THE
200000909990090009999099 ’, OREGON ROAD BONDS CARRY
: STATE NEWS ;
Baker is Elected Mayor of Portland
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IN BRIEF.
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by Good Lead.
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At a price of $81,665.95, H.
enburg, well-known farmer of
ton, purchased from Frank and
Pedro 5444 acres of land
C. Ros-
Pendle
Manuel
in the
district, north of Nye.
A large part of the land is being
farmed.
Molalla is planning for a two days’
celebration this year. It will be on
July 3 and 4. In addition to the usual
ball games, sports and oration, there
will be a roundup. Arrangements have
been made for riders, ropers and
horses to have a real old-fashioned
Wild West time.
“Washington, June 4.—Mayor F. C.
Harley, Astoria, Or. : In honor of your
city, the German ship Freida Leon
hardt, taken over by the United States
government and assigned to the navy,
has been re-named the Astoria.
“JOSEPHUS DANIELS,
“Secretary of the Navy.”
Everett Norton, 20 years old, of
Woodburn, private in Company I,
Third Infantry, died Saturday night at
the Sacred Heart Hospital at Medford
from blood poisoning, following an at
tack of tonsilitis.
This is the first
death to occur among the enlisted men
in Southern Oregon since the declara
tion of war.
Hood River Federal Farm Loan asso
ciations, four of which have been or
ganized in the valley, recently were
visited by C. K. Crosno, an appraiser
of the Spokane bank, and local appli
cants expect a definite report next
week. The total of local applications
for Federal farm loans will reach al
most $150,000.
The officers of School District No. 1,
comprising the city of Klamath Falls,
have kept the district expenditures for
the past year under its income to such
an extent that considerable of its state
allotment has been returned, as re
quired by law, according to the yearly
report compiled by Miss Ida B. Mom-
yer, school cerk.
Earnings of paroled men from the
state penitentiary continue to show a
steady increase, according to the re
port of Parole Officer Keller, filed with
Governor Withycombe. The earnings
for the month of May of 272 men to
taled $12,103.43, or an average of
$44.50 per month. Earnings of paroled
men,
totaled since July, 1915,
amounted to $150,222.74.
Spence Wortman, deputy sealer of
weights and measures, has advised all
meat packers in the state that the
practice of selling their products in
package form according to the gross
weight of the package is illegal. A
number of packing houses do not sell
according to the weight of the com
modity itself, but weigh the commod
ity after it is packed and sell it ac
cording to that weight.
Recommendation of Coos Bay for an
aeroplane base by the naval commis
sion was the result of a recent visit to
Marshfield by the two submarines H-l
and H-2 and the lieutenants who were
instructed to examine Coast ports for
submarine and aircraft bases.
The University of Oregon is consid
ering a plan of sending professors
along with military organizations, if
the War department will permit such
an arrangement, according to an an
nouncement by President P. L. Camp
bell. The purpose of the plan is to
permit students to continue studies
while in the service.
When the local committee at Moro
was canvassing the prospects of selling
Liberty Bonds recently, P. W. Strong,
a farmer living near there, stepped up
and said he would take $2500 and also
during the period of the war he would
invest 50 per cent of his income each
year from his farm if he realized the
expected war profit on his crops over
and above what had been considered in
the past as a normal price.
All mills on Coos Bay have an
nounced the minimum wage for able-
bodied men, commencing June 1, would
be $3.18, which is declared to be the
highest wages paid on the Pacific
Coast for mill workers. The C. A.
Smith Lumber & Manufacturing com
pany said the flat wage would be $3 a
day, with an added bonus of 6 per cent
for all who had worked for two weeks.
turns from a majority of the counties
of Oregon, indications were that at
Tuesday’s special referendum election
the measure providing for a $6,000,000
bond issue for the construction of roads
had carried by a substantial majority.
The measure providing for a new peni
tentiary at a cost of $200,000 was de
feated.
In the Portland city election partial
returns from nearly all precincts
showed City commissioner George L.
