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11 iITE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAyD, DECE3IBEH 31. 1911. LIGHT PENALTIES RULE IN PORTLAND Of 299 Persons Indicted by Grand Juries in 11 Months, 21 Sent to Penitentiary. CRIMINALS LIKE POLICY lndcrtandlng Kxlsts Brtwrrn Po lice and Magistrate Court So aa to Confine Moat of Ue Case to Lower Branches. Out of It Individuals Indicted by gran Juries la th first 11 month of 1(11. II wr sentenced to tmi In the penitentiary, th. highest sentenc. ae.pt on for rnnrdr. being 1 years la four cases. If th. figures aa to caaes Dot brought to th final determination of a Jury ar. excluded from th Hat. th. facta ar. .Ten more striking. Of the Z casas la which accusations were mad. br grand Juris. 117 wr brought to compl.t. trial, tho oth.ra belna atlll pending, or disrolsse-d by proceeding hurt of a fall hearing Through plea, of guilty or convlc tloa by a Jury. persona were brought faro to faco with th. penalties of their acta, and more than half of them. 61 In all. w.re paroled by th court. The remainder not sent to th penitentiary ware fined or riven short sentences at the rock pile. Tee Barslar Beateaeea. Burglary' drew two eent.ncee for IS reara and assault with a deadly weapon waa punished by equal sen tences la two cases. On prisoner re ceived a minimum of two years for ob taining; money by fals pretenses, and a Ilk term was Imposed upon one lor receiving: deposits for an Insolvent bank. Three years waa the term Im posed for robbery In two caaea False pretenses was punished twice by a minimum sentence of one year. Penal ties Imposed Include armed robbery and forgery, one case of each, four years; larceny in a dwelling, one year: receiv ing stolen goods, two years: man slaughter, one year; statutory crime, eight years: forgery, burglary and as sault to rob. one year each; soliciting a minor to commit an Immoral act. one year, and for on. murder sentence to life Imprisonment was Imposed. Few Peaaltlea Give. Other dispositions were mad of rii-es aa follows: Pent to Insane asy lum. 1: remanded to grand Jury. : ball forfeited. 1: to reform school. 1; to Juvenile Court. S: extradition re fused. 1. . Contributing to the delinquency of minors did not during the year bring about a penitentiary sentence to any one, and only four of th. accused paid penalty of any kind. Two war fined and two were given sentences at th rorkplle. Two wer dismissed, eight paroled, one was acquitted, two ar fugitives and four ar still before the courts. Assault with deadly weapona went a similar course. Here, too, II wer accused and eight wer paroled, whlla four were dismissed, one went to. the Insane Asylum, one waa acquitted, two re fugitives, thre are pending, and two went to the penitentiary. Crimea of all kinds against property im.iiwi 147. of which S were punished. Thre alleged murders wer mad th basis of Indictments under which on man waa given a life sentence, one la a fugitive" and one Is awaiting trial Manslaughter was made the subject of Indictment three times, all being tech nical cases, and one man. accused aa accessory to aa Illegal operation, was sentenced for one year. Only Oae PsmUhed. In the class of "nameless" crimes, concerning which public feeling haa been greatly aroused .during the year t,T two unspeakable murders. 1 per sons Were Indicted and one waa pun ished. "Freak" Indlctmenta returned during the year Include thre against public officials for neglect of duty, on for elllng cows In quarantine, one for telling convlct-made goods without a label, on for violating th employera liability law. one for conducting a sailor boardtng-house without a li cense, two for aiding prisoners to escape and one for soliciting a bribe. Excluding one life sentence, an ag- g-regat of 9 years Imprisonment waa Imposed by in. cuuru ui '' " .r making an average oi aoout iiv ders. msklng years. , Mercy seems to have been reserved for those crimes which society views with the greatest loathing and from which aotlety demsnds the greatest protection. Excepting the one offense of forgery, leniency was shown most frequently to those accused of assaults with a deadly weapon and those chsrged with contributing to th delin quency of minora Under each of these charges eight persons went forth un wr.lpt of Justice. Forger Are Free. Forgers to the number of 11 were given another chance. Four swindlers, two embesslers, two guilty of larceny by balle. two robbers of stores and three of dwellings, on highwayman and on simple thief, received paroles. In most cases coupled with an admoni tory sentence. Others who received th extreme clemency of the courts were: Fcur accused of asssult and battery, four convicted of nameless crimes, one parasite and one who sold liquor with out a license. In addition to those sentenced to the penitentiary. 