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HERMISTON
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DEMOCRATS COUNT VICTORY
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ORDERS NATION PUT
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BUILD
1000
CHANGE
IN
HANDLING
WORLD HAPPENINGS CZAR
Independents Said to Have Given
Illegal Acts of Old Regime Investi
ON WAR FOOTING
SHIPS ON COAST GRAIN IN OREGON Promise to Speaker Clark.
OF CURRENT WEEK gated by New Government.
Brief Resume Most Important
Daily News Items.
COMPILED FOR BUSY READERS
London — A Reuter’s Petrograd dis
patch says that a special commission
has begun an investigation of illegal
acts committed by ex-ministers, heads
of departments and other officials of
the old regime. About 600 machine
guns have been found hidden in differ
ent parts of Petrograd.
According to the Bourse Gazette
Rasputin’s body has been buried near
Petrograd.
Federal Shipping Lays Program Wheat in Bulk Instead of Sacks
Gives Fine Opportunity for
for Possible Emergency.
Growers to Sample.
WEST RECEIVES CONSIDERATION
O. A. C., Corvallis, Ore.—(Special
to this paper.)—Preparations for the
change from sack handling to bulking
of grain in the Pacific Northwest is
laying a new demand upon large wheat
farmers, country buyers and others
who are vitally interested in the mar
keting of grain in bulk. It is now
possible for them to sample their own
or their purchased wheat, according to
the new classifications and grades in
process of establishment by the U. S.
Office of Markets and the State of
Oregon.
Heretofore growers merely took
their wheat to market, and had it
classed and marketed for them. They
were unable to check on the classifica
tion applied by the grain samplers, be
cause there were no standards estab-
lished. If they were dissatisfied with
results in one market, they had re
course to switching to another distrib
uting point next time. If they felt
that they were being flimflammed by
agents of one company, they could
change companies for the next crop—
and take chances. Growers not only
had the prices set for them, but they
likewise came to market powerless to
have a say in the classification and
gradations of the crop.
With the new Federal-State system
in operation, this may be changed. It
is true that grain will be sampled and
classed by official samplers, but it will
be done by men with no direct personal
interest in the results. More than
that, farmers can learn to sample their
grains for themselves and determine
the classes and grades for a check
upon the reports of the samplers.
Those who do not know how to do
this, and there may be many among
growers and buyers, can take a special
course of grain sampling at the State
Agricultural College.
Prof. G. R.
Hyslop, who conferred with the Feder
al representatives in establishing the
grain classes and grades, has an
nounced special courses to begin any
time and run till the farmers or deal
ers taking them are fully able to take
samples, classify, grade, make weight
and moisture tests, and if, they so de
sire, the gluten tests. Equipped with
this power they will be able to deter
mine just how their crop ranks, how it
is classed and graded, and what it is
worth at current market prices.
It is expected that this system and
its opreation will be a factor in selec
tion of wheat classes that are most
profitable for seed in each of the great
grain growing belts of the state. The
advantages of good seed selection of
the most profitable sorts will be very
evident to growers, who will thus be
enabled to get a line on the varieties
and types best suited to their needs.
The classes, with five grades in each,
as now in course of adoption as stand
ards in this state, are as follows :
Class 1. Hard red spring wheat in
cludes all varieties of head red spring
wheat. Grain which, after the deter
mination of dockage, consists of hard
red spring wheat and more than ten
per centum of other wheat or wheats
shall not be classified as hard red
spring wheat. These subclasses in
clude dark hard red spring wheat of
which seventy-five per centum or
more of the wheat kernels are dark,
hard, and vitreous and hard red spring
wheat of which less than seventy-five
per centum of the wheat krenels are
dark, hard, and vitreous.
Class 2. Durum wheat includes all
varieties of durum wheat.
Grain
which, after determination of dock
age, consists of durum wheat and more
than ten per centum of other wheat or
wheats shall not be classified as du
rum wheat. These subclasses include
amber durum wheat of which ninety
per centum or more of the wheat ker
nels are amber or light colored; red
durum wheat of which ninety per
centum or more of the wheat kernels
are red; mixed durum includes all
mixtures of durum wheat not included
in subclass (a) or (b) of this class.
