Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 23, 1915, Image 19

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Newspaper Page Textrnr 3rons7XG onr:r,oTA. Thursday, December 23. wis. 19 FLOUR DP 20 CENTS Market Responds to Advance in Grain Prices, BLUESTEM WHEAT CLIMBS IZjnKarso .:ain( Rail Shipment to Atlantic Na-abajard I s'artlally IIla romtbitlljr of Canal Opening la factor. T at-eng-a f tka wheat market ia the racir. ertkt ku f tare 4 rr arte asaarl aaa-a. Tiara wi4 ka e4oa f ,o" a ka.-rat la pataat l":a mora win put tr wk:!e ,aBtate at l".2. -.'ther on!io arada wul a Bersa iiai:ir at-arice. fcort r.er are a k sker ai It. : tall. Iu.:.e4 la ;! In stead ta spia at large stacks, a tsar la aa excei;Bt tmanl Wkaat u dacUJ.l r la ell the i -in l.-r market jeeterdar. Hula aa IB ka.a sf II Coast war mad far klaesteaa. ua farra.ra aa-4 t.U an more. T"e tft.na- af ike rai:ra4 amaaraa ar a-mse af the Una. aa airect skip-Beats ta kr way af A'.Uatie parts " tii::y fa.: tor a a a la st-a-- af "Ct- er-a c.. wbeat wiarket upp..e w!U Imv4 aw aa ke-atfr. 4 taia la parao. fir "t stranger 4eraa4 at ter'ar point. Ta poeaiar.ity taat t Peao-aa Oaaat will k apeaeat at aa eari.er data lhaa aa es?aet.4 u IM tacr'saaaatI Ia Btraaalfce- tla slaw af ahtal k-;4er. Aa tv-tT wats u.'urmal aa la aitoattaa at Ma latuwi raj:ra ttat la-go a-a lar-ujl ta aa kr ta 4 af Jsnaa-y. T apaaia af toe water- way ai::. af s'-ra. aaa a la lat-e la 1 , an.pDn statia. yea laaaaate ki wm .rY-ier iii inr aa k aa ry craat 4:.'laae la frank aa witk trie eeaal apart. Air :' aaade kr lgaaMn, fcaare-er. wm eperete ta Ik e-at af nat eailer karaa T Ve .! ' a la Jaterekaa-e E tawt were Sot a :- ral llua af a.tiuaa trtm awiiaaa Ofka f'r kuaaeftt wara tarr aa4 f r kloaiaa ki!ar taaa ta ay kafara. TtSX prveaa wara aaa4. aat m.ux a aral ( I I I a-a-a kat-iaaa tha af ka-ara aa4 a-.--'-. a aaJaaa waa af aaaraa traa- act..f. Trn-nat ra.(pa la aa.'a wara raprta4 kr 1.1a MrRaata kUirhaaa aa fa::arwa: a at unr r.aar cat a liar ra-aa.t MP a 4 . I t : f 4 i It 1 Jtt 1 i I 1 a I t : ta r nn i. 4a I.J I 1 :a ;:t i ' aa j . I; T ,!.) .. 4Ma. ar aa ... ttt t 4ata t r aa .... a-a-t.-. raa. at" a' . . . . Iati a 4a:a a a. aaa. .... t l nn a att r i t:-. 1 1 S . : I 1 1 a i :i J.tf IOWM rHt IX II1UC MtBKCT lfTat aa ftaataaa) iMrliaa aa4 raaaar Qaal ky la Taka Off. "Pi a M. la ma.-kac kaa 4--:ia't I aaal. aa4 raa a:i mr.-t.-ia fr'.aar 4aLaa will tuiia. "Pi a 4rr)9 la part: 4ua ta tka pvrar m.!! af It kHa aaar kIo takaw aff. fim!5n aa t.l alttaatlaa. Oaark at ::i-aa. af lla IC. r. Nrtoa Crapaar. a4: T)a Caatant mark! kaa 4a:tlaa4. aa4 aiiif t t:ia paaaaa a'a:(r af taa kulaa Pra kaiaa racaia4 wa arr akl.aaif ta kaw. ar aar p1ca I caat par pua4 aa fa aaa) aattaa) kita. t aaal aar pun.t (raaa mft a;ta4 ki9 aa-l H caat aar aaw&tl aa a-aat a4 aa t4 ku'.'A C t aktaa ramaia y ra m tka Kaatara raarkat. an 1 wa aava taarf-r lot akaaa4 aur taatitMa aa (! Mara. "Wit!! araca prtaa af p)'kar aa4 aanatrr hM t til r I aot par p-a4 har tkaa ktat waak. at:lt tha 4t:aa ahll kaa tAa far kaa a.ta4 an'y mara aata afor Iowa- T"iar ara aot aa la raa;itr. ta fat pmna VfhM ara latrtaalcatty k'kar tkaa thay war a-a-l aNki a r-K Tut :ri-an.-a la tha ,oaUtr ai'ara that snak aa f tka afaraaaa ta prKa T1 aaar iitaidtinaa carraat ta tka leaail a-a-k-t ara aa til'nai: f '!-! Wa l?3 p'n-ta a4 p. t4Sr: aaft4 ataaa f5a -tr'!a aa4 apt. ttr. aaitaal ki (IS paaaila t 3"i paana. IV; aa:4 r-atf aa la 13 tnl". ; a aa hi-?- I Zi pwaaa aa4 apt. !: -an . aaara 14 k'tada 9nt apt. a: araaa k'9 ill ptiaja ta S3 aa-xa4ai. tV; r--a r:f f i t 11 pn.i. anr f;t biUa ;."..r: d-y r:at aa:f tup ta aaaaa aaa'la. Z? : ; d-y aa't hl.f-. "c. raatarttta iu.Ktr sctB-.tr good I-rara U trm at tl rata fa Ba A Tla Ci-iaiaa tar.y -aarkat an far kaa araaa4 aarr aa'.iafatjry. Racafpta yaatar day wara fa.rly Urgf. kwt tka 4aA4 to ttl'.T a-ia: aa th arrtaaw a ad tea markat aat.at4at firm wita ta ka:h af kaataaaa at :a cant. Tka- aar kay raaafpta af tia. (aaa. kwk a. a rktaaaa a aaU at Jl t li .a-a. t antck :." Ba:try ca la. Tka kacat 4arart a 4a .-a. kat ak ppea adra took ara af t.ta attrpfia. Taara aaa mt atavk dAia ta awaatry 4raawt aat, aa !". katidar 4araaa4 k4 rrn! t pot:t-r. ka aaal aa4 par h prtaa a attitati uncrtaddad. :da ara a ttnd loia caaaiiApttaak at a lt-a: ri. a'i4 ttia i ba;d:ad taa aaarkat ataa4r. r.'k rwipca ara la aa4 aalara. Ta kiu rnark-a waa a aaaadp aal ait.-aa.-iai. caaai aair.a tirtNio tr CLoattt CUy aaal ahaaaaa luaaaad far AO r.tr Ira la la I waa -y aavr ir!9f:d kiaiaaa ra- pradair aaarkaa Ta-- aaa a aa In.a la tit war af fiIaaa ar-4-f aa-ary pa'aa war aal rn."a4 a aml kal a'-.i-k. T iaa aa i-plMR::y taraa a :- f taa a'w a d 4-o4 f.a rna an. a . a.14 fraair. T tnt4.ry ataai ita44 ta -r'i.'a:: -'! la n. . Aavaa a d' a.