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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1917)
TIIE JIOItXING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 2, "1917. DAIRY LEAGUE NlAY PORTLAND BRANCH OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OPENS WITH $6,500,000 GOLD RESERVE BALANCE. 1UM IUI1 DISTRIBUTOR Co-operative Plants for Pro ducers Suggested When' Increase Is Denied. Great Sales Today in Our Lower Price Store Savings for Men, Women and Children. Take Elevator er Escalator, WHOLESALE PRICE IS $2.50 Operators of City Plants Say They Cannot Pay More and Compete With Dairymen Who Distrib ute Raw Milk Direct. FOUR DAYS LEFT IX WHICH TO PAY TAXES. Have you paid your taxes? Including today, you have only four days in which to pay the second half of 1916 taxes. Beginning next Saturday, Oc tober 6, an interest charge of 1 per cent a month will be charged against all unpaid 1916 taxes. After November 4 taxes re maining unpaid will be subject to a penalty of 5 per cent in addi tion to the interest charge. Tax collections yesterday were better than for several days and the rush is on. Property owners not wanting to stand in the long lines before the cashier's window should make it their business to visit the Tax Collector's office early in the day. $6,500,000 GOLD RESERVE BALANCE. g . , , , r.J 'Mrs. Ada B. Millican Collection of Alaska Indian Curios in our Alder-Street Window Today ' ?z Tub Qijai.ity"3tor.b or PonjLAMD " Free Instruction Daily in Knitting and Crocheting According to Government Specifications. Needlework Shop. Second Floor. " oday at The Quality S tore Co-operative milk distributing plants operated by the Oregon lairy League, the membership of which includes nearly all producers except those who distribute their own milk, may be the outcome of the present milk situation. While officials of the organization are saying nothing, the operators of the present distributing plants say the co operative plan is in the wind. It is said the producers feel that if they own their own plant for pasteur izing and distributing milk they can realize better prices for their milk than they do now by selling to the present plants. Distributors say that, while the producers will find that they are mistaken in their ideas along his line, the proposition may be tried. Distributors Won't Change. I The co-operative idea took form when the distributing plants announced Sat urday that they would not adopt the recommendation of the-City Milk Com mission that milk be sold for 12 V4 cents a quart, thus increasing the price paid to the producer, who is said by the Commission to be unable to make a reasonable profit from milk at the ex isting price of ?2.50 per centum at the farm. Had the distributing plants granted this increase and in turn pushed It along to the consumer, the producers would have been temporarily satisfied, but would have come back for a fur ther increase later. This was indicated in a letter to the Milk Commission from the dairy league in which the Milk Commission's price was accepted. Now that the distributing plants have refused this proposition the : :oducer is left Just where he was before, with the same old price which both the producers and the Milk Commission say is insufficient to meet the vastly in creased cost of production due prin cipally to the increased cost of feed and labor. Early Meeting? Expected. The distributing plants all agree that the increased price was Justified under conditions, but refused to make the increase to consumers because dairymen who both produce and dis tribute milk have failed or refused to maite the increases. The effect of t'.iis would be, the distributors say, of the city's pasteurized milk being much higher in price than raw milk. This would cause a heavy loss of business to the distributing plants without a decrease of overhead expense. The consequence of this would be the oust ing of the distributing plants from business and the leaving of the busi ness in the hands of the other dairy men, who would be unable to supply the city. It is expected that the Oregon Dairy League will hold a meeting some time soon, and that the co-operative plan will be the principal subject of discussion. WILLIAM A. DAT. OK SAW FRANCISCO RESERVE BANK. ACTING MAN AGER OF PORTLAND BRANCH. AT HIS DESK. With William A. Day as acting man ager and W. N. Ambrose as acting cashier, the Portland branch of the Federal Reserve Bank opened yesterday in .quarters in Stark street near Fifth, formerly occupied by the Lunibermens National Bank.