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THE HERMISTON WORLD HAPPENINGS TRAIN OF CURRENT WEEK 1904 OFFICERS HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. WAR TAX REACHES ROOSEVELT HAS ARMY SEE WHEAT SHORTAGE GERMANY'S PEACE INTO EVERY HOME OFFER IS 187,000 Men Ready to Follow Teddy to Country Normally Would Need Every Three Thousand More Applicants Wait Increase of Accommodations — Northwest to Send Many. Trenchea in France—10 Millions Pledged to Cover Expense. San Francisco. — Simultaneously with the publication of the names of candidates accepted for training as officers, for the reserve corps at the Presidio Camp here, it was announced that other camps to accommodate nearly 3000 qualified applicants, bar red for lack of accommodations and instructors, would probably be estab lished soon. Lieutenant-Colonel H. H. Whitney, Events of Noted People, Governments adjutant of the western department. I announced that the war department and Pacific Northwest and Other had under consideration the establish ment of other camps. Things Worth Knowing. The first batch of 500 recruits for officers of the reserve crops were in structed to report for duty next Thurs- Representative Joseph G. Cannon, I day. They will be assigned to var oi Illinois, ex-speaker of the house, I ious duties until instruction begins, was 81 years old Tuesday. I May ,15. • • Infantry, cavalry, coast and field Premier Lloyd George and his col- artillery and engineer reserve offi- leagues who have been attending a war leers who have already received com- conference of the entente allies in I missions and order reported for duty. France have returned safely to Lon- The list of national guardsmen se- , " lected by the western department of — I the army for instruction in the train- An increase of from 8 to 9 per cent | Ing camp for officers of the reserve for British government war risk in- corps will not be made public until surance on cargoes carried on neutral after May 19. . Lieu- steamers to the United Kingdom was tenant-Colonel Fred w Sladen, com- announced Wednesday. mandant of the reserve officers' Newton D. Baker, Secretary of training camp at the Presidio army War, who was in Cleveland recently on reservation here of the list 144* of ~* success- --------- camp. personal business, indicated that the ul apP isan s.for e I., j , , . . . The list embraces 1904 LJU’I names, uauUB, War department is making prepara- places having been held for 349 that tions for a three-year war at least. have been examined and are to be After deliberating 40 minutes the admitted later, for 97 national guards- jury in the ease against Howard De mep,aur.nE.n5eto be selected by the Weese, charged with the murder of his It is understood' that about 5000 ap- wife at Salt Lake City, was found plications were received. The camp guilty of murder in the first degree. is limited to 2500. Bushel Now in Prospect, Leav ing None for Allies’ Use. 13 Washington, D. C.—Without drum Washington, D. C. — Official wheat beat, trumpet flourish or flag waving. crop estimates announced Thursday Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has re show that with the world facing a bread shortage, the United States, un cruited 187,000 men who are eager to less it cuts its present consumption, follow him to France to fight against probably will produce only enough the Germans. He has applications wheat this year to supply its own from 20,000 more who want commis- population. The forecast, compiled by the de sions. partment of Agriculture on conditions All he now needs to convert his re May I, put this country’s winter wheat cruits into United States volunteers is yield at 366,000,000 bushels, the small est in 13 years. There will be no Big Incomes and Excessive Profits Hit a word of sanction from the President estimate of spring wheat acreage until Battle on Western Front and Crisis in or legislative authority from congress. July, but with a crop of 250,000,000 Hardest—Per Capita $33, While Russia Also Factors For Delay. Men from every state in the Union bushels, which is higher than the aver Britishers Are Paying $60. Internal Troubles Acute. have clamored to join the Roosevelt di age, this country would grow this year vision, most of them men above con a total of only 616,000,000 bushels. scription age, and all men inspected The normal American consumption Washington, D. C.