12 offenders were fined and 13 were sent to the rockplle for crimes known as Indictable misde meanors and not susceptible to a peni tentiary sentence. tn one case out of every 1J th ao cused waa out of, the Jurisdiction when Indicted, and haa not been brought back. There ar 14 persons against whom bench warranta based on 1911 Indictments are out and have not been served. Oases pending, a large propor tion of them being those of recent date, not having yet reached their turn on the calendar, number 90. Dismissals by demurrer. Instructed verdict, on motion of the prosecution j or other reason, brought-an end to 67 : rase befor trial. In only 13 cases, I when presented with all the evidence, j did th. Jury refuse a verdict of guilty. I Th figure abov are drawn from' the District Attorney's register of in- dtrtments. and are subject to rmenda- j tloa in a tew cases wnere me nnai ac tion haa not yet been entered by that official, but such changes will b all en the aide of Increasing th t.nden- j cie. n.r euuwu. With only 21 persons out of 200 go ing to th penitentiary and only 46 out of 300 receiving any punishment at all. It might be Inferred that pun- j tahment of criminals had ceased to ex ist to any noticeable degree, In thla country. But her there haa grown up a condition little realised by the gen- j ral public, whereby attempting boml- j rifles, bandits, swindlers, forrers and criminals of every class are punished In a way without their cases ever ap pearing befor a grand Jury. Easy eateaeea Iaped. There haa grown up an understand ing betweea police authorities and th prosecuting officers, whereby the up per courts are ahunned to the greateat degree possible, and the whole pro ceeding la confined to the magistrate court a At Kelly Butte and Llnnton rockpllea may be found at any time dotena of men who If the original charges against them bad been proved and punished would be In th peniten tiary for long terms. They are to b found serving aentencea of assault and battery for attempted murder, simple larceny for burglary, vagrancy for highway robbery, and so on dowa th. line. "Let him tak htatolt down here." says th detective who has worked up the case, aad frequently the criminal la delighted at the opportunity. He geta i Winter quarters with satisfactory fare and a little hard labor, and is at ud- ! erty by the time the fields and roads again become Inviting. In no case can tiie court impose more than 360 daya. and la a large minority of cases th penalty becomes a matter of bargain aad sale, th officers demanding a full year and th criminal offering to plead guilty for a six months' sentence. Even cltlzena who have auffsred by the depredations of the criminals have fallen In with this policy and are to be heard from time to time urging that th offender b given a reduced char, aad a rockpll term. The police assert that there I a growing tendency of criminals to flock here, which will go on Increasing aa th condition become known. Visiting officers laugh at their comrades here and aay their work la becoming light sine Portland has become the haven for the criminal classea Every failure to rapture th perpetrator of some crime Is condoned by the ponce, wno say I "Whata th user PROPOSED JAIL SITES SEEN Rushlight and Coffey Inspect Possi ble Locations for Quarters. Mayor Rushlight and John B. Coffey, chairman of the police committee of the Executive Board, yesterday In spected two sltea that are under con sideration aa temporary quartera for the City Jail during the time the new Jatl Is being constructed on th pres ent site at Second and Oak. The two buildings Inspected yester day were that part of the building , formerly occupied by Tull Glbba. fronting on Park street, between Mor rison and Yamhill, and th building at Fifth and Everett streets. A selec tion as between the two probably will be announced In a few days. Kast Side Property Sold. George E. Croxford sold his Union avenue property, lots , 12 and IS in block 13. Lincoln Park Annex, with 50 feet frontage on Union avenue and 100 feet frontage on Grand avenue for 15.000. The improvements consist of a modern nine-room house on Grand ave nue and a greenhouso on Union ave nue. Lucy D. Slpprell was the pur chaser. PORTLAND'S CEREAL destination. Cleared, vessel, flag. rig. Jaai 4 Inveravon, Br, sh.. Limerick...... 7 HufTon. Fr. bk.. Q. or F 7 tferak. Oer. es., St. Naxalr. Scottish Moors. Br. sh.. Q. or F... IS Frieda. Oer. sh- Q. or F IS Hennk Ibsen. Nor. as.. Hongkong.., 1 Inverness. Br. bk.. Q. or F IT Forfarshire. Br. bk.. Q. or F IS Pierre Antontne. Fr. bk.. Q. or F.... Mlml. Oer. bk.. Q. or F It Balmoral. Br. sh.. Q or F Total for January 1 BjvsM. Fr. bk.. Q. or F 7 Illc Olen. Hr. sh.. Q. or F IS Klfrleda. Oer. sh.. Q. or F t7 Itovld d' Angers Fr. bk . Q. or F. . 