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TUT! aiOHNING OREGOXTAX, "WEDNESDAY, SEPTE3FBER 23, 1914. new eu HAMPERS LE SHIPPERS OF FRUIT Apple and Pear Boxes I Js Be Stamped With Net Weight or Cubical Contents. SOME CONFUSION FEARED Korthwcstern Exchange Advises Use of Stamp Giving Weight as 40 rounds, Distributors "Would Tell Size or Package. As the result of a recent ruling by I. F. Huston, Secretary of of Agri culture, apple and pear shippers of the Northwest are marking their boxes with the net weight or cubical contents In addition to the numerical count of tho fruit. Growers had been accepting the nu merical count as sufficient and were confused by the new interpretation, but standards have been established by the Northwestern Fruit Exchange and the North Pacific Fruit Distributors and will be adhered to by the majority of the shippers. As a safe and uniform standard the Northwestern Fruit Exchrnge has rec ommended that all shippers stamp boxes "Net weight 40 lbs." in addition to the numerical count. This is be lieved to be two pounds less than the actual weight. The North Pacific Fruit Distributors advise shippers to mark the boxes with the numerical count and the standard cubical contents of the containers. C. A. Malboeuf says this is considered a cafe plan, owing to the fact that there is a range of from eight to nine ponnds in the weights of apple boxes ci. He thinks, however, that 40 pounds is the correct standard to be adopted, if any Is. AiarKing tne sianu ard cubical contents is in conformation with the proviso of the Raker bill. Minute Details Required. The recent opinion of Secretary TTnnstnTi suvsi "The department is fur ther of the opinion. . . that the marking of boxes of apples to show merely the numDer or appies merem is not a sufficient marking for the pur r,f th nft-wei"ht amendment." In a press report received in Portland from the United States Department of Agriculture yesterday there is the statement: "When apples are packed in a stand ard barrel as established by section I of the Sulzer law. and are plainly and conspicuously marked as containing one barrel of apples of one of the stand ard grades described in section 2, such a statement if true would constitute a satisfactory compliance with the net weight amendment to the food and drugs act. Otherwise the package, if intended for interstate commerce, must be marked to comply with the net weight amendment to show the quan tity of the contents, either by weight or by dry measure, or by numerical count. A statement of numerical count must be qualified by the size of the apples expressed as the average dia meter in inches to be a statement of quantity." Hilling; Comes as Blow. An extract from a recent Northwest ern Fruit Exchange bulletin treating of this matter reads: "Out of a clear sky comes the an nouncement from one ' of the acting secretaries of the Department of Agri culture as evidence of the interpreta tion of that department of the provi sion in respect to fruit, that 'A state ment of the number of apples or pears contained in a box is not a satisfac tory compliance of the Federal food and drug acts, as amended by the act of March 3, 1913, or with the. regula tion 29 as amended by Food Inspector Decisions 154. inasmuch as It does not give accurate Information as to the quantity of food in the package. That there is nothing in such a statement to indicate whether the apples are small or large and. nothing that Indi cates the capacity of the box.' "A-v- P. Bateman. vice-president of the Northwestern Fruit Exchange and a. practical fruit man in every respect, has started the ball rolling to find the exact status of the situation and, if possible, a remedy for the hardship which he says undoubtedly will be 'worked by a measure so radical." "The fruit growing interests of the country are wholly unprepared to comply with such conditions," said Mr. Bateman. "The requirement an nounced as It now is, Just as the crop Is ready to move, will cause a tremen dous hardship on fruitgrowers and in evitably result in wide confusion." Portland. Saturday, were conducted from the Gresham Baptist Church today, and the Interment was made in Gresham Cemetery. Mr. Elliott was an old resi dent of this county. He is survived by live sons and two daughters Albion and