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Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11
Wilson'S Trip to Canal
Is Cut Off by Congress

Washington, D. C.-Many features
of the elaborate exercises planned for
the formal opening of the Panama
canal in July will be abandoned as
the result of the action of congress in
refusing to make the appropriation for
the purpose asked for by Secretary
Garrison, of the War department.
The appropriation requested was to
defray the expenses of trip to the
canal by President Wilson, members
of congress, members of the diplo-
matte corps, representatives from for
eign governments and other special
guests, including ex-Presidents Roose-
welt and Taft. Provision also was to
be made for a banquet and other en-
tertainments on the Isthmus, for gold
medals, souvenirs and for the printing
of special invitations.
1t was intimated here that the presi-
dent himself would not go to the for
NAL opening, which is planned for
July, but it is possible that he may
change his present plans. The Navy
department has an appropriation for
sending the fleet to the canal and it
was said that some kind of exercises
probably would be held.
All of the presidents plans for the
spring and summer months were said
to be dependent on the international
situation. While the prospects for his
going by train to San Francisco later
this month were said to be brighter,
he will make no final arrangements
for the present.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11

county and to Oregon, but at the pres
ent time nothing else looks 30 big to
those who are following the move
ments as the wonderful dairy organi-
zation.
Cow testing in Coos county has been
made to mean precisely what the term
implies. Each COW under test has her
milk weighed and teeted for its butter
fat content for each month in the year
by a competent, enthusiastic and dis
Interested official tester working under
the supervision of the college dairy
officers. The records are accepted by
dairymen everywhere az being correct
and authentic, and if any COW fails to
measure up TO standard dairy require
ments she is put out of the class of
profitable dairy COWS and her place in
the herd will be supplied by another
end better cow. In this way good
COWS are secured for the present pro-
duction, and still better cows will be
bred for future producers.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11
Sub-statiOn at UmatilLa
Issues Report of Work

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor.
vallis-"Soil and climatic conditions
prevailing on the Umatilla reclama.
tion project were considered by the
reclamation service to be better adapt
ed TO the production of fruit than to
other crops. AS a result of this early
decision, the land was divided into
small units with view to the develop
ment of small intensively farmed fruit
and garden tracts"
The foregoing is quotation from
the report of the Umatilla branch ex-
pertinent station, made by Superin-
tendent Ralph W. Allen and issued by
the Oregon Agricultural College Ex-
pertinent Station under the direction
of Director A. B. Cordley. The report
tells further how and for what purpose
the branch station was established,
how it is maintained and managed,
and reviews the leading features of it's
activities since its establishment. The
report says further:
1.-THE predominating soil type on the
Umatilla project, upon which the sta
tion is located, is sand, ranging in
texture from coarse to fine. Approx
mately half of this area is of coarse
sand and the remainder ranges in char
acter from medium to fine. The
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11
Mutual Fire Insurance
Company Quits Business

Salem-Upon application of the di.
rectors of the company, which is un.
able to meet its financial obligations,
Circuit Juge Galloway appointed Har.
vey Wells, insurance commissioner. re-
ceiver of the Horticultural Fire Relief
of Oregon, with offices in this city.
Assets are estimated by Mr.. Wells
at 500, with liabilities of from
$50, 900 to 100000. The company alb
sorbed the Oregon Merchants Mutual
Fire Assurance Association of Dayton,
and the Pacific Home Mutual Fire In
surance company of Forest Grove in
1912. Recent large losses and the
absorption of the two companies are
ascribed as the cause of the failure.
The three companies had insurance ag-
gregating about S13,000,00 Ar
rangements will be made with the Pa
cific States Fire Insurance company to
rewrite as much of this business as
possible on 10 per cent basis.
Insurance Commissioner Wells said !:
1.-THE net premiums received by this
company during 1914 were $50, 072 and
losses incurred were $89, ,976, plus an
expense of about 80 per cent of the
premiums received. Practically the
same condition prevailed with the
business in 1913.
"a short time after l took posses
sion of this Office it became apparent
to me from inquiries from all parts of
the state that the Horticultural Fire
Relief of Oregon, Oregon Merchants
Mutual Fire Assurance Association and
the Pacific Home Mutual Fire Insur-
ance company were having trouble in
meeting their obligations and also in
collecting assessments levied during
the month of December. During the
first part of last month l requested the
president and secretary of these COM
panies to call at this office for a con-
ference. They readily accepted this
invitation, and in discussing their fu-
ture plans, it was decided a thorough
investigation be made by an expert
insurance accountant. This met with
their approval and they employed w.
W. Chambreau.
"The results of this investigation
showed these three companies to be in
such financial condition that the board
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11
Real Winter Is Raging
Through Middle States