—The war-tax bill, and found mentally and physically with seed requirements is put at London — The opinion prevails in slightly more than 600,000,000. extending its excises to the fabric of qualified for active service. The estimated production this year British circles that the German chan every American home, was formally The Colonel Tuesday was in a posi of 366,000,000 bushels of winter wheat cellor, Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg, is presented to the house Thursday by tion to offer the War department two falls 116,000,000 bushels short of last "sitting on the fence” in the matter the ways and means committee, with completely equipped divisions, includ year’s poor crop. It is 129,000,000 of announcing German peace proposals. plans for quick passage. bushels less than the average for the It is believed here that he is playing ing infantry, cavalry, field artillery, for time in an attempt to let the fight As a forecast of what may come preceding five years. later, it proposes special taxes to engineers, signal corps, motorcycle ing run through the summer before he Reserve stocks are said to be lower raise $1,800,000,000 in addition to the machine gun commands, motor trans commits himself. than at any previous time at this present normal annual revenue of $1,- port, commissary and subsistence, avi The German chancellor is anxious to 500,000,000. When its terms are ef ation corps, hospital corps and quar season. The visible supply is put see the outcome of the submarine cam now at 30,000,000 bushels, with a fective the American people will be termaster’s corps. paign, of the fighting on the Western paying direct taxes of $33 per capita. He has men enough pledged for somewhat larger invisible supply. The The people of the British isles—half three divisions, but his desire and am lowest visible stock ever reported in front and of the Russian crisis before as many—now pay per capita taxes bition are to mobilize an army corps the United States was 6,000,000 bush he definitely announces a "no annexa of $60. on July 1 two years ago. When tion” program. Likewise, it is be While the principal features of the of two divisions. He does not ask to els harvesting of the new crop begins lieved, he is delaying in the matter of command this corps, seeking merely new war levy are the increases in in July 1 it is estimated that the reserve internal reforms hoping that the trend come and profits taxes, increases in the junior brigade command, which of events will make it possible to ig will be even lower than that. internal revenue rates and increases would make him the ninth officer in The allies’ wheat requirements for nore a large part of the demands for of customs duties, many provisions the corps, being ranked by the corps reach the innermost structure of ev commanders and by other brigadier the coming year are put at 500,000,000 such action. According to a Reuter dispatch from ery home and make up a list of taxes, generals, who would be regular army bushels as a minimum. The United probably the most formidable ever men. States will be asked to supply more Amsterdam, the Pan-German news faced by the American people. papers in Berlin continue their attacks The financial preparations have been than half of that amount. Wheat on the imperial chancellor. The household light, heat and tele crops in other parts of the world are such that these two divisions could be phone bills, admission tickets to amusements, fire and life insurance, mobilized, equipped and sent to France poor. The Argentine crop failed, and Copenhagen — There is still talk in railway tickets, automobiles, automo without entailing a dollar of expense home consumption will require the en Berlin, according to advices received contribute 50 per cent of any amount New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Wash- bile tires and tubes, soft drinks, post to Uncle Sam. tire yield. subscribed by other members toward a ington. age rates, golf clubs and baseball In a statement accompanying its re here, that Germany will make new Wealthy volunteers and wealthy citi $1,000,000 fund for the erection of a The following table shows the se- bats, club dues and a host of other zens who cannot go have pledged vast port, the Agricultural department de peace proposals this week. There is no definite basis apparent for the ru everyday necessities or luxuries, new Baptist church in New York City, lections: sums, and returns show that the magic clared that although the winter wheat mors, though the convocation of the ... ... .. Portland, 175; Seattle, 106; Spo- come under the taxation. crop condition is the poorest on record, While leading a crew in the recov-kane, 73; Corvallis, 40; Salem, 29; Increased postage rates on news of the Colonel’s name can mobilize Bundesrath committee on foreign af ery of bodies from the Hastings, Colo., Tacoma. 