- - The Portland branch reserve bank la not a bank for the general public, but for other banks. There are S! member banks in Oregon and their gold re serves, totaling J6.600.000 yesterday, are turned over to the branch bank. The branch bank has no capital, but the cash reserves deposited with it by the National banks represent 7 per cent of their demand liabilities and S per cent of their time liabilities. The acting examiner of the Portland branch reserve bank Is C. 8. I.oveland. examiner of the Portland Clearing House Association. The bank will have five directors, of whom the following four have been designated by the Fed eral Reserve Board of the Twelfth Dis trict at San Francisco: A. L. Mills, pres ident of First National Bank; J. C. Alnsworth. president of United States National Bank; Thomas C. Burke, Col lector of Customs at Portland, and W. A. Day, acting manager of the bank. is at is at age. Alaska, are guests at the faew-ardi R. Allan is a Eugene visitor at the Imperial Hotel. A. H. Ellcott is a Woodburn visitor at the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. R. Gerald, of Tacoma, are at the Ritz. Charles Hebberd, at the Portland, is a Spokane visitor. W. W. Heiskell, from Seattle the Oregon Hotel. Dolph Mispelt, from Albany, the Perkins Hotel. Charles Gross is a McMinnville visi tor at the Perkins. J. G. Richardson, from Salem, is at the Multnomah Hotel.. Charles Nicum. from Astoria, is at the Multnomah Hotel. A. Lb Scharf is a Tacoma visitor at the Multnomah Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. La Vine are at the Carlton from Tacoma. Ben H. Johnston is a guest at the Portland from Lewiston. A. B. Mathews, of Prinevillc, is stop ping at the Oregon Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Redding, of Bend, are at tike Perkins Hotel. Robert L. Leighton, from Vancouver, B. C, is at the Ritz Hotel. Anton Harbitz, from Seattle, is stop ping at the Multnomah Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Gilbert, of New York, are at the Seward Hotel. George T. Baldwin, from Klamath Falls, is at the Portland Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hannan are Med- ford visitors at the Carlton Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Sulzer, of Alaska, are at the Portland HoteU Mr. and Mrs. George L. Brown are McMinnville visitors at the Cornelius Hotel. SOPER IN PORTLAND JAIL Alleged I. AV. AY. Arrested In Astoria to Be Tried in Chicago. A. E. Soper, who was arrested In Astoria Friday for alleged activities in connection with the 1. V. '., was brought here yesterday pending fur ther investigations by the Vnited States District Attorney's office. Although little has been known regarding Soper's part in the Nation-wide activities of the I. W. V he is named among the defendants in the recent Chicago In dictments. His career includes a term as head of a branch of the Lumber-workers' Union at Astoria, and his influences are aid to have been exerted toward hai perlng the Government through his contact with the lumber industry. He will be tried in Chicago along with many others implicated in the same series of indictments. PERSONAL MENTION. of Airlie, is at the John Weinerl, Ritz. Ernest Nelson, of Banks, is at the Oregon. L. M. Johnston, of Moro, is at the Imperial. Charles W. Warton. of Olex, is at the Imperial. Pendleton of is at the of Fossil, is at the J. H. Luck Imperial. J. J. Pittenger. of Astoria, is at the Cornelius. H. J. Simmons Cornelius. F. H. Dean, of Seattle, is at the Carl ton Hotel. Phil Mavens, of Spokane, Is at the Ritz Hotel. W. Weber is at the Carlton. He is from Salem. John R. Penland, of Albany, is at the Seward Hotel C. F. Henry is at the Oregon Hotel from Seaside. S. A. Pearce, from Jefferson, is at