1 Hercules. Nor s.. llonfionf :S Htrathness, Br. sa. Las Palmas. . 17 Nile. llr. bk.. Belfsst 28 Boeeuet. Fr. bk.. Q- or F Totsl for February. . 4 Rtrathtyon. Br. sa.. Honckong. . 0 Kilo. Oer. eti.. Q or F InvermST. Br bk.. Q or F.... neric tr. mm.. iwHvua i x .4 n. . a rr V ..... . 13 Rycja. Nor ss.. Hongkong II Kumerlc. Br. sa. llonxkong... 1 Buusainrllle. Fr. bk VJ. er F. Total for March April 11 Oweene.. Fr bk.. Q. or F 17 ocean. Russian bk.. Q. or F... It Luctrlc, Br. ss., Tokouama. ... Total for April ( Vincent. Br. sh.. Q- or F IS Henrlk Ibsen. Nor. ss . Honskong. Z; Hercules, Nor. as.. Honikong 15 Ort.rlo. Br. ss., Honskong Total for May 1 Ftrathlyon. Br. l . Hongkong , 24 Suverlc, Br. ss.. Manilla and way. Total for Jun. Jolx . RrtJa. Nor. sa. Honskong 11 Kumarle, Br. ss.. Hongkong Total for July exports for Jnly. 110 144.T79 bush.ls Aogast 1 Loosrle. Br. sa.. Honckong Exports. August. 11 14.71 barrels 1 Colllnsham. Br. ss.. St. Vincent.... 1 Liufuiy Trouin. Fr. as.. Honskong. II it i .1 hit on. llr. sa. Honskons IS Edouard Detallle. Fr. bk.. Q. or F. 7 Hans B.. Nor. ss.. St. Vincent Gar bk. Hans. Q or F 2 Torrlsdsle. Hr. bk.. Q. or F It Boncbaxnp, Fr. ba., W. Off Total for September 1.024.171 141.19 Exporta September, 11 112.317 bushels of wheat. ee- 9 Orterle. Br. sa. Honskong 11.111 1 4 I Ales leenbers. Ger. sh.. I). or F.... 101.41 7.31 1 Ernest logout. Fr. bk.. J. or F... 111.15 1.T0 t stratnness. Br. sa. Las Palmas 1.0.T41 1.0 11 RkJa. Nor. as.. Honekonr i lube! Brown. Bus. bk.. 4. er F.... 75.445 (3.000 0 Heliopolis. Br. ss . St. Vincent 130.000 112. 500 it IvernaT Br. bk.. J. or F 114.812 114.150 1 Fannbek. Oer. bk.. J. or F 124.11 11.11 1. Surerlc, Br. sa. Manila Total for October... Exports for October. -1.1:3.11 191 'v 1 Robert Hollar. Br. as.. Shanghai. 1 LMotve. Oer. sh . Q. or F 4 Arracan. Br. bk.. Q. or F 7 Harmattaa. Br. e.. Dunkirk.... 11 L Bancne. Fr. bk.. Q. or F 17 numeric. Br. sa. Manila 11 JoinTilia. Fr. bk.. 4. or F Total for Ksvamber , Exports for November. 11 (7. -irta Oer. bk.. O. or F ambrlan Chieftain. Br. bk.. Q. er F. 11-11-11- 13- slules Oommre. sr. so.. VI or s.... I'elttc Kins. Br. sa. Dunkirk Thiers. Fr. sh.. Q. or F Lucerlc. Br. ss.. Manila t. Kosatlvn. Fr. sh.. Dublin Invercoe. Br. bk . U. or F Breiasne. Fr. bk W W. or F Crocodile. Br. bk . si. or F Conway Castle. Br. bk-. Q. or F Fltxpatrlck. Br. .... Tenerlff. Stelnbek. Oer. sh... J- or F 13-1-II- Total for December.... Exports for December. 11 -1.117 11 111. Total wheat exported. 7.71 71 busnels. valued at (8.547.44. Total flour exported. 711.447 barrels, valued at 31.151.1S3. 11. Total wheat exported. 5.101. 1(7 busoela valued at 84.(11.146. Total flour exported. 111. 471 barrels, valued at 11.114.401. 100. Total wheat exported. 141224 kusheta valued at 15.117 121. Total flour exported. 115.71 barrels, valued at Sl.s:0.4(. EXPORTS FOR 1911 ECLIPSE RECORDS Portland Grain and Flour Ship ments Put "Good Old Days" in Shade. ORDERS BEYOND CAPACITY Coastwise) Floating of I. timber Huge but Weakness of Foreign Market Keeps Exports Below Record for Banner Tear of It 10. EXPORT IXCRJSA8K HUGE. Portland's exports havs Increased In on. year as follows: a.s.ta.SM bush.ls of "heat. valued at I2.01S.SS1 489.79 barrels of flour, val- ued at 1.764,580 Gain ever 1010 valuations. 1 8. SI a. 161 Coastwise lumber shipments In crease 12.021.138 feet. resstmtsts who have endeavored to point out that the "good old daya" In maritime business are past, need but to digest three comparative columns of figures abstracted from Custom House records that show the 1)10 transactions, absolutely satisfactory in their day, bave been left In the deep, dark shade In wheat and flour exporta and the amount of lumber floated to Pacific Coast territory. Lumber ex ports have declined, but that la not unexpected, for 1910 waa branded as the banner year for mlllmen In the history of the port, and since the In ception of 111 the word has been paased along that foreigners were not offering prlcea sufficiently attractive to warrant heavy sales. One tardy grain vessel, the British bark lnverlogl. which finished load ing late yesterday but will not be cleared until Tuesday, prevented De cember from making a greater spurt, but as It Is there were 1.458.229 bushels floated, worth tl.218.932. and It waa the beat month of the 1911-12 cereal season. Its contribution to the year's business swelled the total to 7.739.719 bushels, against 6,201,267 bushels in 1910. Flour Gala Greatest. The greateat gain Is shown In flour TnnrtiL which aggregated 743.467 bar rels, valued at 12.961.182. aa compared with 283.678 barrel worth 11.186,602. sent to foreign porta In 1910. The EXPORTS FOR YEAR 1911. Wheal, Bushels. Flour, Barrels. , lot. 779 S 93.304 ....... S. , 117.40S 7.7il . 144. 