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13 THE SUNDAY OREGOXTAX. FORTLAXP. MARCH 12, 1911. PORTLAND MARKET P Attractive Prices Present In ducements for People to Return to Farms. STAPLES ALWAYS NEEDED Mr. Det-lrwltb Compile Flgvres to Show Tbat Country Ufe Mean Independence Consumption Outruns Prodnctlon. That the price of farm product In ee Portland marketa haa advaaeed more than 11.4 per cent In tha past eight year Is tha discovery of Presi dent luck with, of tha Commercial Club, who haa Just made an exhaustive In quiry Inta the subject. He haa com piled data covering- wholesale prlcee In the Portland market durln the period from 10S to lOi and from 10 to 110. Inclusive. Hla figures are based n data In possession of the 'Hells Fars;o Express Company, for which he la general agent- There Is nothing In Mr. Beck with list to suggest high living, only the necessities of life being enumerated. The 11 commodities Investigated axe potatoes, onions, mutton, veal. ham. to matoes, turnips, butter, eggs, cheese and poultry. Every single product In the list baa gone ballooning and the advance from 105 to 11 Is gTeater than from l0l to 105- It la regarded aa fair to suppose that all other arti cles of household use have taken simi lar fllghte during the same period and what level will finally be reached la left to the Imagination of the house holder. Tnrnlps Alone Unaffected. Turnips, alone. In President Beck wlth'a list of foodstuffs, maintain their original level, being the same price In late 110 aa In 1902. It la noted, bow ever, that this lowly vegetable ad vanced In price more than 40 per cent from April to October. 1902. The eubject'baa been gone Into thor oughly by Mr. Beckwlth and hla reve lations, while not calculated to add to the peace of mind of the heads of fami lies, at least point a way out. In hla opinion, the answer to the problem is to go on the farm and raise something, it does not seem to matter much what. -These figures Indicate that Portland la a high-priced market for farm pro duce." said Mr. Beckwlth. "and It ahould be noted that these quotations are wholesale what la paid to the farmer. The high prlcea are due to the Increase In consumption over pro duction. While the production baa In creased In the Pacific Northwest, the Increase In consumption has been even more rapid, necessitating bringing In farm produce from the Middle West that should, and could, be raised . here at home. - m -There are two Items In the table of prlcea submitted, to which I desire to call particular attention eggs and poultry. There la no good reason why the Pacific Northwest should not pro e duee enough eggs and chickens to sup ply the local demand fully and thua relieve the wholesalers of the neces sity of ordering carload after carload from the Middle West. There Is abso lutely no danger of an overproduction in these lines, aa there la little pros pect that the Increase In supply will exceed or even equal, the Increase In demand occasioned by a rapidly grow ing population. . Staples Are Important. "Let us assume that there are 1000 rarmers In Oregon and that each farm er keeps an average of 50 hene at the present time: that each hen will raise, during the coming Summer, a brood of 14) chickens, and. during the rest of the year lay 11 dosen eggs. The chick, ens should certainly be worth 60 cents .,.. r...w f.ir market and the eggs will sell for a minimum price of : cents a dosen. making a total of 1. and the farmer still has the original hen. An addition of only one hen by each farmer, on the foregoing basis, will amount to 140.000 annually. -There has been so much talk of fruit growing In the Pacific Northwest ' that we are Inclined to-overlook the ataples so much In demand. These are really more Important than fruit, yet no one brags about the potato crop or the wealth to be made In growing turn. Ipa. In compiling this table. It was my 'desire to call attention to the prices actually received by the producer and show what a splendid market exists right here at home for these farm crops. Rewards of Soil Certain. "Because of the activity of the lum ber camps, the great amount of rail road construction, mining development and other big sources of demand for farm produce, thla condition la one that win not be changed for a long time. If ever, and the situation la In viting one to the producer. More peo ple should go on the farms. Why ahould one siave In the city to make a bare living when he may achieve In dependence in the country? The op portunities the soil offer are the great est and the rewards the most certain. There Is room In Oregon for thousands of farmers; thla is the states greatest ied." Figures compiled by Mr. Beckwlth. showing the advance In price of the various farm products and dates upon which the various quotatlona were made, follow: April. .... ITS Otl ol 1 .... 