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Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-02
OREGON STATE NEWS.
Flax Crop Failure Is Denied
By State Board Of Control

Salem--Members of the State Board
of Control assert that an article In a
daily paper last week saying that the
flaxraising work being conducted by
the state promised to be failure and
that they were dissatisfied with J. C.
Cady, in charge Of the fax plant at
the penitentiary, was untrue.
Both Governor Withycombe and
State Treasurer Kay declared that the
work SO far had been satisfactory, and
Secretary Of State Olcott said that
with the experiment uncompleted 1t
was too early to predict the outcome.
All three members of the board said
they had not considered asking Cady to
appear before them for an explanation
of his conduct Of the fax work.
indications now seem to point to
success of the fiaxraising industry"
said Governor Withycombe. Where
we had only figured on obtaining 500
tons Of straw, we have harvested 600
tons. We have threshed out nearly
5000 bushels of seed and should realize
$4,000 from this source alone. Whether
it is best to ret the fax in the winter
or wait until spring is a question yet
to be determined"
State Treasurer Kay pronounced the
daily's story as absolutely without
foundation.
1t may be that the flax can be
retted best in the spring." said Kay,
$50 as to permit the scotching process
without the employment of artificial
heat. That is to be determined"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-02
WHEAT IN STORAGE
IS COMMANDEERED
Canadian Government Suddenly
Sei1es Cereal Crop.
GRAIN REQUIRED BY GREAT BRITAIN
Order Affects 20,OOO,0O Bushels in
Eastern Elevators Price Not
Yet Fixed by Dominion.
GRAIN REQUIRED BY GREAT BRITAIN

Ottawa, Ont. The Canadian govern.
ment has commnnandeered all high.
grade wheat in elevators from Fort
William, on Lake Superior, to the At.
lantic coast.
The action was taken under the spe-
cial war act by the Canadian Grain
commission. The wheat seized was Of
grades No. / hard and Nos. /, and
northern. It was the property of grain
shippers and millers. That taken is
all which on Saturday night was in the
public elevators at Fort William, Port
Arthur. Midland, Tifin, Port Nc
Nichol, Collingwood, Coderich, Kings
ton, Fort Colborne, Prescott, Quebec
st. John, Montreal and Halifax.
A revised estimate places the
amount at about 10000, 900 bushels.
A considerable amount Ia the property
Of American grain dealers.
The grain was taken Saturday night,
80 that grain exchanges should be
affected as little as possible. 1t is
officially announced that the price will
be fairly adjusted and the graingrow-
ers paid promptly by the Canadian
government. 1t is estimated that
there still 10 In Canada, in the hands
of farmers and dealers west Of Fort
William, 100, 900, 900 bushels surplus
Of wheat available for export. It 10
expected that most Of this will be
taken In the future for the use Of
Great Britain, France and Italy.
The domestic supply of Russia is
more than sufficient to meet the needs
Of that country. Had the Dardanelles
been forced, the surplus of Russian
wheat would have made the present
action unnecessary.
While the wheat just taken was
to fill al oder from the |
British government for a large guam
.ity Of wheat. it is understood that
most Of it will be shipped to Italy.
The Canadian government will look
lfter the transportation of the grain
o the Atlantic seaboard and from
here its shipment across the Atlantic
will be undertaken by the British gov
'rnment in the same way that ship
nents Of oats and hay have been hand
ed for the past year.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-02

John Doe No. 1o4, alias Austin Nc.
Cieary, as he was called when no
was homeless walf, 10 now rompIna
around Lyndhurst, at IrvIngton-on-
Hudson, the estate of Mr.. and Mrs.
Finley ]. Shepard, now known as Fin
ley Jay Shepard, Jr, heir to the Gould
millions. Mr.. Shepard and his wife,
who wac Miss Helen Gould, formally
adopted tho four-year-oId boy who was
found on the steps OF St. Patrick's
Cathedral by policeman.
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front just north of Tillamook bay, the
shoreline for 80 feet back has been
washed away. The government jetty
is feeling the the strain and several
sections have been damaged. The Bar
View hotel has been in danger for sew
eral days and had been raised prepara-
tory to being moved. A huge wave
picked it from its mornings. The ho-
tel is wreck. The Southern Pacific
depot, including the Wells Fargo ex-
press Office and Western Union tele-
graph Office, was washed away.
Much of the Southern Pacific track
is washed out. A crew of 80 men and
three trains have begun hauling rock to
make sea wall. The county highway
is also impaired.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-02
Fruit Forces Differ In
Manner of Apple Publicity