Baker leading the race for mayor, with
City Commissioner Will H. Daly sec
ond, in a field of seven candidates.
A. L. Bar bur and John M. Mann
were elected city commissioners.
State Gets Block of Post Bonds.
Olympia—County Treasurer William
Turner, of Pierce county, came to
Olympia Wednesday and turned over
to State Auditor C. W. Clausen, acting
for the State Board of Finance, the
second block of $500,000 of the bond
issue voted by Pierce county for ac
quiring a site for the American Lake
army post.
The first block of the
bonds was turned over to the state
some time ago, so the state now has
$1,000,000 of the bonds, which is the
largest single bond investment ever
made by the state.
State Auditor
Clausen handed a warrant for $500,000
over to Treasurer Turner, and then
took the bonds into State Treasurer
Sherman’s office, where they were de
posited in the vaults for safekeeping.
The first $500,000 draws 4 J per cent
interest, and those taken last bring in
4 per cent, making the average rate of
interest on the entire investment 4}
per cent. _______________
Good Roads Committee Named.
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — A commit
tee composed of J. V. Hawkins, chair
man, Earle Browne and Mayor C. H.
Potts was appointed by President
Sampson, of the chamber of commerce,
to confer with Shoshone County Good
Roads association to get the associa
tion’s place in regard to contributing
one-half of the money necessary for
the completion of Fourth of July Can
yon road. The total amount necessary
is $65,000. This city would match the
offer made by the Forestry department
and the state in putting a similar
amount for the road’s completion and
the subsequent taking over by the
state for maintenance.
Sixteen Billion in Banks.
Washington, D. C. — Resources of
the country’s National banks have
reached another high record. Control
ler Williams announced that on May 1,
the date of the last bank call, the
assets of the banks aggregated $16,-
144,000,000, an increase of $165,000,-
000 since the last call March 5, and of
nearly $2,000,000,000 since a year ago.
Resreves of $948,000,000 with reserve
agents, $762,000,000 with reserve
banks, and $763,000,000 in their own
vaults were reported by the banks, the
combined total exceeding legal re
quirements by $26,000,000.
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT
Wheat—Bluestem.......................... $2.45
Fortyfold...................................... 2.42
Club................................................ 2.41
Red Russian....................................... 2.38
Oats—No. 1 white . .....................$46.00
Barley—No. 1 feed..................... 44.00
Cattle—Steers, prime...$ 9.75@10.00
Steers, good................... 9.50@ 9.75
Steers, medium............. 9.00@ 9.50
Cows, choice...............
8.75@ 9.00
Cows, medium................. 8.750 9.00
Cows, fair....................... 7.25@ 8.00
Heifers........................... 7.00@ 9.75
Bulls................................. 6.00@ 8.00
Calves............................. 7.50@ 9.50
Hogs—Packing................ $15.50015.90
Rough heavies................ 14.90@15.25
Pigs and Skips.........
13.00@13.50
Stock hogs....................... 12.00@13.00
Sheep—Wethers.............. $10.25(813.50
Ewes............................... 9.00@11.50
Lambs..................................
10.25@14.00
Flour—Patents, $11.60.
Millfeed—Spot prices: Bran. $37.00
per ton; shorts, $40.00; rolled barley,
$51.00; rolled oats, $54.
Corn — White, $72.00 per ton;
cracked, $73.00.
Hay—Producers’ prices: Timothy,
Eastern Oregon, $30.00 @ 32.00 per
ton; valley timothy, $22.00024.00; al
falfa, $20.00@22.00; valley grain hay,
$18.00@20.00.
Butter — Cubes, extras, 37c per
pound; prime firsts, 362c. Jobbing
prices: Prints, extras, 39c; cartons,
1c extra; butterfat, No. 1, 39c; No.
2, 37c.
*
Eggs—Ranch, current receipts, 33c
per dozen ; selects, 34c.
With Salem’s share of the Liberty
Loan bond issue set at the $300,000
mark, active steps are being taken
there to float the city’s share. Carl S.
