WORLD HAPPENINGS
OF CURRENT WEEK
LEAGUE HAS 32 MEMBERS
Revised Covenant Presented to Confer-
enee With Many Changea.
LEAGUE COVENANT
ADOPTED AT PARIS
Washington, D. C.—The revised
covenant of the league of nations, as
it was presented at Paris Monday to |
the peace conference in plenary ses-
slon was made public Sunday night by
the state department. Its essential
features already had been disclosed
through an official summary issued
two weeks ago.
Attached to the text, however, is
the hitherto unpublished “annex” re­
ferred to in the covenant, in which are
named the 32 states, including the
self-governing
British
dominions, Japanese and French Amendments Are
Events of Noted People, Governments
which are to be the original members
Withdrawn After Brief Talks
and Pacific Northwest and Other
of the league of nations, and 13 states
Are Made—Wilson Felicitated.
to be invited to accede to the cove­
Things Worth Knowing.
nant.
The original members are all the
nations which declared war on Ger­
Paris.—The covenant of the league
President Poincare Tuesday decor­
many, and in addition the new states
of nations In revised form, moved by
ated Admiral William 8. Benson of
of Czecho slovakia and Poland.
President Wilson, was adopted Mon­
the United States navy with the grand
Those invited to become members
day by the peace conference in plen­
cross of the legion of honor.
by acceding to the covenant are the
ary session without a dissenting vote.
James K. Lynch, governor of the U. three Scandinavian countries. The
The president’s motion also named
8. 12th federal reserve bank in San Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain and Sir James Eric Drummond as secre-
Francisco, died early Tuesday at his Persia and the American republics of tary-general of the league and pro­
home in Alameda, from an attack of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, vided for a committee to inaugurate
Salvador and Venezuela. Mexico does
heart disease.
the league.
not appear in the list. Provision is
Thus one of the notable works of
The San Francisco branch of the made in the covenant, however, for
the
conference has passed its final
commercial telegraphers of America the admission to the league of any
voted Tuesday to call a strike, the fully self-governing country which will stage and is incorporated in the peace
date to be fixed by a board of inter­ give required guarantees, upon a two- treaty.
The French and Japanese amend­
national officers.
thirds vote of the assembly.
ments after a brief discussion, were
As in the original document, the
The Bolshevik commissioner for the
not pressed and the way thus cleared
interior at Petrograd ordered the sale covenant provides that the league for unanimous acceptance of the
at auction last week of all the scien­ shall act through an assembly, in league.
tific instruments belonging to the In- which each state shall have one vote
Italy was not represented at the
and not more than three delegates,
stitute for Public Studies.
session, but the name of Italy appears
and a council, comprising for the pres­
The Argentine foreign office learns ent one representative of each of the as one of the members of the league
that the Mexican government is re­ five great powers and each of four in the covenant as finally adopted.
Nine labor principles were adopted
calling its diplomatic mission to Italy other powers to be selected from time
because it has not been recognized to time by the assembly. Members of for insertion in the treaty.
The session adjourned without con­
by the Italian government.
each class represented on the council
sidering the report on responsibilities
may be Increased by unanimous con­
The Temps says that it is asserted
providing for the trial of the German
sent of the council and a majority of
In American peace conference circles
ex-emperor by five judges from the
the assembly.
that President Wilson does not expect
great powers. The report was handed
The text provides that nothing in
to add anything to his recent state­
the covenant shall be deemed “to af­ in by the council of four and embodies
ment on the Adriatic issue with Italy.
fect the validity of international en­ in the peace treaty a provision for the
exemperor’s prosecution. This, how­
A report that M. Loucheur, minister gagements such as treaties of arbi­
ever, has not as yet been adopted by
of reconstruction, had said that im­ tration or regional understandings
the plenary conference.
portations Into France would again like the Monroe doctrine for securing
The session opened at 3 o’clock
be entirely free after June 1 is de­ the maintenance of peace.” This was
Monday
afternoon in the French for­
clared to be erroneous by the Petit the amendment for which President
eign office under circumstances of un­
Wilson
made
a
successful
fighi
at
the
Parisien.