1.T .. .70 .n :::: :ii .... 4.40 Article. ytatos rnlor ... Muttoo. .., Veal . ... flam Tomatoes Turalpe TRuttar .. ... Poultry quoted by doses In W2: by pound LAWS LAY FOUNDATION Returning Washington Senator Says et Results Will Satisfy. - J. R. Stevenson, representing Columbia. liarfleM and Asotin counties In the Wash ington Btats Senate, la in Portland on hla nr boms from Olympla. following ths adjournment of ths session rHday morn ing. He la accompanied by Mrs. Steven son. , -I believe the people of our state will be satisOd with the net reeulta of our leslslatlve session." said Mr. Stevenson, -in spite of the fact that numerous meri torious meaaures failed of enactment. -The passage of the employe rw com pensation bill and the creation of the public utilities commission slons Justify the entlrs expense of the session In my opinion. The compensation act Is admit tedly imperfect in detail, but ths prln !pie ta now writ tan Into oar stsutes. and OP, PRODUCE HIGH future legislature may. be depended upon to correct and perfect It. The Railroad Commission of Washtnr ton haa for several years been recognised mm one of the most effective bodies ol tha kind In the United States. It la made up of able men. and "In the handling of vast railroad problems they have won the respect and confidence of the people. Al the recent season of tha legislature ws enlarged the duties and powers of tha Railroad Commission to those of a public ntUltlea commission, and In fact changed tha name to that of -Public Utilities Com mission.' Thla Commission now haa en tire supervision and control of all publlo utilities In the state. Including railroads. WEIX-KXOWX WIN MM K REI DE.NT DIE AFTKK" SIASESS. AOED 71. William S. Warns. WINLOCK. Wash, March Spe cial.) William 8. Warns, a well kaowa resident of this city died here Sunday after a long tllneaa. The funeral services took place here yes terday. Rev. Mr. Cowell. officiat ing. Burial was ta tha local came tery. Mr. Warns was bora In Alle gahny County. Pennsylvania. Feb ruary 23. 184a He lived succes sively In Inwe and Kansas and came to Wlnlock In 1SS0. He Is survived by four brothers: Steven, of Mont gomery County. Iowa: John and Law rence. Carter. Nebraska, and J. V. Warns, of thla city. Interurban roads, streetcars, telephone, water, light and the like. This Com mission ho every grant of power that It waa possible for the Legislature to give It. and thla Is the result of the confidence the people and the Legislature had in the Railroad Commission." HUMANE SOCIETY ACT.V; LETHAL CHAMBER FOR AS PHYXIATION' IS SOUGHT. Society Secures $5 JO aa Result of Equestrian EntertainmentLaw Infractions Prosecuted. The regular monthly meeting of the Humane Society was held Tuesday at the directors room of tha Security Savings Trust Company. The president. Au gust Berg, aald that a complete return from all sources showed that the so ciety received $520 aa the result of the equestrian entertainment on March 1. Special Agent Wood reported that he had Investigated 14 cases during the month: that he had prosecuted two cases: had found homes for abandoned animals to the number of four, and bad responded to a number of caaea to look after crippled horsea. Police Officer E. L. Crate reported a number of caaea of extreme cruelty to horses, and found at 6S Broadway two horsea which were obliged to work during the day. and mat no comforts or protection from the weather were provided at night. He arreeted Axel Paulaen for leaving two calvea with out protection from the weather. Mu nicipal Court Imposed a fine of 115. He conducted D. Clement, who was driving horses without being shod, to a black smith ebop and compelled hlra to have them properly shod. He applied tha same medicine to J. Kessler for driv ing his horse without being shod. He shot three horses who were crippled in service- A report from the committee to se cure a lethal chamber for the city pound, ahowa that the American Hu mane Society has experimented with all methods. Including electricity, and with the result that Illuminating gaa, when applied in a properly constructed lethal chamber, produces asphyxiation without Buffering. The plana and speci fications of tha apparatus In use In San Francisco have been placed In the handa of eeveral contractors, who will kM. n Ka auhmltted to tha prvpsrv i"u - - City Council on Wednesday for tha . . . . . v. .... Thii rounell haa In terna cumiwMc.. , dlcated its wllllngneas to co-operate in Installing whatever la deemed beet. The city pound la In the handa of Boyd Welch. . , The eocletjr has employed two men whose duty It will be to look after the condition of the horsea, and other anlraala In and about the city. Julius Meier haa offered to loote af ter the operation of the horse ambu lance, free of cost, until ths city shall have determined upon eome poller with reference to the ambulance. Forum to Question Danish Speaker. The People'a Forum tonight will ask 1903 April. Oct. ll.oo f .70 lis 1.10 .PT .0 . .07 -0 .15 .14 2.55 n 1 OO 100 -2A .it -y .14 .14 1910 Msr. Oct. 12. 