the' Cornelius. L. M. Warner, of Marshfield, is at the Imperial. E. G. Lantz. of Tillamook, is stopping at the Seward. S. T. Thompson, of Halsey, is at the Perkins Hotel. William Warden, of Carlton, is at the Perkins Hotel. J. A. Carter, from Kalama, is at the Carlton Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Wood, of Anchor- CORN TO FEATURE FAIR LANE COUNTY EXHIBIT WILL OPEN WEDNESDAY. Auction of JPure-Bred Livestock to Be Made an Annual Event, Be ginning; Thin Year. EUGENE, Or., Oct. 1. (Special.) The Lane County Fair, which opens here Wednesday, will conbine the usual features of a county fair with reunions of Oregon pioneers and veterans of the Civil ar. Wednesday the soldiers and their wives will be the guests of the fair association. Thursday those who came to Oregon before 1865. together with those who were born here prior to that date, will hold a reunion. Corn exhibits will reflect the trend of agricultural development in Lane County. This crop has proved a "life saver" to the farmer in an off year. It withstood the drouth to an extent that surprised the growers and agri cultural experts. Auction sales of pure blood and reg istered stock will, beginning this year, be made an annual feature at the fair with a view to increasing the standard of Lane County herds. Other features of the fair will in clude the annual Lane County Poultry Show, demonstration of war-time econ omies in the preparation and handling of foods, milking contests and similar features. Schools in Eugene will be dismissed Friday afternoon that boys and girls may attend the fair. Schools in some nearby towns will also make special arrangements for pupils to attend. Klamath and Lake Men Elect. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Oct. 1. (Special.) Dr. George I. Wrisrht. of this city, was elected president of the Klamath County Medical Society at its last meeting here. This organization will henceforth be known as the Klamath and Lake Counties Medical Society. The following named Lake County physicians will become iden tified with the association: Drs. C. A. Ballard. E. H. Smith. Bernard Daly, E. E. Everett and M. O. Fox, of Lake view; R. K. Merrian. of Fort Rock, and J. W. Thorn, of Silver Lake. TUBERCULOSIS IS TOPIC MEETING OF NORTHWESTERN ASSO CIATION CALLED BY A. L. MILLS. Men's wto Union Suits $1.15 Conference Will Be Held In Portland October 15 and 16 Represent ing - Six States. Tuberculosis in its particular bearing on the special problems and responsi bilities created by the war will be the theme at a conference of the North west branch of the National Associa tion for Prevention of Tuberculosis, in Portland October 15 and 16. Oregon, Washington, Utah, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming will be represented. A. L. Mills, of Portland, president of the Northwest association, called the meeting. Among the speakers will be: Dr. Ray W. Matson. of Portland; Dr. G. C. Bellinger, of Salem; Dr. E. A. Pierce, of Portland; Dr. Philip King Brown, of San Francisco: Airs. Bethesda Beale Buchanan, of Seattle: Philip P. Jacobs, of New York; Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, of Portland; Miss Florence Ames, of Helena: Dr. J. S. McBrlde, of Seattle; L. R. Alderman, of Portland; Mrs. C. Quevli, of Tacoma; Miss Emma E. Grit tinger, of Portland; Mrs. R. A. Morton. of Cheyenne, and Frank W. Le Clere, of Salt Lake City. A feature of the first day's session will be a public mass meeting for dis cussion of the subject, "Tuberculosis in a Nation at War." The speakers will be Dr. Philip King Brown, of San Francisco, and Dr. Ralph C. Matson, of Portland. Health plays, music and motion pictures will be featured. Masons Gather at Yamhill. FOREST GROVE. Or.. Oct. 1 (Spe cial.) Officers and members of Hol brook Lodge. A. F. and A. M., to the number of 40, went to Yamhill Sat urday night, where the degree team put on the master's degree for Lafay ette Lodge. No. 3. There were visitors from Portland, McMinnville and near by towns. After the lodge work there was a banquet with speech-making. Our Special "MEATLESS DAY' Menu Today AFTERNOON TEA. t TO Huncijeon VsfeUBl to Pleklea lOt OCTOBER . Ji MEATLESS DAY Cocktail 0tr U Fnut U Crm of Arrru l Clrr to Beited Halibut. OyiUr Sauca. PariiieoM PoUton -i Smakad Bwck AJk Cod. btwaed PUU fl BiBLna) ft Crafkad 0b Cntrcc SwHmii mm4 Pw a pttla SO Baked Lima Bcn with Brow Bread 90 Corn CkitM. Mf4 Syrup . Orator Sl 40 Mfarqr-.. t4 Cmm 90 Cr(B3 Shrtcnp oTTest Ct to Order Roast Uost Spring Chicken. MavhetS Potatoes CO 3?tgetablrs Sparta! VrtUo Dimr witk Too or Coffoo 4 Com on Cob to Pre Sptna-fa. Fr Varatth u Crraoiod Canlttlovcx 10 Butter Beets IV PoUtoos, Moahed. tesme4 10, B.