same time the Japanese delegation to usual interest because it was to be
A large section of Yokohama was the peace conference sought vainly to one of the last sessions before the
ravaged by fire Monday, 2000 build­ have a race equality provision Inserted meeting with the German delegates at
Versailles; that final action was to be
ings including a part of the business in the covenant.
section being burned. Firemen from
Changes' suggested in criticisms in taken on some of the main features of
Tokio aided in checking the flames the United States senate add pro­ the peace treaty, notably the league
before they reached the foreign resi­ visions for the withdrawal of a mem­ of nations, responsibility for the war
dential section.
ber after two years' notice and fulfill­ and the trial of the German ex­
The German delegates to the peace ment of league obligations; exempt emperor and others, and because im­
portant labor clauses were to be in­
congress arrived in Versailles Monday domestic questions from the league's
evening at 9 o'clock. The party num jurisdiction; provide that mandatories serted In the treaty.
President Wilson was recognized at
bered 60. Immediately on their ar over German colonies or former Otto­
rival the delegates were taken in auto­ man dominions shall be given only to the outset for a detailed explanation
mobiles to the Hotel des Reservoirs. nations willing to accept them; leave of the new covenant of the league.
it to member states to decide what His speech was without oratorical ef­
There was no untoward incident.
fect and confirmed the explanation of
The fishing schooner Cape Horn of armed force, if any, they will con­ the textual changes, and named Bel­
tribute
to
the
force
required
by
the
the Gulf Fisheries, Inc., fleet has been
league to enforce its mandates, and gium, Brazil, Greece and Spain on the
captured by a Mexican gunboat and is
make it clear that member states in­ league council and also on the com­
being held, her crew being charged
dividually will pass upon proposed mittee to prepare plans for the first
with smuggling arms to the Mexican
meeting of the league.
limitations upon their armaments.
rebels, according to information reach-
Baron Makino, head of the Japanese
With modifications, the new draft
ing Galveston, Tex., customs officials.
delegation,
in a brief speech, called
includes all the provisions for the sub­
Police chiefs of all cities of the mission to the council of international renewed attention to the Japanese
country were appealed to Tuesday by disputes, for inviting no member na­ amendment on racial equality. He said
Colonel Arthur Woods, special assist- tions to accept the obligations of mem­ that the race question was a standing
ant to the secretary of war In charge bers for the purpose of adjusting dis­ grievance which might become a dan­
of the employment of discharged sol- putes and for breaking economic re­ gerous issue at any time and an­
diera, to aid the government in pre­ lations or the use of armed force in nounced that an effort would be made
venting peddlers and street fakirs dealing with a state which has broken to have the principle of racial equality
adopted as part of the document.
from wearing the uniform of the army the covenant.
or navy.
Except in certain specified instan­
Senator McDonald’s bin providing ces, unanimous agreement is required
for a 10-hour day for women in domes- for all decisions.
tic service in California passed the
assembly, 43 to 23.
$3000 in Prizes Posted.
Brief Resume Most important
Daily News Items.
COMPILED
FOR YOU
Peace Conference Accepts Pact
Without Change.
MOVE IS UNANIMOUS
STATE NEWS
Articles of incorporation of the
Bank of Commerce, Astoria’s proposed
new financial institution, have been
filed in the county clerk's office.
A wedding ceremony by long dis­
tance telephone was a unique occur­
rence in Ashland Sunday, when Miss
Rose Thomas, a popular teacher of the
Ashland schools, became the wife of
Robert Throne, who is located at Den­
ver, Colo.
* Judge Eakin of the St. Helens judi­
cial district has handed down a deci­
sion awarding the office of county
judge of Columbia county to Martin
White, who contested the election of
W. J. Fullerton, his opponent at the
November election.
YAKIMA FRUIT SHIPPERS
TO BUILD WAREHOUSES
Yakima —Fruit shippers in Yakima
will spend about »125,000 in warehouse,
construction and improvements to
take care of the coming fruit crop.