Class 3. Hard red winter wheat in
cludes all varieties of hard red win
ter wheat. Grain which, after the
determination of dockage consists of
hard red winter wheat and more than
ten per centum of other wheat shall
not be classified as hard red winter
wheat. These subclasses include dark
hard red winter wheat of which ninety
per centum or more of the wheat ker
nels are dark, hard and vitreous; yel
low hard red winter wheat of which
seventy-five per centum or more of the
wheat kernels are yellow or mottled
and starchy and hard red winter wheat
not included in either subclass (a) or
(b) of this class.
Class 4. Soft red winter wheat in
cludes all varieties of soft red winter
wheat and also red club wheat of the
Pacific Northwest.
Petrograd, via London—The grand
dukes
and the royal princes, in a joint President of Federal Body Assures
Events of Noted People, Governments
telegram addressed to the provisional
Fair Treatment, Despite Eastern
government Wednesday, not only for
and Pacifie Northwest and Other
mally associate themselves with the
Opposition to Our Timber.
Things Worth Knowing.
abdication of Grand Duke Michael, but
also turn over to the new government
their official wealth, namely, their
San Francisco—One thousand wood
Berlin claims to have sunk 80,000 holdings of crown lands and other
tons shipping capacity in the “last state grants heretofore attaching to en vessels, ranging from 3000 to 4000
their station.
few days.”
tons cargo capacity, is the tentative
President Wilson will issue within
Washington, D. C.—Conditions in buidling program of the Federal Ship
the next few days an order requiring Russia were reported by Ambassador ping board to meet possible emergen
examinations for candidates for nomi Francis Wednesday to be steadily im cies caused by submarine warfare.
nations as first, second and third-class proving. Apparently the acceptance
postmasters to go into effect April 1. of the new government by the grand Vice Chairman Theodore Brent, of the
board, announced here late Thursday
The London Daily Express says it dukes announced in press dispatches at the close of his conference with ship
has
been
accompanied
by
a
more
fa
learns that Prince Friedrich Karl, of
builders of San Francisco and vicinity.
Prussia, shot down by artillery while vorable attitude on the part of the Mr. Brent said it would take a fleet of
flying in an airplane over the British radical element, which for a time it such dimensions to supply the allies
lines near Peronne, has died from his was feared might start a counter-revo with munitions and foodstuffs and to
lution against the moderates in con
injuries.
offset the losses of entente cargo car
trol.
Preside it Wilson denies an applica
Reports to the department are riers.
The majority of the wooden vessels
tion for pardon of Maury I. Diggs and steadily becoming more optimistic
probably will be constructed on the
F. Drew Caminetti, convicted at San about the future in Russia.
Pacific Coast, Mr. Brent said after the
Francisco under the white slave law.
shipbuilders and shipowners had de
This means that the men must begin
clared that the yards of the Pacific
Old Regime Plots Begin
prison sentences.
Coast “had sufficient timber .and
to Harass New Russia skilled
A carlead of bottled goods manufac
labor to carry out any building
tured in St. Paul and described by the
Petrograd, via London—The work of program. ”
manufacturers as “a malt and hop agitators, whose efforts are designed
It was indcated that wooden vessels
tonic,” was seized at a Seattle rail to hinder tne successful accomplish could, under rush orders, be completed
road terminal by Sergeant Victor Put ment of the revolution, is becoming in from five to seven months, depend
nam, of the police dry squad.
apparent with the subsidence of ac ing on type and size.
Fifty million dollars is now avail
The possibility of American partici tivity on the part of the military,
pation in the war on the side of th which forced the supporters of the old able to start the building program, he
allies was dismissed as a minor matter regime to keep in hiding during the said, adding that congress probably
would vote $200,000,000 additional
by General von Stein, Prussian minis early days of the upheavel.