Chicago-Old Winter played a fur,
ious return engagement all over the
Middle West Saturday and is rapidly
extending the performance to the East
and Southeast.
Dispatches tell of heavy snow in
Iowa, Nebraska and other states.
Trains are delayed in many directions
and stalled dead on small branch lines.
In the cities transportation was badly
crippled, but the storm had its silver
lining, for it provided work for thous-
ands of unemployed.
The storm swept up from the South
west, heralded by gale of great fury.
Then came the snow, preceded by a
blast of small hail. There had been
no warning of the storm, which struck
Chicago shortly after midnight and in
creased in intensity as morning ap-
preached. The city awoke to find an
inch of snow over everything and the
wind blowing a mad gale. Two hours
later the snowfall had increased to two
and one-half inches and was turning to
rain.
The fury of the storm was most wis.,
ible on Lake Michigan, which had been
whipped into violent rage. Roaring
seas swept over the breakwaters and
choked the mouth of the river. Lake
mariners said it was the worst storm
of the season.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11
Three More Forts In
DardaneIIes Quit Action

Paris.--The following supplementary
official statement was issued late
Thursday by the French war office:
"It can be said that in the Argonne,
where we had been constantly attack
ed since December, the roles in the
last three weeks have been reversed.
We have gained the indisputable as
cendancv. The effect is salutary in
these local actions, of which the Ar
gonne is the theater, to feel that more
and that our moral superiority is as
sured.
1--WE have obtained this result by a
series of limited operations, energeti-
cally carried out, and although the
German forces which confront us are
extremely courageous we feel that at
a given point and moment we are mas
ters and can do what we wish"
The statement gives the details of
one of these engagements, which it
says, occur daily and show the splen-
did ardor of the troops.
"Action began in a ravine near Fon-
taine Madame at o'clock in the morn
ing" says the report, "five companies
being charged with the attack. We
exploded three mines under trenches
of enemy, while our artillery crushed
them under hot fire. Three minutes
later our columns debouched from
branches of trenches and stormed the
German works.
eve penetrated in three different
quarters, killing all the occupants of
the trenches, rs infantrymen and about
80 prisoners. We took four wounded
prisoners. At $3.50 o'clock we had
gained at least $50 yards of the enc
my's trenches"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11
Germans Said Willing
to Make Concessions

London.-A dispatch to Reuters Tel
egram company from Athens says:
"The allied fleet Thursday lombard
ed and reduced to silence the forts OF
Dardanus, Hamidieh and Tchemerlik
on the Asiatic side of the inside Oar.
danelles. The telegraph station at Be.
zikai also was demolished.
THE bombardment was carried out
by nine ships, which advanced two
miles up the straits"
A Paris dispatch says the Havas
News Agency gave out dispatch con-
firming the report published In the
Paris Matin that an allied fleet re-
sumed the bombardment ofAthe Dar-
danelies Tuesday morning.
This dispatch, dated at Athens
March 2, reads:
"The bombardment of the interior
Qualifications of the Dardanelles was
resumed this morning. The allies have
total Of So warships on the scene.
Five Of them entered the straits.
While this movement was going on
four battleships began the lombard
ment of the Turkish positions fronting
on the Gulf of Saros, which is separ-
obVu AiOkli llC lIdl NY Tic Odl-
lipoli Peninsula"
The admiralty issued the following
report regarding the bombardment of
the Turkish forts by the Anglo-French
fleet:
"The operations in the Dardanelles
were resumed at IL o'clock Monday
when the Triumph, Ocean
and Albion entered the straits and at
tackled Fort No. and the batteries at
White Cliff. The fire was returned
by the forts and also by field guns
and howitzers.
"An air reconnaissance made by
naval seaplanes in the evening brought
the report that successful new gun
positions had been prepared by the
enemy but that no guns were erected
n them. The seaplanes also located
surface mines.
During Monday night force of
covered by destroyers
swept within mile and half of Cape
xephez and their work which was car
led out under fire, is reported to have
)een excellent"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11
Crisis in Mexico Causes
Warrington Much Alarm

