimated that it will cost
1200,000 to repair the turbine engine
of the Coast liner Great Northern, and
it will be at least 30 daya before she
can resume her run between San
Francisco and Portland.
An diplomatic report from Rome de
clares that Austria ia leaking a separ
ate peace from Germany, and the ru
mor stirs Italy greatly, aa sucb a
move would preclude any possibility of
her gaining territorial accessions from
Austria.
Under a treaty between the United
States and Prussia, made in 1828,
Germany haa announced that she will
pay in full for the sinking of the
American ship William P. Frye by the
German auxiliary cruiser Print Eitel
Friedrich.
Railroads of the Middle West have
called upon employment agenta for
10,000 laborers, to be put to work by
the end of April. The roads are pre
paring to put their roadbeds in the
best of condition to care for the heavy
tourist travel which is expected to the
Coast during the summer.
"Drys" succeed in voting out 100
saloons in Illinois at the recent elec
tion.
Butte, Mont., ousts its entire So
cialist aet of officers and electa Demo
crats. Twenty-seven Terre Haute, Ind.,
officials are convicted of election
frauds.
Chicago electa an entire Republican
ticket, including mayor, the first in
many years.
The steam schooner Speedwell is
stranded on the spit off the Oregon
coast near Bandon.
An Italian senator declares that un
less all naitona disarm anarchy will
prevail universally.
An Austro-German force capture
7500 Russians of a mountain line on
the Hungarian border.
A Zeppelin balloon appeared over
Dunkirk Wednesday night, coming
from the direction of the sea. The
dirigible apparently intended to bom
bard the shipping In the harbor, but
being sighted by the torpedo boats
retreated to the German lines.
The arrival at San Remo of the
American ambassador, Thomas Nelson
Page, occasioned the rumor that he
had gone to Italy to meet foreign
diplomats for the discussion of peace
negotiations. The ambassador, how
ever, denied that hia presence was in
any way connected with the Interna
tional situation. He explained that he
waa seeking a few days' rest.
Right of Embargo Not
Admitted by United State
Washington, D. C.Tbe United
States government hai made public ita
note to Great Britain announcing that
It could not "admit" either the right
of the allies or their assertion for
justification in placing an embargo on
all commercial Intercourse between
Germany and neutral countries.
"To admit It," aayi the communica
tion, "would be to aasume an attitude
of unneutrality toward the preaent
enemies of Groat Britain, which would
be obviously Inconsistent with the
solemn obligations of this government
in the present circumstances, and for
Great Britain to make such a claim
would be for her to abandon and aet at
naught the principles for which she
haa consistently and earnestly con
tended In other timea and circum
atancei."
The note reviews at length the legal
phasea of a blockade of belligerent tor
ritory and virtual blockade of neutral
coaati.
In conclusion the United States as
sert! Ita expectation that Great Brit
ain "after having considered" the poa
albilltiei of "serious Interruption of
American trade under the Order-in
Council, "will take steps to avoid
them and in the event that they ahould
unhappily occur, which under the rules
of international law constitute! a vio
lation of neutral rights.
The American communication inter-
preta the clrcumatancea under which
Great Britain pretends to be justified
in adopting retaliatory measures to
ward her enemiea aa "merely a reason
for certain extraordinary activities'
by her naval force "and not an excuse
for or a prelude to any unlawful ac
tion."
WILLARD WINS WORLD'S
CHAMPIONSHIP FROM BLACK
Havana Jack Johnson, exiled from
hia own country, Monday lost hii claim
to Astic fame aa the heavyweight
champion of the world, the title being
wrested from him by Jess Willard, the
Kansas cowboy, the biggest man who
ever entered the price ring.
Monday a fight probably haa no par
allel in the history of ring battles
For 20 rounds Johnson- punched and
pounded Willard at will, but hia blowa
grew perceptibly leas powerful as the
fight progressed, until at last he
seemed unable or unwilling to go on.
Johnson stopped leading, and for
three or four rounds the battle be
tween the two huge men waa little
more than a series of plastic poses of
white and black gladiator.
So it waa until the 25th round, when
Willard got one of hia widely swinging
windmill right-hand amaahea to John
son's heart. Thia waa the beginning
of the end.
When the round closed Johnson sent
word to his wife that he waa all in,
and told her to start for home. She
waa on the way out and waa passing
the ring in the 26th round when a
stinging left to the body and a cy
clonic right to the jaw caused Johnson
to crumple on the floor of the ring,
where he lay partly outside the ropes
until the referee counted 10 and held
up Willard'a hand in token of his new
ly-won laurels.