75 11-10 2 0O 1.10 .11 .11 .11 1W02 Oct. I . - . . .l n l-on : 4.00 I. SO 1.25 l.no .54 .17 .54 .41 .14 .10 :1? In 1001 and 1010. questions of John Skjoldborg. a Danish lecturer snd newspaper man. who la so journing m this country. Hi, wonderful little country has some of the moat in dustrious, intelligent and progressive " , .v.. ALA "Pha meetinc will 1. heM in the M.dicU building. Park and Alder streets. Mormon Elder to Make Reply. An answer to "ths attacks that have been made upon Mormonlsm by writers In ths magaslnea during the past three months' will be made at the Church of the Latter-Day Saints. East Tenth and East Sherman streets, at 9 o clock tontghU by Elder Melvfn J. Ballard. He Is president of the Northwestern States Mission and a recognised leader In the Church. A speclsl conference of the elders and saints of the West Oregon district will be held, with sessions at 10 and 11:4 A. M- and P. M. All the eldara laboring In the Oregon confer ence will be present snd some of them will discourse upon the principles of their gospel. IV 4 BUSINESS IN PERIL Washington Liability Law Held to Be Cog in Machine. DISCRIMINATION ALLEGED Insurance ' Man of Seattle Declares Measure Unconstitutional, but Thinks Fact Will Be Overlooked. Hay's Motives Impugned. m.t fhm .nninvura' liability law recent ly pa (wed at Olympla and now up to the Governor for signature wltn every cer tainty that It will be approved will drive many Industries out of the State of Wash ington is the assertion of Harry E. Lipp man. of Seattle, president of the liability i . i. ur t- of Washington and Coast manager for the United States Casualty Company. Mr. Uppman aiao accuser -. i . . .n lau law as a naj vi a 1 1 lutein v . factor with which to build up a personal . . . . . . . . I t.l II, macnine. nis ODject dcims In the gubernatorial chair. He declares that the law Is unconstitutional and that the Supreme Court of the atate la ex pected to overlook constitutional defects; also that gross discrimination was shown in classifying the different Industries. "On the commission which drew the law there was one representative each of the lumber and coal mining Interests." said Mr. Llppman. "and the commission was dominatea Dy tno reirni un.. of these Industries. As a resnilt coal mining and lumbering, two of the most hasordoue occupations, so haxardous that many casualty companies refuse to take risks on them, have been classed with such occupations -aa plumbing and paper hanging. Measure Held Unconstitutional. The law woa drawn up by Harold Preston, of Beattle, a clever young lawyer with Socialistic tendencies. Preston ad- l . . . . hm maitn Im unconitutlonal but has expressed the opinion that the Supreme Court, Decaue oi mo ciiwi-" features of the bill towards workingmen. m-lli ba disDosed to wink at constitutional defects. The measure provides that the state shall start the relief fund with a con tribution of 1150.000. Employers will be required to contribute In accordance with the haxarda of the wora oeing penurmru by their employes and the number of .nil In BivnnliinM with the arbitrary classifications given thetr In dustries ly tills law. i lie emwwj'cr " be required to pay half the Judgment. The other half will be paid from this fund. "Aa an Instance of the Injustice which this new measure wll work there Is the fact that the Moran Company, of Seattle, which now pays between 5000 and $7000 a year to the casualty companies for com plete protection will be required to pay K2.0C0 a year into this state fund. Employers Have Xo Recourse. The most unfortunate feature of the measure is that the statute of limitations does not apply. A man Is killed today and his heirs automatically recover lOOO. the amount arbitrarily set forth In the bill, five years from now the law might be declared unconstitutional and the heirs could then go Into court and sue for as much additional as they might see fit. The only solace the employer would have is that the $4000 -paid now would