20; Eugene, 17; Walla Walla, papers, arranged in a zone system, $10,000,000 if he but gets permission crop conditions otherwise are favor fair perhaps may be confirmatory of mine, Walter Kerr, drops dead, which 16; Pullman, 7; Astoria, 6; Vancou- are such that publishers say they will to go. One Southern city alone has able. Herbert C. Hoover, chairman of the them. increases the list of dead to 121. ver. Wash., 6; Washington (scatter- force many newspapers out of busi pledged $1,000,000, and individual ness. Already protests against many food committee of the Council of Na Seventy-three bodies have been recov- Ing), 51; Oregon (scattering), 38; pledges of from $1000 to $50,000 have tional Defense, who is strongly in fa ered. Idaho, 34; Montana, 33; British Co features of the law are pouring in been made. and attacks upon it will center in the lumbia, 3. Once Colonel Roosevelt gets the vor of a more limited use of wheat in public hearings before the senate fi An explosion at the Federal Dyestuff ---------------------------- sanction to raise a corps he has assur this country, appeared before the sen nance committee. & Chemical company’s plant at Kings One of the hardest fights on the ance that Oregon will furnish one ate agriculture committee and urged a port, Tenn.,. which makes munitions, SPIES IN WOMEN S CLOTHES bill, it is predicted, will center about brigade of infantry and one battalion separte department of the government wrecked a portion of the buildings, ------------ the Increases in the excess profits of infantry; Washint gon has pledged to deal with the food question. killed one man and fatally burned some «Maid" of Rich Chicago Woman Ger- tax. New income tax schedules also and recruited two regiments of infan others. , , . may meet stubborn opposition. Com- try, one battalion and three companies Steamer Line is Sold. man Agent in Disguise. mittee explanations of the involved of infantry, and Idaho one regiment of The interned German freight steam- . ... San Francisco —Three steamers, the language of the income tax section cavalry, one regiment and one com Washington, D. C.—The government er .Chicago Cou nterfeit ” women ’s show George W. Elder, F. A. Kilburn and .. Serapis - was . formally taken over by • the latest — resort or the German intel- that its practical operation is investigating the activities of the pany of infantry. the government, according to an an- ligence office in America. Secret serv- would be as follows: Breakwater, comprising the fleet of steamer Manitowoc and other vessels nouncement by Captain John Bulger, ice operatives have within the last It proposes a normal tax of 2 per the North Pacific Steamship company, supervising inspector of steamships week found two Instances of German cent on individuals having incomes ARMY OF ENGINEERS TO GO were bought Thursday by Thomas of the American Trans-Atlantic com pany, which are said to have carried for the San Francisco district. spies masquerading in women’s between $1000 and $3000, if single, Crowley, head of the Crowley Tug- supplies to German submarines in the „ . . u . clothes in Chicago. In one case the and $2000 and $4000 if married or the Members of the French mission to spy posed as a lady’s maid and found head of a family. An additional nor Nine Regiments to Be Recruited at boat company, and Andrew Mahony, Atlantic. This was disclosed at the at a price said to be $450,000. The Navy department Tuesday, but no de the United States were severely employment in a wealthy North Side mal tax of 2 per cent would be added Once for Construction Service. purchasers are to operate the three shaken up but otherwise uninjured home. What happened to the spies in the case of larger incomes. At Washington, D. C.—Nine new regi vessels under the name of the Emer tails of the steps taken were given when the special train aboard which the authorities will not disclose, $5000 an additional surtax, graduated out. they were returning East from their Neither will they reveal the nature of until at $500,000 and over It reaches ments of army engineers, to be com ald Line, according to gossip along The American Trans-Atlantic com 33 per cent, would be imposed. posed exclusively of highly trained California street. Middle-Western tour was derailed atthe information they were gathering. It is understood Many women also are said to be col railway men, will be the first Ameri that their present routes will not be pany has offices in New York and Bos Arcola, Ill. ton, and its ships fly the American lecting facts for Germany in places can troops sent to France. They will changed. flag. Officials