Pullman Car Porters'
Pay Only $27.50 Month
Chicago The first government in
quiry into wages and conditions and
employment of sleeping car porters
and conductors was made here Tuesday
by the United States commission on
industrial relations. L. S. Hunger-
ford, general manager of the Pullman
company, was on the stand most of the
day and was questioned by Frank F,
Walsh, chairman of the commission.
In the first 15 years of the sleeping
porter's service, Hungerford said, he
is paid 127.50 a month. At the end of
15 years he, like other service em
ployes, automatically received an ad
vance of 5 per cent, which makes his
pay $28.87 a month. In the first 10
years of service be buys his own uni
froms, but thereafter the company
takea on this burden. A bonus system
gives men with good records an extra
month a pay for the year.
Mr. Walsh then brought up the sub
ject of tips.
"Do you expect the public to pay
the difference between these wages
and a living wageT" he asked the wit
ness. No sir, I don't think that waa con
sidered," the latter replied.
"You thought them satisfied with
these salaries?"
"No, I wouldn't say that; we re
ceived no expressions of dissatisfaction
regrading them," replied Mr. Hunger
ford. Suit Against 7. R. Is Set
Syracuse, N. Y. By agreement of
counsel for both sides, the trial of the
$50,000 libel suit brought by William
Barnes, of Albany, against ex-Presi
dent Roosevelt, haa been aet down for
April 19. The action will have pref
erence over all other casea on the calendar.
State Highway Fund Is
Divided by
Apportionment State Road Fund.
Douglas county $ 20,000
Hood River county 50,000
Columbia county 50,000
Clatsop county 35,000
Jackson county 50,000
Josephine county 6,000
Miscellaneous -. 20,000
Rcx-Tigardville road 7,231
Total $237,231
Salem At a meeting of the State
Highway commission, apportionment
of the state highway fund for the year.
which, it la believed, with receipts
from delinquent taxes, will approxi
mate $237,281, waa made, seven coun
ties receiving substantial funda.
The largeat amounts, $50,000 each,
go to Columbia, Jackson and Hood
River counties, the board adhering to
ita original policy of aiding counties
that have bonded themselves to build
roads. Of the $50,000 awarded to
Jackson county, $10,000 waa owed
from last year and the balance waa
provided for in a law passed at the re
cent aesBion of the legislature. The
commission aet aside $20,000 for office
expenses.
John- H. Albert, of balera, and 8.
Benson, of Portland, members of the
advisory committee recently appoint
ed, met with the board and partici
pated in making the apportionment!.
It also was announced that the com
mittee would adviae with State High
way Engineer Cantine frequently re
garding road work. The other mem
ber ia Leslie Butler.
New Line From Grants
Pass to
Completion of the California & Ore
gon Coast railroad from Grants Paas to
Crescent City, Cal., at a cost approxi
mating $5,000,000, was assured thia
week when Twohy Bros., railroad con
tractors of Portland, arranged with
the city officials of Grants Pass to
finance the project and perform the
work.
The people of Grants Pass already
have bonded themselves for $200,000
to pay for the first 10 miles of the
work. Thia portion of the road, from
Grants Pasa to Wilderville, haa been
built. The remaining portion, from
Wilderville to Crescent City, is ap
proximately 81 miles long. It is esti
mated that the work can be completed
this aummer. Twohy Bros, are pre
pared to put a large force of men to
work there within the next few weeks.
The road ia bonded for $5,000,000,
and it is understood that Twohy Bros,
have made adequate arrangement for
disposing of the bonds, aa a means of
financing the project. It is reported
that Canadian and European capital
ists have agreed to take some of the
securities, which, on account of the
glowing reports regarding the terri
tory to be served by the new road, are
expected to sell at a high figure,
Columbia Fish Prices Set
Astoria The Columbia River sal
mon packers, both cannera ana coia
storage men, have set the prices to be
paid for raw fish during the season
which opens on May 1 at the following
rates: Small or cannery Chi nooks, 6
cents a pound; large or cold storage
Chinooks. weighing 28 pounds or
more, 7 centa a pound; marketable
steelheads, 3 centa a pound; blue-
backs, 4 cents a pound; shad, 1 cent a
pound ; sturgeon, 5 cents a pound.
The principal changes from last sea
son a figures are a reduction oi one
half cent in the price of large Chi
nooks and an advance in the dividing
point between what are known as
small and large Chinooks from 25 to 28
pounds. The reason assigned for
these changes is that on account of the
war the shipment of cold storage or
pickled fish to Germany has been cur
tailed, and the market for that variety
of the cured product is not encourag
ing. A similar reason is assigned lor
cutting the price for steelheads 2 cents
pound.
