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Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
NeuU State LdlUs Will
Reduce Cost of Elections

Salem -- Important changes In tht
election laws simplifying the registra.
tion and election machinery and max
ing material reductions in the expense
were enacted at the recent session oi
the legislature. The new law provid.
ing for the election of delegates to
party national conventions and Presi-
Dental electors will save the state
about $40, 900 a year, for, under 1t,
each person 80 honored must pay his
own expenses. House bill 227, which
provides for two judges of election in
stead OF three, 1t is estimated, will
save the state $4,000 each election
year.
Just what saving the permanent
registration law will effect is difficult
to estimate. but it should be material
one. This law, while not considered a
perfect one, is regarded as "step in
the right direction. 1t provides that
in registering the electors the county
clerks shall use the card index system.
The clerks shall register any unquali
fled elector who may request to be
registered at any time after the first
Monday in January, 1916, to within 80
days preceding any general or primary
election.
AS result electors desiring to vote
in the primary May, 1916, will have
only about three and one-half months
to register.
Electors absent from their county
may register before any notary public
or county clerk in the county where
they may be. In such cases the notary
public or county clerk shall. mail the
affidavit of the elector to the county
clerk of the electors county and may
collect fee not to exceed 25 cents
from the elector.
1t is declared that in cities and other
growing communities precinct bound
aries are changing constantly and as
result thousands of electors to vote
will have to register at least every two
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
u. s. Considers Allies
As Not AnsUerinq Note

Washington, d. G. - The United
States government considers that
Great Britain and France, in the Brit
ish order-in-council and in the accom-
panying notes, have not answered the
questions propounded to them as to
what warrant there is under interna-
tional law for the establishment of ar
embargo on all commercial intercourse,
directly or indirectly, between Ger
many and neutral countries.
1t was declared officially at the State
department that this government still
does not know whether the action of
the allies is interned as a legal block
ade or whether the ordinary rules of
contraband and non-contraband are to
be the legal basis for future deten-
tions. On a determination of this
question probably will depend not only
the nature of any steps which may be
taken by the United States at this
time, but also the basis for the many
claims for damages arising out of in
terruptions to American commerce un-
der the new policy of the allies.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
FiUe Russian Lines Fall
Before Austrian Attack

Vienna, via London-Herr Lennhoff,
correspondent of the Zeitung Am Nit
tag. sends the following dispatch from
Austrian headquarters under date of
March 18:
"The Russian offensive against the
Carpathian line has broken down more
quickly than was first expected, con-
sidering the vigor with which the at
tack was begun. The Russians hope
was to break the Austrian and German
lines east of Lupkow pass. They sent
forward huge forces there, but all at
tacks were repulsed with enormous
Russian losses, and the Austrians and
Germans are steadily. If slowly, gain
ing ground.
"The Russian tactics consisted in
charging in five successive lines. As
soon as one line was cut down another
advanced, until all five had been shot
down. The Russians sent forward all
available troops, even adjuncts, like
the older men who previously were
used only as guards for the military
workshops. Even military tailors and
cooks were forced into the attacking
line.
"This caused an apparent relaxation
in the vigilance of the Russian vedette
service. German troops making a
flanking movement over difficult ter
rain found all the pickets, even the
machine gun divisions, sleeping. In
battle, however, the Russians fought
recklessly, firing while standing with
their bodies entirely exposed to the
hottest hail of bullets.
''The attacking forces, chiefly ST.
berians, held their ground stubbornly.
Although many hundreds were taken
prisoners, none of them surrendered
readily, but had to be overpowered in
the trenches. 1t finally became evil
dent that the Russians lacked reserves
of equal quality"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25

years. II also Is pointed out thai
many voters may be disfranchised as Q
result Of this provision through liz.
norance Of changes in precinct bound.
aries. Election experts say the law
should have been provided for the
county clerks to make the changes
Necessary for recording the electors in
the proper precincts when boundaries
are changed without the necessity for
Reorganization.
When an elector moves from one
county to another the county clerk is
authorized to send his registration
blank to the clerk of the county where
the elector locates.
House bill 228 is designed to facil-
itate voting. 1t dispenses with the
poll book and substitutes precinct reg
lister lists. 1t will not be necessary
for the clerk to write the names of the
electors as they vote, but instead he
will check the names off on his lists.
One of the most important laws
passed by the legislature is that pro-
viding for the election of delegates to
party conventions and Presidential
electors. Under the law which it re-
peals, the voters could vote for only
one delegate and one elector. Under
the new law, with the present appor-
tionment, each party will be entitled
to two delegates from each congress
sional district and four from the state
at large. Under it every elector of
political party will have the right to
vote for two delegates from his con-
gressional district and four from the
state at large. Nomination of Presi-
Dental electors is from the state at
large, and each voter will be entitled
to cast his ballot for the number of
electors allotted his party. The pro-
visions under the present law which
authorizes the state to pay the ex-
penses of the delegates is repealed and
they will have to pay their
own expenses, as they do in other
states.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
TRADE RESUMING
NORMAL BASIS
General Revival of Business Is
Seen In All Lines.
Bank Clearings ShoD Big Gains
Prospects of Large Crops
Also GiUes Impetus.