Washington, ID. c. President vii
son was confronted with one Of the
most serious and perplexing develop
mentB that has ever arisen in the Mex
lean situation. Mexico City Is on the
verge Of starvation. General Obre.
gon, the Carranza commander, refuses
TO permit an international relief com.
mittee composed Of wealthy members
of the foreign colony to succor the
needy.
Mexico needs no foreign aid," the
general Is reported to have said.
All the merchants who closed their
stores hsve been ordered to reopen un-
der threat Of punishment. Three hun
dred Of them, all Mexicans, have been
imprisoned. The people Of the city
are living in terror Of another evacua-
tion, since Obregon has announced that
he will not prevent looting or pillsging
for food or money.
The Brazilian, British, Spanish and
Italian ambassadors called separately
at the State department, bringing pes
simistic reports of the situation, which
corresponded TO reports already receiv-
cd by the American government. The
foreign diplomats suggested no solu-
tion.
Secretary Bryan announced that he
had sent an urgent telegram to Amer
lean Consul Silliman with instructions
to lay the situation earnestly before
General Carranza, 30 that General
Obregon might be directed to accept
the profered aid of the foreign resi-
dents. Freight service is suspended
between Mexico City and Vera Cruz.
transportation facilities for relief
purposes are withheld by General
Obregon on the ground Of military
necessity.
President Wilson was advised of all
the facts as revealed in official mes
sages and reports from the foreign am
The President was report
ed to be studying the various phases
Of the question closely. Should Gen.
eral Obregon continue to refuse out
side aid. drastic measures might be
necessary, in the view of foreign dip
lomats. The situation is described by
them as more nearly intolerable than
It ever has been since revolutionary
troubles began in the Southern repub-
|ic.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11
GAIN IN WHEAT
WILL BE LARGE
4O,OOO,OOO Bushels Is Total
In Prospect Now.
NeD Record Is Expected for Third
Consecutive Year-Acreage
Increase Is Big.

Chicago - Indications point to a
wheat crop~of more than 900, 900, 900
bushels this year, against 891, 900, 900
bushels harvested last year. This, if
realized, will make the third consecu-
tive record-breaking crop.
The United States last year raised
684, $50, 900 bushels of winter wheat
and set new record. 1t was one of
the best things that ever happened to
this country to have bumper crop, as
it enabled the United States to feed
all Europe and obtain the highest
prices in years.
This year it is possible to raise 7O0,-
900, 900 bushels bushels or more of
winter wheat with favorable conditions
to harvest. This, with spring wheat
crop estimated at 240, 900, 900 bushels,
which is not high figure, will make
the wheat crop reach $40, 900, 900 BUSH
els. The wheat crop last spring was a
poor one-only 206, 900, 900 bushels.
A winter wheat acreage of Al, ,263,-
900, an increase of Abs, 900 acres, or
Ill per cent more than was needed
for the harvest of 1914 is the largest
ever known. The plant has come
through the winter in unusually good
condition and indications are that
there will be little less in acreage
from various causes up to harvest. The
estimate of 700, 100000 bushels of
winter wheat is based on loss of only
263, 900 acres up to harvest and yield
per acre of slightly more than II BUSH
els, or about two bushels an acre less
than last year. For spring wheat,
which is yet to be seeded, the estimate
is based on an acreage of $4,000, 900
acres and a yield of 13 bushels an
acre, or the same as harvested in 1918,
when the crop was 100000, 900 BUSH
els. As prices are high it is expected
that with an early spring farmers in
the Northwest will put in the largest
in years and possibly it may exceed
19, 200, 900 acres, against II, 533, 900
harvested last year.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11
N Rescued After 96
Hours UndergrOund

