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THE MORXIXG OREGOHAX, THURSDAY, JULY 8. 1920 STATE-OWNED MILL LOSES FOR FARMERS Flour Is Sold at Figures Above Standard Grade. PRICE FOR GRAIN IS LOW .Feed for the ive Socialized Industry Costs Heavily Ui Fancy Salaries to Officers and Unnecessary Expenses. BV G10ORGE K. AIKE.V. B1SMAKCK, X. D., July 7. (Spe cial.) One of the stock arguments of the Non-Partisan 'league speakers in tlia campaign that just closed waa the effect of the state-owned mill at Irake upon the price of wheat paid the farmer and the cost of flour i to the consumer. The speakers were j delightfully vague as to exact f - j ures, that Is. league speakers were, j The opposition, however, was not. In this connection, and just to prove that the league speakers were somewhat inaccurate, to out it mildlv. I have investigated the experience of Will A. Campbell of Helena, Mont., v ho bought wheat from a rancher, sold it to the Drake mill, did the samn thing to a Russell MJIler mill and then purchased Russell Miller flour and state-made flour at two stores in Bismarck. Tho results in dicate the nature of the advantage given the farmers of thi state. To cinch his facts further, Mr. Campbell on the day he bought t,he two sacks of flour in Bismarck ob tained quotations from the state owned mill at Drake on the price of No. I northern; also from the Rus poll Miller company, and theso are the figures: .State mill, ?::.ns; Russell Miller company, $o. 21 per bushel. Stntr Flour oh4 MMt. And while the state-owned mill was huing its wheat at 13 rents a bushel less than the Russell Miller company was paying the farmers, in Bismarck a Russell Miller standard patent flour was purchased for $?,."," for a 4'1-pound .ack and T0 pounds of state flour was purchased in bulk for $4. It was purchased in hulk because the storekeeper said they had no sacks for state flour. Ui the same day thai these trans nctioiib were taking Place in Bis marck the I'argo t'ourier-N vc, a Nop -Pa rt i-an paper, carried an ad vert Iscmrnt of a nationally advertised fancy patent flour at 7.15 per hun dred pound. This little state-owned mill at I-irake also serves to ilustrate the fyptcin of slate control of manufac turing properties. It was purchased by the state for iL'n.nno after it had been run for years by a miller and his son. Xow it is operated for the state by a man named .T. A. Mel-lovem, whose salary is $5000 a year, who- has a secretary, an assistant manager and R ho6t of assistants. Krom June :!0. 1910. when tho mill was taken over by the state, to March :!. 19L'0, a state ment of payments made from the terminal elevator fund, from which it. is financed, shows a total dis tribution of J124. 322.47. l.nvlMh Kxpenditurrrt !otel. Included in this are items of $.".13. 96. $ 123.90 and $503.96 to Tolas, King & Day, a St. Paul, Minn., con cern, which appraised several mills for the state, and also one item of $100,000 to J. A. McGovern, manager of the Mill &: Elevator ass ic'ation, the purpose of which is not set forth, but is probably to be used in financ ing the construction on the Grand Forks mill and elevator until the atate bonds are paid. Deducting this, however, the man agement of the little mill at Drake Is a luxury, which if indulged in many times by the state would spell disaster, for the following authorized appraisal of the mill made February II, 1920, indicates its size: Ttnal property T.Hii.i t sr.n no Tliiildlngx 1 4,ti3'J.4.- Machinery and equip- , incut 19,570.00 ItiMollaneoUM equip ment 1.42.00 Personal property Wheat on hund $17.4:18.2.1 J'lour on hand 20,7112. 7o SlKrtN and bran on hand 117.30 Cereal on hand 625.70 TlaRa 19. 0110. Oil Twine 3UO.O0 Ull, belts and miscel laneous 130.00 Fiour In storage $13,000.00 Accounts receivable.. 6,000.00 $35,027.45 Total of all personal property $84,000.00 Total of all real property 35.627.45 64,724.00 20,000.00 Tt that $120,351.45 Sark Item Counts I'p, will be noted in this appraisal this little mill has on hand There's a Breezy Sale in Town A Real Shirt Sale! It brings delightful comfort and re freshing coolness at a price that keeps your temperature down. Look these over, men. They're won derfully tempting. Silk Stripe Woven-Color Madresses Fiber Silks, Russian Cords Regular $5.00, $6.00 and $7.50 Shirts $3.85 Three for $11.00 Fine Woven-Color Madrases Regular $3.50 and $4.00 Shirts $2.45 Three for $7.00 On the Main Floor, just inside the open door BEN SELLING Leading Clothier, Morrison at Fourth is that which should be remembered by those who would inaugurate a reign of socialized industries in any state. Yet that is not the