Chicago-Trade in general lines all
over the country has shown seasonable
improvement. Encouraging reports
come from all sections of the country,
embracing the centers of large indus
tries.
Significance attaches to the increase
in last weeks bank clearings at the
agricultural centers, Kansas City show
ing gain of 25.5 per cent over figures
of year ago. Minneapolis gained
1873 per cent Omaha increased 10.5
per cent. st. Paul and Duluth gained
per cent each.
Enormous orders for machinery are
feature of the trade situation, both
for domestic and foreign account.
The steel and iron business has held
its own. Railroad financing progresses
and steel and equipment orders are be-
ing placed with more freedom for the
more urgent requirements Of trans
portation lines.
Steel mill operations averaged
around 50 per cent in the past week,
which shows that specifications against
contracts are holding up.
Unmistakable evidence of strong un-
derlying confidence that great business
activity will come to the United States
is reflected in preparations now being
made by bankers to meet the condi-
tions.
General business has been creeping
steadily back to normal basis and, as
it moves ahead, each week gathering
stronger momentum, the country is
nearing another agricultural harvest.
Winter crops never before furnished
such an encouraging outlook and, in
view of high prices received for the
last yield, dealers believe it is safe to
assume that spring paintings of all
grains and cereals will be greatly en-
larged in acreage this season.
Bankers have gone into seasonable
conditions like this before, probably
not exactly the same in respect of cir
cumstances which the foreign war has
brought up, but they know what the
harvest period means to them in re-
quirements of funds with which to
finance the movement of farm prod
ucts.
They also realize that the trade vol
ume promises to attain great height if
the coming crops are large ones and
that they must prepare to meet two
fold force of financial requirements.
The plethora of wealth created by the
last agricultural production is expect
ed naturally to double the effect of
another yield of equal proportions with
high prices and worldwide demand.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
Lose Three Ships
by Turks Floating Mines

London-The British battleships Ir
resistible and Ocean and the FrencI
battleship Bouvet were blown up b,
floating mines while engaged with th'
remainder Of the allied feet in attack
ing the forts In The Narrows of tn,
Dardanelles Thursday.
The crews of the two British ship
were virtually all saved, having beer
transferred to other ships under hot
fire, but an internal explosion took
place on board the Bouvet after she
had fouled the mine and most of hei
crew was lost.
The Bouvet sank within three min
utes Of the time that she hit the mine.
The waters In which the ships were
lost had been swept Of mines, but the
British admiralty asserts that the
Turks ard Germans set floating con-
tainers Of explosives adrift and these
were carried down by the current on
to the allied ships gathered inside the
entrance Of the straits.
All the ships that were sunk were
old ones, the Bouvet having been COM
pleted nearly 20 years ago and the
Ocean and Irresistible in 1898. They
were useful, however, for the work in
which they were engaged in the Oar
danelles.
The destroyed British ships are
being replaced by the battleships
Queen and Implacable, vessels Of a
similar type. They are said to have
started some time ago for near West
ern waters in anticipation of just such
losses as have now occurred. Two
other ships engaged in the fighting,
the British battle cruiser Inhexible
and the French batlteship Gaulois,
were hit by shells and damaged.
The British casualties, according to
the British official report, were not
heavy, considering the scale of the
operations.
The damage done to the Turkish
forts by the heavy bombardment has
not yet been ascertained. 1t is said
that the operations against them are
continuing. The damage done to the
Turkish forts by the heavy lombard
ment has not yet been ascertained. 1t
is said that the operations against
them are continuing. The forts at
tackled were those on either side of
Kephez bay and on Kephez point out
side The Narrows and those on Kilid
Bahr and Chanak In The Narrows.
The Kephez forts replied strongly
when the battleships advanced, firing,
up the Dardanelles, and all the ships
were hit. II is asserted that these
forts finally were silenced and bom-
bardment of those in The Narrows was
under way when the three battleships
struck mines. The blowing up of the
ships did not cause a cessation of the
fighting, which continued until dark
ness intervened. 1t is understood that
the bombardment was resumed.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
Submarine Contract Let.

Washington, D. C.-Secretary Dan
iels signed contract plans for the
navy's first sea-going submarine and
announced that it would be known as
the Schley, in honor of the late Rear
Admiral Schley. The contract, as well
as contracts for three harbor defense
submarines, was awarded to the Elec-
tric Boat company, of Groton, Conn.
Navy officials believe the new sea-
going submarine, upon which construc-
tion will now be commenced, is the
first of that type in the world. Her
displacement will be in the neighbor-
hood of 1000 tons, with surface
speed of 20 knots and in underwater
speed of between 10 and IL knots.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
Oregon Asked for Militia.

