Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 01, 1909, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1909. VALUE OF WHEAT Do Your Christmas Shopping NowOnly Twenty More Business Days Then Christmas Don't Wait for the Last Minute Rush and Crowds We Are Sole Portland Agents for Howd and Le Beau Front-lacing Corsets Ladies Home Journal Patterns Ft Production of Beet Sugar Will Exceed That of Pre vious Years. Holiday Neckwear) 2 CROHN ncoe vrfSsx T5 w Tr Qr EAT PRICE INCREASES SRcport of Secretary of Agriculture i Shows Farmer Has Not Received More for Raw Steers. Corn Is Dearer. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Kov. 30. The annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture shows that wheat Is the third moat important crop frrown in the United States that is, third in value. The crop for the pastear,the Secretary says, was worth, about $725, 000.000 at the farm, a figure that exceeds all previous wheat crops In Value. The November farm price was almost an oven SI per bushel, and Its equal cannot be found until as long ago as 1S81. In 1901 and In 1906 slightly larger crops of wheat were produced, so that the yield this year. 725.000.000 bushels, is third in size. Corn and cotton are the two crop9 whose value exceeded that of wheat. The fifth crop In order -of value was oats. In production this crop, amount ing to 9S4.000.000 bushels, lacks 4,000,000 bushels of the record made in 1902. The oat crop last year was valued at the farm at approximately $400.000. 000. Sugar Crop, Exceeds Records. It l. too early, says the report, to give Niccurate figures on the beet sugar crop, but all indications point to a total pro duction of about 600,000 short tons, which. If attained, will exceed all previous rec ords. The value of the sugar and the beet pulp for feeding purposes Is about W7.O00.O0O. an amount not reached in any earlier year. Added to the foregoing the cane sugar crop and the total sugar output for the year will reach about $95, 000. 000. a record. A shortage in the world's crop of hops this year raised the price to a high fig ure, about 33 cents for New York and about -i cents for the Pacific Northwest. It happened, however, that a large pro portion or the Pacific Coast crop had been contracted for last year at about 9 cenus. so that the average price for the whole crop If not as high as market prices indicate. The quantity of the hop crop this year Is below the five-year av erage, but the value Is about $3,000,000, or next to the highest year. The corn crop for 1909 is valued at $1,730,000,000, and the report comments up on the fact that this figure nearly equals the sum spent for clothing and Versonal adornment by 76,000,000 people.' "The gold and silver coin and bullion of the United States." it says, "are not of greater value. Of the value of all farm products of th United States this year, the re port adds: The value of farm products Is so incom prehensibly large that it ha become- merely a row of figures. For this year It la $8,760. omi.000. a gain of WlO.OOiMKH) over 190. The value of the products tiu oearl doubled In ten years. Eleven years of agriculture, ectnnlnB with a production of S4.4 17,000,000 anil ending with S.70.O00,000: A sum of S70.ooo.uoo.000 ;or the period! Beef Hearer to Consumer. Secretary Wilson has caused p Inquiry to be made into the retail price of beef in 60 cities. The conclusion derived from his figures is that the average total re tail cost charged to customers is 38 per cent above the wholesale cost. The mar pin of profit in the Western cities in vestigated was 39.4 per cent. It is 24 per cent in Seattle, Wash. The lower the grade of beef the greater the percentage of gross profit. The report goes on: The retailer"a delivery service Is costly, however, and the retail business Ls overdone. The multiplication of small shops is a bur den to consumers and no source of riches to the small shopkeepers. When 20 or more mall shops divide the retail business within an area that could bo served by one large . shop, the expenses of the many shops for labor, horses, rent and other things, that are in excess of what would be sufficient for the one shop, must go Into the retail prices of the meat sold. Furthermore, customers choose the high er priced