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THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. Northwest Dairymen to Seek to Extend Markets TUBERCULOSIS CURE FOUND WORLD HAPPENINGS Antitoxin Successful With Animals— Of CURRENT WEEK Experiments to Go On. Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR BUSY READERS Events of Noted People, Governments and Pacific Northwest'and Other Things Worth Knowing. The Oregon legislature adjourned Monday night at 2:30, after being in session two days over the allotted 40. A severe snowstorm which was gen eral in Utah Monday, coupled with a shortage of hay, caused a damage of approximately $50,000 to the sheep and cattle industry, according to re ports. American residents in Germany are refused permission to leave. How ever, there is a great percentage who wish to stay, even though war should come between Germany and the Unit- ed States. Reports of progress by President Menocal's forces against insurgent bands in Cuba increased the hopes of administration officials Tuesday that peace may be re-established in the is land without American intervention. There were strong indications’ Tues day that unless some sensational devel opment precipitates immediate action, President Wilson’s next step in the crisis with Germany will be postponed until a few days before congress ad journs for the session, a week from next Sunday. Washington E. Lindsey, Republican, of Portales, Roosevelt county, is now governor of New Mexico, having been sworn in by Justice Roberts. He DeBaca, Democrat, succeeds E. whose death occurred Monday. Mr. Lindsey was elected lieutenant gover nor last November. The French, British and Russian le gations at Athens have published a statement explaining the reasons for the continuation of the blockade. The chief reason is that the requirements of the entente ultimatum to the Greek government, especially with reference to the delivery of arms, have not been fulfilled completely. , ) Berkeley, Cal. — Successful experi ments in the cure of tuberculosis in animals and a prospect of similar re sults in the treatment of human beings with a newly discovered antitoxin will be announced by the University of California within a few days in a bul letin by Dr. Frederick P. Gay, head of the department of pathology. Dr. Takeoka, of San Francisco, a member of the staff of the medical school of the university, has succeeded in isolating a secretion of the liver, which, according to his announcement, made to a seminar last week, has affected complete cures in the cases of guinea pigs at the point of death from tuberculosis. The effect of the inoculation of the tubercular guinea pigs with the secre tion, which is called takuren by its discoverer, has been noted by Dr. Gay and others. Dr. Edward von Adelung, of Oakland, will continue the experi ments and note the effect on human beings. Dr. Takeoka succeeded in isoltaing the antitoxin when working on the theory that the liver must secret its own antitoxin for the germs of tuber culosis, inasmuch as it is the only or gan unaffected when all others are tubercular. Dr. Takeoka succeeded in isolating the substance to his satisfaction sev eral months ago, but it was not until recently that he called it to the atten tion of Dr. Gay, who, upon seeing the successful results, called the recent seminar. Dr. von Adelung refused to make a statement of his results Wednesday, saying that any statement should come from the head of the department. Dr. Takeoka said that his best results had been obtained from takuren obtained from the livers of molluscs. Wilson May Break Precedent. Washington, D. C. President Wil son is considering breaking another precedent of more than 100 years’ standing by not calling the customary special session of the senate immedi ately at the beginning of his new term. Inauguration arrangements, already much upset by the fact March 4 falls on a Sunday, may be further disar ranged by the abandonment of the special session, which in a measure would change entirely the method of ceremonies of inaugurating the vice President. The President’s purpose, as understood at the capitol, is to avoid a special session of the senate unless an extraordinary session of the whole congress is necessary. ir the $3 $089? y "7 . se , ade the MAJOR GENERAL FREDERICK FUNSTON. FUNSTON EXPIRES SUDDENLY Fatal Stroke of Acute Indigestion Comes at San Antonio. San Antonio, Tex.—Major General Frederick Funston, commander of the Southern department, United States army, since February, 1915, died sud denly at a hotel here Monday night, a few minutes after he had finished din ner. He collapsed while seated in the lobby of the hotel talking with friends, and was playing with little Inez Sil verberg, of Des Moines, la., a guest, with her parents, at the hotel, when he fell unconscious. Death was almost instantaneous. General Funston was 51 years old. Ever since March, 1916, when he was placed in command of all United States forces on the Mexican border, General Funston had worked at an un Senate Passes Spy Measure. Washington, I). C.