H. M. Gilbert plans to be the heaviest
investor. He will construct for the
Richey & Gilbert company a ware­
house costing »60,000, to which will
be added about »15,000 for cold stor­
age equipment. Other new houses
will be built by the Furry Fruit com-
pany, the Roche Fruit company and
the Growers' Service company. The
increased storage capacity by reason
of this construction will be about 350
cars. Other shippers are building ad­
ditions to their plants, mostly in the
form of increased facilities for pack­
ing. With the frost period safely
passed it is estimated the total fruit
crop of the valley will be from 15,000
to 17,000 carloads.
When the state highway commission
Mark Old Hudson Bay Road.
meets in Portland on May 6 it will
Tacoma.—One of the earliest roads
open bids for *1,750,000 of the addi­ in the northwest was marked at Camp
tional road work in nine counties of Lewis Saturday by the Washington
the state.
State Historical society. The road
was established in 1833 by the Hudson
The city council, acting upon sug­
Bay company from old Fort Nisqually,
gestions from the various councilmen
near Tacoma, to Fort Vancouver. The
and voters of Sheridan, has announced
it will take up immediately the pro­ marker is a huge boulder, selected
and placed by soldiers at camp, bear­
posal to pave the unpaved streets in
ing a bronze inscription. The ancient
Sheridan and gravel those that can­
road
is now a paved street through
not be paved. Work probably will
Camp
Lewis.
start soon.
Commencement plans for the Ore-
gon normal school at Monmouth are
rapidly being perfected. Dr. W. W.
Willard of Chicago, who is supplying
the pulpit of the First Congregational
church of Portland, has been secured
as baccalaureate speaker.
$4.50 Box for Yakima Apples.
Yakima.—One carload of Yakima ap­
ples Tuesday sold at the fabulous
price of *4.50 a box. The sale was
made by the Ryan Fruit company to
an eastern firm. This price is the
record for the season, which has had
many sales at figures not approached
The numerous inquiries received by in former years.
Hood River sales agencies indicate one
of the most active strawberry markets
Ranch Sells for *54,880.
in years. The Apple Growers’ asso­ Wilbur, Wash.—James A. Muir sold
ciation has received offers of pur­ for W. O. Childs 560 acres 12 miles
chases from Ontario, Canada, and Chi­ northwest of here, near Broadax, to
cago offers to take a part of the crop. John Douglas of Almira for *54,880.
His chest crushed by a log which fell The purchase includes the homestead
from the top of a pile at Shevlin-Hix­ which was one of the first filings in
on camp No. 10, Jacob Nyback, 32, an the Big Bend. Mr. Childs located on
employe of the company, died Thurs­ it about 35 years ago.
day afternoon before the train on
which he was being carried reached
Bend. He is survived by a wife and
two children.
| NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT
Preparation of a ballot title for a
constitutional amendment providing
for the single tax is sought in a peti-
tion filed with the secretary of state
by the Oregon Single Tax league. The
petition was signed by Harry A. Rice,
president, and Mrs. Christina H. Mock,
secretary of the organization.
NEW BUTTER SCORING
PLAN FAVORS OREGON
Contest Opens at State College,
Runs Six Months.
Both Commercial
and
Composition
Tests will Be Made- Prizes for
First and Second Best.
(Prepared by Oregon Agricultural College)
Oregon butter is expected to shine
in the composition and commerciti
butter-scoring contest at the state y.
ricultural college, which begins April
28.
“This system of scoring is favorable
to Oregon conditions,” says V. D
Chappell, of the dairy department and
in charge of the contest, “as it really
gives a butter maker an opportunity
to show his ability. Workmanship
has a good deal to do with making
good butter, especially storage butter.
The system used last year gave the
butter makers receiving the best
cream an advantage over those who
found it practically impossible to get
cream in good clean flavored condi.
tion.”
Butter will be scored commercially •
by three judges, the average of the •
three making up the final score.