Cleanup Day for Dogs.
Baker Baker will have a cleanup
day for dogs, April 12, following the
civic beauty cleanup two daya earlier.
Mayor Palmer says that there are at
least 200 worthless canines on the
streets and that the danger of rabies
ia great because of them. The plan is
to have the official dog catcher capture
every animal that haa not a license
tag or muzzle.
. .
$1 Wheat by Fall Is Hope.
Baker With two large contracts
for wheat in Umatilla county at a dol
lar a bushel reported, farmers in thia
vicinity are holding their grain at thia
price and expect to get it at harvest
time. Some think it will go as high
aa last winter, while some are even
more optimistic
Oregon Board
County Judge Clark, of Columbia
county, and J. H. Johnson, represent
ing the Consolidated Contract com
pany, requested the board to have the
engineer make estimates of the work
done by the company in that county,
so the County court could make certain
payments. Under the law the pay
menta cannot be made until the esti
mates are furnished. State Treasurer
Kay called attention to the fact that
H. L. Bowlby, ex-state highway en
gineer, had made the estimates, but
had not furnished a copy to the county
judge. Mr. Cantine waa instructed to
do this. Mr. Johnson said after the
meeting that the estimates of Major
Bowlby were not aatiafactory to the
company and would not be accepted.
He declared that under them the com
pany would lose about $60,000, and
that, if satisfactory arrangement!
could not be made with the county,
litigation would result.
A delegation from Yamhill county,
which asked for state aid, waa in
formed by the board that it probably
would be helped next year, but not
thia one, because of a lack of funds.
The spokesman said Tillamook and
Yamhill counties each had raised $15,
000 for use on the Grand Ronde road
and suggested that the state provide a
similar sum.
The apportinment of the state fund
suggested by Major Bowlby waa as
follows:
Clatsop county, $40,000; Douglas
county, $27,000; Columbia county,
$60,000; Hood River county, $60,000;
Jackson county, $40,000; miscellane
ous, $20,000.
Ocean Assurea
"We hope to complete arrangements
and carry the work to a successful con
clusion within a very short time,"
said James F. Twohy, a member of
the firm.
The new road will be an important
factor in the '-future development of
( Grants Pass and , all the territory In
the southwestern corner of the state.
It will open up a rich section hereto
fore undeveloped and will give Grants
Pasa and the southern part of the state
an easy outlet to the sea.
More significant than these facta.
however, is the possibility that the
new road will become a future link in
through traffic between Portland and
San Francisco. For this reason, it is
believed that the road eventually will
pass into the hands of the Southern
Pacific company. Twohy Bros., it is
understood, are acting for the South
ern Pacific. They have done much
work for the Southern Pacific in the
past and are not apt to engage in rail
road operation themselves.
When the road is completed to
Grants Pass a link of only 75 miles be
tween Crescent City and Trinidad,
Cal., will remain to be built to give
the Southern Pacific a new through
line between Grants Pasa and San
Francisco.
Central Potato Depot
Suggested by Bulletin
How co-operation might be worked
out by the potato growers of a given
district so as to eliminate what the
compiler terms "the financial disaster
in the marketing of their potatoes met
by the vast majority of Oregon farm
ers for the past three years," is ex
plained in the concluding paragraph of
a 40-page potato bulletin just issued
by the University of Oregon. The
bulletin is called "Markets for Pota
toes," makes a general survey of the
potato situation, and may be had on
application to the extension division at
Eugene.
The paragraph in question is :
"It might be advisable to establish a
central depot at a convenient shipping
plant readily accessible to the growers
of the district in which the association
is formed. To this depot all the grow
ers would ship all their potatoes,
where they would be inspected and
sorted. Only those of the very highest
quality in every respect would be mar
keted for seed and for table use, and
these carefully packed and sold under
a name or brand that would establish
their reputation. If this high quality
was'rigidly maintained and the reputa
tion fully earned and justified (as has
been done similarly for apples from
certain districts) a premium price
above the prevailing market could be
demanded and depended upon."
Klamath Land to Open.
Klamath Falls Several lots of land
in townships 37 and 38 south, range 8
east, Klamath county, have just been
released from withdrawal . under the
first form in connection with the Kla
math irrigation project, and will be
come subject to homestead settlement
under the public land laws of the
United States. The aggregate acre
age released by this order is about 100
acres.