— The administra usual pace. At critical times in bor Contracts for navy projectiles which tion espionage bill, providing severe der developments he frequently re had been let to Hadfields, Limited, an penalties for spying on matters of Na mained on duty 24 hours of the day. English concern, have been given to tional defense and punishing conspir The handling of regulars disposed at the Midvale Steel company, the Wash acies to violate Amreican nuetrality various stations.on the border, the Per ington Steel & Ordnance company and was passed Wednesady by the senate shing expedition, and of late, re-ar the Crucible Steel company. The Brit 60 to 10. The bill as passed rangement of regular troops, while ish government forbid the manufacture takes in 14 separate measures suggest providing for the return of National in England of shells for the United ed by the department of Justice and Guardsmen, have entailed an enor States while the war is in progress. was put through virtually unchanged, mous amount of detail work, probably American Mormons who attended despite the opposition of several sena exceeding that which has fallen to any the funeral of the three Mormon vic tors, who declared its terms so strin commanding general of the United tims of the Corner Ranch raid last gent as to imperil American liberty of States army since the Civil war. Only Monday returned to El Paso, Tex., speech and of the press. It has not Monday General Funston completed orders for the return of the guards with additional details of the murder. passed the house. men. They asserted the bodies had been The picturesque and dashing capture badly mutilated. Physicians in the Second Idaho Bill Hits Japanese. of Aguinaldo, the rebel chief, was the party declared the men had been se Boise With the avowed purpose of verely tortured before being put to preventing marriage between Japanese achievement which brought Funston prominently to the attention of the death. and Americans, a bill was introduced American people, but he performed Agents of the department of Justice in the senate that promises to add many services for his country besides arrested in New York Tuesday two complications to the Japanese difficul that which were probably more diffi men, giving their names as Albert S. ties. Senator Atherton, of Twin Falls, cult. His administration of affairs in Sander and Charles Wunnenburg, is the author of the bill. He said he charged with violating the Federal law introduced it because of a case that Vera Cruz, where he carried out the against carrying on a military enter rose in his own county Monday when a President’s orders with a firm hand, prise against a foreign country. They Japanese had appi led for a license to simply holding the city when every in are accused of conspiring to obtain wed an American girl. The clerk re fluence about him was centered upon military information in England to be fused the license on the grounds that forcing the American army into actual sent to this country and then forward- Japanese were classified by law as mu fighting with the Mexicans, probably lattos. Later he discovered his error. was the most notable service of his ed to Germany. career. The second daughter of Senator and Two weeks ago General Funston Los Angeles Stays Wet. Mrs. Harry Lane, of Oregon, was mar- suffered an attack of indigestion. To Voters of Los Angeles ried to Dr. S. D. Hicks, of Norfolk, rejected Wednesday an initiative ordi- use use his own expression, "I fought Va., Monday. nance to "prevent saloons, cafes and it out alone. Later he placed him- A bone-dry prohibition bill was all public drinking places from selling self under the care of Lieutenant ol: passed by the South Dakota house late intoxicating liquors over 21 per cent onel M. W. Ireland, of the medical Friday by a vote of 88 to 10. The alcohol.” Returns received from all corps. Southern department, and re but 52 precincts gave: Yes, 6911; gained normal health and spirits. measure now goes to the senate. The ordinance was"For three days," Colonel Ireland The first party of children from the opposed by both the prohibition ad said. "General Funston had been en- occupied portion of France, numbering | vocates and the The measure tirely well.” 250, arrived at Roczendall, Holland. | was proposed by a "Committee of One Thursday. Their ages ranged from 6 Hundred. ” Navy Ready to Strike. to 14 years. They presented a most distressing spectacle, bearing evident | Washington, D. C.