Hood River-While a marked oppo-
sition was apparent among the apple
growers and market men of the Spo-
kane fruit district, opinion as ex-
pressed by fruit growers from all parts
of the Northwest presages an adoption
next January of the proposed plans of
the Growers Council as recently out
lined, according to E. II. Shepard, of
this city, who returned from confer
ences of apple men at the Spokane
National Apple Show last week.
1t is proposed to levy an assessment
of one cent box on all fruit to raise a
fund to be used in opening up new ap-
pie markets, widening distribution and
increasing consumption. 1t is esti-
mated that such levy will collect a
fund of more than SIS, 900 with which
to wage an apple publicity campaign.
No one district will be featured, but
all Northwestern box apples will be
given the benefit of the fund impair
TALLY.
"The Spokane fruitmen," says Mr.. |
Shepard, "are apparently opposed to
the proposition, since they think il |
will be better for all districts to con-
duct their forward campaigns individ-
ually."
No definite action was taken at the
Spokane conference, which was in a |
informal. Tentative plans
were discussed and it was left with
the exponents of the movement to |
work out more complete details, to be
submitted at the second annual meet
ing Of the council in January.
The codling moth caused damage
ranging from 10 to 80 per cent, and
even higher in cases, in Northwestern
orchards. DR.. Melander declared that
weather conditions were more favor
able this year than ever on any former
year for the breeding of moths, and
that more than ever before the insects
lad survived the winter of last year.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-02
Watch Is Kept on China.

Washington, D. C.-The situation
in China is considered of enough i'm
portance by the American government
to keep Brigadier General John F.
Morrison, who now commands the
American troops at Tien Tsin, at his
station until spring. General Morrison,
following his promotion, ordinarily
would give way to Colonel. Until
General Morrison is transferred to
command the Philippines department
next spring, he will remain in China.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-02
Women Padficists Received at
White House by President.
WILSON BELIEVES TIME INOppORTUNf
Executive Is Urged to Initiate Con-
ference Of Neutral Nations and
Appoint Peace Delegate.

Washington, D. C.-Efforts to win
President Wilson's support for con-
ference Of neutrals to initiate peace
proposals in Europe reached a climax
Saturday when Nine. Rosika Schwim-
mer, of Hungary, and Mrs. Ethel Snow
den, wife Of member of the British
parliament, called at the White House
with personal appeal and word that
they had definite information that the
majority Of the belligerent nations
would not turn deaf ears to gugges-
tions from neutral gathering.
They talked with the President for
more than half an hour and went away
much pleased over their reception,
though the President had made no
promises.
About 400 peace advocates, from
a mass meeting held at Washington
theater, accompanied the Presidents
callers to the White House, applauding
them as they entered and left the ex-
ecutive Offices.
The President was urged to initiate
peace conference or at least to signi-
fy that he would appoint a delegate
from the United States If another neu-
tral nation called one. He was told
that women peace advocates who have
visited every belligerent and neutral
nation in Europe believe from talks
with officials abroad that practical re-
suits would follow. He was also in
formed that Henry Ford, the Detroit
automobile manufacturer, here to CO.
operate with the women, had in his
possession statements, some Of them
signed, from officials in some Of the
principal countries on both sides of the
European conflict, to the general effect
that they would interpose no objection
TO the calling of conference of neu-
trails to make peace proposals.
Nine. Schwimmer, who saw the
President several months ago on the
same subject and who was not opti-
nistic then, said that she now believed
he President was deeply impressed
With the information laid before him.
"The President made no definite
promise" +" she added, ''but / think you
will hear something from the White
House before long"
At the White House it was said that
here would be no statement regarding
he call. Up to this time the position
# the president has been that he has
leard nothing from Europe which
eads him to believe that the time il
pportune for him to take any step.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-02
Belgian Orphan Baby Is Ordered
DepOrted From United States

New York-A 13-months- old Bel
gian girl baby, known as Jeanne, who
came here by the way of England, was
Wednesday ordered deported by i'm
migration officials. The deportation
order was made Notwithstanding an
offer by Mrs. Percy Proctor, formerly
Baroness Nodinevon Klaefuss, to adopt
the baby.
When Jeanne arrived on the st. Paul
in custody of woman passenger not
her mother, she was stopped at Ellis
Island. Mrs. Proctor's plea that she
would adopt the child was declared by
the board to be insufficient.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-02
Month Road Bill SOS. $40.