Kelty, of the Lumbermen’s Trust com
pany of Portland, is to assist in the
movement and is co-operating with the
Salem Commercial club.
That club
itself took $3000 worth of the bonds,
it.being the first commercial organiza
tion in the Uinted States to make a
move of this kind, and it has been
commended by Secretary McAdoo for
Poultry—Hens, 18@183c per pound;
its action.
broilers 16 @ 21c; turkeys, 22@24c;
It was announced in London this ducks, 18@22c; geese, 12@13c.
Veal—Fancy, 141@15c per pound.
week that, owing to the shortage of
Pork—Fancy,. 192c per pound.
shipping and the consequent necessity
Vegetables—Artichokes, 70075c per
of economizing all available supplies
of tobacco, the board of trade will re dozen ; tomatoes, $4.25 @ 4.50 per
crate; cabbage, 3@4c per pound; egg-
quisition all stocks.
plant, 25c; lettuce, $1.65@1.80; cu
Harold Hansen, of Carlton, about 30 cumbers, 90c@$ 1.50 per dozen; celery,
years old and a native of Denmark, 75c @ $1.25; cauliflower, $1.00 per
was crushed to death Friday about dozen; peppers, 20@35c per pound;
midnight by a eave-in in the tunnel rhubarb, 2@3c; peas, 5@6c; aspara-
being dug to carry the pipe line from gas, 5@6c; spinach, 4@6c.
Potatoes — Buying prices, $3.50 @
Haskins Creek to McMinnville.
4.00 per hundred.
Judge Charles L. McNary, Republi
Green Fruit — Strawberries, $2.00
can, of Salem, has been appointed per crate; soples, $1.3502.75 per box.
United States senator for Oregon, to
Hope — 1916 crop 3@6c per pound;
succeed Senator Harry Lane.
The 1917 contracts, nominal.
■official announcement of the appoint
Wool — Eastern Oregon, fine, 50c
ment was made by Governor Withy per pound; coarse, 55c; valley, 50c;
combe, and Judge McNary has left foe mohair, 55@61c.
Washington, D. C., to take up the du-
Cascara Bark—Old and new, 63c per
ties of his office.
pound.
HERMISTON
HERALD,
HERMISTON,
OREGON.
PAINTING THEM UP FOR WARFARE
MARQUISE DE MOUSTIER EXPLAINS
HOW WOMEN CAN SERVE AMERICA
Describes Plan Adopted for Enrolling French Women in Readiness
for Call When Civil Mobilization Is Ordered- Committees
List the Applicants for the Work for Which They
Prove to Be Best Fitted.
Bv FRED B. PITNEY.
Correspondent of the New York Tribune.
Paris.—The ways in which Ameri
can women may serve their country
as the French women are serving
France were described to me by the
Marquise de Moustier, member of the
Association for the Enrollment of
French Women.
Civil mobilization in France is not
yet an accomplished fact, although
Senator Berenger has introduced a bill
to make it so. A law is not necessary,
however, to induce women to give their
time to the service of the country;
they have taken it on themselves to
American destroyers Patterson and Jenkins having their war paint put form an organization which now counts
on at the Charlestown navy yard. Their numbers are painted out.
seventeen branch recruiting offices in
Paris, and the work of which is rap
idly being extended
throughout
France.
Great success has been recorded, nnd
the movement, which was begun in a
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comparatively small way by a number
the certainty that they are on a of patriotic women anxious to do some
Stop Wastage of Food, but Do from
sound financial basis. The per capita thing in behalf of their country, prom
wealth of Americans today is greater ises still greater results. One of the
Not Curtail Necessities, Says
than ever before s greater than that ol secrets of this success has been the
J. Ogden Armour,
the people of any nation at any time in co-ordination of effort In the organiza
tion, according to the Marquise de
the past or in the present.
“Whether the war ends tomorrow or Moustier. Everything possible has
whether it lasts indefinitely this much been concentrated under one central
is certain: The United States, having body, and the association, which en
possession of approximately 40 per countered at first confusion resulting
Continuous of Great Prosperity That cent of the world’s supply of gold, the from diverse operations, has developed
greatest natural resources and geo Into a smoothly working body.