be allowed to apply on any subsequent Judg ment. The burden of disproving respon sibility would also be on the employer. "The measure provides for the appoint ment of several officials In each county at high salaries to distribute the money in the fund, which affords a splendid opportunity for Governor Hay to strengthen his personal machine, which already has almost a throttle hold on ths state. "Employers will not ba disposed to give work to married men for the reason that the liability measure provides that more money shall be paid them than single men In case of dlsabllty." PARTNERSHIP NOT PROVED Deal In Old Street Railway Iron Un tangled by Jury. J. Adler failed to proved to the satis faction of a Jury In Judge McGinn's court yesterday that he was a partner In buslnesa with J. Marx, and thus his efforts to prove that Marx had de frauded him In a deal Involving the aale of second-hand rron were of no avail. Adler had filed a strong com plaint Implying serious charges of fraud against Marx, whom he declared was his. partner in business. On rep resentations to the court tbat he waa being defrauded of hla Just shares of the profits of the concern in the sale of second-hand railroad iron, an order was granted restraining Marx from inrtiiir certain moneys still unpaid. Meetlna Adlers cliargea. Marx aaiu that he had entered into an agreement with Adler to the effect that each should furnish half of the necessary funds for the purchase of old iron from ths Portland Railway. Light ft Power Company, and In turn that each ahould have an equal share of the profits. He M that Adler bad railed is tumisn any funda and therefore had no Inter est In the purenasea. uiwr ui i""'"" Ised Adler a part of the profit from the ia or tha Iron. In case Adler secured a purchaser, but when be discovered that Adier naa agrvea w " weiwu amount of the Iron at $12 a ton. and had represented to Marx that he was to get only $30 a ton. he revoked the agreement between them. The Jury found a verdict in favor of Marx. Edlefsen'a Rook Springs, best for cooking. Corn Troubles Ended . in 48 Hours ( V -- D . mjl i i B l nrt f1 protest the ears X Is robber a4heslTa. It fasti eadkMplfeevazfroaapnedlas. the plaater oa. Blue-jay Corn Plasters At All Druggist 15o and 2So pew Package SaoDle Mailed Free. Also Blue-jay Bunion Plasters. .... mmtf aniaia.fMosrtfcf r Pretty and Inexpensive Bedroom Furnishings Fifth and Stark CLASH IS S-NAPPY Strife Comes Out of-Arrest of R.E. Williams. OVERSPEED CAUSES M.X Attorney Tells Policeman Chief Is Willing to Quash Charge, Cox Denies It Prosecutor . Also Involved . TJ.lnVi E. Wll- r rom me - " . . Hams. National committeeman of tne Republican party and right-band man of President Taft in Oregon on a charge of speeding hla automobile, has ii. I- mnnfr)lnlll III srlsen an emorosuo " , , j tT. fairs, involving Municipal Judge Ta- . . -. -. onH.. r'nr riADutv City well, iniei ui .v-w . - , Attorney Sullivan and Attorney John i jaev nv mlnflr C McC.ua, Desiae omci . .- ---parts. ' ' Things began to brew yesterday after noon when a statement by Judge Tax well was published that Chief Cox had asked for a dismissal of the case against TT . k. atatament Mr. Williams. ja .;.. --- . Chief Cox made an emphatic denial, and a. 4 n A 1 flan nil Judge Tazweu in turn charge. Chief Didn't Know Him. The Chief of Police said yesterday that Attorney McCue had come to him saying that Patrolmen Slma and Evans, who made the arrest, were willing to dismiss the case if their auperlor would consent. The Chief replied that the officers knew what kind of a case they had and that It waa up to them to Bay whether they wished to proceed. "I did not- know who the accused was." said ths Chief, "except that the attorney told me that he waa a man of influence. I do not make a practice of Interfering with the action of the court, and I refuse to do so In this case." Deputy City Attorney Eulllvan ad mltud that he had informed the court that "the department" was willing to dismiss the case. He said that he had done so upon assurance from McCue. Thla statement is borne out by Judge Taxwell, who said he did not know of any direct action of Chief Cox in the case, but simply understood that the dismissal would be acceptable to the police department. Similar Cases Hinted. "This ia not the first time that a thing of this kind has happened," said Judge TaawalL "Do you mean that Chief Cox has asked for the dismissal of other cases?" waa asked. "Well. I don't care to say that, but if It comes to a show-down, I shall make my meaning clear." Patrolman Sims, who arrested Mr. Williams at Union avenue and Skld more