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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1909
Page
6
News wires report strikes and political moves across the globe. Taft seeks funds for Pacific coast and Alaska travel while prep for foreign posts creates friction. The Santa Fe tests safety devices and dynamite breaks ice jams. fires and crime disrupt daily life in several cities.
Chicago on April 20 reports Master Bakers association head Matthias Schmidinger says bakers will add one to two cents to bread before May 1. A citywide decision is expected at next Saturday’s meeting as bakers face higher flour costs and wage demands amid sanitation ordinances and closures.
Boston April 20 Professor William Henry Pickering Harvard astronomer says humanity can talk with Mars if about 10 000 000 is raised soon. He claims a near earth distance of 35 000 000 miles makes contact feasible next July and messages would be recognized and answered if Martian life exists.
In a San Francisco lecture Rear Admiral Robley Daub, commander of the battleship Iowa, recalls the Merrimac sinking at Santiago harbor. He says he never knew why Admiral Sampson chose Lieutenant Hobson to lead that expedition, except that he might have spared him better than any other officer.
News from the Kuskowim reports severe suffering in Nome and surrounding areas due to food shortages. Beans and flour dominate supplies at high prices as relief expeditions are organized to rush aid from Kaltag and the Russian mission.
The director general of the Ottoman bank ordered the Salonica branch to remit cash to the capital. The Third army corps commandant imposed a $300,000 embargo on funds of three vilayets to hamper local forces.
Paris scene April 20 reports France feeling the impact of higher U.S. wheat prices. Flour has advanced three francs per 100 kilos in two weeks and bakers' association weighs a bread price increase.
A fierce hail and wind storm hit Des Moines and central Iowa on April 20. Downtown plate glass windows shattered while cellars flooded. In Stuart hailstones weighing half a pound damaged peach buds and caused notable property harm.
Advices from Teheran report a Turcoman massacre of about 2000 people including women and children at Astrabad. The Russian government plans to send troops to the area.
A Constantinople dispatch reports that Reched Effendi, brother of the sultan and heir apparent, is expected to join the Young Turks. The claim comes as speculation in the current political maneuvering around succession.
Vienna dispatches report the sultan negotiating with the union and progress committee over abdication. Monastir correspondents note the monarch seeks to step down amid political upheaval as Vienna confirms the talks.
The Native Sons of Oregon issue the program for the 66th anniversary of the first provisional government meeting held May 2, 1843. Jos Buchtel will preside. P H D Arcy to give the annual address. Matthieu cabin hosts. plans to form a society to fund future celebrations and perhaps move future events to Wilsonville with a proposed ten acre state park site.
Governor Benson says Oregon already owns Sand Island at the mouth of the Columbia in a dispute with Washington. Governor Hay of Washington suggests an arbitration commission to study the issue. Benson notes receipt of the Washington message and will consider it, but hints Oregon may resist a commission given a prior U S Supreme Court ruling in Oregon's favor.
Milton plans for the annual strawberry day move forward at Alliance hall with a Progressive association meeting. A larger program is planned this year including a strong literary and musical lineup and a big horse show with entries from Umatilla County and nearby Washington, aiming to surpass last season.
E S Talbott estimates about 18 000 angora goats in McMinnville county about one seventh of Oregon total as mohair mill plans near Portland awaken local interest. Fleece quality is reported very fine this year and outlook is promising for goat raisers.
The O. R. & N. company bought additional property for a new depot at Baker City for 16 000. The project will total about 30 000 with the existing depot remodeled into a freight depot and warehouse. Baker ranks second in Oregon for freight volume as sidetracks are rearranged.
A slow load of drilling machinery is moved to the Hess ranch on Youngs bay south shore. Harrison Brenner Palmer firm of Astoria secured leases on a large nearby tract and plans to sink several wells at various sites if the initial well fails to yield.