The indications of such work in Pet if the National welfare demanded it.
ter of war, in an interview with the
Mr. Brent is now outlining a plan
Berlin correspondent of a Budapest rograd, which are indefinite in form,
are confused with the possible designs for the restoration of shipping between
newspaper.
of a horde of criminal prisoners who the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. He is
Torpedoing of the Norwegian steam were released from the jails with po on his way to Portland, Tacoma and
er Wilfred, with two Americans litical offenders. One definite instance Seattle to further his program of con
aboard, and the British schooner Chor has been recorded, however. Wednes struction.
ley, with three Americans, was report- day a motorcar speeding along the
William Denman, chairman of the
ed Tuesday to the State department. streets scattered proclamations calling Federal Shipping board has telegraphed
The Wilfred was warned by the Ger on the people to undertake wholesale the Shipowners’ association of the Pa
man submarine that sunk her, but car massacre of the intelligent class.
cific Coast that despite attacks of
ried no contraband or armament.
The militia is thoroughly alive to “Eastern interests on the use of Pa
Reuter’s Stockholm correspondent the danger of such counter manifesta cific Coast lumber the Shipping Board
cables that the Swedish minister of tions and the commandant has issued anticipates several hundred vessels
may be built on the Pacific Coast,” if
foreign affairs has let it be known that strict orders forvigilance.
operations of German submarines
no attempt at peace mediation has
force emergency construction.
been made by Sweden.
This denial
Irish Promise Regiment.
The telegram was addressed to Oli
was called forth by a New York dis-
Chicago — A meeting of the Irish
- patch, published in a London news National Brotherhood here Wednesday ver Olsen, president of the association.
paper, in regard to alleged attempts
In part it read :
“If necessity requires construction
in this direction by Sweden and Spain. unanimously adopted resolutions pledg
ing to the President the support of the of wooden vessels to meet emergencies
A great crowd of peasants, soldiers brotherhood “in any efforts he may
and workmen, say a dispatch from make to uphold the honor of this coun caused by German submarines, the
Petrograd, went singing and cheering try,” and promising that “as in the shipping board anticipates several hun
to the house of the late Count Tolstoy past it will furnish Irish blood and dred vessels may be built on the Pa
at Yasnaya Poliana Wednesday’ and sinew to uphold the same and equip at cific Coast of Douglas fir and Oregon
sent a deputation to greet the widowed least one regiment within 30 days and Washington timber. Attacks have
been made by Eastern interests on use
countess in behalf of the Russian after call by President Wilson.”
of
Pacific Coast lumber, but these at
people. The countess was asked to
A telegram apprising the President
come out with the portrait of Count of the brotherhood’s action was sent to tacks are without foundation.”
Tolstoy and she complied. Thereupon the White House.
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all knelt and chanted.
United States Asks Armed
Bible
to
Test Literacy.
The bodies of the two missing Can
Ship Status of Neutrals
yon Creek, Douglas county, miners, D.
Washington, D. C.—Reading matter
Washington,
D. C.—“In event of
F. Stearns and E. E. Lautzenhiser, for a literacy test for aliens under the
were found by the searching party new immigration law will be taken hostilities between the United States
from Kerby Tuesday in the wreck of from the Bible, the department of and Germany, what will be the atti
their cabin buried under an eight-foot Labor' announces.
Passages will be tude of the government to which you
bank of snow. The men were the vic selected in more than 100 languages are accredited respecting the admis
sion of armed mercahntmen to its
tims of a snowslide at least two weeks and dialects.
ago. The bodies were found lying in
“This is not because the Bible is ports?”
This question, cabled by Sercetary
the bed, indicating the slide occurred considered a sacred book by many peo
during the night, the men being ple, ” said the department’s announce of State Lansing to the diplomatic
crushed down and suffocated under the ment, “but because it is now the only representatives of the United States
in all neutral capitals shows more
weight of the snow. The upper part book in virtually every tongue.”
clearly the President’s expectation of
of the cabin was carried away.
war than any step, even military,
Kaiser Offers Peace to Russia.
The Russian government has ordered
which the government has taken.
London—A dispatch to the Exchange
that the deposed emperor and his con
It is a question of most seroius im
sort shall be regarded as having been Telegraph from Amsterdam says:
portance to those neutrals which bor
“
According
to
a
Berlin
telegram
re
deprived of their liberty, and that they
der upon the German empire or lie in
ceived by the Amsterdam bourse, Ber close proximity to it.
shall be brought to Tsarskoe-Selo.