cuts of meats. Steaks and roasts are the preferences, and these miut have names that are regarded as respectable. Consequently, one-fifth of the carcass is bought at the highest price porterhouse steaks at prices as high as 86 and SO cents a pound, sirloin at 20 to 26 cents, and rib roasts at 20 cents. Farmer Not Gainer. The ascending retail prices of meat ttuggested inquiry whether- the prices of farmers' cattle have increased on the farm in the same degree. The conclusion, using the mean price level of 1S96-1900 as a. basse line, is that the farmer has failed to receive a share of the higher prices. The Secretary says: Hie orlce of corn In IftOO at the farm ls represented by 218.8 compared with 100 for the price level of 18H6-1W0O, and the price or tue best native steers at tno unicago stockyards in the same year ls 139.9. which ls much above the "index-number" for the price of the animal at the farm and much below the price of corn at the farm. The in ference is that the farmer c-ets some return lor the high-priced corn that he feeds to his steer., but not a return equal to 00 cents a bushel for his aorn, which is the price for the last two years. As tor the unied steer, It does .lot participate in the upward move nicnt of prices in its farm value. The marketing of farm products by co operative organizations having their head quarters at central points of production lias proved feasible. One such organ! nation doing an annual business of $2. 600,000 handled 90 per cent of its business In this way, adding to the farmers' prof its $1.10,000 for the year. At the agricultural experiment station at Rampart Station, within the Arctic Olrcle. every variety of Spring grain rip ened its crop, and Winter rye and wheat wurvived the Winter where covered by snow. Barley and oats can be success fully grown in the Yukon and Tanana valleys. At the Kodiak station, Oalloway cattle wintered well under an open shed. The forage yield of the forests which sufficed for nearly 7.700,000 sheep. 1. 500,000 cattle, 90.000 horses and 150.000 cows, was utilised by more than 27.000 Individuals nd concerns besides furnishing free graslrrg for milch cows and work horses of settlers, prospectors and travelers. The v timber cut of last year was small because of general business conditions. TAMMANY1TE ASKS PAY CUT Knroau Attorney Says Gotham Sala ries Are Too High. NEW TORK. Nov. 30. Tn the belief that he In, being paid too much, Jacinto Oostra. an assistant corporation counsel, wrote to Controller Metz. stating that his salary ought to be reduced from 10 to 15 per cent. He also suggest a general re vision of salaries downward and a re duction In the city clerical and legal forces of from 10 to 50 per cent. Mr. Costa Is connected with the Bureau ' of Street Openings. He ls a graduate of the Columbia. I.w School. He Is a Tarn mny Democrat. In his letter today he declares ttwre are other employes who agree with him and are willing to give the city their services at reduced rates. Fine Scarfs SI 9. SO "Women's novelty neck pieces for evening wear in white maribou or maribou and ostrich combina tions, in sets. A sample line pur chased at exceptionally low fig ures and regularly worth from $35 to $50 each. Special for Wednesday's selling, 010 Cf at low price of, only. . OlwiuU Lot 2 of this same assortment contains pieces regularly i worth from $75 to $100 each. Your ch oice for "Wednes day 's selling at., T.S37.50 ore man & King Choose Parisian Jewelry for Gifts The Style Center of the Northwest presents for the choosing of the fastidious gift-seeker an immense assort ment of genuine Parisian Jewelry Novelties. A superb assortment greets those who come to view these exquisitely wrought articles, designed and made by the world's most artistic workers in jewelry handicraft. Unique, pleasing and original designs are shown in plenty. Large choice of articles, immense range of prices. We are also showing opera glasses, lockets, hat pins, brooches, cuff links and everything carried in a first-class jewelry department. Tasteful, attractive neck pieces make dainty and acceptable Christmas gifts. We offer a beautiful assortment put up in special holiday boxes, priced at 25, 35S '50, 65S 75c and up to $5.00. You may choose from rabats. stocks and other