Reports to Dr. R C Ba grant of the state board warn of a tuberculosis like disease spreading among Oregon poultry. Dr W McClure says a 69 chicken flock bought at Eugene and moved to Forest Grove showed 80 percent infection with 16 deaths reported. A Pendleton flock also showed infection affecting adjacent turkeys and, after feeding, pigs became ill. Yenney cautions human transmission remains unproven but animal-to-human risk is under study.
State Engineer John H. Lewis and F. M. Saxton of Baker City return from Wyoming Colorado and Utah with tips to Oregon on saving on surveys and reclamation work. They studied water law administration and record keeping and praise Wyoming for the best irrigation system in the country.
Prospector G. W. Morrin from California reports a rich copper ore ledge near Roseburg Oregon. The deposit yields 17.48 in gold per ton with ore cropping out 600 feet long and 500 to 600 feet wide. A foot square sample produced over three ounces of copper at the mountain top site about eight miles south of Roseburg.
Medford A B Robinson superintendent of Multnomah county schools toured the state arranging a school exhibit for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. He met Medford faculty and local schools will prepare an exhibit for the fair.
A dense list of agricultural prices includes wheat and bluestem milling at $1.25 1.20, oats No 1 white at $40 41 per ton, hay values from Willamette Valley at $14 16 per ton and Eastern Oregon at $17 19, and numerous vegetables fruits and dairy items with varied per unit rates. Cattle and poultry rates show top steers $5.25 5.50, cows up to $4.26, hens 17k per lb, and turkeys around 20¢ per lb, reflecting regional market bids.
Rumors say Abdul Hamid may abdicate amid Young Turk opposition and Salonika troops. Turmoil spreads as massacres kill over 1,000 in Asia Minor with Christians and foreigners seeking refuge at consulates. British warship moves toward Alexandretta as American and local forces try to hold the capital.
Music will play a major role at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition with Liberati's Innes' and Elery's bands sharing the season. Free concerts run June 1 to October 16 in a central temple with multiple band stands across the grounds. The program includes Philippine Constabulary band and Mexico's national band, plus a grand pipe organ and bamboo instruments offering novel sounds.
Ricardo Arauto and his brother Jose, secret police and detective squad substitutes, were found hiding in a friend’s house and jailed. They face charges of baggage theft related to the Cisneros case and the attempt on ex Governor Lee. Bail is denied by the criminal branch awaiting trial.
London dispatch reports Major Denghty-Wylds British vice consul at Mersina says Adana disorders are improving. He notes his arm was broken during patrols. The foreign office has requested Sidelessley warships to be sent to the troubled area.
Dispatches from Constantinople report Adana deteriorating, several cities burned, Tarsus nearly razed, and a French factory sacked amid mass killings of Armenians by peasants.
Fire swept the St George lodging house a makeshift rookery erected after the quake in San Francisco. The blaze killed at least five and trapped dozens more as flames consumed the tinderlike structure. Insurance placed losses around 825,500 amid prior building violations and firetrap accusations by officials.
Panic grips government circles as troops move toward Constantinople from the Northwest and new ministers resign. Rumors say Young Turks rallying to challenge the capital. Business stalls and citizens fortify properties while Salonika reports threaten a broader clash.
Reports from Yokohama via the Tosa Maru say Japan accelerates military buildup for potential war with Russia. Two new Dreadnought battleships are under construction at Kure and Yokohama named Setsu and Kawachi, with larger guns than Aki and Satsuma. The army is expanded to over 20 divisions aiming for a 1,000,000-man mobilization.
Bread prices rise as Los Angeles millers announce a further 2 cent advance per barrel of family and bakers flour effective immediately. Family flour now costs 7 dollars per barrel, the highest since records. Some bakers may reduce loaf weight to offset costs with plans for three loaf sizes.
Portland April 17 Flour prices rose 10 cents a sack across the city following a 40 cent per barrel hike by jobbers and millers. Retail prices now range from 1.55 to 1.75 per sack, with home bakers noticing only a small difference from last year’s costs.
The St Paul market notes a corner in wheat has pushed flour prices higher with a ten cent rise per hundred yesterday. Ruling quotation today stands at seven dollars per barrel as traders anticipate further increases.
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