Morning Oregonian., August 12, 1916, Page 3, Image 3

THE MORJrtXG OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12. 1916.
FLOUR GOES Oil UP;
BREAD MAY FOLLOW
HERE IS THE PRETTIEST GIRL IN NEWPORT'S SUMMER COLONY.
SEABURY CHOICE OF
"Great Westcm" Accurate and detailed information about steamer and train service. Itin-
eraries written out. Summer trips planned to nearby points of interest.
TraVe I Bureau Tours planned. Maps, folders, schedules and booklets supplied. Sightsee-
infcT tours arranged. Parties formed for Columbia River Highway trips.
Touring car and taxicab service. Baggage checked to destination. Positively no charges of any kind.
The service is free.
This office is equipped for your benefit. You are welcome to all its conveniences. First Floor
Federal Inquiry Being Consid
ered With Especial Ref
a erence to Bakers.
Big Majority at Democratic
New
Expert Chi-
Conference Want Judge
Nominated for Governor.
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SARATOGA
CONFAB
LONDON CHARGES DENIED
Board, of Trade Members Say Farm
ers Have Been Hard Hit and
Must Recover Part of Losses
by Getting Higher Trice.
I UMATILLA' WHEAT BRI.VGS
f Sl.lO PER BLSHEL.
PEXDLETOS, Or.. Aug-. 11.
(Special.) The Walters Flouring
Mill, of Pendleton, today pur-
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wheat at a record price for the J
year. A price of $1.10 was paid .
at Yokum and Si. 09 was given
by the same company at Pilot
Rock. Some farmers are reported
to have refused $1.11 for blue
stem. Yesterday a price of $1.04
was offered for club by one local
buyer, but there are no eales re
ported at that figure.
Carl Engdahl, at Helix, bought
150.000 bushels at $1 Wednesday.
Seventy-five thousand bushels of
this were- purchased from James
Hill. Other sellers were Mrs.
Catherine Timmerman. Fred
Blinn. Ringle Bros.. N. K. Bott,
James Kern, William Shannon
and Ervin King.
CHICAGO, Aug. 11. (Special.) The
Federal Trade Commission may take a
hand in "the problem of America's
breadstuff supply if bakers make good
their threat to increase the price of
bread on account of the advance in
wheat and flour. This possibility
loomed today with the anrival from
Washington of Edward N. Hurley,
chairman of the commission. Prospects
that bread will soon feel the effects of
the soaring market were increased
when millers announced an increase of
another 20 cents a barrel in advertised
brands of Spring wheat flour. This
brings the price to $$.30, an increase
of 70 cents in three days.
During his three or four days' stay
in Chicago Mr. Hurley will make an
informal inquiry into soaring wheat
end flour prices, as well as the threat
ened advance in the price of bread. The
results of his' findings will be em
bodied in a report which he will sub
mit to the commission on his return to
Washington.
Figures Xw Being Checked.
"Before leaving Washington I was
asked by' the commission to look into
this matter, particularly as Chicago . Is
a grain and flour center," Mr. Hurley
said.
District Attorney Clyne began today
to cheek up figures on the rise in the
price of flour and wheat.
Replying to a London dispatch,
quoting the Dally Express, which said
that the rise in bread which goes into
effect in London Monday, is due to
manipulation in Chicago, members of
the Chicago Board of Trade declared
that such statements showed ignorance.
"The article in the London paper,"
paid Caleb H.'-Canby, ex-president of
the Board of Trade, "shows lack of
knowledge of actual conditions. Ad
justment in prices and conditions come
together, and the situation is much dif
ferent from last year."-
Crops and Supply Govern.
"Our" sharp advance in the price of
wheat." said Robert McDougal, "is
merely in response to American crop
conditions and the world supply situ
ation. Europe is in a terrible predica
ment for supplies of wheat and natural
ly is much concerned over price
bulges." '
"statements that the advance in
wheat prices is due to manipulation are
absurd," said President J. P. Griffin, of
the Board of Trade. "The damage to
wheat In the Northwest is nothing
short of a calamity and this is borne
out in the crop figures published by
the Government. The American farmer
would refuse to sell his wheat at any
material reduction from the present
price level he has had his crop cut
way below last year's yield and must
recover part of his losses through
higher prices.
Export Grain Cut Short.
"Since the war began the United
States has exported 250,000,000 to 350.
000,000 bushels a season, and it appears
as though'there would be only 150,000,
000 bushels available for export this
season."
Only light trading in wheat was done
today on the Chicago Board of Trade,
In marked contrast to the heavy dealing
of the last two days. There was a lit
tle weakening of the market, closing
quotations showing a loss of to IVi
cents from yesterday's final figures.