- Preparedness is Shackleton to Return. suggestions of having endured hard | New York Sir Ernest Shackleton, the order of the day and even of the ships, and all told stories of scarcity the Antarctic explorer, who recently night in Washington. of food. The Navy department is equipping rescued the survivors of his expedi- One hundred and sixty-six Demo- tions from Roes Barrier, cabled Tues- Ambassador to Protest. crats and Republicans in Indianapolis day from Wellington, New Zealand, to Washington. D. C. One of the first have been indicted by the Federal friends here that he will pass through grand jury charged with conspiracy to | the United States on his way back to official acts of Henry P. Fletcher, the London. He is expected to arrive in new American ambassador to Mexico, corrupt the 1911 election. San Farncisco near the end of next will be to protest against confiscation Principal railroads of the country month, and probably will speak in have taken summary action to relieve several cities on his way to New York. of mines not in operation on February 14. Mr. Fletcher's arrival at the the shortage of freight ears and the Mexican capital Sunday was reported Britain Seizes Leather. traffic congestion at Eastern seaports, Washington. The British Monday to the State department. His again approaching the acute stage be- cause of the curtailment of trans At- War office had taken possession of all formal presentation to General Carran lantic sailings by Germany's new sub- the leather in the United Kingdom, za probably will not be later than the Commerce department was in- Thursday and immediately afterward marine policy. formed in a cablegram Wednesday he will begin making representations Germany has released the 72 Ameri from the American Consul General at on various questions at issue between cans who were taken prisoners by the London. Leather produced between the two governments. German raider in the South Atlantic. now and March 31 also will be taken Big Oil Melon indicated. The Washington state senate passes over. Another cablegram announced Sacramento. Cal. Making an affi a bone-dry law which will be signed by the seizure of all unsold stocks of jute. davit that their net assets are in ex Goveronr Lister. The bill becomes Snowslide Buries Tracks. cess of their capital by $25,000,000, effective 90 days after the adjourn- Salt Lake City Uprooting trees the Stadard Oil company of California ment of the legislature. and covering cabins in its four-mile has made application to the State The Minnesota senate has passed the sweep, the largest mowslide in the Corporation commission to issue $24,- house bill submitting to the people a history of Utah vered the tracks 843,300 worth of stock as a stock divi proposed prohibition constitutional of the Oregn Short Line railroad be dend to the stockholders of the com amendment. The measure would be tween Wheelan and Cache Junction pany. A similar stock dividend was voted on at the 1918 election, and if early Wednesday. All trains in the declared a year ago. The company adopted would be effective July 1, vicinity are stalled, and 160 men have has 745,300 shares of stock, worth $7,- 1920. rushed to the scene to give aid. 453,000, now outstanding. the fleet with everything it may need to repel attacks. The navy yards are receiving supplies and being placed in condition to repair any ships that may be damaged and to push to completion the vessels under construction. Grain Inquiry Ordered. Boston—United States District At- torney George W. Anderson, who is in charge of a Nation-wide inquiry into the high prices of food and other nec essaries, announced Tuesday that he would order a special investigation in to the grain situation at Chicago and other middle Western cities to deter mine whether conspiracies existed to raise the price and delay shipments to Eastern markets. He also said the high prices of potatoes, beans and onions are being investigated. Norway to Get Its Coal. London—A dispatch to Reuter’s Telegram company from Christiania says the special restrictions imposed by Great Britian on the export of coal to Norway have been withdrawn, while Norway has stopped licenses for the export of pyrites to Germany. The latter question, which is the main point of difference between the two governments, will be referred to two eminent lawyers, and should Norway’s contention be upheld licenses will be again granted. Farm Loan Bonds Exempt. Washington, D. C. — To correct re ports published in Western states to the effect that Attorney General Greg ory had given an opinion holding un constitutional the law exempting from taxation mortgages taken and bonds issued under the farm-loan system, the Farm Loan board issued a statement saying: "The fact is that the opinion of the attorney general declares the law perfectly constitutional. Farm loan bonds are declared to be legally and constitutionally exempt from all taxation.” Portland—The opening up of a great dairy industry in this state is antici pated by G. E. Freyart, government dairy expert, who is . now in Portland making arrangements for a meeting of milk, cream, butter and cheese pro ducers of the Northwest. A convention of dairy instructors, including experts in the government service and dairy men from the agri cultural schools of the Coast, will be held on February 28, and the two days following will be devoted to the gen eral meetings which will be held at the Hotel Portland. A special exhibit of fine dairy prod ucts will be held in connection with the meetings of dairymen, various dairymen of the Northwest having been invited to compete. As judges of the exhibit, the follow ing have been selected: Butter sec tion, Thomas