Salem - Governor Withycombe has
made application to the Navy depart
ment for the assignment of the old
battleship Oregon to Portland for use
by the Naval Militia of the state. 1t
would replace the cruiser Boston now
in the Portland harbor. The governor
acted upon the suggestion of Adjutant
General White, who believes the as
signment of the historic vessel to Ore
gon waters would give great impetus
to the upbuilding of the militia.
In writing the Navy department the
governor strongly urged the that the
loan of the Oregon be granted this
state. He pointed out that the assign
ment of the battleship would aid ma
terially in increasing the scope and
efficiency of the Naval Militia and
would have great deal to do in popu-
larizing and perpetuating the organic
alton. He further dwelt upon the fit
ness, from a sentimental standpoint,
of having the battleship transferred to
its namesake state.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25

Hood River--The board OF directors
of the Hood River Apple Growers as.
sociation has recommended that the
Hood River association withdraw from
the North Pacific Fruit Distributors.
Final action, however, rests with
the members of the local association,
who will vote on the question at the
annual meeting in April. The vote of
the directors was unanimous. A SER
les of meetings will be held through
out the valley to discuss the action of
the directors.
Prominent growers who are ac-
quainted with the sentiment through
out the community declare that the
action of the board of directors will
receive practically the unanimous sup
port of the organization membership.
81 know of tonnage of at least
l00,0 boxes of apples that will be
Immediately signed up with the asso-
ciation," says Oscar Vanderbilt, a
member of the recently elected Grow
ers' Council, "as soon as it is learned
that the Apple Growers association is
no longer an affiliation of the Distrib-
utors."
While it was expected that the
growers at the April meeting would in
all probability take action to withdraw
from the Distributors, this action on
the part of the board of directors came
as a great surprise. The haste with
which the board acted probably comes
as direct result of the failure of Mr..
Vanderbilt Saturday to accept nomi
nation to the board for the coming
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
City's Threats Cut Rates.

Baker-That the proposed municipal
electric light plant would put his COM
pany out of business and that the COM
pany had been forced by threats of the
municipal plant to lower its rates was
the testimony of F. A. Harmon, gen.
eral manager of the Eastern Oregon
Light & Power company, before the
State Railroad commission in its final
hearing of the company's rates here.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
Hood River Apple Growers'
Association Votes TO Secede

Il year. After the meeting, when asked
his motive in refusing the nomination,
he explained that he preferred to be q
free lance to being tied up with the
Distributors. The board held meet
ing Saturday night, with the result
that the above announcement was
made.
With relations with the North Pa
cific Fruit Distributors severed, the
Hood River Valley will undoubtedly be
the most strongly organized section in
the Northwest, because many growers
who now ship independently will join
the association. 1t is estimated that
95 per cent of the Hood River apples
will be shipped this year through the
local association.
Many growers during the past two
years have shipped independently on
account of the affiliation. These will
now join the local association, which
will market its fruit direct.
While the local growers do not find
fault with the basic principles of the
Spokane agency, complaint has been
heard because of the overhead expense,
which, it is declared, is exorbitant.
The financial management also has
been criticized. While returns are re-
ceived at the main Office soon after
sales are made, because of the COM
plexity of pools the grower has to
await too long before receiving his
money.
H. F. Davidson, president of the
Distributors, is member of the board
of directors of the Apple Growers as
ISOLATION.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
Southern Landlords
Want Child LabOrers

Dallas, Texas j. Tom Pagitt,
owner of 1900 acres of Texas land,
described some tenant problems on his
estate from the land owners point of
view before the Federal committee on
industrial relations at its American
land question hearing Saturday. The
Pagitt place in Coleman county, he
said, has % tenant families OF about
1000 acres, the remainder being leased
to cattlemen.
He said his agent prefers to get
tenants with large families of chill
dren, because the country is 30 sparsely
settled that the women and children
form almost the only available source
of extra labor supply in cotton picking
season. The women among his ten
ants, he said, usually chop, hoe, and
help with picking cotton. Children be-
gin work in the fields at about years
of age.
A tenant, he said, would have diff
Guilty hiring farm hands, because he
could not, as rule. pay their wages
until after the crop was sold.
Describing conditions, Mr.. Pagitt
said the cheapest tenant house on his
place has two rooms and cost 1925,
while the largest has four rooms, cost
ing $400. None are screened, he said.
would you object to tenant who
believed in certain principles of gov
ernment or reform, advocating them
while living on your place?" asked
Mr.. Walsh.
NO." replied Mr.. Pagitt, ''but l
would not like tenant who stirred up
trouble by talking at the stores and try
ing to make other men dislike his land
lord"
"What hours should tenant spend
at work." asked Commissioner Walsh.
"Well," replied Mr.. Pagitt, sin
crop season some of them go to work
at 4 in the morning, some at 6, and
they generally work until dark
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
Brother Gets Insurance.