styles, real Irish crochet and hand embroidered novelties. Silk Elastic Belting, extra heavy quality; all silk; comes in all the leading colors; vals. up to C 12c per in., spcl.Wednesday uu Two Tremendous Coat Sp'ls$13.98$23.98 Bargains unequaled and styles of extreme desirability. combine to make this mammoth double special of in tense interest. Coats for the more discriminating buy ers are here in profusion. Over two hundred coats in a lot that has just reached us by express bought at an overwhelming sacrifice on the maker's part and an apt demonstration of the Olds, Wortman & King store's supremacy in the world of style as it applies to the Northwest. Hard cash was wanted and the mak er came straight to us with his surplus of high-grade garments, -we took them at an absurdly small price and you reap the benefit. Materials are plain colored broadcloths, cheviots and other plain weaves, or the most wanted effects in fancy fabrics. Colors are plain black, blue, etc., or stripes, plaids and neat mixtures. Regular Values Up to $35, Special $13.98 Regular Values Up to $45, Special $23.98 ' Mens House Coats and Bath Robes Buy Now Few stores, if any, have so large an assortment as we have, and no other store hereabouts sells such good qualities and styles for the wee prices we ask. This liberal department store way of doing business works to the advantage of Portland gift-seekers. With every energy bent to secure best goods for least money and the prestige given us by years of ready paying and large buying, the market is ours to command the best. To have the best choice of the bath rpbes and house coats it is imperative that you make early selection. We will lay aside any one in the stock on payment of one fourth the price. Come now and make your choice. If the size is not right we'll be pleased to exchange before or after Xmas. The house coats come in double faced materials, tri cots and velvets and run from $5 up to $25. Bath robes are in wool or cotton blanket effects, $4 to $15. JMerode ' Underwear We want to excite your interest in this superb brand of underwear as a business proposition, be cause the pleasant relations of merchant and con sumer are furthered through brands of unquestioned MERIT. Our reputation as dependable advertisers is increased when you buy such underwear as the "MERODE." Every garment has claims for your consideration. Every garment subject to hygienic processes, even extending to employes engaged in their making. Every garment is thoroughly steamed, a sanitary precaution and made non-shrinkable at the same time. No matter what your occupation or location, in doors or out, we have weights to suit you. For stout, medium or slender forms light, me dium or heavy weight. Every union suit, drawer or tight specially re inforced where strain is greatest, without sacrificing comfort or finish. ' Every garment, vest, drawer, tight, corset cover and union suit for WOMEN AND CHILDREN will give you full value for your money, and a little more. Prices in women's garments run from 65c to $3.00. Prices in children's garments from 35c to $1.00. An Art Department Special A stirring sale in our Second-Floor Art Department for Wednesday. Scarfs and squares embroidered in Bulgarian cotton on white QOn or cream scrim. Special values Wednesday at the low price of. uOu Doilies, Center Pieces, linen lunch cloths and scarfs in Japanese drawn-work designs. Regular values from 15c to $22. jr Special for this week's selling, 10c to $14.67, all just. . 3 JLeSS Center Pieces stamped on fine white linen ; superb quality ; 22 and 24-inch sizes, special at the exceedingly low price of A iitn mrfa Shoulder Drapes and Novelty Automobile nuiu .Mf o Scarfs in wide assortment. Regular values up to $6.50 each, special for Wednesday's selling at Sj2.98 Unmon'c f-fnex Fast black, mercerized lisle hose for rrU,"e" d women, with embroidered ankle. Reg ularly priced to 50c the pair, special. .27 VNOBRVOMt 27c That Three-Day Shoe Sale at $1.98 the Pair On account of a remarkably fortunate purchase we are in a position to offer shoes worth up to $6 the pair at $1.98. We secured several hundred pairs. They were made under our specifications and. are new, up-to-date styles. When you see these, you will agree with us that no shoe sale ever launched hereabouts has ever equaled this one. Style 275, women's gunmetal calf shoe in blucher lace style ; dull kid top, short vamp, nar row toe: Cuban heel. M QQ $3.50 value for only. .0 I iu0 Style 250, women's glazed dongola kid shoes; lace style, patent tip; medium heel; kid top; a shoe built for comfort and wear. Regular QQ $3.50 value for only. 0 I idO Women's shoes in odds and ends; broken lines, mostly narrow widths. A little of everything, containing many lots and styles. Regular val ues from $3.50 to .