4C4 142.400 . i: :i 120.77s . HS.OTI 97.811 17.133' ln.000 11.611 210.444 . 114.024 1M.PH , 7.i s.?n . 111.713 97.!C . llt.441 117.30s . 141.07 111.142 l.zlt.974 ll.107.S13 it.tll 1114.444 . 110.107 01. US , 117. C44 101. 01 . 10S.301 SS.400 . 100.100 K.000 4.7i 193.944 , 224X17 US. 000 . 131.151 110.739 . 111.700 94.000 . 104.731 8 771.041 49.71 8193.044 (l.Btl llOt.lll 00.370 S7.t5 111.(31 107.74 112. 04 .4 oo.oos 110.0.4 11.500 74.403 111.30 31.170 01.070 70.03 01.177 11.10 19.131 11.557 11.478 60.117 12.14 Tt.10t t 4-S.001 01.074 837I.4C 111 BS7 70.1.4 144.44 111.414 1.133 110.44 11.178 877.14 I 11.116 11.176 t 94.30 113 :i in.ton in. ooo lt.to 100.157 43.330 14.000 14.000 4. 59 41.111 11.190 194.191 171.241 61.540 112.504 11. UT 105.100 421.203 14.231 t 68.024 3.627 16.309 li.038 72.233 , 1.4S 1107.341 11.24 44.991 11.211 1151.164 of wheat aad 34.13 barrels of flour. f flour. 21.144 111,(56 231.173 116.451 111.04 3 114.411 105.341 1H3.72! 1U1.1.1 3-so.A'l lul.107 "V.ii 130.123 0.11 114.000 !.I10 34.06 111.100 14.060 fllMOO 41.(5 11.(1 "i'io iVditii "4401 iV.iii 1.011711 34.24 bush.ls of wheat. 61.1' 161.131 1401.695 I barrels of flour. 11.145" 70.17 11.111 24.102 , 120.32 104.04 . 112.711 112. soi . 164.144 131.2.4 , 117.410 t.24 '. VeV.tii . 7f.I3 70.510 I bush.ls of wheat. , 101.411 31211 77.111 42.317 , 122.124 103.000 , 16.01S 123.111 . 11I.71 00.11 ', "Vo.roi "V.7r.o 7.044 (0.45 110.204 1.47( , 113.033 121.411 IttlT 7.0O , 3:7.140 10.114 , 137.51 117.00 1.16t.ll 11.21031 (i.611 12.(11 84.4X 1312. ( (7.000 221.040 57.000 1123.000 bushels wheat; 113.871 barrels flour. amount dlspoaed of doea not represent what could have been moved, as there were many orders turned down for the Oriental market owing to limited space on steamers, and up to the time the Chinese revolution began there was a decidedly heavy demand for the mill product. December closed strong on coastwise lumber shipments with 12.895,000 feet, which brought shipments for the year to 122,767.138 feet. In 1S10 the trade grew to 110,742.060 feet, and in 1909 to 96.649,700. no the past year has dem onstrated more forcibly that the Cali fornia market is expanding rapidly and th gain for the 12 months represents almoat aa much aa the entire Coast ahlpmenta in December, which were carried by a fleet of 20 vessels. With the termination of Father Time's responsibilities In 1911. ship ping Interests are casting into the future for indications of additional growth, aa today marks the end of the first half of the cereal year. The monthly tabulations of the Merchants" Exchange show that during December California purchased 196.317 bushels of wheat, and even In th face of the trade for the same month last year having reached 327,825 bushels, th gain In shipments to the United King dom brings the December movement to all ports to 1.683.556 bushels, as com pared with 1.672.260 bushels for the corresponding period. Puget Sound porta have exported and aent coastwise for December 827.711 bushels. Portland leading for the month by 855.646 bushels. For the cereal seeason to date Portland has sent away 6.588.458 bushels, against 2.824.069 bush els from the northern harbors, so Portland Is ahead 2,764.389 bushels. Y.H.C.A. GROWTH BIG OFFICIAL FUBLICATIOX RE COUNTS GREAT PROGRESS. Support of Association by Public In creases Attendance Also Gains. 83 Buildings I'p In Year. Great progress by" the Young Men's Christian Association In America and foreign lands la outlined In the apectal annual edition of Association Men. the official Y. M. C A. publication, copies ANNUAL FOR MAILING. In purchasing the New Year's Oregonian, wrapped for mailing, the public is cautioned that GREEN wrappers have been used exclusively. Wrapped copies of the Annual are on sale at The Oreg-onian business office, at all news stands, and by newsboys at 5 cents each. Postage in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the insular possessions is 5 cents. Foreign postage, 10 cents. of which have Just been received by the Portland Y. M. C. A. The number Is illustrated with pictures of new Y. M. C A. buildings and of new lines of work that have been taken up, Port land receiving good representation. The number straws that the American public Is supporting the association better than at any time In the past. Not only Is the financial support in creasing, but better attendance Is noted upon all departments of association work. According to thla publication. S3 new Y. M. C, A. buildings, costing .707,000. have been opened for work In 1911. In addition to these pledges of 312.116.000 have been made for the construction of more buildings. When theae are com pleted the association will own prop erty representing a value of 180.000,000. The completion of a fund of 32,000, 000 for new buildings in foreign lands was a feature of the year. Many Indi vidual associations contributed from 330.000 to 3100.000 to this fund. Other phases ot progress are cited as fol lowa, under the heading, "It Never Happened Before:" That the membership exceed 500.0O0. That a Hebrew s gift of H50.0O0 resulted m six colored sssoclstlon building funds belnc pledged, smountlns to $54.000. That ths current expenses equaled 19.361. 