only loss suffered by tho people. Prior to state ownership this little mill paid to the state of North Dakota in 1917 $6;S, in ID 13 $507 in taxes. Now, being state-owned, it' is exempt. So besides making up this diference the farmers of North Dakota pay the taxes on this mill, get less for their wheat and pay more for their flour. But they do have the pleasure of paying hand some salaries to a fine bunch of pol iticians to manage the mill, and along with them a handsome total in ex pense for management, stenographers. traveling expenses and all the usual frills of public ownership. DOTING GIVEN VETERANS SOLDIERS OP SPANISH WAR ADJOURN AT MAKSHFIELD. EDUCATOR IS DROWNED Oakville Teacher Steps' in Deep Hole While Wading. ABERDEEN, Wash., July 7. (Spe cial.) William Spuler of l.'niontown. Wash., was drowned yesterday after noon while wading in the Chehalis river. Mr. and Mrs. Spuler and small son were spending the day in pic nicking near the river, Mr. Spuler was wading when he stepped into a hole in the river bed. He was unable to swim and drowned before aid could reach him. The body was recovered. Mr. and Mrs. Spuler were spending the summer at the home of Mrs. Spu ler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Paul, at Oakville. Mr. Spuler was for four years a teacher In the Oakville schools. Wahkiakum County Celebrates. CATHLAMET, Wash., July 7. (Special.) Skamokawa played host for the eastern part af Wahkiakum $19,000 worth of sacks, or more than county with a Vourth of July cele bration. Good weather, a good crowd and unequaled hospitality made it a successful day. . A parade was fol lowed by patriotic exercises, an ora tion by Rev. W. W. Head and a picnic dinner. Races and water sports and a dance In the evening completed tho festivities. the value of its stock of wheat. This sack item, too, was much discussed during the campaign as evidence of the unbusinesslike methods foJlowed by the management of the mill. But while this might be an error of judgment, the fact that the mill paid less for the wheat it milled and sold its flour at a higher price than the flour of the commercial millers Offlcers Klecled for Year and As toria Is Selected for Con Tention in 1921. MARSHPIELD, Or., July 7. (Spe cial.) Sixty Marshfield and North Bend automobiles made the closing day of the Spanish-American War Veterans and department of Oregon auxiliary of the United Spanish American War Veterans a pleasant finish to several days of business and enjoyment for the 125 visitors from various sections of the state. The-afternoon's pilgrimage took the guests to Shoreacres and the numer ous beaches and down the coast road for miles. They left for their homes tonight at 8 o'clock. The only business today was in stallation of officers of both organi zations, held in the armory building. The new officers of the veterans are: Clarence R. Hotchkiss, department commander; L. W. Hyde. Hillsboro, secretary; E. S. Hawker. Albany, treasurer. The officers of the auxil iary include: Sara S.- Bodley, Port land, department president; Gertrude Wilson, Salem, vice-president; Eva Hyde, Hillsboro, junior vice-president; Helen M. Mahone. Portland, chaplain; Ruth Brandt, Salem, judge advocate: Ida Klingensmith. Port land, historian; Nell Rekdahl. Port land, patriotic instructor; Florence Kumrow, Salem, conductor; Mrs. Manning, Portland, assistant conduc tor. Gertrude Wilson, Salem: Mayme LoVe, Portland, and Nell K. Rekdahl. Portland, were elected delegates to the national convention. Astoria was selected for the 1921 session of the two orders. Mrs. Helen M. Malone, retiring secretary, was jSmmw tin Milk In 1914 Cost S23.50 per ton for Mill Feed $14.50 per ton for Alfalfa Now Costs $56.00 per ton $38.00 per ton The increased cost of feeds for the cow that gives milk is only one of the phases of the cost of milk production that begins with the purchase of lands and is not com plete until the sanitary capped bottle is delivered to your door. The milk Producers and Distributors who supply you have accepted an obliga tion. In times when many food products soared to a vanishing point insofar as the public's ability to meet prices was concerned the price of milk was kept conservative. Improved methods of handling the milk, new laws to increase and safeguard quality, greater 'efficiency in delivery are expenses added to the first cost of production that the Producer and Dis tributor have assumed without asking the consumer to share them. Waste of Milk Bottles Is Appalling In this country the life of a milk bottle is 17 days. 20 bottles for each customer is the average requirement of a year. An investigation