here will not say what Alexander Bannwart, who engaged where men cannot work go "at the earliest possible moment,” in a fistic encounter with Senator Word reached federal officers that had aroused their suspicions, but ad the War department announces, for Lodge while acting as a member of a a German spy was operating in the mitted that the ships had been held for work on communication lines, but spec peace delegation to Washington several home of one of ( hicago’s richest fam investigation at St. Thomas, Virgin ulation as to the exact time when or weeks ago has ilies. Detectives investigated. islands, by order of the Navy depart weeks ago, nas enrolled enroned for Tor the tne offi- on examined the servants, one after They an- to what points they will be sent is for ment. cer s reserve training camp at 1 latta- other, and found nothing to bear out bidden because of the submarine men burg, N, Y. the rumor. Wheat—Bluestem. .$2.95 ace. . 2.90 AX LIQUOR AND FORTUNES The new forces will be volunteers, Fortyfold.............. Several persons have been killed , "Is that all?” they asked as the last . 2.90 Washington, D. C.—Beginning May raised at the nine great railway cen Club........................ and . about 100 injured as the result of kitchen maid was excused.., „ ,0.0) . All but my personal maid, the 10 the government will issue a daily ters of the country. . 2.87 Committee Doubles Taxes on Whisky Each regiment Red Russian........ a sham battle in Mexico City, in which woman replied newspaper giving news and announce will be commanded by an engineer col Oats—No. 1 white $52.50 14,000 schoolboys took part. The bat- “Is she German?” and Increase on Inheritances. ments of all departments relating to tie was the closing act of the week’s “Yes, but she is quite beyond sus war preparations. The publication, onel of the regular army, aided by an Barley—No. feed . 52.00 Washington, D. C.—In an extended All other officers will be Cattle—Steers, prime. . .$10.50@11.25 session Tuesday, the house ways and festivities in honor of the inauguration pidon. I will vouch for her.1 known as the Official Bulletin, will adjutant. The officers insisted on seeing her. be issued under the direction of the railway engineers or official. of President Carranza. Steers, good ... 10.00@10.50 means committee wrote new and dras . , . ,. . . She was called In, one of the detec- committee on public Information and The expeditions will have a total 9.50@ 9.75 tic liquor and inheritance taxes into What is considered in Brownsville, tives reached over and seized her will be mailed to all newspapers, com- strength of between 11,000 and 12,000 Steers, medium 9.25@ 9.85 the war revenue bill, but adjourned Tex., a further indication of the reviv- hair. It came off and “the maid" was mereiai organizations or others re men, each regiment being composed of Cows, choice... 8.50@ 9.25 still in disagreement over many sec al of Meixcan friendship for the Uni- revealed as a man. questing it. Postmasters have been two battalions of three companies Cows, medium , Cows, fair........ 7.50@ 8.25 tions and about $200,000,000 short of ted States was seen at the Cino de ----------------------------- directed to post it daily in their of- each. fices. Heifers............ Mayo banquet in Matamoras Wednes- l . .. 7.00@10.00 $1,800,000,000 it has voted to raise. Every branch of railway workers Bulls.................. A weekly bulletin also is planned .. 6.00@ 8.50 day night, when American flags were , Greeks, Desert King. — The leaders hope to complete the used profusely in the decoration of the London.—A dispatch to the Times especially for issuance to weekly necessary to the building or operation Calves.............. .. 7.50@10.00 measure soon and a proposed retroac of lines will be represented and the newspapers, which will be asked to banquet-room. I from Athens dated Wednesday, May . .$15.50015.85 tive income tax amendment, which copy as many items as possible. War department expects a response to Hogs—Packing 2, says: Rough heavies . .. 14.50@15.00 would yield $140,000,000 during the the call that will insure a force already A delegation of Chinese gardeners 1 “The king is steadily losing follow- Pigs and skips . .. 14.00@14.50 coming year, and other far-reaching trained to the minute—an army of ex called on the state pure food commis-1 ers. Fifty-seven officers recently left New Radio Plante Strong Stock hogs........ .. 12.50@14.00 proposals are held in abeyance, to be perts in railway operation. sioner of Idaho and complained that In one day for Saloniki and the stream San Francisco.