163. a gain of 32.226.OuO. That ths genersl endowment funds sx eeed 11.000.000. aow 1.126,000. a gain of That 31.000.000 was pledced la a single campaign for additional bulldlnss-v la ten days Philadelphia citizens underwrote 1. 080.000. . . That there were 101.548 men and boys In Bible study and an attendance of K.486.S95 at religious services. That the attendance at shop meetings aad Bible classes rescbed 1.000.000. It was 1.191.888. M That so great a number of men and boys hare declared their Intention to enter upon a Christian life mor. than 20,000. That 30,000 school boys were taught to swim. That 16.000 foreigners ot 41 nationalities were in clubs and classea That the educational enrollment was 62, 000. a gain of 10.000. That 160.000 Immigrants wer. reached by the association at sailing points, on landing and in their new homes. POSTAL DEPOSITS BIG S388 P.iTROXS PTJT $4285,440 IX FEDERAL BAXK. Government Concern's Progress Big Although Only Three Months Old. Bigger Business Expected. Portland's Postal Savlnga Bank, which was established and opened for business September 9, 1911, has become a financial institution of consequence. Within a little more than three months It haa 3388 actual deposltora at present, with total deposits of 3285,440. Since the bank opened 4041 deposited $378,081, and of this amount 131.641 was withdrawn. Deposits during De cember were $100,273 and withdrawals only $37,772. At the present rate, allowing for the next three Winter months, the deposits are expected to amount to $500,000 July 1. 1912. Nearly all the Postal Savings Bank money was deposited In small amounts, which depositors would not deem suf ficient to open accounts in other banks. Site for Alblna Depot Prepared. Alblna will soon have a passenger depot on Railroad and Randolph streets, near the foot of Russell street. The ground Is under course of clearing by the railroad company preparatory to the construction of a passenger depot. The site was selected by officials ot the company and a committee from the Lower Alblna Push Club. George Hockenyos. secretary of the club, said yesterday that the site Is the best that could have been selected for the accommodation of the public and that Alblna residents are well pleased. All trains except the Shasta Limited, will atop at the depot. Freight facilities also are to be provided In Lower Alblna. Railroad officials with a committee from the club are to aelect a location for team trackage for freight In Iesa than carload a. Freight aheda also may b provided, aa a manufacturing dis trict la developing In Lower Alblna. TRADE REPRESSION TO BRING REACTION Bradstreet's Review ofYear Leads Up to Reasons for Brighter Future. 1911 RECORD UP AND DOWN Stocks of Goods Down to Hardpan and Even Political Campaign Can not Keep Business From Being 3ood, Is Contention. A review of the business year, is sued by Bradstreet's, shows the course of trade repression in the first eight months of 1911 and gives reasons why business In 1912 should be much bet ter. The review in part follows: "Nineteen hundred and eleven was a period of striking Irregularity In trade and industry, but despite evidences of widespread caution and repression, a fair, in some lines a record, business was done. This, It is conceded, was generally at the expense of profits, which latter, rather than the aggre gate volume of business, came In for widespread complaint. Commodity Price High. "It waa a year of generally high commodity prices, broken, however, by some remarkable extremes of move ments In ataples, causing especial strain alike upon manufacturing in dustry and consumption, and eventu ating in a lessened volume of business and much Idle machinery. "It was, furthermore, a year of de cided unsettlement, of Intense agita tion, in some financial as well as In dustrial lines, which for the first time experienced the application of hitherto untried methods of legal regulation. These, at first viewed with decided alarm, later lost most of their terrors, and with the passing of the year to ward its close somewhat saner views of politico-economic questions led to a perceptible Improvement In general sentiment. "For the purposes of a trade review indeed the year should be divided Into two parts, with the first eight months generally a period of disturbance, of short time in industry, or withdrawals from savings banks, of tariff revision and tinkering, of crop scares, of close ly