Hinton, W. Va.-Forty-seven miners
were rescued alive Sunday from the
workings of the Layland mines of the
New River & Pocahontas Consolidated
Coal company, wrecked by an ex-
plosion Tuesday. AS from tomb the
men, who had been four days and four
nights without food or drink, came
again into the light of day to be greet
ed by joyous relatives and friends.
Rescuers, headed by J. W. Paul, of
the bureau of mines; Early Henry,
chief of the State department Of
mines, and H. M. Bertelot, general
manager of the company, entered mine
No. 8. Tearing down brattice work
to let in fresh air, they found five men
who seized and kissed them. The men
were able to walk to the mine en-
trance unaided. They had barricaded
themselves under the direction of one
of their number, Sam Morici.
Continuing the search, the rescuers
encountered another brattice about 500
yards beyond. Here, in entry No. 10,
they found AZ men alive. The miners
were so weak the rescuers had to carry
them to the entrance. As Sam Morici
was the hero who compelled his little
party to barricade themselves, SO did
Hugh Mcmillan and John Whalen prac-
tically force the larger party to build
rude barricade to shut out the nox-
ious afterdamp.
Realizing that their only hope for
rescue lay in keeping out the gas and
afterdamp, Mcmillan and Whalen
made their companions, mostly foreign
birth, collect planks for a barricade.
Behind this barricade the AZ waited in
the darkness Sc hours until the res
cuers came.
The rescued men suffered severely
from lack of food and drink. Medical
aid was given them promptly and they
were taken to their homes. All, it is
believed, will recover.
Fifty-three men, including those
found Sunday, had been rescued alive;
85 bodies had been recovered and 80
or more were unaccounted for. All
but IL of the dead have been brought
out.
The rescue parties worked feverishly
following the rescue of the AT, but
found no more alive.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11
French Sent to Africa.

Paris-The ministry of war an
nounces that on account of the situa-
tion in the Dardanelles and in order to
meet every eventuality the government
has decided to concentrate in North
Africa an expeditionary force. This
will be ready to put to sea at the first
sign that it is needed and be directed
to the point where its presence is re-
quired.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11
Girls Best SpelLers.

Oregon City-The third spelling bee
in the all-county schedule arranged by
County School Superintendent Calavan
and Supervisors Vedder and McCor-
mack, was held at the Brown school
house, near New Era, this week, and
spelling teams representing Browns,
Leland, Union Hall, Twilight and New
Era districts were present. The
schools are divided into two divisions,
one composed of the fourth and fifth
grades and the other of the sixth, sew
enth and eighth. Miss Ruth Floyd, of
the Leland school, won in the lower
division, and Miss Easter Noble, of
Union Hall, was second.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11
Laurence Is Renpp0inted.

Salem - Arthur Lawrence, of Port
land, was reappointed state printer by
the board of control Thursday. His
salary is $500 year, which is fixed
by statute.
R. A. Harris, under the old law, re-
ceived $4,000 year. William Plimp-
ton, secretary of the department, re-
ceived $4,000 year under the old law,
and Mr.. Lawrence has suggested to
the board that he should continue to
receive that salary, or more, if the
board sees fit to allow it.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11
Socialists Want Honor.

Berlin-The Overseas News Agency
gave out the following. ''The Social
ist deputy, Hsenisch, speaking in the
Prussian diet, expressed the feelings
of the Social Democrats and said that
the party desired to secure honorable
peace"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11
Comet Is COMING Nearer.

Cambridge, Mass.-Mellish's comet,
which is visible in the morning skies
through a small telescope, is increas-
ing in brilliancy and will make it's per-
ihelion passage around the sun on July
20, according to computations made
by Professor Crawford and Miss
Young of the Students Observatory,
Berkeley, Cal. This was announced at
the Harvard Observatory Thursday.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11

of directors deemed it advisable to
notify the insurance department of
same, and on being informed of con-
ditions decided that immediate steps
should be taken to protect the policy
holders and warn those who held insur-
ance in these companies to secure new
insurance.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11
Junction City Farmers Organize.