It can arise
lin is filled with rumors that Germany only when war actually is in progress,
Admittance to the residence of Pre has offered a separate peace to Rusisa. for no neutral would or could forbid
mier Lloyd George was gained Thurs The terms offered are said to be com admission to armed ships of another
day by a man supposed to be of un plete autonomy to Poland, the inter neutral, which is the present status of
sound mind. It was only with diffi nationalization of Constantinople, the the United States.
culty that he was overpowered and ar evacuation by Russia of Austrian ter
If the Scandinavan countries an
rested.
ritory and a Russian protectorate over nounce that American armed ships will
Armenia."
be received and allowed to clear in
President Gompers and Secretary
Morton of the American Federation of Villa Again Attacks Chihuahua City. time of war, they will bring down up
on themselves the armed might of Ger
Labor, presented to Attorney General
Juarez, Mexioc—Figthing was re many. If they deny the privilege of
Gregory Friday a protest against the
sumed
at
Mapula,
20
miles
south
of
admission to the vessels, they will cur
declaration of the Supreme court in
the Adamson law decision, that the Chihuahua City Tuesday at 4 o’clock, tail the importation of foodstuffs and
right of railroad employes to strike is according to an unofficial message re thereby bring themselves nearer to
ceived here from a reliable source. starvation.
limited by the public interest.
The fighting between Villa and Car-1
The New Hampshire, house of repre ranza forces was general south and | 2314 Ships Reach England in Week.
sentatives passes a bill which would southwest of the city, it was added,
London — During the week ending
establish state-wide prohibition on and a general assault upon the capital |
is expected from the south, southwest March 25, 2314 ships of more than 100
May 1, 1918.
and west, the message from Chihua tons net arrived at ports in the United
The 35th Texas legislature adjourned hua City stated.
Kingdom, according to an official
Friday after a renewed unsuccessful
statement During the same period
attack on the “bone-dry” county op
2433 vessels of more than 100 tons net
Eleven Killed by Storm.
tion bill passed by both houses earlier
sailed from ports in the United
Montgomery,
Ala
—
At
least
11
lives
in the day. The bill prohibits manu
Kingdom. Eighteen British merchant
were
lost
in
a
storm
which
destroyed
facture in any “dry” county of intoxi
vessels of more than 1600 tons gross,
cating liquors for sale, for any purpose many houses in Central Alabama early including two during the previous fort
Wednesday.
Six
of
the
known
dead
whatever, in prohibition territory in
were negroes. The storm centered in night and the hospital ship Asturias
the state.
•
the vicinity of Petrey, a small town in were sunk by mines or submarines.
“I shall probably vote 'no' against Crenshaw county. Every building in Seven merchant vessels of less than
Irrigation Charge Fixed.
600 tons also were sunk.
congress declaring that a state of war the town was demolished and four per-
Washington, D. C.—The secretary
sons were killed, among them Robert
exista between this country and Ger J. Jeter, a wealthy planter.
of the Interior has annoucned that the
Thaw is Delaying Army.
many,” said Representative-elect Ed-
Berlin — No military action of im annual maintenance and operation
ward Voight, of Wisconsin, when in
Defease Millions Asked.
portance will be possible for some time charge for water on the West Uma
formed that a special session of con
Portland, Me. — An immediate ap on the Russian front from the Batlic tilla irrigation project will be $1.50
gress had been called.
propriation by the legislature of $1,- to the Carpathians, owing to the set per irrigable acre and on the remain
Governor Marcus H. Holcomb told 000,000 for defense was recommended | ting in of the spring thaw, the army der of the Umatilla project $1.40 per
indicates. irrigable acre. This charge applies
the inter-church men at a gathering in | by the state committee on public headquarters statement
Hartford, that emergency military | safety Wednesday. Resolutions also There is some acivity on the Russian whether water is used or not. B;
legislation in Connecticut was hurried were adopted, urging Maine senators front and the failure of a Russian at compelling land owners to buy water
by information he had received which and representatives in congress to tack on Magyros is reported, together for every irrigable acre, the depart
indicated there were in Connecticut men vote for the adoption of a resolution with the capture by Teutonic forces of ment hopes to compel the cultivation
whose hostility to the state would be declaring that a state of war exists a strongly intrenched ridge south of of all land on the project that can be
irrigated.
the Uzul valley.
with Germany.
evident in time of war.
