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THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. BERLIN PLANS SIEGE Doings of State Legislators | Marine News | $1,8000,000 Road Fund Bill Portland Yard Closes Contract OE BRITAIN BY SEA “Bono Dry" Law as Framed Meets With High Favor Formal Notice to Be Given to Neutrals; Feb, 1 is Date. THIRTY NEW SUBMARINES READY All Ships to Be Hailed, and Sunk if Contraband is Found on Board — To Sink All Armed Vessels. New York—Germany will declare a deep sea barrier around the British Isles, beginning February 1. This news is brought to New York by four passengers arriving from British and Baltic ports on the Philadelphia, of the American, and the Baltic, of the White Star line, Monday, gave the same versions of the new plans of the German admiralty. The deep sea barrier will be pa trolled by 30 submarines of the latest type, all of which have been launched in the past two months and are cap able of a 6000-mile cruising radius, ac cording to three Americans, travelers from Germany. A note will be sent by the central powers to all neutral nations, warning them of Germnay’s decision, similar to the note sent on February 18, 1915, which received Mr. Wilson’s famous reply in return demanding strict ac countability, from Germany for any American life placed in jeopardy. This newest “danger zone’’ is the North Channel, which separates Ire land and Scotland; St. George’s chan nel, between England and Ireland, and the entrance to the English chan nel. All allied vessels, whether carrying contraband or not, will be stopped, their crews ordered to take to the ship’s boats and the vessel immediate ly sunk. The submarines which will patrol this newest zone have a speed of 18 knots on the surface and 12 knots sub merged, it was said by the Americans, who asserted that they had the highest German authority on this statement. Each submarine, will operate in a 10- mile radius, and will be held responsi ble for any allied merchant vessel which slips past into an allied port. Each submarine is to be equipped with six torpedo tubes, two rapid-fire guns mounted fore and aft, bomb-lay ing chambers and a large supply of bombs, mines and grenades. They will carry sufficient provisions to last five weeks without revictualing. In the case of neutral vessels’ pass ing through the war zone their cargoes will be examined as previously and, if they are carrying contraband, they, too, will be sunk, their crews first having taken to the lifeboats. It is understood that Germany is preparing a new list of contraband ar ticles, which will be in effect as soon as the now note is sent to neutrals. It is believed that large quantities of foodstuffs, as well as other necessities of life, will appear on this new con traband list. Allied merchantmen similar to the British steamer Aberleau, which sailed Friday for Southampton via Halifax, with a steel gun turret, to have a six- inch gun mounted for offensive, as well as defensive, warfare, will be considered as an armed cruiser and will be sunk on sight, it is said. Twenty-Fve Thousand Guards men on Border Ordered Home Washington, D. C.—More then 25,- 000 National guardsmen, now on the Mexican border, have been designated by Major General Funston for return home and muster out of the Federal service. All these organizations will be started homeward as soon as trans portation facilities can be provided. Their departure will leave between 45,000 and 50,000 men of the guard still in the Federal service doing bor der patrol. War department officials continue to withhold comment on reports that the movement of General Pershing’s regu lars out of Mexico soon will be under way and the statement announcing the guardsmen designated for relief does not connect these orders with the withdrawal plans in any way. Palestine Doctors Dying. New York—Cholera and typhus have claimed so many victims among the physicians who have been fighting these epidemics in Palestine that some of the villages have lost their last medical men and in the cities few phy sicians remain to cope with the situa, tion, according to a statement made public here by Hadassah, the women’s Zionist organization in America. The conditions in Palestine were described in an appeal for $75,000 and a medical unit to be dispatched to the afflicted country without delay. Kiss Rewards Governor. Cheyenne, Wyo.