—The United States Sheep—Wethers ..$ 9.75012.00 inserted at the eleventh hour if neces the vacant lot gardening movement is continuous. Since the provisional government has now under construc Ewes ................ government declared that the popula .. 9.00@11.00 sary to make up the desired total. threatens to ruin them. Sawmill May Hire Girls. Several members of the house, tion of any territory seceding here tion the most powerful wireless sta Lambs.............. . .. 10.25@13.50 Ashland, Or.—A report from Hilt, a are planning to carry their fight for Except for an intensive bombard after to the national government will tions in the world, and will soon be Flour — Patents, $13.70. changes in the bill to the senate finance ment by the Germans near Mechishuv, not be mobilized, the last plank was able to send wireless messages around lumber town in Northern California, is Millfeed — Spot prices: Bran, $44 there have been only the usual activi- knocked from under the king's feet the earth, according to W. W. Hans- to the effect that the Fruitgrowers’ per ton; shorts, $47; rolled barley, committee as soon as hearings on the and It is at least most doubtful If any senate side begin, probably this week. ties along the Russian front and in the of the rank and file will be found to comb, president of the Radio society, Supply company, which operates a saw $58; rolled oats, $58. Proposed taxes on whisky were in Roumanian war theater. mill and box factory plant there, is Corn—White, $72 per ton; cracked, creased by the committee from $1.10 stand between him and his fate.” who addressed the Jovian league at considering the hiring of women and $73. the Palace hotel here. “ These sta Secretary McAdoo has announced to $2.20 a gallon, and on beer from tions are of 350 kilowatt capacity,*' girls to replace the men at many of the Hay — Producers’prices: Timothy, that the first offering of bonds author Aviator Teaches Here. An embarrassing Eastern Oregon, $26(30 per ton ; val $1.50 to $2.75 a barrel. The amount he said, “and will connect all the Uni tasks in the mills. ized under the war finance law would of exempt liquor in a dealer’s posses Washington, D. C.—Major Tulasne ted States colonial possessions. They shortage of labor is said to have caused be a $2,000,000,000 "liberty loan" and Lieutenant De La Grange, of the will be of great help in ths present the move. All of the lumber camps of ley timothy, $22@24; alfalfa, $20023; sion at the time the law becomes effec valley grain hay, $18019. issue, open to popular subscription at French aviation corps, assigned by emergency, and in the future." tive was reduced from an unlimited Northern California and Klamath coun Butter — Cubes, extras, 351c per par, and that subscriptions would be the French war office to aid in the ty have difficulty in obtaining enough pound; prime firsts, 343c. Jobbing quantity to 50 gallons. These changes, — received until June 15 next The building up of the flying service of men. Many of the tasks in the mills prices: Prints, extras, 38c; cartons. it is predicted, will result in almost First Candidates Enroll. bonds will be dated July 1 and will be the American army, reported Wed $50,000,000 additions revenue. could be handled as well by women. nesday to Brigadier General Squier, 1c extra; butterfat, No. 1, 38c; No. San Francisca — The first unit of ready for delivery on that date. Inheritance tax rates were greatly chief signal officer of the army. 2, 36c. the 2500 candidates for commissions increased over strong protesta from Two Men Die at Aviation School. They were attached to the office of Eggs—Ranch, current receipts, 32} Republican members. Pooling of American war risk insur In the army, whose training will be It was agreed Hempstead, N. Y. — Peter Merritt, @33c per dozen ; selects, 34c. ance with the allies is proposed in an Colonel Bennett, chief of the aviation gin at the Presidio here next Tues tentatively to increase all such taxes service, and will aid him in preparing Poultry — Hens, 17@18c per pound ; administration bill introduced in con an adequate air service for the war day. has enrolled. It consists of 365 of Roosevelt, N. Y., and John Sten- one-third, beginning at the present ex gress. American ships and cargoes army of the United States. men. Nearly 100 reserve officers al dorf, of Tonawanda, N. Y., both pri broilers, 23@25e; turkeys, 22@24c; emption of $50,000, and to impose the vates in the recently organized avia ducks, 22@23e; geese, 12013c. would be reinsured by the allies ami | ready commissioned also will be pres following graduated taxes for large Veal—Fancy, 15@15]c per pound. the United States would reinsure al- ! ent. The barracks will be so crowded tion training corps at Hempstead fortunes : Officiala to Plant Spuds. lied ships and cargoes. An appropria Pork—Fancy, 19c per pound. with the 2500 student officers that Plains, were killed Monday when their Above $8,000,000 and below $11,- Aberdeen. Wash.