Edward L. Elliott, of Powell Val ley; John C. Elliott. Damascus; Francis W. Elliott. Alaska; Earl E. Elliott. Portland; Mrs. Lulu M. Rueker, Port land, and Mrs. Florence I. Whion, Los Angeles, C&l. CLACKAMAS RECALL o(jT Last Xnmber of Old County Court Attacked and Charges Filed. OREGON" CITT. Or.. Sept. 22 (Spe cial.) Petitions are being circulated throughout the county calling for an election to recall 'William Mattoon, County Commissioner and a member of the County Court with County Judge Beatie and Commissioners Blair, who were recalled last year. When that recall movement began Mr. Mattoon had not yet served six months in office and was exempt from attack. Over the signature of the Independent Citizens and Taxpayers' League, S. Macdonald, secretary, a statement has been issued and signed by J. A. Kil more, charging favoritism in the awarding of contracts for materials. William Mattoon is a Republican and is serving his second term in the Coun ty Court. The county Republican or ganization will not support him even though a Democrat is running for the office at the recall election, it is said. Mr. Mattoon has lived in the Estacada and Viola districts for many years. TAX EXEMPTION IS ASKED Levy on Land Forfeited to Govern ment Resented by Railroad. Exemption from taxation, on land grants in Multnomah County declared forfeit to the Government was asked by the Oregon & California Railroad Company in a petition to the Board of Equalization yesterday and the request win be considered later this week. Complaint adjustments . will begin to day. Assessments of $205,050 are charged against the railway in taxes levied in this county on land grants that have Deen declared forfeit to the Govern ment by the United States District Court. This land was taxed at the di rection of the State Tax Commission, although Attorney-General Crawford rendered a contrary opinion. Palouse Project Found Feasible. PASCO. Wash., Sept. 22. (Special.) xne report of the United States Recla mation Service and state engineers who resurveyed the Palouse project last Summer has been presented by E. McCullough to a board of six review ing engineers for final approval. Mr. McCullough's report declares the Pa louse project to be feasible, and fixes the cost an acre at a low figure. 4 BODIES IDENTIFIED Names of Leggett Victims Re vealed at Gardiner. ONE WOMAN FROM TAC0MA Fisherman Drowned Near Astoria. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 22. (Special.) John Puskala, a Columbia River fish erman, was drowned early this morning by falling overboard while going on board his boat from a. scow that was moored in a slough adjoining Youngs River. His body was recovered a few hours later. The deceased was a na tive of Finland and 60 years of' age. Proof Against Russian Lacking. THE HAGUE, via London, Sept. 22. A special dispatch to the Avondpost from Berlin says that so far no proof has been forthcoming of the accusa tions against the Russian General. Mar tos, who is charged with killing non combatants in East Prussian towns and villages occupied .by his troops. His trial by court-martial is proceeding. Rings Bearing Initial Are Only "Marks That 3Iay Identify Oth-, ers Two More Bodies Are Found on Beach. ROSEBURG, Or.. Sept. 22. (Special.) Although Coroner Jewett did not ar rive at Gardiner until late today, enough has been learned regarding the four bodies taken to the mouth of the Umpqua River yesterday by the steamer Tillamook to establish their identity. That they were victims of the Leggett disaster there is no doubt. One of the bodies is that of H. F. Davis. In a pocket a bank book bear ing Davis' name was found. Another body is" believed to be that of W. M. Walker, although this name did not appear on the passenger list. In a pocket was found $59 and a number of receipts bearing Walker's name. On the body of the third man. was found a memorandum book in which was writen, the name Gilbert R. Reed. Reed's name does not appear ,on the passenger list of the Leggett. The fourth body is that of a woman. On the inside of a ring worn by the woman the engraving "E. J. to C. P." appears. The bodies will be held at Gardiner by the Coroner until they are positively identified or until relatives of the dead or officials of the steamship company give instructions as to burial. LIFE