—A resounding kiss implanted on the executive lips in full view of a number of persons assembled to witness the governor's action was the reward Mrs. John B. Kendrick gave Governor Kendrick Saturday for signing the bill submitting prohibition to the people of Wyoming. The bill provides for a vote to be taken in 1918 on the adoption of prohibition amendments to the state constitution. Ss lem—If there is any objection to the emergency clause or any other im portant part of the pending “bone- dry” prohibition law it did not make its appearance at the opening.meeting of the house and senate committees on alcoholic traffic here Tuesday night. Almost every legitimate interest affected by the measure was represent ed at the hearing which was conducted before a large crowd in the house chamber and a number of valuable suggestions were made. One suggestion, advanced by A. A. Hall, a chemist, will be given serious consideration by the committee. He pointed out that in its present form the bill will not permit the manufac ture of denatured alcohol, which may be made a valuable by-product of many Oregon industries such as the paper mills, the sawmills, beet sugar fac tories, canneries and others. He ex plained that the denaturization of al cohol is done under government super vision and that its practice would not be in violation of the spirit of the ‘bone-dry” law. Denatured alcohol is 1 dangerous poison and therefore could lot be used for beverage purposes. Passes to Equal Government Aid Salem—Most of the important busi ness of the house the latter part of the week was transacted in committees. The judiciary committee conducted an open hearing on a number of bills intended to improve the operation of the initiative and referendum; the consolidation commttee conferred with Governor Withycombe to gain his views on the work expected of them; the committee on alcoholic traffic held an informal meeting to consider the “bone-dry” prohibition bill, and many other committees held both day and night sessions to consider questions of varying degrees of importance. The house passed Representative Bean’s bill authorizing the State board of control to issue bonds, if necessary, to match the Federal appropriation of $1,800,000 for road improvement work in Oregon. The expenditure is to be spread over a period of five years, and the state need bond itself only enough to complete the $1,800,000 fund if that amount is not available from other sources. The government re quires the state to spend dollar for dol lar. Proposed increases in automobile li cense fees and on gasoline distribution, Five Good Roads Bills Up. | it is believed, will go far toward meet Salem — Road legislation loomed ing the government’s requirements. large in the proceedings of the house Tuesday. The good roads committee, Boycott Meets Opposition. Salem—The proposed anti-picketing, comprising representatives of civic and industrial organizations in various anti-banner and anti-boycott measure parts of the state, completed its work asked by the Employers’ association on roads; Representative Laurgaard and Portland business interests, with introduced a road code of his own de an emergency clause attached, has hit sign; Representative Bean introduced a a snag in the Multnomah delegation. bill taxing all gasoline sold in the For a time Friday it looked as if all state at the rate of 1 cent a gallon, further consideration of the measure and a bill to double the rate of auto would be indefinitely postponed, which would be equivalent to killing it off, mobile license is on the way. Involved in all this activity is the so far as the delegation is concerned. Senator Orton even made a motion final fate of the Bean-Barrett bill, which passed the house last week and to that effect, but Senator Moser inter which authorizes the state board of posed the suggestion that District At control to issue bonds in the amount torney Evans, Sheriff Hurlburt, Chief necessary to meet the federal appro of Police Clark, Mayor Albee and priation of $1,800,000 allotted to Ore Municipal Judge Langguth be invited to appear before the delegation at 8 gon. The good roads committee, or at o’clock Friday night and explain why least those members of it who are in the present law providing penalties for the lobby here, are opposed to the Bar intimidation or force to prevent a per rett-Bean bill. They are attempting son from continuing or accepting em now to have it held in the senate com ployment cannot be enforced. mittee until their own bill is disposed of. Their bill, they say, will provide Rural Credits Act Causes Friction. Salem — A lively fight is brewing amply for Oregon’s participation in the federal road program without a over the enacting law which the pres ent legisature must pass to put into bond issue. effect the rural-credits amendment to House and Senate Won't Co-operate. the state constitution adpoted by the Salem—All prospects for early or ef people last November. This amend fective co-operation between the house ment provides for a state bond issue of and senate committees on consolidation $18,000,000. went glimmering Tuesday when the Senator Shanks, of Gilliam, Sher house committee determined to pursue man and Wheeler counties, introduced an independent course toward the sen a bill that is now before the senate ate program. committee on argiculture and forestry In accordance with that plan the that represents one view of the situa house committee has prepared a bill tion. This measure, of course, would creating a state commission of labor leave the administration of the law and consolidating with it the present with the State land board, as the Commissioner of labor, the board of amendment requires, but it puts cer inspection of child labor, the Indus tain restrictions upon the administra trial Welfare commission and the In tive power of the board and provides a dustrial Accident commission. superintendent for the direct supervis This bill probably will be introduced ion of the fund. in the house within a few days and earnest efforts will be made to pass it. Prison Held Unfit. Salem — The penitentiary, state Other bills consolidating other state training school and tuberculosis sana departments are in the making. torium main buildings are antiquated, unfit, and have outlived their useful Plan Recall of School Directors. Salem — Senate bill No. 95, intro ness; the building at the training duced by Senator Eddy, providing the school is like a prison, with narrow necessary legislative machinery for windows, dingy rooms, no cheerful the recall of school directors, was re ness — a relic of poor methods in re ported favorably in the senate by the formatory plans for children. These committee on education, with the are assertions which were offered by amendment that it only apply to dis Governor Withycombe in discussing some phases of the situation at the in tricts of the first class. The committee held that to apply stitutions around Salem, and inciden the bill to other districts would not be tally commenting upon the recent re advisable. In districts of the first port of the committee named to survey class, however, school directors are the boy’s and girls’ state schools here. elected for terms of five years. Fraternal Societies Heard. Naval Militia Praised. Salem—The joint insurance commit Salem—That the Oregon naval mili tee of the house and senate gave the tia during the past two years has fraternal societies a hearing Thursday reached the highest state efficiency of on the recommendations made by the any similar organization in the United Insurance Code commission to amend States; that it holds the highest marksmanship record, and that it at the present law relative to the regula tained this status on the cheapest basis tion of fraternal societies. Represen of any such organization, was asserted tatives of many societies were present. by Adjutant General White before the Except for one society, they favored ways and means committee. The nav the recommendations. The committee al militia asked $15,900. The Nation reserved final decision. There will be a hearing immediately al guard asked $164,300, a total of $180,200 for development of naval and on life insurance. military forces of the state. Schools Lose Funds. Salem — The long-expected fight Bill Would Dim Auto Lights. Salem—A bill introduced in the over state appropriations to sectarian house by Representative Sweeny would institutions broke unceremoniously in provide regulation for all automobile the house Friday, and the house went headlights. It would require automo decisively on record against such ap bile owners traveling on state high propriations. The question arose over the favor ways to equip their machines with dimmers, so that the glare of the able report of the committee on health lights would not blind cars approach and public morals on Representative Bowman’s bill prohibiting further ap ing in the opposite direction. propriations to sectarian institutions. "Safety First" Bill Proposed. Salem—For the purpose of eliminat Water-Power Bill is Urged. Salem—Senator John Gill has intro- ing grade-crossing accidents, Repre sentative Bart>er has introduced a bill ducted in the senate a joint memorial requiring railroads to maintain a to congress urging the enactment of watchman at every crossing in the water power legislation by that body. state over which they operate trains at The memorial, which was referred to a rate of speed exceeding 15 miles an the committee on resolutions, asks for hour. This is the first piece of legislation to develop the water re “safety first” legislation proposed at sources of the Nation, but speaks es this session, but other measures are pecially of Oregon and other Western states. _______ scheduled, it is reported. First Bill is Signed. Measure Aims at Fake Ads. Salem—Gov. Withycombe Thursday Salem — Representative Mackay, of Multnomah county, introduced a bill in signed house bill No. 50. the first bill the house designed to carry out the to be signed by the executive at this campaign of the Portland Ad Club session. It was introduced by the against fake advertisers. It would joint ways and means committee and prohibit all “untrue, deceptive and provides an appropriation of $25,000 misleading “ advertising and fix heavy as a part of the expenses of the legis- I lative assembly. penatlies for violations. for Two Big Wooden Ships Portland—Gaston, Williams & Wi r- more Steamship corporation, of New York, one of the best known Eastern maritime firms, has contracted with Joseph Supple for the construction of , two wooden vessels that will be built on the East Side, on property under lease to Mr. Supple from the Spokane. Portland & Seattle railroad, north of the Hawthorne bridge approach and handy to his present plant at the foot of Belmont street. News of closing of contracts was received Wednesday, though it has been known for weeks that negotia tions were under way, and Mr. Supple, with Fred A. Ballin, associated with him as designer of the ships, left for New York two weeks ago. Mr. Ballin is the designer of a special type of a composite vessel, wood and steel being used, while Mr. Supple has had a strong leaning toward a wooden ves sel with a double planked hull, the first planking next to the frames being laid diagonally to afford strength. Both have been submitted to prospec tive purchasers, but the builders had declined to close except at figures that would insure the new yard a profit. In this case it is believed by their friends that the move means the plant will be extensive, as well as perma nent, for considerable business is looked for. Olympia is to Build Ships. Olympia, Wash.—Phillip D. Sloan, president of the Sloan Shipyards com pany, of Seattle, has announced the completion of negotiations by which work is to begin at once on the con struction of a shipyard in Olympia that will cover 12 acres. The site is fur nished by Olympia business men on a lease for $3000 a year. President Sloan said that the new yards will em ploy 600 men at maximum capacity and add $350,000 annually to the local payroll. He also said the company has contracts for four motor ships. Steel Yard Humming Now. Portland — Since the dove of peace has spread wings over the plant of the Northwest Steel company, following the strike early this month, reorgan ization is being rapidly worked out and it is estimated that all but about 100 men who went out are again on the payroll. Those remaining idle are mostly helpers and places are to be made for some when the force is increased or others resign. Balfour Fleet Augmented. Portland — Lumber to make up the next cargo of the schooner Camano, now on the way to San Francisco from Gilbert Islands, has been purchased by Balfour, Guthrie & Co. from the East ern and Western mill. The schooner is one of those bought last year by Balfour, Guthrie & Co., and she will be dispatched for the West Coast. Portland—Wheat— Bluestem, $1.66 per bushel; club, $1.62; fortyfold, $1.63; red Russian, $1.58. Oats—No. 1 white feed, $36.50. Barley—No. 1 feed, $39.00. Flour — Patents, $8.40; straights, $7.60 @7.80; valley, $7.90; whole wheat, $8.60; graham. $8.40. Millfeed—Spot prices: Bran, $26.50 per ton; shorts, $30.50; rolled barley, $42@43. Hay—Producers’ prices: Timothy, Eastern Oregon, $19@20 per ton; val ley, $15016; alfalfa, $15016; valley grain hay, $12013 ; clover, $11.00. Butter — Cubes, extras, 35@37ic; prime firsts, 37jc; firsts, 351@36c. Jobbing prices: Prime extras, 42c; cartons, 1 cent extra; butterfat, No. 1, 41c; No. 2, 39c, Portland. Eggs — Oregon ranch, current re ceipts, 33@34c per dozen; Oregon ranch, candled, 35@36c; selects, 38c. Poultry — Hens, 17@18c per pound; springs, 16@17c; turkeys, live, 18@ 20c; dressed, 23@26c; ducks, 20@22c; geese, 12013c. Veal—Fancy, 14J@15c per pound. Pork—13@13Jc per pound. Vegetables—Artichokes, 90c@$1.10 per dozen; tomatoes, nominal; cab bage, $3.25 per hundred;, eggplant, 25c per pound; lettuce, $2.50 per box; cu cumbers, $1.50@2.00 per dozen; cel ery, $5.50 per crate; cauliflower, $2.50, squash, 12c per pound; pep pers, 25c; sack vegetables, $1.25; sprouts. 11c per pound. Potatoes — Oregon buying prices, $2.00@2.25 per hundred; sweet, $4. Onions—Oregon buying prices, $5.50 per sack, country points. Green Fruits — Apples, 75c@$1.50 per box; pears, $1.75(2.50; cranber ries, $10@ll per barrel. Hops—1916 crop, 509c per pound. Wool—Eastern Oregon, fine, 24@ 30c per pound; coarse, 33@36c; val ley, 33(41c; mohair, nominal. Cascara Bark—Old and new, 5c per pound. Cattle—Steers, prime, $8.0008.50; fair to good, $7.0008.00; cows, choice, $7.3507.50; medium to good, $6.5007.00; ordinary to fair, $5.75@ 6.2 5; heifers. $4.0007.50; bulls, $3.7506.00; calves, $3.0009.00. Hogs — Heavy packing, 215-250 pounds, $10.800110.95; light butchers, $10.80010.85; light packing, 17 0-19 0 pounds, $9.850.10.00; rough heavy, $9.0009.25; pigs and skips, $9.350 10.00; stock hogs, $8.5009.00. Sheep—Lambs, $10.75@12.00; year ling wethers, $9.00010.00; old weth ers, $8.7509.75; ewes, $6.7508.50. ORATOR'S DECLINE AND FALL “Spellbinder” Now Simply Makes the Voters Tired, and They Will Not Have Him. The campaign curtain has been rung down, says the Kansas City Star, on no sadder fact—from some points of view, nt least—than that the stump orator has not lived up to his old-time tradition. Or