Washington, D. C.--Organization of
the new house by the Democrats is de
clared to be assured by Representative
Randalll, of California, Prohibitionist
and one of the five so-called independ
ents, on whom the political complexion
of the house seemed to hinge.
Mr. Randall has returned to Wash
ington from Los Angeles. On reading
a statement issued by Republican
Leader Mann, offering to retire from
the race for the speakership in favor
of Speaker Clark if a bi-partisan or
non-partisan organization were agreed
on, he said Mr. Mann was too late,
that he was in a position to say that
enough of the independents would vote
with the Democrats to give the latter
a majority and assure the administra
tion controll by its party of both
houses of congress.
There have been indications for sev
eral days that the Democratic leaders
had received satisfactory information
concerning the independents. Speaker
Clark and other spokesmen of the
party have predicted the outcome ap
parently with complete confidence.
Democrats and Republicans go into
the organization fights with 214 mem
bers each and 218 votes are required
to elect the speaker. So four of the
five independents must join the Demo
crats to re-elect Speaker Clark unless
there are defections from the Republi
can ranks.
Representative Mann said he proba
bly would see some other Republican
leaders to present his views. He is
willing, he said, to make the race for
speaker if a majority of the Republi
cans favor such a course, despite his
personal belief that it would be to the
country's disadvantage.
Partisan
affairs should have no place in the in
coming house, he said, and whether
the country is to have peace or war it
is essential that all parties unite at
once to expedite important public bus
ines.
37 Dead at New Albany.
New Albany, Ind.—Six additional
deaths reported Sunday made a total
of 37 persons who lost their lives be
cause of the storm here Saturday.
Three-fourths of the wrecked area has
been explored, and the list of missing
is being reduced almost hourly by re
ports from missing persons who have
been cared for in private homes.
Of the 100 or more who were in
jured, it was said probably 75 were
badly hurt, but that less than a dozen
were in a serious condition.
The institution of relief measures
was prompt.
Citizens of Louisville
subscribed $12,000 and sent motor
trucks loaded with food and clothing.
Later in the day the chamber of com
merce here issued an appeal to the
country for aid, estimating that $200,-
000 was needed. State troops are su
pervising the work of clearing away
the wreckage and searching the ruins
for bodies.
Liner St. Louis in Port.
Washington, D. C.—The American
liner St. Louis, first armed American
ship to cross the Atlantic, has arrived
safely at her destination. Secretary
Daniels announced Tuesdy.
Information as to the arrival of the
steamer came to the Navy department
from the offices of the American line
in New York. The company wished
to make known the fact to relieve the
anxiety of those having relatives or
friends on vessels. There were 14
American passengers aboard.
900 Barracks Offered.
New York—Nine hundred Salvation
Army barracks, in all the principal
cities of the country, have been offered
to the War and Navy departments as
recruiting stations, with the additional
promise of the assistance of the work
ers in each branch, it was announced
here. The army’s 128 industrial homes
and more than 100 hotels and other in
stitutions which it maintains also will
be turned over to the government as
hospitals, Colonel William Peart chief
secretary of the organization in the
United States, declared.
President Directs Recruiting of
Navy to Full War Strength.
DANIELS MAKES STRONG PLEA
Two New Military Departments Cre
ated and 11 Regiments National
Guard To Do Police Duty.
Washintgon, D. C.—President Wil
son took steps Sunday to place the na
tion on a war footing.
By executive order he directed that
the navy be recruited without delay to
full authorized war strength of 87,000
enlisted men. Taken in connection
with emergency naval construction al
ready ordered, this means that the
President has exercised the full limit
of the legal powers as commander in
chief to prepare the navy for war.
For the army, the President directed
that two new military departments be
created in the Atlantic coast region.