$6; Q1 QQ $1.98 Style B-201, women's patent colt shoes, 11-button style; made with extended sole, new short vamp last; tops of black cravenette. Regular $3.50 shoe for only Style B-200, 11-bntton patent colt shoe for women; dull kid tops ; a last especially suitable for walking; medium low heels; corresponding CM QQ toe; reg. $3.50 values .0 I luO Women's gunmetal calf but ton shoe; heavy soles, medium low heel, dull kid top ; just the shoe for wet weather. QQ $3.50 values for only .0 I iuO for three days at. Sewing Machines $1 Week A practical gift that would -make any woman in the land grateful to the donor is a STANDARD SEWING MACHINE. The Olds, Wortman & King store is the only place in Portland where this best of all machines is to be had. If you don't want to pay the entire price of the machine at once our club plan makes it easy to bu'y and THE MACHINE CAN BE USED WHILE YOU ARE PAYING FOR IT. Don't let your mother, your wife or your sister use an out-of-date machine or go with out one any longer. Buy a Standard on $1.00 Weekly Payments. Gloves Handkerchiefs and New Ribbons "Alexandre made" kid gloves for women are standards of quality, none better to be had at any price, and our stock is complete vith all the leading shades, and we have this superb grade in all sizes. We are sole Portland agents for "Alexandre" gloves. They are made from the best skins and carefully made by expert work men. When you are looking for the most r SsvtS style and the best quality for your glove money, it means youll buy "Alexandre made" Glove orders for Christmas gifts are always acceptable. Women's kid gloves specially low priced in glace or suede finish ; all sizes. Reg- ulaf values up to $1.75 the pair. Special for Wednesday at the low price of, pair. . We Include Large Number of the Famous "Alexandre Made" Kid Gloves in This Sale. 95c 19c SAVE ON RIBBONS Thousands of yards of beautiful silk ribbons, splendid quality, in our annual holiday sale at savings of from one-fourth to one-half. Fancv rib bons in Dresdens, stripes and plaids; to 5 inches wide. Regularly worth to 35c the yard. Speciai at only . Moire Taffeta Ribbons 5 ins. wide. 1 fl Regularly priced at 30c the yard; special Wednesday at only. I dU Plain Taffeta Ribbons for hair bows, etc., 5 inches wide. Spe- n-j cial the vard at the exceptionally low price of only L I U Ribbons6 inches wide, special the yard at low price of only 25 Satin Taffeta Ribbon 6 inches wide, worth 45c the yard at 27e Ribbons in Persian or Dresden designs, regular 75c quality at. .48 $2.25 Handkerchiefs for 9 Be Exceptional values in dainty, sheer linen embroidered hand- Q0 kerchiefs for women; many Resigns; values up to $2.25 each. .. JUU Swiss embroidered scalloped edged handkerchiefs; also hem stitched and hand-embroidered patterns. Regular values up OQn to 79c each. Special at the exceptionally low price of, each. ..031 Our stock of women's and children's handkerchiefs is well worthy of your careful attention. We've thousands ready for the holiday trade, and remember that no one can have too many handkerchiefs. GIRL BEATS COOS BAY MAN James A. O'Kelly Has Chicago Cou ple Arrested. CHICAGO, Nov. 30. Dr. Astor, alias Alexander, a clairvoyant, who recently came to this city from St, Paul, and Stella Tynan, an actress, wert taken into custody last night on complaint of James A. O'Kelly, a "towboat engineer, formerly of Coos Bay. O'Kelly charges that the pair obtained money rrom him by trickery and fraud. He stated to the police that his wife died recently, leaving $5000. which was to be delivered to a daughter by a pre vious marriage if the girl could be found. O'Kelly consulted Dr. Astor at St. Paul, and says that the latter prom ised to find the girl after obtaining a