Bearish reports came from abroad.
FEDERAL AGENT INQUIRES
Mr. Hurley Seeks Information as to
Intentions of Bakers.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. Whether
there shall be a Federal investigation
of the high cost of flour and prospec
tive increases in bread prices depends
largely upon the report of Commission
er Hurley, now in Chicago making in
formal inquiries for the Federal Trado
Commission.
Mr. Hurley went to Chicago particu
larly to seek definite information at
the headquarters of the National
Bakers' Association concerning state
ments during the association's conven
tion at Salt Lake City that the price
of bread would be Increased. Officials
of the Commission said today, how
ever, that they would look into the
general question of flour and bread
prices.
"The Departments of Agriculture and
Justice, as well as the Trade Commis
sion are giving attention to the sub
ject, although there has been no formal
action of any kind.
Copies of a resolution passed by the
master bakers at Salt Lake City call
ing on Congress to place an embargo
on flour exports were received by mail
t-day by Vice-President Marshall and
Speaker Clark. They will be presented
to both houses later, but there is no
prospect of action on them.
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MISS ROBERTA V1LLARD ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR A SPIX OVER THE
ROADS SEAR NEWPORT. . ,
Miss Willard Is a daughter of Colonel and Mrs.' Joseph H. Willard, of
New YorkJ 'She is popularly, reported to be the prettiest girl in the Summer
colony at Newport. Her sister. Miss Natalia Willard, is also summering at
Newport and was within the last three weeks rescued from drowning by
P. A. B. . Widener, the young son of Mr. and Airs. Joseph E. Widener, of
Philadelphia.
cipals would not give out, but It was
better than $1.05. It was reported in
addition they bought 30,000 bushels in
scattering lots, being probably the
heaviest purchasers of the day. If the
grain price stays up tomorrow it is ex
pected sales will be. heavy. Flour has
gone up with wheat, the best grades re
tailing today at $1.50 a sack. It has
gone up 15 cents a sack in less than a
month.
BAKE 11 FLOUR ALSO JUMPS
Prices Are Quoted From 20 to 40
Cents Hlgber a Barrel.
BAKER. Or., Aug. 11. (Special.)
The skyward trip of flour in the East
and along the Coast was followed to
day by higher quotations t Baker.
With it advanced 2 cents a barrel
by some local jobbers and 40 cents a
barrel ' by others. wholesale pfices
ranged from $4.50 to $6.60 a barrel. The
40-cent rise brought local quotations
on a parity with Portland prices. At
local establishments where only the 20
cent rise was in effect further increase
in a few days, prompted bv the un
usual strength of the wheat market.
was contemplated. Only an unexpected
slump in wheat futures will prevent
this, it is asserted. Retail prices today
were affected only by the 20-cent boost
and ran from $5.60 to $6.90 a barrel.
Grand Ronde Wheat Brings $1.05.
LA GRANDE. Or., Aug. 11. (Spe
cial.) A dollar and five cents for all
types of wheat, with no "questions
asked" as to variety, is the quotation
from the Kiddle string of' flour mills
in the Grand Ronde today. At that
figure' little is being offered. The en
tire string, girdling the valley, is run
ning night and day in an effort to
catch up oh back orders and the millers
want wheat badly.
- Bend AVbeat Brings $1.
BEND, Or., Aug. 11. (Special.) A
dollar a bushel has been paid for wheat
in the grain sections to the north of
town this week, according to local men,
and better than $1 will be paid within
the next few days. This is said to be
the highest price paid for wheat in
Central Oregon for several years, and
coupled with the unusually heavy
yield, means prosperity for the farmers
throughout the dry farming section.
GRANGE HEARS CANDIDATES
Washington State Senator Says Peo
ple Don't Want Economy.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 10. (Spe
cial.) At a Grange meeting held at
Ridgefield yesterday no fewer than 26
candidates for office were present.
Each gave his card to L. T. Smith,
lecturer, who shuffled them and called
for the candidates to speak.
C. P. Bush, of the County Tax League,
charged that taxes have increased 400
per cent in seven years, while the pop
ulation increased but 11 per cent.
Senator E. L. French, who is out to
succeed himself and who was president
pro tern, of the Senate last session,
said: "We may talk economy; we may
preach economy, but really we don't
want it. We tell our Repsesentatives
to get things for us. We've got to
pay the bill. We can't have something
for nothing."