-r.. . I (Bra ,j aa?ry a-al ana aar af aaaif'awaa. Tiara a aa a tf!.!iaa aupa rat avwa;:nu( a(ata-iiaa rarttrTloa or artca inkrvxb l aaaa alaaat ayaay It ra CaaM. Mrka ayaaa. 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Il.taav VV'a-. raialaa. .a ktuaratala. an:ji.tid awluia, I1. l'V. aa.tt, P. da'.aa. Tarafaa. I"? paii4. Iar4. II vl pr feaa. curraata. a li t -. f-d a-aoaw I ' la !-. MIS.. 04 I." a: 1 3 la-vuaaa. IJii.. ahif. t ( : Hack, . Ha-aa. ktaad. IlkHra. rjr. Trr lli crwt. aomlaat. ,. a (a.Iad Utd. Iisn ala4 kla. IV. aa a4 aalf. r. araaa k 1". I: r" i?. I . irwa ta f. Ik, dry kid a. SK; dra raff. X'.'. Tv 1 1. l C t -r Vva. a ):; Val!ay. fj- Tail L Ti vaT wot. ll IH lwia. T par aaal CAf AHA BAKK-ud aa4 aw. IH4e aar MMid. -V. L V a Pry ! "!' tt. 1e; ry -iort.-lad palta. IZe: art aaaarllnc. lata IVa aark: aaitad ihaarMsaa, ll.io a irv aoat. Iaa htr. lid aar. dry atial ll'Ar.i.ii, 1 ) I :0a ak. aa.la-1 laca;-avla4 plta. Ntlr. t-:Cll' aaak. rraaUlaaa. I(V r alaaa. r.'iaKa. ptan'ard. US', akiaat. Jam,r: ivimki, 1001 iuf.it r:l lk: kalla. II J le. MAiO.N rancy. -a, ataa4ara. I- 0 :. ckatr. itg:.r. tHT ALT 'un. ctaar karka llHwta iiaurri U1.NIJ: Blataa. 1 ' U USD. UKD Tl-irc ka'l-. aattia r-aaara-j. liS- aaa4a.-4. 11c: rompoarnl. 1ftSe. uiimri. lioOtxa Vaa kaf. :i St: plal kaa. :-.. plala pora, $Ml rip. lo.a ll, teaaaa. I-U. CHI a. KT-ROJICNK Watar ahl'a. drurr-a. karrala r taaa aaa.aa. lot: raaa. l.t-.Tjc 1A-""L.": i'ala. 11S; caaa. " - S 0 . aa. (is diatlllata. drama, aa; raaaa. lac; aaa- Ua druma. l4Sd: taa, 51 St UIMaCCO OIU Kaa. kartaia, tke; raw. caata. ate. k.Ir4. karra. lc; katlao. ca. . TlxroTINR-la taaka. Te; la eaaaa. T 4c . l-aa lta. la la. H rA LaCO PBODCCm MABKrT. ITWaa Caryaal aa Bat lay. rtra. rrtaita. T aaakiaa. I.la ad Da Oly. ax rkxn"( ra. u ott- rmn aatraa. la, pnaa flrata, Zc. fraaa fuata. Itr kaa-t rraaa axfraa. 41 S; palrala list I iaa N aar. 14a; Taos Aatarvca. laa; Ci :!ana ata44ra. ltS- vacaa;aa at'iac kaaaai Idle: wat. lat- i luau, arc: tomataaa. 0 ;a: p.a-. kaU pappara. IK. cacaak- kara. I i i 1 . V auaa ' Califra'a. TlrVft. rralt Uarara. li I a I araaaa. 1 1 la 1. (rapwfri.1. !LaJ.: pinaapplaaw kaaaai.as. It :".:: karaaaa. 1101 craa-ka-rwa. ora( a. j " (a 1. li par kaaaal aoa l-a-ata l..ta. II Oil: aal. aaa. l.i (I li: aaaat. II 11 1 H a-a'pt I'loar. li; aaartar aarka: par. ?ar. caaa.a. taaaa aacka. awlatoaa. :.l aacka. Ba-. k:i to a a. Capp-r Martt II aa 1-r-rdWtaa. vr.w iork. Pa. :j wrja ki(k-r4 ppr aa. liaT l-lay at :'i raa'a a paand. li a kidaaa paic aiaca I aoT. u alt arai a fa aaatar k-a ta tkat Indwatry lal aa-ara wara ana calaf fataraa af t'Mlar'B ravaraat. Afftrieaa p-ma!tind Mi'i m-'aa pra . r o '.. if a M taa a:raaat. wh aaraa ia. t '.X rt-lrt .a ats I a kalf d" 1 mm C'apite nil a fail, at atbtaiial (a.aa It i raaarad Ital a ty prvdataa rampany Pad P':t ra.ly claa a catraf fair 4l.iari-a a I thrauch I frt(a iwafM'a par-w-alar'.r lirfriar. at t.lf.-i -ws, aaal -1 aa.a. Orraarr. II aa darrad. la pla-ir ardva Nar ta taa d'livarad aft 11 aae- wi.a ta amaaat f IT 'ti.ja tarp.aae Will rua lal sny ka4ra4 tb-aaaaakaa !. W aaal Maeaeaa. MITT fr. K. t-.'i. I -.Caspar fra. "a y. . , : ;a iaalt-. I- r4 aa akaa(.al ataial Eackaaa ) a 4)lIL 14 3 kf.l Ta Met! Cackaag ajvataa a4 ffer4 I ao. apaitar s4 ata4. Waaaaatarkaaa Tavt-arr 4aa Hlgka. W CX A TV It te. Waan . Dac. JJ e!et1 Tar,aia t f.i., t will aa.l far aaa raa arur f ar -.a a-a-acaaa aaa aw Taar araa taaa at Taaaaaalam. Taa l.ttaM aa l.l a aa :i aaata a 'i" l taataad af 14 a f n. aaa'-aara ara aaaf la eaata ataaae ta Taaaa4.iaa a-aatas.tf I jar tia laraa-a raaraai Dairy ft aal aaa. ---aji-nr.. c z. H-itt.r. laa.r; rraaca- mif ;3iJ.- 1.4- Hea.ita lIAIralaa. aaakarigaal. tar4aa rraM 4 aw Term. MCtr TokK. l-a-" 2: t ror:.-l applaa ar. aad ata'r. fraaa. steady. Taack. 1'4-a. a-sr 1 aafc oar Mar kaa. NEW tORK la.. 2i Raw ruar frm. Caatrifas 4kV. ana.aaa.aa lia. Ha.'lcej. CaMaaa Markak. Mntr Tor K. t-. a-xn cactea tdr. ktMalUag ap-a4a. 12- loa. aa aa. a.. Maaja al "la Tark, KW TO K, Vn. Sl.llaf4 4ial. HAL SHARES SOAR Boom Is Due to Advance Copper Market. STEEL STOCK ALSO FIRM Mexican Oil Sham Cootlnno Vp- krard Mokement Ralls and In krnlnirnt lasurs Are Quirt. Anjlo-Frrnch Iknd Act I re. SUV YORK. Dae. ZZ. MaLal abarva. a wall aa kfarvaatila klarlna prafcrr4 and aartotja laduatrial and ariulrmiaaa laura of l-'ia aoca!.a4 war ckmaa. fiajurad protninantly In today a kroad narkat, moatly al malar tally bi(hr quoiationa. kut rail and In- aaacmaaia (aoaraily particip4a4 aoiy la minor maaaura. Amarkan amaiiinar aaraln t-4 tha liat. r'a.n( 1 1, ta llMVa. I la hlihrat prlc ainca 1V whlla Aaaconrlav. t'tatt. Oryana Cana aaa. Ckino. Bulla t-upanor. Inapiratloa. Na- tiapai La4 aa4 Tanaaaaaa Cop par wara birnar