-wa Soeu U ClM-Vrf art Tuna r ih X) Avpmroarut $ Cherry and Nit 5a Thousand litand Dtniini 1 J -Lettuce, with ftoqwefert Ch.-e. er Koral Drajft W Lottoce mad Toojato. ifh Frrncb or Majooaiao Droaing 30 feat fcreaft . . fwlly Lean lu 33tsstrt Vemom Crcaas Pie 1 Horkleberry Fia 10 CtMwUt Baarwn IS P-or Jrlly with Whipped Creeio ! bron B-ttrto Hard Saure li French Putr:- lu Coke IO Cosobals Cantaloup Waiermeioo 1 Pineapple Ire Cream 10. Vanilla 10, with ' CarsiBMrl or Hot Chorelntr Kior- I V EXTRA CHAROC FOP srCClAL OROCJt -Pbe- Grapo J Biro is Logma berry Jauo 1 ' FOR Beautiful home with three acres of ground, at Riverdale, highest class residence district in Portland, West Side; overlooks Willamette River and Waverley Golf Club. House has nine large rooms, two bath rooms, four lavatories, oak floors downstairs, living-room 28 feet lng finished in solid mahogany; large tile fireplace, built-in buffet, etc. It could not be duplicated today for less than $11,000. The front porch, 44 feet long, commands a most wonderful view of the East Side. Lawn, rose garden, countless shrubs and plants, fruit trees, berries, etc. Winding walks to the rear" through dog woods and firs, lead to a tennis court entirely surrounded by trees. No description can do this place justice; it must be. seen. Fine roads; gas, electricity, telephone and Bull Run water. View property so close in, only 22 minutes from the city, is scarce, and at the price and terms this place is offered, it is a big bargain. It could be subdivided into beautiful building sites. If you like scenery, outdoor life and woods see us immediately about this place. . HOWARD & MAILLOUX, Chamber of Commerce. Rooms 314-315 5 I & There will be hardly a day from now on that a man won't feel better for having and wearing one of these fine union suits. And it is a very small price to pay for the comfort and warmth these garments will give. There is a big added induce ment to purchase today, for you can buy three union suits at this special sale price for little more than two would cost you ordinarily. Make a note to share in this saving! Fine medium weight, full fleece lined union suits in ecru. Balbrig gan union suits of this quality are rare indeed at $1.15. Long sleeves, ankle length style, with .closed crotch. . All sizes. Men's Furnishings Shop, Main Floor. WHETHER IT BE $12.85 OR $45 OR ANY PRICE IN BETWEEN Serge Dresses are here in such numbers and such variety as to make choosing a sim ple matter. And at whatever price you pay the quality is sure to please. Serge dresses for misses and women in styles for school, office, street and afternoon wear. Navy, plum, brown, black, tan, green and fancy plaid effects. Every model that's new and approved. At $12.85, $16.50, $19.50 to $45. -Apparel Shop. Fourth Floor. Mercerized Table Cloths 98c Some of these cloths are slightly imperfect, but in most cases they're nothing worse than slightly soiled. They are finely mercerized cloths, and all are neatly hemmed. Sizej 50x70 and 58x70. Your choice at 98c each. Limited num ber. Linen Shop, Second Floor. imiiimuniitmftmnHiitiiiuiftfimimiitiimntimiaiiiiiiinnmiiiiiimtnnim .