if he has lived up to it the public has declined to live up to it with him. Not to evade the fact, or to attempt to soften it, the intelligent electorate, the free American voter, or whatever else the citizenry Is called in I presidential years, has yawned openly In the face of the spellbinder and turned away to see what was on at the movie show. It has been a shock to the politica! managers. The campaign industry has had no such setback since the intro- duction of reading into the scheme of popular education. It used to be that anybody who had ever been a member of the legislature, who had sat on the bench, held n county office or had done or was supposed to have done any thing that would serve as an excuse for prefixing the title of “lion." to his name—it used to be that any such male person with well-developed lungs and a set of gestures could be billed In a political campaign and bring out the entire countryside. About all such an orator needed, in addition to the title alluded to. was a “statesman” coat, an untiring voice, a string of sta tistics and what was known as a “fund” of anecdote. This “fund" was generally overdrawn nt the bank of originality’ and most of the drafts on it went to ignominious protest. The “intelligent audience"—the most intelligent audience the old-time ora tor ever had the pleasure of address- ing—has taken him at his word ami has rather distanced him in intelli gence and information on bis own sub- ject. It has come to be more and more like the audience at the theater which has paid for its seats— It de mands the best or will go elsewhere to find it. The mere "Hons" no longer draw. Unless a topliner is produced the intelligent audience shows Its In telligence by staying away from the hall. It Is only fair to say that the intelli gent campaign manager has kept pace with the intelligent audience. He was quick with the book when lie saw the second-rate oratory stuff was begin- nlng to pall. That Is why printer's ink has so enormously Increased In use In this campaign. These astute gentlemen have discovered that the in telligent audience takes the paper at home. The “and now my friends" ora tors never saw a sadder day than wher they discovered it. GUARDS SUPPLY OF FOOD AND DRUGS Uncle Sam Protects People From Impositions on Part of Manufacturers. MANY SAMPLES ARE TESTED Thousands of Shipments Offered for Import Found to Violate Law and Are Excluded From Country. If any person in the United States is sold adulterated food or drugs it is not because Uncle Sam does not do his utmost to prevent it. Government offi cials in charge of the enforcement of the federal food and drugs act never relax their vigilance, and their efforts in thousands of cases have prevented impositions upon the people at the hands of manufacturers. During the last year United States department of agriculture officials an alyzed 20,833 samples of foods and drugs offered for interstate shipment and for import. A physical examina tion was made of samples from 76,468 shipments offered for import. Of these foreign shipments, 6,353 were found to violate the law in some respects and were either excluded from the country or admitted only after the importers had relabeled them to comply with the law. Of the stunpies of domestic prod ucts analyzed, 3,535, either because of the nature of the product or because the label on it did not tell the truth, were found to be in violation of the federal law. In 1,364 cases the depart ment recommended to the department of justice that criminal prosecution be instituted against the manufacturers or that the goods be seized. In many cases, where there was no evidence of intention to defraud and where there was merely some easily relnedled flaw in the wording of a label, the shippers, after being warned in hearings, volun tarily took steps which made their products fully comply with the require ments. In all, there were held 8,715 such hearings, many of which resulted in the prosecutions indicated and the gathering of evidence for a large num ber of additional cases. The bureau of chemistry, in its an nual report, also calls attention to the fact that through the system of service and regulatory announcements now in use, manufacturers are given due no- tice of the requirements and thus aro Sight Affected by Paper. enabled voluntarily to make their A committee of the British associa products conform to the law. In this tion has been conducting an investiga way the government achieves its pur- tion of the Influence of school books pose, frequently without entering Into on the sight, especially that of chil needles and very expensive litigation. dren. The glossiness of the paper was In the regulatory work, special em found to be an important matter. This phasis has been given to the control of glossiness depends mainly on specular drug products and foods liable to spoil reflection. 