by 1 to almost 4 poin'.a. Tha tnoaamant In tba atocka waa pradl cata4 lararaly aa aa addition adrane la tha prlc of raflcad coppar to 21 can la. Ac rr4irir to urrronfl rrnd raporta. area higher prtcaa war affarad fr ItnmaUlat 4Uvary of larva aaantKlaa. It aaa a.ao r-rortal that for!aa Itttar- aaia. cMcfljr ilrlll.n. bad contracted for nil Imca of pounUa of mppar daUaariaa la rua a;i tNrrti(h tka comina yaar. t'aitad Hai-a ktaal mada madarata ra aponaa ta furthar opUmlailo trad a advlcaa. allied apitomiaad tha ataia af that Induatry aa at tl.a "koilin point" Thara wara aoraa hark ward faalaraa In tlat pan of tha aiock llat. bowaaar. Bath h-ra Ma. I fall 11 la 440. raaalnlBK 1 point la tha final Iradlna. . Oanaral klo. tor, earnmoa and prafarrad. wara haavv praaumaMy ta conaactlea altb Iba propoaad ccianaa ar control. Oil ahara aar tha outstanding laaaaa th laat bmtr. Ilnlcan I'tlrolaum cnana-ln kaada la rouad quaatitlaa at aa aalrania ad ' of ka to a naw hik rocca-1 af 100 V a-ru-aa ! aria lad to a roarkad tant rna aariy (am. Incladlnc that arn'llln(. twine conaldarakly raduaad. Ural ln(a aara anack lar(r tbaa a atna pracad In da-, total aalaa axnouBttoc to kaT.000 a&araa liaay tradlRar la AB(lo-rraadi Sa. wblrh ara(ata4 li.i.-T.iM, dlatlrutuiahrd .tha Ir raiUf kad markat. at quotatioca raaalnar a-taaaa laa k. aad a44. Total ealra of bond par "aloa. amouala4 ta H.T1.CH -A. L'nttad Plata raiarl 4a adraacaU ra par can aa ca.L CLOIINO 1TOCK OVOTATIOXK cloainf; fata. a.."! J :eo - II to. Iiw. b AUaka C!4.... AI.ia-ha.mar. Am P-l b-isar. Amu ua t a. Amertcaa l.aro. nj 4 el 3 Ilia 1 1 -. - I--1 dl a a f-S a' 1-4 "a IMS JUS l.' 1 w ' v- ms a 4 a IT' , l a tvl X-u US :.;, ' Atn a In lUraT. S9a da p.'l I -o Am .r Haf(. Am Tal at T-l. .. l.l'at 111 a Hi l.'-s Aaiararsa Too.. 1.1'tO AMc-.aa Cop.. 44.itt.4i 1IT, 4TO t-S J'a a? P-I. la " 11 AC-aiao ...... l.4a ia.;ia lc.. I.) Iia-I A Ohl.... .""O Itatlt etaal .M lir Rap Trans.. 1. ;--0 411 aa ra If fata 1 .a,i i-H ITa-a Hk Car.. 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I.ar-a ! :4 4U- "sis li;i r.ss S3 1 !'! Kay Cons Cop.. -4 lit as 'ii" l-ut S -I HT-k t4!at 2.K4) tiep ir a ftaai.. A.iruu houthara fac... a pouthara Ry.... l.lOk fiud.bakar Co.. .'"' Taraaaaa Cop.. k.aiJ Taa Company. &.4l I BOB r.ClllC... 4.0U do prj V S fee! M.1V 4iX I.'"- . t.:) 1 l'" 4 ". xt a;.; Ila Ei 4- da p?4 XIT a? MS tsVa 3V r-ah Copp-r. ... n'aatara I n loa. Wa.ltua f.ecl.. Monlaia fowar. ianaral foora. U ataab It r'- klarln pfd. ;i- Ton Jea for tha day, UT.0OO share. BONDS. rr a raf r. nc. -ia'Nortb Pae 4s... nt a raf a coup. I do 3s Clt 8 Ja ra 101 H Pao Tal a Tal im Pin, U aa coupoa..li'l fnn en 4a....lois 4a raa iiv .aouta pad rrc 4a 8 as coupon. II" I d ar aa IM, Am Ktnalta 4. .11 1 , Cbiob Pao a...'. AtrhtaaB ran 4s. k-V do c 44 "4 K (A raf &...S T7 M Mel BS. ...1HJ-, NYC aa iSe.lllWAn(;o-"reBck . 1,4-. Ill J. kloeks aal Baetaa. m-TOV Dae t: r-:pain( niaolatlona: iouas ........ .ipia-f jamra Am . U fra. a", irtn nulla... us ST ai S l Ti r 1 ao r. a torn... i-a-'id tona ..... alumal a Arts. o s aoaola 1 a Ile.-la. .. .tv-" Muinry anteanlal IT hanna op ta in.,, --iutrior 1 i mia cop. ji-4 -up a loa tia la.ia IH!Ttminck 4 ranby Cra ... .'S L a rm ft m 14. aai. laana Can .... .-'S 00 pri aa 1 ftoa iCopl. - ' t,h Con .. rr lata 4'Woirin 1SH I jt Cap " (Uatt a Pup Uotaak ai 1 Maaay. Earkaag. XI. NCtr TOr.K. Da. 21- Mercaatlle paper. J di 'a Par 4 ol .r:ic Maty-nay M!!, 4.4r); faraaat It 73 ; ela. (74. Itatea on Iaos fall im r lata ta tha alar: ao days, I4CSH: demaad. HR1 raklaa, I4 7l. liar .ar. -4r. Uaitraa 4ollara. 42c. uaaaiaaaM t-oads. f.raa; rallraaal bonds, Irr.ralar. T ola laaaaa. eaatar: 4W ataaa IH4rI"4 par rant. B4 lata, 2 par east. ts msaiha, I par eaat. ":i moaav. steady; kish, t par eaat; low. aar caat: ru.r.s rat. 3 pae sant; laal !.. 2 taar caat: cleeiag kid. 1 k par caat etfar4 at Pr reel. IA FACrsir-0. !-. TT "rerllBg. 4 ni.a 14.441). damaad. 11734; cakl. ia.:i. M.i ri ato'lar. 4lr; drafts, eight, lc; ale telesrapk. It. LOXPoy. Dec tl Bar al ver. 23 1S-1I4 par ac. V-a.T. 4t par raa. laaaroaiet rataa Short Bwataa, aa Par rasa. kills aaal thr Mark Qala-I at I aaal. LOXKN. Da. 21 Ame-1-aa aax-arttla en tk t--k aaarkat war a:y arraaiaaaU taall la. Tt c:..t laa aa qalet. rvaa.tlaaala IhtM-hmI largav. nttLADKLrMtA. t-ae, 23 Tka P-nna-i-aaa'a Cemraay. which aparata P-asaer'a vaala Hallraad Unas aaat af rtr.aburar. tadar da:ar1 a aml-annual dividend of 4 par cast. Tkl compara. with 3 Par cant paid .. B-ienia . makira a total of 4) par caat far tk yaar. la 1711 Ik con-easy paid a t -tal f 4 par rest. Th T-.ttabarg. Cincinnati. Chtrar 4 t. Lata s Hallway Compear, alsa a Pannayl ,,ata saaaioiary. a.mrn a um-aaq i par real ea taa preferred aad a dlvidead af 2 aar -art ea tha common rtoek. la 1114 this compear pa 4 a imal of 4 par cent aa tr pralarrad aad af X par cant aa tb naaai esoek. (aft a ralaxaa. aEtr TOItK. Dae, Tl. Tha markat for eo'fe foiura waa mora a "tire today. Jta- pvaia at aa aaaiar toa ta u cosi aaa fr!