HUNDREDS
BEACH
VISIT LITTLE AGATE
AT PORT ORFORD.
for Day Includes Baby
Show. Old-Time Whist Game and
Danclns) In Evenlnar
PORT ORFORD, Or.. Aug. 11. (Spe
cial.) The Agate Carnival crowd to
day was some larger than on opening
day and tomorrow it is confidently be
lieved will see the banner crowd.
The baby show, in which there were
many entries, was the big- attraction
or the day. There were two -classes,
with a prize for each class. The first
was for children of one year, the sec
ond for those of 2 years. The prize
lor one-year children went to R. C
Hutchison, of Port Orford. and the 2
year prize to Ena Clinton, a little miss
from Bandon.
Another interesting feature of to
day's programme was an old-timers
whist game, which continued for four
hours and ended in a draw. The game
win be played off tomorrow. The con
testants. were all men who had lived
in Port Orford in early days and in
cluded Willis T. White, 1871; Dr. C. W.
Tower, of Marshfield, 1868; George
liuerin. Sr., Curry County, 1876; F.
Olson, Curry County, 1877, and Louis
Jvnapp, Port Orford, 1869. The games
were played at the old Pioneer Hotel,
owned by Mr. Knapp.
Many of those who came down today
are interesting themselves in the
scenery about Port Orford and the
beaches are among the most popular
of the places visited. The shore near
Little Agate beach was visited by
hundreds this afternoon.
Tomorrow afternoon the big match
foot race between Floyd Huntley, of
Gold Beach, and John Masterson, who
lives on the Sixes River, will be run.
Much money already is waged on the
outcome. Huntley was a star end for
the O. A. "C. football team, and Master
son has a record in the sprints at Co
lumbia. The race will be 100 yards.
Tonight was given over to dancing
and other amusements.
ACTION IS "UNOFFICIAL"
Platform Devoted Chiefly to At
tacks on Whitman Suffrage
Declared State Issue Sup
port fledged to Wilson.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. T-. Aug. 11.
Samuel Seabury, of New York, Judge
of the Court of Appeals, was the ex
pressed choice of the unofficial Demo
cratic state conference for the party
for Domination for Governor tonight.
On a roll call by counties. Judge Sea
bury received the support of an over
whelming majority of the delegates.
After a brief session in the early
afternoon the conference was recon
vened at 8:45 P. M. The presiding of
ficer. Representative Fitzgerald, of
Brooklyn, delivered the keynote speech
which was to have been given earlier
in the day, but was postponed because
of his throat weakness.
The Democratic party, declared Mr.
Fitzgerald, had in- three years "en
acted more progressive, remedial and
beneficial legislation than had been
perfected previously in any two de
cades."
Prosperity Declared Permanent.
Mr. Fitzgerald denied the assertions
of Charles E. Hughes, that the country
s enjoying only temporary prosperity.
He declared that exports have virtually
doubled since the advent of the Wilson
Administration and now aggregate
$4,000,000,000 annually, of which less
than 6 per cent consists of war muni
tions. He quoted figures to show that
new textile mills are under construc
tion, that many wage increases have
been reported and that, bank resources
and deposits have increased greatly.
This . condition, he said, was due
chiefly to the belief of the people that
the affairs of the Nation were in safe
hands, and that there was no fear of
the country's being plunged Into war.
Sanrage Held State Issue.
Senator Robert F. Wagner, of New
York, chairman of the resolutions com
mittee, submitted the platform. It
was devoted principally to an arraign
ment of Governor Whitman's adminis
tration. The platform indorsed un
qualifiedly the Administration of Presi
dent Wilson and pledged the enthusi
astic support of the Democracy of the
state for his re-election.
In regard to woman's suffrage, the
platform said;
"We hold that the question of con
ferring the right of suffrage upon men
and women should remain exclusively
a question to be determined by the
people of the states ... and we
again recommend that the question of
suffrage to women be submitted in
1917."
Motorcycle Carries Unwill
ing Owner on Long Jaunt.
Hood River Maa Starts Steed, but
Can't Stop It. and Goes Speedins;
Onward.
WHEAT PRICES STAY
HIGH
Day's Sales at Walla Walla Exceed
100,000 Bushels.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Aug. 11.
Wheat stayed on its high level today
In spite of the sag at Chicago and busi
ness here was brisk, dealers paying
$1.04 to $1.05 for club and 5 or 6 cents
more for bluestem. More than 100,000
bushels of grait. were sold.
The Dr. M. A. Helms crop of-21,000
bushels of hybrid 63 was bought by
vwtle & tuta &; a. XiffUia iho ftlin-
TYPED WILL IS REJECTED
Holographic Character of Document
Is Denied by Court.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11. (Special.)