considered hand-to-mouth buying and of slow collections, while the last four months was a period of some re laxation of caution, of growth of more cheerful feeling and of a disposition to look on the brighter side of things. Wall Street Weather Vane. "In 1911 Wall street acted very much the part of a weather vane, ex treme pessimism being visible at times, while at other periods a disposition to view things In a conservatively optim istic light developed. With trust prosecutions hanging fire, the tend ency was apparently to fear the worst, while th actual Judicial decisions seemed to bring an almost undue feel ing of cheerful relief. The pressure was not entirely confined to the stock market, gloomy views then reflected spreading gradusjly to other lines and sections of country, but not affecting the South until low cotton prloes made their appearance. "Speculation, whether in stocks or commodltlea, waa closely restricted throughout a large part of the past year, but despite this, and as Illustra tive of the .fact that capital was not entirely prostrated, new stock flota tions were of large volume, bonds sold better than In 1910, short-time obliga tions were actively bought, and the close of the year finds most stocka higher in price than at the opening. "Labor came through the year quite well, reductions In working time rather than In wages paid being the FOREIGN LUMBER SHIPMENTS FEOM TWELVE MONTHS. Cleared, vessel, flag, rig and destination January 16 Henrlk Ibsen, Nor. ss.. Hongkong and way..., February 21 Queen Alexandra, Br. ss., Shanghai 26 Wandsbek. Ger. bk.. London '. i March 4 Etrathlyon. Br. ss., Hongkong and way 8 Suveiic. Br. sr., Manila and way 10 Northumbrla, Br. sa. Hhanghal 25 Rygja. Nor. sa. Hongkong snd way 28 Kumerlc. Br. ss.. Manila and way April 8 Skogstad. Nor. ss.. Cape Town 26 Beckenham, Br. ss., Hankow 26 Lucerlc, Br. ss.. Manila and way May 1 Wllhelmtne. Gr. sh.. London 10 Hnrik Ibsen. Nor. sa. Manila and w. .............. . 27 Orterle. Br. sa.. Manila and war 27 David Evans. Br. scb.. Osaka SI Saint Ronald, Br. ss., Shanghai June IS Oswestry. Br. ss., Tientsin j,.... 19 Strathlyon. Br. ss-. Hongkong and way 24 Suverlc. Br. its.. Manila and way 29 Marechal de Castries. Fr. sh.. United Kingdom... 80 Marechal de Gontaut, Fr. bk., Newcastle SO Balboa, Am. sen.. Caleta Colosa July 19 H. Hackfeld. Ger. sh., London 20 Rygja. Nor. ss.. Hongkong J2 Kumerlc. Br. sa., Hongkong 27 Ethelwolf, Br. ss., Deiagoa Bay August 18 Lucerlc Br. ss., Japan 29 Hercules. Nor. as.. Hongkong 81 Earl of Forfar, Br. aa, Melbourne ... September 8 Koan Maru, Jap. sa, Taka. . 21 Strathlyon, Er. sa, Hongkoffg 27 Wakefield. Br. ss.. Freemantle October 2 Orterle, Br. ss.. Hongkong 6 Htratbblsne, Br. sa. Port Plrle 9 Strathspey. Br. ss., Sydney 11 Rygja. Nor. ss.. Hongkong 11 Oswestry. Br. ss., Shanghai 28 Strathnalrn. Br. ss., Calcutta 28 Suveric, Br. sa, Manila November 2 Robert Dollar. Br. ss., Shanghai. 3 Guernsey, Nor. ss.. Adelaide . . $ rjebome. Am. sen.. Antofagasta 11 David Evans, Br. sch.. Osaka 27 Kumerlc Br. as., Manila December 12 Lucerlc. Br. sa, Manila 23 Stratbearn. Br. sa, Melbourne Totals LUMBER EXPORTS January ., February . March ... April May June July ...... August ... September October . . November December Totals 73.693.902 8833,188 COASTWISE January . February , March ... April May June July August 6pt?mber OctOlT . . November December Totals 1011 - 1910 190!) Feet. Value. ' Feet. Value. ' Feet. Value 150.000. $ 1.500 '2.268.206 $25,152 2.037.812 -2 633 8.475. 974 '74.521 16,51. 565 189.383 11.I3.146 16:'2II4 4.239,459 43.891 15.015,8:3 185.637 B.133.214 80.164 7,337.958 77.535 7.057.5K7 !416 9.341.807 104 845 7.334.012 83.277 7.1 (j:,5:W 97.3114 3, 973. 362 52 94.7 K..VM.707 106.242 14.537.178 177.641 B.SR4.9.VS 81 4S4 6.780.-'."3 80.376 12.520.032 132.K1M 13.945,367 137.181 8.957.347 41,122 0.4.'in.0M 212.7"3 4.175.641 4.3il4 12,050,106 156.923 6.368.627 51 7-8 14.002.822 148.261 12.511.476 132.114 9.675. S83 107.033 7.0O4.7S3 84.9.16 4.472.S31 59.629 8.587.247 6H.5.S3 3.6UO.046 43.143 7.124.131 146,401 7.20U.OOO 75 663 off chief characteristic The number strikes and of strikers was less than half those of 1910. The number of those In business increased largely . during the year, but the number fail- . lng was not greatly enlarged, and 11 abllltlea. In fact, fell off. "One of the most notable featurea in many lines of trade and Industry as the year draws to a close is the air of conservative cheerfulness in evidence. "The coming year will in all prob ability witness an actively fought. If not, indeed, a very exciting Presiden tial campaign, efforts by both the party in power and that in opposition to play politics and incidentally tinker with the tariff, and it no doubt will see continued efforts to put the anti-trust act to further use in a legal way. Then, too, present and probably future high prices for food will constitute a bar to fullest buying of the secondary necessaries of life. "On the other hand, it is probably true that under existing conditions n.nh.r Presidential election nor a I "prospect of tariff revision creates the , feeling of unsettlement. mat. it ium..