(ht market, followinf yaata-rday'a talk of lararar crop aaumataa. aaa mad to Inaplra toma local aalllna;. wblia boaaaa with Euro paaa eonnactlona wara modarata kayara, aad taar wa probably aoma covarlnf an tba daclira. Th markat o pan ad at a dcllna of 1 to I point and cloaad nt 1 to 4 point lowar. kale, tt.zio kaaa. Iracambar. a.t4c: Jaruary. 4.14c: I'abruary, 4. He; klarch. Il.'c; April. Ilk; yiay. 4.41c: J ana, :c; July. 4.74c; Au(ut, 4. :c; bptmbr, 4 I Jo; Octobar. '4.1 kc: Nov.mbar, 4 Jc hpot qulat. Rio Ta. ISc; Santoa 4a, la. Tba lowaat offar of bantoa 4 peportad la tha coat aad freight markat waa aboat an rhanaad at TOc, Knuluh cradlta. but It waa mm or ad that Braslliaa shlppara wara aakloc in tor Bid a, Tba official caklaar raportad ao rhana In tha pnrr.ary marlwia. tan to claartd 1001 ba(( for .N aar York. Lada Wool Bale. IX3NDO.V. Dae. :l. Offarlnaa at tha wool auction aala today amounted to P40O baiaa. Tha demand waa antrlted and prices were firm. New ioutb W'alaa ecoured merinoa ra allied "a Id and New Zealand aliped lambs aold at 2a id, a record prlc. American purchase to data ara estimated at ouuo bales. SWINE NICKEL HIGHER ITR0O DEMAND COTI.-(l"KS LOC.II. MAnKKT. Tar brad rtrlla Frrrly sat B.1S Other Llaea Are Sfrady aad Ualef. Tha demand tor hoa-a continues actlva and anothar nickel advanc waa scored at the yards yastrrday, ealabllahlnc th market on th bails of 14 li tor tha best (rada. Tba bu'k of tha sale wera at 11 to o. 1(X Trade la :h cattle division ass limited to odd lota, which moved within lb regular ranra of prices. -The few mutton sale lndl cated a continued firm market In this line. Kecelpte war 61 cattle, e-78 hogs and lf-,4 a baa p. bblppara war: With rattle L Zububuhler. Blnser. 28 head by boat. With hoes R, McDonald. CTianlko. I car; J. VlcCullouiih. Khanlko. S; P. Mayfleld. Bra ver, t: Pattoa 4k i'alk, Ualsey. 1; . H. Cora, kladford. 1. With ahaep J. M. Reynolds. Corvallla. 1 car; t'nion Afeat Company drove In from their Trout dale feedln (round 11S head. With mixed load, He t Loop. Mc Vlnnvlll. 1 car boas, sheep; J. Oadoulak, tiharlflan. X cattle, boss, sheep; Smith Bros., Arnold, X boss, sheep; C J. liurd. Cottage Grove, I eattl. hor. Th day's sal ar aa follows: Wet. fr I Wet. Pr. in.v n.7.-. M.1 4 73 5 hora.. . 27 h.'ts... 12 hora... hen... 1 hoc.... li hone.. 4 hoaie... Jl hoa-a... 9 hosa. . . 6 hop.. T hose... 103 hoaa... 2 hoss... ft hosa. . . I", hosa... ft hvaa . I boa ... & hoss . . 3 calvea.. 1 raf... 1 roar. . . 1 roar. . 2 h!frra 1 ca.f... 247 fdO-H 1 steer.. . l steers.. 1 steer.. I steers. . 1 bull.... at cows.. . u cows.. . 1 cow.. . . 1 cow.... 1 OW. . . . I COW.. . . 1 cow.... 1 cow.... KB boss... 22 bos.. I hoc I hoaa.. k hosa.. . t hoc... T hoe . . 7 1 lambs. . 5 lambe.. 17 lambs., in ewea.. . 14 d li r.-i 114 J - l..l lo 111 I'T 2"! ll Srt-i 212 lT 1,0 ll ITT 1 to ."O l- -. ft on! 7'a p HTft I220 1411 I'W fill ..Vl 1 141 J130 2a Jl'S HO nm I'll ami 1 IT an S2 43 114 1.T.U 4. i 0.1 f. oo 101 0.13! ft rax 4 .I"! a I" d.loJ ft l' aioj n.i on. ft ( a n (VI a 25 4.73 4 75 4 7.1 4 73 4.73 4 73 3 :.'i a .-.o 10 6.13 fl 11) a, 10 6.11 MJ 3 "l T 33 7 ("1 ft.lal a .-.1-!:. 4 f" 0 23 1 CO . .' Il 4T ewes. ft 23 The ranea or pricee at tba local snlt lui tba ranoua ciasaaa sf livaatock follows: Cattle rhoeateata ... .ITonaT fto 73 n 7 1 o ood eler . . Medium ataera ,. S no 44.73 Choir ro( .... . H.-'f.aj.',. ood coas ..... . ft taiarl 2S ye.titi-n co a a .. It-lfetS . 4 .-.o..y.1.0rt a. 311 y u . I 0.1. , 3 aa . 4 JO- 3. 23 Mulls btasa ... loss Maht ... llaavy .. . I 3aJ j . 4.K0O3.1S Ft heap Wethers f waa ... . 4 T3f 4 . 4 0OW3 1 ui La . e.uova.au Omaha IJva-ate--k Market. OMAHA. Da. 22. Cattle Tteeelpta o0. steady. Nall stecra, 3 7370.23: cows snd hoifers. I3.:it7i: Wrilara steers. I197..VI: Texas at-ara. 41.;; if 6.74; siockara and frad ara. 3 fr 7.23. Ho(s Receipts 7 a rano. lower. lfavy 14 79 tl 10; Iicht. I4.10tll.30; pics 4i.:J32J; bulk. ;'o -) Jo. khsep Keccipi 6T00. steady. Tesrllnes. K. ;.".-7 13; wethers, .V7ft U 6.S0; lambs, ls.4uea.kfta . CMcaaa Llvratork Market. CHTCAGO. Dec. 22. Hor, Receipts 70.- 0V). dull, loo to lSe under yesterdsy's aver- as. Bulk. 1091.il): iiant. is njua-ii; mixed. 13 3tta33; heavy. i.lOS.0O; rough, u.l0oa23: piss. H2Srl.S0. Ctt; Kecaipts 13 ri'X). weak, lvatlv ber steers, I3.a0triu.23: Weatorn ataera. IH.209 (20; cows and heifers. I2.d0a8.i0; calves, .23wfto. unaap receipts ir..t"in. waaa. i-reiners. IS-lOtJi-ftO. lambs, lu.H3t-a.40. Naval More. - , SAVANNAH. Ct., Dec. 72. Turpentine- Firm. ftoWe; aalea. 