PRESERVER IS TESTED Federal Officers to Determine Con dition of Tule Type. United States Inspectors Edwards and Fuller .yesterday ordered that a tule life preserver that George Poel man, one of the survivors of the steam er Francis H. Leggett. wore when res cued by the crew of the steamer Frank H. Buck, be tested for 24 hours in water with a 20-pound weight attached to it. The time expires at 10 o'clock this morning. The Federal regulations governing life preservers that must be complied with before the life preservers are ac cepted require that they be tested with a downward gravitation pull of at least 20 pounds. The life preserver weighed lVa pounds when turned over to the Inspectors, being heavier than whe donned by Poelman. as it had been in the water about 10 hours. The In spectors are to take the testimony of James A. Farrell, another survivor, to day if his condition permits. Woman's Body at Tillamook. The body of a woman victim of the Leggett disaster was washed up on the beach near Tillamook yesterday, according to advice received yesterday from G. M. McBride, of Portland, from A. S. Smith, a Constable at Gardner. The only mark of . identification on the body was a ring, upon which was engraved the following: "T. J. to G. T., 8-24-12." Woman Victim From Tacoma. WHEELER, 'Or, Sept. 22. Special.) The name and address, Nellie Lee, Tacoma, appear in a pocketbook found in a stocking on the body of the Leg gett victim washed ashore at Nehalem KnypToi far wSgE Kryptoks J In Kryptok lenses, that we make into the finished prod uct from the rough blanks, you have glasses that only an expert can discern from lenses made of one solid piece of glass. J Kryptoks are fused bifo cals, and so ground by us that you have every advan tage of two pairs of glasses one by which to do close work and the other for look ing at a distance with none of the disadvantages of or dinary bifocals. J You have our guarantee that glasses made by us rep resent the highest quality at the lowest prices. THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE 209-10-11 Corbett Building Fifth and Morrison beach Monday, and $85.25 was found in a purse on the body. 4 OF "SEVEN SISTERS" WIN Supreme Conrt Decision Puts Wash ington Bills on Ballot. OLTMPIA, Wash., Sept. 22. The ini tiative bill to abolish the bureau of inspection and private employment agencies, to provide first aid for in jured workmen and to provide for a new road tax and convict labor on roads will go on the ballot in Novem ber. under a decision of the State Su preme Court handed down Monday. The bill to abolish the State Tax Commis slon was held not to have sufficient signatures, and will remain off the ballot. These are five of the "seven sisters' bills promoted by the labor unions and the State Grange. The decision today was by a vote of 5 to 3. Judge Parker wrote the majority opinion and Chief Justice Crow, a candidate for, re-election, was one of its signers. Judge Chad wick, a candidate for re-election: Judge Goee, who sought renomination and was defeated, and Judge Main dis sented. Judge Morris did not sit. Of the other "seven sisters' " bills, the fish bill was rejected on the first count. JJAVE a Coat that's designed so that you can leave top button unbut toned; it's one of the popular fashions in Suits this Fall. We show here a three-button sack Suit from Hart Schaffner & Marx Notice that only two buttons are buttoned. Not all soft fronts roll back nicely like this it requires skillful tailoring the kind you get in the clothes we sell. Prices are $18 and up with special strong values at $25 Pig Cwnikt Hart Schauncr iUrx Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. The Men's Shop for Quality and Service Northwest Corner Third and Morrison and the "blue sky" bill was not contested. FIERY SPEECHES DENIED Britain Declares Talk Attributed to Sir Edward Grey Xever Made. WASHINGTON. Sept. 22. The British Embassy Issued this statement tonight: "Certain persons have been circulat ing in the press reports of speeches supposed to have been delivered by British statesmen, such, for Instance, as that attributed to Mr. Burns, which is a pure fabrication. "Recently a statement has been made as to a speech of Sir Edward Grey, in which he is quoted as saying that 'There shall be no peace until Ger many is humbled to the earth, her ter ritory divided between Russia and France and her commerce definitely delivered to England. "Sir Edward Grey never delivered such a speech and the statement ob viously was circulated with a view to mislead public opinion." Whitman Economic Coarse Opens. WHITMAN COLLEGE. Walla Walla, Wash.. Sept. 22. (Special.) The new department of economics and business, which may well be called a department of applied economics, has begun its work vigorously under the leadership of Professor Raloh K George. A large number of students h.