- i ly did. Furthermore, the basic facts ; cannot be obscured that stocks of goods are down to hardpan; that any ! change after two years of repression , and of growing up to the country s j productive capacity is likely to be in , the direction of expansion; that money Is and promises to be reasonably easy, , thus inviting new investment, and that ! new crop prospects In tne spring source of possible stimulation." Statistical Table Given. The following statistics are included in the report: Chang:. from Yields. 1011. 2.5.11.18S.000 430.6"i8.000 190.682.000 21.:Wri.uOO 922.2H8.000 li0.240.0UO 83.119.000 17,549.000 1810. Dec. 12.3 .8 5.0 2.2 21.8 Agricultural yield Corn, bushels Winter wheat, bushels. Spring wheat, bushels. Total wheat, bu Oats, bushels Barley, bushels Rye. bushels Buckwheat, bu. Total six cereals . Flaxseed, bushels Potatoes, bushels .... Hay. tons i Tobacco, pounds : Rice, bushels Cotton, bales (est.).... SuKar. beet and cane, tons (estimated) .. Agricultural values Corn $ Wheat O&ts Barley Rye 6.3 4 2"6 0:!1.000 13.0 19.370.000 52.3 2t)li.7o7.00 14.3 47.444.000 22.1 P05.109.OOCU 17.8 22.034. 00 6.5 15,500,000 'IS l 845.000 10.3 1911. 1,565,258.000 13.0 643.Oii.1O0O .2 414.66:1.000 '2.0 189.182,000 38.5 27.557.000 10.4 12,735.000 '0.4 2 702.45.0l0 8.5 85.272.000 19.0 Buckwheat Total six cereals . . . Flaxseed Potatoes Hay lobacco Rice Cotton, Including seed. 233,778.000 so. l 604. 570.000 83.210.000 18,274.000 775.000,000 7.1 16.7 9.9 14.0 Total value arricul- ... , tural products 9 8.417.000.000 Value animal products. 2.913.OOO.00O Value field crips 5.304.000.000 n.in,.inri Indnxtrf 1011. 8.1 10.0 .s 2.9 2.0 11.0 5.0 2.4 2.0 Bank clearlnis (est.1 . .11S7.000.000.000 Imports mdse., (est.;.. Exports mdse. (est.).. Total trade, estimated. Circulation Dec 1 Building expenditures. X. T stock sales N. Y. bond sales...... Business failures No... Fallura liabilities Pig Iron output, tons. . Iron ore shlp'nts, tons. Coal production, tons... Anthr'clte shlp'nts, t'ns Lake tonnage Labor strikes 1.3.10.000. 000 2.067.000.000 a.57.ooo.ooo 8.270.5S2.753 825.0OO.O00 130.000.000 20.0 907,000,000 "43.0 12.534 8.0 183,000.000 24,000,000 32.130.411 615.000,000 70.000.000 78.000.000 255,000 1.0 12.0 24.0 2.7 7.0 10.0 63.0 Increase. RATE TO BENEFIT 20,000 Water Charge Will Be Reduced by Company Tomorrow. The 25 per cent reduction in the flat -ates for city water becomes effective) tomorrow, and will affect about 20,000 users. The new rate Is 50 cents for drinking, cooking and washing pur poses, 10 cents for each bath tub and 15 cents for each toilet. This makes the total flat rate 75 cents a month instead of $1 a month as heretofore. The reduction la made in the bath tubs and tollefs, the former being reduced from 25 cents to-10 cents, and the latter from 25 cents to 15 cents. The flat rate in the districts outside the city will be SI instead of 75 cents, as heretofore. Jewish Women to Meet. The regular monthly meeting of the Council of Jewish Women will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock In the Selllng-Hlrsch building. A short programme will be given. PORTLAND TOR 150.000 1,500 8.463.855 86.621 2.012,119 87,900 674.226 6.742 200.400 2.510 2.831.578 S0.075 446.363 5,696 86.887 868 8.404.876 88.204 3.643.082 36.431 280.000 2,900 1.517.000 20.480 2fi9.566 2,066 1,744.105 17.440 1,007.093 14,6119 2,796.248 27,962 2,127.009 19,780 2.845,912 23.459 1.300.000 15.6O0 1.284.646 1 8.312 1,547.540 1S.639 899.600 10,432 1,807,807 23,501 630.246 7,696 086.000 6.8DO 8,650,200 42,819 1.817.700 13.177 1,308,837 13,087 1.330,810 14.858 1,959,332 19,593 170. 000 1,700 2.046,309 . 25,071 303.000 3.050 3.780,000 3S.927 8.058.482 43.900 10.0110 100 8,145,880 28,764 2.4!)1.40 27.4oO 612,000 6.120 1.390,597 16,215 -S.424.423 . 41,088 755,3.:9 8,3)8 977.424 14.815 497,000 4,970 347.496 4.603 3.313.450 38,450 73,093,902 8833.188 BT MONTHS. 132,661.781 1.630.41 66,852.420 8971.913 SHIPMENTS. 1911. 7,450,000 3.423.0O0 10.006.824 8.280.1 13 8.736.000 12.249.527 ll.283.OW) 12 8.HK.422 11.80.252 12.330.0OO 12.045.000 12.805,000 1910. 7.O5O.OO0 6,7:rO,000 8.465.000 9.829.018) 9.147.0OO 12.121.000 10.751.000 10,492.000 7.6M3.0OO 7. 760.000 13.334.000 . 7.4OO.00O 1909. 