La Grande - Like letter from the
grave came word to Edward Bussey, a
cabdriver of this city, from his
brother, the late Major General Cyrus
Bussey, who died in Washington and
was buried in Arlington Cemetery re-
Gently. The La Grande man knew
nothing of his brothers. death until a
letter came that had been written in
1918, to be held until death visited the
old general. With the letter came
notice that considerable life insurance
had been left in the La Grande mans
name. The epistle was brotherly
farewell,
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
One Koman In 20 Smokes.

Chicago-One woman in every 20 ir
this city is cigarette smoker, accord
ing to an estimate after an investiga-
tioon by Alice Clement and Mary
Riley, policewomen. In the Jewish,
Polish and Italian districts the per.
centage of smokers was smaller, they
said, only 2 per cent of the women
using tobacco. 1--WE covered all parts
of the city," said Miss Clement. Few
working girls or girls of the middle
classes smoke. The habit does not
seem to be growing"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
Officer Loss Is GrolUing.

London - A casualty list of officers
received from the headquarters in the
field, under date of March Is, gives
the names of 83 officers, including
Hindus, who were killed or have died
from wounds, and of 1923 wounded or
missing. This brings up the total cas-
ualties among officers since March 10,
as officially reported, to 1876 killed or
dead from wounds and SIG wounded or
missing,
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
Poker Le0aI in Neuuda.

Carson City, New. = After rushing
through a gambling law the Nevada
legislature adjourned early Saturday.
The gambling law makes all gam
bling a felony except poker, whist,
solo and five hundred. When no per-
centage is taken these are lawful
games. Otherwise they are felonies.
Praris Mutual betting on tracks OF
licensed associations is permitted.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
Tpo Claim, County Bonds.

Ontario-The Malheur county bonds,
issued at the fall election for the con-
struction of a bridge across the Snake
river at Big Bend, and sold at public
sale on March l to Hall & Lewis, a
bonding firm, of Portland, at pre-
MUM of 1910, are now being held by
Keeler Bros, of Denver, who claim
the bonds by virtue of a sale on March
l, signed by the County court and GER
titled by the county clerk, at pre-
millm of S7hn
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
Arn,u Uses Neutral Food.

London-It was the German sub
marinel U-28 which seized the Dutch
steamers Batavier v and Zaanstroom,
according to the Daily News Rotter-
dam correspondent. U-28 has been for
some days sheltering under the lee Of
the Mas lightship, taking toll from
all shipping, especially British.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
Karlsruhe RunlOr GrOlps.

London-The secretary of the Brit.
ish admiralty announces that there is
every reason to believe that the Ger
man cruiser Karlsruhe was sunk in the
neighborhood of the West Indies at
the beginning of November. Those Of
her crew who were rescued, he says,
reached Germany early in December
on the steamer Rio Grande, which had
been acting in concert with the Karls-
ruhe.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
Sarah To Act Until Death.

New York-In a letter received here
by Lou Tellegen, formerly her leading
man, Sarah Bernhardt says: 81 am
continuing to improve rapidly. You
ask if l will go on playing. How can
you ask? Until the other leg is bur-
led in my grave, shall never cease to
go on acting. l keep up my spirits
and have a ravenous appetite for get
ting back to work.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
Board JOB Bars Sales.

Salem-Attorney General Brown, in
response to a query by Frank Steiwer,
district attorney of Umatilla county,
held that it is unlawful for a school
director, who is merchant or stock
holder and manager of corporation,
to sell supplies to a school district.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-11
FOX TROT AS g. S. DANCE
Children at st. Marks Festival Solve
Lack of National Step.

What child doesn't envy the little
Dutch children Of st. Mark's-in-the-
Bouwerie2 They have two Christmases'
st. Nicholas Day really is December
6. the little children of st. Marks Will
tell you. So they celebrate st. Nicho-
lastide every year. Then they celebrate
Christmas, too.
On st. Nicholastide Eve. which was
last Sunday night, they dedicated the
bust of Petrus Stuyvesant. Now, on the
first Friday and Saturday following,
they are having their annual festival
in the quaint old church that hanks
back TO the days when Petrus Stuyye-
SAINT strolled about the orchard that is
now Second Avenue and Tenth Street.
THE Dewdrops," a fantasy and
symbolic pageant, was given yesterday
afternoon and again last night by the
St Marks school boys and girls. Then
followed the dances Of the nations, but
only of the nations at peace. There
were Dutch, Chinese, Greek, Persian
scandinavian and Spanish dances. There
was no American dance-instead they
had the fox trot.