-we applied for work, and classes have been formed already in the industrial history of the United States, transportation, business management, finance and banking and the principles of economics. Professor Gjorge is a graduate of Pittsburg Uni versity and the Wharton School of Finance of the University of Pennsyl vania. He comes from the faculty of Lehigh University. GUN USED TO HALT ROAD Owner or Toll Pass Restrained From Blocking: Paciric Highway. MEDFORD. Or.. Sept. 22. (Special.) L. D. Dollarhide,- owner of the Dol larhide toll road over the Siskiyous, which is to De replaced by the new Pacific Highway, is said to have leveled a shotgun at the Pacific Highway workmen, ordering them off the road. Complaint was made to Presecuting Attorney Kelly and an injunction was granted by Judge Calkins today restraining Mr. Dollar-hide from inter fering with the work. Mr. Dollarhtde contended that a right of way granted over the Government land in terri torial days gave him sole right to the travel over the mountain. Pasco Schools Ask $30,631. PASCO. Wash.. Sept. 22. (Special.) The school budget gives the estimate of expense for this year, as $30,631 or a reduction of $6313.84. This, with the $1216 Judgment recovered from the Northern Pacific Railway, decreases the amount to be raised by taxation by $7529.84. The total valuation of prop erty in the district is $2,757,933. A levy of 7 mills will yield $19,305.53. which, with the state and county ap portionment of $11,840. brings the re venue up to $31,145.53 to run the schools this year. SUGAR DOWN Hi Beet Smear, per aaefc J7.00 fc'rult Susar, per mack. ST.20 Van Camp. Soup, per m...5 Good Broom 20 Gold Dust 20 Quick Deliveries. The Peoples KIrwt and Mala BTOO Taylor A 6-..- Sf.NNYSIDE STORK ' ff4-tt Tabor IS Helmont B 1215 ODD MALADY KILLS HORSES IVnrr Prinevllle Steeds Stricken . Strangely, District Is Alarmed. PRUfEVTLLE, Or., Sept. 22. (Spe cial.) A fatal contagion broke out among the horses of this community last week. While unloading fine stock from the trucks from the Henry Mc Call ranch' at the Fair grounds, a few days ago, two of the draft horses were seized suddenly with a strange disease and within a few minutes both were dead. On the way back to the ranch another horse was stricken in the same manner and died on the road. Two other horses on the McCall ranch showed signs of the same affliction and. are in precarious condition after failures of local veterinaries to explain tbe mystery. The State Veterinarian was tele graphed for and is expected here to night. In the meantime the stockmen of this country are uneasy, because of the immense number of horses in this country that may become infected. HUNGER MAKES MAN STEAL Petty Larceny Charge Substituted for Burglary at IJoseburg. ROSEBURG. Or.. Sept. 22. (Special.) Becamse he told the truth, Felix Solo mon, in jail here for sbveral w.eeks on a charge of burglary, was today ar raigned on a charge of petty larceny. TMeaded guilty and was fined $5. He left later in the day, accompanied by nis lather, for his home at Jackson ville. Fla. wnen fc-olomon was arrested he was sick and hungry, and said he stole to provide some necessities. When que tioned he told a complete story of his past and admitted the theft. The Dis trict Attorney later conferred with prominent Jacksonville people, who substantiated the boy's story. His for mer employers at Jacksonville gave him the best recommendations and said there was a position open there on his return home. Old Resident's Funeral Held. GRESHAM, Or.. Sept. S2 (Special.) Funeral services of Eli E. Elliott, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lulu M. Rucker, 3054 Third street. 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