9
Three tests will be made for the I
composition score. A 5-inch cube of I
butter, inside measurement, and all
ounce sample taken from the same I
churning, and one 3-ounce sample I
from the preceding churning must be I
sent, the two samples in air tight bot- "
ties to prevent loss of moisture. A 1
test of the cube will be made and I
compared with the sample from the I
same churning, to determine loss due I
to leaky butter.
|
To the butter maker receiving the I
highest commercial and composition 1
score, the college dairy department I
will give a silver cup. Special prizes I
are offered by dairy supply houses for I
first, second and third in the commet- I
cial tests, and for first in composition. 1
The prizes will be announced next I
month.
The contest will run six months and I
contestants must have the three sam- I
pies in each month in order to com- I
pete for the prizes. Those who want I
only a score occasionally to see how
their product runs may enter single !
contests.
A certificate of merit will be given
each butter maker who gets a score
of 90 or more. All butter will be sold
and a refund allowed for each cube 1
when reports are sent out.
All samples and cubes must be
mailed on or before April 28, and the
products will be judged May 1. Send I
to O. A. C. Dairy Department, Corval 1
lis, Oregon.
Portland.—Wheat—Government ba­
sis, *2.20 per bushel.
Flour—Patents, *11.45 delivered,
*11.30 at mill; bakers’, *11.15@11.30;
whole wheat, *10.25@10.40; graham,
*10.05 @10.20.
Millfeed—Mill run, f, o. b. mill, car-
R. V. Wright, director of the agri­ lots, *37@38 per ton; mixed cars,
cultural department of the Hood River »37.50@38.50; ton lots or over, $39 @
high school, has termed the members 40; less than tons, $40@41; rolled
of dairymen’s herds formerly dubbed barley, *58@60; rolled oats, $58;
“star boarders” as "I. W. W. cows.” ground barley, *58.
“They eat their heads off and do not
Corn—Whole, ton, $68; cracked, *70.
give any milk,” says Mr. Wright.
Hay—Buying prices, f. o. b. Port­
“They are as undesirable as bolshe- land: Eastern Oregon timothy, *30@32
vists.”
per ton; alfalfa, *25625.50; valley
grain hay, *28; clover, *26@27.
Equipped with a letter of introduc­
Unlike the star of empire the spray­
Butter — Cubes, extras, 511c per
tion to Harney county stockmen and
ing
practice takes its way eastward.
pound; prints, parchment wrappers,
aided by a very slight knowledge of
extra, box lots, 55c; cartons, 56c; half V. R. Gardner, for many years profes­
the English language, Pierre Forgeron,
boxes, 12C more; less than half sor of pomology at the Oregon Agri­
17-year-old veteran of the world war,
boxes, 1c more; butterfat, No. 1, 55® cultural College, is now at the Univer
arrived in Bend last week on his way
sity of Missouri, and is advocating
56c per pound, station.
to Burns, where he lias decided to try
Eggs — Oregon ranch, case count, thorough spraying of orchard trees,
“cow punching” as a means of earning
43c:
candled, 44@45c; selects, 45@46c with the same ardor that characterized
a livelihood.
Poultry — Hens, 37@38c;, roosters, his work in Oregon.
“No one with a small home orchard,
With the awarding of a contract by 25c; ducks. 48@50c; geese and live
the Astoria council for the widening turkeys, nominal; dressed turkeys, or even 12 or 15 trees,” he is quoted as
saying, "can afford to be without a
and paving of Astor street, the port 43c.
barrel spray outfit The fruit from
Veal—Fancy, 18@19c per pound.
commission decided to proceed imme­
the small orchard would in an average
diately with the extension of the Belt
Pork—Fancy, 25c per pound.
Line railroad along that street so far
Fruits—Apples, $2.25 @3.50 per box; season more than pay the cost of the
east as Tenth street. The commission grapefruit, $3.50 @9.50; strawberries, outfit."
also is securing rights of way for ex­ *3 per crate.