Junction City - The farmers here
have organized branch of the Farm
ers. Educational Cooperative Union of
America. The purposes of the organ
izstion is to assist the farmers in Sc
curing better markets and to purchase
at better rates. Hector Mcpherson,
of the Oregon Agricultural college,
lectured briefly.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-15
ENGLAND TIRED
OF DARDANEL
Continued from PSE, one,

concerning which mo- reliable mformo
ruu is available The British total.
however. bears out dispatches from
.urir>puudruts uu this front who have
described the loss W life M frightful
IN SOME instances. according 10 these
adylDrS. the trenches aud gulleys have
been uhokrd with the dead. Turkish
LOSSES also have been described M very
heavy
Although admitting that the forrHS
NJ General lyanoff have again been
hurled back across the Stripa river IN
eastern Galicla, Petrograd asserts the
advantage still rests with the Rus
slams. who hold eight miles Of the
east bank OF the river after actions
which have virtually separated the
Ausrru German army.
Violent actions continue on the
pylusk front with little relative
change I'm the positions Of the con
tending armies.
Irritation In displayed by the press
NJ the failure of the reorEanized
aircraft force for the defense Of Lon
don To bring down single Zeppelin
uf the squadron which attacked the
capital on Wednesday night. De
muuds FOR reprisals are increasing.
Lists NJ casualties In the British
army published IN newspapers here
during the first fifteen days OF a.
tober show total of Sl,OS6 killed,
wounded or missing or these l.
44a we're officers,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-15
ICE MUST BE PURE IN KANSAS

TOPEKA. Kans,, Oct ll.-All Ice
supplies IN Kansas must he inspected
regularly for purity according 10 an
order issued Thursday by Doctor
Crumbine. secretary ~ the state hoard
of health Under the law II IL ~.
aulred that all water supplies In the
state be- inspected twice annually.
Toduy's order follows ruling from
= NJ brewster state attorney gen.
sral, that Ice is water Ia another form
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-15
First of Is Laymen s
Conventions Start

CHICAGO, oct 1.-THE laymen's
missionary movement Thursday opened
It's campaign for increased interest In
missionary affairs at the first of II
series uf ~ conventions The conven-
lion here WIS attended by missionaries
from all over the world.
The Introduction Of business eff.
cheney into church and missionary af
fnira is one Of the objects of the move.
mcnt which Is to culmmnte In ga
tional missionary congress In Washing
ton. u. G., April 70 to 30, 1915.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-15
SEVEN WEEKS Of
EARTHQUAKES
200 Persons Perish in Saliva.
Shocks Felt Every
Second Day

NEW ORLEANS, La, oct 10
~ More than 200 persons In Saliva
dor lost their lives during the last
seven weeks AS a result Of frequent
earthquake shocks throughout the
Central American republic, according
To mail udyiccs received here Thurs
day from Guutamam CITY Property
damage was reported heavy A re-
port from Santa Anna under date NJ
September - declared shurks had been
felt at that place every second day
foI more than II month
IN Santa Anna, city ~ JUuD pop
ulatlOn, 80 persons were Killed und
many valuable structures demolished
or damaged. II was said The military
barracks aud offices were among the
buildings destroyed In Ahunrhapnm.
town Of 5000, forty Of the most val.
uoblp buildings collapsed aud uumer
uus others were damaged Reports
from Juajuna, a large town. declared
only four structures were left standing
there Heavy damage was reported
iu several towns In the Sonsouutr. vol.
uunir area.
The minister Of finance has uppcnI
ed To the Red Cross for assistance iu
caring for the destitute. II wa, said
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ANTHRAX WINS RACE


NEW YORK, Oct l5.-George r.
Stackpole, the lawyer " Rlyerhead,
Long Island who was stricken with
anthrax several days ago, died In Bel.
levue hospital early today Of heart
failure.
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