Salem = Marion county expended
$25, S72 on its roads in October, ac-
cording to the report filed with the
county clerk. Apportionment of the
money was as follows: Graveling,
$500; bridges, $6l70; general re-
pairs, $S507; new tools and machin-
cry, S13S; supervisors salaries, 1922;
to cities, s6521, and paving,
1854. During the month 1864 yards of
gravel and 6210 yards of rock were
hauled.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-02

The embassy particularly desires to
determine whether Captain Boy Ed was
included, by inference or otherwise, In
the reference made by Assistant
United States District Attorney Wood
TO the defendants in the case as rid
ing roughshod over the laws Of the
United States, treating them as II
they were scraps Of paper"
II was said by person In close
touch with officials Of the embassy
that It was felt Captain Boy-Ed had
been harshly treated in the circum-
stances and that too much had been
made out of his connection with the
case. The embassy was further
described as feeling that Captain Boy
Ed had done nothing that, under the
law, he did not have perfect right to
do.
As to the form of the embassy's
protest. it was said much depended on
the outcome of the trial. Should an
acquittal result. the embassy might
feel that, in making complaint, it
would stand on much firmer ground, as
1t could point out, incidentally, that
the defendants had themselves been
freed Of the charges made by the gov
ernment.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-02
7. Rs Aid Held as Snx.

New Britain, Conn.-The Rev. Fred
erick Kreiger, of this city, who has
been engaged in missionary work in
East Africa for many years, is being
detained in British prison camp in
India on the suspicion that he is Ger
man spy, according to information re-
ceived by relatives here.
During ex-President Roosevelt's 8
hunting trip in Africa, the Rev. Mr..
Kreiger accompanied him on several
occasions.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-02
Suspect utters Threats.

Baltimore-Otto Buelow, or Unger,
the suspected deserter from the con-
verted German cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich, now interned at Norfolk,
declared that ''in six months time
there will not be a war munitions
plant in operation in the. United
States" according to City Detective
Robert Porter.
According to Porter, Buelow seemed
to know the location of all munition
plants in the country.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-02
Babe Not To Be peportsd.

Washington, D. C.-Jeanne, a ID
months-old Belgian baby girl, recently
brought to New York by way of Eng
land, win be permitted to remain in
the United States, under decision by
the immigration Bureau Saturday over
ruling deportation order by its Off
GERS at New York.
The case was brought to the bureau
by counsel for Mrs. Percy Proctor,
formerly Baroness Won Blaefuss, who
has agreed to adopt the child.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-02

London - The greater portion Of
what remains of the Serbian northern
army is believed to have crossed into
the mountains of Albania and Monte
negro, where the Serbs are continuing,
with the aid of King Nicholas troops
and supplies, which are reaching them
from the Adriatic, to offer stern resis-
tance to the Austro-G German and Bull
garian invaders.
Like the Belgains. however, the Ser
bians hold only a fringe of their coun-
try, which widens as it reaches the
southwestern corner, of which Monas-
tir is the center.
For some reason, variously ex-
planned, the Bulgarians have halted
their march on Monastir. It is said in
some dispatches that, having reoccu-
pied part of Macedonia, largely in
habited by their fellow nationals, the
Bulgarian people and government are
disinclined to push any farther west.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-02
German Object in Serbia
Gained and Operations Close

Berlin, via London-With there oc-
cupation of Rudnik, the capture Of
2700 prisoners and the flight of the
scanty remains of the Serbian army
into the Albanian mountains, Ger
many's operations against Serbia have
been brought to close, says the off,
cial statement issued at the headquar-
ters of the general staff.
The object of these operations-the
opening of communications with Bull
garia and the Turkish empire-has
been accomplished, it is asserted.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-06-10
NOW ADVERTISE
FOR PAYING BIDS
COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE PROPOS-
AIS FOR POLK STREET WORK
OF PAVEMENT AND CURB
Bids Will be Opened on July 12-Open
to C0mpetftiOn-AlsO for Storm
Sewer and Curbing