123 larrels; receipts, tat barrels: shipments. 1 barrel; stock, 14,727 barrels. Kosin Firm: aalea, 1001 hsrreis: rsceipta. 444 barrels; shipments, none; stock. 1. karrala Uunte: A. H. C. 1. tZ. K. J. Jl l.-. lft: K. 3 a: u. M.20; , 14.75; wo, 7; WW. 17 23. HIGHWAY SECTION CLOSED Bridge Wosliout Cau-tfa Block Cbclialls-Centralla Ttoutas. CIIEir.VUS. Waab.. Dec 22. (Spe elaL) Tha Pacific Highway between Chehalla and Centralia waa closed to ay by Sheriff Foster, on orders ot me County Commissioners, owing to tne waahlntr out of a bridge near me com rvllla Grove, south or mo oouinwesi Washington Fair Grounds.- It la feared that tne concreia pave ment nut down between tba Cities last Summer may ba aeriously damaged by settling of portions of tha grade, part f which waa newly built.. Vincent to Enforce Dry Law. VINCENT. Or.. Pec. 12. (Special.) Tha p.opla of tha Vincent vicinity have scheduled a mass meeting lor uecem ber-27. In which they Intend to formulate plans in asaiating the county or atate in enforcing the prohibition law that goes Into effect January whan the atate goea dry. Chriitmat Spirit Gone From One Cluster of Holly. MM-eaakl Bewldeat fella Trra aaal Tars t'asaea oart laagle-, Arrest aaal Jail far Mayer. THE spirit of Chrlstmaa seems to a Cava Dcra inimeoca near a. w aj from ona cluster of holly by tha legal formalities and wrangling which have surrounded it sine It aaa brought to Portland. Tha holly radiated messaare of Santa C.aue when Fred Kagar brought It to Portland from bla farm near Milwaukie last week. Tha red berrlea were aa bright aa when tbay waved from tha traa where they grew. Mr. Hager said ha aold tha tra to Mike Martell and delivered it at tba hotel where tha pur chaser lived. Mr.' Hager aald ha was not paid for tha holly. Detectlvee Price and Mallet arrested Martell Tuesday night on a charge of larceny by bailee. He Is also wanted in connection with the disappearance of a trunk owned by Georre Bradley. "Well, what do you think?" the police say Martell demanded when they asked blra about tha holly. "I have the holly all mada Into wreathe. When be pays me for my work I will pay him for his holly." Martell spent tha Bight In Jail. Ac cording to Deputy District Attorney Delch yesterday Martell would . have seen more of life behind the bars If Mr. Hager bad not been satisfied to drop charges when the holly waa re covered, and if Bradley bad remained in Portland to press the other larceny charge. Martell was freed yesterday by Juda Stevenson. WHEAT HAS SETBACK PaUSe in Export Trade CaUSeS Mlchl-ran Family Arrives at Qaston Weakness at Chicago. CLOSING TONE IS EASY Iloldlers Take Profits When Top Point of Season Ia 'Reached. Larger Offerings I'rotn Coun try Also Depressing Factor. CHICAGO. Dee. 22. Wlvest valuea " "-- """' i a -, f Pauaa in th export baying. There IS with December at 11.21 S and May at 11.3. ll'thS.??" oWOM BANK IS MOVED TO POWERS At firat. th wheat market showed upward tendency on account of higher juo tatlona at Liverpool and because of sup posed signs of export bualrjess. After naw high prlc record for thla aeason's crop had been touched, however, heavy profit taking by the holders set in, and the fact became avldent that. lor tha time belne. Europeans bad withdrawn from th market nearly altogether. enlarged offerinzs from the country In tha t-'prinr ' crop states and in Nebraska formed a distinct element of weakness lata In th session. The explanation was that hlghsr bid hsd proved an attraction, but little or no attention seemed to be given to this phass of tha subject. ' Corn waa much mora actlva than haa been th case for moma time, and waa lifted to the highest, price yet thla aeasoo. Oat Ilka corn developed a broader volume or iraae. Iwer price on hogs mads provisions averse lower. leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. CORN. ' - 704 .71-4 .70H .704 -ay 74! .74 .74 i .74S OATS. Dae. .4;, .424 4 4" 4544 .46S .4iS 4iia MESS PORK. Jan HIS Ills HIT 18.3. 11.17 11.13 May ll.io u.,, LARD. .. 1.17 1.40 .. 1.17 .0 Jan. . 1.35 I.05 1.60 1.17 May SHORT KIBS. .. S.77 'l.7 ..10.12 10.11 10.07 Jan. .7T 10.10 May Cash prices ere: Wheat No. 2 red. 11.23 4 tr 1.25: No. I red. f l.icaj 1.20; No. 2 hard, is J1.:3 ; No. I hard. L17-1.20i. Corn No. 2 yellow, nominal; No 4 yel low. cS-: No. 4 white. 7JSS.c Oaia-jNo. I white, 41v424c; atandard, 4le. Hra No. J. nominal; Ko. I, I3?l2c llarley 41 TOc. Timothy J. -j 7.73. Clover I10l. Primary receipts Wheat. 5.542.000 vs. 4.219.IK0 bushel; com, 177,000 vs. l.55 CKio bushel; oats, 1. 443.000 vs. S7,0ii0 bushels. i-hlpments Wheat. ISO.000 vs. csi.uOO buslaels; corn, 4S1.O00 vs. 434.0O0 bushels; oats. S4I.0O0 v. 775.000 bushels. Clearances Wheat, CM.OOO buahels; corn, 5.000 bushels; oats, 20uo bushels; flour. 