1. e.. reflection similar to age and pollution. These frequently that from polished metals. Such re constitute a serious menace to health. flection is apt to interfere with binoc The food inspectors llave been in ular vision. Scattered or diffuse retec- structed to be particularly watchful for tion, as from a fine white powder, is Interstate shipments of bad eggs, milk, not harmful. Specular reflection can oysters and spoiled canned goods, and not be entirely avoided in paper, but false and fraudulently labeled medi it Is not injurious to vision unless ex cines and spurious, synthetic drugs. cessive. When the specular reflection Curbing Fraudulent Medicines. exceeds 56 per cent, the resultant Attempts to counterfeit or adulter glare is likely to be harmful. Writing paper for school use should not give ate imported drugs have been more more than 54 per cent specular reflec common since the recent high price tion at an angle of 45 degrees, since and scarcity of many of these products young writers often look obliquely at encouraged their imitation. It is in the paper. Colored maps can be pro teresting to note that of the 1,036 duced without extra expense or dilli cases terminated in the courts during eulty on paper conforming to the com the year, 108 were brought on account mittee’s recommendations. In some of the false and fraudulent labeling of cases the effect of using suitable paper medicines. In all of these medical is spoiled by the use of glaze in the cases save five the courts found for the government, and this, it is believed, colors of inks. has exercised an important deterrent effect on the vendors of nostrums Seek Fabric to Replace Cotton. Since the cotton supply of Austria- shipped from one state to another. The work of controlling the fraudu Hungary has been practically shut off by the blockade, scientists and manu lent labels of medicines and mineral facturers have co-operated in devising waters has been greatly strengthened a paper fabric to repinee It. A number by the establishment of a separate of of varieties of paper fabric are now in fice to deal with these matters. At the actual service. Some of them have a request of the secretary of agriculture warp of paper yarn and include a mix an officer of the United States public ture of cotton ami paper in the filling. health service has been detailed to Others are composed of paper alone. take charge of this work. Moreover, Turkish cotton, which has ordinarily through the close co-operation estab- been considered too poor to weave Into lished with the foods and drugs offi cloth, is Utilized In this paper fabric, cials of many of the states, the depart as Is also nettle fiber, which has been ment was able to direct the attention found to possess great possibilities ns of the local authorities to the presence a cotton substitute. Old rags are being of spurious drugs In their states and, converted Into a paper fabric used for as a result, much of these fraudulent many of the purposes for which cotton goods In the hands of local dealers and cloth is now used. Chemical processes beyond the reach of the federal au have toughened ami strengthened the thorities were destroyed by state and paper fabric so as to increase its de municipal officers who, in many cases, sirability. prosecuted those responsible for tho local traffic. An Antispeech Sentiment. Extend Milk Control. “Do you believe in telepathy?" The co-operation in the sanitary con "You mean,” responded Miss Cay- trol of the milk supply of small cities enne, “the art of communicating has been extended in Illinois, Iowa, thought without audible speech?" Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and in "Something like that.” New England. It Is proposed to re “I am not sure whether It could be peat this work year after year, extend made to work or not. But I know a ing it each year to new territory. In number of people who ought to try it.” some i localities bad conditions were | found, due In the main to insufficient Matrimony Like Airplane. cooling and careless handling. Per Willis—What system do these mili haps the best results of this work has tary airplanes work on? ! been that it stimulated some of the Gillis—One person runs the machine local authorities to take up similar and the other Is Just an observer, but work Independently, so thut definite, both of them fight. permanent improvement of the milk, Willis—I see; Just like being mar supply of a number of cities hus result- ried.—Toledo Blade. ed. The co-operative work on the con- trol of the shipment of decomposed Approval. eggs has been extended to cover much “In some parts of the world It Is : of the territory in which shipments customary for women to smoko cigars.” I originate so that eggs are now candled "It's a good Idea,” commented Mr. I before shipment far more than former Growcher. "It's some protection to the ly and the spoiled eggs destroyed or man whose wife buys him a box of ted to poultry and stock. cigars for Christmas.”