F. Wright, of Washing ton State college; cheese section, P. L. Lucas, of Oregon Argicultural col lege; milk and cream sections, C. F. Hoyt, of Salk Lake City, milk special ist of the United States department of Agriculture. An important feature of the pro gram will be the demonstrations of butter-making processes by which it is hoped to bring about the desired com mercial utility of butter. According to Mr. Freyart, butter is already be ing produced in the Northwest at less cost than in the East and Middle West, and should shortly become an export of great economic value. "Butter is being sold in New York City for 10 cents more a pound than it brings on the market here,” the said. "The cost of shipping butter for the New York market is only three and a half cents a pound. But it cannot be collected with any advantage, be cause of the lack of uniformity in com position, salting and packing. To make butter a product for the Eastern market, its manufacture must be standardized in all of these respects, This is what we hope to encourage through the coming dairy products’ show.” Growers to Campaign. The Yakima Valley Fruit Growers’ association, which announced last week that it would withdraw from the North Pacific Fruit Distributers’ on May 1 of this year, is now making plans for a Nation-wide advertising campaign. The withdrawal of the association from the North Pacific Fruit Distrib uters means that it will market the furit of its 1000 members direct to the trade. A feature in the advertising camgaign will be made of the "Big Y” apples. The campaign is to be inaugurated in the Fall and will be handled largely through the metropoli tan newspapers of the country. The campaign will be financed by an appropriation of from 3 to 5 cents on every box of fruit handled through the association. This will create a large fund as the association handles the biggest percentage of the fruit raised in the Yakima valley. The growers of the Yakima association were among the first to grade their fruit for selling and as a consequence they have built up a high standard. Winter Wheat in Danger. Sprauge, Wash.— Farmers in the wheat district north of Sprague are alarmed over the condition of their winter wheat. Intermittent thawing and freezing during the last 10 days has so exposed the roots of the winter wheat that farmers fear that much of it has frozen. M. J. Brislawn, who farms about 1000 acres north of Sprague, said re cently, “I have between 200 and 300 acres of winter wheat that has been so frozen that I expect to have to re- sow the entire acreage.” Nets Placed at New York. New York—A steel net designed to protect the Port of New York from hostile submarines and other craft in the event of war was put in place at the entrance of the harbor Monday. For the present it will be kept in po sition only between sunset and sunrise and will bar all ships from leaving or entering the harbor during the night. In case of war its construction pro vides for placing it as a permanent barrier. 1917 Wool Clip Sells High. Salt Lake City— Contracts for nearly 80 per cent of the April clip of Utah wool, which, it is estimated, will amount to 15,000,000 pounds, have been signed and show prices rangng from 30 to 38 cents a pound. The lowest prices were paid for southern wool and the higher prices for north- ern wool, but, as an average, they represent the highest market ever offered for wool in Utah. Family Perishes in Fire. Lethbridge, Albreta — Six persons are believed to have perished in a fire which destroyed the home of Fred Dase in a lonely district five miles south of Taber Saturday. Coroner Humphries, of Lethbridge, said that the bodies of Dase, his wife and his wife's sister, Mrs. John Tankrantz, had been recovered from the ruins and that search was being made for the bodies of three children. Salvationists' Aid Shown. Chicago — Statistics made public here Tuesady by the Salvation Army covering the entire country for the | last ten years, show that the army | furnished approximately 34,000,000 NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT T --i -------------------------------------------- FOOD RIOTS GROW IN EASTERN CITIES Cost Greater Here Than in War- Torn Nations of Europe. HOUSEWIVES BEG CITIES’ HELP New York City Asked to Appropriate $1,000,000 for Relief—Congested Tenement Districts Suffer. Boston—Three women, claiming to represent 800 residents of the West End district and a delegation from the Housewives’ League made an unsuc cessful attempt Thursday to see Gov ernor McCall to request him to take some action toward reducing the pres ent high prices of food. The women said their families were facing starva tion and that immediate relief was necessary. Governor McCall, who was engaged when the delegation arrived, issued the following statement: "We are in a state of war so far as prices are concerned. The exports from this country during January were at the rate of $7,500,000,000 a year, which is altogether too much of a drain upon the material resources of the Nation. "We exchange our food for gold, but in the