40. 0u4 barrels. Eaatrrm TlVhrat Wheat closed Duluth Winnipeg Jr'atarr. Dec ,..!. ins ... 1.1H4 May. !.!. X.lkii Forrlaa Urmia Markat. LIVET.reoU Dec 22. Caah wheat, 1 lid to 44 higher. Bl'KNOS ATPF.S, Dee. 22. Wheat, to 1 higher. Corn, unchanged. Minneapolis Grain Market. MlNNEAPOLl-1. r-ee ; 22 Wheat Decern . . .-. a. naj. ai.iani no narn I1.20H; No. 1 Northern, 11.174 tfl.lS : No, 3 Northern. 11.13 " 01.13". : No. 3 wheat. I1.04S t1.12H. Barley. Goaj-Mc. Flax, 12.07 3 2,10. Eastern Cash drain Price. OMAHA. Dec Iiv Cash wheat, 2x5 higher. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec 22. ash wheat, lie to lc higher. 8T. LOUIS. Dee. 22. rash wheat, tin- changed. Corn. jo to : :c higher. Oats. lac to le higher. Grain at San Franclaro. aSAN FRANCISCO. Dec 22. Walla. 11.65 1.67H: rid Rtiaslan. 11.62 N !..-, : Turkey red. ll.CTtj ft 1.721 : hluestem. S1.72U. 4x1.7.1: feed tajley. 1.2.Tl.-r7M. : white oats. II 32H arl.u.i; bran. 22i 22.0O; middlings, 2Ua SO: shorts. 2.1J 23. no. Call board Barley: December, I1.2914 asked; May. I1.31H M1. 11-35 asked. "Paget Pound Grain Sfarkets. SEATTLE. Dec 22. Wheat Blueatem, 97c; turkey red, PHc; fortyfold, B3c; club. 94c: fire. P2i4c: red Russian, 91c. Barley, (2A.50 per ton, Yesterdaye car receipts Wheat 3, hay 4. flour T. TACOMA. Dee, 22. Wheat Bluestem. 78 Bsc; fortyfold. ttflc: club. 93c; red fife. 92c Car receipt Wheat 20, barley 11. corn 1. hay 3. SAVINGS BANK CLOSES PITTSBtTRG CACCHT IV FAILIRE WITH BIG DEPOSITS. lastitotlea Among" First to Accept Money by Mail, and Many "Von Realdeata Are Involved. PITTSBURG. Dec 22 Tha Pittsburg Bank for Sa.vlng-1, one of the first banks In the country to accept deposits by mail, failed to open , today. No statement was Issued, but It was said the bank had been unable to weather the storms It has encountered since the failure of James S. Kuhn and W. 8. Kuhn. credited with being promi nently identified with tha bank in 113. Deposits September IS were 110.945.- 71S. according to the report to the banking commissioner. The savings of some 41.000 school children are In cluded. By its savings plan children would take money weekly to school, where collectors would call for it, giv ing the children credit on their books for the amount deposited. The prac tice had been in effect for years. It was said the bank hid approxi mately 75.000 depositor. Fully 30.000 lived in parts ot the country more or less removed from Plttsbrug. "The bank has a fine lii.e of assets and I believe that a SO per cent divi dend can be paid to depositors within (9 days, said President Jones today. aCc-ntralia Is Healthy. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Dec. 22. (Spe cial.) Centralia's 1915 health record is a remarkable one, according to figus submitted at the noon luncheon of the Commercial Club yesterday by Dr. David Livingstone, city health officer. Since January 1 only two cases of contagious dlsesse have been reported, as against 61 cases last year. The death rate for the year is S.3. which much below the average lor cities of 10.000 population. Saloons to Be Soft-Drink Resorts. BAKER. Or.. Dec. 22. (Special.) At least half of the saloons In Baker will turn into soft drink parlors when the atate goes dry next week. Some will have pool halls. The Club, State. Mint, Log Cabin, Resort, Herman and Thornton and Columbia saloons will remain open, tntnui the liquor. I Geiser Grand. Fawn, Old Bar. Gold Dust and Owl saloons, will definitely close. MOTORISTS TRAVEL FAR AVlthoot Mishap. GASTON, Or., Dec. 22. (Special.) An automobile, covered with mud and loaded to the guards with baggage and camp paraphernalia, and with seven people aboard, arrived In Gaston Sat urday, after a trip across country from Central Michigan, with TillamooK their destination. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huggrett 'and family left their farm near Saginaw, Mich., on November 7, arriving in Ore tron after a three weeks trip, stayed over at Bend for two weeks and a week at .Vale. They had no breakdowns or mishaps, except a collision with a mo torcycle at Boise, Idaho, which had serious results. Mrs. Huggett and the children will nana tha wi ! ij! -i i-.. 