street, supports the statements of A Blue-jay plaster is applied in a jiffy, and the pain of the corn ends at once. You simply forget it. The bit of B & B wax gently loosens the corn. In two days you lift it out. No pain, no soreness, no inconvenience. t.f Vi iiii.tt m a wiM Pan vou wonder A Am mlllfnn corns a - IOM OJUWJ - u.va " - ' year? Can yon wonder that Bine-jay now outsells by fifty times over any other treatment known? People who onca try Bine-jay simply laugh at corns. Sea the Picture A m the narmlesi sea B 4 B sax C ta the eoaiUBrteWe bead akisa knaai the eora. vhioh era erooad U toe. w-x. as.l - 1irW.i.fa.. f7 ' A pretty bedroom isn't necessarily expensive. Furnishing a bedroom so that it will be pretty, cheerful and distinctive is a matter of a little care and taste in selection, provided, of course, that you have the right stocks to select from. We have a large assortment of inexpensive Bedroom Furniture in Walnut, Maple, Oak, Mahogany and Enamel. It is very simple, very pretty, JT dif ferent from what you usually see at the price. Dressers range from $20.00 to $30.00; Metal and Wood Beds, from $9.00 to $30.00. There are several pieces in our windows. We have Bcores of pretty Bedroom Rugs in exclusive weaves and patterns Rag Rugs, Brussels Rugs, Caledon Rugs and Lanark Rugs. We have pretty new Scrims and Muslins for curtains and hundreds of beau tiful and cheap Chintzes, Cretonnes and sundry fabrics for over-draperies. J. G. Mack & Go. others, ce bh.j "- came to him, asking that the case be dropped, and that he referred the at torney to his superior. Mr. Williams later obtained a con-, tlnuance. . It has been evident to those around the Police Court that for several months things have been growing tenser between the police department and the Municipal Court, although the mining JlO-Jtd Greeting ! You have played the most interesting came in the world and you have lost. . , And you will play it again and you'll lose again. f The wisest man who plays the races, or speculates, hasn t a chance. We are all "suckers' together. How do I know? Because I have played both ends and lost I am an expert on horse-racing. I made 57.30 grow into J51.5O0.0O0.0O in less man two years, giving tips on the races. And I lost it all betting on my own tips. I am an expert on mining stocks. I have induced the public to' part with $200,000,000. 00 for Nevada securities. I engineered the Goldfield boom. I was on "the inside." I got in on all the good things. I haven't got a cent to-day. I have gambled since I was a kid. I have been in all the gambling hells that count for anything. I have as good luck as the next man and a lot more experience. I have won all kinds of money. But I have lost every cent All I have to show for my ten years' work is a large fund of expe rience, some odd recollections, and this firm conviction: The Public hasn't got a chance. I have no intention of telling you a hard-luck story, but I do want to xll you how the game is worked. Its not all bad. It's not all good. . It's merely catering to the American people s insatiable desire to gamble. I want to tell you How your money goes. ' Who gets it Wha.t they do with it Whit chance you have of winning it back. I want you to know the game as I know it, see it as I have seen it from the inside. . , This is not a moral expose. It's a life story. It's just what the ' ' ' title says: " My Adventures with Your Money. It's a great heads of the departments maintain of ficial courtesy and neutrality and will . v. j.a1.n intA n dnwnrirht exDres- II U L uo u 1 c . slon. Policemen constantly grow more discontented over the handling of their cases and many murmurs are heard that no system or policy airecis mo actions of the court. Especially In gambling cases in control of the under world, do the policemen complain that their efforts are wasted hy wavering .very irersoe who has played the races, bought stocks or gambled yarn a real adventure story. And George' Graham Rice. "My Adventures with Your Money" begins in the April number of Adventure. The first chapters lay bare the inside workings of race tipping bureaus, and especially the career of Maxim & Gay, which Mr. Rice owned and operated. It's a great story. Ask your newsdealer to-day for April h A u J Published by ths Publishers of Everybody's if Fifth and Stark CARD OP THANKS. Mrs. T. H. Bawden and family wish to thank their many friends for kind-, n esses and sympathy extended the-n during the -sad death of husband a father. T. H. Bawden. m i itrs true. At All News-stands - IS cents a copy. By maO, One Dollar and a Half a Year. The RidVway Company New York. GH 106.2