The order means that the task of or
ganizing whatever army congress may
authorize will be divided among six
departmental commanders instead of
four, in the interests of speed and effi
ciency in mobilization.
The third step was to assume as a
national duty the task of protecting
American industries from domestic
disorders in the event of hostilities.
For this purpose 11 full infantry regi
ments, two separate battalions and one
separate company of national guard
were called back into the Federal
service to act as national police in im
portant districts. Supplanting these
troops, a regiment of Pennsylvania
guard and two companies of Georgia
infantry, en route home from the or
der for muster out, were ordered re
tained in the Federal service.
The President’s orders were made
known in terse official statements is
sued by both departments. No ex
planation accompanied them except the
statement that organization of the
military departments, effective May 1,
was designated to faciliate decentral
ization of command.
Following is the executive order
bringing the navy up to war strength :
“By virtue of the authority vested
in the President by act of congress”
approved August 29, 1916, entitled
‘An act making appropriations for the
naval service for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1917, and for other purposes,’
it is hereby directed that the author
ized enlisted strength of the navy be
increased to 87,000 men.
(Signed) "WOODROW WILSON.”
The navy must enroll immediately
approximately 20,000 men to reach the
required strength, Secretary Daniels
supplemented the order with personal
telegrams to newspaper editors all
over the country urging them to aid
the department.
Germans Framing New Peace
Offer, Says Newspaper
Berne, via Paris — Peace negotia
tions were begun Monday, says the
Journal de Geneve, which does not re
veal the source of its information, but
declares it is absolutely reliable. Ger
many would offer to restore territory
she occupies in France, except in the
mining district of Briey, in exchange
for a channel port, Calais or Dunkirk,
and an indemnity of 15,000,000,000
fanes.
“Germany would also offer,” says
the newspaper, “to restore the terri
torial integrity and the sovereignty of
Belgium on condition that Belgium
would not be allowed to maintain a na
tional army and that Germany would
be permitted to garrison Namur, Liege
and Antwerp perpetually”
It is added by the newspaper that
Germany must have control of the Bel
gian railroads and ports and be favor
ably treated in an economic treaty.
This is not the program of Pan-Ger-
mans, but the actual terms of the Ger
man government, says the journal.
Jews Get All Advantages.
Washington, D. C.—Absolute equal
ity of Jews in Russia with all others
to own property, to reside in any
place, to serve in the army and navy,
to participate in educational advan
tages and at the polls has been pro
claimed officially, says advices re-
cieved at the Russian embassy.
Therefore, it is understood, there
will be no further restrictions on the is
Deportations to Resume.
sue of passports to Russia or American
Hazebrouck
—It is reported here that
Jews who desire to visit Russia than
deportations from the invaded districts
those common to other persons.
of Northern France are about to be re
sumed. The Germans for some time
Germany to Seize Grain.
Berlin—The German government an are said to have been distributing
nounces that all grains still in the blanks to be filled out to organize the
hands of consumers above limited deportation of young men and women
quantities will be seized for the bene with a view to employing them for
fit of the publie. This is a result of spring farming. The Germans con
the recent census which revealed a tinue to requisition metal, having
shortage from the expectations of last taken from most of the churches in
fall. Special committees accompanied Lille their bells and organ pipes and
by military aid will visit all farms. from other places quantities of sheet
Secreted grain will be confiscated and steel.
paid for at the rates in the Berlin dis
Labor to Be Replaced.
trict in 1916.
Washington, D. C. —Commissioner
German Crews Moved.
General Caminetti, of the Immigration
Philadelphia—Several hundred mem- service, announces that the United
bers of the crews of the German aux States employment service, with its
iliary cruisers Krownprinz Wilhelm more than 80 branches, is prepared to
and Prinz Eitel Friedrich, interned at unify the labor resources of the coun
the Philadelphia navy yard since last try. Plans are being made for locat
October, started Tuesday under a ing, ready for call, persons to replace
heavy guard of marines for Fort Ogle men taken into the active service of
thorpe and Fort McPherson. Ga., the army and navy. The employment
where they will be kept until further service is co-operating with the Na
orders.
tional defense council labor committee.