—The entire coun- trunks have been officially forbidden. machine fell from a height of over Vegetables — Artichokes, 85c @ $1 tion of $25,000,000 is to be asked. 000,000, 22 percent; above $11,000,- Each candidate will be limited to one 2000 feet The accident was witnessed per dozen; tomatoes, $2.7503.00 per on . the" .. which . will include . insurance . CIEIAS nave signed an agreement to by many persons, some of whom as- crate; cabbage, 5@6c per pound; egg- 000 and below $15,000,000, 25 per lives of seamen on American merchant spend one day working about the suitcase. serted the gasoline tank of the air- plant, 2 5c; lettuce, $1.7502.00; cu cent, and above 115,000,000, 30 per ships. courthouse at the job of planting po- Women May Run Cars. plane exploded, while others said the cumbers, $1.00@1.50 per dozen; cel cent ; tatoes. Ben Sheek, veteran superior Seattle. — Officers of the Puget steering gear was jammed. The Arizona governorship contest court Judge, has been selected as boss ery, 75c@$1.25; cauliflower, $1.00@ Sound Traction, Light & Power com Wasters to Be Punished. - between ex-Governor G. W. P. Hunt | of the crew and will have full charge pany. 1.7 5 per crate; peppers, 25035c per operating the principal street Sugar Crop is Doubled. London — An order will be issued pound; rhubarb, 203c; peas, 5@6Jc; and Thomas E. Campbell, de facto gov- | when the men take their day off for car system of Seattle, say they expect planting. The courthouse lawn Is to women will be operating streetcars Washington, D. C.—The Louisiana asparagus, 8@12)c; spinach, $1.25 per soon providing that the waste of any ernor, who has held the office since be spaded up and potatoes cultivated. here long before the war period ia sugar crop of 1916 was practically box. early in the year on order of the Su- | kind of food shall be a punishable over, and possibly before the present twice as great as the crop of 1915. Potatoes — Buying prices, $3.50@ offense. preme Court, was decided in favor of | Captain Bathurst, parlia $25.000,000 is Subscribed. year ends. There is a shortage of Figures compiled by the department of 4.00 per hundred. Governor Campbell. mentary secretary of the food control men already. New York.—The United States Agriculture show the 1916 crop was Green Fruit — Strawberries, $1.50 ler’s department, made the announce All students except 30 seniors have Steel corporation will subscribe $25,- 607,800,000 pounds. per crate; apples, 85c@ $2.50 per box. ment Discussion in the house of Prohibition Bill Offered. "struck” at ths Colorado School of 000,000 to the liberty loan, the largest Hops—1916 crop, 306c per pound; the work of the liquor control board, is Washington, D. C.—A bill prohibit Mines, and most of the approximately single subscription yet announced U. S. Diplomat Improves. 1917 contracts, nominal. awaited with considerable interest 140 "strikers" have left the institu- Officials of the corporation In making ing the manufacture, sale, transporta Washington. D. C.—Ambassador El- Wool— Eastern Oregon, fine, 40c per tion, as a result of the faculty's re known their intention to subscribe for tion or exportation of beverage alco kus, sick in Constantinople with ty- pound; coarse, 45050e; valley, 450 The Pall Mall Gazette says it is ru mored in quarters generally well in this amount Intimated it probably hol in war time was introduced in fusal to reconsider suspension of sev would be Increased by an aggregate the senate by Senator Kenyon. It phus, is much better. He may not be 50c; mohair, 60(65c. formed that the government contem •ral students for rubbing a professor of subscriptions from the employes would permit redistillation tor the Cascara Bark — Old and new, 6@7e plates introducing a measure for state with sand. of the corporation. manufacture of explosives. however. purchase of the liquor trade. Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. Electric Lights, Heat and Phone Service Must Pay Share. Kaiser Waiting to See Outcome of Submarine War. FOR YOU RAISE POSTAL RATES HOLLWEG IS BLAMED COMPILED John D. Rockefeller has -promised to caTkorstateazrs”“srsneanp: Nevana; Ü. S. SHIPS SUPPLY U-BOATS, REPORT GOVERNMENT WILL ISSUE NEWSPAPER force, of officials deputies and NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT