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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14
Northwest wheat Area.

PORTLAND, Ore. April 14.--ou
the basis OF the winter and spring
acreage already planted and from
preliminary reports received from
over zoe correspondents, the Pacific
Northwest will in the coming har-
vest produce wheat crop OF from
$4,000. 600 to ss.000. 900 bushels. Last
years crop OF wheat in Oregon
Idaho and washington totaled 6z..
100000.
The better showing for the wheat
crop OF the three states this season
is aided mostly by the liberal in
crease In the planting. The total
acreage In wheat In the Pacific
northwest for the coming harvest Il
$4,000 acres, compared with g.
$4,000 acres In 1914. The winter
acreage Is showing a very heavy In
crease while the spring sowing was
curtalled somewhat. The gain in
winter planting was far In excess OF
the loss In the spring wheat area.
Winter wheat Crop Large.
Winter wheat Is always the big
crop in the Pacific northwest states
and the average production, taking
the good and poor states and the av-
,erage production, taking the good
and poor fields together. will be close
TO 90 bushels, while the spring aver
age will run around Is bushels.
This season may possibly be an ex-
ception to the rule in that the spring
output may be somewhat better than
normal In some sections this will
probably be the case because recent
rains have been very liberal but in
other sections the deficiency has been
marked and this will pull down the
average somewhat. General expec'
tations are that 1t will be fully up
10 a year ago, II not better.
Crops Above the Normal.
Present standing OF the winter as
well as the spring wheat crops in the
better land sections is above the
normal. Even in the dry land sec
Continued on page five.l
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14
ALASKA DOG RACE is
RUN OVER SNOW TRAIL.

NOME, Alaska, April 1.-THE Ia
nous All-Alaska Sweepstakes dog
race to be run over the snow trail
from Nome to Candle and return was
scheduled to start today More than
seven dog teams win be sent away In
the classic dog derby Of the North "
The total distance to be covered Is
4i2 miles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14
steamship Not damaged.

SEATTLE, April l4.-Great North
ern Steamship company officials are
confident the liner Minnesota will
be afloat before night. The balance
OF the cargo is being shifted from
the forward compartments to the
stern and by this shifting It Is hoped
to raise the ships nose out of the
mud sufficiently to permit its be-
ing towed out.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14
EXCURSION STEAMER IS
RUN ASHORE FOR SAFETY
PASSENGERS ARE TAKEN OFF
AND WITHIN FEW MINUTES
VESSEL SINKS.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 1.-THE
excursion steamer Monarch sprung a
leak near the mouth OF the sacramen-
to river early today and while e5
men, women and children passengers
fought for life preservers, It was run
onto the Contra Costa shore. After
the passengers had been removed the
steamer slipped off the shore and
sunk.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14
MURPHY GETS INCREASE
IN SALARY FOR THE YEAR
WILL ACT AS SUPERVISOR OF
BUILDING OPERATIONS
AT HOSPITAL.

SALEM, Ore, April 1.-THE state
board OF control today voted to In
crease the salary Of Charles A. Muir
ply, engineer at the Eastern oregon
state Hospital for the insane at
Pendleton, from $500 to s21OO for
the current year. The raise was made
because Murphy is to act as super
visor of building operations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14
Local.

Local.
West end towns TO unite in good
roads day April 90.
Children and brother share In Mon.
ahan will.
Stanficld girl who tried suicide dies
from wound at hospital.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14

clifford Pinchot thinks that he was
expelled from Germany because his
sister is the wife OF the British minis
ter at The Hague, not because he is
friend OF Col. Roosevelts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14

China finds that being republic
does not free it from the kind Of
troubles TO which it has been accus-
toned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14

BERLIN, April 14.-Directing
strong attacks at all points. the
French have resumed the offensive
against both sides of the German
wedge extending back from Saint
Mihiel, the war office announced. The
most violent fighting was occurring
on the north side Of the wedge be-
tween Maiserey and Marcheville. The
official report admits losing certain
Positions near Marcheville but de-
clares they were re-taken by attack.
Other strong attacks made by the
French were broken up even before
the wire entanglements were reached.
the statement asserted Heavy artil-
lery fire was directed against the ad-
vancing enemy and great gaps were
opened in their ranks. The French
are strongly reinforced on the south
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14
NORTHWEST WHEAT
CROP WILL Be So
MILLION BUSHELS
Estimates Indicate Harvest This Year
viii Exceed That Of 1914 by
Several Million Bushels.
ACREAGE MUCH INCREASED

On Basls Of Winter and Spring
Planting Pacific Northwest VIII
Produce Between 03 and 90 Mil
Hon Bushels, Whereas last Year
There Was Produced 90 Million.
GBy Hyman H. Cohen, crop statistl-
clan and market expert OF the
oregon Journal. Written for the
United Press.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14

LONDON, April 1.-THE situation
in Vienna is rapidly becoming worse
and a declaration of martial law is
imminent, according to the Rome cor
respondent of the Exchange Tele-
graph. The people in the Austrian
capital were declared 10 be extremely
restless because of the Russian ad-
vance in the Carpathians. Street
gatherings have been speedily broken
up and every precaution is being
taken by the government to prevent
demonstrations or outbreaks of any
kind.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14
PROHIBITION FOR
ENGLAND WILL Be
UP TO THE PEOPLE
After Several Conferences British
Cabinet Decides to Let House Of
Commons Decide.
PARLIAMENT BEGINS SESSION
RumOrs of Early Peace Accompany
the Assembling of Lawma1ers-
Vienna Situation Said to be Threat
ening-Berlin Announced French
Again Are on Offensive.

LONDON, April Prohibition
will not be ordered by the British cab
met After several conferences the
ministry decided the question Of pro-
hibitlon should be left to the people
for action through the house Of COM
mons. This announcement was made
BY Premier Asquith when parlia-
ment convened in what may prove to
be one Of the most important sessions
OF the war. As the two houses met,
prohibition and rumors Of early peace
which are. being circulated were up
permost in the public mind.
No sooner had commons formally
convened than query was addressed
to the premier as to the decision
reached by the cabinet on the liquor
question. Asquith replied the minis
try had concluded commons and not
the government should decide such a
vital matter.
Lewis Harcout, secretary for colo
nies. intimated in commons the gov
eminent would consult Canada and
other selfgoverning colonies of the
British empire when the time arrives
to discuss peace.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14

CONTINUED on page five.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14

Present standing OF the winter as
well as the spring wheat crops in the
better land sections is above the
normal. Even in the dry land sec
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14
10 ADVERTISERS

The East 0regonlau has the largest paid
circulation Of any paper IN oregon, east Of
Portland end over twice the circulation n
Pendleton Of any other newspaper.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14

Fair tonight and Thursday: cooler
tonight: heavy frost tonight
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
J. $. ID CONTINUE
 SELLING SUPPLIES
AUSTRIA'S NOTE ANSWERED : REFUSE TO STOP EXPORT
 ING OF MUNITIONS.
CITES BOER WAR INSTANCES
Recalls That Teutons Furnished Ma. terial to Great Britain When Her Enemies Could Not import
 Necessities.

Washington.-Th State Depart ment made public the reply of the United States rejecting views set forth by the Austro-H Hungarian gov ernment in recent note contending tEat eXportation of war munitions from America to Austria's enemies was conducted on such a scale as to be mot in consonance with the def milton of neutrality
 Though friendly in language and tone, the note fatly denies the Austro Hungarian contentious, and recalls that that country and Germany fur nished munitions of war to Great Britain during the Boer war when England's enemies could not import such supplies It insists the Ameri- can government is pursuing strict ly neutral course in adhering to a principle upon which it would depend for munitions in the markets of the world in case it should be attacked by a foreign power
 "The principles of international law" the communication concludes, "the practice of nations, the national safety of the United States and other nations without great military and na- val establishments, the prevention of increased armies and navies, the adoD- tion of the peaceful methods of the settlement of international differences and finally neutrality itself, are op- posed to the prohibition by a neutral nation of the exportation of arms, anl- munition or other munitions of war progress of the war"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18

The Arkansas Railroad Commission ordered a reduction of freight rates on gravel, crushed rock, bauxite and other products of approximately f5 per cent. The rate on bauxite was reduced from 90 cents per ton to so cents between Bauxite and DeValls Bluff, 69 miles, under the table of re- classification The American Bauxite Company's petition for lower rates on its product and the petition of the state highway commission for lower rates on crushed stone were responsi- kle for the ruling.
 In it's petition asking for the reduc- ton the bauXite company stated that unless the rates were reduced 1t would be compelled to abandon the greater part of aluminium ore mined in the United States, for foreign fields.
 This action would have meant a great loss to Arkansas because the company's payroll amounts to many thousands of dollars as well as the heavy taxes paid
 The petition was strenuously op- posed by the Rock Island, which hauls the ore over a greater part of the dis tance between the towns. At De- walls Bluff the ore is transferred to barges and shipped to St Louis by boat.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
St. Louis Strikers Riot.

St. Louis.-A running fight between 800 strikers and sympathizers on one side and three non-union drivers and @ score of policemen on the other, which terminated in>a riat s4at ii ii front of the St Louis Transfer Company's sta bic, was the first act of violence in the strike of 1,500 transfer drivers and ehauffers. About 20 people were hurt with bricks and stone, but none seriously.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18

There is considerable misunder- standing in different parts of the state regarding the municipal bond amend ment. Many have inquired if this amendment will be submitted to the voters. It can be stated that the pro- posed amendment will not be on the official ballot at the election to be held in 1916. The amendment has been submitted several times during the past eight years, but it always met with defeat
 While it received the majority of the votes cast on that question, it did not receive a majority of all the votes cast at that election for state offices, etc. Under the ruling of the supreme court, before an amendment to the state constitution can be adopted it must receive majority of the high est number of votes cast for any state officer at the election
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
ARKANSAS COUNTY HAS BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR 1915
 SEASON..
DIVERSIFlCATI0N THE PLAN
Cattle industry Growing - Dipping Vats and Siios Being Built-RoI- Ter Mill in Operation-Wheat
 Yield 12,0oo Bushels.
ArkadelDhia.-

Al hotuSlpu Sevier County will feed herself next year, according to J. A. Wofford, coun- ty demonstration agent The cattle industry is looming up and there are now about 25 silos under construction and a number of dipping vats being built. Farmers are being urged to plant from 10 to 30 acres of wheat so as to raise their own bread and keep the money at home. A 25-barrel ca pacity roller mill has been erected in the county, and it is making good flour. The estimated yield of wheat in the county this year was 12,00O bushels, but this will likely be doubled another year. The crops are good all over this section in the vicinity of De Queen. Hay crops are fine and it is said that the corn crop will be the best in number of years.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
NEW ST. LOUIS FIRM INSPECTS TRACT NEAR MEMPHIS FOR
 PROVING GROUND.
LOCATOR IS NOT REVEALED
When Range Is Located, the Ammurl- ton Firm Will Fire 150 Shells Daily For an indefinite
 Period.
Little Rock.

L1Jlle ROCK A former officer of the United States army was in Arkansas, where he IT, spected and approved site for a proving ground for shrapnel shells for R St. Louis concern.
 The location of the proposed prov ing ground was not revealed, except that it is in an Arkansas county, not more than 50 miles from Memphis.
 Two or more St. Louis manufactur- ing concerns, which recently embark ed in the business of making explo- s1ves for the allies, are Caid to be af- ter the proving ground site.
 When the proving ground is located, the St. Louis manufacturers will fire 150 shells daily for an indefinite pc riod to test the effectiveness of the shells. All the firing will be under the direction of former army officers.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
ORDER HAD HIM "lN THE AIR"
Boatswain's Mate Considerably Mud died by Command That Was
 Entirely New to Him.
For MALARIA c14TLLs EHzsY 2.

In all the naval services tradition is strong. As Chief Boatswain McCar- thy, U. s. N. has shown in an article in
 The Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute" the adherence to GUS tom extends to the manner in which the boatswain's calls are varied for different occasions, and even, in the old navy, at least, it extended to the way in which the officers gave their orders.
 The language used in passing words was the vernacular of the sailor rather than academic English, and the officer who did not know that usually got poor results from the boatswain's mate, who had his own ideas about passing the word, and got muddled in interpreting any unusual order.
 On one occasion, the officer of the morning watch gave this order "Boatswains mate, scrub down with rapidity." This was a new one, and after causing the officer to repeat the order three times, the boatswain's mate become desperate. He grabbed a deck bucket, and forced it into the hand of the nearest apprentice, whom he started on his way with push that sent the youngster reeling and fol- lowed him with this shout:
 GO to the captain of the hold and ask him for bucketful of itl I never heard of anything to scrub a deck with but sand and lime, and I don't know anything about these new soogy- moodgies, anyway. Youth Com-y panion.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
Exnect Reduction in Coal.

Washington - Ultimate reductions Tn hard coal prices were predicted as result of the Interstate Commerce Commissions decision making sweep ing cuts in rates on the product The decision is expected to put independ- ents on the same footing as conl- panies controlled by the hard coal car rying roads.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
Officers Seize Opium.

San Francisco.-Opi valued at over S20,000 is in the possession of the State Board of Pharmacy as the result of a raid in Chinatown by off cers of the board. It is said to be the largest single seizure since impor- tation of smoking opium was prohi- bited.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
Touch Pre-eminent.

"A cozy picture, eh? A man lolling in an easy chair and his beautiful wife leaning over him to light his cigar"
 You haven't seen the companion picture to it, have you?"
 Why, mo-"
 It's the same man savagely chew3 ing the end of his cigar and writing a check. Kansas City Star.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
Civil Mar Officer Retired.

Washington.-The last officer on the active list of the United States army who saw service in the war be- tween the states, was placed on the retired list when Col. John L. Clem, quartermaster's department, reached the age of GA years and wound up his official duties. He retires with the additional rank of brigadier general
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
Would Sell Boarder's Body.

Philadelphia.-Th coroner of Phil adelphia refused the request of boarding house mistress that she be boarder so that she could sell it to the highest bidder and thus get back money she had advanced the man,
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18

While practically the entire adult 8 baseball game and while Judge w. J. Driver, who prevented a lynchinS more than a week ago, was out fish ing, mob of 15 men entered the coun- ty jail here and shot to death Andy Crum, accused Of instigating the mur- der of Sheriff s. D. Mauldin on Island 27 in the Mississippi River on July 3l
 Bob Kenton and several other white men, together with 16 negroes, held on charges growing out of the tragedy on Island 37, were not molested.
 Crum was brought here from Ma rion, Ark, where he was held with Bert Spring, the negro who shot Sher- if Mauldin.
 The identity of the members of the mob is still shrouded in mystery. Of ficials at the jail declare some were masked and the ones who were not masked, they insist, were strangers to them
 A controversy has arisen since the trouble on the island as to the juris- diction over the place, Tennessee claiming the prisoners should be tried in Govington, Tenn, county seat of Tipton County, and the Arkansas au- thorities claiming concurrent jurisdic- tion over the island and alleging the Tennessee authorities had failed to maintain order there.
 Soon after the lynching of Crum rumor was circulated in Osceola that Tennessee citizens were planning a raid on the Arkansas side to secure the prisoners. When this rumor reached Sheriff ]. T. Collins, he swore in special deputies and appealed to Gov. Hays for state troops. The BIytheville company was rushed to Osceola, where strong guard was es- tablished around the jail
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
Board of Trade Protests.

New Orleans.-A protest against in- reference by Great Britain and her allies with cotton shipments for neu- tral nations was forwarded to Presi- dent Wilson by the New Orleans Board of Trade. The president was asked to continue to urge upon Eng land the importance of noninterfer- ence with such commerce.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
FOR HURRIED READERS.

United States District Attorney W. H. Martin of Hot Springs spent few days in Little Rock, assisting Special Government Attorney J. L. Mills in the famous sunk land cases. These cases have been pending in the Unit ed States court for several years, sev- eral branches of which have already been decided by the United States Supreme Court.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18

Commercial organizations in the Arkansas River valley, especially be- tween Little Rock and the Mississippi River are arranging to take active steps to have the government con- tinue it's work of dredging the Ar kansas River and to counteract the ef- fects of recommendation by fed eral engineers that the dredgeboats Tabor and McGregor, new i1 the river, be removed to some other work
 Secretary Carl Baer of the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce is ex- pected to issue call for meeting to be held at Little Rock at an early date.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
Printers Defeat Liquor Resolution.

Los Angeles.-Financia business sessions of the International Typo graphical Union, in convention here, were held. A resolution that mem bers of the typographical union ab- stain from the use of liquor was de- feated by an almost unanimous vote
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
STATE PARAGRAPHS.

Ben Chesser, a young man, died at Pocahontas from the effects of wounds received at the home of Thom- as Carr, two miles west of Pocahon- tas recently. MT. Carr told the of ticers that the boy attempted to en- ter his home last night and would not leave when told to do so.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18

William Abernathy of Kensett trad ed his 720 acres of Arkansas property with B. c. Finley of Tipton, Mo, for residence property in Tipton and 20 acres of Arkansas land Each party placed q value of $14,O00 on his hold lngs.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
Not Easy to Do.

Why is it that the dog is always referred to as the most intelligent ami mal?" asked the elephant
 Because he knows how to get a. good living without doing any work" replied the horse.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
AeropIanes pamaqe Turk City.

London.-A dispatch to the Daily News from Athens says: French and British aeroplanes have flown over Constantinople. They thew bombs on Galata; heavy casualties"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18

Visitors to the Arkansas building at the Panama-Pacific exposition are being presented with copies of Ar kansas and Her Resources" illus trated booklet published under the au- spices of the Arkansas Commission, Panama-Pacific Exposition. The book was edited by J. Frank Keeley of Lit tie Rock The book contains illus trated articles setting forth the re- sources of each of the 75 counties and has special articles on the school sys- tenn of the state the Arkansas Com mission, the state government and off cials, the University of Arkansas and Hot Springs. Special articles on the collective resources of the state in az riculture, minerals and timber, were prepared for the book by John H. Page, commissioner of mines, manu- factures and agriculture. and Robert
 M Hutchins, deputy commissioner.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18
Another Detail of Marines

Philadelphia were received at the Philadelphia navy yard to send 900 additional marines to Port-au- Prince, Haiti.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18

News has reached Philadelphia that Jasper Tackett, a saw mill man of Amity, was killed while loading logs on wagon. He had finished the work of loading and had started to tie the logs when the chain broke, causing the logs to fall off the wagon.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18

The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion approved the withdrawal ct through rates on lumber between points of origin in Arkansas and Louisville, Ky, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Evansville. Ind, holding that they were abnormally low and brought complaints from lumber dealers in Southwestern Missouri.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18

Several events closed the twenty fifth annual tournament of the Arkan- sas State Sportsmen's Association, successful from the standpoint of at tendance and scores, which have been higher this year than at any previous state tournament
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18

Agricultural Commissioner John H. Page received notice from a Chicago investment firm that it will, within 10 days, send representative to Arkan- sas to take up with owners of mineral land the loaning of money for devel- opment
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18

Clarence Winchester, 15-year-old son of Daniel Winchester, of Texarkana, was accidentally shot and perhaps ia tally wounded by companion about his own age while hunting squirrels three m!lls forth. of here.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18

nere the experts sunburnt and healthy face was illuminated by one of his rare and charming smiles.
 When a duck lays an egg" inc said, she waddles back to the duck pond in indifferent silence But when a hen lays an egg her frantic cackles make it known.
 The hen advertises.
 And that, my dear friends, is why the world eats hens eggs instead of ducks eggs
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18

Governor Hays announced the per sonnel of the commission to investi- gate conditions on the state farm and at the state penitentiary as follows:
 Former Governor George w. Dnoa- ghey, Rev. Alonzo Monk, prominent Methodist minister of Little Rock, and Sheriff w. G. Hutton of Pulaski County.