Has Ruled Country for Two Years
graphical isolation, is certain to suf
Real Service Now Rendered.
Is Assured—Billions Loaned
fer
less than any other nation In the
Mistakes due to scattered effort and
Allies to Be Spent Here.
war or in the whole world.
multiple bodies have been corrected
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“The nation has been advised to and a real service to the country is
Chicago.—The United States is in a economize on food. Economy means
position where optimism is justified, the Intelligent use without waste; it now being rendered. There is no lost
according to J. Ogden Armour in an does not call for self-denial. Economy labor anywhere, and the day the gov
interview discussing the economic was recommended to stop the waste ol ernment finally ordains civil mobiliza
tion it will find itself already possessed
condition and future of the nation.
the $700,000,000 worth of food which
a well working machine run by
“The prompt adoption by the Ameri goes into the garbage pall each year. of
can people of the ‘business-as-usual‘ The wave of patriotism sweeping over women which will serve as a model for
men.
Idea is going to enable this nation to the country should not seize upon par the The
is directed by a com
prosecute war without experiencing a simonious economy as a means of ex mittee association
whose president Is Mme. Emile
temporary depression such as England pression. Títere is no need for people Boutroux,
wife of the Academician.
and France have recently recovered to cease purchasing; there Is need only Among the six vice presidents are
from,” said Mr. Armour. “Modern war for the elimination of extravagance Mme. Chenu, wife of Maitre Chenu,
requires the expenditure of huge sums and waste. There is no reason what and the Viscountess Tie Vielard. Be
of money and means maximum employ ever for curtailment of the use of sides the secretary and treasurer there
ment and high wages for all workers. things ordinarily needed by people; are eleven committee members, Includ
Other conditions, peculiar to this war, there is need that everything be put ing the Marquise de Moustier and some
make it certain that this nation will to use.
of the most prominent men of France.
enjoy a period of business and Indus
"As patriots, it is our duty to stop
Although the women control their
trial activity the like of which has the wasteage of food ; as patriots it is own organization, they have seen fit to
never been seen and which is assured equally Important that we do not stop seek the advice of men ; therefore, in
whether the war lasts several months the ordinary purchasing on which the cluded in the association is a consult
or several years.”
business and the industry of the coun ing committee of thirteen men, repre
No Reason for Alarm.
try are founded. Hysterical economy senting different organizations and va
“But suppose people become over- is as much a menace to the nation as is rious religious beliefs. This commit
cautious as the result of the preaching prodigal waste.
tee includes the Marquis de Vogue,
of war economy—then what?” he was
vice president of the farmers of
Keep Faith, Advice.
asked.
“Faith is the great need of the peo France; M. Tessier, secretary of the
“There is some reason to believe,” ple today—faith in Providence to lend Union of Commercial and Industrial
he answered, “that economy rules will might to our right, faith in nature to Employees ; Rabbi Israel Levi, Pas
be misapplied for a while, but condi respond bountifully to the wonderful tor Wilfred Monod, M. Reverdy, vice
tions are such that the public will efforts of our agriculturists to Increase president of the Catholic Club of Work
soon see, if they have not already, that the food supply to provide a surplus ers, and M. Gervalse, secretary of the
there Is no occasion whatever for them for our allies, and faith in our govern Union of Government Employees.
to become alarmed.
Meetings Three Times a Week.
ment which has taken hold of the prob
“Continuation of the great prosper lems before it in a way that demoni
Committee meetings are held three
ity that has ruled In this country for strates it is deserving of our faith.
times a week, the committees being
two years is assured. There is an
“If I were asked,” concluded Mr.
abnormal demand for everything the Armour, “to give a message to the those of organization, propaganda and
workers of this nation can grow or American people—to the farmers, the study. Once a month there is a gen
manufacture. There Is work at high wage earners, the merchants, the man eral meeting of the regular committee
wages for every man and woman who ufacturers, and all—it would be this: and the consulting committee of men.