NORTHWEST MARKET
REPORTS.
Portland Wheat Bluestem, bid,
$1.28; forty-fold, $1.26; club, $1.27;
red Russian, $1.22;red fife, $1.22.
Millfeed Spot prices: Bran, $26.50
ton; shorts, $28.60; rolled barley, $31
32.
Corn Whole, $35 ton ; cracked, $36.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $14
)15; valley timothy, $12 12.60;
grain hay, $1012; alfalfa, $12.60
13.60.
Vegetables Cucumbers, hothouse,
$1.60 dozen; peppers, 8036c pound;
artichokes, 7585c dozen; tomatoes,
$5 crate; cabbage, lf3c pound; cel
ery, $4.60 crate; cauliflower, 76c$l
dozen; head lettuce, $2.26 crate; hot
house lettuce, 75c$l box; spinach, 6
6c pound; rhubarb, lj3c pound;
asparagus, white, $1.251.75 box;
green, 910c pound; eggplant, 80c
pound; peas, U12c pound.
Green fruits Strawberries, $4.50
crate, apples, 60c$1.50 box; cran
berries, $1112 barrel.
Potatoes Oregon, $1.251.60 sack;
Washington, $1.251.60; new pota
toes, 10c pounds; sweet potatoes, 8Jc
pound.
Onions Oregon, selling price, 75c
sack, country points.
Carrots, $1.50 sack; beets, $1.60;
parsnips, $1.25; turnips, $1.75.
Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, case
count, 1818c$c; candled, 19c dozen.
Poultry Hens, 1616c; broilers,
2527Jc; fryers, 1820c; turkeys,
dressed, 2223c; live, 1619; ducks,
1216c; geese, 89c
Butter Creamery, prints, extras,
29Jc pound in case lota; Je more in
less than ease lots, cubes, 2325c
Hops 1914 crop, nominal; con
tracts, nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon, coarse, 22
26c; Eastern Oregon, fine, 1820c;
valley, 2427c; mohair, new clip, 29
31cJpound.
Cascara bark Old and new, 4e
pound.
Cattle Best steers, $7.257.75;
choice, - $77.25; medium, $6.757;
choice cows, $6ff.70rmedlomi
5.75; heifers, $56.25; bulls, $3.50
6; stage, $56.60.
Hogs Light, $5.507.55; heavy.
$5.906.60.
Sheep Wethers, $78.25; ewes,
$67; lambs, $7.509.25.
Seattle'' Wheat, Bluestem, $1.28;
forty-fold, $1.26; fife, $1.24; red Rus
sian, $1.20; barley, $25 ton. Car re
ceipts: Wheat, 18, oats, 8; barley, 2;
hay, 15; flour, 10.
Tacoma Apples Cooking, 7590c;
Winesaps, $1.251.35 a box; local,
85c.
Vegetables Cabbage, Flat Dutch,
21c; carrots, $1.601.65; beets, home
grown, $1.25 sack; potatoes, Yakima,
$32 ton; Idaho, $2830; sweets, $3.50
cwt ; Early Rose seed, $50; tomatoes,
$6 case; Onions, green, 20c dozen;
Walla Walla, $1.75 -box; Oregon yel
low Danvers, $1.75; Yakima, $1.60;
garlic, 30c pound ; radishes, local, 20c
dozen bunches: parsley, 8c dozen
bunches; lettuce, head, $2.25 crate;
spinach, 6c pound; cucumbers, $2.25
dozen; celery, $4 4.60; rutabagas,
$1.85 sacks; cauliflower, $2.25 crate;
Oregon, $3 crate; artichokes, 75c
dozen; Brussels sprouts, 8c pound;
rhubarb, local. 4c; asparagus. Walla
Walla, $1.55 a box; green peas, 12c
pound.
Fresh Meats Steers, 12 12ij
pound; cows, 12c; heifers, 1212Jc;
wethers, 14Jc; dressed hogs, Hie;
trimmed sides, 16Jc; combinations,
15c; Diamond T. C, 16ae; yearlings,
15c; ewes, 13c.
Poultry Ducks, live, 1012c; hens,
dressed, 16 18c; live, 10 14c;
springs, dressed, 22c; live, 1416c;
squabs, live, $2.50 dozen; dressed, $6;
turkeys, live, 18c; dressed, 2830c;
20c
Butter Washington creamery, 19
30c pound ; Oregon and California, 28c.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 1821c.
Spokane Cattle Prime steers, $6
7 cwt. ; heifers, and cows $66.
Sheep Wethers, $6 7; ewes, $5
6; lambs, $67.