Herbert Hoover, chairman of the
New York.—Prizes totaling $3000
Washington, D. C.—The government
Tea Is Squirrel Peison Antidote,
interallied food commission, arrived have been offered b the New York
tension to the site of the proposed
Vegetables — Cabbage, $607.50 per
is preparing to relinquish control next
In Berlin Saturday In company with a Herald for competition In connection
naval station.
100
pounds;
lettuce,
$3@5
per
crate;
The following antidote for animals
month of American cable lines and to
I r staff
with the second panAmerican aeron
peppers, 60@75c per pound; celery, that have eaten grain treated with
restore
the
telegraph
and
telephone
At the meeting of the southern Ore­ *10 per crate; artichokes, *1.15; cauli­ squirrel poison is published by Geo
autic convention at Atlantic City next
Germany has instructed the Argen | month. One purse of $1000 is offered systems to private ownership imme­ gon Presbytery In Medford last week.
flower, *2@3.75; beets, *2.25 per sack; W. Kable, county agent of Benton:
Hue government to deliver Interned to the aviator making the longest diately after enactment by congress Rev. Boudlnot Seely of Portland pre­
carrots, $2.25@3 per sack; turnips, Boil a pound of tea in a quart of water
German steamers to the United States cross-country flight. Eight prises of of laws necessary to safeguard prop­ sented an encouraging financial report
*2.25 per sack; cucumbers. $1.50@2.25 for 10 to 30 minutes. Add enough
erties.
and the American embassy has an $250 each are offered for the best rec-
and the announcement was made by
Postmaster-General Burleson, as di­ the home commission's committee that per dozen; tomatoes, *4.50 per box; cold water to make up for what boiled
nounced its readiness to take over the ord made during the meeting from
spinach, *1.25 per box; peas, 14@16c away. Drench poisoned animai with
vessels.
’ lOOhorsepower to 1000-horsepower recting head of the wire communica­ every minister is to be assured a sal­ per pound; rhubarb, *2.25@2.75 per this tea, and about an hour later give
tion
service
taken
over
as
a
war
meas
­
ary of *1200 a year with free manse,
Marked improvement In labor condì- j engines.
ure. announced Monday he had recom­ this being in increase of *200 over the box; asparagus, $1.50@3.75 per crate. a liberal dose of epsom salts. The
tions on the Pacific coast is reported
Potatoes — Oregon Burbanks, best, grain should be so spread that farm
mended to President Wilson that the previous figure.
Camouflage May Be Kept
by the department of labor in its week­
*1.75@2; Yakimas, *1.75®2; new Cali­ animals cannot reach it
cablea
be
turned
back
forthwith,
prob
­
Washington, D.C.—Ship camouflage,
ly bulletin. Portland's unemployed MW
W. J. Patterson, a Portland broker, fornia, 71010c per pound.
shown to have decreased from 4000 to an art developed during the great war. ably not later than May 10. An hour with offices at 209 Selling building,
Hope—Oregon 1918 crop, 42@42‘c
Oregon Baby Chicks Best
later
the
postmaster-general
gave
out
may be retained permanently aa a
2400 since last week.
per
pound;
three-year
contracts,
30c,
Poultrymen
are advised against
was
arrested
in
Eugene
by
Sheriff
means of reducing the dangers of col­ a statement saying he would recom­
28c. 25c.
ordering baby chicks from California
The soviet government in Hungary
Stickels
Thursday
afternoon
on
a
war
­
mend
that
the
telegraph
and
telephone
lisions between vessels. In war the
has asked for a suspension of the Rou­ camoufleurs sought a design that | service be returned to private owners. rant charging him with arson. It is
Wool—Eastern Oregon and Wash­ by the Benton County Farm Bureau
manian offensive and the arrange­
alleged that he set fire to 50 tons of ington. 44@51c per pound; mohair. News. Information is at hand to show
contingent,
however,
upon
financial
would puzzle German submarine com­
1919 clip, 45@50c per pound.
ment of an armistice, according to Vi­
that the stock does not compare fav­
manders, but now they must seek the protection to be obtained from con- hay which he owned and which was
enna reporta received in Berlin. It is
Cascara Bark—Old. 13c per pound.
orably with Oregon stock and that
stored
in
a
large
warehouse
at
Alva-
gress.
opposite extreme, a uniform design
said that the government of Bela Kun
Grain Bags—In carlots. 13c.
but very little of it is trapnested.