The question whether a will written on
a typewriter can be said to have bee
written by hand" was raised today
when the will of Gustav Dreyfus, to
bacco dealer, was offered to probate.
The testimony of a. witness was intro
duced to prove that he had seen Mr.
Dreyfus typewrite his will, but Judge
Thomas, sitting in the Probate Court.
denied letters testamentary on the
ground that the instrument was not i
holographic wilL
It was argued that California dec!
slons had no bearing on the question.
to which Judge Thomas retorted that
he would contribute $5 toward the cost
of an appeal so. that there may be a de
cisiea hereafter.
CRAB FISHERMEN FINED
"Meat" Shipments Are Found to B
Protected Product.
ASTORIA, Or.. Aug. 11. (Special.)
Molti Mekesich and Pete Kroger were
each fined $50 and $10 costs in the
Justice Court today, on pleas of guilty
of catching and shipping crabs during
the closed season.
The men were employed by the West
Coast Crab Company, of San Francisco.
Mekesich has been catching the crabs
close to the wreck of the Peter Iredale
and Kroger has been shipping-them to
San Francisco as "meat." Mekesich's
fine was later remitted by the court,
as the man said he was working under
instructions from his employers.
COLONEL TO VISIT WEST
Taft and Root Also Will Take Part
in Campaign.
NEW YORK. Aug. fl. Theodore
Roosevelt may visit the Middle West
In the interest of the Republican cam
paign. It was announced here tonight
by National Chairman Willcox. who
visited the ex-President at Oyster Bay
today. The plan calls for five or six
speeches by Colonel 'Roosevelt. One of
these, however, will be delivered in
Maine.
Mr. Willcox said he expected ex-
President Taft and Elihu Root also
would aid in the campaign.
Dane Sank, Norwegian Salvaged.
" LONDON, Aug. 11 The Danish
steamer Danevang. bound from Hapa-
randa. Sweden, for Hull, has been suna
by a submarine in the North Sea. The
Norwegian steamer Aranda, 1838 tons,
reported on August 7 to have been
sunk, has been towed into Moville Bay.
Her hull is a total wrec4c, but arrange
ments are In progress for salving her
cargo. ... -
OOD RIVER. Or., Aug. 11. (Spe
cial.) After closing his office
Wednesday night, Erwin Schef-
fleld. manager of the local Western
Union office, decided to take a short
tour on a motorcycle that he had pur
chased during the day. Mounting the
new machine he sped away. But the
ride was of greater duration than Mr.
Scheffield had contemplated. He
learned almost Immediately that, al
though he had learned how to manipu
late the starting apparatus, he had
failed, to comprehend the methods
needevi to bring the mechanical steed
to a halt.
Uphill and downhill Mr. Scheffield
sped for a couple of hours. He finally
succeeded in attracting the attention of
a fellow-motorcyclist, who, mounting
bis own machine, rode beside the ama
teur and showed him how to stop the
runaway cycle.
According to a Vienna throat specialist,
yawning is a beneficial exercise, as it
biing-a all the respiratory muscles of tha
throat and chert into action.
NEW ORGAN
MAKES HIT
AT THE T&D
Wurlitzer Hope Jones Unit Or
chestra Is a $25,000
Instrument.
Ethel Clayton and Billie Burke
on Next Week's Billings.
On Albert Hay Malotte, musical
conductor and organist at the T&D
Tivoli Opera House, San Francisco,
was bestowed the honor to open the
new $25,000 organ at the T&D The
ater last Wednesday evening. Mr.
Malotte is a genius without a ques
tion. Music lovers have praised him
highly. - The new instrument repre
sents a Cathedral pipe organ and or
chestra ensemble of 40 musicians. The
effects and tones obtained are prac
tically unlimited.
Starting with the matinees tomor
row, Ethel Clayton, popular and
beautiful star of "Dollars and the
Woman," and Carlyle Blackwell, will
be offered in a virile story of a wife's
struggle to regain her husband's wan
ing affections, "A Woman's Way."
Billie Burke in "The Floating Trap,'
being chapter 14 of "Gloria's Ro
mance," in which our charming sun
shine girl is hot on the trail of the
slayer of her lover, and a chimpanzee
comedy, together with an Internation
al News completes the programme.
Here is the main times of the starting
of the programmes:
"A Woman's Way," 11:00 A. M
1:08, 3:16, 5:24, 7:32 and 9:40 P. II.
"Gloria's Romance," 12:24, 2:32
4;40. 6i48, 8i56 ad lii02 P, JL.
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