Hogs Heavy live hogs, $6.26 cwt. ;
light, $7.25.
Wheat $46 ton, delivered in city.
Oats $35 ton, whole, $36 rolled, de
livered in city.
Bran $25 ton; shorts, $32; bran
and shorts, $27.
Hay Timothy, $16 ton; $15 ton in
carloads; alfalfa, $15 ton delivered in
city; $14 ton in carloads.
Corn $37 ton; cracked, $38.
Barley Rolled,-$35 ton. .
. Buys 200 Head of Cattle.
Walla Walla Grant Copeland who
is feeding 1200 cattle on his Hooper,
Wash., ranch was here this week from
Spokane arranging for the transporta
tion of 200 head of cattle from the
Hudson Bay country to the Hooper
ranch. The cattle were bought from
Thomas Copeland. , .
PROTEST IS SENT
GENERAL VILLA
Threat to Confiscate Idle Mines
Disturbs Washington.
Carranza Authorities Still Assert
Obregon Was Routed in South
Battle Result Disputed.
Washington, D. C.Tbe State de
partment Saturday sent a formal pro
test to the Villa government at Chi
huahua, Mexico, against its threat to
confiscate foreign-owned mines. Fol
lowing are excerpts of the statement
issued summarizing the aituation:
"The department is advised that the
Villa administration at Chihuahua on
March 19 issued a decree with refer
ence to mining operations, providing
that if operations at the mines are
suspended or if taxes are not paid the
mines will be forfeited. It la said
that the decree will be in effect from
April 1, and that 120 daya from the
date of the promulgation of the law
will be allowed for the resumption of
operations.
"The department has made a protest
against the provisions of this decree,
pointing out the hardships that would
be imposed upon companies in compel
ling them to operate their mines when
either the condition of the work or the
political situation would make such
operation highly inadvisable and un
profitable." Definite information as to the prog
ress of the campaign in the region of
Irapuato, in which General Villa ia
leading hia troops in person againat
the Carranza forces under General
Obregon, still were lacking, although
a report to the State department, says
Obregon'a men had retreated toward
Queretara after a short skirmish and
probably would make a stand there.
Messages to Villa representatives here
tended to confirm this, but dispatches
from Carranza headquarters at Vera
Cruz continued to assert that Obregon
had won a great victory.
reDort from Consul Canada' at
Vera Cruz said news received on April"
8 by Carranza officials , from Obregon
was interpreted there as indicating
that a decisive victory had been won.
"It waa intimated on the 8th," said
the message, "that fighting was still
in progress, notwithstanding that the
enemy had been driven northward 30
kilometers."
War or New Regime Is
Threat of Italian People
Rome Political parties favorable to
Italy's immediate intervention in the
war, comprising Democrats, Radicals,
Reformists, Socialists and National
ists, have arranged great meetings to
be held throughout Italy in an en
deavor to bring about the participation
of the country in the conflict.
' The Journal d'ltalia, commenting on
the event, says that it has assumed the
character of a warning to the mon
archy, since the National league,
which arranged the meeting, adopted
a resolution containing this sentence:
"If, after long waiting, there are dis
illusions, no matter of what nature, a
profound political upheaval is inevit
able." Professor Mussolini, a Socialist
leader, explains this section of the
resolution thus:
"In other words, if the monarchy is
unable to make national war, the mon
archy will cease to exist in Italy, as a
profound political upheaval means a
change of regime."
Revival at Stock Buying
On Enormous Scale Noted
New York With transactions ag
gregating almost 1,300,000 shares and
gains extending from 3 to 7 points in
leading issues, Saturday's stock mar
ket was the most exciting and note
worthy of any day since July 80 last.
On that date, which marked the issu
ance of Germany's ultimatum to Rus
sia, the market was stirred to a state
of feverish activitity at the expense of
prices. The operations were all the
other way, only a few of the unimpor
tant stocks failing to share in the
broad and steady advance.
On the surface, the market had the
signs of a general awakening of public
interest, due to a variety of favorable
factors, including the statement of the
Treasury department, which bore out
unofficial advices of general domestic
improvement.
812,000 Allies Captives.
Amsterdam A dispatch received
here from Berlin says that on April 1
812,808 prisoners of war were being
held in Germany 10,175 officera and
802,633 men. The dispatch gives the
prisoners by nationality as follows:
French, 8838 officers and 238,498 men;
Russian, 6149 officers and 604,210
men; Belgians, 647 officera and 89,620
men; British, 620 officera and 20,807
men.