-tiitiiiituum I 'Mothers ! Are You Taking Advantage of I Baby Week Judging from the many mothers who visited our Baby 1 Shop yesterday and from the number of purchases recorded I in this section, much of our great new stocks of baby things 1 will have new and very satisfied owners before the week 1 1 ends. Baby Week at Meier & Frank's is an event that no fond mother of a little one will overlook. For so many new and exquisite things are assembled as to make easy and pleasur- I 1 able the gathering together of a complete wardrobe for the most treasured of babies. And on many needed baby things I prices have been greatly reduced for Baby Week. Come in 1 today if possible. Baby Shop. Second Floor. fiiHitmiinnniwMiiuitiinHiiiimimtiiiiiuiimiHmtiiimtMniiiiim New Fiction "Martie the Unconquered," by Kathleen Norris. "Kenny," by Leona Dalrymple. "Long Live the King," by Mary Roberts Rinehart. "Fanny Herself," by Edna Fer- ber. "The Long Lane's Turning," by Hallie Erminie Rives. "Green Fancy," by George Barr McCutcheon. "The Dark Star," by Robert W. Chambers. "The Soul of a Bishop," by H. G. Wells. Book Shop, Fifth Floor. FASHION SA YS: Jabots for Fall Women Everywhere Indorse This Dictum And Here's a Sale of 69c -75c Jabots 500 Pieces All New Special at Extraordinary values in smart new jabots! Almost indispensable this season for wear with tailored suits and one-piece dresses. These jabots are made of Oriental, filet, shadow and Piatt Val. laces, combined with plain net. Collars are plain or gathered.. The assortment is in white and ecru. Choose any of 500 pieces, all of which are good values at 69c and 75c, today at 4c eacn. 49c -Neckwear Shop, Main Floor. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GOOD STOVES AND RANGES COME HERE DURING Universal Week We are making special displays of fa mous Universal stoves and ranges all this week. Every home should have a Univer sal for convenience, for efficiency, for economy. Come in and we will demon strate the advantages of having a Univer sal in your home. Remember if you de cide to purchase a Universal Combination Range, an Air Blast Universal Heater or any other Universal stove or range, you can Make Your Own Terms in reason. Select a new Universal today and pay on convenient easy terms for same while using it. YOUR OLD RANGE EXCHANGED towards payment of a new Universal. Take ad vantage today. Sixth Floor, Fifth Street. Just In! The NewChemaloon Worn as a chemise or corset cover and drawer combined, the Chemaloon will enjoy great popularity. Made of nainsook and trimmed in neat embroideries, Val. lace and medallions, with inserts of beading and ribbon. One style as illustrated. Chemaloons in all sizes at $1.29, $1.59, $1.98. Undermuslin Shop, Third Floor. New Two-Piece House Dresses $2.59 New and attractive house dresses in two-piece style with plain colored skirt, elastic band at back. The blouse is in pretty striped designs with long sleeves and fancy shirred pockets. Plain colored collar and belt. Made of excellent quality gingham. Assorted colors. One is illustrated. House Dress Shop, Third Floor. October Victor Records now on sale at Meier & Frank's. The Ragtime Volunteers Are Off to War and Southern Gals. Goodbye Broadway.Hello France and Rollins In His Little Rollins Chair (One-Steps). The Star Spangied Banner suns by Louise Homer. Lad die Boy and Over There suns by Nora Bayes. Many others. Sixth Floor. 8-Yd. Rolls Wall Paper 15c-20c Fisured oatmeal pa pers suitable for living room, dining-room and hall. 1 Bedroom papers with cut-out borders to match. 8-yard roll 6c 20c. Borders, yd., 2c-6c. Seventh Floor. Frolaset Corsets Insure etter Figure Lines! Too many women get the habit of wearing a certain corset when it really isn't the right corset for their particular figure at all. We offer you BETTER corsets and BETTER figure lines in Frolaset (pronounced fro-la-say) front laced corsets. There is a model especially designed for your type of figure and we have it in both pink and white materials of beautiful quality. Fitted by our expert corsetieres. $3.50 $4.25 $5 and up. Corset Shop, Third Floor. Wirthmor Waists $1.00 To be purchased in Portland exclusively at Meier & Frank's. The greatest dollar waist value in America! Pretty, inexpensive, re fined waists of excellent quality materials and always in new and up-to-the-minute styles. If you've never worn a Wirthmor, Invest a dollar In one today. Fourth Floor. The Eyes of School Children require careful atten tion. Progress In study much depends on the eyes being in condition to perform their work properly. Our expert optometrist will exam ine your child's eyes. Mezzanine.