picture of her. Later he summoned O'Kelly and told him his daughter was at a certain hotel. O'Kelly went there anf was met by Stella Tynan, who posed as the missing girl. She was paid $1200 on account and started for Chicago, but Dr. Astor stopped her, and when O'Kelly saw the pair to gether on the streets last night he sus pected that something was wrong and summoned the police. LABOR LEADERS WIN POINT Court Stay& Execution of Mandate In Uompers' Case. WASHINGTON, Nov. 89. The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia to day granted the petition of Samuel Gomp ers, John Mitchell and Frank Morrison, of the American Federation of Labor, in the contempt -case against them for a stay of execution of the mandate of the court sending them to Jail. The mandate Is stayed indefinitely pending an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States. Onlr One "BROMO QCTXrXK." ThXt is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE.IjOOk for the aifrnature of E. W. GROVE. Used the Worl& over to Cur s. Cold la One Dm.y. 36a. KILL JOHN D. PLOT TOLD OH King Guarded to foil Assassins or Kidnapers. CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 30. Acting upon Information given by a man who said he overheard a conversation In which plans to assassinate John D. Rockefeller were discussed, the police guarded Forest H1U. Rockefeller's home, all night. The information was given by Sawyer Smith, of Minerva, O.. who said he heard the plot discussed by two -men at Alliance. O. Smith, who Is a iiynber dealer, said that while visiting in Alliance Sunday night he accidentally came - near two men near a railway track. He heard the men plotting against Rockefeller, and said they declared they were to be well paid for either killing or kidnap ing him. i It was agreed by them that it would be easier to kill, and the reward would be the same. Smith says. It is believed that in consequence of this warning Mr. Rockefeller decided not to attend a church banquet last night, at which he was to have spoken. Mr. Rockefel ler left today for New York. Ohio to Honor Aviators. NEW TORK, Nov. 30. The State of Ohio Is to celebrate Its prowess in avia tion by a notable banquet tn January to Wilbur and Orville Wright. Lieutenant Frank Lahm and Lieutenant Guy A. Mix, all of whom have brought renown to America and who are natives of Ohio. Invitations to the dinner, which le be ing given by the Ohio Society of New ork, have been accepted by President Taft and Governor Judson Harmon, of Ohio. CjP. Stock at $125. MONTREAL. Nov. 30. The Canadian Pacific Railway today .Issued warrants for the new $30,000,000 of common stock, authorized at a shareholders' meeting Oc tober 7. The stock is offered to share holders at $125 per share, a premium of $23. The right to subscribe expires Jan uary 6 next- STORM SWEEPS JAP COAST Vessel founders and All on Board Believed Lost. TOKIO, Nov. 30. A fierce storm swept over the vicinity of Shimonosekl yester day and last nteht. The Kisagala Maru. a Japanese vessel of 2373 tons, foundered and it ls feared that all on board were lost- Twenty-five bodies have been washed ashore. Many fishing boats also are believed to have been wrecked. The piers and embankments at Shimonosekl have been badly damaged by the high sLseas. Elk Creek Bridge to Be Built. ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 30. (Special.) The members of the County Court re turned last evening from a trip to Elk Creek, where they went to watch the effect of the high tides on the banks of that stream with a view of ascertain ing the " feasibility of constructing a bridge across that creek near its mouth. The proposed bridge will have to be about 500 feet in length and at thext session of the court steps will be taken to havu an estimate of the cost of constructiou made In accordance with the measure ments secured by the commissioners. CLEANLINESS" la the watchword for health and vigor, comfort and beauty. Mankind is learn ing not only the necessity but the lux ury of cleanliness. SAt'OMO. which has wrought such changes in the home, announces her sister triumph HAND SAP OLIO. FOR TOILET AND BATH. A special soap, which energizes the whole body, starts the circulation and leaves an exhilarating glow. Ail gr cers and druggists.