1. u with 1ra HllC. un - l ..... XIr- r,,Sa11 Mr Hufctrett and two other men left yes was terda y in the machine for Tillamook. - jr. j. T,oney, Iormerly Cashier, - 1 .a Head of Institution. - MARSH FIELD, Or- Dec. 22. (Spe cial.) The Bank of Port Orford. which had been In existence for six years. waa moved to the new town of Powers I recently and opened there last week. as a state institution. I". J. Ixmey. who was cashier of Port Orford Bank In Port Orford, head of the business in its new loca tion. Powers offers a much more ad vantageous location for a small bank than Port Orford could supply, since there is a large payroll In the five log I King camps about there and the tov,h is a supply center for many of the mining enterprises which flourish in the Sixes and Rogue River district about Boulder and "Rock creeks. PENDLETON PLANS WORK City and County Jail Officials Put Prisoners on Road. PENDLETON!, Or., Dec. 22. (Spe cial.) Prisoners of the Pendleton City Jail and Umatilla County Jail, who think their sentence is nothing but a good vacation, are to be disappointed sadly for it has been decided to put all prisoners to work building the new road down the Umatilla River to Pilot Rock Junction. One of the reasons for beginning the work at once was In order to take advantage of the usual number of petty offenders which crowd the County Jail after the January terra of court. The county rock-crushing plant will be brought from Milton to Pendleton with in a few days so that work can start Immediately. BAKER SHORTON TURKEYS Bulk of Poultry Yard Products Has Been Sent to Alaska. BAKER. Or., Dec 22. (Special.) That a consitlerable number of families In Baker will have to do without the customary Christmas turkey and go back to plain roast beef is the report of local meat men, who assert that the heavy shipment of holiday birds has practically cleaned out the country tributary to Baker. The pick of the fowls has been sent to Alaska. It is estimated that if suf- - flcient turkeys wereavailable, approxi- mately 600 would be consumed in Baker Saturday. Turkeys are retailing at 22 'A cents dressed, geese at 15 cents and chickens at IS cents. CLACKAMAS LEVY IS 34.5 $21,000 Provided For in High School Tuition Fund Kate. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 22. (Spe cial.) The taxpayers of Oregon City will pay 134.50 on each 11000 of as sessed valuation next year, according to the figures completed today by County Judge Anderson and County As sessor Jack. The levy is a slight reduc tion under that of last year. The levy is divided Into the following items: City, 10.3 mills; school district, 6 mills; general county, 3.5 mills: state. 3.23 mills; general county road. 8 mills, and general .ichool levy 3.28 mills. The high school tuition fund levy, 1.2 mills. will raise 124,000. WIRELESS WORK DELAYED Government Slow in Examining Coos Bay Title Abstract. MARSHFIELD. Or., Dec. 22. (Spe cial.) Government red tape has been wound about the acceptance of a wire less site on Coos Bay for the past two months and a half, and work on the proposed station may be postponed an other month or two before the final word Is received to proceed. It att hinges in the title to the site. An abstract is now at District Attor ney Reames" office in Portland, where legal assistants are looking it over for flaws. IMPRISONED MINER FOUND Two-Score Miners Dis for 9 Hours and Rescued Co-Worker Unhurt. SEATTLE. Wash, Dec 22. Fifty miners, after digging for nine hours in the Newcastle mine of the Pacific Coast Coal Company, rescued Thomas Zathlas unhurt last night. A slide of rock choked the main gangway yesterday, imprisoning Zath las. His comrades expected to find him crushed under the slide, but when they broke through the 60 feet of slide they found him sitting calmly on his bucket waiting for deliverance. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Dee. 22. Maximum tempera ture. 4il degrees: minimum. 42) degrees. Rive, reading. 8 A. M., 11.4 feet; change In last 24 hours, 5.8 feet rise. Total rainfall (5 P. 11. to " P. M-), H5 Inches;, total rainfall since tSepteber 1. 21.03 Inches; normal rainfall sine September 1. 17.13 Inches; excess of rainfall since September 1, 4.50 inches. Total sunshine, none; possible sunshine, 8 hours 30 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea WEATHER CONDITIONS. Th northwestern disturbance haa now reached Minnesota and local precipitation has resulted In the Northern statea from the Pacific Ocean to tha Lake region. A sec ondary depression Is over Northeastern Colo rado. High presaure obtains on the Pacific Slope and the Appalachian Highlands. Tha weattreT is cooler In Oregon, Washington, Western and. Northern Idaho, Montana, Western South Dakota, Nevada and North ern California; in general, it is warmer in the remaining portions of th country. Tem peratures sra above normal In all sections except Northeastern Florida and tlia District of Columbia. Th conditions are favorable for general! fair weather In thla district Thursday except that local showers may be expected In West ern Wsshmgton. Temperature changea will not b important. Winds will ba light and variable. THE RIVER. Owing to tha heavy rains in tha lower The FACTS More than 330.000.000 tons are hauled over rural roads in the United States each year at an average cost of 23 cents per ton per mile. The average haul is about eight miles, making our annual bill for hauling over the public roads nearly 1650.000.000. The cost per ton-mile for hauling on hard-surfaced roads does not exceed 13 cents, effecting a saving of 10 cents per ton on this enormous traffic. Not only is this great economic waste conserved, but the road is ready tor use at any time if hard-surfaced with BITULITHIC "Warren Brothers Company, Journal Building, as A-oriiana, Oregon. 