9.7OO.000 8.177.0"0 12.18o.ooo 6,23.20O 8,704,000 3,423.000 8.344.000 8,020,000 9.255.000 8,414,000 7.566,500 4,875.000 ..122.767,188 110.742.000 95,549,700 HOP MARKET- BAD American Situation Is Regard ed as Critical. BREWERS TO BE SHORT Deficiency Being 50,000 Bales Se - vere PincU Is Expected .and Famine Is Predicted Eng land Also in Peril. AMERICAN HOP SCPPLX OF Mil. Bales ' Oregon crop 70.000 Washington crop 20.000 California crop 90.000 New York crop 25.000 United States crop 205,000 Unsold hops In growers' hands: Bales. Calffornla crop 7 02S Oregon crop 4.000 Washington crop 1.500 New York crop 2.000 Total unsold hops. . 14.600 The critical position of th American hop market, from the consumers' point of view, is shown In tha annual market review of Klaber, Wolf & Netter, of this city. Issued yesterday. It has been apparent, since the crop was harvested, that the brewers were facing a short age, and it Is now clear the pinch will be a severe one. A deflolency of about 50,000 bales exists in this ' country ; therefore, the hops that still remain un sold must be disposed of at prices in sellers' favor. According to Government returns, the United States brewers oonsumed 45.068,811 pounds of hops from July 1, 1910 to June 30. 1911. The production of beer for the same period waa 63, 28S.123 barrels, therefore the brewers used a trifle over seven-tenths of a pound a barrel. Assuming that for the period from July 1. 1911 to June 30, 1912. brewers will produce about 64,000,000 barrels of beer, and use only five-eighths of a pound a barrel, they will use 40,000,000 pounds or about 216,000 bales of hops. 35,000 Bales Exported. Exports from the United States t England, Australia and other countries, up tojthls time, are about 35,000 bales. There are fully 10.000 bales additional that have not yet passed seaboard, mak ing the export sales about 45,000 bales, of which probably 5000 bales are of older growths, leaving 40,000 bales as representing the exportations of 1911 hops. Imports into this country are about 75,000 American-sized bales. The statistical position of the market is therefore shown to be: Bales. Crop of the United States, 1911 2o5.0oo Imports T.MO Total 212,500 Exports of 1911 hops 40,001) Unsold In growers' hands In U. S.... 14,ot0 Unsold In dealers' hands (estimated) 10.000 Total ' 68.5UU Brewers' Needs Great. The total quantity received by Uni ted States brewers to date Is shown by tho above table to be 144.000 bales. If the Government figures are correct and the brewers require 216,000 bales for the entire season, they will require a further quantity of about 72,000 bales. Against this there is a visible supply of only 24,500 bales. On the face of this it is quite evi dent that the condition is critical, and there will be a severe pinch somewhere before the new orop Is available. Last season at this time in the United States, there were 30,000 to 40,000 bales of old hops. Today there is no burden of old hops. Inasmuch aa there are not to exceed 4000 balea of these in th entire United States and moat of them are unsuitable for brewing pur poses. Big Shortage I Die. The crop of England waa 328,021 hundredweight against an estimated consumption of 550,000 hundredweight. During September the continental buy ers purchased very heavily of English hops to cover partially their deficit. The imports Into England from America and other sections for September, October and November were 49,292 hundred weights and the exports from England to the continent 49,374 hundredweight, hence the net position of exports and Imports, as far as England was con cerned, was even. England will require further large quantities of 1911 hops, and certainly cannot obtain any important quantity on the continent, as the continent is al most cleared and prices there are prac tically prohibitive. The crop of the continent waa about 550,000 hundredweights, or 150,000 hundredweights less than the consump tion. Late reports from the continent indicate an advancing market. Never in the history of the business has there been such a total clearance of stock n the continent as prevails at this time. At present the market in the United States is inactive. It Is firm but quiet In England. On account of the scarcity of supplies, it Is admitted by all that higher prices will come as the season progresses, and before the new crop is available, there will 'be an actual famine of hops, riot only in the United States, but also In Europe, and that there will be a severe pinch before the new season Is over. In BorrowingMoney you should use the same care in the selection of a firm with which to do business as you would in loaning. Our mortgage loan de partment is a sort of clearing-house for both , borrower and lender. Every day clients come, asking us " to find safe mortgages; others come asking us to find them . moneys. It is our business to make both, happy. Whichever you are borrower or lenderdrop in and get acquainted with our loan department. HARTMAN & THOMPSON Bankers I Chamber of Commerce Bldg. 4