last analysis food is far mfove necessary to the people than gold. We ean eat one but we cannot eat the other. "Foreign countries have found it necessary to regulate the prices of food. The food controller of Great Britain recently fixed the maximum price of potatoes bought by the pound at $1.90 a bushel. The price in Bos ton is $4.20 a bushel, and so with other articles. "If there is ground for interference in England and upon the continent there certainly is as much ground for interference in the United States and for action in defense of our people, many of whom are threatened with starvation. ” New York—Mayor Mitchell Wednes day night instructed the police, health and charities departments, to make a thorough investiagtion of food condi tions throughout the greater city and report to him immediately, when he will place before the board of esti mate a request of East Side housewives that $1,006,000 be appropriated by the city to buy food for distribution at reasonable prices. This action on the part of the mayor followed a resumption of rioting among housewives in various parts of the city and a visit to him of a com mittee of women who declared their children were starving because of the high cost of foodstuffs. The mayor informed the three muni cipal departments that he wanted first- hand information regarding the situa tion, which was represented to him by the housewives as calling for immedi ate relief. His instructions to the officials were to obtain all possible data concerning the supply of food actually available, its condition, sources from which drawn, both whole sale and retail market operations, the state of the public health in all con gested tenement districts and other factors. President Wilson Will Ask Congress for Authority to Act Washington, D. C.—The generally accepted idea that President Wilson will address congress again on the German crisis before the end of next week virtually was confirmed Thursday in official quarters. There was no announcement, and it was said that the President still was considering his next step, but officials pointed out the necessity of congress making provisions for any emergency which might arise after adjournment, and explained that the President would go to the Capitol not to ask for a dec laration of war but merely for au thority to protect American rights. The President, it was reiterated, is just as anxious as any member of the senate or house to avoid war, although determined that the rights of the Uni ted States be respected. Portland— Cattle— Steers, prime, $9.25@ 9.60; fair to good, $8.250.9.25; medium, $8.0008.25; choice, $7.75@ 8.00; medium to good, $7.00(7.25; ordinary to fair, $6.50(7.00; heifers, $6.5008.25; bulls, $4.50(7.00; cal ves. $5.00010.00. Hogs—Light and heavy packing, $12.20(ol2.60; Rough heavies, $11.00 (a 11.35; pigs and skips, $11.00@ 11.50; stock hogs, $10.500111.00. Sheep—Yearling wethers, $10.25@ 10.75; ewes, $8.75(9.75; lambs, 11.25@ 13.00. Wheat—Bluestem, $1.61; fortyfold, $1.57; club, $1.56; red Russian, $1.54. Spot prices: Bran, Hulls Only Escape Harm. Millfeed $26.50 per ton; shorts, $30.50; rolled Washingon, D. C. — German crews barley, $42@ 43. who damaged their vessels in Honolulu Corn—Whole, $47 per ton. harbor when relations between the Hay—Producers’ prices: Timothy Eastern Oregon, $19(20 per ton; al United States and Germany were faifa, $14@ 16; valley grain hay, broken destroyed even the scientific instruments. A report to the depart $12.50@ 14. Butter Cubes, extras. 37c; prime ment of Commerce says only the hulls Steamboat inspection serv firsts, 35 jc; firsts, 35c jobbing escaped. prices, prints, extras, $39c; cartons, ice employes who went aboard the ves 1c extra; butterfat. No. 1, 39c; No. sels at the request of the customs offi cials found all boilers, engines and 2, 37c, Portland. Eggs Ranch, current receipts. 32@ pumps damaged beyond repair, and 323e per dozen; ranch, candled, 33@ | chronometers and barometers smashed with sledgehammers. 34c; ranch, selects. 36c. Poultry Hens, 18@ 19c per pound; Music Records Seized. springs, 18019c; turkeys, live. 21@ Halifax, N. S.—The party of Ger 23c; dressed, 250 28c; ducks, 200 22c; man diplomats and their families on geese, 12}c@13c. the liner Frederick VIII, held here by Veal Fancy, 15c per pound. I the British authorities for examina- Pork Fancy, 15jc per pound. Potatoes Oregon buying prices: tion, will not be allowed to take with them $301 3.25 per hundred. ____ to Germany a large number of Onions Oregon buying prices: $8.5 0 phonograph music records. They are beds for indigents, nearly 44,000,000 per sack, country points. meals were provided and 343,418 per- Wool Fine, 2835c; coarse. 33@ 36; valley. 33@41c. sons sent on Summer outings. More than 30.000 tona of coal were Hops 1916 crop, 4(8c per pound; • contracta, 100 Ue. given for emergency purposes. made of rubber, which is contraband of war. The records will be confiscat ed temporarily, and the owners will re- cer ---------- __ *-- w- —— — Lich — will enable them to 3548 get the disks at the end of the war.
