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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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-
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