The latter, although having a voice In
wants work ; the earning power of the
“Be strong in your faith that nature
people is restricted only by physical will reward the efforts being made to the councils, have no vote, but simply
Interchange ideas and offer helpful
limitations; the buying power of the produce big crops and co-operate with suggestions
and advice which the wom
public is greater than ever before. our president, Woodrow Wilson, in his
There are certain guaranties of con efforts to keep the nation composed en may need.
Enrollment In the association Is car
tinued prosperity and of an ever wid and so organized as to most efficiently
ried
out in the following manner: The
ening scope to our business and Indus- prosecute war. Be confident and live prospective
applicant for national serv
trai life.”
your normal lives, as far as possible. ice receives a bulletin hearing the
Releases Billions Here.
Make business proceed ns usual.”
heading of the association, with a
“How about the billions of dollars
blank space in which the enrollment
we are lending to our allies?” he was
number is indicated. The form Is then
asked. “Wouldn’t it be better to keep | FLEES CELL IN GUARD’S GARB filled out nnd filed. If the applicant
that money at home?’’
fulfills all the requirements she is ei
“As a matter of fact, it is a mis Prisoner Beats Keeper Insensible at ther immediately placed In the posi
Auburn, N. Y.—Trailed to Barn;
nomer to call it a Ioan to our allies,”
tion she desires to fill or, if there is no
Surrenders.
Mr. Armour said : “We are primarily
vacancy at the time, she remains at
extending them credit. Instead of
the call of the organization.
Auburn,
N.
Y.
—
Reynolds
Forsbrey,
sending billions of dollars out of the
The application blank reads: “I,
country, the transaction means that | a notorious criminal, beat Keeper John the undersigned, of-------- nationality,
billions of dollars will actually be freed | Betts Insensible, donned his uniform born at--------, living at --------, agree
for circulation in this country. I’rac- I and escaped from the state prison the that, on the day France appeals to me,
tically all of the billions we lend our other afternoon. He was serving nine I will work ----- hours a day, -----
allies will be spent in this country for | years for first-degree assault, and hours n week, In one of the following
the products of our soil and our fac- | faced a second term of 20 years or life categories : Manufacture for Indus
tories and for payment of our workers. | for murder in the second degree.
tries of wnr exclusively ; manufacture
“We are the storehouse and the fac- | When Betts was found an hour after other than for industries of war; stock-
tory of the world now, and the more the escape hundreds of keepers, po room employee; agriculture, Including
money the world can get hold of the | lice and sheriff's deputies started gardening; teaching; civil assistance,
more will be sent here, and the more combing the surrounding country. such ns creches, canteens and care of
that comes here, the more work and the Forsbrey had the guard’s gun, and his infants; military health service, In
more business will result. And in this prison reputation Indicated he would cluding nursing and office work ; help,
connection, remember the government | put up a stiff fight If found. He was such as servant, scullery maid, seam
of the United States is now a buyer for | discovered several hours later in a stress and laundry girl In hospitals
war purposes and the dollars of Uncle barn and surrendered to two guards and military establishments; ste
Sam already have begun to pour forth without resistance.
nography, bookkeeping, office work. I
to stores, factories, and farms to pay
desire to work at ;—.”
for the expense of mobilizing, drilling,
Farm Work Not Hindered.
equipping, and feeding the army and t FILIPINOS EAGER TO
This appeal Is not addressed to the
aavy.
ENTER U. S. NAVY § farming community working at home
“Under the civilian boards gathered 1
or elsewhere, who are able to render a
together by the president to direct the ,
Manila, P. I.—Enthusiasm for 3 greater service to France In remaining
great work of preparation, this nation
the war rules high among the 5 at their present posts. They may en
is going ahead, fortified against delay
Filipinos. They are almost unan- i roll themselves, but only In the local
and mistakes through the intelligent
imously loyal to the United 5 ity of their present employment and
application of the lessons learned in
States. They have not forgotten i ■ where squads can be formed.