of IB cities revealed the fact that 8,000,000 perfectly good milk bottles are collected from the city dumps each year. Price Advance of Bottles Close to 100 Bottles that in 1914 cost $ 6.20 per gross NOW COST $12.00 per gross This tremendous waste offers food for thought and an opportunity for co-operation that will work out to the advantage of the.consumer. Whenever MILK is spoken of the thought of just these two items feed and bottles should make everyone re alize that " The Price of Milk Is Very Low 1 r n J i j . Li Drink fe A at Least h i a Quart : '.: i'f of Milk :'::)Z Ev Each Day ''in fcpgS tiV Read The Oregonian Classified ads. presented with a recognition pin in appreciation of her services in the auxiliary. MAN 25, GIRL 15, ELOPE Police Seek Williams on Contrib uting to Delinquency Charge. EUGENE. Or, July 7. (Special.) Alf Williams, logger, aged 23. and Bettie Ward, aged 15, both of Cot tage Grove, eloped from that city Monday, in an automobile, and now the officers are seeking Williams on a charge of contributing to the de linquency of a minor. It is said that Williams asked the girls parents for their consent to wed her. but upon refusal he declared he would marry her anyway, and that day the two disappeared. but with a likelihood of further drop at any time, according to the dairy men. The dairy farmers of the Grays Harbor association have pledged allegiance to the association in the contest, though they say that they are losing money at the price they are receiving under the cut. Milk War at Standstill. ABERDEEN. Wash., July 7., (Spe cial.) The milk war started late last week by the Grays Harbor Dairymen's association against the Satsop Farm ers' Dairy association is at a stand still, the price remaining at 12 cents. mm U J i , " mm Ma Ml 'Hi,! TODAY AND FRIDAY ONLY "THE COURAGE OF MARGE O'DOONE" James Oliver Curwood's mightiest tale of the Canadian woods. 1 Prologue Keates jE Organ The Question? Of how long it will take These two stalwarts To carry away This pile of shirts Isn't half so important As how long it will take The men of Portland sk sk To carry away sk , . 5k 5fc The thousands of shirts - sk sk 5k On sale today Sfc 5k 5k In the Store for Men 5fc 5k SERPENT ORDER ELECTS Clarence IfotchkUs to Ifead State nruncli of Organization. MARSHFIELD, Or., July 7. (Spe cial.) A meeting of the Military Or der of the Serpent, a national organi zation which accepts only Spanish war veterans, was held here Monday. About 50 candidates were initiated. A street parade preceded the initia tion ceremonies held In the armory. A large number of veterans took part in the parade and some of the special features were a large serpent. whose tail was coiled aliout the can didates. The team was dressed in typical style, representing the differ ent tribes in the Philippine islands. The following state officers w;re elected for the ensuing year: Clar ence R. Hotchkiss, grand generalis simo; James C. Walsh, grand record ing scribe: George F. A. Walker, keeper of the virus and custodian of the imperial seal. the season, tt is stated. When the work is completed practically every house in Cosmopolis will have a con crete walk in front of it. the Seaforth Highlander band of Vancouver, B. C. were the attractions offered. Phone your want ads to The Uri'so nian. Main 7070. Automatic n -i4 Cosmopolis lo Be Paved. ABERDEEN. Wash.. July 7. (Spe cial.) Cosmopolis, adjoining Aber deen on the south, has undertaken a large paving project and .one that will place that town well in the forefront of communities of the state for amount of paved streets in proportion to total mileage. Contracts have al ready been signed for a total of five miles of walks and two miles of paved streets, according to a state ment by Mayor W. J. Fadden. .The paving will be started immediately and will be finished by the end of Ax !'-'''- l-,svY . v( -1 Anita Stewart in THE YELLOW TYPHOON The story of a woman who lived for excitement and got it! MACK SENNETT'S "You Wouldn't Believe It!" The best Sennett comedy in months. COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA Tacoma Legion - Puts on Show. TACOMA. Wash., July 7. (Special.) Between Iis.oou and 40.000 persons .... 1.. 1 IF YOU are loslnr hlr. hTr dn'lniff or irr last night by a patriotic entertain- bid. 1 it be luion thai KOTALKO. c.man.- iiiciil Miigtii o me .American bKitin. Paid admissions totaled f 1 1 .,137.0, Irving Zieghaus, chairman of the le-1 gion committee, reported today. Fireworks, a concert by Nina Mor-j gana. soprano of the Metropolitan I Grflnd Opera company, and music by ! 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