The call for bids for the paving in
the Polk street section was authorized
by the city council last night and the
time for opening bids was fixed at
July IL. The call for bids provides
competition on a dozen or more Of the
standard paving material
According to the estimates furnish
ed the council by City Engineer Smith
the paving contract will involve the
construction of about 6340 square yards
of paving surface and about $500 cubic
yards of excavation for paving. The
notice also calls for bids for the con-
struction of storm sewers of eight
inch yitrified or contrete pipe and it
is estimated 1860 linear feet will be
required and for sewer excavation
about $50 cubic yards.
The call also requires bids on the
curbing of which it is estimated there
will be 3735 linear feet and header
blocks approximating 312 linear feet.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-06-10
MOSCOW PEOPLE
WILL CELEBRATE
WILL GO TO GENESEE TO PARTICJ-
PATE IN THE SIXTH ANNUAL
HORSE SHOW FESTIVITIES
Trip Will be Made Tomorrow by Auto
mobile and Moscow Band Will be
Taken Along

Business men of Moscow are today
planning on an automobile junket to
Genesee to participate in the annual
horse show which is now in progress
there and which is one of the great an
nual events of the Inland Empire.
Committees are now working on the
number of automobiles that will be
available for the trip and already
more than dozen auto owners have
signified their intention of making the
trip providing the weather conditions
will permit.
1t was announced today that the
Moscow band would be taken along to
aid in making the celebration sue
cess and the Moscow Chamber of Com
merce has officially sanctioned the
junket to Genesee.
The Genesee horse show opened yes
terday and according to reports the
attendance was extremely compli-
mentary. The people of that city
are using every endeavor to make the
stay of the visitor comfortable and
much entertainment has been provid-
ed for the guests The show does not
close until Saturday evening.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-06-10
IDAHO G. 4. r. HEADS NAMED
w. H. Cable OF Occur d'Alene is De-
partment Commander

STANDPOINT, June 10-The election
of officers of the G. A. r. for Idaho
occurred last evening. w. H. Cable of
Occur d'Alene being elected depart
ment commander. G. E. Kyes of Sand
point is senior vice commander and ].
c. Tousley of Boise junior vice COM
mander; w. s. Hanks of Caldwell,
chaplain, and E. F. Conklin of Spirit
Lake, medical director. The council of
administrator includes w. F. Barnum,
L. D. Farmin, Thomas Brophy, Frank
Gibbon and A. G. Nettleton The other
officers are all appointive and prob
ably will not all be named for week.
E. P. Durell of Boise was reappointed
adjutant and Quartemaster.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-06-10
MORE TUNNEL ON
VARSITY CAMPUS
STATE BOARD IN SESSION AUTH
0RIZED ADDITIONAL IMPROVE
MENT on CAMPUS
Morrill, Hall Top Floor to be Remodel
ed-Other Improvements Including
New Building Being Considered

Extensive improvements on the uni
versity campus occupied the greater
part of the time of the executive COM
mittee OF the state board of education
in its session in Moscow yesterday and
while the plans for the several i'm
provements are being worked out, def
mite action on all the improvements
was not concluded. The board, how
ever, authorized the constructing at
once, of the tunnel between the engi-
neering building and Ridenbaugh hall
which will be 275 feet long and will
be used for carrying the steam pipes.
current wires and other pipes neces-
sary for the operation of the building
The top of the tunnel will form the
concrete sidewalk to the dormitory.
1t was also announced that improve
ments would be made at once in Nor
rill hall where four new class rooms
will be constructed in the remodeling
of the top story of the building. c.
Richardson of Spokane, an architect,
who is working out the detail plans
for the Improvements, is in the city
and was in conference with the board
1t was learned today that the board
contemplated a remodeling of Riden-
eaugh hall, improvements in the heat
ing plant and the construction of addi-
tional concrete sidewalk diagonally
across the campus and that plans for
the construction of building on the
campus to be used for the housing of
the university machinery as well as
for a general storage warehouse was
in contemplation, but these matters
will be definitely decided on at the
general meeting of the state board OF
education at Boise in July.
The members of the board stated to-
day that no action was taken relative
to faculty changes.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-06-10
FLAG DAY TO
BE OBSERVED
MOSCOW LODGE OF ELkS NO. 249
WILL HONOR NATIONAL EN-
BLEM MONDAY NIGHT
Roy 0. johnson Will Deliver the Pa
triOtic Address - All Members Of
the Lodge Expected to Participate