It was explained by Mr. Burleson dore. The hay was destroyed by fire
which will emphasise and accentuate
haa announced ita readiness to retire
Cattle
—Best steers ____ : *13.50@14.00
on
the
night
of
April
8.
that
no legislation is necessary in the
the true course of the ship.
Good to choice steers...... 11.00611.50
lu favor of a socialist cabinet
Calla For Farm Help Mat
case of the cable company properties.
The high cost and scarcity of sugar Medium to good steers.... 10.00611.00
No difficulty in meeting all calls
Paris—An appeal has been made by
Fair
to
good
steers.
........
A telegram from Washington to
9.00610.00
last year set C. G Rush and sons of
for farm help at *60 a month and
Extra Session Expected.
Common to fair steers...
Grand Rapids. Mich., Thursday night the French academy that the official
Brownsville thinking, and they remem­ Good to ch. cows, heifers 8 00 6 9.00 board haa so far been experienced by
10.00612.00
text
of
the
peace
treaties
to
be
nego
­
New
York.
—
Senator
Lodge,
of
Mas
announced that Michigan was official­
bered the good, old fashioned lasses Med. to good cows, heif’rs 7.006 8.00 J. W. Brewer, farm help specialist of
ly the first state to reach its victory tiated and the covenants to bo signed sachusetts, who passed through here which they used to make back east. Fair to med cows, heifers 5.00@ 6.00 the federal department of agriculture
shall be drafted In the French kan Tuesday on hie way to Washington. Accordingly, the Brownsville farmer Canners ....... ..... ....... .....
3.50@
loan quota.
and the state agricultural college
guage.
Mid he was convinced President Wil and his two boys thought It worth Bulls . ........... ............... ....... 6.00 @
Many requests are coming in.
Higher prices and better quality of
----
9.50614.0«
son would be compelled to call an while to try an experiment and see if Stockers and feeders
canned goods for this season and the
Paris —A project for an alliance be extra session of congress before July sorghum cane would not grow in Ore- Hogs—Prime mixed .... ------ 7.00@10.00
Plans and specifications for sewer
coming winter wore predicted by tween France and America actually 1* due to the failure of congress to pass gon. The experiment was more than Medium mixed______ ---- 20.50 6 20.75
----- 20.006 20.25
improvements
in the Porter Hill resi-
Frank K. Gorrell of New York, secre­ under way. the Echo de Paris says.
Rough
heavies
______
---- 18.30 018.75
necessary financial bills at Its last successful, as from their little patch
tary of the National Cannera’ associa- President Wilson, the newspaper adds, gaoalgey
... refused
a... to
a
js
Pigs .... ........... ______ ---- 18.75@18.20 dence district of North Bend amount­
ion. Senator y Lodge
ex of cane they
manufactured 35 gallons Sheep—Spring lambs ---- 16.00 016.50
tion, speaking at the meeting of the is withholding action until he can press an opinion on the revised text
ing to more than $30,000 vere approv­
of molasses, which was so tasty that Prime lambs________ ---- 15.50016.00
Western Cannera' association la Chi- place the matter before the American
of the league of nations covenant until the neighbors bought all that the mak­ Yearlings ...................... ----- 11.00012.00 ed and adopted at a meeting of the
cago..
senate.
Wethers ..... . .......... .... ---- 9.00010.00 city council recently. Total street im­
| he had time to study it In detail.
ers would sell and called for more.
eve
al
10
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Offic
Of
Re
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Offic
VI
WIRES TO GO BACK
TO OLD COMMAND
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6.50010.50 provements there will exceed $150,000.
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will
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