England and in France. This applies
how
the German fleet threat- J, The following are the examination
to industry as well as war.
g
ened
Dewey
at Manila In 1808, 3 questions :
Time Most Auspicious.
Had you worked before the war?
E and might well have attacked I ’
“I consider the present the most aus- t the American warships had not >
In what profession?
picious from the standpoint of national A the British fleet made it clear I
Are yon working now? In what
prosperity in my memory. There Is d It would support the conquerors « ’ profession?
not one good reason why the business h of the Spaniards.
Have you passed examinations?
i ,
of this country should not proceed in 2
If so, which?
The
islanders
are
especially
j
'
its normal course and on ever increas- a eager to enter the United States i -
Would you accept work other
ng lines. There Is not one reason why
than that you have Indicated? If
G navy.
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people should fear for the futurs or
so, specify In order or preference.
thould permit themselves to be swayed
Would you agree to work In a
FALSE ECONOMY IS THE REAL MENACE
URGES "BUSINESS AS USUAL”
city or district other than that you
have indicated?
Would you work Sunday?
Have you children between five
and fifteen living with you? Have
you children less than five living
with you? If so, how many?
If married, does your husband
authorize you to enroll?
If minor, do your parents au-
thorize you to enroll?
Do you agree to work in a cate
gory of benevolent service?
Are you obliged to ask pay?
You are entitled to your salary ;
you are not to accept a salary low
er than that paid ordinarily for
work you agree to do.
Providing for Day of Need.
This bulletin Is not a request for im
mediate employees ; It is an inscription
for the day when France may have
need of new forces. Such persons as
have need of immediate work, how
ever, are requested to indicate IL The
committee agrees to transmit imme
diately their demand to the proper au
thorities.
A similar bulletin is devoted tc
farming enrollment, concluding as fol
lows:
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The women of the farms have
wanted to be associated with the
work of voluntary enr liment of
French women in the service of
the country. They will do it glad
ly, und, since they nre adapted to
agricultural life, they will work
for the salvation of the country.
In enrolling on the lists of this as
sociation they will show their de
sire to persevere, some in remain
ing where they are, others In put
ting themselves at the disposition
of farmers at the height of the
season. Those who cannot work
will organize the task of caring
for infants in school during voca
tion.
The billboard posters which helped
Britain raise an army are now being
used by the association to recruit pa
triotic woman workers. They made
their appearance recently on walls In
Paris and attracted considerable atten
tion. They read: “Enroll yourself I
Give the time you have, so that no, ef
fort will be lost. Enroll yourself in
the administration, military or health
service, or wherever you can be use
ful.”
The posters call attention to the
need of women aiding the nation to the
fullest extent. They will, it Is be-
lieved, greatly increase women’s mobi-
lization, used to show what has al
ready been accomplished toward this
end. Moving picture films also have
been taken by the government, and
will be used to speed the work.
OFFERS LIFE TO NATION
At the age <>f eighty-four, Col. Peter
Paul Dobozy of West Plains, Mo., sur
vivor of the Hungarian Insurrection of
1848-49, of the war of France and Italy
against Austria in 1859 and a veteran
of the Civil war in this country, has
offered his services nnd his life to the
United States. He has asked permis-
aion of the government to establish
a cavalry training station at West
Plains, Mo.
He came to this country In 1882 with
two nephews of Louis Kossuth and in
1863 organized a regiment of negro
heavy artillery. After the war he be
came nn engineer in the Ozark country
and blazed tho way for the old Kansas
City, Fort Scott and Gulf railway, now
a part of the Frisco system.
Lace Flag for U. 8. Troops.
Paris.—The woman lace workers of
Velay have united in making a lace
flag with the colors of the United
States, and Intend to present It to the
first American regiment that comes to
fight upon French soil.
General Lafayette came from the
region of Velay and the old chateau
In which be lived still is standing.
Rice for Ink Stains.
Wash the stained article, using
bolled vice Instead of soap, and then
rinse in ear water.