The annual observance of Flag Day
next Monday, June IA, by the Benov-
alept and Protective Order of Elks will
be observed by Moscow Lodge No.
249 with Flag Day service at the
Elks' temple at eight O'Clock in the
evening and all members of the order
are requested to be present.
A committee is now, engaged in ar
ranging the program which will con-
sist of addresses and music besides the
regular ritulaistic service by the Of
hcers and members of the order. The
Elks' orchestra will give several num-
hers. G. w. Suppiger will respond to
the Ode to the Flag. William E. Lee
will give the history of the Flag. Roy
o. Johnson will deliver the patriotic
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-06-10
REBATING WILL
CAUSE TROUBLE
STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
SENDS OUT WARNING TO
AGENTS
Practice Of Cutting Insurance Rates In
Idaho is Violation of Law and VIII
he Prosecuted

Rebating IN insurance has been dis
covered as practiced in Idaho by State
/ Insurance Commissioner George F..
Steele who proposed to wage war on
the companies or agencies who prac-
tice it in the future. With that idea
in view he has issued warning to
all insurance companies under the
caption, Important Notice." calling
their attention to the laws and the Sc
we're penalty for rebating. This sys-
tenn is said to have been practiced By
a number of companies combined, the
agents or agencies of the respective
companies rebating back to the insured
part of the first premium paid there
by securing an advantage over agents
who refuse TO rebate. The practice
must cease, according to Insurance
Commissioner Steele or licenses will
be revoked and prosecutions follow.
Prosecute Violations Vigorously
The notice of the insurance commits
sioner says in part: Especial atten-
ton is directed 10 the provision of
section44, page 26, insurance laws OF
the state of Idaho, being section 19,
chapter 81, session laws OF 1913; and
to section 40, page 2S, insurance laws
of the state of Idaho, being section 20,
chapter 81, session laws OF 1879 The
law makes rebating misdemeanor
subject on conviction 70 500 fine
for each and every violation and i'm
in the county Jail for a
period of not fess than so days or both |
such fine and Imprisonment.
Section 45 provides a penalty for
misrepresentation on the part of insur-
anoe companies either through circu-
ar or otherwise with regard to the
insurance policy or policies it sells.
ThiS is also made a misdemeanor with
| fine of 500 for each offense and i'm
,risonment of six months in the coun-
y Jail OF both.
"Rebating, twisting and misrepre-
are vicious practices All,
rill not be countenanced by this de-
concludes the warning is
ued by the commissioner ANY and
II violations OF these sections will be
igorously prosecuted and no leniency
ill be shown ,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-06-10
FROM ALASKA WILLIS
Big Game AbOunds in Region Where
Harry Marsh "Mushed Two
Years Ago

Wallace Times: The country
over which Harry Marsh "mushed'
two years ago in Alaska seems destin-
ed now to be the trail for those who
seek big game in the far north, as
we'll as those who hunt with the cam
era.
Letters from White Horse, Y. T.,
under date of May 18th, tell of the
preparations that have been made fol
the accommodation of parties who
seek big game, and who hope to find
the beauty spot of the Pacific bord'
The communications say that the
scenery of the interior is more beau
tiful than that of the famous Inside
passage"
Kluane Lake, one of the beauty
spots, is $50 miles from White Horse
and it was over this trail that Harry
Marsh mushed.
The outfits which are provided for
big game hunters is remarkably full
of interests to residents of the states
Three parties have so far been lined
up for this sport out of White Horse.
The department which cares for these
parties has for his service 172 head
of horses, all stagers, two large auto
a Knox truck, a Holt tractor
or caterpillar and three gasoline
launches. Provision is made against
any eventuality which experience has
found.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-06-10
Making Plans for Future

Again private citizen William Jen-
nings Bryan spent today in making
plans for the future and was this morn
ing deciding upon the methods for
the promotion of his coming peace
campaign. At the state department
the new administration of Secretary
Lansing is proceeding smoothly. The
regular routine of the department con-
tinued through the crisis which result
ed in the withdrawal of Mr.. Bryan was
far in the past. The discussion as to
a permanent successor to Mr.. Bryan
is confined to Secretary Lansing and
Secretary of the Interior Franklin X.
Lane.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-06-10

The government of Brazil maintains
at Sac Paulo a snake farm, where the
reptiles live in concrete houses. The
viding a supply of material for the pro
duction of serum antidote for snake
bites and of educating the public tc
the difference between poisonous and
pon-poisonouS snakes.