4 no "ka4aaaa--VrSas Willamette Valley the Willamette River at - Portland roae rapidly during the 24 hours ended at S A. M. today. The rate of rise during that 24-hour period was inches per hour. At 4 F. M. the river atuge was 12.4 feet, a rise of one foot in eight hours, and as mountain streams are falling rap idly, it is expected that the rise at Portland will bo slow Thursday and that the river will remain nearly stationary Friday and fall rapidly Saturday. Is FORECASTS, and vicinity: Fair; ' Portland variable winds. Oregon Genera'ly lnda. fair; light, variable Washington Fair east, unsettled, prob ably local rains west portion; variable winds, mostly southeasterly. Idaho Fair, level). 5 P. M.. 30.29 Inches. the is THE WEATHER. 4 Wind i a 2 - 1 IC o " o o CO Q o s n i - a ETATiO.N 9 Stat of Weather Baker , 44;O.00!..SW Cloudy 52;0.0j..SE Cloudy SC 0.011 . . jS Clear 40;0.00l. .1HW Clear 42;0.00'24is Cloudy Boise Bo ton Calory Chicago ..... Denver Des Molnea ... Duluth Eureka , Galveston ... Helena t6 u.tio:2o XWIPt. cloudy Cloudy :itio.40,..,sB BkiO.OOI. .N 64 O.OUI10 S 4til0.2'l. .fW 04O.(iO',20IN 60 0.001. . KT to now Cloudy Clear Clear Jacksonville '. Clear Kansas City . , Clear Los Antreles . . Marsh field . . . Medford Minneapolis 7Sil.00 . .VW Pt. cloudy 6211.12 ..fN'W, Cloudy Cloudy 02I0.O1!. .).. .. 4'l 0.02- lSiW I'B'O.uOj. .rl 7o;o.ou). .ikb siiu.oo:i2 4 O.Oo,lo;SE ICloudy Montreal . ... . New Orleans . New York North Head . . North Yakima, Phoenix Klloudy Clear k"lear Cloudy 411:0. OtM . . .."Cloudy blllO.CKl XWCloudy Pocatello SiHO.22.. . (SW Cloudy Portland 4tl O.S.i . . NWI hCIoudy Roseburr f.O 0.24 . . N Kain Clear Sacramento . . . . .1 liil O.Olll. .. .. . .( 5liiO.O0'22 .. 4m 0.Oi. .;.E St. Louis Salt Lake Cloody K"loudy San Francisco . Seattle Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island Walla Walla .. Washington Winnipeg i. . . vv 4B'.0tl 12S 4410.00 ..rW 4u'0.(llj. .SW 4S'0.U2 2f;s &O U.02' .V 44lo.no . . s 22.0.00..N Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Rain Cloudy Clear Cloudy THEODORE F. DRAKE. Assistant Forecaster. TR AVKI.ERf CC1DE. San Francisco Los Angeles (WHboot Change En Kote The Biff. Clean, Comfort-able. KlrKMntly .Appointed. Seagoing S. S. BEAR Sail From Ainsworth Dock, 3 P. M., December SO. I no Golden Ml lea oa Colombia Itlver. All Ratea Include Bertha and Meals. Table anal Service Unexcelled The San Francisco at Portland S. S. Co., Third and Washington Street (with n.-W. It. & X. Co. Tel. Broad way 4500, A 6121. Twin'Pa!acea- af ifcar Vaeff le." SS. "NORTH ERV PACIFIC.' eiS. "UREAl' NORIHJiRN." Portland-San Francisco. San Francisco. .Los Angeles, Honolulu. "Northern Pacific" for fan Francisco, Dec. 25. 30: Jan. 4. , 13, 18, 22, 27. Ftcamer express lt-aves 9 A. M. (lunch on board elilp). Reach San Francisco 3ioil P. M. .next day. Great Northern from San Francisco for Honolulu, Jan. 8, 25, Feb. 14, Mar. 6. TICKET OFFICE. 5TH AND STARK. Phones Broadway 920. A 6071. Tickets also at 3d and Morrison. 100 3d St., 34tf Washington at. FRENCH LINE Cowiiagnlr Gereralr Tran-aUantlque POSIAL SERVICE. Sailings From NEW YORK to BORDEAUX ROCHAMBEAU LA TOURAINE Jan. 1, 3 P. M. . .Jan. 8, 3 P.M. .Jan. 15 3 P.M. .Jatv22,3P.M.1 LAFAYETTE .. ESPAGNE i'OK INFORMATION' ATFi. C. W blinger. so ttu at.) A. U Charlton. I.5 Morrison st.; E. K. Garrison, C. M. St. Paul Ry.l Dureev 11. Smith. 118 3d at,; E. F. Baird. 100 3d st.: H. Dickson. 348 tVasha Ington at.: North Bank Road, Sth and Maria ala.s F. S. M larlanil. 3d and Wa.hlngtos ts.i K It. Duffy. l4 Sd St.. A-ortlaod. NORTH TACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. San Francisco SANTA BARBARA. LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO. S. S. ROANOKE Sail. Wednesday, Dec 20, P. M. Tlrket Office 122 A. Third St. Phunes Main 1314. A 1314. Friday. 2:3l P. M., Dec. 24. San Fraiicii.ro, Portland & l.os Angela Straintihip Co., Frank Bollam, Agt. 121 Third St, A 56 Main 26. AUSTRALIA Honolulu, Suva, New Zealand THE PALATIAL PASSENGER STEAMERS R.M.8 "NIAGARA" K.M.S. "MAKIRA" (20.UU0 tons ale.) 113.000 tons di I Sail from VANCOCVER, B. C. Jan. 19, Feb, 10 Mar. 15. Apply Canadiun I'aclfio Railway. 5 Third St.. Portland, Or, or to the Canadian Australian Royal Mall Lin, 140 bejuiour Street, Vancouver, B. C aawtaa aaiuaaaja in 22, J